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Bending Evolution

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Today's Contractor Challenges
  • Trade Skills Gap
  • Rising Material Costs
  • Margin Pressure
  • Condensed Timeline Requirements
  • Increased Complexity in Facility Designs due to BIM

Steel and aluminum tariffs are impacting construction industry profits, with significant price increases expected.

Why Bending Solutions?
  • Planning & Design with BendWorks®: Detects errors and potential issues, reducing scrap and increasing productivity.
  • Bending Workflow: Enhances productivity, quality, and accuracy, ensuring jobs are completed on time and under budget.
Cost of Scrap

Traditional methods result in significant scrap costs. Greenlee Benders offer substantial savings by reducing scrap and improving accuracy.

Greenlee Programmable and Electric Benders
  • Models include AutoBend 3D, 855GX, 854DX, 555®CX, and 555®C.
  • Features include digital readout, digital angle selection, and compatibility with BendWorks® files.
  • Improved fabrication productivity, less rework, and reduced scrap.
BendWorks® Software
  • Bridges the gap between coordination and prefabrication.
  • Supports various conduit sizes and types, optimizing material usage and reducing waste.
  • Fully integrated with Autodesk® Revit® and Revit® MEP for enhanced collaboration.
Support and Purchasing
  • Help documents and videos available online.
  • Stand-alone licenses for Autodesk® Revit® available for purchase.
Greenlee Bending Workflow

Greenlee's solutions offer significant time savings and ease of use compared to traditional methods, with automated features enhancing safety and precision.

Productivity and Safety Features
  • AutoBend 3D: Up to 8X faster than traditional bending, with enhanced safety features.
  • 855GX: Precise and efficient, reducing scrap and rework.
  • 854DX: Accurate and reliable, with solid-state electronics.
  • 555® Series: Portable and reliable, suitable for various conduit types.
Additional Tools
  • Shotgun™ Shoe: Increases productivity by bending multiple conduits simultaneously.
  • Mobile Bending Table: Enhances productivity by reducing the distance between bending and installation.
Support Services
  • Tool demonstrations, prefab consultations, technical support, and training available.
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Catalog excerpts

Bending Evolution-1

BENDING EVOLUTION As the Industry Changes So Do Your Needs

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Bending Evolution-2

TODAY’S CONTRACTOR CHALLENGES • Trade Skills Gap • Rising Material Costs • Margin Pressure • Condensed Timeline Requirements • BIM – Increased Complexity in Facility Designs “Some companies are being quoted 25 to 30 percent increases in future orders from steel producers." 1 Arcieri, Bizjournals.com ''Steel and aluminum tariffs, 25% and 10% respectively, have the potential to hinder construction industry profits.'' 2 Slowey - ConstructionDive.com ''The Missner Group Chief Operating Officer Bob Nomellini said the higher steel prices are not affecting projects already underway, but are speeding...

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Bending Evolution-3

WHY BENDING SOLUTIONS? • Planning & Design with BendWorks®: Detects errors and potential issues ahead of time, allowing to reduce scrap and increase productivity. • Bending Workflow: Increase productivity and improve bending quality & accuracy to complete jobs on time and under budget. Error Check Increase Productivity Improve Quality Reduce Scrap Improved Accuracy Arcieri, K. (2018). Steel Prices are Up, But the Tariff Spike is Coming. D.C.-Area Developers are Bracing for it. [online] Bizjournals. com. Available at: https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2018/04/20/steel-prices-are-up-but-the-tariff-spike-is-coming....

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Bending Evolution-4

Estimated Scrap per 1,000 Sticks of Bent Conduit *Estimates are based on 2" Rigid Conduit Cost of $5.033/ft and proper usage of benders

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Bending Evolution-6

SMARTER SOFTWARE DESIGNED FOR YOU. BIM technology alone can’t serve the unique needs of electrical contractors in the field. That’s why Greenlee created BendWorks® software—putting a century’s worth of electrical know-how in one program. Improved Fabrication Productivity Less Rework “BendWorks has bridged the gap between coordination and prefabrication and has become the much needed missing piece that allows our field electricians to return to being installers.” –GREG CUMMINS, BIM COORDINATOR, SCHULER-HAAS

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Bending Evolution-7

Error Checking • Verifies design against conduit bending rules and the Greenlee bender-specific parameters Material Optimization • Optimizes conduit runs for fewest cuts and segments Waste Reduction • Reduces the conduit bone pile and workflow inefficiencies Bill of Material Accuracy • Provides output files of required conduit length and removes guesswork from conduit bill of material Quality Control and Assurance • Retains run information automatically during changes • Details output of conduit segments with unique identification for traceability on the jobsite Automated Calculations for Bending...

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Bending Evolution-8

GREENLEE BENDERS TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY Import Into BendWorks™ Import Into BendWorks™ Import Into BendWorks™ Detail Out Conduit Bends Download & Upload CSV File Load Conduit Bend Conduit Prepare Conduit for Bend Bend Conduit Prepare Conduit for Bend Calculate Measurement of Each Bend Bend Conduit Prepare Conduit for Bend GOOD Time Savings vs. Traditional Technology BETTER Time Saving and Ease of Use vs. Traditional Technology BEST Time Saving, Effortless Setup and Precise Accuracy vs. Traditional Technology Bend Conduit

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Bending Evolution-9

AUTOBEND 3D Productivity • Up to 8X faster than traditional bending Safety • Sensor helps increase safety while bending through a two-zone alert system to protect workers Protection • Light curtain safety zone to keeps workers out of the landing zone during the bending process Intelligence • Touch screen interface eliminates manual calculations or markings on conduit Consistency • Repeat with accuracy and precision even the most complex bends, minimizing scrap, while increasing productivity Professional. Nothing Less.™

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Bending Evolution-10

Precise • Bends conduit to desired angle, eliminating the need for jogging Operator's Input • Automatically calculates spring back from operator's input and reduce scrap and rework Accurate • Automatically calculates spring back and reduce scrap and rework Productive • 4X faster setup Efficient • Split squeeze roller eliminates the need to change between IMC and EMT setup Intelligent • Reduce the risk of calculation errors. The smart interface provides step-by-step instructions for marking and bending conduit. Sensors automatically detect conduit size. BendWorks™ Compatible • Able to download...

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Bending Evolution-11

854DX ELECTRIC BENDER Accurate • Absolute encoder stops bending at exact angles, no guesswork involved Easy To Use • Digital pendant sets angles and monitors progress Reliable • Solid state electronics decreases down time, rated for 1,000,000+ bends Capacity • 1 shoe bends 1/2" to 2" EMT, IMC, and RIGID conduit Quick Setup • Easily change from vertical to table top position SG4-854 Optional Shotgun™ Shoe Group • Bends 1/2" to 1" RIGID and IMC, and 3/4" to 1" EMT Professional. Nothing Less

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Bending Evolution-12

Mobility • Lightweight, compact design for easy jobsite portability Reliable • Greenlee's classic "triple-nickel" electric bender features simple relay controls Capacity • Bend 1/2 to 2" RIGID/IMC/EMT on 2 shoes

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Bending Evolution-13

PVC-COATED RIGID Use with 555®C and 555®CX 1-1/2" TO 2" IMC SQUEEZE ROLLER Use with RIGID Shoe 555®CX Use with RIGID Shoe 555®C *Separate shoes used for different conduit types (RiGiD/iMC, EMT, and PVC-Coated)

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Bending Evolution-14

SHOTGUN™ SHOE Productivity • Up to 2X faster bend cycle time - pays for itself in less than 1 year* Efficiency • Bend 4 piece of conduit at once Capacity • 1 shoe bends 8 conduit types: RIGID - 1/2", 3/4", 1", IMC - 1/2", 3/4". 1" EMT - 3/4", 1" *Based on an estimated labor rate ($100/hr) and conduit usage

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Bending Evolution-15

CAM-TRACK® CONDUIT BENDERS Mobility • Fast and easy set up on the jobsite Durability • Steel reinforced follow bars for long life Capacity • Works with 980 and 980-22PS electric hydraulic pumps • 2-1/2” - 4” EMT, IMC, and RIGID Productivity • True one-shot 90° bends with CT models for quick accurate bends • Bend a 90° elbow in 4" RIGID conduit in 95 seconds MOBILE BENDING TABLE Productivity • Allows the bender to easily move with the job throughout the jobsite, increasing productivity by reducing the distance between the bending operation and installation

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