Software Updates
CNC Bender - First Quarter - 2016
| March 10, 2016 |
CNC Bender v14.9-r10 |
Benderlink change for ROMER software communications, carriage cross slide check enhancements |
| January 22, 2016 |
CNC Bender v14.9-r9 |
Enhancements mostly to the TEACH mode. |
| January 11, 2016 |
CNC Bender v14.9-r8 |
Fix to problem autobuilding with slightly negative numbers in Motion Commands |
CNC Bender - Third Quarter - 2015
| September 1, 2015 |
CNC Bender v14.9 |
New Mandrel Support feature - to support the mandrel rod behind the carriage |
| August 11, 2015 |
CNC Bender v14.8 |
Extra clamp opens before Pressue Die Return with Timer, Test Bend changes |
| July 24, 2015 |
CNC Bender v14.7 |
Custom All Dies Open option is added to the Bend options. |
CNC Bender - Second Quarter - 2015
CNC Bender - Third Quarter - 2014
| August 25, 2014 |
CNC Bender v12.12 |
The machine lube feature in CNC Processor can now use an input LOW as active. The feature will now also stop if it is active and the E-Stop is pressed. |
| July 16, 2014 |
CNC Bender v12.11 |
Tool page no longer clears when Tube Shape data is cleared in FRB page, new radius shift away option during part release, fixed crash bug when editing custom commands |
CNC Bender - First Quarter - 2014
| February 25, 2014 |
CNC Bender v12.8 |
The custom commands motion handling is repaired. Option panels clear if no options are in the options list. The Enable button for options no longer disappears when switching options. |
| January 20, 2014 |
CNC Bender v12.7 |
Bend arm can return while carriage moves to start position |
| January 2, 2014 |
CNC Bender v12.6 |
Password protected options |
CNC Bender - Third Quarter - 2013
| October 7, 2013 |
CNC Bender v12.4 |
Benderlink enhanced, CNC Processor gives servo modules more time between commands, Skip Run fixed |
| October 3, 2013 |
CNC Bender v12.3 |
Pulldown box fix in keyboard, added timeout for controlled jogs even when the bender is in CYCLE HOLD, spelling error fix in "could not save" dialog |
| September 27, 2013 |
CNC Bender v12.2 |
New FEED and PDA motion geared to Bend arm axis |
| August 30, 2013 |
CNC Bender v12.1.2 |
Motion recovery logic adjusted |
| August 26, 2013 |
CNC Bender v12.1.1 |
FRB Clear repairs, Cycle Hold PDA Output Stop |
| August 5, 2013 |
CNC Bender v12-20130805 |
Swing-away wiper logic enhanced |
| July 24, 2013 |
CNC Bender v12-20130724 |
CNC Bender now allows press Auto mode or any manual mode in CYCLE HOLD, then press CYCLE START |
| July 23, 2013 |
CNC Bender v12-20130723 |
Commands (COMDEFS) can be taught to skip CYCLE HOLD. |
| July 10, 2013 |
CNC Bender v12-20130710 |
Added "Skip Step Tolerance" to main.axislist, added bend arm return to zero after run buttons |
| July 3, 2013 |
CNC Bender v12-20130703 |
Fixed password protected Notes fields |
CNC Bender - Second Quarter - 2013
| April 8, 2013 |
CNC Bender v12-20130408 |
Adjusted Manual Page user interface to make buttons more organized. They now only appear when their features are activated. |
CNC Bender - First Quarter - 2013
| January 31, 2013 |
CNC Bender v12-20130131 |
Adjusted Manual Page user interface to make Direct Axis jog button line up with other controls. |
| January 25, 2013 |
CNC Bender v12-20130125 |
Fixed Logic: The Prebend Custom Command is now loaded from the CNC Bender part files. |
CNC Bender - Fourth Quarter - 2012
| September 19, 2012 |
CNC Bender v12-20120919 |
Communications logic adjusted for new Windows version of Vector-LASERVISION. New Jog Queue Windows location |
CNC Bender - Third Quarter - 2012
| July 28, 2012 |
CNC Bender v12-20120728 |
Implemented a stronger HALT in CNC Processor to be sure motion commands are halted during E-Stop. |
| July 7, 2012 |
CNC Bender v12-20120707 |
Set bend acceleration and deceleration with Manual incremental and absolute moves. |
CNC Bender - Second Quarter - 2012
CNC Bender - Fourth Quarter - 2011
| December 22, 2011 |
CNC Bender v12-20111222 |
New Pressure Die SERVO axis gives very precise pressure die capture positions. |
| December 15, 2011 |
CNC Bender v12-20111215 |
New communications with GE-Fanuc robot to send current part running in Auto mode. More control in Prebend over Rotate axis seam/scribe/hole detect. |
| November 30, 2011 |
CNC Bender v12-20111130 |
Repairs to Test Bend mode with PDA motion. Hold carriage in position after arriving at the LOAD position. Tube Support works properly during homing. |
| November 20, 2011 |
CNC Bender v12-20111120 |
XYZ to FRB calculation for linear distances repaired, extra horizontal clamp die close change to work with all die close modes. |
| November 01, 2011 |
CNC Bender v12-20111101 |
Boost bender feature, Hines 800 bender features, pulse enable at halt, enable only to run |
CNC Bender - Second Quarter - 2011
CNC Bender - First Quarter - 2011
CNC Bender - Fourth Quarter - 2010
| December 23, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20101223 |
Redesigned Run Page, Moved Step List to Diagnostic page |
| November 16, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20101116 |
Absolute Pre-Rotate Delay added in Prebend options to allow the feed axis to move the chuck off the tube before rotating |
| November 02, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20101102 |
Joystick-activated jog changes, new default jog speeds reset, teach mode dual jogs fixed |
| October 26, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20101026 |
Logic fixes |
| October 21, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20101021 |
Allow early mandrel extract on last bend, Added timer to PreEnable processlist, Removed restriction for keyboard functions in all windows except jog buttons |
| October 05, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20101005 |
Enhancements for LOAD and START programming |
CNC Bender - Third Quarter - 2010
| September 03, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20100903 |
CYCLE HOLD in Teach Mode, Require ENABLE Button for STEP and AUTO modes, Ramp-down Jogging, PDA Home Tolerance, New Jog Speeds |
| August 27, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20100827 |
Run Buttons enhancements, new Feed Distance Adjust Percent in each Bend option |
| August 20, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20100820 |
New vertical head-shift servo axis, new EDIT keyswitch, new embedded tube support handling, new Mandrel Lube timers, new friendly axis EOTs (End of Travels), Huge system optimization to reduce CPU usage. |
| July 7, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20100707 |
All output modules use extended sustain time |
| July 2, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20100702 |
CNC Bender joystick or teach pendant response now instant,
CNC Benderlink sends radii to the measuring center |
CNC Bender - Second Quarter - 2010
CNC Bender - First Quarter - 2010
| March 30, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20100330 |
Hitch Feed Linear Distance Conversion |
| March 24, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20100324 |
Machine Lube logic adjustment |
| March 16, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20100316 |
New feature - Feed Speed Percentage Adjustment |
| March 11, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20100311 |
Mandrel lube logic adjustment |
| March 09, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20100309 |
Recapture logic adjustment |
| March 04, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20100304 |
New: Clear ALL pages in the Tube Shape Data Menu |
| March 03, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20100303 |
New built-in Benderlink menu with powerful edit features |
| February 4, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20100204 |
Increased tolerance for PDA and bend arm interaction |
| January 27, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20100127 |
Removed Low Level option visibility feature no longer needed |
| January 15, 2010 |
CNC Bender v12-20100105 |
New v12 version with Teach Mode: Teach your bender any motion for difficult transitions between bends. |
CNC Bender - First Quarter - 2010 - v11
| January 05, 2010 |
CNC Bender v11-20100105 |
Added new "Robot Clear" protection mode, Removed "energize dies" dialog at Cycle Start |
CNC Bender - Fourth Quarter - 2009
| December 29, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20091229 |
Optimization for motion commands, mandrel-check and tube destroyer feature |
| December 18, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20091218 |
Critical update for Feed accuracy when moving forward while bend arm is returning, optimizations |
| December 01, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20091201 |
Overcoming Absolute move issues when near zero, Conditional Edge Trigger improvements allow for a single button to toggle states in CNC Bender |
| November 23, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20091123 |
Support for Windows Vista, 7 (including 64 bit). Edit the new High Speed Constant Run Process List in Low Level, Improved error messages for missing process lists |
| November 18, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20091118 |
Improvements for features from 20091104 version and 20090518 version |
| November 12, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20091112 |
Added dedicated TIMEOUT for Wait for Not End Cycle |
| November 4, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20091104 |
Optimizations aimed to trim 2 to 4 seconds off each part cycle |
| October 22, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20091022 |
Push Bend Profile Setup NAME, PDA-RVG Profile Setup NAME, Keyboard Repair |
| October 19, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20091019 |
Keyboard filtering, Automatic Adjust from Other Benders, Push Bend Profile Enhancements, PDA-RVG Profile Enhancements |
| October 7, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20091007 |
Spacebar filtering, Reset Rotate Enable/Disable, PID Tuning On/Off |
CNC Bender - Third Quarter - 2009
| September 28, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090928 |
Absolute Rotate during Final Feed Clearance Move, New Mandrel Retract for Part Release |
| September 23, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-200900923 |
CNC Bender now shuts motor down even if in CYCLE HOLD, Optimized Absolute Rotate |
| September 15, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-200900915 |
Optimized Pressure Die commands based on low level setup plus enhancements. |
| August 27, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090827 |
Now secondary processes can use [CYCLEHOLD] to put benders in the hold state. |
| August 26, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090826 |
New "End Cycle" Mode can be switched by external processes |
| August 19, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090819 |
New set Manual, Step, or Auto Modes for Stack Lights |
| July 29, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090729 |
Refined Side Loader and Hopper options, New Kicker option |
| July 1, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090701 |
New FRB copy feature for serpentine parts |
CNC Bender - Second Quarter - 2009
| June 26, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090626 |
Tool page fix for toolbox, Single radius shifting fix |
| June 09, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090609 |
Seam Detect MODE, redesigned message window, new formula operators, new BEGIN timers, new PreEnable process list, new Automatic Chuck Close |
| June 05, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090605 |
Minor debug in repair of the horizontal shift [IF] logic |
| May 28, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090528 |
Minor debug in displaying proper units for calculation of XYZ to FRB |
| May 18, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090518 |
Minor debug allowing for AllDiesToClose After motion-controlled PDA return |
| May 15, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090515 |
Infinitely variable radius with twist, Make contiguous push bend profile sections to form complex part |
| April 08, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090408 |
The MANDREL is now controlled PER BEND (rather than OVERALL) |
CNC Bender - First Quarter - 2009
| March 30, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090330 |
Enhanced for Processlist Compiler - Optimized Radius Shifting Logic |
| March 26, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090326 |
Increased Flexibility: Changed "Feed Away From Dies" Logic to "Radius Shift Away", Moved from OVERALL options to RADIUS options |
| March 20, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090320 |
Enhanced for Processlist Compiler - Carriage Radius Level Logic |
| February 10, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090210 |
Fix for Processlist Compiler - PreCommand Commands |
| January 26, 2009 |
CNC Bender v11-20090126 |
New Load and Save in Tool Page, Low Level Option Rewording for Clarification |
CNC Bender - Last Quarter - 2008
CNC Bender - Fall 2008
CNC Bender - September 2008
CNC Bender - Summer 2008
These versions are for horizontal draw-bending and horizontal push-bending.
CNC Bender - January-April 2008
| April 15, 2008 | CNC Bender v10-20080415 |
| April 10, 2008 | CNC Bender v10-20080410 |
| April 7, 2008 | CNC Bender v10-20080407 |
| March 29, 2008 | CNC Bender v10-20080329 |
| March 19, 2008 | CNC Bender v10-20080319 |
| February 26, 2008 | CNC Bender v10-20080226 |
| February 19, 2008 | CNC Bender v10-20080219 |
| February 14, 2008 | CNC Bender v10-20080214 |
| February 7, 2008 | CNC Bender v10-20080207 |
| January 8, 2008 | CNC Bender v10-20080108 |
CNC Bender - July-December 2007
| December 17, 2007 | CNC Bender v10-20071217 |
| November 20, 2007 | CNC Bender v10-20071120 |
| October 30, 2007 | CNC Bender v10-20071030 |
| October 3, 2007 | CNC Bender v10-20071003 |
| September 28, 2007 | CNC Bender v10-20070928 |
| September 20, 2007 | CNC Bender v10-20070920 |
| September 14, 2007 | CNC Bender v10-20070914 |
| August 28, 2007 | CNC Bender v10-20070828 |
| August 3, 2007 | CNC Bender v10-20070803 |
| July 26, 2007 | CNC Bender v10-20070726b |
| July 11, 2007 | CNC Bender v10-20070711 |
| July 5, 2007 | CNC Bender v10-20070705 |
| July 2, 2007 | CNC Bender v10-20070702 |
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