Thalmann long folder TZ
With its innovative VFD design principle and synchronised shaft technology, the Thalmann TZ long folding machine takes your sheet metal processing to a whole new level. The robust upper beam and offset bending beam provide exceptional precision and versatility, enabling the creation of complex bends with ease. Its dynamic crowning system and longitudinal slitting shear give you even greater control over your work, ensuring you achieve perfect results every time.



Increased productivity and precision
The Thalmann TZ series is the optimal machine for all types of standard bending operations. The machine can be equipped with various options to further increase productivity and precision, as well as enable the bending of advanced profiles. The maximum back gauge depth is standard at 1250 mm, and the machine is built in lengths from 3.2 to 12 metres.
All TZ machines are equipped with Thalmann’s unique VFD (Vertical Force Drive) technology, which provides maximum pressing force, and the dynamic crowning system that always ensures the correct bending angle along the entire length of the workpiece. Thalmann’s proprietary torsion shaft system delivers the highest precision and complete control over all machine movements.
With the Thalmann TZ series, you get:
- Drive shaft technology with 5000 increment rotary encoders – ensuring accurate clamping and bending
- Thoughtful design of the upper beam and bending beam provides an open tool geometry
- Kinematic Positive Stop on Drive Shafts
- Adjustable Crowning for accurate bend length
- Unlimited Offline Software
Multiple equipment options
The TZ series offers numerous equipment options that further expand your capabilities and increase your productivity.
- Curved upper beam for more free space
- Offset folding beam for more free space
- Taper (Conical) Function
- Front Sheet Supports for heavy forming
- Always the exact same angle along the entire workpiece thanks to the dynamic crowning system
- Choose from slitting shear or wrap-around rollers along the entire bending line for increased productivity
Key advantages
Drive shaft technology
Precision forming
Free space for limited part collision
Capacity
Minimal maintenance requirements and long lifespan.
Working length
3200 – 12200
Opening height
180 mm
Steel thickness
1,25 – 3,0
VFD system
The unique design with stable C-frames combined with the vertically positioned upper beam forms the basis for this unique technology that is not found in any other bending machine construction worldwide. All forces are evenly distributed over the entire length of the sheet being bent.
Thalmann’s Vertical Force Drive (VFD) ensures that all forces are applied vertically to the sheet metal part being bent. This design principle of Thalmann machines guarantees that the forces used in the bending process are applied efficiently without significant losses. Unlike other technologies on the market, the vertical force is applied directly at the area where the actual bending occurs.

Adjustment of material thickness
Hydraulic adjustment of material thickness enables automatic adjustment of the air gap between the bending beam and the upper beam to compensate for differences in sheet thickness. The result is an air gap that is always optimally set, leading to a perfect bending radius and flawless bending.

Back gauge fingers
The automated back gauge fingers (operating range is 5 – 1250 mm) ensure precise production of sheet metal profiles. Each gauge finger has micrometer adjustment.

Safety
Laser sensors around the machine ensures a safe working environment for operators. The safety zone is positioned to maintain efficiency and sufficient working space during machine operation.
Thalmann’s safety concept complies with EU guidelines for “Standard Safety Equipment” and “Safety of Control Systems.”

Synchronized drive shafts
Thalmann’s torsion shaft drive system produces bent parts with outstanding precision and reproducibility, unmatched and unique to Thalmann’s bending machines.
The synchronized power transmission is the core of Thalmann’s design concept and is comparable to the mechanical control in modern aircraft. The shafts’ movements are controlled by pulse counters with 5000 positions per revolution. No other bending machine can produce parts with the same accuracy that this technology offers.

OPTION
Tapered backgauge

OPTION
Electrical slitter unit

OPTION
Hemming and roll former unit

OPTION
Short parts stop-fingers

OPTION
Modular tool geometry

OPTION
Dynamic crowning

OPTION
Hardox

OPTION
LED bending lights

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Technical specifications
Model | TZ125 4 | TZ125 6.4 | TZ125 8 | TZ125 10 |
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Capacity | 1,25 mm | 1,25 mm | 1,25 mm | 1,25 mm |
Working length | 4,5 m | 6,4 m | 8,2 m | 10 m |
Backgauge depth | 1250 mm | 1250 mm | 1250 mm | 1250 mm |
Folding accuracy | ±0,5° | ±0,5° | ±0,5° | ±0,5° |
Folding range | 140° | 140° | 140° | 140° |
Folding beam width | 15 mm | 15 mm | 15 mm | 15 mm |
Weight | 3700 kg | 4900 kg | 6200 kg | 7100 kg |
Length | 5,3 m | 7,1 m | 8,9 m | 10,7 m |
Height | 1860 mm | 1860 mm | 1860 mm | 1860 mm |
Technical specifications
Model | TZ150 4.2 | TZ150 6.4 | TZ150 8 | TZ150 10 |
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Capacity | 1,5 mm | 1,5 mm | 1,5 mm | 1,5 mm |
Working length | 4,2 m | 6,4 m | 8 m | 10 m |
Backgauge depth | 1250 mm | 1250 mm | 1250 mm | 1250 mm |
Folding accuracy | ±0,5° | ±0,5° | ±0,5° | ±0,5° |
Folding range | 140° | 140° | 140° | 140° |
Folding beam width | 15 mm | 15 mm | 15 mm | 15 mm |
Depth | 1950 mm | 1950 mm | 1950 mm | 1950 mm |
Length | 4,9 m | 7,1 m | 8,9 m | 11,1 m |
Height | 1860 mm | 1860 mm | 1860 mm | 1860 mm |
Technical specifications
Model | TZ200 4.2 | TZ200 6.4 | TZ200 8 | TZ200 10 | TZ200 12 |
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Capacity | 2,0 mm | 2,0 mm | 2,0 mm | 2,0 mm | 2,0 mm |
Working length | 4,2 m | 6,4 m | 8,2 m | 10 m | 12,2 m |
Backgauge depth | 1250 mm | 1250 mm | 1250 mm | 1250 mm | 1250 mm |
Folding accuracy | ±0,5° | ±0,5° | ±0,5° | ±0,5° | ±0,5° |
Folding range | 140° | 140° | 140° | 140° | 140° |
Folding beam width | 27 mm | 27 mm | 27 mm | 27 mm | 27 mm |
Depth | 1950 mm | 1950 mm | 1950 mm | 1950 mm | 1950 mm |
Length | 4,9 m | 7,1 m | 8,9 m | 10,7 m | 12,7 m |
Height | 1860 mm | 1860 mm | 1860 mm | 1860 mm | 1860 mm |
Technical specifications
Model | TZ300 4.2 | TZ300 6.4 | TZ300 8 | TZ300 10 | TZ300 12 |
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Capacity | 3,0 mm | 3,0 mm | 3,0 mm | 3,0 mm | 3,0 mm |
Working length | 4,2 m | 6,4 m | 8,2 m | 10 m | 12 m |
Backgauge depth | 1250 mm | 1250 mm | 1250 mm | 1250 mm | 1250 mm |
Folding accuracy | ±0,5° | ±0,5° | ±0,5° | ±0,5° | ±0,5° |
Folding range | 140° | 140° | 140° | 140° | 140° |
Folding beam width | 35 mm | 35 mm | 35 mm | 35 mm | 35 mm |
Depth | 1950 mm | 1950 mm | 1950 mm | 1950 mm | 1950 mm |
Length | 4,9 m | 7,1 m | 8,9 m | 10,7 m | 12,7 m |
Height | 1860 mm | 1860 mm | 1860 mm | 1860 mm | 1860 mm |
Support
We are always available for technical support and are happy to perform preventive and protective maintenance on your machines.

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