BENDING MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bending machine which does not require an interlock mechanism for preventing the collision of a gripper and a manipulator. SOLUTION: The bending machine is provided with the manipulator 20 capable of freely positioning a metal sheet material W, which is laid on a front table 9 provided to the front of the bending machine body, to the bending machine body. The manipulator is provided on a rotating pedestal 25, which is provided to the front of the bending machine body and can freely execute the rotational positioning, so as to be capable of executing freely the positioning to the bending machine body. A rotating table 11, which surrounds the periphery of the manipulator and is rotated together with the manipulator, is provided to the front table. A set table 42, by which the metal sheet material to be conveyed to the front table is set to the original point, is adjacently provided to the front table. The metal sheet material, which is set to the original point on the set table, is provided to the front table by using the manipulator so as to be freely conveyed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI