New 14” & 20” Throat Depth Metal Brakes – Stronger and lighter!

 

We have some exciting news to share! We recently began quietly rolling out the newest evolution of our proven range of 14” and 20” throat depth sheet metal bending brakes. The new models share all the same features and level of quality you have come to expect from Van Mark, but with one significant change that you may have seen, but not even noticed.

We have been building the industry’s most preferred metal bending brakes for nearly 60 years and with so many Van Mark brakes out in the field, our dies (molds) used to create the 14” and 20” aluminum primary clamping arm castings and pivot arm castings reached the end of their useful lives. So, we took the opportunity to make some improvements to the arm design. This new upgraded casting design has been implemented in the Mark II TrimMaster (both residential & HD), Mark IV Industrial TrimMaster, and Mark I Series.

Our engineering team was able to reduce the weight of each casting by nearly 5%, while increasing the strength and rigidity of the arms by 10% to ensure precision bends for years to come. This change could be seen as an evolutionary step for our product range, and in no way reduces the quality of our previous generation, it simply advances our entire product range for today, and for the future.

All products featuring this new arm will be designated with a “-S” at the end of the model number. 

As always, Van Mark is here to support our products before and after the sale by continuing to offer replacement part solutions and maintenance products for every brake we’ve ever made. We are happy to answer any questions you may have about our products, general operation of our tools, or to find a distributor in your area. Please give us a call if we can help!  800-VAN-MARK