BLM Group USA announced the North American availability of an all-new bender for small radius tubes: the SMART-ONE. This all-electric tube bending machine has freely configurable left- or right-hand bending options for tubes up to 0.86” in diameter. This new bender is designed to meet the needs of customers operating in industrial sectors, offering a wide range of popular features at an attractive price. The SMART-ONE excels in cases of high operator turnover by streamlining and speeding up the processes typically causing new operators delays through workflow simplification. The SMART-ONE includes options that optimize safety, efficiency and repeatability such as: VGPNext - Ooperating software assists to get parts right from the first bend via simple, user-friendly CAD/CAM programming. Clever - This guarantees quality and repeatability by eliminating the possibility of human error and the time-consuming manual orientation of the part during loading. Advanced bending - This adds strategic machine cycles to optimize the system operation and movements for bending that makes the entire machine cycle faster. Hands free - This preserves the quality of the part during unloading and allows operator full use of their hands to control the part. Stress free - This optimizes safety, ergonomics and efficiency. Robot interface (option) - This automates the bending process to maximize productivity and safety. BLM Group is continually developing new machines like SMART-ONE combining existing technology with new options to satisfy customer requirements at an attractive price point. The company is dedicated to developing and providing support/training for machines that produce parts of the highest quality.