Ursviken
Ursviken, a Swedish maker founded in 1885 in northern Sweden, builds heavy-duty hydraulic press brakes: the OptiFlex range from 100 to 400 t and custom-engineered Optima machines from 400 to over 5,000 t.
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Ursviken started as a foundry and mechanical workshop in 1885 and built its first sheet metal machine, a combined shear and press brake, in 1902. Its press brakes are designed and built at the factory in Ursviken, northern Sweden.
The company introduced its Double Bed Reference (DBR) system in 1965, made CNC crowning standard in 1987 and patented the CNC Variable Die Tool in 1992. In 2021 it built what it calls the world's longest single press brake, 2,500 t over 20.8 m.
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The Ursviken Press Brake Range
OptiFlex
Bolted-frame hydraulic press brakes with DBR, 100 to 400 t.
22 models · 100–400 T
Optima
Custom-engineered heavy press brakes, 400 to 5,000+ t.
Custom-engineered to order, 400 to 5,000+ t; Ursviken publishes no standard models.
Company information, specifications and images from Ursviken press brakes, Ursviken general brochure, OptiFlex hydraulic press brake, retrieved 28 October 2026. Ursviken says its machines are delivered all over the world and that it has installed equipment for manufacturers in over 100 countries; with offices in Sweden, the USA and Germany and no stated market limits, its press brakes are listed in every catalog region.
