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(43) Date of publication: 08.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/41 (21) Application number: 01999447.4 (22) Date of filing: 04.12.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B21F 27/20 (86) International application number: PCT/IB0102/287 (87) International publication number: WO 0204/5883 (13.06.2002 Gazette 2002/24)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 05.12.2000 IT UD20000218 (71) Applicant: M.E.P. Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici S.p.A. 33010 Reana del Rojale (UD) (IT)	(72) Inventors: DEL FABRO, Giorgio I-33019 TRICESIMO (IT) DEL FABRO, Marcello I-33100 UDINE (IT) (74) Representative: Petraz, Gilberto Luigi et al GLP S.r.l.Piazzale Cavedalis 6/2 33100 Udine 33100 Udine (IT)