Talking of Industry 4.0 for press brakes is undoubtedly more difficult if compared with laser cutters, punching machines and panel benders. The dictates of Industry 4.0, to date, have not really been accepted by the press brake industry. Adding a network card or a CAM software for the creation of bending programs is certainly not enough to make a press brake turn 4.0. But what holds us back from doing this evolutionary transition that we already see in other fields?