The segmented, top beam of box-and-pan brakes allows them to make multiple bends in sheet metal workpieces and form boxes, trays, and pans. Also known as finger brakes, their top beam consists of individual plates (fingers) that can be removed to accommodate rims, collars, and folds on workpieces. They hold a piece of sheet metal on their bottom plate and clamp the top beam onto the sheet along the selected fold. The hinged, forming bar attached to the bottom plate rotates toward the top beam and bends the sheet against it until reaching the desired angle.