An inductive component having a central core comprises two stacks of U-shaped laminations disposed side by side so that the adjacent limbs constitute the central core. The outer limbs of the two stacks are bent towards the central core with the laminations at the ends of the outer limbs parallel to those of the central core.
A presently-preferred process for bending a workpiece includes placing a first portion of the workpiece on a substantially flat surface so that a second portion of the workpiece overhangs an edge of the substantially flat surface, and securing the first portion of the workpiece on the substantially flat surface by clamping the workpiece between the substantially flat surface and a substantially v-shaped end portion of a male die. The presently-preferred process also includes causing the second portion of the workpiece to pivot around a tip of the substantially v-shaped end portion by rotating a bending die around the tip while the bending die contacts the second portion of the workpiece.
