A bending machine has an upper table and a lower table. An input part is
provided for inputting product information. A bending order determiner is
provided for determining a bending order of the workpiece. A mold
determiner is provided for determining the mold necessary for bending the
workpiece. A layout determiner is provided for determining layout of the
mold. A positioning information calculator is provided for calculating a
position of the workpiece with respect to the mold determined by the
layout determiner as work position information. A navigation member is
provided for navigating a position of the workpiece to the operator by
movement in the horizontal direction on the basis of the work position
information calculated by the positioning information calculator.