PRODUCT REVIEWS
Unison invests in bend tooling production
A little over 12 months since launching its new bend tooling service , Unison Ltd ( a UK manufacturer of tube and pipe bending machinery ) has made a further significant investment into its consumable and precision bend tools .
Introduced in 2023 , following the creation of a £ 1-million bend tooling centre at the company ’ s Scarborough headquarters in the UK , the aim of the bend tooling service was to extend Unison ’ s comprehensive tooling offering .
“ Equipped with the latest manufacturing technologies , it has brought greater convenience to our customers while also giving users of other makes of tubebending machines rapid access to our highquality consumable and long-life products ,” confirmed Unison Ltd .
“ Since starting the new tooling service , uptake has been phenomenal ,” commented Unison ’ s sales applications engineer , Luke Gibson . “ So much so , that we have just invested a further £ 750,000 into specialist bend tooling machinery to further increase our manufacturing capability . At full capacity , we can produce hundreds of individual tooling items each day , all ready for shipping . Fully tailored tooling agreements are prepared for customers to ensure that the tooling they require is always available , while some £ 200,000 worth of tooling ( including mandrel balls and wiper dies ) is held in stock for immediate dispatch .”
By holding pre-agreed stocks of consumable tooling on behalf of its customers , Unison ensures much faster delivery times than for tooling that is made to order . Its consumable tooling agreements are designed to enable its customers to minimise the volume of tooling they would typically keep onsite and benefit from the associated
Luke Gibson , Unison sales applications engineer .
cost savings . On-demand , next day and scheduled deliveries eliminate the risk of a tooling shortage stopping production and provide the opportunity to standardise tooling across different manufacturing sites . As part of the service , Unison also offers volume discounts and easy budgeting through regular payment plans .
A customised approach
“ Regardless of a customer ’ s consumable bend tool requirements ( whether wiper dies , mandrel balls or other goods ), we will create an agreement that meets their needs ,” added Luke Gibson . “ No matter where a customer is based , we will hold ample stocks of the bend tools they frequently require at one of our UK , USA or partner facilities around the world , for dispatch as and when they are needed .”
Unison consumable tooling .
As well as aluminium bronze consumable bend tooling , Unison also produces longlife precision tooling for challenging toolmanipulation applications .
“ We can also customise tool mounts so that new tooling can be used with existing machines , while our quick-change collets and mandrels , and bar-coded tooling , further streamline the tube manipulation process and help businesses to save time and money ,” concluded Luke Gibson .
Unison Ltd is a UK manufacturer of tube and pipe bending machines and continuously innovates in the tube and pipe-bending marketplace . Available in single-stack , multi-stack and right / left varieties , Unison machines are delivered to over 20 countries . Unison also offers tube bending software to control its tube bending machines . n
www . unisonltd . com
DEC 2024 / JAN 2025
SUBSCRIBE
ISMR Website
Email our Editor
Promotion / Advertising
General Enquiries PUBLISHING DIRECTOR : Charlie Wise CONSULTANT : Jon Fellows EDITOR : Sara Waddington
GLOBAL COMMERCIAL MANAGER : Bobby Bagha
PRINT CONSULTANT : Jamie Ringrose DESIGN : Wroxy Meredith MARKETING MANAGER : Jordan Brown
International Sheet Metal Review is published 10 times per year by IN2 Publishing Ltd , on behalf of Mack-Brooks Exhibitions Ltd . ( now RX ) © Mack-Brooks Exhibitions Limited .
IN2 PUBLISHING LTD UNIT 2A OAKLANDS COURT , TIVERTON BUSINESS PARK , TIVERTON WAY , TIVERTON , EX16 6TG .
IN2
Publishing
Email
IN2 Publishing
ISSN 1471-6542 While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this publication , Mack Brooks Exhibitions / RX , IN2 Publishing Ltd and the editor cannot accept liability for any statement or error contained herein . © ISMR 2025
ISMR would like to thank Shutterstock . com for the cover image .
62 | ismr . net | ISMR February 2025