FOCUS ON TUBE FORMING
Version 3 of Transfluid ’ s new TPC 628 compact manufacturing cell concept for straight pipe and coil feeding .
Transfluid Maschinenbau recently launched its new TPC 628 compact manufacturing cell concept for fully automatic tube production . Version three includes a combination of straight pipe and coil feeding . Applications include domestic hot water systems ; heating systems ; air conditioning systems and automotive applications ( short pipelines up to max . 1000mm in total length ).
“ We have also developed a simple loading unit to add even greater flexibility to our CNC tube bending machine ; it offers our clients the option of using the machine as a small production cell with automated unloading , for instance with a conveyor belt ,” it told ISMR .
Its ‘ t-cut ’ tube cutting machines enable the use of orbital cutting technology for tubes with a diameter of up to 80mm . It also offers ‘ t bend ’ fully automated CNC tube bending machines and ‘ t form ’ systems for tube and tube end forming . Its mobile and compact ‘ t work ’ tube bending machines have been developed as a ‘ smart solution ’ for shaping tubes anywhere and in small batches .
TRACTO-TECHNIK has over five decades of pipe processing and forming technology experience , with its PIPE BENDING SYSTEMS for single-part and small-batch production .
Its new modular TUBOMAT generation for hydraulic pipe machining offers sawing , deburring , bending , cutting ring pre-assembly and flanging operations . It features an interface for pipe bending data import from its PIPEFAB software and electronic bending angle control via SIMATIC Touch Panel for program mode or four‐fold angle pre-selection , with storage
TruLaser Tube 7000 fiber with connection to new storage system .
for 80 bending programs .
Its TUBOCONTROL
The TUBOMAT from TRACTO-TECHNIK . pipe measuring table enables users to flexibly measure lengths , angles and bends on-site . The pipe is scanned with the help of magnetic tapes . The TUBOBEND is its range of semi-automatic pipe bending machines for single and small batch production , for maintenance works or as mobile bending machines on construction sites . The TUBOTRON is its range of CNC pipe bending machines .
“ Pipe end forming , cutting ring preassembly and pipe deburring is very easy and fast with our TUBOFORM products . The compact and robust table-top units are ideal for mobile and compact use in pipe production ,” it commented .
Other products include the ROBOFIX positioning system for flange pipe / template pipe manufacturing ; the TUBOGRAT pipe end deburring machines and a range of pipe measuring systems ( TUBOSCAN , TUBOCONTROL and SCOPELINK ).
Sheet-metal specialist , TRUMPF , offers a range of tube cutting solutions such as the TruLaser Tube 3000 fiber , TruLaser Tube 5000 fiber and TruLaser Tube 7000 fiber . Its TruTops Tube software specialises in the programming of processes for tube and profile processing .
“ With the Trulaser Tube 7000 fiber , the solidstate laser has a broad processing spectrum . Thanks to RapidCut , the high feed rates of the laser come into their own , even on smaller contours . Above all for thinner materials , this is a huge productivity advantage . The open machine concept gives the TruLaser Tube 7000 fiber optimal accessibility during loading and unloading . This means the machine is efficient from a batch size of one . Using the Central Link interface , the machine is also optimally equipped for Industry 4.0 . It can cut tubes with a diameter of up to 254mm and wall thicknesses of up to 10mm for mild steel ,” TRUMPF told ISMR .
The bevel cutting option enables high-quality bevel cuts of up to 45 °. TruLaser Tube 7000 fiber can also optionally take over further process steps , such as tapping threads .
TRUMPF also unveiled a new automated loading solution for laser tube-cutting machines at the Tube 2022 trade fair .
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