TPT January 2014

Cutting

High-speed steel and plastic pipe cutting machines

and cooling systems, gas installations, maintenance and repair work. They are easy to use on steel, cast iron, stainless steel, aluminium, copper and most types of plastic. The cutter firmly grips the pipe to be cut, with the blade being automatically positioned to cut correctly; the entire weight of the cutter rests on the pipe. When started, the blade chips the pipe surface rather than grinding it, producing a burr-free cut surface that is ready for installation. The operation is dust-free, and does not produce any sparks. Each system is supplied with its own pipe holders (except the V1000 model, for which they are an optional extra), pipe saw, Allen keys, CD user manual and carry case. Other features include the ability to cut pipe at floor level, increased productivity through fast cutting speeds, and improved working environment and user safety, including fire safety. Pipes can be cut wherever electric power is available: workbenches and large manipulators are not required.

surface in a multitude of diameters and materials, and eliminating many of the problems associated with pipe cutting. Available models range from the PipeCut 170 and 170E systems for cutting 15 to 170mm diameter steel and plastic pipe, to the PipeCut P400 for cutting and bevelling, in one process, plastic pipe from 100 to 400mm in diameter with a wall thickness up to 25mm. Each model can be supplied with a choice of three different blades: TCT (tungsten carbide tip) blades for general use in cutting steels, copper, aluminium, plastic and multi-layer materials; cermet with ceramic tips for heavy-duty applications such as cutting stainless steel and acid proof steel; and diamond discs for cutting cast iron pipes. Exact pipe cutting systems are suitable for cutting a wide range of tubes and pipes, including spiral duct tube ranging from 75 to 1,000mm in diameter, with wall thicknesses ranging from 1.5 to 6mm. The systems are aimed at professional industrial pipe installers employed in power generation, refinery and chemical plant, hospital and other construction sites, house building and renovation, shipbuilding, wood pulp, fresh and waste water systems, heating – ¾" maximum diameter, 1½" maximum diameter and 3" maximum diameter for up to 0.125" thick steel. Because of the compact nature of the units, they are more economically priced with faster ROI on slower lines for lower production requirements. The basic mechanical unit is also designed to be quick-change when going from one tube diameter or thickness to another. This again lends itself to lower production requirements where quick change is more important, due to shorter runs from one order to the next. Because of the nature of this system design, the company also offers a small diameter pneumatic Duo-Cut system which is the essentially the same as the

EXACT Tools has developed a new method to cut pipes, and has launched a new range of steel and plastic pipe cutting systems and cutting accessories. The award-winning PipeCut range of pipe cutting systems provide a fast, easy, safe and precise way to cut and bevel pipes and tubes on site, producing a straight, ready-to-install finished

Exact PipeCut 280E system in operation

Exact Tools Oy – Finland Fax: +358 9 43667550

Email: exact@exacttools.com Website: www.exacttools.com Dimple-free tube cut-off systems

¾" diameter system, except operates with air cylinders instead of hydraulic cylinders. These systems are used for such applications as brake line tube mills with approximately 0.156" dia – 0.312" dia tubing being produced. This allows an increase in the speed of these systems to match small diameter tube lines and at the same time reduce the costs even further. For both hydraulic and pneumatic systems, the measuring is done by a “closed loop” servo accelerated system, for the most consistent and best accuracy results. Hill Engineering/Formtek Inc – USA Website: www.formtekgroup.com

IN the past, “dimple-free” tube cut-off systems were made for typical higher speed tube lines, and because they had to produce at these high speeds, they came with a high price tag. The tubing industry needed a cost- effective alternative for a dimple-free cut- off system on slower, lower production tube mills. This is the niche that the Hill Engineering “Duo-Cut” system was engineered for. By combining Hill Engineering’s Flying Duo-Cut integrated die/press units with its high-speed hydraulics expertise, it is able to produce clean, dimple-free cuts on tubing up to 3" diameter. In order to obtain optimum speeds at reasonable prices for different sized tubing mills, the company offers three sizes of systems

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