TPT March 2015

Technology News

Omni-x end forming tools ALTHOUGH mainly known for the design and production of tube bending tooling, Omni-x has now become a large producer of end forming tools.

an outer collet, a gripping adapter and a cone. This type of tool contains only external collets. This means that it is possible to put pressure on the shaped area from the outside, which allows the user to reduce the diameter of the tube. The single-purpose segmented shaped tool is marked “C” or “E”. It is suitable for expanding the tube diameter. Complete assembly is composed of internal fingers, mandrel and barrel in which the individual parts are assembled. This type of tool contains only expanding fingers. This means that it is possible to put pressure the shaped area from the inside, which allows the user to expand the diameter of the tube. Omni-x CZ sro – Czech Republic Fax: +420 548 212 804 Email: sales@omni-x.cz Website: www.omni-x.cz will question, scrutinise, investigate, research, develop and design for as long it takes to ensure the smallest detail fits and the best solutions have been found. Asmag believes a new system should not just provide customers with a flexible, faster and more economical production solution – it should also bring with it specific competitive advantages. The organisation and structure of Asmag are customer-orientated and adapted to customer needs. A project manager acts as a competent partner for each customer and is responsible for all processes from the beginning of a project to start-up at the customer’s site. A qualified engineering team and an experienced production team assure that exactly the equipment desired is delivered to the customer. It is the goal of Asmag to achieve that.

“There are three variants of end forming that Omni-x produces – I/O, C-Reducing and C Expanding. This is a two-function segmented shaping tool I/O. It is suitable for reduction and expansion of tube diameters. Complete assembly is composed of external collets, internal fingers, mandrel and barrel in which the individual parts are assembled.” This type of tool is the only one that has fingers and external collets. This means that it is possible to re-enforce the shaped area from the inside or the outside, which gives much greater variability in this type of tool. From the range of segmented shaping tools, the I/O gives the user quality from the point of view of tube shaping. The single-purpose segmented shaping tool is marked with a “C” or an “R” and is used for reducing the diameter of the tube. The complete set contains

The decision was made following significant demand from its customers to not only produce tooling for tube bending machines but to also produce tools for their end forming machines. It was decided to invest in new machinery and into the design process. “We wanted to ensure that the quality and performance of our end forming tooling was to the same standard as our tube bending tooling,” said Omni-x MD Josef Weber. “The response from our customers has been very encouraging and the growth from this part of the business has been unprecedented. We have the capacity to produce end forming tooling for tubes from OD 20mm to 76.2mm.

From coil to finished tube FOUR years ago the owner-managed Asmag Group from Austria took over Seuthe in Germany and in that time both companies have enjoyed considerable success both individually and as a one-stop equipment supplier for tube mills. efficient productivity and high quality manufacturing standards. Asmag’s strengths lie in its depth of in-house manufacturing capabilities. It offers effective communication, personal service and support.

For the last 30 years, companies in the tube and profile manufacturing industry have been relying on customised and individual solutions from Asmag GmbH, which is based in Scharnstein, Austria. Whether a customer needs equip- ment for extrusion, pointing, drawing, straightening, cutting and chamfering, finishing, stacking and bundling or material handling – engineers for special purpose machinery and plant equipment

Asmag, the Austrian machinery and plant manufacturer for the steel tube and non-ferrous metal industry, has achieved premium product quality and manufacturing productivity in drawing, straightening, sawing and cutting, chamfering, stacking and bundling equipment. The company is an experienced global supplier whose innovative products stand out for

View inside an ASMAG straightener

Asmag GmbH – Austria Fax: +43 7616 880188 Email: sales@asmag.at Website: www.asmag.at Seuthe GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 2372 506 111 Email: sales@seuthe.com Website: www.seuthe.com

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