TPT July 2013

Bending, end forming and swaging

Tube bending software 2020 Software Solutions Inc, a worldwide provider of tube bending software, has announced the debut of a new program called TS Engineer. TS Engineer allows its user to take an XYZ or LRA document and convert it to YBC, LRA or XYZ data. In addition, part designs can be imported from major CAD systems via STEP (.stp/.step) or IGES (.igs/.iges) files. The TS Engineer software consists of the TS-Core and several designers and plug-ins. TS-Core is the backbone of the TS features, libraries, settings and calculations. In addition, TS-Core adapts the TS Designers and Plug-ins in the product grouping and has open slots for more TS designers and plug-ins in the future. The most prevalent designers and

2020 Software Solutions Inc, based in Lindstrom, USA, is a software company for the tube and pipe industry founded in 2001. It serves a global customer base with tube and pipe bending software. 2020 Software Solutions Inc – USA Email: sales@tubebendingsoftware.com Website: www.tubebendingsoftware.com

“When developing the TS series we focused on three major points: easy- to-use graphical interface, product bundling for consumer needs and price points, and easy language adaptation,” said Cris Merry, president and manager of software development. “We have been working on this new series for several years and feel it will be a very nice fit for our commercial customers and dealers. “Developing and supporting the tube and pipe bending industries is nothing new to us; our company has extensive experience in calculating pipe and tube layouts with our Bend-Tech Software series and its 15,000 plus customers.”

plug-In with TS Engineer would be the XYZ Designer, LRA Designer, and the Import (STEP & IGES) Plug-In. Each of these designers work with the TS-Core to calculate manufacturing data: cut length, bend locations, bend angles, spring back angles, rotations between bends, straight tube lengths, bend lengths, weight, and LRA,YBC and XYZ values.

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