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Industry News
November 2012 17
Large diameter bending
technology for United Muffler
GLOBAL leader in the design,
manufacture and supply of tube
bending and endforming technologies,
AddisonMckee Inc of Lebanon, Ohio,
Brantford, Ontario and Bamber Bridge,
UK, has supplied a 6" all electric bender
to United Muffler of London, Ontario,
a major manufacturer of heavy duty
mufflers, truck exhaust systems and
exhaust accessories and a sister
company of Auto-Jet Muffler of Des
Moines, Iowa.
The new bender, supplied by
AddisonMckee’s Lebanon, Ohio facility,
has enabled the company to upgrade its
large diameter tube bending capability.
The machine, a DB150 EB CNC bender,
is 100 per cent electric and incorporates
a through collet boost providing over 9
tons of force to the end of the tube and
thereby improving consistency of the
1-D bending capability for both stainless
steel and aluminised tubing.
President of United Muffler Tony
DaCosta feels that the new machine
has the capability to literally transform
his business, commenting that: “Not
only has this new all electric bender
significantly improved our product
quality, throughput and tolerances
while reducing process time and start-
up scrap, but the additional 6" capacity
has allowed us to expand our presence
in the on-road/off-road market. The
advantage of the all electric technology
over our previous hydraulic system
has completely changed our business
model.”
AddisonMckee’s DataBend DB150
series of machines are all electric
in operation and manufactured to a
modular design enabling a number of
variants to be offered based upon the
same structure.
The machine series achieves noise
levels of less than 80 dba, and offers
improved repeatability and reduced
running costs.
The fortunes of AddisonMckee have
taken a turn for the better in recent
months as the market climbs out of
recession and the company’s landmark
presence at Düsseldorf is certain
to provide further evidence of the
company’s increasing strength.
AddisonMckee CEO Alastair Tedford
said: “The company has emerged
stronger this year with an extremely
healthy order book. As a management
team, we believe this is due to building
on the company’s core values to offer
customers a better service than ever.”
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