186
M
ARCH
2014
7-11 April 2014
The advantage of this process is
that it creates products with excellent
straightness over the entire length of
the workpiece, certified and repeatable
measurements and high productivity
of the system, which can be operated
24-hours a day and also guaranteed by
automatic units for loading/unloading of
the parts in the machine.
Automatic straightening machines
have gone through an evolution in recent
years thanks to the use of complex
mechanisms, drives and electronics.
The machines have become much
more flexible than in the past and have
the possibility of handling straightening
parameters efficiently, control of
workpiece deformation, higher process
speed, pre and post-straightening
measurements that allow the traceability
of the product and easy maintainability
through the maintenance messenger
for remote control of the system by the
Galdabini service team. This is possible
through a dynamism and innovation
that the company has over many years
manufacturing automatic straightening
machines.
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Gräbener Maschinentechnik
6D30
Germany
GRÄBENER Maschinentechnik will
present technology for new machines
and retrofits at the Tube exhibition.
At some point, even the most
modern technology will be out-dated.
Those who want to equip their aged
machines for pipe production with the
latest technology can turn to Gräbener
Maschinentechnik.
During the Tube exhibition, the
machine builder will show that state-
of-the-art technology is not only limited
to new machines but can also be
implemented into existing machines.
Gräbener has already retrofitted a
number of pipe forming presses, plate
edge milling machines, roll bending
machines, circ and long seam milling
machines as well as hydroforming
presses. Retrofitting jobs for machines
(even those of other manufacturers)
have been the company’s top sellers
and most sought-after services.
Gräbener will also present the latest
developments in the sector of new
machines for the production of large
pipes: 13m and 18m pipe forming
presses, pre- and post-bending presses,
continuous root tacking machines,
impanding and straightening presses,
and powerful 3- and 4-roll bending
machines.
In the field of milling technology,
the company will provide in-depth
information on circ and long seam
milling machines as well as on plate
edge milling machines.
The exhibits will also show technology
in the sector of hot stamping and
hydroforming.
Here,
Gräbener
Maschinentechnik, as manufacturer of
customised machinery, offers the entire
value added chain of hydroforming
technology from one source: from
feasibility studies, prototyping and small
series production to complex turnkey
solutions.
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Gullco International UK Ltd
6E10
UK
THE Gullco Pipe Kat
®
is an automated
orbital welding carriage designed for
pipe welding applications. Suitable for
field pipeline manufacturing and power
plant construction, the Pipe Kat is a fully
integrated welding system that includes
a remote control pendant to allow
adjustment of the critical application
parameters during the welding process,
including oscillation width, speed,
dwells, wire feed speed and voltage.
The carriage operates on a track band
made of durable aluminium extrusion
by engaging the track with self-aligning
wheels and a rack and pinion drive. The
wheel assembly uses a lever to engage
the track, making it quick and simple to
install the carriage.
The control design makes the Pipe Kat
easy to operate. A well-trained operator
is important when using automation, as
they become more of an arc monitor
and provide quality assurance during
the welding process. When choosing
an automation system it is important to
consider training and customer service,
and to ensure that products are used to
their full potential.
Because the pipeline construction
business involves a competitive bidding
process and welding is one of the most
critical and time consuming elements
of the fabrication portion of the job,
an effective, easy-to-use automation
system is a vital component.
By introducing automation to the
welding process the operator is able
to improve weld quality by maintaining
precise control of the arc. Welder fatigue
is eliminated, which minimises the
amount of stops and starts necessary to
complete the joint.
Fax: +44 1257 254629
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Haven Manufacturing
TBC
USA
HAVEN
Manufacturing
will
be
demonstrating a variety of products
designed for shearing, cutting, sawing,
chamfering, trimming, parting, and de-
burring tube and bar finished parts.
This year, Haven will be featuring the
Model 873 Servo Dual-Blade Shear
Tube Recut Machine, which is capable
of cutting tubes from square or round
stock, in lengths from 2" to 120", and
employs a programmable closed-loop
servo drive to ensure speed, accuracy
and minimal waste material.
The 873 is designed and built with the
same robust steel construction, ease of
operation and quick-change features
that Haven features in its entire line of
machinery.
The company’s design engineers will
be available to demonstrate the flexibility
of the Haven products through custom
process adaptation and organisational
expertise in the design and manufacture
of material handling systems.
Pipe Kat on a
pipeline in Dubai
