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Technology News
70 July 2014
Design and construct of tube
cutting machines
PANAMAC designs and constructs
systems for tube cutting and machining,
and is located in North-Eastern Italy.
Panamac continuously develops new
technological solutions and aims to
perfect those that already exist.
The cutting systems Panamac designs
and constructs are highly adaptable and
offer excellent overall reliability. They
are also free from oleodynamic drives
resulting in low noise level operation
and low running costs.
Panamac orbital cutting units embody
a number of advantages with respect
to traditional systems, including silent
running, rapid operation, perfectly flat,
perpendicular cuts and an excellent
finish.
The company has obtained the patent
on the ‘competely mechanical’ cut
system and with this step forward it has
obtained important results on the cut
quality and an improvement of the work
conditions inside the factory as well as
benefits for the environment.
Its innovative cutting system transfers
pieces of tube to the correct working
station on a rotary table and can handle
tubes up to a diameter of 70mm in this
way. When using a more linear transfer
system pieces up to a diameter of
300mm can be cut.
With this system users obtain a
modular and compact solution that
permits them to carry out simultaneous
operations (tube cutting, both ends
machined simultaneously, blowing and
unloading of work pieces).
The operations carried out by the
end finishing unit are, for example,
chamfering, flattening, threading,
boring, marking, etc, according to the
client’s request.
All the lines Panamac produces are
equipped with touch-screens that are
extremely user friendly and equipped
with function keys and a large screen.
Additionally, the wide viewing angle lets
users read the displayed pages from an
angle.
This instrument enables the operator
to view diagnostic messages, warnings
or operator instructions in real time
and simultaneously edit operating
parameters simply and directly. The
front panel is water resistant and is
electrically protected in compliance with
IP65F standards.
Panamac – Italy
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Panamac’s TR machine
Socket fusion tool for
PP installations
MCELROY, a manufacturer of
thermoplastic pipe fusion machines,
has launched its latest socket fusion
tool for polypropylene pipe installations.
The Spider 125 with Universal Clamping
is suitable for installations using 63 to
125mm PP pipe in overhead, vertical
and tight workspaces.
The new universal clamping feature
allows the latest Spider 125 model
to accommodate any size of pipe or
coupling, eliminating the need for
inserts. The original Spider 125 is
designed with a chain-clamping system,
and it is supplied with a variety of insert
sizes for pipes and fittings.
“We are pleased to bring this new
feature to the Spider 125 which will
continue to give operators the tools
they need to perform socket fusions
on challenging jobsites,” said McElroy
president Chip McElroy. “Our fusion
products are becoming recognised as
the best complement to polypropylene
pipe installations which are being used
more and more in today’s best and most
advanced indoor piping systems.”
At 15lb, the Spider 125 with Universal
Clamping is a lightweight, compact de-
vice with a worm gear drive and parallel
link system that brings pipes and fittings
together evenly and under control. A sin-
gle technician can align, heat, fuse and
cool the pipe, and because the Spider is
non-back drivable, constant pressure is
maintained throughout the process.
The Spider 125 with Universal
Clamping is supplied with its own
carrying case: a full assortment of
heaters and heater adapters in the
63 to 125mm range are available. PP
fused pipe systems are used in many
residential, commercial and industrial
applications, including potable water,
chilled water, grey water, heating and
cooling systems, hydronics, geothermal
and compressed air systems, rainwater
collection and irrigation, chemical
transport and fire suppression systems.
McElroy – USA
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