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Radtube drives
Nukon Rex pipe
cutters
A NEW pipe-cutting attachment for Nukon’s Rex fibre laser
machines is being driven by Radan Software’s specialist
Radtube module.
The pipe-cutting function increases the flexibility of Rex
machines. Nukon development manager Alper Tarkan
commented, “The new attachment provides an economical
method of providing full pipe cutting functionality, increasing
opportunities for manufacturers who incorporate it into their
production.”
Radan, from Vero Software, already provided a full CAD/
CAM solution for standard Rex machines, and worked closely
with Nukon engineers to create an integrated package that
efficiently drives the new pipe cutting function.
Paul Monte, Radan business development manager, said,
“Having developed the functionality and post processor to
drive this innovative solution on the Nukon machine, it not
only provides the CNC code, but also gives full simulation
of the processes, to eliminate error on screen, before any
metal is cut.”
The innovation was unveiled at the Brno exhibition in the
Czech Republic, and was also demonstrated at Maktek,
Istanbul, and EuroBLECH in Hanover. The pipe-cutting
function is suitable for cutting and engraving a variety of
metal pipes and tubes, for sectors such as advertising,
crafts, decoration, lighting and other metal processing
industries.
Radtube is a laser CAD/CAM system for rotary and multi-
axis cutting machines, developed specifically for tube cutting
and manipulation. The intuitive programming system allows
tubes or sections to be parametrically defined from a library
of standard shapes, allowing cutting apertures and profiles
to be defined.
Radtube supplies a library of parametric tube shapes that
simplify the creation of the tube material to be cut. If a suitable
section does not exist, the Freeform option is used to create
the special shape section. Freeform shape tubes can even
be created from one of the libraries of Radtube parametric
shapes. If none of these standard shapes are suitable, the
user simply draws the section centre line profile or outside/
inside shape using the integrated CAD tools. Modelling in
Radtube is done entirely in 3D.
Vero Software designs, develops and supplies CAD/
CAM/CAE software, under brands that include Alphacam,
Cabinet Vision, Edgecam, Machining Strategist, PEPS,
Radan, SMIRT, Surfcam, WorkNC and VISI, along with the
production control MRP system Javelin.
Vero Software – UK
Website:
Nukon – Turkey
Fax: +90 224 241 3939
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