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What may the customer of a state-
of-the-art tube mill confidently
expect of these specialities?
At the very least: bending without
kinking; end forming with minimal
material loss; and no distortion
of outside and inside diameters
during swaging.
In many industries, that degree of
finesse would be associated with
customised craftsmanship – even
hand-finishing. But it is regularly
achieved by companies such as
those whose names appear in this
section of
Tube & Pipe Technology
.
Without sacrificing in the smallest
degree the benefits won by
computerisation, they have
effectively erased the distinction
between high-volume output
and product that suggests the
presence of an artisan.
Bending, end forming
& swaging
Photo: AICON 3D Systems GmbH, Germany