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Technology News
40 March 2015
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
said: “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 which 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 recently demonstrated
at Maktek, Istanbul, and Euroblech in
Hanover.
“It generated considerable interest
at all three exhibitions, and a number
of sales have already been made.”
Paul Monte also says the cooperation
extends the current partnership where
Radan is supplied with Nukon laser
machines as part of its overall sheet
metal laser cutting solutions.
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.
Radan’s 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 is suitable, the user simply draws
the section centre line profile or outside/
inside shape using the integrated CAD
tools. All modelling in Radtube is done
entirely in 3D.
Vero UK
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All-electric tube bending machine
AMOB’s CE CNC R is designed to bend complex tube shapes with
optimised consumption, accuracy, repeatability and control. The
fully electric CNC tube bender is designed to be environmentally
friendly, with no oil leakage or floor contamination, energy saving
and quiet and clean operation.
The tube pipe bender is available in capacities from 9 to
90mm for mild steel, brass, stainless steel, aluminium and other
materials. All axes are servo electric driven and have a position
storage. This is an advantage in tool changing, as mechanical
adjustments are no longer necessary. The system also allows ‘first
part right’ production in most cases, reducing wasted material.
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