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Cutting, Sawing & Saw Blades
Haven Manufacturing Corporation introduces
fibre optic tube laser machine
HAVEN Manufacturing Corporation,
through its exclusive agreement with SOCO
Machinery of Taiwan, has introduceed a
new fibre optic tube laser system. The
SOCO SLT-150 is a 5-axis automatic laser
system for laser machining and cutting of
tubes and pipes up to 152mm (6") in OD
and thicknesses up to 6mm in mild steel.
It is used for cutting various types
of complex shapes, replacing other
conventional machines and minimising
labour, handling, material waste and
multiple machining steps.
The SLT-150 employs a high power,
1kW fibre laser, able to cut through at high
speeds mild steel, stainless and aluminium.
Haven also manufactures a full line of
tube cutting and processing equipment.
Its dual-blade shear and supported shear
technologies are globally recognised as the
most reliable and efficient products in the
market.
Haven Manufacturing Corporation – USA
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Pipe cutting
and bevelling
PRESTIGE Industrial Pipework Equipment
(PIPE) Ltd is a supplier of pipework
fabrication cutting and bevelling equipment.
The company can cater for any cutting
and bevelling requirements, whether cold
or hot cutting, for workshop or on-site
environments.
Two of the most popular machines in the
company’s range are the split frame cutting
and bevelling machines: the heavy duty
steel frame ‘supercutter’ and the lightweight
alloy body MCA Clamshell. These machines
are designed for the cold cutting and
bevelling of pipe, where the use of a hot
cutting method is prohibited or a machined
bevel is required. The split frame design
enables the operator to mount the machine
anywhere along a pipeline, to cut and bevel
the pipe simultaneously.
Suitable for on-site work or in areas
where there is restricted access to the pipe,
due to their low profile design, once clamped
on the pipe, the cut and bevel is produced
by an inner rotating ring, housing cutting
tools mounted in spring loaded toolboxes
which follow the contour of the pipe to
produce an accurate weld preparation.
Cutting tools are available to machine
mild steel, stainless steel and exotic
materials such as duplex and super duplex.
The machines can be provided with electric,
pneumatic or hydraulic motors, and models
are available to cut from 1" to 60" pipe (with
larger sizes made to order), with all types
of weld preparation achievable on wall
thicknesses up to 60mm.
PIPE Ltd – UK
Fax: +44 1869 323373
Email:
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