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Technology News
40 January 2013
transfluid cutting technology
handles tubes with a diameter
of up to 76mm
READY-to-use solutions are only as
good as their integrated process steps.
Offering tailor-made concepts to clients
that need their tubes to be processed
means the German solution provider
transfluid’s integrated processes
must document current technological
progress – from semi-finished products
to ready products.
High expectations, but this is the only
way to guarantee the right results for
special requirements. The company
is therefore developing all fields in
its portfolio, so that it can offer the
machines that are required.
In the further development special
attention is paid to the chipless tube
cutting technology. This method is
highly economical when work proceeds
from the coil and when chips are to
be avoided in the production process
or when large amounts of tubes are
to be separated. “We have installed
our cutting equipment over many
years in automated manufacturing
units and make them ready for the
future,” explained Gerd Nöker, CEO of
transfluid. The systems are extremely
powerful and convince customers
through amazing cutting quality
independently of material and wall
thickness. The software is specially
programmed for optimised cutting to
ensure that almost no waste originates
from the process.
Chipless cutting equipment can
be individually equipped for manual
loading with a tube bunker or for cutting
from the coil with a straightening line.
The systems provide a cutting output
of max Ø30 x 3 for stainless tubes
and offers a production speed of up
to 1,600 pieces per hour. The shortest
cutting length is 25mm without pulling
apart and 55mm with pulling apart, all
with a residual length of 110mm. On
top of that, more machines for cutting
tubes with a diameter of up to 76mm
are available. Separated parts can
be sorted by customers in up to ten
separate containers.
As the tubes are pulled apart when
being separated it is ensured that they
will not get constricted or deformed in
the joint. Any material can be processed
in the way as required. Being a future-
orientated solution provider, transfluid
is pushing ahead the technological
progress in tube cutting.
transfluid is a reputable worldwide
partner for the manufacturing of tube
bending machines and tube processing
machines.
Since 1988 transfluid has been
developing client-orientated tech-
nologies for tube processing and can
offer customised solutions: from plant
building and mechanical engineering,
automotive and furniture industry to
ship manufacturing to railing production
and conveying systems. Although it is
a brand famous all over the world,
the company from South-Westphalia,
Germany offers local presence through
its service offices in Europe and Asia.
transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH –
Germany
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Improved E-Z Fit
Red pipe clamp
IN a reaction to the market’s growing need for varying types of pipe clamps for
ever changing welding applications, Prestige Industrial Pipework Equipment Ltd
has re-launched the E-Z Fit Red range. Offering an alternative to the already
established and popular E-Z Fit Gold, the new E-Z Fit Red boasts the widest
single clamp range among the fixed leg style clamps, enabling the E-Z Fit Red to
cover the range from 1" to 12", in just three clamps.
As with all the other clamps in PIPE’s range, the E-Z Fit Red can be used on
exotic materials such as stainless steel and duplex by fitting the optional stainless
steel shoes and screws, making all contact points between clamp and pipe
stainless steel, eliminating the possibility of cross contamination. The lightweight
yet rugged design of the clamp makes it suitable for on-site applications as well
as workshop fit-ups.
PIPE Ltd – UK
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Cutting diameters of up to 76mm is possible