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Innovation for steel structure
DANOBAT has collaborated in several
projects with companies involved within
the steel structure industry recently,
which has allowed it to share experiences
and identify needs that have arisen in the
industry.
This has offered great analysis of
the requirements of customers, the
prospects in the long term and the
importance of adapting to the current
situation and has helped it in the design
and manufacturing of the iDP+ machine.
The iDP+ is a revolutionary combina-
tion of two technologies established in
the field of the steel construction indus-
try, such as thermal cutting and drilling,
allowing it to perform both processes
in a single machine. It is a machine
capable of drilling, tapping, counter
sinking and cutting scarf joints, bevels
and castellations and by thermal cutting
in a single working cycle. In this way,
this solution will allow the companies to
be more efficient, maximise the working
area and to reduce material manipula-
tion time. It will also improve the quality
of the final product.
Danobat – Spain
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Drilling and cutting of tubes
LIKESThas introduced a new tube drilling
machine that it claims can drill and cut
tubes/profiles at many different angles at
a lower cost, taking less time and with a
higher overall level of productivity.
Likest is the first maker of pipe
drilling machines for the oil industry
in Taiwan. It has developed the three-
axis (X/Y/Z) fully automatic tube
drilling and cutting machine (with full
automatic loading system with cold
saw cutting equipment). This machine
has a swiveling angle (L 30°, R 45°) for
cutting. Its other type of machine is a
21 multi-spindle tube/pipe/drum drilling
machine with NC control box combined
HMI TFT LCD touch panel. If the user
needs to rotate the tube to drill at
different angles the machines can also
make use of a rotation servo motor.
The ability to use a hydraulic clamping
system is also very important. Users
can clamp tube sizes of 10" diameter,
20mm thickness although a bigger size
is also acceptable. Automatic drilling
operation allows for equal or unequal
hole distance. Three axes travel and
are driven by servo motors as an
optional extra.
Likest – Taiwan
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