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January 2009 Tube Products International 55
Tube Arabia 2009
Copra RF now also supports integrated S S
drawing dies
zinc phosphate, ensuring cost and time
savings. The eco-friendly, soap-based
product does not contain any solvents
or heavy metals, and does not produce
any waste (such as zinc phosphate
sludge).
Condat has also developed a specific
lubricant for carbon welded tube. The
soluble lubricant Vicafil TF 498 A offers
very low dilution ratio, high filtering
ability, good stability, improvement of
protection against corrosion, reduction
of gumming deposits, clean working
environment and strong detergent
properties. The lubricant provides a
high level of productivity thanks to its
extended ‘in service’ life and its ability
to be used as a unique lubricant for the
whole process.
The technologies used in Condat
lubricants are also found in tube drawing
and forming processes, including
specific applications such as pilgering
or final products such as seamless
tubes.
Condat – France
data M
Software GmbH
At Tube Arabia 2009, data M Software
will present the new version of its finite
element simulation solution for the
rollform process Copra® FEA RF 2009.
Copra FEA RF helps the manufacturer
to understand the rollform process,
trace recurring problems and carry out
target-oriented optimisation.
Due to the fact that rollform technology
is continually developing, data M sees it
as essential to add new possibilities into
the FEA software.
The company believes that this new
version has come closer to reality
than any other simulation or analysis
software. The company has enhanced
both the FE Analysis software and also
the design package Copra RF.
One specific feature to have been
improved is the handling of cage forming
methods.
Copra CageForming is a straight forming
method that enables the possibility to
design and model any type of rolling
cage.
A cage forming system is a continuous
forming process by groups (beams)
of single simple rolls and additional
supporting outer and inner roll tools.
Copra allows for the modelling of various
types of straight edge forming systems
due to its parametric structure.
The lineal beams are either predefined
or – if there are single mounted rolls ➦