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eptember
2011
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T
echnology
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pdate
THEmarket requires increasingly efficient and
diverse machines for pipe end processing.
There are already various machines with
very different concept approaches that try
to meet the customers’ needs; however,
the same thing may be an advantage for
one customer and a disadvantage for
another. Rosenberger AG has found the
perfect solution – the pipe forming machine
flexFORM
®
RU8-12-18.
Many pipe connection points (traditional
solder contours) were previously produced
as a turned part and welded or soldered to
the final product (eg hose profiles, O-ring
seats, various flange connections). The
machines previously used for this require
high investments, lots of space, cause
hazardous waste, quality and wage costs
and must be monitored and corrected
continually. The previous work steps, eg for
The magical word “axial”
and the balancing act
in pipe forming
The flexFORM RU8-12-18