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T E C H N O L O G Y
Efficient production of tube figures with
complex manufacturing cell
Tracto-Technik GmbH & Co KG, Germany, has recently delivered
a complete manufacturing cell for tube bending part fabrication to
a German manufacturer of packing systems. The Tracto-Technik
product range includes 1-axis controlled, semi-automatic and fully
automatic CNC controlled tube bending machines as well as tube
end forming machines, tube measuring and inspection systems and
software solutions for tube fabrication.
This latest manufacturing cell consists of a CNC bending machine
and several handling systems, which are optimally coupled and
coordinated in terms of control. The basic material (welded steel
tubes) is taken out of a large tube rack, separated and precisely
aligned in its longitudinal axis.
Because the position of the welding seam is significant for the
bending result, the next working step is carried out by a fully
automatic welding seam recognition device with automatic adjustment
of the rotational position of the tube. The tube is positioned in the
requested angle with the help of this device and fed into the tube
bending machine.
The CNC bending machine Tubotron 30 MR with multi-radii bending
head is the core of the manufacturing cell. A robust construction with
high-quality components and the latest Siemens control technique are
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The manufacturing cell includes devices for tube storage, separation, welding
seam recognition and tube alignment, feeding and unloading devices and the
core of the cell, the Tubotron 30 MR CNC tube bending machine
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The welding seam recognition device is the basis for the correct alignment of the
steel tube before bending