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T E CHNOLOG Y
38 JULY 2017
IMS Messsysteme GmbH | Dieselstraße 55 | 42579 Heiligenhaus | Germany
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Heavy wall, direct forming tube mill
passes acceptance
FD Machinery has finished a new, fully
automatic direct forming tube mill. A
second mill is also being assembled
and will be delivered in the next three
months. The two mills can handle
the heaviest wall among CNC direct
forming square tube mills.
The time taken to change the size
of tube has been reduced to ten
minutes, with no tooling change nec-
essary. No test runs are required after
size changes so there is no scrap.
This is important for a large size tube
mill. The mill can produce accurate
tubes over a wide size range. With an
automatic entry section and automated
bundler, the whole mill requires only
three operators.
FDMachinery is the original developer
of the ‘whole shaft’ flexible forming
square tube mill. The major advantage
of this design is its ability to handle heavy
wall.
The new mill is more energy efficient
than previous generations, and has
longer tooling life. It can change
sizes with strip threaded in the mill.
Because the mill uses a super-strength
design, it produces accurate tubes and
avoids further adjustment, increasing
productivity.
FD Machinery – USA
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The direct forming tube mill from FD Machinery