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T E CHNOLOG Y
JULY 2017 41
Powerful digital
connection is key for
modern tube machining
THE increasingly powerful digital
connection for tube machining
processes is a big factor in recent
technical progress within the industry.
For hydraulics in particular, solutions are
required that ensure safe tubemachining
as well as automated processes where
required.
Powerful automation is even possible
with very low unit quantities, for example
with the technical machining of hydraulic
connection elements.
As such, transfluid – with its axial
forming machines of type REB and
tool-independent rolling forming with
systems of type SRM – offers the
solution for hose connections or DKOL
connections directly on the tube, for
example. These enable sharp-edged
contours for sealing elements and
optimum surfaces. The production of
flanges between 20° and 90° with short
clamping lengths can be realised with
transfluid forming machines of type
UMR, for optimum sealing surfaces and
in a single process.
“In the future, greater flexibility will
be required for even better processes.
I think, for example, of the online
connection between design and our
bending software t project. And also
of systems that measure both at the
building and the finished tube. Such a
system must of course be simple to use.
That is sure to deliver greater bending
freedom,” said Stefanie Flaeper,
managing director of transfluid, outlining
the demands and developments that are
required.
This was the objective of the engineers
at transfluid when they developed the
mandrel bending machine of type t bend
DB 40220-3A-CNC. With this machine,
it is possible to bend thick- and thin-
walled tubes with diameters from 40 to
220mm. The stable design ensures a
long service life, and simple, rapid tool
changes enable diverse applications
and improved efficiency.
The right/left-bending machine
t bend DB 642 CNC R/L VE with rotating
head delivers a strong performance
when producing extremely demanding
geometries, even when structural
obstacles are present.
With this servo-electrically
driven concept for tube
diameters up to 42mm,
each bending head has
two tool levels as standard.
Process assurance is
provided by the complete
visualisation of production
processes on the freely programmable
CNC touch panel control.
transfluid offers flexibility together
with simple and effective technology for
bending directly on site in the building,
with its latest generation of the mobile
bending machine t bend MB 642. With
this machine, hydraulic lines can be laid
at the installation site.
If additional equipment is required,
customers can also choose from the
internal and external de-burrer, a saw,
an assembly device for all conventional
connection systems (flanging and
cutting ring fittings), as well as metal
circular saws.
transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH –
Germany
Fax:+49 2972 9715 11
Email:
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Safe and automated processing from transfluid