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1 9/1/15 12:13 pm
All-electric CNC
tube benders
HORN Machine Tools, a US manufacturer of tube bending
equipment, has introduced a line of all-electric CNC benders
from 2" to 10" capacity.
The machines are based on the proven design of the
HMT hybrid benders, with the clamp and pressure die now
equipped with large electric servo motors. The machines
are 100 per cent domestically designed and produced at the
company’s facility in Madera, California.
The all-electric benders have special features that can
include ‘Quad Stack’ design, allowing the user to mount
up to four sets of full size bend tools at once. This gives
the flexibility to switch between sizes rapidly, or allows for
greater capability to bend complex shapes. The machines
can also be equipped with a shearing device and load/unload
automation for continuous production.
The powerful machines are designed for 24/7 production.
They can bend very tight radius stainless steel on the rated
diameter size. Draw bending in combination with push rolling
capability are included as standard features. System reliability
is enhanced by removing the hydraulics and implementing
all-digital servo systems with fewer components, less wiring
and greater remote diagnostics capability.
According to company president Kent Horn, “For some
time now our customers have been asking for a domestically
produced all-electric bender that is faster, easy to program
and has overnight parts availability. Our line of all electric
machines is the answer to all these requests and more.”
Mr Horn continued, “Our machines bend tube very fast,
but high production tube bending is not simply a matter of
faster bending speed, it is a combination of all the axes
moving fast in simultaneous motion to reduce non-value
added cycle time. Fast clamping, stack shifting and carriage
positioning are going to improve production rates as well as
bending speed.”
The machines are equipped with the BendPro CNC control,
which provides simple-to-use yet powerful features for teach
moves, cycle time optimisation and remote troubleshooting
capability.
Horn Machine Tools, Inc – USA
Fax: +1 559 431 4431
Email:
Website:
HMT 3.5E-MS
all-electric tube
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