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Technology News
60 July 2015
High-quality tools to boost profitability
MANY tube and pipe processing
companies exclusively use custom-
made bending machines to achieve
maximum precision and productivity.
The full machine capacity, however, is
often only possible in combination with
a high-quality tool solution.
Global competition, more complex
tube geometries, more exotic
materials – the market requirements
rise continuously. With them, the
requirements placed on production
processes and production machines
change as well. High-quality tool
solutions provide a major contribution
to faster throughput times, reduced
non-productive times and an improved
total productivity. “Those making false
economies usually invest double
– in the form of time and money,”
commented Hartmut Stöhr, managing
director of Schwarze-Robitec. Tube
bending machines are high-tech
products, which offer constant high
quality only with the corresponding tool
outfit. Detailed questions regarding the
geometry of the tubes to be processed,
their material and their output quantity
determine the dimensioning of machine
and tool to a decisive measure.
A lack of know-how can then quickly
take its toll in the form of high reject
rates, lack of quality and complaints.
“Those who don’t buy the tools from
the bending specialist should check
carefully whether the initially lower
investment costs can actually be
maintained across the complete
production cycle,” advised Mr Stöhr.
“I recommend users to play it safe
in this sensitive area and to benefit
from the advice and experience of the
machine manufacturer.”
For this reason, pipe and tube bending
machine expert Schwarze-Robitec does
not sell any ready-made tool series
products. Instead, the company offers
a modular-configurable accessories
programme which is adapted flexibly
to the specific project requirements.
This comprises single-stack tools and
multiple-radius bending tools both for
series and high-volume production.
Schwarze-Robitec designs the
concrete material equipment especially
for the respective user industries
– specialised know-how has been
available for decades for the automobile,
boiler and power plant industry, plant
and shipbuilding as well as the offshore
industry.
Common to all material solutions is
the use of high-quality materials and
special hardening processes, which
optimise the precision, wear resistance,
dimensional stability and thereby the
endurance of the tools. A high repeat
accuracy is also ensured.
“At the beginning of each project we
provide detailed advice with the aim
of finding the absolutely best bending
solution for the customer,” reported Mr
Stöhr. “The result is always a long-term
convincing production solution at the
highest level.”
Schwarze-Robitec GmbH – Germany
Fax: +49 221 89008 9920
Email:
Website:
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