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Straightening
78 July 2015
Tube straightening
GERMAN company Benteler Steel/
Tube GmbH has placed an order with
Bültmann for the delivery of a ten-roll
tube straighteningmachine for diameters
up to 160mm. The Bültmann machine
in conjunction with the patented entry
channel ensures an optimal guiding of
tubes, and straightening speeds up to
250m/min.
The height and angular adjustment
of the straightening rolls is performed
hydraulically. When the positioning has
been carried out, the rolls are centrally
clamped with zero clearance by means
of hydraulics. The internal suspension
of straightening rolls allows a small roll
distance relative to the usable length of
the straightening rolls.
The ten-roll tube straightening
machine offers several straightening
modes, and allows the straightening of
tubes within a large diameter range. All
calculations for the machine settings are
supported by PC, and the values are
stored in a database. Defined increases
in strength can also be reached
reproducibly.
Due to their compact design,
Bültmann’s new ten-roll straightening
machines can replace old six-roll
straighteners used in existing lines.
Bültmann GmbH – Germany
Fax: +49 2394 18171
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Straightening machine by Bültmann
Handheld pipe/tube straightener
THE new handheld pipe/tube
straightener from Kwix UK is an
efficient handheld manually operated
tube straightening tool that easily and
accurately straightens light wall tube
from a coil or any other tube.
The low cost handtool will straighten
all types of coiled tubing – copper,
aluminium, stainless steel and brass.
It maximises the flow, simplifies
installation, reduces labour costs
and material usage, accelerates the
flow for better efficiency and gives
a professional looking finish. The
straightening process also strengthens
the tube.
Kwix UK manufactures the Kwix tool
for all popular coiled tubing with outside
diameter sizes in both metric: 4, 5, 6,
8, 10, 12 and 15mm, and imperial: 1/8",
3/16", 1/4", 5/16", 3/8" and 1/2".
Over 10,000 units have been sold
worldwide in the past two years and
the Kwix tool comes with a 12-months
guarantee.
The Kwix tool is used by plumbing and
heating, air-conditioning, refrigeration
and HVAC engineers as well as car,
plane and train restoration companies,
and even for RF coiled cabling.
Kwix UK – UK
Email:
Website:
Slit and
straighten
FASPAR SpA is a machine building
company based in Milan, Italy. With
a 4,000m2 production area, Faspar
is now a well-known company for
its main products: slitting lines;
levelling and straightening and cut-
to-length lines (with rotary, flying and
mechanical shear); surface finishing
lines; feeding and pressing/punching
lines; tension/stretch levelling lines;
roll forming lines; and sandwich
panel lines. Processed material can
be mild/carbon steel, galvanised
steel, pre-painted steel stainless
steel, aluminium, titanium and
copper. Over 300 Faspar machines
are used in Italy, Europe, Russia,
Asia, North & South America and
Africa by a wide range of customers.
Faspar SpA – Italy
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