TPT March 2007

Technology Update

Advanced machinery for joints and notches

growing through investment and research, and aims to be a leading company in the field of rolls. Technic & Research Precision Co – Korea Fax : +82 54 286 1860

Arc-Twin 101 DS Die. Power operated Vogel hydraulic Arc-Twin units are available for automated production of 90° ‘T-joints’. The company also offers cut-off machines and heavy duty application shears to cut rod, angle iron, flat stock, channel and other structural shapes, in three capacity ranges. Coburg Engineering – UK Fax : +44 1747 854 744 Cold and hot moulding rolls from Korea Technic & Research Precision (T&R), Korea, specialises in the production of cold and hot moulding rolls. The company supplies many kinds of rolls for ERW lines, TIG welding lines and light-gauge materials. T&R has been producing and supplying rolls for 10 years, all over the world, and in particular to Europe and Asia. The company, which introduced a CAD/CAM system in 2001 to maintain product quality, is still Email : info@coburg.co.uk Website : www.coburg.co.uk

Coburg Engineering Limited, UK, is a machine-tool company and distributor, providing solutions for tube working and automated machinery manufacture. The company’s product range includes the Arc-Fit Standard unit and Arc-Fit Angular unit for producing specified angular joints in two hits on pipe and heavy wall tubing. This tubing is used for bracing systems and rails for stairs and in the shipbuilding industry. The Arc-Fit 35 Unit has a standard housing that accommodates interchangeable punch and die assemblies to notch equal 90° as well as unequal sizes, and for slots, notches with drain holes and piercing tools for Perf- Arc self-contained piercing units. The Mitre-Snug is available for fitting mitre joints, while the Arc-Snug is designed for the rapid notching of round, square, oval or rectangular tubing to form 25° to 90° angular joints. These units produce ‘true contoured’ joints, and can be enclosed in power frames driven by air-oil, creating low-cost alternatives for manufacture and assembly. Coburg Engineering also supply double notching pipe and tubing tools using the

Email : hskim@tuberoll.com Website : www.tuberoll.com

Encyclopaedia of bend tooling Bend Tooling Inc, USA, is a manufacturer of tube bending tools, specialising in bending dies, mandrels, and wipers for rotary-draw tube-bending machines. The mandrel tube- bending experts make tube-bending tooling for aircraft, automotive, shipbuilding, HVAC, furniture, and other industries. The company’s website features full information on a range of products, and includes a ‘Bend Tooling Encyclopaedia’. The company also produces a series of technical bulletins on the art of rotary-draw tube-bending.

Bend Tooling Inc – USA Fax : +1 616 454 9958

Email : info@bendtooling.com Website : www.bendtooling.com

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