TPT March 2008

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The S316 bending machine has 3 axes and is designed for tube diameters from 4-116mm steel (th 2) or 20mm aluminium (th 2). The compact machine has the latest generation components and offers a range of advantages including high productivity, precision and repeatability of the axes, reduced maintenance, remote maintenance service, multi-height work, ergonomic height of loading, and user- friendly software. The machine is very ecological with low installed power, low power consumption, low acoustic level, and no pollutant emission. Silfax will also present the SFER (rotative model) electrical end forming machine, which is available with a power of 5t, 8t and 12t. Features include numerical tube reference setting, 2-8 steps, diameter up to 50mm, up to 3 rolling heads, precision and repeatability, high productivity and rhythm, easy lot integration, software and self diagnosis. This machine is suitable for production from one unit to a thousand parts.

Sinico SpA Italy

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Sinico SpA specialises in the design and manufacture of automatic rotary transfer cut-off and end-finishing machines, suitable for producing medium and large series of metal parts from tubes, bars, coils, forgings and blanks. The company’s machines can handle any metal material (eg steel, stainless steel, aluminium, copper, brass, titanium, and Inconel), and all operations are carried out in one chucking. The main features of the latest generation of Sinico machines include quick set-up and automatic positioning of units, optimised cutting process, connection with LAN (local area network) and WAN (wide area network), and self-diagnostics with built-in graphics. User information, maintenance data and functional diagrams are viewable on PC, and there is an option to install SPC (Statistical Process Control) and messenger (email/SMS) systems in case of machine alarm, as well as remote servicing via web cam.

Parts can be produced within a length range of 10mm to 640mm, with diameters from 3mm to 120mm for tubes and from 3mm to 80mm for bars. The standard stock length of loaded bars is from 3,000mm to 6,500mm, while a maximum of 12,000mm can be accommodated upon request. Website : www.sinico.com › Sinico’s Top 1000 CNC automatic cut-off and end-finishing machine

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