TPT September 2013

Technology News

Drilling, piercing and punching LIKEST is a manufacturer of tube/ sheet drilling, piercing and punching technology machines from Taiwan that has operated since 1985.

Its newest tube piercing and punching machine is the U-Type three hydraulic cylinders automatic tube punching machine with three punching heads (two horizontal and one vertical) with rotation servo. This machine can punch six kinds of holes (or above) on the same tube. Its new functions are U-type with three sets power press (punching device with hydraulic cylinder) and dies and auto feeder. Punching capacity: hydraulic punching machine with two horizontal heads and one vertical head, each having maximum power; top vertical punching head and left horizontal punching head and right horizontal punching head. The user can punch different hole sizes and shapes on UPN channel or any profile without changing the mould. This machine is driven with an auto feeding function for the tubes. Servo

The LIKEST drilling machine

angles. Special one-off designs are also welcome. The machine is used to manufacture mobile shelving systems, beds, furniture, scaffolding, ladders, truck body builders, display stands and tubes of all shapes. LIKEST – Taiwan Email: sales@punching-machine.com Website: www.punching-machine.com

feed-in positioner frame for material length: 6,000mm (standard size, special design or longer tubes are welcome) for different variable lengths of tubes. The punching/piercing types for holes: blind hole, through hole, perforation. It also has an option function: with Y-axis (feed) and B-axis (rotate) servo motors, which can clip and rotate the tube to punch the holes at different

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Spiral mill 2 m coil - Thickness 5 – 25 mm ERW mill 1900 mm coil - Thickness 4-16 mm SOFRATEST supplies complete turnkey stations to be placed in the production line. It follows the last quality standard like : API5L 44 th edition – SHELL – ARAMCO The design is not limited in size. SOFRATEST supplies complete traceability of the measurement and a mill process connexion for full automated operation. Also available ON-LINE and OFF-LINE UT stations. Contact us, we MANUFACTURE supply complete mechanical devices and UT for ON-LINE and OFF-LINE testing. We do retrofit of old installations. SOFRATEST - Z.I. du Petit Parc - 78920 Ecquevilly – France Tel : + 33 1 34 75 50 00 - Fax : + 33 1 34 75 53 41 E-mail : sales@sofratest.com - Website :www.sofratest.com

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