TPT September 2014

Industry News

Handling resources carefully to tighten production processes

lengths between two bends. The multi- bend tools allow set-up times to be reduced. Further savings can be achieved with the separating system integrated in the bending system. Here, several individual tubes are coupled to one bending program and are separated after bending with maximum speed by means of the separator. As clamping and support lengths are not required, there is less material loss and scrap. Time saving was a central aspect for Schwarze-Robitec when developing the new machine control. The control software brought onto the market in 2014 reduces non-productive times, as the original sequence of the bending process is broken up and the individual steps are arranged synchronously. The integrated diagnostics and maintenance tool guide the operator through all setting and optimisation steps, and check all data for validity. Schwarze-Robitec GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 221 89008 9920 Email: sales@schwarze-robitec.com Website: www.schwarze-robitec.com

considerable material savings. Trials by customers have shown that the material input, depending on the respective tube system, could be reduced by up to 20 per cent. The Terminal-End-Bender is used for the manufacture of tube systems in power plant construction. With this additional machine, bends in both directions are conducted subsequently at the rear end of the produced tube coil without having to interrupt the fully automatic manufacturing process, essentially helping to save time. Another new development from the tube bending specialist is the rapid clamping system for bending tools in series and mass production, which enables fast and easy tool change, reducing unproductive set-up times. At the booth, the tube bending specialists will also inform about the CNC 60 E TB MR bending machine, which is equipped with multi-tools. It allows production of different radii as well as bend-in-bend systems. It is particularly suitable for the manufacture of exhaust pipes with a bending radius of 1xD without straight intermediate

WITH rising costs for raw materials and energy, it is imperative to handle resources carefully, to tighten production processes and increase efficiency. Visitors to Schwarze-Robitec’s booth at Fabtech can find out how the tube processing industry can produce sustainably, while implementing maximum added value. The German company will be represented at Booth B4625 by its North American partner agency, Trilogy Machinery, Inc. To design tube processing that is resource-conserving and efficient, Schwarze-Robitec has developed a series of sustainable solutions. These include integrated residual length optimisation for tube bending machines for automobile industry suppliers, which reduces residual tube lengths to a minimum, making

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The new machine control from Schwarze-Robitec clocks the individual working steps synchronously for time-optimised production

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