Economic tube production for shipbuilding with special transfluid pipe bending machines

More efficiency for tube bending thanks powerful software and quick set-up times

In the pipework in shipbuilding solutions for very specific requirements are needed. Because here are mostly produced complex individual parts and pipes must meet the required classifications. Also various materials such as steel, stainless steel, duplex or CuNiFe are used. They differ mainly by their individually different processing characteristics. The majority of the processed pipe sizes is at most 6 "- 168, 3 mm or 8" - 219 mm.

To allow for these specific challenges, a fast and efficient production, the experts of the german transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH emphasis in their tube processing systems, on short setup times and a high-performance software. The solid base of the plant forms a CNC-controlled bending machine from the product line t bend. Thus this control can be connected online to the corresponding CAD systems, transfluid supplies in the processing unit a PC (Windows OS) and the specially developed own bending software t control. For an efficient tube bending it allows fast data transfer and easy creation of production lists.
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As the tube bending software can be used in the network, there is for the designers at a very early stage ability to check feasibility of geometries and whether the pipe is bendable without collision. This makes planning for the processing more predictabe and gives therefore more economical process reliability. In addition, the system calculates the sawing lenght and store the data in a cutting list. It also assures the optimal timing and implementation of processes.

"Additional production costs can be saved if flanges are welded to the pipe even before bending. We also have developed a solution that makes this process easier, "explains Gerd Nöker, managing director transfluid. The software t control is able to calculate how the hole position of the flanges have to be welded to each other. Subsequently, the bending machine can safely process the flanged pipes.

An efficient production also ensure quick tool changes. Despite the impressive size of this bending machines it is below 15 minutes. Another advantage: transfluid systems can be designed that eventually existing and still-usable bending tools can be used. "For us it is most important to provide technology, which supplies an economic and high-quality tube processing for permanent perfect results," says Gerd Nöker concluded.

Trade shows:
transfluid on the Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine (SMM), 2012 (04.-07.09.2012, Hamburg, Germany): Hall B2, Stand 409 and the EuroBLECH – 23-27.10.2012 (Hanover, Germany): Hall 11, Stand E02

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transfluid® Maschinenbau GmbH
Since 1988 transfluid continually improved technologies in tube processing to meet customers’ demands, offering optimum, tailor-made solutions in machine and plant construction, that are used in the automobile, ship building and furniture industries as well as the construction of railings and conveyor technology. transfluid’s product portfolio offers perfect solutions in five different machine categories, that meet all the requirements in tube processing. The Schmallenberg-based, german company has become a global brand with service offices in Europe and Asia.

transfluid®
Maschinenbau GmbH
Stefanie Flaeper
Hünegräben 20-22
57392 Schmallenberg
Germany
Tel.: +49 2972 97 15 - 0
Fax: +49 2972 97 15 - 11
info@transfluid.de
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