Two dynamic concepts for collision-free pipe bending

For challenging installation space requirements transfluid has developed special right/left bending technology

When it comes to pipe bending, precision is everything. In order to ensure good results, the use of the right bending technology is becoming increasingly important. This is particularly true for challenging requirements such as installation space and system positioning, as they can restrict the ideal conditions needed when forming pipes. In many cases, neither a right nor a left bending machine can produce the required geometry of the pipe bends without colliding with the machine frame. Therefore, a solution with the maximum number of bending options is required. For this purpose, transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH has created effective technologies in their 't bend' machine category, offering two effective right/left bending concepts for different pipe diameters. In the development of these bending machines, the focus was on the optimum utilization of the systems.

Bending cycle time of 2.5 seconds for small pipe diameters
“For pipes with a diameter of less than 30 mm, we offer a 't bend' machine with two individually adjustable heads”, says Stefanie Flaeper, Managing Director at transfluid. The adjustable heads allow both right and left hand bending operations – the right bending head is still-standing and the left bending head is suspended. “This design principle is very effective for small pipe diameters because the operation time is extremely short. Changing from one bending direction to another can be completed in 2.5 seconds”, says Flaeper. Furthermore, it is possible to equip each bending head with up to three tool levels.

Bending pipes from 30 mm up to 90 mm in diameter with rotating head
In the second bending concept, transfluid has optimized the machine's effectiveness onto one rotating head. This system is also extremely dynamic for larger pipe diameters from 30 mm up to 90 mm. Larger pipe dimensions can be bent right or left more efficiently. The concept is the same for pipe diameters of less than 30 mm – all shafts are servo-electrically driven and there are two tool levels on each bending head as standard.

Practical options for greater efficiency
To free-form large radii, both machine versions can be equipped with a corresponding system. In modern bending technology, the use of loading magazines, automatic handling systems and robot-assisted production methods are becoming an integral part. Using the greater dynamism and flexibility of transfluid technology, bending processes can be implemented smoothly and effectively in the future, despite difficult installation space requirements.

transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH – the solution for tubes

Since 1988, transfluid has been further developing its technologies for tube processing in a customer orientated way and thus offers tailor-made solutions – for plant and mechanical engineering, the car and energy industry, ship-building right up to the production of medical equipment. As a world-renowned brand, the company from Germany is present in Europe and with its subsidiaries in Asia.

transfluid’s product portfolio offers perfect solutions in five different machine categories, that meet all the requirements in tube processing. t bend includes semi- and fully-automatic tube bending machines as well as large-diameter tube bending machines. t form represents high-quality axial, rolling and combined tube forming machines. Automation systems with sophisticated concepts for bending and forming technology belong to the t motion category. With t cut, transfluid offers tube cutting machines in different system variants und t clean is transfluid’s range of tube cleaning machines for guaranteed cleanliness of work pieces and pipes.

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transfluid
Maschinenbau GmbH
Hünegräben 20-22
57392 Schmallenberg
Germany
Tel.: +49 2972 97 15 - 0
Fax: +49 2972 97 15 - 11
info@transfluid.de
www.tube-processing-machines.com

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