Tube & Pipe Fabrication
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Solid-State Laser Meets XXL Tube Processing
The high speed 4 kW TruLaser Tube 7000 fiber from TRUMPF can be fully automated with LoadMaster Tube to hold up to four metric tons of raw materials.
Fabricate Tubing for Frame Construction with Ease
Model 2650 and 2660 hydraulic benders from Huth Ben Pearson are ideal for construction of trailer and building frames, carports, sporting equipment, agricultural feed rings, fencing and gates, panels and saddle racks, lawn furniture, greenhouses and more.
Rotary Transfer Tube Machining
Special purpose rotary and linear transfer machines from Suhner can optimize a process with standard or custom systems for each machining application to help shorten overall part cycle times.
All-Electric Tube End Forming Eliminates Hydraulic Oil, Reduces Operating Costs
The ECOForm eRB80 IO+IO from R&B Machining performs precision sizing, diameter expansions or reductions, ram forming, flaring, notching and shearing of tube diameters up to 3.1 in with standard tooling and up to 3.9 in with heavy duty tooling with maximum wall thickness of 0.079 in.
A New Generation of 3D Laser Tube Cutting
Using loading and unloading systems that automatically adapt to accommodate short and long parts and a 3 kW fiber laser that cuts up to 6 in round, square, rectangular, special and open profiles, the LT7 Lasertube system from BLM Group reconfigures itself for the next order at the end of each production batch.
Portable Pipe Beveling Tools with ID or OD Clamping
The self-centering Tube Weasel right angle ID clamping tool and the C-Hog OD clamping tool from ESCO use pneumatic, electric or battery power for rigid mounting and torque-free operation of TiN-coated cutter blades with radical chip breakers that transfer heat away from the surface.
Wauseon Machine Receives Awards
They receive the Global Distinction Award and the Application Award from FANUC.
New ASTM Standard for Steel Structural Tubes
WK41589 applies to cold-formed welded high-strength carbon steel or low-alloy steel hollow structural sections used in bridge and building construction.
Roll-Kraft Names Director of Operations
Kevin Gehrisch now oversees production, sales and strategic planning.
Boomerang Tube Acquires Southern Tube
This deal expands their OTCG production capacity, which now includes seamless tubes and third-party processing of green tube.
R&B Machining Changes Name to Innovative Engineered Solutions
This change better positions them to compete in tube and pipe fabrication and related metal forming markets.
Vertical Machining Centers for Tube and Pipe Machining
Ideal for machining long parts like tube or pipe, cutting keyways and more, TRD vertical machining centers from FlexDrill use bed lengths from 10 ft to 80 ft to drill, mill, tap and bevel large or long parts in a single set-up.
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