TUBE 2014
functions and new features. Its modular design, starting with a sketch edition, over bending edition, hydraulic edition and manufacturing edition up to a professional edition ensures custom-made, practicable and effi cient solutions for all kind of users. A stand-alone pipe bending software for small pipe bending companies, available as a complete client-server-based workfl ow management system for optimizing the whole pipe fabrication process of global companies.
The TT product range comprises
CNC and semi-automatic tube bending machines, assembly machines for hydraulic tubing, tube end forming machines and tube measuring systems as well as software solutions for tube and pipe processing. See us at TUBE 2014 (Hall 5, Booth E 21).
More information on TRACTO- TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG t: +49 2725 9540-0
http://pipebending.tracto-technik. com
tubomat@tracto-technik.de
Multi-functional roll forming for a new generation of tube mills
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n most cases today a tube is a semi-manufactured product, which has to undergo further processing
until it becomes the fi nal product. Tube manufacturing itself is only one part of a comprehensive process chain. The concept of Multifunctional Roll Forming (MRF) is based on an integration of down-stream processes into the tube mill. Both the tube manufacturer and his client can benefi t from this development. A reduction of the number of processes in a process chain always means cost reduction. The capability to supply value-added tubes opens up new market opportunities for tube manufacturers. MRF means to integrate additional processes like piercing, notching, embossing, fi xing nuts or bolts and many other processes into tube mills. If such an integration was done in the past it was dedicated for one specifi c product only. MRF is completely diff erent, because any of the above mentioned operations can be integrated highly fl exibly at any position within the machine only by exchanging work modules. Such work modules have the same size like a Dreistern roll forming tool cassette. In the same
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way like an operator is changing a roll forming tool cassette, he can now also change work modules. In order to achieve an even higher fl exibility, such work modules can also be exchanged between diff erent tube mills or roll forming machines. For that reason, they are equipped with separate control units with standard interfaces, which can communicate with the main machine control - the advantage of such a solution is obvious. Multifunctional machines can be confi gured precisely and rapidly according to the
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actual requirements of a new product. The foot print of such a machine can be reduced by 30% - 50% compared to conventional technology. No redundant line component whatsoever is increasing the machine-hour rate. This was exactly the objective of the Dreistern development: More fl exibility, but less cost and less required space.
www.internationalmetaltube.com
company off ers the opportunity to study a tube mill equipped with multifunctional roll forming. TUBE 2014 is an excellent opportunity to learn more about this promising technology.
More information on Dreisdern GmbH & Co. KG
www.dreistern.com t.: +49 (7622) 391 220 f: +49 (7622) 391 200 heinrich.weber@dreistern. com
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