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Robots as tube bending machines? How automation can be improved and handling concepts can provide specific benefits
T
he trend towards flexibility in machining processes with a high degree of automation
is still clearly enduring in many sectors. Nonetheless, with all the innovative strength and performance power of such systems, we still have the question: When and how does it make sense to automate? And, is the robot a means to an end or the deciding factor?
Stefanie Flaeper, Managing Director at Transfluid, has the answers. The specialists for high- tech tube processing equipment have already been developing their ‘t motion’ solution for process automation for many years and for a great variety of application areas. “Of course, with all the enthusiasm for automation there is always the question of benefits. Because the reasons for deciding
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to go for an automated process, are certainly diverse. Sometimes the objective is to achieve process capability and quality independent
of the operator. In other sectors or applications, the focus is on cost reduction for a process. Because a great deal of ‘know-how’ is
For low-vibration machining with long tubes, the bending machine is simply put in the robot’s hand
required to be able to leverage the optimum results from the machining components through to operation”, explains Stefanie Flaeper.
For effective automation, Transfluid networks their tube bending technologies with powerful systems.
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The question of suitable handling Transfluid can rely on their wide product range for the realisation of the individually developed manufacturing cells. With the integration of well-proven technologies for tube bending or forming, the automation options are always consistently exploited. For example, if it is necessary to cut at the start, Transfluid’s chipless orbital tube cutter provides a tidy route for direct further processing. As a result, it is possible to carry
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