Highly Efficient and Productive Tube Fabrication Systems

In Booth B11010, BLM Group USA (Novi, MI) will display their new LT8.10 fiber laser tube cutting system along with the highly efficient and productive tube bending machines SMART, ELECT 102 and E-TURN 52 integrated with robotic load/unload, demonstrating a fully automated production process. With its 3 kW fiber laser, the LT8.10 provides excellent flexibility for precise laser cutting on a variety of materials for tube diameters up to 9.5 in (241 mm). This system is ideal for cutting highly reflective materials, such as brass, copper and aluminum, and can process round, square, rectangle, special shaped tube or bar and open profiles with ease.

The SMART is an all-electric tube bending machine that provides speed, precision and reliability when processing tube with diameters up to 1 in (28 mm). Its compact layout and integrated loading/unloading enable automated non-stop operation. The SMART is particularly well suited for bending complicated shapes and multiple radii tubes. It can be used in a wide range of configurations, from manual to robotic loading or with a range of automated loaders designed to handle straight tubes or pre-assembled tubes with formed ends, flanges or fittings. The entire system is managed from a single point via its VGP3D software, making programming and operating simple.

The ELECT 102 is an all-electric tube bender that brings advanced levels of accuracy and productivity to the bending of tubes up to 4 in (102 mm) diameter. The machine can bend multiple radii using stack tooling for right-hand or left-hand bending. Up to eight tools can be fitted at the same time. Variable radius tools can be used in any position. The unit can handle difficult applications with little or no straight between bends or where tight radius bends are required.

The E-TURN 52 is an all-electric tube bender that can bend a variety of tube configurations, including round, square, rectangular, flat-sided, oval and elliptical. Tube can be automatically loaded, bent and unloaded, all in one machine. The E-TURN 52 can bend tube up to 2 in (50.8 mm) diameter and can automatically predict and calculate the behavior of the tube during the bending operation. This is particularly useful for processing high-strength materials or stainless steel with high spring-back to prevent the formation of unsightly marks caused by slippage at the end of the bend or early wear on the tools.

Applications specialists will be on hand to demonstrate a proprietary software suite called “BLMelements” that is a single management point for designing, programming and planning tube and sheet fabrication production. This software also allows for remote machine monitoring, collecting operating statistics and receives real-time notifications of events that may require attention, all to optimize the data networking, computerization and digitization of the Smart Factory of the future and Industry 4.0.

BLM Group USA, 46850 Cartier Drive, Novi, MI 48377, 248-560-0080, Fax: 248-560-0083, sales@blmgroupusa.com, www.blmgroup.com.