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Ideal for cutting mild steel and highly reflective stainless steel and aluminum, the LC5 tube and sheet fabricating machine from BLM Group handles tube up to 334 in long and 4.75 in diameter and automatically processes sheet metal up to 78 in x 236 in.

Posted: October 13, 2016

Booth N-6300: As the only high production system with automatic loading and unloading that can process both tube and flat sheet in a single machine, the LC5 tube and flat sheet fabricating machine from BLM Group can be equipped with either a CO2 laser source with a power up to 4.5 kW or a fiber laser source with a power up to 5 kW.

In Booth N-6300, BLM Group USA (Wixom, MI), a global leader in the manufacture of tube and flat sheet processing solutions, will demonstrate their LC5 tube and sheet fabricating machine, the LT-FREE fiber laser tube cutting machine for cutting 3D parts, and their E-TURN and 4-RUNNER tube bending machines.

LC5 is a compact laser machine that can be equipped with either a CO2 laser source with a power up to 4.5 kW or a fiber laser source with a power up to 5 kW. It is the only high production machine with automatic loading and unloading that can process both tube and flat sheet in a single machine. The LC5 can handle tube up to 334 in long and 4.75 in diameter. The processing of sheet metal is fully automatic and allows for sheet up to 78 in x 236 in. The fiber laser is ideal for cutting both mild steel and highly reflective materials such as stainless steel and aluminum.

The five-axis LT-FREE fiber laser system cuts three-dimensional formed or shaped parts such as bent tubes, hydroformed tubes, welded assemblies and stamped or flat sheets. With power up to 3 kW, table dimensions of 59 in x 39 in, and axis stroke to X: 116 in, Y: 37 in, Z: 29 in, the LT-FREE is ideal for cutting mild steel, copper, aluminum, brass, stainless steel and galvanized steel.

The all-electric E-TURN 32 tube bender can handle tube up to 1.18 in diameter and will be equipped with a Kawasaki robotic arm. It 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 4-RUNNER tube bender and end-forming machine can be configured as a dedicated tube bender for a specific production application or a complete process that includes straightening from coil, bending, end-forming and cut off. With a footprint of 13.08 ft x 7.17 ft x 6.17 ft, the 4-RUNNER is ideal for machining small to medium sized tubes and can bend tube to 0.875 in diameter with accuracy to ± 0.05 in on the linear axis and ± 0.05 deg on the rotational axis. The unit comes standard with 2.76 in maximum bending radius, and an “increase bend radius” option is available.