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Let It Flow: Tube & Pipe Fabrication

As business picks up for tube and pipe fabricators, they must reduce their setup times and become more versatile in the flow of work they are able to handle, all while increasing their productivity to remain competitive. Here is some of the latest tube and pipe fabrication and welding equipment that can help these shops smooth out jobs so that their work goes with the flow.

Posted: January 28, 2017

The innovative RapidCut function on the TruLaser Tube 5000 fiber laser tube cutting machine from TRUMPF synchronizes the movements of the tube axis and cutting head to increase machine dynamics and boost productivity by up to 15 percent, especially when processing thin walled tubes. The system features bevel cutting capabilities up to 45 deg in mild steel, can process tubes up to 0.31 in thick, and cut highly reflective materials such as brass or copper as reliably as mild steel.

Laser Tube Cutting with Solid-State Laser Technology
The TruLaser Tube 5000 solid-state fiber laser tube cutting machine from TRUMPF eliminates the need for a fully enclosed housing, making it quick and easy for users to load individual tubes and profiles or to remove finished parts while the machine is in operation.

Advanced Tube Fabrication Systems
The LC5 tube and sheet fabricating machine, the LT-FREE fiber laser tube cutting machine for cutting 3-dimensional parts, and the E-TURN and 4-RUNNER tube bending machines from BLM are ideal for effective, automated high volume fabrication of difficult materials.

Versatile, Compact Laser Tube Cutting
The VCL-T100 tube production system from Mazak Optonics utilizes Direct Diode Laser technology to deliver higher efficiency and reliability than traditional fiber or other solid state laser generation systems.

Tube Bending for Automotive Systems
The CNC 80 E TB MR tube bending machine from Schwarze-Robitec uses a disconnecting device integrated into the bending tool to bend and separate tube components at random lengths in a single step, reducing production times and decreasing scrap material up to 90 percent.

Efficient Bending of Large Tubes and Pipes
By end forming on flanges and optimized processing of large tubes and tubes with small diameters, large tube bending machines from Transfluid offer fast tool changes and permit narrow radii, even in CuNiFe and stainless steel pipes.

Affordable Laser Tube Cutting
Starting at an affordable price of $59,900, FabLight laser cutters from 3D Fab Light maximize performance and flexibility in a compact footprint.

Wire Bending Redefined
Fully customizable and affordable, the D.I.Wire PRO from Pensa Labs bridges the gap between time-consuming hand bending and expensive large-scale, mass production CNC wire bending.

Faster Cut Rates, Fewer Changeovers, Longer Life
The Norton Red Heat R983 suite of abrasive belts and discs from Saint-Gobain Abrasives includes flap discs and quick-change discs that are ideal for a broad range of applications in welding, MRO, transportation and aerospace.

Ceramic Flap Discs for Exceptional Grinding Performance on All Metals
The unique abrasive structure of the advanced ceramic grain in PLANTEX CERAMIC flap discs from CS Unitec reduces heat when grinding to prevent heat discoloration on the workpiece, but provides maximum removal to save time and extend service life.