Manufacturing system from transfluid creates short straight lengths after bending and forming
Is speed all that matters when it comes to production? Of course not! Especially for connections which must stand up to highly dynamic loads, quality has an important role to play. Tube connections used in automobile manufacturing must be robust, durable, clean, and demonstrate longterm leak-tightness. transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH (http://www.tube-processing-machines.com/)has now developed an automation system for the t motion part of its portfolio which ensures the rapid and highly precise manufacturing of short elbow tubing sections. These special connections are used in car radiators and air conditioning.
Chipless tube cutting and precise tube rolling
The special transfluid manufacturing cell enables the coil to be handled directly. In the first manufacturing stage, the tubing (in a diameter range from 8 to 22 millimetres) is unwound, aligned, and cut. The orbital chipless cutting of the tubes can be performed up to a minimum length of 34 millimetres. Cleaning cutting is the key for enabling the subsequent processing steps to proceed immediately, as it excludes the possibility of contamination, which could endanger subsequent system use.
After the cutting process, the tube ends – where the hose is connected – are compressed in a transfer line. Then a subsequent component of the line rolls and polishes the surface. This rolling technology from transfluid allows for short clamping lengths and the forming of practically any geometry.
Reliable bending after tube forming
After the axial and rotary end forming process, the t motion manufacturing cell (http://www.tube-processing-machines.com/automation-systems.php) automatically bends 80% of the parts by 40 to 120 degrees. The particular benefit of the process as a whole is primarily that the extremely short parts must be formed and then bent on both sides, which means there are practically no straight sections. „The challenge during development was quite clearly combining the high quality requirements with a time-efficient manufacturing process“, says Stefanie Flaeper, Managing Director of transfluid. „In realising this system, our team has ensured that deformations of the tubes is ruled out throughout the process, and that the surface and any previous tube forming operations are preserved throughout the entire process.“ A cycle time of 6 seconds makes this high-quality production method an economical solution, especially for short parts.
transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH – the solution for tubes
transfluid is sought after worldwide as a partner for manufacturing tube bending machines and tube processing machines. Since 1988 transfluid has been further developing its technologies for tube machining, so that it can provide customer-oriented, tailor-made solutions – for plant and machine construction, the automotive and energy industries, shipbuilding and medical device manufacturing. As a world-renowned brand, the company from Germany is present in Europe and with its subsidiaries in Asia.
transfluid\’s product portfolio offers perfect solutions in five different machine categories, that meet all the requirements in tube processing. t bend stands for a wide range of tube bending machines, which fulfil the highest demands in terms of industrial applications. The tube forming machines in the t form range offer the perfect tube shaping solutions. Tube forming is important as an individual or supplementary process, in order to obtain optimally tailored tubes. Automation systems are offered as fully developed concepts for bending and forming technology, under t motion. t cut covers the field of tube cutting machines. Here, Transfluid is able to provide a range of different systems, for example for chipless orbital cutting and special knive separation processes. The category t clean encompasses tube cleaning machines. These ensure the cleanliness of workpieces and tubes. Additionally, with the new tu go range, transfluid offers a standardised portfolio of machinery, which is available from stock for immediate delivery. transfluid offers the powerful software t project for rapid and reliable tube processing. It can be used as an effective online solution for bending machines and the majority of CAD systems.
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Firmenkontakt
transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH
Stefanie Flaeper
Hünegräben 20-22
57392 Schmallenberg
+49 2972 97 15 – 0
+49 2972 97 15 – 11
info@transfluid.de
http://www.tube-processing-machines.com
Pressekontakt
PSV
Stefan Köhler
Schlachthausstraße 10
57072 Siegen
+49 (0) 271 7700160
s.koehler@psv-marketing.de
