First process for tool-independent tube forming developed by transfluid

Nov. 22, 2011 - PRLog -- In times of ever faster and more complex challenges to the production tool costs are one main cost factor. Nevertheless, it is common in tube forming that the form is mostly depending on the tooling. The only ways to take small influence on the geometry were until now changes in the material length and different strokes. With big efforts and a lot of tools the flexibility and efficiency was missing in the process. That’s why solution finder transfluid has designed a completely new process to form different geometries on different diameters without special, geometry depending tooling.

„For us it’s always very exciting to think a little further and to try out and create new technologies, for applications where the standard technique does not provide a solution,” said Gerd Nöker, Managing Director of transfluid. „And often the best solutions are in some effective details.” For our new method for the tube forming only a very simple clamping jaw is in use. All other tools are independent of the geometry and the diameter of the tubes.  “A special feature of the new transfluid forming method is that the clamp length is around 1 x tube diameter. So most of the parts can be formed without using expansive form clamps.

The surface of the forming geometry can be produced with a perfect surface quality – even with rotationally symmetrical elements to create an optimal sealing surface. Where previously especially the reduction of stainless steel was a big challenge, the new developed method is a safe solution. The tools are so completely free from wear.

"Since our tube forming process is used specifically for diameter reduction or for keeping the diameter, it is possible, that before the processing an axial expansion of the tube can be necessary. Of course, high-strength materials and stainless steels as well can be formed as also softer NE-metals,” explains Gerd Nöker.
With its impressive solution transfluid has created a technical way, to manufacture a big range of individual geometries with minimal tooling costs. More about the newest technologies from the solution provider of tube processing machines can be seen on the Tube exhibition (Düsseldorf, Germany) from 26 to 30 March 2012 at transfluids booth in hall 05 at stand 5G34.


Company profile:

transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH – the solution for tubes

Since 1988 transfluid continually improved technologies in tube processing to meet customers’ demands, offering optimum, tailor-made solutions in machine and plant construction, that are used in the automobile, ship building and furniture industries as well as the construction of railings and conveyor technology. The Schmallenberg-based company has become a global brand with service offices in Europe and Asia.

transfluid’s product portfolio offers perfect solutions in five different machine categories, that meet all the requirements in tube processing. t bend includes semi- and fully-automatic tube bending machines as well as large-diameter tube bending machines.. t form represents high-quality axial, rolling and combined tube forming machines. Automation systems with sophisticated concepts for bending and forming technology belong to the t motion category. With t cut, transfluid offers tube cutting machines in different system variants und t clean is transfluid’s range of tube cleaning machines for guaranteed cleanliness of work pieces and pipes.

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