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8 reasons for choosing an all-electric tube bending machine

Jan 18, 2022 2:04:00 PM

Automatic tube bending machines are widely used in a variety of areas of application such as automotive, motorcycle, aerospace, furniture, industrial vehicles, and residential and industrial heating and cooling systems.

Unlike the traditional manual tube bending machines, mainly used as work tools on construction sites, automatic tube bending machines are real industrial systems for mass production of components made from tube and can be electric hydraulic, hereinafter simply called hydraulic tube bending machines, or all-electric.
This article describes the main advantages offered by the all-electric tube bending machines.

Topics: repeatability tube bending machines Hydraulic tube bending machines Buying a tube bending machine Electric tube bending machines metalworking CV choosing an electric or hydraulic tube bender all-electric technology why to choose electric machine tools repeatability of bent tubes pros and cons of the electric tube benders how to choose the correct tube bender checking tube springback compensation industrial systems hydraulic oil leakages in tube bender remote support for a tube bending machine adjustment of pressure die position electric machine tools checking tube deformation maintenance of the tube bending machine adjustment of clamp die position adjustment of mandrel position adjustment of clamping torque CVMOFU#004

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Van Keulen: Costruction of interior furniture with Lasertube

Jan 11, 2022 4:34:07 PM

Van Keulen is a well-known interior design and shop fitting producer with more than 70 years of experience in these sectors.

With its 3 production plants and 5 assembly locations in the Netherlands, Van Keulen has been designing, producing and supplying high-quality custom interior solutions such as shop, catering and public space fittings, shelves and furniture.

Topics: design furniture lasertube light furniture Artube metal processing designer production of interior furnishings shop fittings production shelves production supplying high-quality interior solutions how to made furniture with tube eco-friendly furniture furniture producer laser cut faster technology production of furniture for shops interior design production furniture production reduce welding in furniture production use the tube to produce shelves made shop interiors with tubes made furniture with tubes production of shelves with a Lasertube design furniture with tube improve safety in work environment shop fittings with the tube supermarket shelves LT7 LT CH LTSS#004

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Managing weld seams makes the difference in tube processing

Jan 4, 2022 9:48:00 AM

There are many cases in which the weld seams on tubes are an issue that must be addressed in order to obtain satisfactory finished parts. Technical requirements, appearance, structural and thickness tolerances and process continuity of the weld do not allow for leaving the position of the weld seam to chance. This rings true for laser cutting and bending alike. Let's take a closer look at the solutions available on BLM GROUP systems.

Topics: active tools furniture lasertube vgp3d Tube bending tube laser cutting Weld seam Artube metalworking CNC machines thickness tolerance welded tube laser-cutting Active Weld mechanical strength of the tube weld seams on tubes weld seam position welded tube bending square section tube laser-cutting bars orientation in loader round section tube laser-cutting weld seam detection on the tube to be cut CNC machine nesting for tube laser-cutting welding detection sensor weld seam detection sensor tube bending programming software lasertube programming software LT

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Optimal preparation of production batches and nesting

Dec 20, 2021 8:28:14 AM

Creating production batches is a key step of tube processing on the shop floor.

The jobs loaded on the machine must contain all the information needed to proceed, including machine movement instructions, geometric details of the part, material characterization and technological options.

Topics: lasertube Weld seam software metalworking nesting ProTube machine tools production batches planning production technological processing options nesting for tube cutting operation tube nesting saving of time and material cutting and bending systems bar identification codes technological parameters welding-oriented nesting material identification workshop optimal bar length designing the part on the machine nesting strategies SW SWTOFU#003

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The solution for any need is a tube and sheet laser cutting system

Dec 7, 2021 7:07:59 PM

“For us, the cutting time is not a particularly important parameter, the flexibility of the system is much more important, the process as a whole counts, and it's just not possible to compare the manual work of before with the current situation.”

Céline Hugot, owner of Viollet Industries

Topics: laser cutting welding lasertube welding jigs tube laser cutting success story Artube metal processing steel structures metal cages Joints between pipes joints between tubes with the laser produce metal cages one laser process metal containment structures delivery time time savings building cages industrial products flexible machines CH LC LCSS#003

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Small batches? How to produce the fixtures for 3D laser cutting?

Nov 23, 2021 8:42:58 AM

In 3D Laser cutting, the part to be cut needs to be positioned and held in the working area of the machine in a repeatable way. One must use some kind a support to achieve this objective. Such supports are known as fixtures, reference fixtures or fixing gauge.

Topics: lt-free 3D laser cutting LS5 LC5 metalworking 3D laser cutting machines five axis laser cutting machines 3D laser cutting fixtures supports for 3D laser cutting 3D laser cutting systems one-piece batch designing fixtures for 3D laser cutting designing supports for 3D laser cutting sheet metal supports for 3D laser cutting LT3D

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Metazet FormFlex uses BLM GROUP for tube and sheet laser cutting

Nov 18, 2021 2:04:20 PM

The Dutch firm Metazet FormFlex, global total partner in horticulture, replaced its existing BLM GROUP laser cutting machines after 17 years with the GROUP’s latest technology tube and sheet machinesp.

Topics: metal cutting manufacturing active tools lasertube drilling laser cutting head flatbed laser metalworking saw cutting production efficiency machine park electrically driven internal transport systems tube laser cutting machine greenhouse horticulture innovative products and systems for cultivation metal sheet warehouse all metalworking operations in house production flexibility in laser cutting greenhouse equipment CH LC

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Walcarius shakes up the construction world with 3D laser cutting

Oct 19, 2021 7:39:02 PM

The Belgian based metal construction company Walcarius NV wanted to stand out in the steel construction world by exploiting tube and beam machining and their interlocking potential offered by 3D laser cutting.

Topics: tube plasma cutting lasertube 3D laser cutting success story chamfering structural 2D laser cutting constructions beam cutting angle slotted holes fastening tabs weldless interlocking construction kit steel construction industry lead time JT CH

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The tube bender reshaping power distribution in electric vehicles

Oct 4, 2021 11:54:47 AM

Copper and aluminium busbars have always been used for conducting electric current in a wide variety of equipment, such as transformers, electrical cabinets, switchgear, generators and generally in all-electric engineering applications where very high powers are involved.

Topics: tube bending machines Tube bending power conveyance electric car battery components transformers switchgear generators electric power transmission busbar electric car batteries electric engineering flat copper bar bending busbar twisting busbar bending CV CVBOFU#008

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Laser cutting tube? It's easier than you think!

Sep 19, 2021 11:06:13 PM

Progress has brought many benefits, allowing us to move faster and more comfortably with increasingly sophisticated and easy-to-drive cars. Similarly, industrial production has become more efficient and cleaner with automated systems capable of achieving high productivity in safe and sustainable working conditions.

Topics: reliability Automotive transfer lathe metalworking racing cars laser cutting parameters precision machines machine tools milling machine CNC machines cutting trimming deformation LT

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