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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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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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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.

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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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How to optimize material usage in tube laser-cutting

Sep 8, 2021 7:17:18 PM

One of the crucial aspects of batch preparation for tube laser-cutting is the choice of bars for nesting. Material is the main cost factor in a work order and so its optimal management is essential to achieve a positive profit and yield.

With this crucial factor in mind, BLM GROUP has developed ProTube, for nesting, preparing production batches and monitoring them. The software implements advanced functions to make the best use of raw material at all stages of processing (supply, nesting and processing).

Topics: industry 4.0 tube laser cutting Tube production software metalworking nesting end-of-bar pieces scrap advance laser-cutting of bars subcontractors single supplier ProTube beam traceability bar selection warehouse logistics stock codes of the bars scrap reduction common cut SW SWTOFU#001

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Bending tool management software for tube fabricators

Jul 28, 2021 11:58:00 AM

Someone not familiar with the tube bending process is unable to imagine the complexity of maintaining the bending tool sets and using them to meet the production department’s requirements. This complexity is further multiplied when using different tube bending machines with different characteristics and needing sets to be tooled in time, whether the production batch is small or large.

Topics: tube tube benders Tool Room MES metalworking tube bending tools tube bender programming software pressure die mandrel collet wiper die tube bending radius tooling tube bending tools management tube bending scheduling clamp die tube bending tool components tube bending tool usage tube bending tools lifetime tube bending tools maintenance tube bending tools database spacers ball mandrels tube guides interface plates designer programmer CV CVBOFU#007

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A compact bending head to produce new geometries

Jul 2, 2021 3:55:22 PM

In the furniture and similar sectors, where the tubes to be bent are often very long and curved into sometimes particularly complex shapes, the bending head must take up as little space as possible to leave room for the shape that the bent tube will assume.

Topics: design furniture tube bending machines tube benders industrial vehicles farming machines contractors metalworking tube bending tools din collet bending head Small encumbrance cycle time production management furniture manufacturers producing furnishing objects with tubes ELECT CV CVBOFU#006

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The differences between laser and plasma in tube cutting

May 20, 2021 9:31:41 PM

The differences between laser and plasma cutting in sheet metal are well known but what are the criteria for choosing between them when cutting tubes and profiles?

Laser cutting and plasma cutting are two technologically different metal cutting methods. As can be expected, the characteristics of the cut, the types of applications and the benefits they can offer are also different.

Topics: laser cutting welding lasertube tube laser cutting structural kerf Plasma cutting of section bars constructions Installation Laser vs. plasma metalworking plasma cutting of beams laser cutting of tubes differences between laser and plasma threaded holes plasmatube laser cutting of beams laser cutting of section bars characteristics of laser cutting characteristics of plasma cutting laser pipe cutting JT

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8 reasons for choosing an all-electric tube bending machine

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Managing weld seams makes the difference in tube processing

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Optimal preparation of production batches and nesting

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

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Metazet FormFlex uses BLM GROUP for tube and sheet laser cutting

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

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How to optimize material usage in tube laser-cutting

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Bending tool management software for tube fabricators

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A compact bending head to produce new geometries

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The differences between laser and plasma in tube cutting

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