In this article you will discover the reasons why several steel stakeholders have turned into metal service centers and you can explore the strategies they have adopted to make this change.
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Turning a tube and steel stockholder into a metal service center
Oct 26, 2023 8:42:43 AM
Topics:
programming
laser cutting
lasertube
Tube bending
wire bending
structural
contractors
metalworking
subcontractors
metal service center
tube and steel stockholders
steel market
materials logistics
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Case study: bike shelter project with Lasertube and tube benders
Oct 11, 2023 4:33:46 PM
In this article, a practical case was examined to illustrate how the adoption of Lasertube, tube benders and wire benders, along with related programming and integration software, saved time and reduced material consumption in the construction of a bicycle shelter.
Topics:
programming
lasertube
tubular frame
Tube bending
wire bending
structural
contractors
metalworking
frame design
cut and bend
tube joinery
urban design
case study
bike shelter
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5 VGPNext software functions to program and simulate tube bender
Jul 14, 2023 9:08:17 AM
Since its introduction in 2002, VGP3D has continued to gain new value-add capabilities as a direct result of BLM GROUP's long experience in tube and wire bending. Now after 20 years, VGPNext, the new programming software for tube and wire benders, offers entirely new features that mark a turning point with the past. Here are some of them:
Topics:
Tube bending
metalworking
tube bender programming software
tube bending simulation
tube bending elongation
tube bender programming
bent tube defect corrections
tube bender simulation
spring back
production job
tube bender production monitoring
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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
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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
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Transforming a tube into functional work of art
Oct 26, 2020 12:08:10 PM
Industrial design aims to create objects capable of improving our daily lives, combining fundamental and sometimes conflicting, needs of the customer and manufacturer. The main elements designers take into consideration are:
Topics:
tube
design
furniture
laser cutting
lasertube
Tube bending
consumer goods
product marketing
art
wire
wire bending
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How to solve 11 common bending problems with VGP3D
Sep 30, 2020 6:41:29 PM
Tube bending is a complex process. VGP3D addresses the most common problems in a user-friendly manner and helps the user to produce correct and repeatable parts.
Here are some of the most common problems that occur in tube bending and how VGP3D can solve them:
Topics:
programmazione
vgp3d
Tube bending
tube bending coordinates
BLMelements
Tool Designer
Digital Bending
hole detection
XYZ-UVW-LRA
bending tools
Tool Room
weld seam detection
VGP3D model
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3D laser cutting and other technologies for bent or hydroformed tubes
Jul 31, 2020 11:55:00 AM
Advanced processes for tube manufacturing, the result of growing demand for increased productivity and above all, flexibility, has led to the creation of systems capable of performing complex and precision operations on pre- bent, hydroformed or shaped tubes. 3D laser cutting technology is playing an increasingly important role in this type of processes.
Topics:
metal cutting
manufacturing
robot handling
hydroformed
Automotive
lasertube
tube bending machines
3D laser cutting
lasertube for large diameters
Tube bending
Tube production
Weld seam
Elastic return
end-formed tubes
bent tubes
3D laser cutting of hydroformed parts
3D laser cutting of bent tubes
elongation
3D laser cutting cells
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Industry 4.0 platform provides integration for tubular products
Jul 8, 2020 9:15:00 AM
Many tube fabricators use a different programming platform for each machine, which leads to some specific inefficiencies. Connecting two or more processes together using Industry 4.0 technology platforms provides a seamless operation in programming, fabricating, and process validation.
Topics:
productivity
efficiency
lasertube
industry 4.0
CAD/CAM software
Tube welding
Tube bending
Trial and error approach
machine learning
OLP software
tube bending coordinates
IoT system
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