TPT July 2015

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Weld bead removal for stainless steel tubes

by stainless steel tube producers around the world. With the exception of some parts which, for manufacturing reasons, cannot be made of stainless steel, the rest of the bead grinder can be made in this useful metal that, in addition to lengthening the lifetime of a machine that is subject to dirt and water, means that it is possible to avoid the worked tube from coming into contact with machine parts of different metal and getting contaminated. This problem can give rise to complaints, especially for tubes that are used in the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industry. The bead grinder can also be supplied with a double control panel allowing the possibility of installing it on any type of tube mill in both tube feeding directions. Bossi can also supply brushing machines for round, square and rectan- gular tubes for any size and for all the

WITH more than 500 machines sold around the world, Bossi Srl – Macchine Finitura Metalli has established itself as a major producer of belt grinders for the removal of stainless steel tube weld beads. The system is installed on tube mills with TIG and laser welding systems. Bossi “STP” bead grinders are the result of technological innovation and experience gained over many years in this field. These machines can work tubes with outside diameters from 6 to 410mm. Their main features are ruggedness and low maintenance demand. They also have adjustable working pressure, and adjustable number of oscillations. The abrasive belt speed is adjustable by inverter, and oscillation amplitude is adjustable. They also have an automatic centralised greasing system, which make them widely used bead grinders

Bossi’s stainless steel bead grinder

speeds in TIG, laser and HF welding systems. Bossi Srl – Macchine Finitura Metalli – Italy Fax: +39 02 9466265

Email: info@bossi-srl.com Website: www.bossi-srl.com

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