TPT July 2015

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All-electric CNC tube benders

HMT 3.5E-MS all-electric tube bender

HORN Machine Tools, a US manufacturer of tube bending equipment, has introduced a line of all-electric CNC benders from 2" to 10" capacity. The machines are based on the proven design of the HMT hybrid benders, with the clamp and pressure die now equipped with large electric servo motors. The machines are 100 per cent domestically designed and produced at the company’s facility in Madera, California. The all-electric benders have special features that can include ‘Quad Stack’ design, allowing the user to mount up to four sets of full size bend tools at once. This gives the flexibility to switch between sizes rapidly, or allows for greater capability to bend complex shapes. The machines can also be equipped with a shearing device and load/unload automation for continuous production. The powerful machines are designed for 24/7 production. They can bend very tight radius stainless steel on the rated diameter size. Draw bending in combination with push rolling capability are included as standard features. System reliability is enhanced by removing the hydraulics and implementing all-digital servo systems with fewer components, less wiring and greater remote diagnostics capability. According to company president Kent Horn, “For some time now our customers have been asking for a domestically produced all-electric bender that is faster, easy to program and has overnight parts availability. Our line of all electric machines is the answer to all these requests and more.” Mr Horn continued, “Our machines bend tube very fast, but high production tube bending is not simply a matter of faster bending speed, it is a combination of all the axes moving fast in simultaneous motion to reduce non-value added cycle time. Fast clamping, stack shifting and carriage positioning are going to improve production rates as well as bending speed.” The machines are equipped with the BendPro CNC control, which provides simple-to-use yet powerful features for teach moves, cycle time optimisation and remote troubleshooting capability.

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Horn Machine Tools, Inc – USA Fax: +1 559 431 4431 Email: info@hornmachinetools.com Website: www.hornmachinetools.com

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