TPT July 2021

T E CHNOLOG Y

Unison control system upgrade delivers faster tube manipulation

A SOFTWARE upgrade by Unison, a UK manufacturer of all- electric CNC tube and pipe bending machines, is set to bring performance enhancements in the region of 25 per cent to tube manipulation cycle times on the company’s Breeze range of models. Although the upgrade will be of greatest benefit to Unison customers who are involved in high-volume tube manipulation activities, Unison believes that all customers who choose to upgrade will benefit. The software upgrade will be available as an additional cost option to all users of Unison Breeze machines that are equipped with the company’s latest Unibend control system. It will also be included as standard on all new Unison Breeze machines in future. “We like to provide our customers with the highest levels of performance, reliability, bend quality and repeatability,” said Unison’s managing director, Alan Pickering. “Additionally, our Unibend software is recognised as the most user- friendly control system for tube bending applications. With a commitment to constant improvement, and as part of our most recent review into machine performance, we took the decision to investigate how we could make the bending cycles on our Breeze range of tube manipulation machines even faster – all without compromising any of the attributes that Unison Breeze machines are renowned for. “We have been able to incorporate speed improvements and reduce the pause time between process movements. Although real-world speed enhancements will obviously depend on materials being bent, the number of and complexity of bends and individual manufacturing strategies, on average we expect Unison customers to achieve time savings in the region of 25 per cent when bending at full power.” The software upgrade will be available as an additional cost option to all users of Unison Breeze machines

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