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corrugated with a pitch ranging from 1.5mm to 3mm and a groove depth of 0.5mm to 1.5mm. Cut lengths can be supplied with a maximum length of 20m.

For highest process safety, the RM 40B is equipped with the new Bihler VC1-E control. This control system has been designed and provided with an ideal display to handle the machine in an intuitional fashion. A special highlight of this new Bihler control generation is that it can be upgraded for multi-axis applications. Further highlights of this new generation of Bihler controls are the real-time operating system VX-Works. There is control of the main drive via ethernet based bus system,

while four robust, decentralized modules control and monitor the machine systems and tools. There is also an ethernet TCP/IP and FTP interface for teleservicing. In 2008, Bihler plans the completion of the RM 40B’s bigger sister, the GRM 80B, in order to offer the market a powerful machine even for larger bush dimensions.

Pune Fin Tube Pvt Ltd – India Fax : +91 20 2546 6980 Email : info@punefintubes.com Website : www.punefintubes.com

Bihler – Germany Fax : +49 8368 18 105 Website : www.bihler.de

Highest productivity and precision in bush manufacture

EDM Notch Master TM Metal Erosion Machine For Making Pipe Test Calibration Standards Scan Systems Corporation, through its operating division of EDM SPECIALTIES, manufacturers the family of portable EDM Notch Masters TM . Originally designed as the answer to producing flaws on the inside diameter of pipe to meet API 5CT and 5L published specifications, the scope of the equipment has enlarged. Continuous improvements have made the EDM Notch Master TM valuable to any industry that is required to make calibration standards. Not just limited to pipe, the Notch Master TM is used for coiled metal products, forged products, specialty alloy metal products and used in a cross section of industries such a oil & gas, nuclear facilities, and marine.

Bihler, Germany, a specialist in machine tools, has launched the model RM 40B bushing machine. A high precision and top quality machine, it is perfectly designed for the manufacture of cylindrical, straight bushes and flanged bushes. Bushes can easily be produced from 6-18mm inner diameter and up to a maximum of 40mm in length, with maximum strip dimensions of 1.5mm x 40mm. The machine speed is infinitely adjustable and varies subject to the type of bush. The speed for flanged bushes (collared bushes), is 250 bushes per minute, and it climbs to 400 bushes per minute for cylindrical, straight bushes. The RM 40B consists of a compact basic machine, standard accessories and clearly arranged tool components. The basic machine corresponds to the model RM 40K, although the number of drive positions is reduced to twelve. Accessories include a mechanical gripper feed with hydraulic clamping, BRA-II-75 strip straightener, and a 70kN 12mm stroke two-point eccentric press. There are also two positively-controlled normal slide units (nominal force of 30kN and 25mm stroke), a central mandrel (30kN nominal force and 50mm stroke), a 60kN transverse press with 35mm stroke, and a rotary table drive. The clearly arranged, innovative RM 40B tooling consists of three components: the basic tooling, two sets of tool fixtures and active parts (tool changeover parts). To achieve the fastest possible tool changeover times (less than 10 minutes), the second set of tool fixtures can be pre-equipped for another bush type. The simple rapid-change tooling system to be handled via switch also adds to extremely short re-tooling times. The top level of standardization for the tool components ensures that they can be used in any part of the world.

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