TPT March 2017

T E CHNOLOG Y

Barnshaws extends structural exper tise to aluminium louvres

Barnshaws can ensure that any project can benefit frommodern and specialised solutions. Established in 1969, Barnshaws supplies market sectors such as construction, power generation, mining, transport and general manufacturing with shaped beams, tubes, plate and other profile section materials. Barnshaw Section Benders Ltd – UK Fax: +44 121 557 5323

Barnshaws claims to have the largest specialist aluminium bending machine currently in the UK. Its facility can cater for one-off sections to orders of thousands, enabled by an expert aluminium engineering team and large machine capacity. To ensure that the internal profile of the extruded section is consistent, Barnshaws uses a specialist technique that is a closely guarded company secret, allowing consistent profiles to be attained almost regardless of the required radii. Offering short lead times and adaptability to client requirements,

ALUMINIUM louvres have become a mainstay of modern architecture, ensuring that excessive sunlight does not adversely affect the interior environment of a structure. However, as architectural design has become more freeform, increased demand has been placed on louvres to seamlessly integrate with these new aesthetics. As a result, increased intricacies have seen the advent of bending aluminium louvre profiles, a demanding process that is familiar to Barnshaws Section Benders.

Email: info@barnshaws.com Website: www.barnshaws.com

Automatic tool detection in tube forming WORKPIECES with special end form geometry are in demand. Whether for initial production or repeated precision, ensuring exact parameters is necessary for efficient implementation. transfluid has developed a solution with automatic tool detection for tube forming. The new REB 645 axial tube forming machine allows tube end forming with fast tool changes for complex geometries and extreme degrees of forming.

Using a barcode scanning system, the operation data of a tube with individual barcode can be easily read, eg for end forming. For this purpose, all tools of the machine, which is equipped with six

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Prior to end forming, the operation parameters are read via a barcode

forming stations, have RFID sensors, ensuring the right program and the appropriate tools are available. If the automatic inspection unit detects a wrong tool, the operating panel with data memory displays this information immediately. The identification for the correct tool for the change is also indicated. Using the convenient quick- connecting system of the transfluid solution with fork for fixing and locking bolt for securing the mount, the machine operator can directly change the tool and then precisely perform the tube end forming. The REB 645 allows the axial forming of tubes with diameters from 6 to 45mm. By means of a servomotor, the tool

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sequence is positioned horizontally and vertically. In addition, rolling stations for specific forming processes can be integrated. Upon request, the machine can be equipped with electric or hydraulic numeric drives. In the case of extremely short cycle times, the forming procedures can be carried out gradually in transfer systems. transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 2972 9715 11 All tools of the REB 645 are equipped with RFID sensors

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Email: sales@transfluid.de Website: www.transfluid.de

The new REB 645 tube forming machine with automatic tool detection

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