TPT March 2024

INDUSTRY

Nukon partners with Lantek on tube project LASER manufacturer Nukon is one of Lantek’s OEM collaborative partners – combining the 2D and 3D technology of Nukon’s lasers, with the expertise Lantek brings with its Lantek Expert software for programming 2D lasers and its Flex3D software for tube cutting lasers. profile. Nukon machines also feature Beckhoff controls and drives, piercing and cut sensors and automatic nozzle changing as well as options for load/ unload automation.

machinery to the aerospace, oil & gas and automotive industries for over 50 years. After thoroughly investigating the fibre laser market we partnered with Nukon. With its technology we can offer a technically advanced machine to our customers and, by partnering with Lantek, our customers are productive within days of the machine installation.” According to Mr Haddrell, 2D laser technology is very mature and the quality of the Lantek software is a factor in separating Nukon from its competitors. He added: “Lantek has all the essentials such as heat dissipation, job estimates, film burning for plastic coated sheet, common line cutting and powerful nesting, ensuring optimum yield from the material processed.” The Nukon lasers offer advanced technology using US made, high quality nLIGHT resonators, which offer CutLine adaptive beam control ‘on the fly’ during cutting. One of the benefits of the CutLine system is a smoother finish on thicker materials via the tuneable beam

Its range of tube machines includes the NK-T160, which has up to 4kW power and can process 226mm diameter tube and U L H and I sections up to 160mm 2 with minimal scrap. These machines can be coupled with auto load/unload systems or conveyer or roller systems to cut the whole or part length of the section being processed. Adam Ball, Lantek UK software solutions manager, said: “As well as providing software for cutting machines, we can integrate with existing business systems within a company and extend administrative capabilities through Lantek MES, quoting and CRM systems. These specialist sheet metal systems work transparently together.”

Nukon Lasers UK, the company’s UK and Ireland distributor, has been working with Lantek’s UK office for two years and has already collaborated in the installation of multiple machines. Steve Haddrell, sales director at Nukon Lasers UK, said: “We are part of the Unison Ltd family of companies, which has been manufacturing and selling high-end tube bending

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Conform™ Extrusion Technology for Refrigeration & Capillary Tube Continuous extrusion from a single aluminium rod The Continuous Rotary Extrusion (CRE) machine converts a single aluminium rod (9.5mm or 12.0mm Ø) into finished round or multi-port tube in various sizes to customer specifications. BWE’s patented Induction Heated Tooling System enables the machine to continuously extrude aluminium tube with a very thin wall thickness (down to 0.35mm). Small Capillary Tubes are also possible.

Watch a short video of a recently-installed Conform™ 315i line in Brazil

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For more information visit: www.bwe.co.uk Contact: +44 1233 627736 or kevinbennett@bwe.co.uk

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