TPT May 2007

T ube B ending, H ydroforming & E nd- Fo rming

marine industries. Hydroformers can undertake centre reductions on tubes to form ornamental designs and architectural shapes. In addition, Fenn’s stationary die swagers can form irregular shapes for the commercial tool industry and speciality tube. For forming continuous tapers in tube up to 610mm in length, the company offers long die swagers for use in the furniture and sports equipment fields. These long die swagers are also used by high performance bike manufacturers to swage titanium tube for forming precise taper angles on frames. Refrigeration and appliance manufacturers swage copper tubing to form filters with dome reduced ends. The company’s swagers are also utilised for critical operations in the aerospace and defence industries, together with the jewelry and musical instrument trade. Other applications that take advantage of Fenn swaging technology are heater elements and thermocouples (to reduce stainless tube filled with MGO). Fenn Technologies – USA Fax : +1 860 667 4667 Email : robert.kozlowski@fenn.spx.com Website : www.fenntech.com

Versatile range of rotary swaging machines

Fenn Technologies, USA, manufacture a range of rotary swaging machines in all sizes, from the NF series for the medical industry, to the massive model 8F for reducing high strength steels and alloys for up to 153mm diameter tube. The powerful model 8F swagers can reduce thick wall

tubing so that the outer diameter can fit into its inner diameter, thus forming continuous tubing for railing or street light poles. manufactures hydroformer (die closing) rotary swagers that are used widely in the aircraft and The company also

fi Fenn offer a wide range of rotary swaging machines from the NF series to the massive model 8F for up to Ø 153mm tube

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