TPT November 2012

Industry News

Large diameter bending technology for United Muffler

improved repeatability and reduced running costs. The fortunes of AddisonMckee have taken a turn for the better in recent months as the market climbs out of recession and the company’s landmark presence at Düsseldorf is certain to provide further evidence of the company’s increasing strength. AddisonMckee CEO Alastair Tedford said: “The company has emerged stronger this year with an extremely healthy order book. As a management team, we believe this is due to building on the company’s core values to offer customers a better service than ever.” AddisonMckee – UK Email: paspinall@addisonmckee.com Website: www.addisonmckee.com AddisonMckee – USA Email: jrankin@addisonmckee.com

President of United Muffler Tony DaCosta feels that the new machine has the capability to literally transform his business, commenting that: “Not only has this new all electric bender significantly improved our product quality, throughput and tolerances while reducing process time and start- up scrap, but the additional 6" capacity has allowed us to expand our presence in the on-road/off-road market. The advantage of the all electric technology over our previous hydraulic system has completely changed our business model.” AddisonMckee’s DataBend DB150 series of machines are all electric in operation and manufactured to a modular design enabling a number of variants to be offered based upon the same structure. The machine series achieves noise levels of less than 80 dba, and offers

GLOBAL leader in the design, manufacture and supply of tube bending and endforming technologies, AddisonMckee Inc of Lebanon, Ohio, Brantford, Ontario and Bamber Bridge, UK, has supplied a 6" all electric bender to United Muffler of London, Ontario, a major manufacturer of heavy duty mufflers, truck exhaust systems and exhaust accessories and a sister company of Auto-Jet Muffler of Des Moines, Iowa. The new bender, supplied by AddisonMckee’s Lebanon, Ohio facility, has enabled the company to upgrade its large diameter tube bending capability. The machine, a DB150 EB CNC bender, is 100 per cent electric and incorporates a through collet boost providing over 9 tons of force to the end of the tube and thereby improving consistency of the 1-D bending capability for both stainless steel and aluminised tubing.

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