TPT November 2013

Technology News

Design and cutting of tubes LANTEK has used all the experience and proficiency gained in design systems and programming for sheet metal cutting, punching and bending machines and applied it to the tube cutting sector regardless of the type of machine. like the number of applicable axes (3 axis, 5 axis).

material requirement, purchasing, production planning and time and cost control. It is also possible to incorporate workshop data collection. Integral management of warehouses/ stocks (profiles, sheet metal, tubes, remnants, commercial product, finished goods) includes serial and batch numbers for entire traceability management. Lantek Flex3d Tubes allows the user to obtain the best optimisation of the tube and the generation of the NC file for the machine. Optimisation can be created by importing sections from the warehouse automatically or by calculating the needs of supply. The system allows the user to locate in an intuitive way each profile and subsequent operations along the length of the tube. Lantek Flex3d Tubes can simulate the cutting machine and the sequence over the tube. If the resultant simulation is appropriate for the user, it will automatically generate the NC file for each machine and in the same environment will integrate the information related to the design and the post- processing. Totally interactive simulation: step-by-step, forward, rewind, pause and restart. For those tube cutting machines using a 5X head, Lantek Flex3d Tubes offers the option to automatically calculate the machining in order to prepare the cuts for the further welding process. This option permits the user to define this special machining technique, by means of angle and distance. Lantek Sheet Metal Solutions – Spain Fax: +34 945 298 714

Technical characteristics include: Lantek Flex3d Tubes gives a real vision of the result on the screen. It displays the exact tube and simulates in 3D each process, reducing to a minimum the possibility of errors; zoom, view and rotation control tools allow for easy manipulation and editing of the design; Lantek Flex3d Tubes offers the user the possibility of creating standard tubes based on requirements; in addition to cylindrical, rectangular and triangular tubes, the user can design tube types adapted to their needs from 2D outlines; the 2D design options allow for the design or import of desired geometry, to create any type of cut out or trim; dynamic coordinate system specific for tubes. This tool offers various options to configure the coordinate system; it is totally integrated with Lantek Integra, Lantek’s own ERP system; integral management of the sales process from the quotations through to invoicing. It includes sales orders, manufacturing operations, resource management,

Lantek Flex3d Tubes allows 3D design in an intuitive and simple way, giving a real vision of the result that the user will obtain when cutting the profile on the machine. It integrates different kinds of tubular geometry importers: SAT, IGES for example. Lantek Flex3d Tubes is a parametric system, allowing the user to change the values of any of the operations made previously; including the possibility of changing the initial parameters of each tube (lengthening, shortening, change of diameter, etc). Once the design stage is complete, the user can simulate the optimisation of the tube (nesting) and the path followed by the cutting head, and directly generate the NC program in order to send it to the machine. Lantek Flex3d Tubes adjusts cutting information based on the characteristics of the machine

Cutting a hole with the Lantek software

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Servo positioning flag stop system to speed up setup

to 3" OD capacities. Machines and parts can be manufactured for special applications.

quicker setup up times. The servo positioning system is available for newer M71 machines that are equipped with HMIs. Manchester Tool & Die supplies tube end forming equipment and tooling to a variety of industries, with machines ranging from 3/16"

THE new servo positioning flag stop system from Manchester Tool & Die Inc is designed to aid setup personnel in quickly adjusting tube out through the machine’s HMI (human machine interface). This system will provide consistent adjustments resulting in

Manchester Tool & Die – USA Website: www.manchestertoolanddie.com

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