TPT November 2015

Technology News

Innovative pipe bending solutions SCHWARZE-Robitec is a manufacturer of tube cold bending machines. The German company, founded in 1903, develops and manufactures tube bending machines for the automotive, shipbuilding and offshore industry, power plant construction and the chemical industry, as well as special bending solutions for other branches of industry. will present the entire product line on booth N8103 at FABTECH in Chicago (9-12 November). The range of products includes tube cold bending machines, bending tools and application-specific equipment. Regular customers and new customers from the USA, Canada and Mexico benefit from customer-specific on-site advice, and shorter delivery times for spare parts. saving potential. The central tensioner makes changing bending equipment fast, and without the use of additional tools. If different radii are required, or bend-in-bend systems or tube systems (manifolds and exhaust pipes) must be produced, Schwarze-Robitec recommends tool bending machines with multi-radius bending tools that can be adjusted individually.

To improve service for the rising number of customers from North America and Mexico, the company has opened its own subsidiary in Michigan, USA. Schwarze-Robitec America Inc president Chris Dorgan and his team, together with experts from Germany,

Schwarze-Robitec America Inc sells tube cold bending machines ranging from 1 / 8 " to 16" as well as bending tools and application-specific machine equipment. The team of experts implements spare parts procurement, machine maintenance and inspections, and advises users with regard to modifications, major overhauls of existing machines and optimisation of bending processes. Schwarze-Robitec GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 221 89008 9920 Email: sales@schwarze-robitec.com Website: www.schwarze-robitec.com Schwarze-Robitec America Inc – USA Fax: +1 231 598 9097 Email: us-sales@schwarze-robitec.com Website: www.schwarze-robitec.com

The company will present its entire modular, configurable high-performance machines with newly developed CNC control system and accessories. A new addition to the range is an innovative cutting tool that is claimed

to reduce tube waste by up to 90 per cent and shorten production times. While the previous process required the use of an external shear in order to separate the component from the tensioning or support device after the bending process, the new tool requires only one work step to complete the bending and separation process. The ‘Quick Tool Unlock’ rapid clamping system provides further time-

Visitors to FABTECH in Chicago can meet the Schwarze-Robitec America team at booth N8103

Enhancement of Ecocontrol display and control units

been updated to Windows ® Embedded, enabling a modern and structured display of measuring as well as trend and statistical data. On an 8" or 15" TFT display, the Ecocontrol 600 and Ecocontrol 1000 offer the operator time and length related values, graphical visualisation, comprehensive statistics at minimal, maximal and nominal values, information on the standard deviation as well as Cp and Cpk values. You can also find all these functions and features on the 22" TFT colour monitor of the Ecocontrol 6000.

with all Sikora measuring systems and offer relevant data for the regulation of processes quickly and clearly. In order to facilitate the production work for machine operators, Sikora has

SIKORA’s display and control units of the Ecocontrol series enable precise regulation of production lines, resulting in a high repeatability and stability of processes. The units are combinable

enhanced the Ecocontrol 600 and Ecocontrol 1000 devices with some practical features. Both devices have been equipped with intuitive control elements at the front and a USB port for the optional storage of production data on an external storage medium. In addition, the operating system of the Ecocontrol devices has

Ecocontrol 1000 and Ecocontrol L 600 have been upgraded with practical features

Sikora AG – Germany Email: sales@sikora.net Website: www.sikora.net

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