TPT November 2015

Tube mi l ls & rol l forming l ines

Latest developments for ten-roll straighteners

developed straightening roll cleaning device contributes to thehighproductivity of the machines. The straightening rolls are cleaned automatically in cycles using polishing rollers without any manual intervention. To meet the high quality requirements, all tubes are measured for straightness directly after leaving the straightener. Depending on customer requirements, the permissible tolerances can be freely specified on an HMI. A sorting device, which uses X-ray technology, prevents incorrect materials from reaching the order batch. The tubes are subsequently eddy current tested at the end of the plant and measured using multi-axis lasers.

larger of the two machines is designed for a diameter of up to 50mm, and the smaller for a diameter of up to 30mm. To eliminate crane waiting times, double troughs are provided in both the tube bundle delivery and tube bundle removal. Downstream from the bundle loading device, the tubes are automatically separated, and are cleaned on the outer surface upstream of the straightener. The key machines of the plants are the ten-roll straighteners of the RRM pro series. The features of this series are the backlash-free hydraulic height adjustment drives in all ten straightening rolls, the individual drives in the straightening rolls, a straightening force display on each straightening roll, and computer-supported machine setting. In addition to the fully automatic operation of the plants, the newly on booth S4975. Kent can provide cost justification work sheets and articles, and will carry out a complete cost justification for users at no charge. The company offers a full line of coil end welders up to 96" wide, as well as coil handling and feeding, and a complete line of tube mill products. Kent has been providing quality entry equipment, strip end welders, accumulators, high-speed cold saws and tube mill consumables to the tube

THE Asmag Group is a supplier of machinery and equipment for the steel and stainless steel tube industry. It combines two companies – Asmag, founded 1984 and located in Austria, which focuses on the design and manufacture of drawing, straightening, testing, cutting, chamfering, stacking and bundling machines, and Seuthe, which was founded in 1899 and located in Germany and has its core business in the design and manufacture of tube and rollforming mills. With more than 200 employees, the Asmag Group has the capability of designing and manufacturing complete tube welding lines from sheet coil to ready-to-sell tube bundles. The group’s latest project is the installation of two complete straightening and testing lines for a European producer of stainless steel tubes. The KENT Corporation has introduced a new coil end welder for press and rollform lines. The new line of welders offers a manual or air shear, air clamps and automatic TIG weld. The machines are portable for use on more than one line. Designs range from 7" to 18" wide. Eliminating rethreading rollform and press lines reduces coil change downtime, scrap and tooling damage. The new machine will be on display at the FABTECH Chicago show,

Asmag GmbH – Austria Email: sales@asmag.at Website: www.asmag.at New rollform line coil end welders

mill, rollforming and stamping industry for more than 40 years. The company has delivered more than 6,000 pieces of equipment that are currently running successfully, with applications that vary from 0.2 to 19mm thick (0.008" to 0.75"), and from strip widths of 12.7mm to over 2,032mm (0.5" to 80").

Kent Corp – USA Fax: +1 440 582 9654

Email: sales@kenttesgo.com Website: www.kenttesgo.com Reducing downtime while cutting on your tube mill

management excellence and consulta- tion services. By collaborating with its customers from start to finish it aims to help them to maximise their potential.

turn, helps the blades to last longer, which means less downtime and more production. The blades lasting significantly longer will also reflect on your bottom line with fewer dollars spent at the end of the year. Randolph Tool is also recognised widely for its engineering capabilities,

RANDOLPH Tool’s vertical and horizontal tube cut-off blades, as well as jaws/dies, are manufactured with highly specialised tooling processes, by expert craftsmen. The blades are extremely flat and smooth, which causes less friction during the cutting process. This, in

Randolph Tool Co Inc – USA Email: info@randolphtool.com Website: www.randolphtool.com

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