TPT November 2017

T E CHNOLOG Y

CNC production line cutting and bevelling COPIER Bevelmachines offers

is a completely CNC- controlled machine with both radial and axial feeding; it cuts with up to three cutting bits from outside to inside of the pipe and during this process it preforms a bevel shape with the required angles.

stationary equipment for pipe shops – pipe bevelling machines, pipe cut and bevelling machines, CNC pipe end working machines and pipe spool welding machines. As all of its customers have to cut or saw pipes before they start bevelling, Copier has invented a production line for length measuring, cutting and bevelling of metal pipes called the Beaver CB. To have length measuring, cutting and bevelling in one machine is efficient and the pipe is always clamped when cutting or bevelling. Its production line for pipe cutting and bevelling consists of an infeed conveyor, the machine for cutting and bevelling and the outfeed conveyor. One operator can control the complete production line from the operator panel. The main advantage of the Beaver CB is that output is higher because length measuring, cutting and bevelling is combined. The Beaver CB

Beaver CB

in the pipe parameters like pipe diameter, wall thickness, steel kind, bevel type and cut length. The operator enters all the lengths of the pipe parts that need to be cut from the 12m starting length. the push-up infeed conveyor pushes the pipe into the Beaver CB and knows where to clamp it in order to make the cut on the required length as entered in the program. The machine then starts cutting, and during the cutting process it performs a bevel on both ends of the cut, on both pipe ends. After that the pipe pieces are processed to the outfeed conveyor from where they can be dispatched. Another advantage of the Beaver CB is that the user does not have to deal with internal transport from the band saw to the bevelling machine.

The operator can select one of the pre- set bevel shapes and dimensions that have been saved in the software of the CNC program. These bevel shapes are based on the ASME bevel shapes and dimensions. The machine automatically changes tools according to the bevel shape and angles. It also works with a single point CNC machining process, so can cut and bevel up to 60mm-thick walls. The Beaver CB will perform a bevel shape on both ends of the cut pipe if required. On the front infeed conveyor the user can place a 12m metal pipe. The operator fills

Copier Bevelmachines – The Netherlands Email: info@copierbv.com Website: www.bevelmachines.com Versatile solution for tube end forming

out. Other similar tools would be for brake line flaring, bubble flaring and tube end forming. Standard features include: all hydrau- lic, ram and clamp cylinders; top guard interlock switch – the guard must be in position to operate; PLC controlled three to four seconds cycle time for a single hit, seven to eight seconds for a double hit; quick-change tooling; and the controller provides for single hit or double hit end forms. Winton Machine Company – USA Fax: +1 770 831 6459 Email: sales@wintonmachine.com Website: www.wintonmachine.com

speed end forming machine designed for increased production time.” The Winton DH25H is used for tube end forming in major industries like re- frigeration, HVAC, automotive, furniture, construction and aerospace. Winton’s DH25H double hit ram end former is specifically engineered to form any typical end forms including a 37° flare, double flare, swaging, bead forming or a bump O-ring groove-type end form. The end former machine is an engineered solution for single or double hit end forming with efficient quick- change tooling to minimise change over times. For example, the 37° flaring tool set takes only three minutes to change

WINTON Machine Company’s DH25H offers manufacturing versatility in three ways. First, the design enables the operator to form the end of the tube before or after bending the tube. Second, the design offers top or side loading so it works with bent as well as straight tubes. Third, being PLC controlled, the DH25H can be programmed to make a single hit or a double hit end form. “By allowing a user to end form before or after bending, the DH25H supports a wide variety of application and production specifications,” says George Winton, president and lead engineer at Winton Machine. “The DH25H is a high

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