TPT November 2018

T E CHNOLOG Y

Prototyping for assured process conversion WITH all types of tubing systems, the technique used for connecting the tubes plays an important role. A crucial aspect of the connection technique is the nature of the connecting components. These are still often welded or brazed on. transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH has developed forming solutions as a more effective alternative to make even complex geometries in connection technology possible. components that in the past were machined, and therefore expensive, can now be produced through technical forming of geometries.” drawings. Before any test is started the technical department at transfluid will choose a range of materials, which will then be validated in the tests. By doing so, the client’s own production units remain productive in the meantime.

The prototyping team keeps a close eye on extreme shapes, but also on specific materials, which are often found in weight-reducing builds in the automotive industry, in order to improve processes in collaboration with clients. The focus is to create a prototype that is part of the whole process. During comprehensive tests, the tubes can be cut without generating chips, bent and also formed. All the necessary systems from transfluid are available in the testing department: an automated machine for orbital cutting, a right-/left-hand bending machine, a robot (in order to bend components after forming, with modified robots, as per requirements) and various systems for tool-dependent axial forming or tool-independent CNC-rolling forming. The component is adapted to meet the client’s exact requirements, technically, visually and according to the technical

The entire prototyping process remains in the hands of experienced transfluid en- gineers, as Ms Flaeper pointed out: “We make our know-how, our machines and our engineers available to our clients.” If the tested component complies with all requirements and is inspected and approved by the customer, the customer will receive the prototype as well as all the data for the modifications. The client can then verify, in their own assembly processes, whether the changes in the manufacturing process still meet the requirements to the full, and is able to initiate the optimisation with confidence. transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH – Germany

There was a need for testing facilities that could provide evidence that a component can be made using forming technology. Using the idea of ‘learning by doing’ it is possible to eliminate the risks by running appropriate tests. To be able to do that, the solutions team at transfluid has increased its manufacturing and production area and redesigned the prototyping department. “We are seeing an increasing need among our customers for this testing,” said Stefanie Flaeper, managing director at transfluid. “We build up the evidence through targeted tests, showing that

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