TPT September 2009

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impractical. The Model 2 ‘building block’ approach uses a series of standardised motion stages for functions such as arc voltage control, torch oscillation (weaving), onboard wire feeder and travel. Up to eight motion axes of movement can be integrated into a welding system and controlled by the AMI Model 415 power supply, including positioners, side beams, welding lathes, seamers and rotators. Website : www.arcmachines.com

Exhibitor Profiles

The EKOHEAT power control system delivers output power from 100W to 15kW with 100% duty cycle at output frequencies from 50 to 150kHz. The EKOHEAT compact system is CE marked and is packaged in a NEMA 12 enclosure and a wide range of features and functions are standard. The work head where the heating occurs can be located up to 30 metres from the power, making it well suited for a variety of production environments.

3R Software Solutions Germany

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3R Software Solutions specialises in software for tube endforming as well as tube shop optimisation, and its applications are used in shipyards, chemical and power plants, and the automotive industry. The 3R software framework aims to increase efficiency in tube and pipe production and is combined with a fully automated workshop, which uses CNC-data provided by 3R programs. The company claims total awareness of the status of each spool at each point in the fabrication process can help to eliminate bottlenecks, improve the flow of material, and anticipate and avoid potential problems. 3R applications can be used as stand-alone software as well, because the company offers a wide array of interfaces for the most common construction and measuring platforms. Designs can be constructed as usual, and then be transferred into the RoniCAD platform to generate CNC data, or the RoniKolli bending simulation to test for collisions. Customer-specific requirements and modifications can often be integrated, and make the applications even more useful to the end-user. 3R offers consulting services on how to best restructure a tube shop to complete planning and construction platforms with tube shop control, and each concept is individually designed to help customers achieve maximum efficiency. Existing structures are taken into consideration as well, in order to integrate them as much as possible. Website : www.3rsoftware.org

CML USA Ercolina USA

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ERCOLINA says its new top bender model TB100 is ideal for producing consistent quality bends in large diameter pipe, tube, squares, rectangular, solids and other profiles. Interactive touch screen control offers easy access to auto and manual operating modes, programming, system diagnostics and multiple language capability with programmable bend angles of 0° to 180° – up to 12 bends per program; unlimited program storage available with USB; independent springback compensation for each bend; engineered heavy-duty steel gear case accepts bend profiles with CLR to 16"; class 3 safety hand-held remote controls bend, return and emergency stop functions; auto- load sensing improves bend productivity while protecting machine components. Bends to a centreline radius as small as 2D are possible without a mandrel and there are no hydraulic components, reducing cost and improving bend accuracy.

 Ambrell's EKOHEAT 10-15kW model

Ambrell has also announced the expansion of the EKOHEAT line of induction heating systems with lower frequency (7-15 kHz). With full scale output power ranging from 35kW to 500kW, these CE-marked systems are equipped with the EKOHEAT power control system that efficiently delivers power to the part with significant cost savings for the heating phases of manufacturing processes. Website : www.ambrell.com

Arc Machines, Inc USA

 The Ercolina GB100 S CNC 6 tube bender

Ambrell USA

TBC

The company is also set to unveil its Ercolina ® GB100 S CNC 6, a tube bending machine that is an intelligent choice for the most demanding requirements for heavy tube and profile bending in industrial sectors such as shipyards, petrol-chemical,

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ARC Machines, Inc Model 2 is a series of specialised durable, high precision components that are custom-configured for a specific set of application requirements. The Model 2 is used in production applications where orbital welding may be

AMBRELL has introduced a new model to its EKOHEAT family of induction heating systems. With a condensed form factor, it says the EKOHEAT compact models are versatile and rugged and easily integrated into existing manufacturing cells.

agricultural and heavy carpentry. Website : www.ercolina-usa.com

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