TPT September 2010

M achinery & E quipment for B ending & E nd F orming

These processes have reached such an advanced state of development that it can be overlooked how great an achievement

they represent. Logic dictates that a bend in a tube weakens it. The suppliers of the state-of-the-art bending and end-forming machinery and equipment reviewed here dictate otherwise. They do so, not by suspending the laws of physical engineering that govern convex and outside bends – but by compensating for them. In this section, Tube & Pipe Technology presents products and services intended to ensure that – whatever the material and the angle of the bend – the tubing coming out of the bender and the end former is as sound and strong as it was going in.

Photo: Center Junior multifunctional unit from OP Srl, Italy