TPT September 2016

BEND I NG , END FORM I NG & SWAG I NG

30 years of international tooling BEND Tooling Inc, USA, has supplied companies around the world with tube bending tooling since 1986, and is now celebrating 30 years producing die sets, mandrels and wipers for rotary-draw tube bending machines for most makes and models. Its designs are used by production tube bending operations in the automotive, sports vehicle, HVAC and hydroforming industries. They are also used by speciality tube bending companies because of their consistency in specification, which facilitates frequent changes in set-up. Bend Tooling states that tube bending companies can benefit from consistent reliability, easier stocking and just-in-time shipping of its inserted mandrels and

wipers in place of traditional solid-body ones. The company also manufactures solid-body mandrels and wipers for those tube bending jobs that require them. This includes bending under extreme high pressures and bending non-round tube.

Bend Tooling, Inc – USA Website: www.bendtooling.com

Alltube backs growth strategy with investment ALLTUBE is a specialist supplier of manipulated tube and pipe components and assemblies. The company’s recent growth, with increased sales and a more diverse customer base, has led to the decision to invest in new equipment, including a major investment in the latest tube manipulation system from BLM Group. The introduction of the BLM Elect 102 all-electric tube manipulation system has enabled Alltube to increase its machine capacity and improve manufacturing efficiency. Alltube now produces a range of manipulated tube products including hydraulic tubing, tubular welded fabrications and hose assemblies for customers in the commercial vehicle, construction equipment, agricultural machinery, mining and automotive after-market parts sectors. The BLM Elect 102 is a ten-axis machine capable of bending tube up to 102mm diameter with a 2mm wall thickness. It is part of a family of seven Elect machines, the largest of which can handle tube up to 150mm diameter. A key feature of the Elect 102 is its ability to stack eight sets of tooling, which assists in reducing set-up times at Alltube.

2016 EXHIBITOR

BLM Group UK Ltd – UK Fax: +44 1525 402 312 Email: sales@blmgroup.uk.com Website: www.blmgroup.com

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