TPT September 2022

T E CHNOLOG Y

High-tech method for stainless steel branching T-DRILL, a manufacturer of high-tech tube and pipe fabrication solutions, offers a wide range of machine tools, catering to a versatile market. The applications are found in the HVAC, shipbuilding and equipment manufacturing sectors, as well as in automotive and water treatment, food and dairy, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The T-DRILL method of pipe branching is a solution for making tee joints in main run tubes in just a couple of minutes. While giving comparable quality to commercial tee fittings, the profit will increase since the T-DRILL method eliminates the cutting of pipe, two welded joints and the fitting cost. If tube polishing is required at the welding points, the T-DRILL method also reduces that – as well as any inspection costs.

T-DRILL has developed products for mechanical contractors and plumbers, for whom the original T-DRILL tee forming was invented. The patented T-DRILL tube collaring method is still used today. T-DRILL uses the same principle along with decades of continuous improvements to its product range, which means fast applications with highly automatised equipment. All these efforts have resulted in larger, highly automatised tube fabrication machinery and more efficient and ergonomically designed portable machine tools.

The T-DRILL process is a patented method of producing outlets for branch connections directly from the run material. Pipe branching by the T-DRILL method is also called collaring, mechanical tee forming or simply T-DRILL tees. The entire process from pilot hole milling to a complete, trimmed branch outlet can be performed on a single workstation in three work cycles, pilot hole milling, collaring and trimming of the collar. The patented T-DRILL tube collaring method is still used in a number of industries

The branch pipe can be connected to a formed outlet either by orbital welding or manual welding. The main goal of the T-DRILL method of pipe branching is to make the collaring process more effortless for the user. To achieve this goal, the machines are designed with ease of use and ergonomics in mind. Because of this, the machines are not only efficient and easy but also ergonomic to use.

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