TPT September 2023

INDUSTRY

New Zealand company adds Unison all electric tube bender TOTAL Hydraulic

Solutions Ltd (THS) of Rotorua, New Zealand, has purchased a brand new all-electric Breeze 65mm single-stack tube bending machine from UK-based Unison Ltd. THS modifies new excavators from leading global brands such as John Deere,

Caterpillar, Hyundai and Kobelco to accept forestry harvesting equipment and also provides a wide range of maintenance and support services for users of hydraulic equipment. THS’s new Unison Breeze machine will be used to manufacture small batch runs of heavy gauge tubular components from either stainless steel, black schedule steel or carbon steel. It will replace an older hydraulic tube bender. While visiting Unison Ltd for factory acceptance testing of his company’s new Unison Breeze machine, Total Hydraulic Solutions Ltd’s joint owner, Andy Bedford, said: “The obvious question people will ask is why we chose to travel halfway around the world to buy a new tube bender. The fact is, after considering machines from several manufacturers and dismissing those which failed to meet our exacting requirements for quality, reliability, repeatability and support, we were directed to the Unison website by a company we know and respect in Australia. “A conversation with Unison’s sales projects manager, Steve Chambers, then followed. Steve clearly understood our need for a robust single-stack machine that offered easy setup, rapid programming and fast tooling changes – all essential as, with small production runs, we typically need to change bend tooling up to 20 times a day. In our busy manufacturing facility, the near-silent operation of an all-electric machine was also highly appealing. Unison also offered to adapt our existing tooling so it could be used on our new Breeze machine.” The 65mm Breeze offers rapid setup, fast tooling changes, rigid mechanical design, and all-electric control for right-first time repeat subcontract work, or immediately after producing a single trial part. “It was a pleasure to assist THS in purchasing a new all electric tube bender that will fulfil both its current and future tube bending needs,” said Mr Chambers. “We look forward to commissioning the new Breeze machine in Rotorua and training the THS team in its use. Going forward, the business will also benefit from first-class support from our regional representatives, as well as from our UK HQ.”

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