TPT September 2024

INDUSTRY

Tube bending technologies at FABTECH 2024 UNISON Tube LLC, the North American division of UK-based Unison Ltd, will be presenting a range of tube and wire bending technologies at FABTECH.

Visitors to Unison’s booth at FABTECH will be able to discover the company’s EvBend machines. Designed for low volume, high accuracy production and prototyping, Unison EvBend models are used widely across the aerospace, MRO, Formula 1 and oil & gas industries where they provide CNC-controlled, manually operated 3-axis mandrel, multi-plane bending at a fraction of the cost of fully automated machines. While the EvBend 1000 has been designed for bending tube of up to 16mm in diameter (22mm in copper) a larger machine, the EvBend 2000, is also available. Built to bend tube of up to 50mm in diameter, its bending function is servo-assisted. “Add the latest advances in Unison’s Unibend CNC, tube bending simulation software and advanced tube bending application app and we’ve a good deal to show customers old and new,” added Mr Singleton.

bore tube bending machines in the autumn of 2023 – and has been working hard to ensure the brand continues to lead the way in the wire bending machinery market. Like all Pneuform machines, the model on show at FABTECH will be equipped with Yaskawa drives and Unison’s user-friendly software for easy programming and operation. Developed to make Unison quality and reliability accessible to even more companies involved in tube manipulation, Unison Synergy hybrid-electric, dual stack tube bending machines combine precise electric control with advanced, near-silent operation. “Our Synergy models have proved highly popular with manufacturers and subcontractors who carry out repetitive tube bending tasks,” added Mr Singleton. “As well as the 50mm model we’ll have on show, there’s also a larger 80mm machine. Both have our user-friendly Unibend control and industry leading motors and drives. They offer exceptional power and rigid mechanical design.”

Visitors to Booth S34035 at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center, will be able to view one of Unison’s recently launched Synergy hybrid-electric tube bending machines, a Unison EvBend 1000 manually operated, CNC-controlled tube bending machine and a Pneuform rotary head wire and tube bending machine. “FABTECH is always a key event on our calendar,” said Stuart Singleton, VP of Danville, VA-based Unison Tube LLC. “The 2024 event, however, is going to be extra special for us. Not only because 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of Unison Ltd launching the world’s first all-electric tube bender, but because it’s also the first year we’ll be showcasing Pneuform wire and small-bore tube bending machines.” Unison Ltd acquired Pneuform – a manufacturer of wire forming and small

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