TPT March 2021

T E CHNOLOG Y

Innovation and sustainability combined TECHNOLOGY company transfluid from Schmallenberg, Germany has been offering machines to cut tubes, in addition to machines to bend and form tubes for many years. quality of the cuts. The robust build of the machines makes the tube cutting machines from transfluid durable and timeless.

removed at four or eight positions. If necessary, each individual tube can be labelled, to make sure that the tube is identified correctly at each stage of the process ahead. When very long tubes are used, which are longer than the magazine, it is possible to use automated nesting with these machines. This means that when the machine is fed enough length and number of pieces, the tubes are cut with the minimum amount of waste. The cutting process is done with cutting blades with an orbital movement. Throughout the process, the tube is pulled in a controlled manner from both sides at the cutting position and pulled apart at the appropriate time. This means most of the cutting is done in with a rotating blade and the last few hundredths of millimetre of tube thickness are pulled apart while the blade is still operating. transfluid www.transfluid.net

The cutting results are impressive, and the tubes can be used without further de-burring, depending on the requirements. Setting up the machine is easy, making it is quick to make the changes for different tube diameters. The performance is around 1,800 cuts/ hour, depending on the length of the section and the diameter of the tube. The transfluid t cut machines also have very efficient peripherals, which make it possible to process, for example, small numbers with a loading table or as bundles with automatic feeding and separation. Tube processing straight from a coil is also possible, of course. Very accurate straightening devices make sure that the tubes are perfectly straight. The sorting of the tubes that have been cut can be done with different removal devices: they are grouped and

“There is always a cut before a bending and forming process, so it was a logical step for us to offer this option to our customers,” explained Stefanie Flaeper, sales and marketing director. “The strong demand in this area has confirmed this and driven the development of our machine technology in this area.” The sustainability starts with the technical equipment and includes the

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