TPT September 2019

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BLM Group announces two-week long INTUBE 19 Expo

BLM Group has announced dates for its in-house INTUBE Expo event, which brings together a wide range of tube and flat sheet processing from across the group’s diverse portfolio. The event will take place at its ADIGE and ADIGE SYS facilities in Levico Terme, Italy. The event runs from Monday 30 September to Saturday 12 October 2019. The focus of INTUBE 19 is to highlight the productivity gains that can be gained from the tube and flat sheet processing systems from BLM Group as well as the strong environmental credentials of the latest machines. The event will also examine the story behind the BLM Group and how it develops long-term partnerships with customers to ensure they are maximising their tube and sheet processing capabilities. In terms of manufacturing performance, attention will fall on three key machine groups. These are the Lasertube LT7 fibre laser processing machine for tubes and profiles; the latest development of the LT-Free series of machines capable of simultaneous five-axis laser cutting of tubes and complex shape components; tube bending systems such as the E-Turn CNC mandrel tube benders for pipes and profiles; and the first public exhibition of the new DH4010VGP twin-turret, twin-head, 3D wire bending machine.

The event will highlight potential productivity gains

Its agility provides freedom to cut bent tubes, hydroformed components, tubular assemblies or stamped parts that can be accommodated on a table measuring up to 3,000mm x 1,000mm. The system offers many configurations, including robot manipulation of the part along with other automated systems. E-Turn is a series of CNC pipe benders developed to process tube and profiles up to 50.8mm in diameter. The machine is capable of left- and right-hand bends with either a fixed or variable radius, with the ability to process single or multiple radii mode up to 50.8mm in diameter. The CNC controls all aspects of the bending process, making set-up simple and efficient. DH4010VGP is a twin-turret, twin- head, 3D wire bending machine. Each of the two independent 3D bending heads have two turrets each, both of which can be in operation at the same time, helping to reduce the unsupported length of wire and thereby flex or whip, leading to faster processing times. Both right- and left-hand processing is possible with wire measuring up to 10mm in diameter. Like all of BLM Group’s tube and wire bending machines the DH4010VGP is all-electric, which delivers cost savings in terms of energy consumption, as well as creating a more pleasant working environment for its users.

“These three machine systems are a small sample of the technology that will be on show at INTUBE19,” said Jon Curtis, sales director at BLM Group UK. “Visitors will see examples of every machine in the BLM Group range of products with technology ranging from sawing, end-forming, all-electric tube and wire bending, through to fibre laser processing of tube and sheet, as well as process management software, such as BLM’s VGP3D three-dimensional programming software and integration of BLM products into customers’ ERP systems.” Any UK-based users of this technol- ogy wishing to attend INTUBE19 should contact BLM Group UK. LT7 is a fibre laser system for the pro- cessing of tube, whether round, square or open profile. Maximum capacities are 152.4mm diameter for round tube and 152.4 x 152.4mm for square tube, with a maximum tube weight of 23kg/m. The system is fully automated and can handle bundle and single bar loading

operations, with three un- loading positions to suit indi- vidual applications. The 3kW fiber laser can process in 3D with the Active Tilt feature of the cutting head significantly enhancing productivity. LT-Free is a fibre laser system offering full simulta- neous five-axis laser cutting of any metal, including cop- per, aluminium, brass, mild steel, stainless steel and galvanised material.

BLM Group – Italy Email: blm@blm.it Website: www.blmgroup.com

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