TPi March 2015

products & developments Pre-assembly unit

processed. The necessary assembly parameters are then automatically set by the Type 90 Comfort. The unit uses technology for the automatic identification of objects. The pre-assembly unit has an RFID reader, and all tools are equipped with an RFID chip. As soon as the Type 90 Comfort unit is re-tooled, it reads the data from the relevant chip and quickly and fully automatically sets the required operating pressure. This allows cycle times of 1.8 to 2.3 seconds. Special features of the unit allow the processing of a wide range of pipe geometries, including tight 180° bends and particularly bulky pipe runs. If required, following machine conversion by Voss, the unit can be used for the pre-assembly of BV-10 flared cones and Zako collar rings.

protection, even if operating personnel frequently change.

Leakages in hydraulic systems are often based on incorrect installations. The new Type 90 Comfort pre-assembly unit from Voss Fluid GmbH is designed to remedy this situation. The unit offers process reliability during series assembly of cutting rings of steel and stainless steel pipes, with automatic pre-setting of the required assembly parameters. As a result, users achieve low cycle times with maximum leakage

Voss Fluid relies on advanced technology for effective fault prevention in series production cutting ring pre-assembly. The Type 90 Comfort operates with fault detection and automatic pressure setting.

Missing or incorrectly inserted cutting rings are identified before assembly

and the risks of over- or under-assembly are reduced. The application on pipes with an external diameter of 6 to 42mm is simple and efficient. The operator tools up the pre-assembly unit with suitable wear-resistant Voss tools in accordance with the pipe to be

Voss Fluid GmbH – Germany www.voss-fluid.de

The new Type 90 Comfort pre-assembly unit

Forged steel components

Tecniforja specialises in forging technical parts for applications in areas including automotive industry, railway, transport of electric energy and gas, and hydraulic energy. The company’s forging facilities are located in the north of Portugal, around 50km from Oporto city, in an industrial area of 50,000m 2 . Tecniforja has capacity to forge steel components in several profiles and special perforated steel rod. For the automotive industry, the company’s axle beam project mono-block has been specifically designed in a completely robotised cell, supported by a TR process, to develop the increase of the wall thickness of a tube. The company claims to have successfully obtained up to three times the original thickness in the required area. This method creates an axle beam being forged at the end of the pipe, finally producing an axle beam, a tag axle or a half axle. The main advantage of this process is that it produces an axle beam in one piece.

Tecniforja – Portugal tecniforja@tecniforja.pt www.tecniforja.pt

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