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Charles C. Gaver Jr.

Sales Manager, Belmont Metals Inc.
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Brooklyn, NY 11207
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Pour me a mandrel

To reduce weight and cost for all types of products, design engineers often specify tubes and pipes with thinner walls instead of the previously used heavier-walled tubes and pipes. Shorter tube or pipe lengths also achieve the same objectives, but usually they require sharper or more complex bends. These designs make the tube bender's task more difficult.