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Mike Bollheimer

Product Manager of Tube Bending & Fabricating
Wayne Trail Technologies Inc.

203 E. Park St.
Fort Loramie, OH 45845
phone: 937-295-2120

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Planning 101: Hydroforming automation

Developing an automated cell of any sort requires detailed planning,and hydroforming is no exception. All elements, from tube debundling to scrap removal, are like pieces of a puzzle—and if any one of them is missing or doesn’t fit, the entire system becomes ineffective.


Affordable automation

Competition is tough and getting tougher. A critical strategy for staying in business is automation. Putting together a flexible, automated system with quick-change capability can help tube fabricators manufacture a variety of parts, both for existing projects and future programs. A few key...


Bending and handling tube

Three main types of tube bending equipment are dedicated, CNC, and automated bending cells. Understanding the advantages of each is crucial to deciding which type to purchase.