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Stationary parts don't make money
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November 9, 2012
If you’re like most fabricators, you spend no small amount of time thinking about how you can improve your tube fabrication processes. Perhaps you have been talking to the folks on the shop floor, a few people in the office, and anyone who... Read more... -
Assessing the arc
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December 9, 2011
Figure 1 The orange circle represents a pipe bent to a 100-in. radius; the green one represents a 120-in. radius. When bent to such large radii, the two pipes essentially overlap over a short length, such as 12 in. Tubing bent... Read more... -
Fabricating antenna components
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September 9, 2011
Imagine driving down a country road, rounding a bend, and coming across a couple of cars in the ditch. You’re the first person on the scene so you use your mobile phone to call emergency services. In a minute or so police cars,... Read more... -
Get the slug out
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January 31, 2011
Punching features in a tube perpendicular to the center axis of the tube is a common fabricating process. Whether you are punching with or without a mandrel, the next step usually deals with getting rid of the unwanted piece of metal, the... Read more... -
Sizing up the job
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November 1, 2010
Putting a price on a fabricated tube is something we all deal with, and it’s critical to keep in mind the many factors that can come into play when we are asked to quote a job. Some are so obvious we tend to gloss right over them, and some... Read more... -
The axis of safety
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September 16, 2010
Figure 1 To initiate the bending sequence, the operator must activate two switches simultaneously. This ensures that the operator’s hands are not near the machine at the moment the process starts. Over the last 40 years or so,... Read more... -
Feeding the process
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July 9, 2010
Figure 1 Successfully fabricating a long, continuous product such as a heat transfer coil depends on more than just correct feed lengths and bend angles. Proper uncoiling and straightening prevent warping and keep the finished product... Read more... -
Doing more with less
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April 29, 2010
Figure 1 A tube cutoff machine makes use of a magazine loader. Operator assistance is required to keep the magazine full of tubes Should you use an autoloader or not? It’s a good question. In short, a device that automatically loads... Read more... -
Making a workhorse run
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February 9, 2010
Figure 1 The use of vertical compression benders became widespread in the 1950s. A primary application was forming automotive exhaust pipes in high volumes. Photo courtesy of Pines Technology. Vertical compression tube benders have... Read more... -
Shaping profits with a mandrel extractor
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September 1, 2009
Bending a tube and preventing it from collapsing is a mystery to most folks, especially those whose livelihood does not involve bending tubes. For those who bend tubing for a living, knowing how to decrease ovality in the bend region can be... Read more... -
The ins and outs of extrusion bending
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December 12, 2008
Extrusions are everywhere—in conveyor systems, scaffolding, playground equipment, swimming pools, and furniture. They also are key components in architectural windows and automotive window trim. We are surrounded by bent extrusions and... Read more... -
Serpentine bending in production
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November 25, 2008
You might not see serpentine bends often, but they are used more commonly than you probably realize. Their main purpose is to transfer heat. A tube bent into a serpentine shape, successive 180-degree bends, allows an original equipment... Read more... -
From the CAD station to the production floor
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July 15, 2008
A 2-D drawing, which is the conventional method for describing components such as bent tubes, contains all the necessary information for programming a CNC tube bending machine. However, conventions don't hold forever, and modern technological... Read more...
