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Tools for Bending
194 W. Dakota Ave.
Denver, CO 80223
Phone: 303-777-7170
Fax: 303-777-4749
Sales Contact
Bob Want
Sales Engineer
Email: bwant@toolsforbending.com
Sales: 303-777-7170
Recent Content on The Fabricator for Tools for Bending
Material selection for rotary draw bend tooling
- By Bob Want
- Mar 12, 2012
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Understanding substrates and coatings, and how the coated surface interacts with tube or pipe during the bending process, is necessary to finding a cost-effective, capable combination.
Supply chain collaborates on bending project
- By Eric Lundin
- Mar 1, 2010
- Shop Management
- Article
Faced with a daunting bending contract and a short timeframe, Rick Williams of Rockford Process Control (RPC) sought cooperation from a tubing supplier, bending machine manufacturer, and a tooling supplier at the beginning of the project. The information exchange enabled RPC and its supply chain partners to develop a process, deliver a bender, and engineer and manufacture tooling without the benefit of tubing samples.
- From The Fabricator
Bending nonround tubing
- By Bob Want
- Aug 1, 2009
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
While bending round tube and pipe involves many variables and challenges, the difficulties in bending nonround shapes are more numerous and complicated. Among the most common shapes are square, rectangular, and oval (elliptical and flat-sided). None react to the bending force in the same way that round shapes do, so understanding how the material reacts is the first step in learning about bending nonrounds.
Avoiding common bending problems with common sense
- By Bob Want
- Dec 12, 2006
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Tooling determines the outcome of a bending operation. Whether an application is simple or complex, matching the right tooling with the bending equipment and method will save both time and money.
Tube and pipe industry expert dies
- Dec 15, 2005
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- News Release
Ron Stange, owner and founder of Tools For Bending Inc., Denver, died Dec. 3. Stange began his career in the tube and pipe fabrication industry when he joined the H&H Tool Division of Teledyne Pines in 1955. He founded Tools For Bending in 1965. Known for prolific and quality articles on tube...
Lean times call for mean tactics—Part 1
- By Ronald R. Stange
- Sep 14, 2004
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Ron Stange looks back on his 50 years in the tube-bending industry and provides his insight on the one thing tube bender operators must know to be successful: Ironclad rules for successful bending do not exist. Tube bender operators must start with guidelines and incorporate their own experience to be successful.
Designing an off-road sport truck
- By Eric Lundin
- Aug 28, 2003
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
The main component in any off-road sport vehicle is the frame. Frames for mass-produced vehicles usually are stamped and welded. These are suitable for most drivers' needs, but for intense off-road driving and competitions, a sturdier frame is necessary.
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