Tube Fabrication/

Tube End Forming

Tube end forming refers to the various processes that are used to shape, cut, bend or enlarge the inside or outside ends of tubing. These processes, also known as tube fabricating, take place after the initial tube forming from raw metal materials in order to customize the tubing to better fit the intended application. Performed on shapes such as square, rectangular or round, tube end forming processes can also be used on various tubing diameters and lengths.

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Woolf Aircraft Products, Inc.
Romulus, MI
734-721-5330
Woolf Aircraft Products is a custom tube and welding manufacturer that has specialized in tube end forming since 1942. Woolf Aircraft Products is a small business with 100 employees and is located in a modern 94,000 square foot facility in Romulus, Michigan. They fabricate all types of metal tubing and components used for nearly any application, including Hydroforming.
 
STAM, Inc.
Mentor, OH
440-974-2500
Stam provides custom tube end forming services to the marine, aerospace, agriculture, food preparation equipment, construction equipment and specialty vehicle markets. Whether you need one piece or twenty thousand pieces, Stam is positioned to be your "one-stop" world-class supplier. Stam also employs photogrametric technology to collect data samples and develop predictive models.
 
Tube Bending Incorporated
Hesperia, CA
760-948-4220
If your looking for a skilled, reliable and affordable supplier to satisfy all of your tube end forming needs, Tube Bending Incorporated is the place for you. Serving a wide range of industries for over 50 years has given Tube Bending Incorporated the sort of reputation you want your supplier to have, providing precision fabrication and assembly in a variety of sizes and materials.
 
Production Tube Cutting, Inc.
Dayton, OH
800-334-7327
Production Tube Cutting gives you an edge with competent, competitive & comprehensive tube end forming. Whether you need 80,000 cut tubes in 24 hours or a highly engineered micro or large part solution, we have a better, simpler, lower-cost answer. With zero defect quality try our superior, affordable custom services and products today and walk away satisfied!
 
Versatube Corporation
Troy, MI
248-689-7373
Versatube Corporation's daily incentive is to provide you with quality tube end forming at affordable prices. From the preliminary design phase, our flexible "design for manufacturing" approach ensures that developing a robust design is also conducive to long-term part consistency and die reliability. Total customer satisfaction is our ultimate goal.
 

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Eagle Stainless Tube & Fabrication, Inc.
Franklin, MA
800-528-8650
Eagle Stainless Tube & Fabrication's vision of being a world-class supplier of medical, aerospace, and high tech component parts are being achieved today. Eagle's quality tube end forming services all parts of the world and is expanding their customer base daily. Eagle Stainless Tube & Fabrication Inc. expects to soon be as familiar all over the world as it is in the United States.
 
Vita Needle Company, Inc.
Needham, MA
781-444-1780
Vita Needle Company's millions of feet of many sizes of tubing gives them a unique advantage and their drawing and sizing capabilities allows them many superior capabilities. Vita Needle`s equipment, technology, five family generations of experience and partnerships with other American family owned businesses allows them solve all of your tube end forming needs and leave you satisfied.
 
Falcon Stainless & Alloys Corporation
Waldwick, NJ
800-631-0728
Falcon Metals is well equipped to handle all your pipe bending needs. Over the years their customers have found them to be a versatile, innovative source for quality tube end forming. By working with state-of-the-art technology and the craftsmanship from years of experience, they have been able to supply their customers with superior products at very competitive prices and with fast deliveries.
 
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Tube End Forming

Many industries benefit from tube end forming for diverse applications such as: automotive and aerospace, for power transmission applications including fuel lines and exhaust pipes; industrial manufacturing, for applications such as hydraulic cylinders and heat exchangers; retail, for point of purchase (POP) displays; and construction and architecture, for hardware such as grab bars, handrails and floor flanges. There is a wide range of metals used in tube end forming process, although some metals have proved more difficult to use than others. Some commonly used materials include steel, stainless steel and copper, while some aluminum alloys can make tube end forming quite difficult. Some advantages that tube end forming processes can offer include: enhanced tube strength, improved connectivity to other components, such as a hose with tube flaring, and increased sealing capabilities.

While there are numerous tube end forming processes, flanging, beading, expansion or reduction, flattening and chamfering are among the most common. At its most basic, tube end forming alters the shape of the tube's end in some manner beneficial to its intended application; thus, all of these processes are for customization of the tube. For instance, tube flanging is done to create a projection around the end of the tube either for increased strength or in order to attach to another component. This process is less expensive than the alternative method of welding of flanges onto pipes or tubing. Tube beading is also used to create a method of attachment to other components. There are two main types: rotary beading, which can be used for o-rings or to connect hoses, and compression beading, which is used for sporting goods and lawn equipment. Tube expansion and tube reduction both serve to alter the size of the end of the tube. The purpose of this process is to better fit the tube to the attachment, such as connecting to fluid lines in a hydraulic system. Tube flattening is used to create a way to easily fasten tube assemblies to the tube; thus, the ends are then trimmed and a hole is pierced for attachment. Lastly, tube chamfering is probably the least common of the five, and is used to create beveling within the end of the tube that allows for easy attachment to certain components.