Tube machinery refers equipment that is used in the forming of tubes, or the process of altering tubing into complex shapes. Defined as a long and thin hollow cylinder, a tube is most commonly used to either convey a fluid or gas, or to function as a passage for bulk solids. Although most are cylindrical, tubes can also be formed into square or rectangular shapes.
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Burr Oak Tool Inc.Sturgis, MI 269-651-9393 Burr Oak Tool is committed to quality & service to the customer. Their close attention to the detail of the customers` requirements continues to strengthen Burr Oak`s position in the marketplace. Burr Oak Tool proudly employs over 400 specialists in the design & manufacture of customized tube machinery, using state of the art technology from initial design to the production stage.
Bendco Machine & Tool Inc.Minster, OH 419-628-3802 Bendco accommodates the customer`s simplest needs, such as manual loading & unloading, to the customer`s most complex needs, such as fully automated assembly lines. With the demand for high tolerance products & production, Bendco certifies its tube machinery with CMM inspections during & after manufacturing, guaranteeing you a quality product. Please contact Bendco today.
Manchester Tool & Die, Inc.North Manchester, IN 260-982-8524 Manchester Tool & Die's standard and custom tube machinery feature heavy duty components so you get long term, cost efficient operation in even the most demanding industrial environments. You can expect day-in, day-out production from your product-in fact, you can expect year-in, year-out production. Manchester's solutions are built to last. Call today!
Torrington Swager and Vaill End Forming Machinery Inc.Waterbury, CT 800-516-0307 After more than 100 years of tube machinery experience and innovation, Torrington Swager and Vaill has established a tradition of quality, reliability and customer service. T S&V's products are used by a wide range of companies in a variety of industries including automotive, aircraft, HVAC, medical, plumbing, textile, furniture, electronics, appliances and more.
Advanced Fabricating Machinery, Inc.Kingston, NH 603-642-4906 For precision designed and manufactured tube machinery, contact Advanced Fabricating today. Advanced's full line of quality equipment and services is depended upon by numerous customers from a wide range of industries in the U.S. and Canada. Go to Advanced's website to learn more about their latest state-of-the-art solution, the PlasmaCope1200! Please call with any questions.
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Since tube machinery performs tube forming processes, it must be able to maintain a high level of accuracy as a result of the complexity of the various shapes required. As a result, tube machinery is generally either a dedicated machine or an automated manufacturing cell; the key difference between the two is that dedicated machines are built for a specific job while automated manufacturing cells are able to be versatile in design. Tube machinery is utilized in a broad spectrum of applications and industries including: marine, to be used for exhaust tubing, heat exchanger tubes, piping systems and more; automotive, in applications such as structural components, coolant systems, exhaust manifolds; industrial manufacturing, for various automation equipment and tubing assemblies; and medical, for use in vital components such as glass capillary tubes, epidural needles and arthroscopic drivers.
Some common examples of tube machinery include bending machines, tube cutting equipment and tube end forming machines. Bending machines are used for the primary function of curving and twisting lengths of tube, although pipe benders are also available. Also known as tube cutters, tube cutting machines are used for the purpose of producing a square or circular end that is free from burrs. Tube cutting machines must be very precise because deformation or burring of the tube end may occur. Other tube machinery types include tube swaging machines, tubing rollers, tube mills and tube notchers. Tube swaging machines are used for the purpose of permanently joining tubes together by putting the tubing under high pressure or by pressing them into a die. Tubing rollers act in much the same way as tube benders and are also called roller benders. Tube mills produce tubing or piping by means of taking a strip of metal and continuously roll forming that metal strip until the edges of the strip meet together at a weld. Lastly, tube notchers are essential tube forming machinery because they provide the important function of creating a notch, which is a cut that is vertically down and perpendicular to the surface, in the tubing or pipe.
