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forming forces or stations with forming energy deviating from the design parame- ters. Using the data provided by Automatic Report, designers can check the stations individually and compare them with results from other applications.
About data M
data M Sheet Metal Solutions GmbH spe- cializes in software solutions and services for roll formers. The programs COPRA® RF and COPRA® FEA RF are the leading solu- tions for design and simulation worldwide. The company also offers the optical meas- uring systems COPRA® ProfileScan Desk- top/ProfileScan Inline/ProfileScan Stan-
Gräbener Maschinentechnik GmbH & Co. KG
dalone 200 and COPRA® RollScanner for efficient quality control of products and roll tools. In addition, data M is also a service provider for design, simulation and analysis in forming – it maintains an international partner network and subsidiaries.
data M Sheet Metal Solutions GmbH
Am Marschallfeld 17 83626 Valley, Germany
Tel: +49 8024-640-0
Fax: +49 8024-640-300 Email: datam@datam.de Web: www.datam.de
More flexibility, time and cost savings in step bending
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First pipe bending press worldwide for pipes and half-shells up to 75mm wall thickness - more flexibility, time and cost savings in step bending. A leading global manufacturer of longitudinally welded large-diameter pipes relies on the special machine manufacturer from the Siegerland region. With the new Graebener® Pipe Bending Press, the global player optimizes its production processes and is able to manufacture an enormous range of the most diverse special pipes with a wide range of di- mensions and extreme diameter-to-wall thickness ratios.
The machine manufacturer Graebener® Maschinentechnik has been building customized machines for use in pipe mills for decades. The recently devel- oped pipe bending press is used for bending open seam pipes and half-shells in a step bending process. The special feature of this custom-built machine is its enormous flexibility, as it can be used to produce tubes of the most varied di- mensions: with outside diameters from 12” to 48” (up to 100” for half-shells),
wall thicknesses from 12 to 75 mm, and lengths between 6 and 13.2 m. Above all, the unique feature of the bending press is that it can also be used to produce tubes with very small diameters and high wall thicknesses. Materials with high yield strengths, such as X80, X90 and X100, are processed without any problems. For such an enormous produc- tion spectrum, large-diameter pipe man- ufacturer normally need several lines.
Another economic plus point common to all Graebener® Pipe Bending Presses is
the enlarged stroke of the bending sword as well as its stable lateral guidance. The enlarged stroke ensures that the sword can be completely pulled out of the tube after completion of the bending process. This means that the remaining gap in the tube can be closed directly in the machine with the aid of the sword itself. The stable lateral guidance makes this process possible even for small, thick-walled tubes. An additional pipe closing press, as would be regularly used, is thus no longer necessary.
With the Graebener® Pipe Bending Press, investment volumes can be reduced and
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