Tube working tool

Manual
Electrical
Pneumatic/Hydraulic

Trikman manual tube bender are table mounted type and capable of bending of tubes from dia 6 to 12 mm. with help of changing the pulleys and tube gripper according to the diameter and bend center line radius. tube bending distance from the end is controlled with help of six stoppers . Angle between two bend radius in third degree is controlled by tube clamping cum indexing device .

Suitable for aluminum , Steel and stainless steel tubes.
Maximum Tube thickness up to 3mm with Model TMTB 3 for Maximum tube Out Side Diameter 43mm.
Bending radius possible minimum up to 2 x Diameter of tube to bend.
Maximum Bending Radius Possible with Model TMTB 3 is 150mm.
Maximum Number 10 number of bends can be made with one type of bending pulley per tube,
Multiple Plane bending is possible for each bend with Indexing mechanism.
Between bend length control possible as precise 0.25mm.
Angle between bend is possible with in 1/2 deg accuracy , further accuracy is be possible with manual adjustment beyond angular scale.
Draw type bending is possible with use of Mandrel.
Tube Gripper is with Quick action Toggle Mechanized Clamp. Can be further up graded with Pneumatic or Hydraulic power by attachment of cylinder.
Each activity is controlled with Microprocessor contained Control Panel
Quick change of Tube Bending Pulley ,Tube Support Units ,length Manipulation and Mandrel is possible as minimum as 20 Min.
Control Panel provide Feed back for Event status of bend , number of tube bend complete , machine prompt for next Bend or not.
All Manual Adjustments are Well ergonomically set for operator.

Trikman Hydraulic power driven tube bender . These machines are powered by AC/DC power supply. Tube bending head is driven by servo hydraulic controlled motor. Tube gripping is done by hydraulic powered cylinder . These machines are capable of bending from dia 16mm to 32mm with light size of machine. Unlike manual tube bending these machines also can bend 6 bends from center line radius 40 to 150 mm. Indexing mechanism to manipulate 3rd axis of bends is done manually. Distance between 2 bends is also controlled by manual stoppers . Mandrel provision and retraction of mandrel is controlled by hydraulic powered cylinder. Bending angle is controlled by hydraulic servo device further controlled by PLC provided with the machine. Human machine Interface is done by panel provided to enter bending angle for the respective stage of bend .Machine can store 50 tube bending programs .Each program can be called and run. Changing of tube bending pulleys and tube gripper can be done very quickly with the quick change mechanism given with the machine.

Tube end forming

Neck Expansion/reduction/curling

Tube end forming is a typical operation done for automotive , electrical , illimuniation poles for the road .Neck forming is done with this machine with the help of hydraulic power for gripping of the tube and insertion of tube neck forming punch or die. Machines are divided into 3 types-light/medium/heavy , mainly determined by tube diameter , thickness of the tube and neck forming length. complete cycle of bending is controlled by PLC. different tube diameters and different tube bend features require seperate set of tooling. These machines are available as a standard machine with modular tooling adapter . Special purpose machines are made available as per customer specific requirement.

Tube end notching

Tube end notches are prepared for weldiong joints to have exact matching with the respective tube outside diameter . More the gap , more deformation while notching always perform bad welding and also consumes more wire electrode . Trikman tube notching systems are designed for damage free burr free notches. This notching is carried out in two stages (roughing and finishing ). Tube to be notched can be bend tube /straight tube. Each stage needs tube notching set of tools and locating arrangement for different types of tubes. These systems shall be mounted into die set to be loaded on mechanical or hydraulic powered conventional press. Incase of feature of tube to be notched , requires bigger tool die set need to be loaded with special purpose hydraulic press .Trikman tools are very efficient and effective .

Tube end notching can be performed by rotating cutter. Tube location clamping is done by manual /pneumatic . Tube cutter adaption and rotation is done by a drill head . Unlike tube notching press tool operation ,this donot perform efficient actions, hence shall be limited to small batch production activity. This machine produces burr and coolant needs attention all the time . However the operation which cannot be performed with press tool tube notching necessarily requires to be done with this machine.

Tube hole punching

Tube hole punching is always very difficult particularly when the hole is far away from the tube end . Tube punching is always produced hole with deformation ,however Trikman tube piercing minimizes the deformation . Wherever its possible , a mandrel type die is provided with the tube. Depending upon tube die thickness and length of the tube, distance from edge for the hole , different solutions are provided. This tube piercing operation can be performed with conventional mechanical /hydraulic press or a SPM need to be made.

Tube recieving inspection guages

All bend or straight tubes need to be inspected after the length is cut , bending is done , bending and notching is done and bending ,notching and piercing is done. Relation between bend and other features requires to be inspected intermittantly after each of operation . Providing guage for each operation is mandatory , however Trikman bending guages are made as such to avoid different guages and combine all inspection operation as per as possible in one guage. Tolerance specific and respective tube diameter, different kind of guages are made available.

Tube working tools