Our metal bending process employs various tools, including hand benders and our advanced CNC tube bender, tailored to meet the unique requirements of each project.
CNC tube bending offers a highly precise, automated, and repeatable process compared to manual bending. Key advantages include:
Precision and Accuracy: CNC machines ensure exact control over bend angles, distances between bends, and bend planes, delivering unparalleled accuracy.
Advanced Capabilities: Equipped with dual-stack tooling, mandrel bending, and roll bending, our CNC bender excels at creating tight-radius bends and large-radius sweeps.
Energy Efficiency: Servo electric bending and servo tube positioning, combined with hydraulic tooling actuation, optimize the energy applied during the bending process.
Speed: Capable of bending one part per minute, our CNC bender significantly increases efficiency for medium- to high-volume production runs.
Precision tube bending ensures that tubes are free of imperfections, such as wrinkling or excessive wall thinning. This is crucial for industries like aerospace, semiconductor, and medical, where flawless results are mandatory.
Wrinkling often occurs on the inner bend radius and is avoided through meticulous process control, including:
Precise mandrel insertion depth.
Optimal clamp die and backing block pressure.
Controlled draw speed.
Wall thinning and flattening are common challenges, especially with tighter bend radii. To maintain high precision, industries typically tolerate no more than 10% wall thinning or flattening.
Bending stretches and thins the outer diameter while compressing and thickening the inner diameter, increasing the risk of wrinkling.
Mandrel Usage: We use mandrels to support the tubing throughout the bend radius, ensuring the tubing retains its shape and does not collapse. The mandrel also helps to decrease the chance of spring back, a common cause of deformation when the product is released from tooling.
Accurate Angle Measurement and Spring Back Correction: Ensures precise results every time.
Consistency on Repeat Orders: We deliver uniform quality across all production runs.
Integrated Manufacturing Solutions: Combining tube bending with laser cutting as a post-processing step saves time and reduces costs.
By leveraging our cutting-edge technology, expertise, and mandrel-assisted bending process, we ensure superior quality and efficiency in every project.