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Citation
(2005), "Tube ends ready to weld", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 77 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2005.12777bad.004
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2005, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Tube ends ready to weld
Tube ends ready to weld
Keywords: Production equipment, Welding
Orbimatic GmbH reports that it has now added to its equipment a range of tube end facing machines.
The RPG 1.5 and RPG 4.5 are described as ergonomically designed tube end facing machines which can be used to produce a perfectly square and burr free finish on tubes. The RPG 1.5 covers from 3 to 38.1 mm outside diameters and the RPG 4.5 covers from 25.4 to 114.3 mm outside diameters.
These tube end facing machines use collet sets to clamp the tube on the outside diameter and a lathe type cutter is then rotated and introduced to the tube end on a micrometer feed system to machine it square. The micrometer feed system is said to allow a precise amount of material to be removed from the tube for sizing purposes.
The machines are supplied with a bench mount stand which makes the machine easy to operate.
The whole package is supplied in a robust carry case which makes it easy to transport and keeps all parts together.
Details available from: Orbimatic GmbH. Tel: +44 (0)1733 244063; Fax: +44 (0)1733 244463; E-mail: info@orbimatic.co.uk; web site: www.orbimatic.co.uk