Tube BendingAccurate Section Benders can provide a number of bespoke solutions, but also specialise in
tube bending.
The tube bending service provided by Accurate Section Benders is a metalworking technique used to mould and form metal tubing into a required shape set by the die. Straight tubes can be shaped using a special tube bending machine (of which Accurate Section Benders have the latest machinery) to manufacture singular or multiple tube bends and to mould the metal into the required tube shape.
The technique of tube bending can be used to shape complex metals out of different types of ductile metals, and formed into specific tube shaped materials. The metals in tube bending are known in the industry as "round stock", which is the name of the material used in tube bending. Besides round stock, square-shaped and rectangular tubes also may be bent to fit into the original briefing in a tube bending excercise.
The tube bending process is about placing mechanical force via a tube bending machine, and pushing the metal tubing against a die. The tube is then forced through the calculated shape in order to fit the die shape. The tubing is sometimes firmly placed in the die while the end of the stock rotates and is continually rolled around the die. The other forms of tube bending include the forcing of the stock between rollers which force or bend the metal it into a simple curve, and so it is shaped into a tube. While in certain tube bending techniques, mandrels are placed inside the metal tube due to be bent, which stops the tube from collapsing whilst being shaped. Metal tubes in a tube bending job are sometimes held by what is called a "wiper die", which prevents creasing throughout the tube bending process. A wiper die's are normally manufactured from softer alloys such as aluminum or brass. The choice of softer materials to implement the tube bending process is used to avoid damaging the materials or tubes that are being shaped.
The above is just a small area of the specialist knowledge obtained by Accurate Section Benders. From the West Midlands headquarters, Accurate Section Benders are experienced enough in tube bending and steel section bending to manage any job, however big or small.
Feel free to call UK based Accurate Section Benders on 01384 402402 for a chat about your tube bending requirements. Or you could click on the image below to visit the Accurate Section Benders website where you'll see a lot more of the services provided.
