One-stop Bending Solutions For Wires, Tubes And Pipes
One-stop Bending Solutions For Wires, Tubes And Pipes
This fully automatic hybrid pipe bending machine utilizes a servo motor drive and a comprehensive hydraulic system to ensure superior bending quality. The highly flexible machine design allows for the development of customized molds to meet specific workpiece requirements. This CNC hybrid model features user-friendly controls that are easy to learn, understand, and operate. Its superior production performance fully meets the application needs of a wide range of industries.
The fully automatic hybrid pipe bending machine, with its technological advantages that combine precision mechanics with intelligent control, has become a key piece of equipment for improving production efficiency. By combining innovative design with intelligent technology, it has revolutionized traditional pipe bending processes, providing high-precision, high-efficiency pipe processing solutions for various industries.
Features of the Fully Automatic Hybrid Pipe Bending Machine
Equipped with a hydraulic valve circuit and individually controlled motions, this machine extends the life of hydraulic components and is equipped with an oil cooler to maintain the oil temperature within a specified range.
Common models feature 6-axis servo control (bending, feeding, cornering, die layer up and down, left and right displacement, and guide die auxiliary push).
Common models feature precise servo bending positioning, ensuring excellent bending quality.
Features both pull and push bending functions.
3D animation virtualization function (bending and workpiece preview).
Selectable manual, semi-automatic, and fully automatic operation modes.
Configurable speeds (100 levels) and axis motion sequences for each axis.
An oil filter indicator indicates when the filter needs cleaning.
An auxiliary push-and-repeat function shortens the guide die length, reducing dead zones during machining.
Manual mode features patterned operation, and optional features prevent human error.
1. Features of the Fully Automatic Hybrid Tube Bending Machine
(Ⅰ) Precision Servo Control
The core competitiveness of the fully automatic hybrid tube bender stems from its advanced servo motor drive system. This system enables micron-level control of every movement during the tube bending process, maintaining extremely high precision and stability for everything from setting the bending angle, controlling the feed length, and positioning the tube during rotation. In practice, feed accuracy, tube rotation accuracy, and bending accuracy all consistently achieve ±0.05mm. This high-precision control fundamentally reduces scrap caused by dimensional errors, ensuring that every product meets exacting design standards.
(Ⅱ) Intelligent Operation Center
The equipment’s industrial-grade intelligent control system transforms complex pipe bending processes into intuitive parameter settings. The graphical touchscreen display makes operation simple and efficient. Operators simply input basic parameters such as pipe diameter, wall thickness, and bend radius, and the system automatically generates an optimized bending program. High-end models even support direct reading of 2D (DWG) or 3D (IGS, STP) design drawings, automatically converting them into machining paths that can be put into production with simple fine-tuning. Furthermore, the system’s built-in error diagnostics monitor parameter settings and operating procedures in real time, providing timely warnings and effectively preventing equipment damage caused by operational errors, while reducing operator skill requirements.
(Ⅲ) Multi-Axis Collaboration
To meet diverse pipe processing needs, equipment generally utilizes 4-, 6-, or even more-axis linkage designs. Each axis is responsible for specific tasks such as pipe bending, material feeding, pipe rotation, and mold replacement. Intelligent algorithms enable multi-axis synchronization to complete complex 3D bending processes. For special-shaped pipe fittings with multiple sections and changing angles and directions, such as the complex shapes of automobile exhaust pipes, all processing steps can be completed at one time without the need for multiple clamping and adjustments, greatly improving the processing efficiency and precision consistency of complex pipe fittings.
(Ⅳ) 3D Simulation Pre-inspection
Advanced models feature a 3D animation function, enabling a visual preview of the processing process. Operators can simulate the complete bending process on a computer before formal processing, visually observing the tube’s shape changes and the machine’s motion trajectory. The system’s built-in 3D interference detection module automatically identifies potential collision risks, including positional conflicts between the mold and the tube, and between the mold and machine components, and provides optimization suggestions to prevent collisions during processing. This feature not only protects the equipment and molds, but also significantly reduces mold trial and commissioning time, improving efficiency during the production preparation phase.
(Ⅴ) Optimized Hydraulic Circuit Design
The hydraulic system utilizes an innovative hydraulic valve body circuit structure, providing independent control of each actuator, ensuring more stable and efficient hydraulic system operation. This design significantly reduces the wear rate of hydraulic components, significantly extending the service life of key parts, and reducing the frequency and cost of equipment maintenance. Some large machines are also equipped with manually adjustable digital flow control valves, allowing operators to precisely control the bending speed based on the pipe material and processing requirements, further enhancing process controllability.
2. Significant Advantages of Fully Automatic Hybrid Pipe Bending Machines
(I) Doubled Efficiency
Fully automatic operation is the core advantage of this equipment in improving efficiency. From raw material feeding and pipe bending to finished product unloading, the entire process is unmanned and continuous, significantly reducing manual intervention. Compared to traditional manual or semi-automatic equipment, the production capacity of a single machine can be increased several times over, while maintaining a stable production pace. Furthermore, automated operation reduces the reliance on skilled workers, requiring only a small number of personnel for parameter monitoring and equipment inspections, significantly reducing long-term labor costs and making it particularly suitable for large-scale batch production.
(II) Stable Quality
High-precision processing capabilities ensure highly consistent product quality. Through stable servo control and intelligent compensation algorithms, this equipment effectively overcomes the quality fluctuations caused by manual operation in traditional processing. The produced pipe fittings maintain high consistency in key indicators such as dimensional accuracy and shape tolerances, reducing the adjustment workload in subsequent assembly and improving the overall quality of the end product. Stable and reliable product quality helps companies establish a positive brand image, reduce costs caused by after-sales quality issues, and strengthen their core competitive advantage.
(Ⅲ) Rapid Response to Market Changes
The intelligent control system and modular design provide the equipment with exceptional production flexibility. When changing product types, simply adjust parameters or replace the corresponding mold through the user interface, and the equipment can quickly switch production without complex mechanical adjustments. This rapid switching capability enables companies to flexibly respond to changes in market orders, adjust production plans promptly, shorten the time-to-market for new products, and maintain a competitive advantage in a rapidly changing market.
(Ⅳ) Energy Saving and Environmental Protection
The hybrid drive system intelligently optimizes energy consumption. The equipment automatically adjusts motor output power and hydraulic system pressure based on the actual processing load, eliminating the no-load energy losses associated with traditional purely hydraulic equipment and significantly reducing energy consumption compared to traditional equipment. Furthermore, the optimized oil circuit design reduces hydraulic oil consumption and the risk of leaks, lowering oil replacement costs and environmental risks. This aligns with the trend of green production in modern manufacturing and reduces overall costs for companies in the long term.
3.The fully automatic hybrid pipe bender is suitable for applications such as:
Boilers, shipbuilding, large transport vehicles, chemical plants, power plants, thicker pipes for diesel engines, automotive brakes, fuel lines, air conditioning lines, electric heaters, and other pipe processing; automobile and motorcycle exhaust pipes; vehicle frames, handlebars, seats; sports equipment; furniture; construction; and aviation.
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