Cutting costs not corners

Designer, manufacturer and supplier of tube bending machines and endforming technologies, AddisonMckee has manufactured an eB 80 ES RB model machine for supply to Dinex in China.

The company says the new machine represents a significant alternative to the existing DB 75 machine - in everything but cost.

A key to reducing the cost of the new machine lay in removing the ball screw providing the boost and allowing the gearbox and motor instead to provide the force required for boosting.

Hence the new machine enables freeform bending for the full length of the bed.

Given the cost of floorspace at any facility, the new machine's modular design also has significant benefits if bed length flexibility is important. The standard machine is 2m long but offers the capability to increase in length by bolting two sections together to extend the bed when required, converting the machine easily and cheaply to a 3 or 4m model.

The Mark 7 (Amega) control system is designed for convenience and flexibility. It enables a single control system to operate with both hydraulic and electric machines.

Under new ownership, the company remains a gobal concern and, in response to demand from its European customers, has restored the manufacturing facility at its headquarters at Bamber Bridge.