Economical bending of tubular parts

A leading supplier of tubular parts to the truck industry, TSCO, is installing five newgeneration tube bending machines from Unison.

The machines will fabricate a broad range of parts from brake lines to exhausts and help the company keep down costs ad respond more flexibly to the just-in-time manufacturing needs of its clients.

TSCO selected Unison allthe electric benders over hydraulic machines for two main reasons - reductions in scrap and energy savings.

Over recent years, the batch sizes requested have become much smaller and quantities up to about 50 now account for a majority of output. By replicating set-up precisely under software control, Unison's machines typically eliminate all scrap in day-today operations. This is said to save several tens of thousands of dollars each year per machine, giving a quick payback.