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Tube Bending Machines: CNC Rotary Draw Benders
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#	Video Title	Description	Size
01	Model 150-4-1 CNC Rotary Draw Bender	See manufacture of a 6-bend part	1.9mb
02	Model 300-5-3 CNC Rotary Draw Bender	See a Model 300-5-3 CNC Bender form a 5-bend, 3" x 2" [76mm x 50.4mm] frame	1.7mb
04	Model 150 CNC with Automatic Bundle Loading	See automatic loading of CNC Draw Bender	1.7mb
Tube Bending Machines: Twin Head Benders
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#	Video Title	Description	Size
01	Model 26000 Twin Head Bender	Production rates of 600-800 per hour can be achieved when bending [2] tubes per machine cycle	1.2mb
02	Twin Head Bender & Piercing of Roll Formed Channel with Hand Load and Automatic Unload	See roll formed channel pierced, bent, and automatically ejected at the rate of 360 per hour	1.8mb
03	Flat plate measuring 3.5" wide x .625" thick [88.8mm x 15.8mm]	See a Model 50000 Twin Head Bender bend a steel plate measuring 3.5" wide x .625" thick [88.8mm x 15.8mm]	800kb
04	Twin Head Bender Combined with Tube End Former	See the Standard Model 26000 Twin Head Bender with an in-line Hydraulic Tube End Former	629kb
05	Twin Head Extrusion Bender	See a modified Model 26000 Twin Head Bender forming a large door frame	986kb
07	Model 26000 Twin Head Bender with Automatic Load and Unload	See 2-bend tubes automatically formed at the rate of 1,000 per hour	1.1mb
08	Bend Head 90 Degree Rotation	See the rotation of the bend heads by an operator, and forming of [2] 160 degree bends	1.2mb
09	4-Axis CNC Twin Head Bender	See 6-bend parts bent at the rate of 320 per hour	1.3mb
10	5-Axis CNC Twin Head Bender	See a 10-bend symmetrical part being formed	2.5mb
11	Twin Head CNC Draw Bender	See a 32-bend part formed every 40 seconds. Tube is 5/8" [16mm] diameter, by 14' [4.26 m]	2.3mb
Tube Bending Machines: Special Tube Bending Machines
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#	Video Title	Description	Size
01	Special Bend, Pierce and Drill Combination	See complete fabrication of a frame component at the Work Cell rate of 120 per hour	2.1mb
02	Special Automatic Bender for Automotive Trunk Hinge Tube	See manufacture of Automotive Trunk Hinge Tube at the rate of 360 per hour	1.1mb
03	Automatic Press Bender	See large radius bend automatically formed at the rate of 400 per hour	1.1mb
05	Transfer Machine Application	See chair seat frames being automatically bent at the rate of 400 per hour by standard Model 26000 Bend Heads	1.4mb
Tube Punching Machines
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#	Video Title	Description	Size
01	Triple Action Hydraulic Punch Unit - Model 2A	See Model 2A [2-Ton] Triple Action Punch Unit in slow motion	1.1mb
02	Model 5C Punch Units mounted within a Transfer Machine	See Model 5C Punch Units punch tubes at the rate of 365 per hour	1.1mb
03	Flexible Automatic Tube Punching Machine	See tubes automatically punched at the rate of 360 per hour	1.7mb
04	Mandrel Style Punch Unit for punching of distortion free holes	See [2] of the Mandrel Style Punch Units integrated with a Model 26000 Bend Head in order to automatically form [2] bends and punch [4] holes in one continuous operation	1.0mb
05	2-Station Automated Punching Machine for Automotive Steering Column	See parts processed through [2] Automated Punch Stations by [1] operator at the rate of 270 per hour	1.4mb
06	Automatic 6-Station Tube Punching Machine	See 6-Station Automatic Punching Machine in operation	1.9mb
07	Automatic Tube Punching Machine	See Automatic Tube Punching Machine in operation	1.1mb
Tube Punching Machines: CNC Tube Punching Machines
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#	Video Title	Description	Size
01	CNC Tube Punching Machine	See a CNC Tube Punching Machine forming slot and hole patterns	1.2mb
02	Automatic CNC Tube Punching Machine	See CNC Tube Punching Machine in operation	900kb
03	Heavy Duty CNC Punching Machine	See a Heavy Duty CNC Punch Machine in operation	1.1mb
Tube Material Handling
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#	Video Title	Description	Size
07	Tube Elevator, Escapements, Seam Detection, and Pick & Place Transfer	See a Tube Handling System for a 3-Station Transfer Machine. Criterion material handling assemblies shown are Unscrambling Elevator, [2] Flexible Tube Escapements, Weld Seam Detection, and a 3-Station Pick and Place Transfer	1.3mb
08	Tube Elevator, 2 Tube Escapements, and Pick & Place Transfer	See an Unscrambling Elevator and a Combination Feed Arm/Escapement feed [2] tubes per cycle to a 2-Axis CNC Pick & Place Transfer Assembly	1.0mb
09	Belt Unscrambler	See a Belt Type Tube Bundle Unscrambler handling 20' bundles of 1/2" square tubing	1.3mb
10	Walking Beam Transfers	See [2] different examples of Tube Walking Beam Transfers. In each case [2] tubes are transferred per cycle	1.4mb
Work Cells, Systems & Special Machines
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#	Video Title	Description	Size
01	Combined CNC Tube Punching & CNC Bending	See structural tubes being fed into a CNC Tube Punching Station and CNC Rotary Draw Bender	3.2mb
02	5-Station Automatic Transfer Machine	See a 5-Station Automatic Transfer Machine fabricate stainless steel Automotive Fuel Rails	2.3mb
03	3-Station [1] Operator Work Cell	See a Flexible [1] Operator Work Cell fabricate a family of tubular parts	1.3mb
04	in-Line Robotic Welding & Tube Fabrication	See an Automatic System combine punching, notching, bending, and robotic welding	2.1mb
05	9-Station Automatic Transfer Machine	See a 9-Station Automatic Transfer Machine performing six different operations	1.6mb
06	Automatic CNC Bender with Robot, Vision, and Press Forming	See a Flexible Automatic Bending and Press Forming System	1.2mb
07	Combined CNC Punching, CNC Bending, and Press Forming	See Automatic Tube Transfers with CNC Punching, CNC Tube Bending, and Press Forming	1.2mb
08	7-Station Automatic End Forming Machine	See a flexible 7-Station Automatic End Forming Machine create several end forms at the rate of 350/hr	2.0mb
09	Automotive "Towel Bar"	See an automotive "Towel Bar" flattened on both ends and bent in one continuous operation	1.6mb
10	Automotive Headrest Tube	See a machine automatically fabricating an Automotive Headrest Tube	1.0mb
11	Automotive Seat Frame Components	See a flexible Hopper Fed, Double End Tube Cope/Notch Machine	2.0mb
12	Flexible Automatic 3-Station Machine	See a flexible Automatic 3-Station Machine perform operations on a 1.75" diameter tube	2.1mb
13	Combination Saw Trim and Drill Machine	See a Combination Saw Trim and Drill Machine in action	1.2mb
14	Combination Modular Bend Head and [2] Mandrel Style Pierce Units	See a Combination Modular Bent Head and [2] Mandrel Style Pierce Units	1.1mb
15	Appliance Vent Tube	See a pre-bent tube being trim cut, flattened, and re-sized in one continuous operation	1.2mb
16	Combination Process Machine	See a Combination Process Machine perform [4] tube fabricating operations in one machine sequence	1.2mb
17	Special Drill Machine	See a Special Drill Machine drill multiple holes in an aluminum automotive frame component	1.1mb
18	Automatic Hopper Fed Machine	See an Automatic Hopper Fed Machine produce an automotive instrument panel tube	1.8mb
19	Flexible 4-Station Transfer Machine	See an Automatic Hopper Fed Transfer Machine perform three operations	3.1mb
20	Twin Head Cold Saw	See a flexible, precision Twin Head Cold Saw trim cut both ends of a hydro-formed stainless steel appliance handle	1.0mb