Ordering Guidelines

When ordering tooling it is very important to provide as much information as possible about the tube that will be bent, the machine that will be used to make the bend, and, if known, the type of tooling you prefer to use. If you have made this bend in the past and are satisfied with the result you have been getting with your previous tools, we can make your new tooling to your specs. If on the other hand you are not familiar with tooling design and don´t know what would work best and still be cost effective, we will use our expertise and many years of experience to provide you with such tools.

Below is a checklist of information you should provide to get the best possible results from your tools and to avoid any misunderstandings. If you are not sure of about what information to provide or how to measure your machine you can download drawings to fill in (see below) or we can go to your facility to make the measurements for you. Once we have the information we will store it in our computer files for future tool orders so that you only need to provide the machine information once. If needed, we can also provide assistance in improving the quality of your bends and the efficiency of your bending process as well as off solutions to reduce your inventory of tools by making the tools so that they all your benders if you have more than one bender model.

 

For quote on mandrels we need the following information:

Necessary

  1. Tube outside diameter and wall thickness.

  2. Centerline radius.

  3. Material to bend.

  4. Mandrel length.

  5. Thread in mandrel.

  6. Wrench size slots.

  7. Material of mandrels and balls.

Optional

  1. Number of balls.

  2. Finish diameter of shank.

 

For standard square back wiper dies and wiper die insert holders:

Necessary

  1. Tube O.D.

  2. Centerline radius.

  3. Material to bend.

  4. Dimension A.

  5. Dimension B.

  6. Length L.

  7. Mounting hole size and location or machine make/model.

  8. Any special relief or clearances.

 

For quote on set of tools:

Necessary

  1. Tube O.D.

  2. Wall thickness.

  3. Centerline radius.

  4. Material of tube.

  5. Grip length.

  6. Max degree of bend

  7. Machine make and model.

  8. Overall height of bend die

  9. Application of bent tube (automotive exhaust, aircraft, heat exchanger, furniture).

For engineering and manufacturing of tools set we may need more specific information about your bender:

  1. Mounting for the bend die, clamp die, pressure die.

  2. Rotation of swing arm.

  3. Any special adapters needed.

 

Please write this information to attached Quote / Order forms or call us to stop by your facility to discuss.

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