VLB EF Series Tube End Formers

VLB’s EF series end prep machines are extremely fast, precise and versatile; they are designed for many functions. This makes it easy to have various pipes that differ in complexity, deformation degrees, and repeatability done with these end preparing machines. There is a servo motor-controlled sequence of tools where linear positioning together with numerical command that is simple to program ensures speed of motion and high precision. With possibility of a maximum of 6 forming stations which include also rotary stations; this is just how powerful our tube-end forming machines can be when fully automated.

Maintenance is simplified Besides the technical aspects

EF tube end forming machines have been developed so as to ease the use and maintenance operations.The compact design means that all the components are easily accessible to any of the user. When you open these panels for safety, the entire front part of your machine can be reached and intervened with as it acts like doors.

Friction is not a problem because nothing moves around (like wheels do when they rotate). High quality materials known in manufacturing these days ensure that the power needed by each machine part respectively has been economized on as much as possible; however this reduces speed considerably because they can’t be made more cheaply if their production costs are cut down too much but still keeping good quality standards. This is why such kind of machines are usually referred to as “expensive low-speed ones” and even though they are pretty consistent in terms of what they make, their capacity is limited due to the fact that there is only one of them. The cost of maintenance can be significantly lowered in such situation.

HMI INTERFACE
The touchscreen easily and conveniently enables users to make advances on the powerful control of the EF pipe end machining through programming. This way, the same consistency as the entire software developed by our IT department is met when it comes to ease of programming, intuitiveness, among others. As far as instructions communication is concerned, it seems pleasant and logical from an operator's point of view.

For instance, considering that the software enables changing and storing of sequences and parameters for every operation, it further grants effortless integration with tube handling systems like loading and unloading system and other production cells such as bending machines.