Specifications

Tube Bending Machine
Electronics Assembly
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Taiwan
Introduction
As creative technology improves, new metal alloys have become stronger, lighter, and more
durable. Many of these new metal products are being used in the airplane and aerospace
industries, which require strong, light metal tubes with complex shapes and curves. Therefore,
having a quality PC-based bending machine is extremely important to ensure correct bending
angles, appropriate stress limits, and to provide real-time motion control.
Project Requirements
Metal tube bending machines may seem simple,
but hidden behind the bulky machinery lies complex
software programs that are the result of years of
research. To ensure that bending does not weaken
the tube, the machine has to take some factors
into consideration, such as the materials’ property,
density, weight, size, angle, shape, and more.
Normally the machine makers utilize PC-based
software to analyze these parameters, and then
transfer the profile into a specific data format to
meet the proprietary machine controller’s language.
This can be costly, however, as it requires at least
two engineers to handle the PC-based software and
machine controller. By adopting a PC-based machine
controller, material analysis and data transfer can be
achieved while saving time and money. In order to
formulate such a machine, we need the following
components:
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A card to act as the master; to control the data
and communication between stations
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A high rate controlling card to manage the
motion of each mechanism
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