RV reducer direct-drive design enables high-precision pipe bending.
The bending action of this CNC pipe bending machine is achieved by directly connecting a precision RV reducer to the bending spindle. The backlash of the reducer is less than 3 arc minutes. The bending spindle and the reducer are fastened together by a rigid coupling, which can greatly improve the bending accuracy.
The approximately 50mm coaxial pipe bending machine integrates left and right bending, and can complete complex shapes that cannot be completed in one go by a uniaxial pipe bending machine.
The machine's control system features an unrestricted self-editing mode, allowing any manually operated action to be edited into an automated workflow, greatly improving the flexibility of the equipment's operation. Additionally, interfaces for MES, robotics, and coordinate measuring machines are reserved, facilitating the expansion and development of automated workstations.
To further improve the bending accuracy, this CNC pipe bending machine adopts a high-end Mitsubishi PLC + absolute servo motor. Through EtherCAT communication, it achieves full closed-loop control at the level of a precision engraving machine, avoiding the accuracy loss caused by signal interference, pulse loss, and origin loss in traditional control methods.
The equipment is based on Advantech's host computer as the hardware platform, and the CNC system for the pipe bending machine was independently developed. In addition to the basic functions of the pipe bending machine, the CNC system has also developed functions such as importing 3D graphics of pipe fittings for self-programming, 3D preview of pipe fittings, dynamic processing simulation, and remote diagnostic assistance.
The approximately 50mm coaxial pipe bending machine is equipped with a high-power feeding servo motor, enabling it to perform arc bending. Simultaneously, a powerful rear assist function reduces the out-of-roundness rate at bends. The addition of servo side assist further reduces the pipe clamping section and outer wall thinning rate.