PIPE BENDING
Visit Bourgneuf industries' Web site for a guided tour of the services it offers. For example, you will see an operator using a "BEMA" pipe bending machine with mandrel. The maximum tube bending capacity mild steel round tube 1¾ inches.
Here are a few pipe bending terms to get you started. If we begin with the Arc, it represents the curved portion of pipe bends. A bevel is a pipe bend
end preparation type. The Centerline Radius is the distance measured in
inches from the center of the curvature to the centerline axis of the
pipe bends. A degree is what is use to measure pipe bends when they are
formed (i.e. 45 degrees, 90 degrees) Other terms include the inside diameter of pipe bends which is referred to as the ID. On the opposite end, OD is the outside diameter in inches of the tube or pipe bends. The deviation of the horizontal plane of a single pipe bend between its tangent points, based on the theoretical centerline in pipe bending is referred as the Out of Plane. Lastly, the flattening of a pipe from its round shape that is caused by the pipe bending process is the ovality.
Pipe bending is the process in which pipe is manipulated in a regulated
method to achieve diverse forms and shapes. Different tooling
instruments decide finished radius sizes. Tube fabrication has become the design option of choice for contemporary piping systems. Pipe bending greatly decreases the requirement for welding and fittings while
increasing the process flow efficiency.
For numerous reasons, pipe bending is normally preferred to using
regular fittings. Firstly, pipe bending is a more cost effective method
as you save on not needing all those fittings. The amount of joints in the
pipe fabrication are greatly reduced if not totally eliminated which results
in also reducing the probability of pipe leakage. There is also the
capability to manufacture a section of pipe work beforehand that makes
installation easier for those hard-to-reach areas.
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