The WA series aluminum tube bender automates the production of serpentine-shaped tubes used in heat exchangers, condensers, evaporators, and other HVAC equipment. This machine bends multiple tubes simultaneously via programmed servo motions to create coiled. Snaking bends with consistency and efficiency, surpassing manual methods.

 

Unlike slow manual operation, the WA accurately bends batches of 10-12 aluminum tubes at once by clamping, positioning, and bending the grouped tubes using precise electric servomotors. This automated multi-tube handling is the key to boosted throughput.

 

The bending process specifically involves:

     1. Automatic loading of aluminum tube groups from linear feeders

     2. In-line straightening if coil curvature exceeds limits

     3. Indexing the batches for sequential bending

     4. Making progressive G- and U-bends through the 180o bending arc

     5. Cutting bent tubes to length for the next production step

 

By orchestrating the sequence of advanced powered mechanisms that maneuver, feed, straighten, and bend the tubes, the WA series eliminates the variability and pace of human tube bending to increase productivity reliably. This allows manufacturers to cost-optimize their serpentine tube fabrication for mass production scale.

 

The integrated software and programmable servo-electric architecture also make it straightforward to adjust bend specs or develop new bending patterns when customer designs change.