Tools For Bending manufactures all types of bending tools. Designing tube bending tools since 1965, we know that research and innovation plays a big part. We have designed many different types of tube bending tools, in addition to basic mandrels. The industries that use our tools include:
- Hydroforming
- Aircraft
- Ship Building
- Truck Stack
- Automotive
- Furniture
- Medical
- Job shop tube bender (TFB’s favorite for pulling the rabbit out of the hat)
This is only a sample of the industries that use the tools that we offer, and we will go to great lengths to solve any bending request that we receive. We can provide tools for tube bending to fit any tube, regardless of shape or size. We are not afraid to fail, it is our business to find application limitations without risk to our customer. When selecting appropriate tube bending tools, the following considerations should be addressed in order to ensure quality tooling for tube bending:
- “D” of a bend
- Wall factor
- Ovality and wall thinning requirements
- Tubing material
- Cosmetic consideration
- Size and location of weld flash
- Make and model of machine
Tools For Bending takes the above factors into consideration, as well as any other requirements of the customer when manufacturing custom tube bending tools. Tools For Bending will also assist its customers in selecting the proper lubrication used with the given set of tooling for tube bending. Tools For Bending has created its own selection guide for picking the appropriate tube bending tools (mandrel and wiper dies) and can suggest the right bending tools for any job.
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