In the past, “dimple-free”
tube cut-off systems where made for typical higher speed tube lines, and
because they had to produce at these high speeds, they came with a high price
tag to suit.
The tubing industry needed
a cost effective alternative for a dimple-free cut-off system on slower, lower
production tube mills. This is the niche that the Hill Engineering “Duo-Cut”
system was engineering for.
By combining Hill
Engineering’s Flying Duo-Cut integrated die/press units with our high speed
hydraulics expertise, we are able to produce clean, dimple-free cuts on tubing
up to 3” diameter. In order to obtain optimum speeds at reasonable prices for
different sized tubing mills, we offer three sizes of systems—3/4” maximum
diameter, 1 ½” maximum diameter and 3” maximum diameter for up to .125” thick
steel. Because of the compact nature of the units, they are more economically
priced with faster ROI on slower line for lower production requirements.
The basic mechanical unit
is also designed to be quick-change when going from one tube diameter or
thickness to another. This again lends itself to lower production requirements
where quick change is more important, due to shorter runs from one order to the
next.
Because of the nature of
this system design, we also offer a small diameter pneumatic Duo-Cut system
which is the essentially the same as our ¾” diameter system, except operates
with air cylinders instead of hydraulic cylinders. These systems are used for such
applications as brake line tube mills with approximately .156” dia -- .312” dia
tubing being produced. This allows us to increase the speed of these systems to
match small diameter tube lines and at the same time reduce the costs even
further.
For both hydraulic and
pneumatic systems, the measuring is done by a “closed loop” servo accelerated
system, for the most consistent and best accuracy results.
373 Randy Rd
Carol Stream, IL 60188
630/834-4430
