Pipe benders

Pipe benders allow to bend pipes at various angles, minimizing the risk to damage the elements walls at the same time. This is needed, for instance, during servicing the car exhaust system. Bending the pipeline elements, you can use less pipe offsets and fittings, due to which, the construction becomes more effective and durable.

Types of pipe benders

By drive type:

• Mechanical. They are used for working with small diameter pipes. Such devices are lightweight and inexpensive.
• Electromechanical. They have high efficiency, are suitable for pipes of various types and shapes. The tools provide precise bending angle, that is why, their price is usually higher, than that of the other drive type models.
• Hydraulic. They have high power, provide possibility to perform high quality and precise operations with parts of different thickness. There are both mechanical and manual pipe benders with hydraulic drive.
• Pneumatic. They are inferior in power to the hydraulic and electromechanical devices, that is why they are often used for bending products with a small cross-section.
• Hybrid. They are rather bulky, process parts at high speed and are notable for high bending force.

Various tools are designed to work with certain materials. Thus, manufacturers offer models for bending products made of copper, steel, aluminium, titanium, plastic, etc.

Also the tools differ from one another by methods of bending:

• Ratchet. They allow to make a bend up to 90°. They can be used for working with parts of different diameters. Replaceable segments – working elements of the device – are presupposed for this.
• Spring. They are a pipe-bending spring, which is put onto the place of an oncoming bending, after which a specialist manually gives a needed shape to the part. Such accessories are suitable for short pipelines.
• Rotary. They pull the pipes around the ready shape, thus bending them at a needed angle. Many of such models have a built-in angle protractor, which allows to make a bend with the needed angle value.
• Roll. Bending is performed due to coiling onto the roller. Mandrel devices are often met amongst such units. They use a mandrel – a cylinder rod, which is inserted into the pipe in order to avoid deformation of its walls.

Tips on use

1. Use the devices in strict accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations.
2. Before use, check the machine elements for damages. Do not use the tool in case if they are found.
3. Using manual pipe benders, check sizes of the main parts regularly, as they can deform during operation; and as for the hydraulic ones – refill oil and replace seals timely.
4. Make sure that the tool elements have no dust, shaving, sand or any other foreign objects on them.
5. For continuous storing, treat non-painted metal parts of the machine with preservation grease.

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