Tube Machining
Tube cutting, bending, welding and treatments
Plan machines any type of tube thanks to state-of-the-art technology capable of performing specific machining required for certain finished products intended for sectors such as industry, interior and exterior furniture, agriculture and much more.
Attention and excellent work management are extremely important to Plan, as they are essential for complete, quality work that is in line with customer requirements and their designers.
The company has skilled staff and a research and development department that works on projects that are also fully customised, as well as providing detailed advice and customer assistance.
Laser cutting
For laser cutting iron, stainless steel, aluminium, brass and copper tubes of different shapes, sizes and special profiles, tube laser cutting: technology is used: a technique that facilitates material machining and optimisation of the production chain, to minimise production time and waste.
Laser cutting is ideal for grooves, holes, slots, staggered joints, interlocking connections, connect couplings and even complex contours.
Bending and calendering
Tube bending is an essential process that enables more efficient subsequent machining in the various production processes.
The machines that Plan has at its disposal are tube and wire bending machines and control calendering machines.
The tube bending machines are CNC controlled with an electric variable radius: a choice intended to considerably reduce energy consumption with a view to increasingly safeguarding the environment.
Metal tube calendering is a machining process performed by means of calendering machines that have several rollers through which the parts to be bent pass on the basis of the required curvature. Open or closed profile calendering can be performed using a well-defined drawing during the design phase.
Turning
Turning is a mechanical machining process that produces parts with precise and detailed shapes, due to using numerically controlled machinery such as CNC lathes, CNC milling machines and manual recovery lathes.
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Workshop and tube end machining
With the help of the hydraulic presses in Plan's machine park, tube blanking and stamping can be carried out. The company also deals with drilling to create holes of varied sizes on all types of machinable material by means of chip removal. Threading and shaping are further processes performed in-house.
Tube end machining such as threading, deburring, flattening and toothing is carried out using special dies and specific equipment.
Welding
One of Plan's strengths is MIG, TIG and oxyacetylene tube welding performed with extreme precision. For welding metals such as iron, stainless steel, aluminium, brass or copper, welding robots and manual welding stations are used.
Cleaning operations from degreasing to polishing of steel, stainless steel, aluminium and brass workpieces are carried out when required by the customer.
Cleaning and grinding
Through these processes, the products are prepared for chrome-plating and painting surface treatments. The department is equipped with a machine used for cleaning bars and round tubes, as well as special tools and cleaning machines.
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