O u r s y s t e m c o m p e t e n c e

f o r y o u r s u c c e s s

T R A C T O - T E C H N I K

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With good ideas and pract ice-or iented solut ions st ra ight to the top

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Competence in development and construction

Innovative bending technology optimizes production processes

TUBOTRON 20, 30, 50, 90 – for maximum productivity and flexibility

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Taking shortcuts and optimizing productivity

TUBOBEND 20, 30, 48, 50, 80 – for a perfect start into tube/pipe bending

TUBOMAT 642, 648 – the pro for hydraulic pipe laying

PB 42 (plus) – for simple bending applications and thick-walled pipes

TRACTOFAB – The results are precisely pre-calculated PIPEFAB – Integrated Software Solution for the Piping Industry

TUBOCONTROL, TUBOSCAN – Measuring and documenting tubular constructions

SCOPELINK, ROBOFIX – Fitting pipe production automated to the point

TUBOSAW, TUBOGRAT, TRACTOPRESS, UNIPRESS – for perfect pipe end working

Know-How for users

T T R A C T O - T E C H N I K G r o u p o f c o m p a m i e s

W i t h g o o d i d e a s a n d p r a c t i c e - o r i e n t e ds o l u t i o n s s t r a i g h t t o t h e t o p

TRACTO-TECHNIK was founded in 1962 by the engineer Paul Schmidt. With its motto "Your first choice

for perfect pipe installation”, TRACTO-TECHNIK combines high demands with the reality in the tube and

pipe processing technique as well as in underground line installation. Today, the company belongs to the

worldwide leading manufacturers of special machines in both domains.

Innovative ideas and quality-awareness when developing new products and services as well as a

distinctive customer and market orientation are the centre of all company efforts. Many awards and more

than 330 patents give evidence of this claim, and TRACTO-TECHNIK is listed with the "Hidden

Champions”, as Prof. Hermann Simon calls the company in his book with the same title. TT also

repeatedly belongs to the circle of most innovative companies of the German middle-class, the "TOP

100 Germany”.

The highest aim of the TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH has always been and will always be, to offer

complete future- and practice-oriented system solutions of high applicability to the customers.

Bearing this aim in mind, we have founded the TRACTO-TECHNIK SoftwareDevelopment (TT-SD). TT-SD

develops system-overlapping software products for pipe production and also offers tailor-made

IT services to their customers.

The constantly growing know-how of over 500 employees in 5 plants and numerous branches

of the TRACTO-TECHNIK Corporate Group, together with the company-own developments of

machine technique and software, make TRACTO-TECHNIK become one competent partner for all

questions concerning tube/pipe production.

The GRUNDORAM for installing steel pipes

up to ND 3500 and the GRUNDOMAT soil

displacement hammer for house connections

and crossroads.

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4 / 5 Production Engineering

C o n t e n t s

6 / 7 Tube and Pipe Processing

8 / 10 Fully automatical CNC controlled Bending Centers

11 Automatic Feeding and Unloading increases efficiency

12 / 13 Single-axis controlled Bending Machines

14 The Classics

16 / 17 The Software

18 / 19 Measuring and Control systems

20 / 21 Quickly and precisely

Pipes up to ND 600 are installed over

a length of 500 m with the directional

drilling systems GRUNDODRILL.

Company founder

Dipl.-Ing.

Paul Schmidt

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15 Simple bending of thick-walled pipes

A real classic for more than 30 years:

the tube processing machine

TUBOMAT 642.

PipeFab - software solution for

pipe line production.

P r o d u c t i o n E n g i n e e r i n g

C o m p e t e n c e i n D e v e l o p m e n t

a n d P r o d u c t i o n

Quality is of highest priority at TRACTO-TECHNIK. For this reason TT’s

development and production are consistently under one management. This concept

allows short development periods and optimised production engineering, while

maintaining highest quality standards.

All TRACTO-TECHNIK products are developed with professional know-how, high-

performance methods and manufactured with the help of state-of-the-art technologies.

The resulting precision equipment means absolute reliability of the TRACTO-TECHNIK

bending and processing machines for tubular products. You can count on them!

It cannot be purely coincidental, when a customer is unwilling to part with his

TUBOMAT pipe processing machine and makes arrangements for inspection, even after

25 years of continuous operation.

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The specific requests and varying requirements of our customers are always the focal

point of our considerations and decisions.

The main concern is directed towards the tubular product in its many types and

shapes. Our goal is to process tubes and pipes with the highest standard possible.

TRACTO-TECHNIK stands behind this goal with all its know-how and experience.

The in-house tool and die department is an absolute necessity. Highly qualified teams

of motivated associates guarantee the utmost flexibility and delivery guarantee,

which has become the trade mark of TRACTO-TECHNIK. A strict quality assurance

management program guarantees a level of performance which is paramount, also

in the international market place.

Complete set of bending tools

consisting of the � pressure die

� clamp die, � wiper die, � bending

mandrel and the � bend die.

TRACTO-TECHNIK uses the latest production

technologies for manufacture of all

components.

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Wiper dies made of special alloy

and standard design.

Special bending mandrel for

rectangular tubing.

Ball mandrels and multiple

segmented mandrels for tubular

products with tightest bending

radii and small wall thickness.

Bend die

with exchange-

able clamping

insert.

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Aluminum solid bar stock

Hydraulic tubing

Oval tubing

For example:

heating coil (8 mm in diameter)

bent on a TUBOFORM.

Apart from manufacturing tube/pipe bending and processing machines

TRACTO-TECHNIK is particular about the development of innovative system

solutions with high benefit for their customers.

From the entire processing of hydraulic tubes to CNC controlled pipe bending

centres with automatic feeding and unloading facility or an automated system

solution for highly precise and profitable fitting pipe production TRACTO-

TECHNIK offers suitable machines for almost any application field.

Using the innovative TRACTO-TECHNIK bending technology, all materials

suitable for cold deformation (i.e. steel, stainless steel, brass, copper,

aluminium, CuNiFe, …) in a variety of shapes (round, square or oval pipes, flat

and solid bar stock, wire, …) can be worked efficiently and precisely.

TRACTO-TECHNIK also solves specific bending problems and addresses special

customer requirements.

The TT pipe bending technology

serves practically all branches of

industry, such as:

· refrigeration and HVAC industry

· job shops and metal fabrication

· lighting and furniture industry

· pipe fitting construction

· automotive industry and vehicle

construction

· ship building and aero space industry

· machine tool industry

· process equipment industry

Tube and Pipe Processing

Tu b e a n d P i p e P r o c e s s i n g

I n n o v a t i v e b e n d i n g t e c h n o l o g y o p t i m i z e s p r o d u c t i o n p r o c e s s e s

With the TT tube and pipe bending technology, you cannot take a wrong turn.

Touch screen monitor: operation made easy

due to the clear menu layout.

Tool change and set-up of the different radii

is a matter of seconds.

The exposed bending head offers a large

bending space.

The automatic support for the bending

mandrel and/or the pipe is a useful feature,

especially when processing extra long work

pieces.

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F u l l y a u t o m a t i c C N C c o n t r o l l e d b e n d i n g c e n t r e s

T U B O T R O N 2 0 , 3 0 , 5 0 , 9 0

F o r m a x i m u m p r o d u c t i v i t y

a n d f l e x i b i l i t y

Costs can be minimised considerably by investing with a CNC controlled bending

machine for mass production or to be flexible with prototype or short run

production.

The CNC controlled tube/pipe bending machines of the TUBOTRON line range in

design, construction and workmanship highest on the scale of quality equipment.

The complete bending process is fully automatic. The result is a simple or complex

tubular shape according to the requirements.

A u t o m a t i c B e n d i n g C e n t e r s

In combination with our TRACTOFAB tube/pipe bending software,

the TUBOTRON is unsurpassed in economical tube/pipe

production. From design over simulation to the final precision

manufacture of the work piece – everything comes from a single

source.

The operation concept is based on a touch-screen and a panel-PC,

connected with a multiple point interface to the programmable

logic control as well as with the company network, i.e. production

planning and work order management. Sufficient memory for

additional software such as CAD systems or the TRACTOFAB

bending software is provided.

Accurate repeatability for high

production runs is guaranteed.

TUBOTRON 20

TUBOTRON 30

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PC and machine control can be serviced remotely by a TRACTO-TECHNIK specialist by utilizing the

teleservice interface. This feature guarantees that the machine is always updated according to the latest

state. Any problems can be solved on short notice and the know-how and experience of the TRACTO-

TECHNIK technicians is at the customer’s disposal worldwide.

Depending on the machine type, pipes of up to 90 mm in outside diameter and with a maximum bending

radius of 250 mm can be processed. All functions (bending, length feed, rotation for plane of bend) are

carried out automatically. If desired, the TUBOTRON 20 and 30 are available with multi-radius capability,

right-left bending unit and automatic feeding and unloading facility. Thus a maximum of flexibility and

productivity as well as highest quality can be achieved.

TUBOTRON 30 with

portal system for tool

feeding and unloading.

Automatic feeding and unloading

Ta k i n g s h o r t c u t s a n d o p t i m i z i n g

p r o d u c t i v i t y

For pipe bending applications in mass production TRACTO-TECHNIK has developed various automatic

feeding and unloading systems, which can be flexibly adapted to the respective requirements of our

customers.

The separation picks the single pipes automatically from a hopper and positions them in the feeding

system. Apart from the precise length adjustment and as option, when bending lengthwise welded pipes,

a weld seam detection system with rotational alignment of the pipe can be included.

The pipe is fed into the bending machine either from the front (for bending with mandrel) or sideways (for

bending without mandrel). However it’s important that the bending space of the machine is not restricted

by the pick and place system. The bent pipe is deposited automatically at its designated location, while the

next pipe is already available to be fed into the bending machine.

The TUBOTRON 90 currently is the most

powerful bending machine from TRACTO-

TECHNIK

TUBOTRON 30 multiple-radii bender with

automatic feeding and extraction device.

Pipe separation and precise length alignment

The TUBOTRON 50 bends pipes up to 50 mm OD.

Due to the TUBOTRON 20 RL’s right-left

bending device complicated pipe figures

can be produced.

Hydraulic bending mandrel

retraction with automatic

mandrel lubrication.

Pivotable bending head of

the TUBOFORM 16.

Plane-of-bend / length measuring

system with collet chuck.

The TUBOBEND 30 is the ideal machine for tubes/pipes of up to 30

mm in outside diameter and a centreline radius of up to 90 mm. The

TUBOBEND 50 bends tubes/pipes of up to 50 mm in outside diameter,

the TUBOBEND 80 even up to 80 mm. Both machine types are

preferred by the ship building industry, process equipment

manufacturers and in the automotive industry.

A particularity among the single-axis controlled machines is the

TUBOBEND 48 for tubes/pipes up to 50 mm OD. Its usefulness due to

modular design can be increased by adding a deburring device, an

unit for cutting ring assembly and/or flaring and a chamfering device.

All mandrel bending machines can be equipped with a manual or

automatic mandrel lubrication system and to all, but the TUBOBEND

20, an early mandrel retraction can be added. Plane-of-bend angles

for off-set bends are read from a protractor and set manually by

rotating the tube/pipe. A digital display for the length and angle

positions of the work piece is optionally available.

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S i n g l e - a x i s c o n t r o l l e d b e n d i n g m a c h i n e s

T U B O B E N D 2 0 , 3 0 , 4 8 , 5 0 , 8 0

F o r a p e r f e c t s t a r t i n t o

t u b e / p i p e b e n d i n g

At the single-axis controlled bending machines the bending function

is automated while length feed and rotation have to be carried out

manually.All machine types of this product line are mobile, i.e. for the

flexible use at jobsites.

The TUBOBEND 20 is the smallest type of this series and can be used

both as tube bender (with mandrel) for up to 20 mm OD and for rods

(without mandrel). Due to its tiltable bending head the TUBOBEND

20 has spacious bending area for producing tight bends and close

bending sequences.

TUBOBEND 20.

TUBOBEND 30.

TUBOBEND 50.

TUBOBEND 80.

The TUBOBEND 48 can flexibly be

equipped with further pipe processing

functions.

P r e s s b e n d i n g m a c h i n e s

F o r s i m p l e b e n d i n g a p p l i c a t i o n s a n d

t h i c k - w a l l e d p i p e s

Press bending is suitable only for simple bending applications and thick-walled pipes, because the

pipe cannot be supported from within by a mandrel. Therefore TRACTO-TECHNIK has conceived the

mobile and flexible press bending machines PB 42 and PB 42 plus with a maximum pipe range of

42 mm outside diameter.

If only the bending function is required, the PB 42 will be the right choice. Apart from this the PB 42

plus is additionally equipped with a deburring unit and can be extended with a cutting ring assembly

device and a flaring device.

T h e p r o f o r h y d r a u l i c p i p e l a y i n g

T U B O M AT 6 4 2 , 6 4 8

U p t o 6 p r o c e s s i n g f u n c t i o n s i n o n e m a c h i n e

The classic among the TRACTO-TECHNIK tube/pipe bending and processing machines is the TUBOMAT, which

has already been developed in 1967 and has been optimised over the years. The TUBOMAT integrates up to 6

pipe processing functions in only one machine and is renowned as the ideal pro for hydraulic pipe laying due

to its precision and safety in all working stages.

An exact square cut, clean inside and outside deburring and perfect pipe bends without any collapse or

changes in cross-section are just as indispensable for a reliable hydraulic installation as the proof connection

of the components. Whether by the cutting ring assembly unit, the flaring unit or by means of the chamfering

device - the TUBOMAT always provides for leakage-free hydraulic connections.

Presetting of cutting rings

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PB 42 PLUSThe TUBOMAT 648 - processes pipes up to 48,3 mm OD.

Inside and outside deburring device Flaring unitSawing function

PB 42

Chamfering

TUBOMAT 642, the pro for hydrau-

lic pipes from 6 - 42 mm diameter

with up to 6 integrated processing

functions.

T h e S o f t w a r e

T R A C T O FA B – T h e r e s u l t s a r e p r e c i s e l y

p r e - c a l c u l a t e d

The digital processing of tubes/pipes is efficiently performed with TRACTOFAB. Input of the isometry

is occurred either as drawing with length and/or angle dimensions, via XYZ-coordinates entry or as

vector entry. In addition an interface to our 3D measuring system TUBOSCAN is available.

By considering the pipe material and the bending parameters, TRACTOFAB calculates the bending data

for the pipe bending machine. In order to avoid any

collision of the pipe with the machine or the

surroundings during the bending process, a bending

simulation tool can be executed, before the bending

task is performed by means of the calculated bending

data. As an option a transfer module is available to

interface the TRACTOFAB software with our CNC

controlled bending machines. In this case the data can

be transferred online to the bending machine.

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P I P E FA B – I n t e g r a t e d s o f t w a r e s o l u t i o n

f o r t h e p i p i n g i n d u s t r y

The production management software PipeFAB contains all the tools necessary for pipe line

planning, production, accounting and maintenance. The software integrates the isometry

construction and data takeover from CAD-systems, work preparation and production control for pipe

(pre-)production, organises material and time management and supplies all required engineering

data for the pipe workshop.

In combination with ERP-/MRP-systems, PDM-systems and

especially standard accountancy systems, all data and

isometries necessary for carrying out the project and its control

are generated, working packs are created, production times and

costs are determined, additional material is calculated and work

schedules are set up. All results for project and data

management, quality control and NC machine triggering are

available as machine-readable files.

Precise digital display of

the TUBOCONTROL.

Measuring a straight length

between two bends with

TUBOCONTROL.

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Measuring and Control systems

M e a s u r i n g a n d C o n t r o l s y s t e m s

T U B O C O N T R O L , T U B O S C A N

M e a s u r i n g a n d d o c u m e n t i n g t u b u l a r

c o n s t r u c t i o n s

For the 2-dimensional measuring of tubular designs TRACTO-

TECHNIK has developed the portable measuring table

TUBOCONTROL. Depending on the outer pipe diameter and the

bending radius angles between 0° and 190° and lengths of

straight or bent pipes up to approx. 480 mm can be measured.

For instance the spring-back of a bent tube/pipe can exactly be

determined by comparing the actual bending angle measured

with TUBOCONTROL with the angle-value that was pre-selected

at the bending machine.

TUBOCONTROL

for two-dimensional generating of pipe data.

The TUBOSCAN is a portable 6 axes swivel joint measuring device for the 3D acquisition of geometric

data of sample tubes/pipes. It can be equipped either with a tube-sensing-fork for touchless

measuring or with tactile Renishaw inserts. The ascertained data is then stored in a file within

seconds.

Via interface the pipe geometry can be transferred to our TRACTOFAB pipe bending software, where

it is directly converted into bending data. If a fully automatic CNC controlled pipe bending machine

is connected, the entire process from the sample pipe up to the series production will be extremely

simple.

3D acquisition of the existing

pipe geometry with TUBOSCAN.

The laser tube-sensing-fork

touchlessly records the precise

pipe geometry.

In the ROBOFIX the flanges are welded to the

pipe in perfect fit.

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F i t t i n g p i p e p r o d u c t i o n

Q u i c k l y a n d p r e c i s e l y

S C O P E L I N K , R O B O F I X - F i t t i n g p i p e

p r o d u c t i o n a u t o m a t e d t o t h e p o i n t

With SCOPELINK and ROBOFIX Type III, TRACTO-TECHNIK offers an economic and highly precise automated

system solution for the fitting pipe production, that is singular in the world. Both systems have especially been

developed for optimising work flows when producing fitting pipes and for reducing the production costs

consequently.

SCOPELINK is an electromechanical 3D isometry device, which is assembled directly between two existing

connection points (i.e. flanges or sleeves) as required by the planned pipe course. This model is then evaluated

on site by means of a portable computer. The software, that goes with SCOPELINK, calculates the isometry of the

simulated pipe course as well as the exact positions of the connection points, also including a suitability test for

construction on the basis of the bending machines installed in the pipe shop. All data can be transferred

online to the pipeshop.

SCOPELINK 3D isometry device

The most complicated precision-fit pipe constructions between two flanges can be produced quickly and easily

with the computer-supported ROBOFIX. This system is used for precise positioning of the connection flanges

by means of the data obtained through SCOPELINK at the jobsite. After the pipe has been bent it is correctly

aligned between the flanges of the ROBOFIX and tacked to them.

Quality assurance is provided throughout the entire manufacturing process, because the position of the

connecting flanges and the targeted pipe course are constantly checked.

Using SCOPELINK and ROBOFIX all fitting pipes are measured and documented on site, but pre-fabricated most

extensive in the workshop. They only have to be transported to the jobsite and can be inserted at perfect fit.

The entire fitting pipe production process is simplified and extremely rationalized in this way, because any

construction of wire models or patterns is avoided.

ROBOFIX measuring system

Assembly of SCOPELINK

between two flanges.

On site recording of the

pipe isometry via

outdoor-PC. The pipe figure is dis-

played on the control

computer.

Clean internal and external deburring and correct assembly of the cutting ring are

essential to leak-free tube assembly.

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P i p e E n d P r o c e s s i n g

TRACTOPRESS

The optimal secure connection of compression fitting for hydraulic tubing requires the correct

specific contact pressure when attaching the cutting ring. The cutting ring assembly device

TRACTOPRESS is equipped with an automatic pressure adjustment, so that any mistakes could

be eliminated from the beginning. The working range is 6 to 42 mm OD.

UNIPRESS

The UNIPRESS is the ideal device for assembling compression fittings with cutting rings or

flares of 37° for tubes/pipes from 6 to 42 mm OD. Pressure adjustment is done manual. With

the exchangeable tools precise processing is practically pre-programmed.

All table-top units can easily be carried, allowing flexible application at any place.

TUBOGRAT 48 TUBOGRAT 60 TUBOGRAT K

Special TT deburring

cutters.

P i p e E n d P r o c e s s i n g

S a w i n g - D e b u r r i n g - C u t t i n g R i n g

A s s e m b l y - F l a r i n g

TUBOSAW

The mobile precision pipe saw from TRACTO-TECHNIK always provides for clean and rectangular cuts

of pipes up to 42 mm outside diameter. Since the TUBOSAW isn’t equipped with an own drive, it can

be connected either to a TT bending machine or to any other applicable hydraulic pump.

TUBOGRAT

Deburring the tubes/pipes used for conveying fluids (i.e. in hydraulic systems) is an important work

step after cutting them on the right length. The undesirable inside and outside burr is cleanly removed

in seconds by briefly pressing the tube/pipe end onto special milling cutters. The deburring unit is

available in three versions:

• TUBOGRAT 48 for tubes/pipes from 6 to 48 mm OD

• TUBOGRAT 60 for tubes/pipes from 20 to 60 mm OD

• TUBOGRAT K (tools with adjustable depth stop, working range depends on tooling)

TUBOSAW - the precise pipe saw

from TRACTO-TECHNIK.

S e m i n a r s

P i p e B e n d i n g Te c h n o l o g y F o r u m

K n o w - H o w f o r

U s e r s

The "Pipe Bending Technology Forum" is a great success every year. A large

number of participants from different branches of industry are informed in detail

about the current developments in tube and pipe bending technology. These

events aim to provide know-how and offer the user optimal technical solutions.

An extensive and interesting program is offered in theory and practice.

The lectures are supplemented by contributions of competent guest speakers.

Please ask for information on our next seminar now.

Our worldwide sales network provides the fastest

possible local service.

Please contact us - we most certainly have the

right solution for your pipe processing needs.

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