Tube Fabrication
tube fabrication examples

PROCESS
Tube Cutting: ECM (burr free), 4-Slide (shear cut), CNC Swiss Lathe (special radius), Score (light walls), Saw

Tube Forming: Press (rotary or single station), 4-Slide, Swaging, Bending, Punching, Die Reducing, Custom

Tube Machining: CNC Swiss Lathe, ECG Grinder, Driller

Tube Finishing: Bead Blasting, Bright Dipping, Tumbling, Passivation

MATERIALS

  • Aluminum
  • Copper Alloys: Includes phosphorus bronze,beryllium copper.
  • Brass Alloys
  • Stainless Steel
  • Nickel Alloys: Includes Monel, 42 and 52 alloy, & 29-17 (KovarŪ).

TUBE SHAPES
Fabrication Operations to Round, Rectangular, Square, or Custom Shape Tubing Include:

Notching, Rounded End, Flaring, Flatten & Piece, Beading, Slotting, Dimpling, Lancing, Bending, Rolled Grove, Reducing/Expanding, Special Machining

SIZE RANGES

  • Fabricated Shapes: O.D.:.010 to .750
  • Wall:.001 to .065

LENGTHS
From .040 to 6 ft.

NOTE: All dimensions in inches unless otherwise stated. KovarŪ is a registered trademark of Carpenter Technology.