Unison unveils all-electric tube bender

Posted on 15 May 2012

The new machine will be on display at Farnborough Air Show, boasting rapid and repeatable software-based set-up, and lower energy consumption and noise than hydraulic alternatives.

Unison said it is seeing interest from companies in the aerospace sector, as they are able to support fabrication processes that must manufacture ultra-precise parts in very small batches – typically without generating any scrap. Other requirements being put forward by aerospace companies are bending relatively complex part shapes in a single stage, bending alloy…

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