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Perhaps no other industry can rival aerospace for exacting standards in component manufacturing, where it comes down to perfect fit, highest quality, lightest weight, and ultimate safety. Due to these requirements of modern aerospace aircraft, many aerospace manufacturers have begun to utilize the process of multi-curvature tube bending to manufacture these crucial hydraulic and pneumatic tubing and lines, the frame structures of aircraft and other demanding component part requirements. In fact, no other process offers quite the array of benefits that aerospace companies have come to expect from the process of multi-curvature tube bending.
Meeting the Demanding Geometric Requirements of Aircraft Design
Today’s modern airplanes use tens of thousands of bent pipes and tubes in the tightest of environments while maintaining full strength and flow capacity. Single-curvature bending of the past will just not bend that fuel, hydraulic, or environmental control tube with tightest of routing requirements of current airplanes. Our machine is perfect for bends with any number of radii and direction changes, in one single and continued tube, so that we remove welded parts which might become weak under the immense pressure of fuel or hydraulics, and under extreme temperature ranges during aircraft operation. Tight radii with good wall to radius condition is a must, and our machines fulfill this part also.
Achieving Uncompromising Quality and Reliability Standards
In aviation, zero defects are critical in aerospace applications; wrinkles and thinning of the bent tubing may cause system failure. In contrast, multi-curvature tube bending techniques, including many free bending form procedures, give more precise regulation over the deformation of metal material and each bend develops a uniform distribution of materials with minimum wrinkles and wall thinning. Modern benders have improved computer numerical controls that monitor bending variables, including speed of feed, angle, and material springback, ensuring accurate components meet stringent aviation authorities inspection processes. At Baorui, we possess sufficient awareness and have dedicated extensive resources towards meeting these stringent requirements.
Reducing Weight Through Design Optimization
Reducing weight continues to be at the forefront of aerospace manufacturing advancements, and multi-curvature benders are integral in helping designers to create efficient parts with minimal extra pieces of equipment. Designers can generate tubes with specific routes to help lighten up a system by not requiring unnecessary connector tubes, adapters or support brackets. This machine can produce parts as single piece, rather than requiring welding at many points which is where a lot of weight accumulates in. A multi-curvature bender also manages wall thinning and material distribution so that the tube maintains a unified shape and unnecessary material is avoided.
Enhancing Production Efficiency and Cost Control
Often when we think of aerospace manufacturing, images of huge cost and very long product lead times pop into our heads. However, the advent of multi-curvature tube benders has opened up great possibilities in the world of aero parts fabrication. Not only do these sophisticated pieces of equipment decrease the part setup and production cycle time of aircraft tubing components, but they can consolidate multiple bending operations into one machine and one setup! This, in turn, is able to decrease production process time, as you reduce the movement or secondary steps of operations like welding, inspection, and reworking. In instances of aircraft component production for smaller lot sizes that vary a lot, multi-curvature benders can drastically improve changeover times and eliminate dedicated tooling to fit specific curvatures. Plus, automating much of this bending process decreases potential for human error, reducing work required of an experienced manual tube bender. In fact, the demand in the aerospace field is constantly rising for new manufacturing techniques. Multi-curve bending technologies are truly the technology needed for many in the commercial airliner, military aircraft, and space vehicle manufacturers.
At Baorui, with over two decades of time-tested experience helping manufacturers overcome many obstacles in tube bending technology, we know just how much of a difference innovative multi-curve bending has made in the industry, and we look forward to continuing to help our partners push forward and overcome their aerospace-related manufacturing challenges, whether through standard or custom machines.