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3D Tube Cutting Machine



BLM Group USA will feature its LT8 machine and an array of other tube fabricating equipment.

The LT8 is a 3D laser tube cutting machine designed to provide flexibility and ease of use. It offers precise laser cutting on tube diameters from 12 to 220 mm (0.5" to 8.8") and bar weight up to 35 kg/m (77 lbs./39"). The unit is equipped with a rotating head that provides for 3D, 5-axis cutting and features an automatic loading system combined with an unload feature, increasing the productivity of most operations. Complex processing such as cutting different pieces on the same bar or batch changing among bars is managed automatically.

Information will also be available on the LT5, an entry level automated laser tube cutting system designed to handle small and medium-sized tubes, the all new 4Runner tube bender designed specifically for HVAC applications, the ELECT all electric tube bender, the ETurn right hand, left hand all electric tube bending machine along with the LT JUMBO laser tube cutting series.

"Due to the versatility of its advanced 1 kW IPG fiber laser, the new LT5 can efficiently process mild steel as well as highly reflective materials such as aluminum, copper and brass," said a company spokesperson. "The system's fiber laser provides an improvement in energy efficiency when compared to the more traditional CO2 laser, leading to as much as a 50% reduction in hourly operating costs."

The ELECT all-electric 12-axis tube bending machine is designed to provide productivity, flexibility and accuracy for the bending of large diameter (up to 150 mm/6") tube, making it useful for many demanding operations. The LT JUMBO Series is an automatic laser tube cutting system designed to bring higher levels of precision to large diameter, thick walled tubes.

For more information contact:

BLM Group USA

29380 Beck Road

Wixom, MI 48393

248-560-0080

sales@blmgroupusa.com

www.blmgroup.com

FABTECH Booth C922

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