Application Note: Transfluid
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From Design to Finished Product Closing the cycle in pipe production Industry 4.0 is talked about in all business sectors – and of course also in regard to pipes and tubes. Automation of processes, transparent data flow and digitization are the keywords. The use of fully CNC-automated bending machines is more and more in demand. But how do we obtain the data that feeds into the bending machine in a simple manner? Metronor and transfluid have partnered to close this missing link. Stability and Performance in Pipe Bending Transfluid bending machines are well known throughout the industries and showcase an intuitive command system and high through-put. The bottleneck is no longer producing bent pipes, but rather acquiring the necessary data to be fed to the bending systems. Especially in the maritime sector and for service companies, each pipe might be one of a kind and not a part of a serial production. Metronor measurement systems are made to measure in difficult environments – be it in tight quarters or bad light situations. Measurements are taken on-site and in place, capturing the real-time situation. It only takes a couple of minutes to reverse-engineer a pipe with its connecting points, for both repairs and design of new connections. Perfect Adjustments, No Waste A 3D representation of each pipe is created automatically and can be transferred straight to the bending machine. Even if the measurements are taken on an oil platform and the bending machine is located in a workshop 400 kilometers away. The size of the pipe to be measured and bent is also no hurdle. Both the measurement systems and the bending machines can easily handle diameters of 4mm up to 330mm. And with each measurement, a digital model of every fabricated pipe is made available. A simulation of each bending process can also be performed, making sure that no material is wasted. Through this workflow, we can guarantee a perfect first time-fit – so that each pipe only needs be produced once. Metronor AS | P.o. Box 238, N-1379 Nesbru, Norway | Tel: +47 66 98 38 00 | e-mail: info@metronor.com | www.metronor.

t-control The concept for customer success Measure pipe and create CAD About Metronor Metronor is a privately held ISO 9001 certified high technology company headquartered outside Oslo, Norway. Metronor has developed a range of high accuracy, large volume, portable electrooptical coordinate measuring systems that provide excellent return on investment for customers, as well as facilitate a highly efficient dimensional management of manufacturing processes. Metronor’s Industrial Systems Business Unit Metronor’s range of portable coordinate measuring machines and scanning systems offers the...