Advantages and Limitations of End Forming Machines

What does end forming mean?

End Forming in the tube and pipe fabrication industry means changing the tube’s shape. Sometimes, it also can be named as tube finishing. The end forming machine can process like: ram forming, tube expanding, tube reducing, tube beading, etc.

what is end forming

How do you know which is the right tube end forming machine?

You should know some details before choosing the tube end formers

  •    The original shape of the tube – round tube, oval tube, square tube, rectangular tube are our common tube shapes that need to be formed.
  •    The final shape of the tube – if you want to expand the tube, then the tube expander tool is your choice
  •    The working tolerance – this will help to decide how to design the machine and forming tool and how to operate the tube.

Different end forming requests have different tube forming tools, machines can be configured with a single working station or multiple working stations. The tube size, material, and end usage determine which type of end forming machine can work for your application.

tube end forming process

Which end forming machine can be used in my application?

We offer a wide range of tube end forming machines to fit different applications and the tube forming tooling can be customized according to the shape you want to be formed. Normally, we have these types, but each of them can be extended to an infinite number of variations because they are customizable.

  •    TEF40
  •    TEF60
  •    TEF80
  •    TEF100
  •    TED110
  •    Single head ram former
  •    Double head ram former

Contact us by submitting your request in the below form, we will help you to find the best end forming machines for your production.