Mandrel Tube Bender

When you are going to invest and look for mandrel tube benders, you need to do a lot of research and understand some main factors, because there are many types of tube and pipe benders in the market. No matter you want to buy a new or used mandrel tube bender for sale, choosing the proper one will benefit you a lot to increase your productivity and get more orders for you. Below we’d like to highlight some factors that may affect your decision, if you have any questions, feel free to contact TubeBenderN, our team will help you.

How Does a Mandrel Bending Machine Work

The biggest difference between a mandrel bending machine and a non-mandrel tube bending machine is that there is a steel rod, we called it “mandrel” installed on the machine and insert into the tube or pipe that needs to be bent. The mandrel inside the tube is like a supporting rod to reduce the possibility of pipe deformation. Here are some main types of mandrels that are used to support the tube while bending:

Plug Mandrel: this is a solid rod inserted into the pipe and mainly for regular pipe bending requests.
Ball Mandrel: more and more customers request ball mandrel because this is the best for high precise bending requirements.
Form Mandrel: this mandrel has a curved end and other parts are very similar to the plug mandrel.
Ball Mandrel with Cable: this mandrel is not widely used now and this is like a cable with several ball bearings.

The plug mandrel and ball mandrel are widely used in the market. For regular bending or your budget is low, plug mandrel is your good choice. But, if you are looking for precise bending, the ball mandrel must be your best choice.

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How Do I Choose a Mandrel Tube Bender For Sale

If you decide to buy a mandrel tube bender for sale, that means you will need to the pipe or tube bending machine with a mandrel. There are several factors that will affect you to choose different capacities of the mandrel tube bender, there are: outside diameter, bending radius, wall thickness, material, bending angle, and other requests depending on your production.

Characters of Mandrel Tube Bender

There are some simple and cheap types of tube bending machines on the market. If you don’t need volume production or your bending request is low, they may meet your request. But, if you want to do mass production of the tube parts and you want to remain the consistency of the bent tube, then mandrel tube bender must be your first choice. There are 5 key components of the mandrel tube bending machine to ensure the bending quality: bending die, clamping die, pressure die, wiper die, and mandrel.

Plug Mandrel Tube Bender

Mandrel tube bender with plug mandrel normally fit for the simple tube bending and do not have high precision requirements, the plug mandrel in the tube has a fixed position, the tube outside diameter stretching while bending and the mandrel inside is supporting the inner radius.

Ball Mandrel Tube Bender

Ball mandrel tube bending machine is the widely used type these years because ball mandrel can provide more perfect bending result. Ball mandrel tube bender for sale provide high precise tube bending and fit for volume production for all the tube and pipe fabrication factory. Without this, you can not ensure consistency and precise bending angles.