Delivering real benefits in truck exhaust manufacture

In today's fast-paced global economy, truck exhaust component manufacturers face greater challenges and rely on the precision quality
of their tube bending machines more than ever before. Shorter product life cycles, enhanced product quality expectations, and pressures to decrease production costs are causing companies to take a closer look at their current manufacturing processes.

Manufacturers of truck exhaust components require high flexibility and fast changeovers with automated set-ups to maximize bender utilization on a multiple article process. Machine robustness, rigid specifications to tube bending and form accuracy, the availability of tooling and spare parts on extremely short notice, are all critical factors to ensure that production plants remain in operation during scheduled production shifts.

Through pioneering design, state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities – enabling rapid solutions to market – and a unique ability to translate each customer’s vision and functional requirements into a leading-edge solution, AddisonMckee leads the way in bringing reliability, repeatability, precision and, most importantly, enhanced production capability, to even the most complex truck exhaust tube bending and
manipulation requirements.

AddisonMckee provides an impressive suite of solutions for the truck exhaust industry – from large diameter, truck exhaust tube bending and end-finishing machines and associated tooling, to fully automated and integrated production cells, to muffler and catalytic converter assembly machinery, and much more – all using the latest technologies, but built on proven durable designs. The large variety of truck exhaust tube manipulation machinery installed throughout the world confirms our position as a world leader of truck exhaust tube forming solutions.

Commercial exhaust benders

DataBend series
The DataBend DB100, 130 and 150 ESRB large diameter, all-electric, flagship series:

• Diameter:
  100mm (4”), 130mm (5”) & 150mm (6”) tube diameter capability
  
• Material:
  thin-wall stainless steel
  
• Axes:
  fully electric
  
• “D” ratio:
  1D

PowerBend series
The PowerBend PB100 and 150 large diameter, hydraulic, 3-axis draw bending:

• Diameter:
  100mm (4”) and 150mm (6”) tube diameter capability
  
• Material:
  cold-rolled steel
  
• Axes:
  3-axes, hydraulic
  
• “D” ratio:
  2D

Tube endforming, cutting and notching technologies

Large diameter tube endformers:

• PowerForm (PF) and FormMaster (FM) series
• 100mm (4”) and 150mm (6”) tube diameter capability
  • Rotary Form Generator/Trim (RFG/T)
  • Ram Form (RF)
  • Adaptable Ram Spin (ARS) = ER, RF, RS, RFG
  • Expand/Reduce (ER)
  • Inside/Outside Segmented (OD/OD)

Large diameter tube cutting/notching machines:

• PowerForm (PF) and FormMaster (FM) series
• 100mm (4”) and 150mm (6”) tube diameter capability
  • Hydraulic Tube Notcher (HTN)
  • Tube Trim with Pre-Notch (TTPN)
  • Horizontal Tube Trim with Pre-Notch (HTTPN)

Complete workcell automation and integration

With today’s ongoing drive for greater efficiency, AddisonMckee offers a range of complete workcell automation and integration solutions designed to deliver exceptional levels of precision, speed and economy.

Recently developed for bending large diameter, thin-wall tubing for truck exhaust components, AddisonMckee truck exhaust manufacturing workcells typically provide 1D bending of various grades of mild and aluminized stainless steel tubing up to 150mm (six inches) in diameter, with wall thickness as thin as 1.65mm (65 thousands of an inch).

An AddisonMckee automated manufacturing cell may typically consist of:

• AddisonMckee ‘DataBend’ all-electric tube bending machine(s)
• A tube roll-down rack (for tube delivery) with seam detector (for correct tube orientation)
• A patented AddisonMckee bend-tool change solution
• AddisonMckee ‘FormMaster’ tube parting endforming machine(s)
• Robot(s); AddisonMckee cells integrate with most robotic suppliers
• A ‘pin stamp’ tube marking station
• An exit conveyor and cell master control unit

Capital and consumable tooling

Precision tooling is at the heart of every manufacturing process and, at AddisonMckee, we understand the critical role quality tooling performs in endforming.

We offer a complete line of bending and endforming tooling and accessories, all produced under the control of ISO9001: 2000 certified quality systems.

We also make available tooling inventory, as well as ordering programs and agreements, all to meet our customers' demands for shorter lead-times, reduced stock and lower prices.

Unparalleled tooling quality and experience:

• 20 years of experience in tooling design & manufacturing
• Superior AddisonMckee quality and reliability
• Premium tool steels and heat treating processes

Dedicated service and support:

• Global customer support infrastructure
• Development and testing cell at AddisonMckee USA facility

Impressive delivery capability:

• Class-leading lead times for standard consumable tooling
• Automated design to minimize engineering time
• Dedicated manufacturing cell to maximize throughput
• Common tools (barrels, mandrels, accessories) held in inventory

Exceptional value:

• Competitively priced worldwide
• Corporate tooling agreements with preferred pricing available

Learn more :

Truck Exhaust Brochure (Letter)

Truck Exhaust Brochure (A4)

Truck Exhaust Automation Video