Unison Tube LLC, the North American division of UK-based Unison Ltd, the inventors of all-electric tube manipulation, will be presenting a range of tube and wire-bending technologies at FABTECH.
Visitors to Booth S34035 at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center, will be able to view one of Unison’s recently launched Synergy hybrid-electric tube bending machines, a Unison EvBend 1000 manually operated, CNC-controlled tube bending machine, and a Pneuform rotary head wire and tube bending machine.
“FABTECH is always a key event on our calendar,” says Stuart Singleton, VP of Danville, VA-based Unison Tube LLC.
“The 2024 event, however, is going to be extra special for us. Not only because 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of Unison Ltd launching the world’s first all-electric tube bender, but because it’s also the first year we’ll be showcasing Pneuform wire and small-bore tube bending machines.”
Unison Ltd acquired Pneuform – a leading name in the manufacture of wire forming and small-bore tube bending machines in the fall of 2023 – and has been working hard to ensure the brand continues to lead the way in the wire bending machinery market.
Like all Pneuform machines, the model on show at FABTECH will be equipped with Yaskawa drives and Unison’s user-friendly software for easy programming and operation.
Developed to make Unison quality and reliability accessible to even more companies involved in tube manipulation, Unison Synergy hybrid-electric, dual-stack tube bending machines combine precise electric control with advanced, near-silent operation.
“Our Synergy models have proved highly popular with manufacturers and subcontractors who carry out repetitive tube bending tasks,” adds Stuart Singleton.
“As well as the 50 mm model we’ll have on show, there’s also a larger 80 mm machine. Both have our user-friendly Unibend control and industry leading motors and drives. They offer exceptional power and rigid mechanical design.”
Finally, visitors to Unison’s booth at FABTECH will be able to discover the company’s incredible EvBend machines.
Designed for low volume, high-accuracy production and prototyping, Unison EvBend models are used widely across the aerospace, MRO, Formula 1 and oil & gas industries where they provide CNC-controlled, manually operated 3-axis mandrel, multi-plane bending at a fraction of the cost of fully automated machines.
While the EvBend 1000 has been designed for bending tube of up to 16 mm in diameter (22 mm in copper), a larger machine, the EvBend 2000, is also available. Built to bend tube of up to 50 mm in diameter, its bending function is servo-assisted.
“Add the latest advances in Unison’s Unibend CNC, tube bending simulation software and advanced tube bending application app, and we’ve a good deal to show customers old and new,” continues Stuart Singleton.
Based in Danville, Virginia, Unison Tube LLC is the North American division of Unison Ltd – the UK’s leading manufacturer of tube and pipe bending machines, offering the largest range of all-electric benders for diameters from 4 mm (5/32”) to 275 mm (10”).
Unison Ltd manufactured the world’s first all-electric tube bender in 1994, followed by the world’s first all-electric multi-stack tube bender, then the world’s largest all-electric tube bender for the shipbuilding industry.
Available in single-stack, multi-stack and right/left varieties, Unison machines are delivered to more than 20 countries globally.
Written and supported by Unison, the company’s tube bending software is widely recognized as the most user-friendly control system for tube bending machines.
