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Protube

State-of-the-art drilling and sawing machines or thermal cutting and drilling machines (combined or stand-alone) with automatic feeding, measuring, marking, scribing, sorting etc. matching every conceivable demand in today’s competitive structural steel market.

MicroStep

Protube supply a wide range of advanced CNC machines and concepts equipped with plasma, laser, oxyfuel, waterjet and 3D mill technologies. Besides machine mechanics, we develop and supply advanced control systems for machine tools and CAM software with custom modules for various applications. In the field of plasma cutting, MicroStep counts among the world’s largest and most reputable manufacturers.

The bevelled facts

Up to 50% of parts produced in the CNC cutting industry worldwide need to have bevelled edges, yet few machines are installed with bevel stations. The reason may be the additional cost of this advanced equipment, but mainly it is a low awareness by decision makers in engineering companies of the possibilities, availability and reliability of contemporary bevelling tool stations. The benefits – greater precision, along with significant savings of production time and capacities – easily outweigh the higher initial investment. Moreover, in automated preparation of bevelled edges on 3D objects such as domes, pipes, rectangular or IPE profiles, the use of specialised tool stations on gantry-based machines amounts to significant financial benefits.

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ABP – Additional Bevelling Process– enables adding bevels to parts that have already been cut with a straight tool. ABP as a supplementary feature to DBP (Direct Bevelling Process) provides several add-ons:

• it can add bevels to parts which were cut on an external machine
• it can produce parts with bevels of greater thickness than allowed by the capacity of the machine (e.g. it can cut top-Y bevel by plasma on mild steel parts with thickness > 50 mm, or add bevels to parts with thickness of up to 300 mm using an oxyfuel rotator)
• ABP can greatly minimize waste of material and save consumables

Compensation of longitudinal displacements – an optional function which ensures absolute accuracy of the cutting machine in the longitudinal direction.

ABC – Adaptive Bevel Compensation – is an advanced feature for compensation of beam deviations. ABC enables implementation of databases of compensation angles and other values for various cutting technologies (e.g. Hypertherm’s True Bevel™ technology).

Used by some of the world’s most prestigious manufacturers Nearly 2000 MicroStep machines operate throughout the world.

Stierli-Bieger

Stierli-Bieger AG develops and manufactures sophisticated horizontal bending and straightening machines, turning devices and storage systems. In 1936 the first bending machine was produced and has steadily been developed since then. Today Stierli-Bieger AG is the world leader in premium horizontal bending and straightening machines. The customer base includes the metal production and processing industry, as well as machinery, ship and rail manufacturers throughout the world. All Stierli-Bieger machines are delivered with CE confirmation, assuring utmost safety and performance.

Protube

We specialise in CNC-controlled 3D pipe profile cutting machines and automated welding equipment. These machines are available in the RB Compact, RB Classic, RB Heavy-Duty and PB Robo series. The machines of the RB Compact, RB Classic, RB Heavy-Duty series, essentially intended for round pipes, operate with macro-controlled software. This means that the machines can be quickly programmed online, offline or via CAD/CAM modules for the profiles to be cut with the aid of already available cutting macros. The machines of the PB Robo series, designed mainly for beams, have a freely programmable software architecture that facilitates the autonomous generation of the cutting profiles offline with the use of CAD/CAM modules. Plasma and oxy-fuel are available as cutting processes.

IGM

IGM offers complex customized solutions for automated welding and cutting processes. The product variety for individual applications in the area of robot welding technology is unique throughout the world. With over 30 years’ experience in the development of welding robots and in the planning of customer-specific welding production units, we offer an extensive range of system modules.

Protube

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Cost optimization and conservation of resources are the success factors for efficient manufacturing processes. Combining high-tech products with outstanding service is the key to meeting the rising demands in the quality of cutting and the need for higher efficiency. Benefit from our broad personal advice. We offer excellent solutions custom-designed to meet your specific needs. Not only will you increase your productivity, but also save time and money. You can depend on partnering with ProTUBE. We will help you increase the accuracy of all your cutting activities.