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Tube Bending

Tube bending is a kind of general metal forming process,which is widely used to form pipes or tubing into the shape of a die permanently. It often starts with placing a tube into a pipe bender and clamping it into place between two dies,which are the clamping block and the forming die. The tube is also loosely held by two other dies, the wiper die and the pressure die. Straight tube stock can be formed using a bending machine to create a variety of single or multiple bends and to shape the piece into the desired form.

This process can be used to form complex shapes out of different types of ductile metal tubing. Generally, round stock is what is used in tube bending. However, square and rectangular tubes and pipes may also be bent to meet job specifications. Other factors involved in the tube bending process is the wall size, thickness, tooling and lubricants needed by the pipe and tube bender to best shape the material.