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TUBE FORMING & FINISHING

Tube End Forming Machines

Reduce, taper and close tube ends.

Compare machines for tube reducing, taper forming, end closing and end finishing. This category also includes tube-wall punching, capillary tube drawing and fitting-processing equipment. Select by the operation your part needs.

Rotary swaging and taper forming

Spinning and end closing

End finishing and fitting preparation

Tube End Forming Machine

Automatic tube reducing machine

Automatic tube reducing machine

DEFINE THE FINISHED TUBE END

Material. Tube dimensions. Finished profile.

FIND YOUR MACHINE

Find the machine for your operation.

Compare the listed models by their forming or finishing task, then review each machine’s tooling and working range. Available process filters can narrow the list; browse all models for the full category range.

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Working ranges are model-specific. Confirm material, product dimensions and the required operation against the selected machine.

PARTS & APPLICATIONS

Reduced and closed tube ends

These samples show reduced copper ends, spin-closed ends and tapered reductions. Use your finished profile and the next assembly step to define the required process.

Reduced copper tube ends

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Reduced copper tube ends

Copper tube samples from the rotary-swaging machine. The required end diameter, transition length and mating part guide the tooling review.

Spin-closed copper ends

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Spin-closed copper ends

Closed copper ends shown with the T-80 machine. Specify the required end profile and inspection criteria; leak testing, where required, must be agreed separately.

Tapered tube reductions

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Tapered tube reductions

Samples from the tube shrinking machine show reduced sections with tapered transitions. Review the reduction length, transition shape and surface requirements against your part drawing.

SELECTION GUIDE

Choose around the finished part.

The finished profile, tube condition and production workflow determine which forming route and tooling should be reviewed. Work through these three points before comparing machine configurations.

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Define the finished geometry

Show the starting tube and finished end, with diameters, forming length, wall thickness and tolerances. Include the mating part where the end will form a connection.

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Match the material and tooling

Specify the material grade, hardness or temper and any coating. Review the part profile and available clamping length together when selecting dies or spinning tools.

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Fit the production workflow

List the part sizes, batch quantities and output target. Compare loading and changeover arrangements supported by the selected model, including the work required before and after forming.

Show where this operation sits in your current workflow, including any cutting, cleaning or joining steps that the equipment needs to work with.

YOUR FINISHED PART

Start with your product drawing.

BOBO Machine Tube End Forming & Shrinking Machine photo 4

Include the material, dimensions and acceptance requirements.

Tube Tapering Machine Used in CSEPEL

PROJECT RECORD

Tube Tapering Machine Used in CSEPEL

Read the project story

BOBO's CSEPEL project record describes trials on two taper profiles after the customer prioritized single-pass processing over a two-step route. The example shows how sample requirements and production priorities shape the process choice.

From technical review and testing to delivery and after-sales.

Plan the tooling, trials and delivery.

Use the part drawing and sample requirements to agree the proposed machine and tooling. The quotation should define sample trials, acceptance checks, delivery, commissioning and support responsibilities for your project.

Part and process review

Machine and tooling scope

Sample trials and acceptance checks

Delivery, commissioning and support scope

Service

BEFORE YOU CHOOSE

Tube forming questions, answered.

These distinctions help you compare the listed machines and prepare a part-specific enquiry.

Discuss your application

Reducing makes a tube end smaller; expanding enlarges an opening; end closing forms a closed end. The listed range uses different routes, including rotary swaging, spinning and tee-fitting expansion. Select the finished shape first, then check the mechanism and tooling of the relevant model.

No. The listed portable expander rolls the tube into contact with a tubesheet hole to form a joint. Enlarging a free tube end serves a different purpose and requires a machine and tool suited to that end profile.

That depends on the model and part family. A change in diameter, profile or material may require different dies, clamps or settings. Submit the smallest and largest parts, their material condition and the required output so the size range and changeover needs can be reviewed together.

START WITH A DRAWING OR SAMPLE

Show us the tube end you need.

Send a part drawing or sample photos showing the starting tube and finished end. Add the material grade and temper, outside diameter, wall thickness, forming length, tolerances and target output so BOBO can review the machine and tooling requirements.

Discuss my project

For several part sizes, include the size range, batch quantities and current loading method.

BOBO Machine Tube End Forming & Shrinking Machine photo 3

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