AddisonMcKee launches Hydra Green technology and lower-cost tube bender
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Tube end forming specialist AddisonMcKee has been promoting its energy saving Hydra Green technology and launching the eb80 ESRB, a cost-conscious alternative to its DB75.
With Hydra Green technology, which is at the heart of the AddisonMckee's HG70 range, the hydraulic pump operates only when there is a demand for pressure/flow. This eliminates unnecessary noise, heat and energy consumption associated with end-forming machines where an AC motor continuously drives a hydraulic pump. Other benefits are a reduction in the amount of hydraulic maintenance, while the smaller hydraulic reservoir required uses a claimed 65% less oil.
Hydra Green functionality also allows enhanced machine motion control by using the variable speed of the servo pump to control oil flow rate and machine speed.
In the eb80 ESRB alternative to the DB 75 the cost advantage is achieved by removing the ballscrew. Instead of requiring a ballscrew for boosting, the gearbox and motor provide the force required, enabling freeform bending for the full length of the bed.
The eb80 ESRB's modular design also offers bed length flexibility. The standard machine is 2 m long but the length of the bed can easily be extended when required by bolting two sections together to turn it into a 3 or 4 m machine.
