Quick Tool Unlock from Schwarze-Robitec speeds tool change
Tube bending machine manufacturer, Schwarze Robitec, has developed the Quick Tool Unlock rapid clamping system for tube bending to allow the quick change of bending formers without tools.
The system comprises a split tension rod with clamping lever as well as a swivel device. While in customary models the continuous tension rod to the swivel cross-arm needs to be unscrewed at the top of the bending former for a tool change, the procedure is much simpler with Quick Tool Unlock, says Schwarze-Robitec. Here, only the clamping lever is actuated and therefore the connection to the swivel cross-arm is disengaged. The swivel device can subsequently be opened so that the bending former is exposed to the top. In interaction with automatic tool clamping, the bending former can be removed without any difficulty. There is no longer any need to unscrew the bending former.