Insulation Pipe Machine
SMAC - Pipe Tube Insertion Machine For Heat Exchanger
Application
Main application scenarios
(1) Shell&Tube Heat Exchanger
Tube plate threading: Inserting hundreds to thousands of heat exchange tubes into the pre drilled holes of the tube plate at the same time, preparing for subsequent tube expansion or welding.
U-tube threading: used for inserting the bent end of U-tube heat exchangers, requiring high-precision positioning.
(2) Finned Tube Heat Exchanger
Fin threading: threading straight or bent tubes into a stack of aluminum/copper fins to form a condenser or evaporator core (such as air conditioning or automotive radiators).
Through automation, high precision, and flexible design, the efficiency and reliability of heat exchanger production have been significantly improved, especially suitable for:
Large scale standardized production (such as in the air conditioning and automotive industries);
Complex structural assembly (such as U-tubes, finned tube bundles).
Features
(1) High precision positioning
Visual/laser guidance: Calibrate the hole position of the tube plate through a CCD camera or laser sensor to ensure that the position error of the tube is ≤± 0.1mm.
Multi tube synchronous alignment: supports the simultaneous insertion of dozens of tubes to avoid sealing failure caused by single tube offset.
(2) Adapt to various types of pipes
Material compatibility: Copper pipes, stainless steel pipes, titanium pipes, alloy pipes, etc. (diameter usually ranging from 5mm to 50mm).
Pipe end processing adaptation: can be matched with pre expanded, contracted, or flanged pipe end designs.
(3) Efficient automation
Tube penetration speed: up to 200-500 tubes per hour (depending on tube length and complexity).
Automatic pipe feeding system: robotic arms or conveyor belts automatically load materials, reducing manual intervention.
Anti jamming tube design: Vibration or rotation assists in threading the tube, avoiding friction and jamming between the tube and the hole wall.
(4) Flexible production
Quick changeover: Adapt to different pipe diameters, lengths, and pipe plate layouts (such as triangular/square pipe layout) through program adjustments.
Multi specification compatibility: The same device can handle multiple heat exchanger models (requiring replacement of fixtures or molds).
(5) Quality control function
Tube end detection: Infrared or air pressure detection to check whether the depth of penetration through the tube is consistent.
Missing/wrong pipe alarm: Real time monitoring of pipe integrity to prevent missing installation.
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