Thanks to its precision and repeat accuracy, the Sinumerik 840D sl CNC has enabled tube-bending machine manufacturer Silfax to hydroform tubes for exh
Thanks to its precision and repeat accuracy, the Sinumerik 840D sl CNC has enabled tube-bending machine manufacturer Silfax to hydroform tubes for exh
2 Pages26 spectrum METAL FORMING 2012 T he French company Silfax specializes in tube- bending machines. These machines are used to produce bent metal tubes with thin walls. Jean-Paul Bruyas, one of the founders and the com- pany’s CEO, stresses, “As a specialist company for tube-bending machines, we always strive to ful? ll our customers’ wishes. To do this we have devel- oped machines that are speci? cally adapted to cer- tain markets.” Manual inte
