A member of our mandrel bender team recently visited a customer’s location to review their operation and possibly engineer a solution to speed things up a bit. This is what he found……literally hundreds of man hours of cutting, beveling, welding, grinding and polishing. A job like this could take a crew of welders months to complete, not to mention the weld inspection needed to meet code.
Why not bend the pipe?
By simply adding a mandrel bender to the operation, the process could be completed by two men in a fraction of the time, not to mention eliminating the majority of the weld inspection needed.
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There are many benefits often overlooked when considering the investment. In addition to the incredible accuracy and repeatability of a mandrel bender, the time saved in manufacturing cost is simply mind blowing.
Other things to consider:
A mandrel bender never calls in sick, never takes a break, does not need to be paid benefits, and you will never catch it playing on a cell phone instead of working. Made to run 3 shifts a day and produce quality bends, a mandrel bender will improve just about any pipe welding / bending process in the industry.
If you would like more info on the possibilities of adding a bending process to your shop, give one of our mandrel bending specialists a call.