What are the specific types of machines? Benedikt Hummler: We have developed five types of machine, depending on the size of the pipe. Type 1 for pipe diameters up to 115 mm for 8 mm wall thickness, so 4 inch. Type 2 for pipe diameters up to 139 mm for 10 mm wall thickness, say 5 inches. Type 3 for 6-inch – diameter up to 168 mm with a wall thickness of 12 mm. And then the two larger machines to 8-inch – equivalent to 220 mm diameter with 18 mm thickness and the 10 inch Bender to 273 mm maximum diameter 25 mm wall thickness. Editorial: Are there restrictions with respect to the thickness of the pipe or the bending radius? Benedikt Hummler: No, not really. All these five machines can edit both thick and thin-walled pipes. Such requirements, the tubes of all materials with a medium-sized bending radius as about 1.5 times the diameter of the pipe turn, are required by several yards.

Editor: How do you react to the special demands of shipyards? Benedikt Hummler: Quite simply: we begin to construct. Everything is possible! And if not, then we make it possible! Editorial: How is the control of the machines? Benedikt Hummler: All these machines are CNC controlled and equipped with a Windows operating system. Because there are not only large pipes, but also a variety of small sizes in a ship, also a very economical machining assure control connected to a smaller machine pipe diameters up to, for example, 90 mm. Both machines can then be managed via a computer. This facilitates the processing of large amounts of pipes of different sizes on a data management and is a low-cost variant of course. (Similarly see: Vacationland). Editorial: And how to allow the easy transfer of data and the communication between hardware and software? Benedikt Hummler: data management is bending machines transfluid, always a Windows supported PC uses.