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OGA / Oil & Gas Asia 2026Products & Services Upsetting Presses - Drill- and Casing-Pipes

Upsetting Presses - Drill- and Casing-Pipes

Exhibitor
GFU - Maschinenbau GmbH

Upsetting is based on the principle that two die segments enclose the partially heated tube and the material is then upset in the axial direction by 1 or 2 punches. Both tube and solid materials can be partially upset. Contours are possible via the tool geometry.

  • Robust design and guaranteed long service life time of the forming system

  • Consistently high reproducibility and precision of the formed parts

  • Easy access to tools

  • Fast tool change times by using of changing devices

  • Positioning accuracies of the forming tools in the range of 0.1 mm

  • Forming programs/recipes are stored in the PLC and parameters can be changed via the HMI

  • Positioning control of the forming tools with overlaying pressure control system

  • 6 jaws clamping system (centric clamping independent of pipe diameter)

  • Automatic Tool lubrication system, programmable via HMI

  • Tool temperature control system

  • Process Data tracking available

  • Central machine lubrication system

  • Siemens S7-1500 CPU and HMI (TP Series)

  • Bosch Rexroth Hydraulic Power Unit

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