Tube End Preparation

Cutting, Beveling and Facing of Tubes

Cutting, Facing and Beveling: Quality knows no compromises

Cutting, Facing and Beveling:

As tube end preparation is such a critical step prior to welding, POLYSOUDE together with PROTEM offers a wide range of portable equipment for the precise machining of tubes and pipes, facilitating such operations as cutting, facing and beveling, thereby guaranteeing perfect and qualitative welds.

There are various methods of cutting and preparing tube and pipe ends for further processes. In any cutting procedure, all aspects of obtaining a high quality weld must be considered:

  • No contamination of the inner diameter (including carbon contamination)
  • No heat affected zones
  • No surface damage

Protem’s innovative range of equipment includes: OD and ID mounted machines, beveling machines, orbital cutting machines, equipment for facing, squaring and counterboring... all of which maintain excellent accuracy and quality. The machines are suitable for preparations prior to welding work carried out using manual or automated processes. Typical joining applications include: tube to tube, tube to elbow, tube to flange, tube to tubesheet, waterwall cutout windows, membrane panels...

Polsoude’s cutting, facing and beveling technologies benefit from fast sequencing, versatility to perform on most materials and anti-contamination features.

Cutting

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Necessary machining operation for the prefabrication, repair or removal of tubes

There is almost no limit when using our orbital cutting machines. Work can be carried out on tubes and pipes made of virtually all materials, of diameters ranging from 1/8“ (3.2 mm) to 168“ OD (4267.2 mm) and wall thicknesses ranging from 0.04" (1mm) to 3.937” (100mm), or larger upon request. Various motorisation options are available: Electric, pneumatic or hydraulic.

  • OCM Series Mobile carriage - Cutting and beveling module with pneumatic or hydraulic drive. + Contact us
    Designed for cutting and beveling of tubes of different lengths. Its independent beveling module is entirely adjustable and performs bevels from 0° to 90° without changing accessories.
  • TT-NG Series Splitframe – Orbital pipe cutting and beveling machine + Contact us
    Engineered to serve all industries where the weld quality is critical and projects must stay on schedule. Available in many configurations.
  • Ultimate Split Versatile – Mobile orbital tube cutting saw + Contact us
    Lightweight machine designed to fit tube cutting applications in a fabrication workshop or at the job site. Can also be bench mounted onto the ULTIMASTER Bench Unit System (B. U. S).

Facing

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The right solution for a wide range of applications

The SE and SL Series are the essential complements to all your welding machines. They allow perfect preparation of tubes for automated welding operations. These extremely lightweight machines use a short clamping head capable of squaring and facing tubes with diameters from 3 mm to 219mm OD (0,08” to 8”). They may be powered pneumatically, electrically or with cordless electric drive.

  • SE Series Portable - Tube squaring machine with cordless drive + Contact us
    The OD mounted facing machine clamps onto the outside of the tube with clamping collets. No distortion of the tubes. Powered electrically or with cordless electric drive.
  • SL Series High purity - Facing and beveling machine + Contact us
    Specially designed to square tubes, fittings and tees for high purity applications (semi-conductor, pharmaceutical, clean rooms, food and beverage). Can be portable or bench mounted.

Beveling

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Mobile machines for easy use on-site and in the workshop

These mobile beveling machines are lightweight, dependable and easy to use. The machines are equipped with tool-holder plates capable of carrying several tool-holders, which enable them to carry out welding preparation operations, producing a perfect land and appropriate counterbore wherever necessary. Their robust design also makes them perfectly suitable for machining thick-walled pipes.

The ID or OD clamped beveling machines are available with several options for standard or more challenging applications. ID tracking systems or elbow mandrel sets can easily be installed.

There is almost no limit in the use of our orbital beveling machines on tubes and pipes made of virtually all materials, of diameters ranging from 3 mm to 4267,2 mm OD (0,118” to 168”). Optional extension enables coverage of the full range of diameters of virtually all available pipes on the market.

Various motorisation options are available: electric, pneumatic or hydraulic.

  • US Series Tube - Beveling machine with pneumatic, electric and hydraulic drive + Contact us
    Portable pipe-beveling machines are the most powerful, robust, reliable and versatile tube and pipe beveling / facing equipment in the world.
  • SE NG Series Lightweight – Tube facing and beveling machine with pneumatic and electric drive + Contact us
    Performs repeatable quality weld preparations. The cutting head can bevel individual or simultaneous operations with a heavy duty collet clamp, providing a smooth, chatter-free and accurate finish.
  • GR Series Portable – Beveling and waterwall windows cutting machine for boiler tubes with pneumatic [...] + Contact us
    Simultaneously, performs the welding preparation on the tubes and excavates the membrane of the tube panels. Fixed & mobile clamping jaws are perfectly suited for on-site machining work.
  • BMFM Series Tube & Pipe – Beveling machine with concentric clamping + Contact us
    Specially designed to perform beveling, facing and counterboring, either separately or in a simultaneous operation. Provides the possibility of machining several tube diameters with special concentric clamping system.
  • SL Series High purity - Facing and beveling machine + Contact us
    Specially designed to square tubes, fittings and tees for high purity applications (semi-conductor, pharmaceutical, clean rooms, food and beverage). Can be portable or bench mounted.
  • OCM Series Mobile carriage - Cutting and beveling module with pneumatic or hydraulic drive. + Contact us
    Designed for cutting and beveling of tubes of different lengths. Its independent beveling module is entirely adjustable and performs bevels from 0° to 90° without changing accessories.
  • TT-NG Series Splitframe – Orbital pipe cutting and beveling machine + Contact us
    Engineered to serve all industries where the weld quality is critical and projects must stay on schedule. Available in many configurations.

What is orbital cutting:
When the replacement of a tube is necessary, the cut is made in upstream and downstream sections of the damaged tube. This maintenance operation can be done on-site and requires the best equipment for a perfect bevel, before performing welding operations.

What is facing:
Facing is creating a ‘land’ by making a flat surface on the pipe-end. Correct surfacing makes pipes easier to align. Our machines minimise the risk of contamination, as they create ‘chips’ in the form of a ribbon and not particles. This process is particularly suited to High Purity applications, including semi-conductors, food processing, pharmaceuticals, clean rooms, etc.

What is beveling:
Beveling is a process, by which the joint is prepared, prior to welding. In order to achieve a beveled surface for tube and pipe ends, the bevel machine can either be clamped onto the outside diameter OD or inner diameter ID of the pipe. Chipping at the surface of the outer diameter, the cutting surface and the inner diameter is called respectively, beveling, facing and counterboring . This machining is done by a tool bit, clamped into a toolholder and mounted on the chuck, which turns around the work piece.