At Allied our mission is to reach beyond the supply of tubular products and enhance our partnership through parts fabrication and assemblies. To that end, we offer some core services that can provide our customers with the competitive edge.
Learn more about our Fabrication Guidelines.
In addition to manufacturing tubular products, Allied Tube & Conduit® offers a range of special fabrication services to provide assistance with product enhancement.
This is a complex machine that can cut and/or etch designs into tubular and open shape products. The laser is not limited to holes, slots and/or straight end cuts. There is no hard tooling involved in running products so this opens up the possibilities of shorter runs that can be cost effective
When calculating WIP for the laser, please add the following to the multiple length: 6″ to any tubular product that is welded or 8″ to roll form products.
The CNC machine has the ability to import files from 3D CAD directly to bender controls and reduces program development time. The bender works with existing tooling. Bend multi radii in same part (draw and push rolling) offering more flexibility in bending tubes. Small or large volume, simple or complex, the bender will save time, space and money.
Draw Swaging gives Allied an advantage in the tubing industry with the ability to swage large squares and rectangles.
As with any ram die, the swage that is produced is smooth and free of segment lines. These machines are capable of swaging one or both ends of the tubing.
The large segment swager can swage round tubing as large as 5.000″ OD, and as heavy as 8 gauge. On a segment swager, the die opens to the size of the mother tube, and then squeezes the tubing down to a specific dimension. During the swaging process, some minor ridges are formed on the swaged area.
* Wall thicknesses heavier than 12 gauge (.109″ nominal may require a second pass to produce a swage longer than 4 inches.)
The Haven Tube Cutters are high-speed cutoffs that use a double cut process to re-cut tubing from mill lengths to customer-specified shorter lengths. With the Haven, there are no metal shavings to be removed after cutting. The end condition of the tubing after cutting is dimple-free with minimal burr.
* Tube lengths up to 120″ (14 gauge and lighter) can be brush de-burred in-line.
A ram swage is a fixed die that produces a smooth swage with no segment lines. The downside to a ram swage is that there is no adjustment in the tooling. If the wall thickness varies a little or if the O.D. is slightly larger or smaller, the fit of the swage will vary.
With a segment swage, there is some adjustment to accommodate variations in the weld seam height, wall thickness, and O.D. dimensions. Because the die actually opens and squeezes the tube, you do get some ridges formed on the swage. Allied has developed a taper swage that firmly seats swaged pieces when joined.
There are two Scotchman cold saws currently in use at Allied. The primary function of these saws is to cut heavy wall tubing, especially cuts with a tight length tolerance. The Scotchman saws provide precise tolerances and leave a minimal burr. Our cold saws are also capable of cutting steel bar or rod at any angle up to 90°.
Allied has punch presses ranging in size from 10 tons to 125 tons. Tubular applications of the punch press include: piercing, notching, flattening, coping, punching, slotting (with or without a mandrel) and specialty re-cutting. Flat stock and plate can be stamped to produce brackets and fittings.
Capabilities include MIG and resistance welding of tubing and plate stock to produce custom parts.
