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SERVICES
Industrial Tube Manufacturing has been producing Precision Steel Tube since 1985 and has been serving the Australian market since 1999. From our purpose built 12,500m² plant in New Zealand, we manufacture class-leading Precision Tube, Stainless Steel Tube, and tubular components. With our main distribution and service hub located in Brisbane, we efficiently serve customers across Australia. We source steel from premier local and international mills, consistently meeting the evolving needs of our customers throughout Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.
Stock Management
We offer a full Kanban just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing service to streamline your ordering process, eliminating stock-outs, wait times between mill rolling schedules and scrap. We will manufacture the tube to your exact length and tolerance requirements, precision or laser cut to length and hold a rotating minimum stockholding with automatic replenishment. Inventory levels match your demand and with our internal and external freight network, we partner with you to provide the product you need, when you need it.
Design & Prototyping
Our advanced in-house capabilities enable us to offer an extensive range of tube fabrication solutions. Utilising our cutting-edge tube processing technologies and our deep engineering expertise, we are well equipped to handle everything from one-off prototype designs to large-scale production runs. Our in-house design team uses leading CAD/CAM software packages including ArTube and SolidWorks, to evolve your design and provide unrivalled accuracy. Our software is fully integrated with our cutting machinery and is optimised for our specific Precision and Stainless tube weldment profiles; delivering exceptional, precise results, every time.
The Process
If you're in the product concept stage, reach out to share your project ideas. Whether you prefer an in-person meeting or a video conference, we'll work to understand your requirements.
We also offer design services for customers without in-house CAD capability. If you already have the design completed, share both STP (or agreed equivalent) and PDF files of your parts along with required quantities, material type and your project lead time to technicalsales@industrialtube.co.nz to receive a quotation.
Design | CNC Tube Bending | Tube Laser Cutting | Precision Cutting
CNC Drilling | Swaging & Telescoping | Robot Welding
CNC Mandrel Tube Bending
Industrial Tube Manufacturing provides a specialised CNC Tube Bending service for Precision Mild Steel Tube, Stainless Steel Tube and Aluminium tube.
With capacity up to 90mm in diameter, our 3-Axis CNC Benders can achieve extremely accurate and complex tube bends. Our bend tooling is specified to the exacting specifications of our own manufactured tube for optimum fit and improved formability. Supported internally with a mandrel during the bending process, our approach ensures minimal deformation and a high quality, precise, result. We are also able to bend tube that has been previously laser cut, should you need features such as holes, scallops or angle cut ends in your finished components.
CNC Drilling
Our CNC drill press is the perfect solution for tubular products requiring multiple precision holes, flow drilling and tapping. Flow drilling (or thermal/friction drilling) is often used as an alternative to rivet nuts, creating tapped holes for bolts and screws in product assembly. ​
The thread length is generally 2-3x the wall thickness with the ability to feature a flat, collarless finish. Equipped with an automatic tool changer that accommodates up to six different drill bit sizes in a single setup, our CNC drilling machine has a large bed size for volume work. This bed allows for multiple parts to be stacked and batch processed without compromising tolerances and quality control.
Precision Cutting
Precision cutting produces clean, square and accurate cuts economically. Our BLM Automatic saws can quickly cut tubing from 12-102mm with a +/- 0.5mm cutting tolerance. Tube is bundle loaded, with the workpiece kept in place with adjustable hydraulic clamps to ensure accuracy. A motorised locater with automatic nesting, can cut up to four different parts from the same length to reduce material waste. Cut sizing range: 20-4500mm. Machine specification varies by service centre location. ​ Brush deburring removes burrs, rough and sharp edges and other imperfections from cut lengths. Deburring is ideal when powder coating or electroplating is required and is essential when assembling parts with plugs or bearings. Deburring Size Range: 300-4000mm
Swaging
Manipulating tube size and shape is made easy with our swaging process. This involves reducing the diameter of the tube while increasing its length. ​
Common applications are automotive, furniture, medical, sporting equipment or anywhere a temporary sleeved join or diameter reduction is required. Swaging is available for most of our manufactured sizes from 15.9-63.5mm and the maximum swage is 90mm.
3D LASER CUTTER LT7
Our BLM LT7 3kw Fibre Tube Laser provides highly accurate and repeatable tube cutting. Automation and high-speed capabilities boost production efficiency, allowing for quicker turnaround times on projects. Active tilt adds the linear movement of the tube to the oscillating movement of the 5-axis cutting head to significantly increase output, adding unimaginable productivity, especially when cutting light-wall materials.
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BLM’s ArTube CAD/CAM software is specifically for the design of tube components. It allows creation, simulation and optimisation of tube cutting processes, improving efficiency and precision. With advanced AI functionality, 3D files can be imported and ArTube will effortlessly generate the corresponding part program. Advanced features, including weld seam detection, twist compensation, dynamic waste reduction, and automated tube cleaning and splash reduction, ensure unmatched accuracy and efficiency.
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The ability to cut a wide range of materials and tube sizes makes the LT7 a versatile tool for various industries and applications. We can process round, square, rectangle, oval and open profiles in Mild Steel, Stainless Steel and Aluminium.
