Introduction
In the 21st century, people set their minds to think of something new,
and efficiency.
with the fused technology available in the society. Different processes within
industry are created for the operation. Most of them are using one common
medium which are reliable to transport the process into different locations,
For a thousand years ago, ancient agriculturists have used pipes. They
diverted water from steams and river into their fields and around 2000 B.C
Chinese used reed pipes for transporting water to the desired locations. The
first pipe was fabricated in Europe during the first century. Around 3000 B.C
the first metal pipe made from copper was made by Europeans. Clay tubes
that were used by other ancient civilizations have been discovered. Bamboo
liquid substances. It is a long cylinder of metal, plastic, and glass that are
used in a different purpose -like in cities and town; they are used under the
ground for transporting water and gas. Whether the pipes are strong, they are
weightless. In other places, they find it useful in automobiles, refrigerator
units, heating and plumbing -system, flagpoles, street lamp, and etc.
for diameter based on inches, and a schedule (Sched. Or Sch) for wall
thickness. NPS is often incorrectly called National Pipe Size, due to confusion
These are the standard sizes of the pipes in Nominal Pipe Size, 1/8,
construction and transportation materials. Most bent pipes and tubes act as a
cages, handrails, handle bars, furniture are example of structural tubing while
fuel and water lines, hydraulic systems and exhaust lines are examples of
Tube bending is the umbrella term for metal forming process used to
over with a number of different processes that involve a draw press, ram and
rolling bending but each way is based upon the identical introductory concept.
Bending principles such as elongation and bend radius, as well as the tool
functions of mandrels and wipers, form the foundation for most tube and pipe
Not all tube bending processes are successful, due to wrong choice of
tools and equipment that resulted to waste of time, materials and money.
used in bending instrument pipes or tubes equipped with linear actuator, relay
wires and Arduino Uno R3. This can be used in bending of pipes in various
requirements.
Furthermore, this project will help all the industrial firms in achieving
focuses in small industries. The main purposes of this study are listed below:
2.1 Functionality;
2.2 Safety;
provide a new product and create new services within the organization.
be considered.
This tube bender is an automated device that can bend perfect and
tube is made of stainless steel. The sizes of the instrument tube to be bended
center the tube accurately. Automatic tube bender is more accurate than
The researchers used Arduino Uno R3, Linear Actuator (24v with 5.6A)
Motor for cutter (12v with 3000 RPM), Relays (5V with 10A), Push buttons,
Power Supply (12v with 10A), Bending Roller with a diameter of3 ½” and 2
½”.Universal Chuck, Jumping Wires (male to male and female to male),
The size of this prototype is 743mm in length, 356 mm in width and 387
mm in height.
It has limited angles for bending. It only bends a commonly used angle
in an instrumentation tube like 45 deg., 90 deg., and 135 deg. It can only bend
workshop and in industries. This portable pipe bender is used to bend steel
pipes into curve and the other curvature shapes. The size of this is very
convenient for portable work. Moreover, it is easy to transfer and use at any
time and any place. It lessens human effort, lessens the time consumption
and also requires low less skill to operate this prototype. This may also help to
avoid and lessen some accidents in using manually operated pipe bender.
The concept of this study would be a great contribution in the vast knowledge
in every one.
bending tubes in an easy way to save time, human effort and produce a
For the schools, this study will help the institution to strengthen out the
For students, this study can help them to distinguish better the
importance of this prototype in the production that are commonly used in
For the researchers, this study will benefit and help them as their
guide.