Franke GmbH

Innovative clamping with roller bearings from Franke. The customized double bearings were installed in a TruLaser Tube machine from Trumpf.

Cutting free shapes - in one go

A strong argument in favor of shaping tubes with a laser is the freedom of shape design. Unlike a saw, for example, a Trumpf TruLaser Tube can not only make straight cuts, but also cut or cut out any shape. With the addition of a threading unit, the machine can even form threads. Instead of sawing, drilling and milling in several work steps with several machines, the Trumpf machine takes over the entire processing fully automatically in one go. And it does it so cleanly that deburring is no longer necessary.

Profile of the Franke solution

• Customized Franke slewing ring with double bearing

• Rolling bearing requirement: Precision and reliability

• Special challenge: Short delivery times and the availability of the bearings must always be guaranteed

Simplify downstream processes - for more productivity

The laser tube cutting machine provides an additional boost to overall productivity because it can significantly simplify downstream processes. Thanks to clever designs, laser-cut components can be easily bent, kinked, aligned or assembled. This works much faster than laboriously positioning and welding individual parts together. The often complex shaped components required for this can be manufactured highly productively and with high precision using a Trumpf machine.