Pipe beveling machines – their usage and characteristics

Pipe beveling/ Pipe Chamfering happens to be the method by which an angle is made where the pipe’s/tube’s end meets a plane that’s perpendicular to it. The standard angle made is 37.5 degrees. Additional angles and unique forms like J-Bevels are also able to be created on pipe/tube ends by making use of automatic bevel machines.

What’s the use of beveling pipes?

The Beveling of a pipe / tubing are most usually done to make the ends ready to be welded. It is also done for making the cut ends safe and visually pleasing.

Why do companies mechanize pipe beveling?

• This Saves time – stationary machines for

pipe bevelling are a great deal faster than additional methods like flame cutting, hand grinding and manual Pipe Bevellers.

• This does away with dirty operations like hand grinding / torching.
• This makes steady precise pipe bevels on each occasion.
• This takes a time of normally 5 - 20 second based on size.
• This gets rid of ergonomic problems that comes from operators’ handling of hand tools.
• This is much safer compared to hand grinding/ torching, as all chips are held inside the machine.
• The operational cost involved in this process is low as it generally uses manufacturing standard carbide tooling.
• This bevels stainless and materials not appropriate for torching without any problems.
• This can produce special forms like J-bevels easily.
• This is able to be operated by a layman operator after having been set up.

Characteristics of machines for pipe beveling

Every Pipe beveling machine is made from long-lasting, light weighing, hard-anodized aluminum for simple carrying to any job location for cutting as well as beveling pipe of 2 to 36 precisely, rapidly and cost-effectively, even when the conditions are the toughest.

All ring gears and saddles are accurately machined as well as calibrated to ±.025 in terms of concentricity and ±.015 in terms of squareness. The regular back-mounted short saddle assists in cutting and beveling in tight positions, while permitting accurate back-beveling operations.

Some of the machines have exclusive "split horseshoe" design to allow trouble-free placement over the pipe sections. A fast-operating boomer assembly firmly locks the machine to a pipe for a complete 360-degree rotation, thereby doing away with the need for repositioning.

Importance of pipe bevel clamps

For all steps involved in the preparation of pipe edges for welding such pipe beveling, pipe cutting, pipe alignment and pipe handling there are unique equipments.

For getting excellent welding quality on pipeline the choice of the right inner line-up pipe bevel clamp for weld preparation is very important.