The quality of tube bending services comes down to a couple of crucial things. One businesses can’t control is the properties of the tubing itself. However, they have the power to determine things like the equipment they use and the skills of technicians. Ensuring they have good tube benders and a team with the right knowledge and experience is vital. It has an impact on production quality, tooling wear, and how much maintenance the machinery needs.

To get the best results, it is important to ensure that technicians have all the skills and knowledge they need. It can be tricky, especially with new hires if they are unfamiliar with the equipment. However, if you focus on three broad things, you can train each technician effectively.

Safety

Firstly, it is essential that you ensure technicians will be able to work safely. There are a number of key factors to look at here, including how to move around the shop floor, being aware of different hazards, and the importance of PPE.

With tube bending services in particular, you should make sure every technician understands that tube benders have incredible crushing force. There is a risk of serious injury from misuse or simply putting hands on the wrong place. So, ensure they know exactly how to behave around the machinery.

Setting up

The key thing every technician should master is that the right set up delivers the best end result. Get it wrong and there can be issues like wrinkling or breakage. The best thing to do is drill technicians so they know exactly how they need to be setting up. Crucially, you should ensure you have resources ready to help them, including documentation of the settings to use for different projects, including various materials and wall thicknesses.

A big thing to look at is the different settings for CNC tube benders. They can have dozens of them, including ones for tooling, order of tube movement, loading/unloading, and more. It’s a lot to take in for technicians, but they need to know it. Ensure they understand that all these settings have an impact on production speed.

Maintenance

Finally, it’s important to train technicians so they can troubleshoot problems with tube benders and handle maintenance. It can reduce the chance of problems and ensure more consistency, improving the tube bending services.

The great thing here is, if you’re already giving technicians the best training in terms of setting up, you’ll also be making them more proficient at troubleshooting and maintaining the machinery. Therefore, it is worth the investment.

If possible, you should ensure someone from the tube bender manufacturer is part of training sessions. Even if you’ve been using the same machinery for years and have a good understanding of how it works, it helps to have someone with an even deeper insight.

Do you want to arrange exceptional tube bending services?

Multiform Tubes Engineering Ltd has a strong reputation in our industry. We are reliable and deliver fantastic results every time. Key here is we have a team of experts and great equipment. Plus, we have processes in place for maintenance, training, and other key factors.

So, if you want tube bending services for any kind of application, speak to us today. We’re happy to provide advice too, sharing the expertise of technicians with decades of service under their belts.