Here's what your Cartesian Tube kit looks like:
We use a 3D CAD model...
...to create a set of precision cut tubes...
...with every piece catalogued and labeled...
...and delivered in a shipping crate...
...ready to assemble & weld!
Cartesian Tube Profiling Process
VR3 Engineering designed and built a custom CNC machine to notch both ends of a tube in one setup with one simple tool.
This CNC machine, combined with our ability to extract the profile data direct from a 3D solid model, produces components and assemblies with unprecedented accuracy and repeatability in a convenient process.
The profile cutting program for each tube is generated, catalogued and stored as ‘soft tooling’. If a replacement tube is needed, a new tube can be produced very quickly with 100% repeatability.
There are over 10 000 unique tube programs in our system.
Our unique process for extracting the profile data and generating the tool path ensures 100% contact around the complete perimeter regardless of the geometry. Compare this to the high-end laser systems.
The profile cutting is a proprietary machining process using a 0.125” diameter end mill. This produces the cleanest cut surface in tube sizes as small as 0.250” outside diameter. This cut surface is without heat affected zones or surface impurities which is particularly important with 4130N chrome moly tubing.
See the document 'Solid Modeling Design' under the Resources tab for defining the sequence of steps to produce the best possible profiled tube components.
Specifications
Tube sizes: |
0.250” to 2.000” od round tubes |
|
0.750” to 1.500” square tubes |
Wall thickness: |
0.028” to 0.125” |
Lengths: |
0.125” to 240” |
Materials: |
all machine able materials |
|
4130N, stainless steel, aluminum, carbon steel |
Tolerances: |
better than .005” |
Quantities: |
single to hundreds |
For more information
Please contact us with your inquiries.