Unison EvBend 1000, manually operated, CNC-controlled tube bending machineScarborough-based
Unison Ltd, the UK-based inventor of ultra-precise all-electric tube manipulation, will be showcasing its renowned all-electric and hybrid-electric tube bending machines, along with technologies from the wider Unison family at
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2025 (Stand D215), which is set to open its doors from 4-6 February at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre.
As a UK leading manufacturer of tube-bending machines, Unison offers all-electric benders for tube diameters from 4 to 275mm. Available in single-stack, multi-stack, left/right, pinball and twinhead variants, these advanced machines provide rapid, automatic setup, fast tooling changes and right-first-time repeatability — all supported by exceptional power and rigid mechanical design. Unison’s hybrid-electric, dual-stack machines were developed to make the company’s quality and reliability accessible to even more businesses involved in tube manipulation. 50 and 80mm maximum tube diameter hybrid models are available.
Taking centre stage and working live will be a manually-operated Unison EvBend 1000 CNC-controlled tube-bending machine. Designed for low-volume, high-accuracy production and prototyping, Unison EvBend models are used in a variety of industrial sectors including aerospace and MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations), Formula One and the oil and gas industry, where they provide three-axis mandrel multi-plane bending at a fraction of the cost of fully automated machines.
In addition to the EvBend 1000, which is designed for bending tube of up to 16mm in diameter (22mm in copper), a larger machine, the EvBend 2000, is also available. Built to bend tube of up to 50mm in diameter, its bending function is servo-assisted. Both EvBend machines feature a 15in PC-based touchscreen controlled by a CNC that is capable of processing up to 100 bends per part, storing infinite parts and connecting to both CAD and most tube-measuring systems.
Nukon fibre lasersVisitors to the stand will also be able to discover more about the technologies available from Unison’s sister companies,
Nukon Lasers UK and
Pneuform Machines Ltd, a wire-bending machinery manufacturer.
Globally renowned for its high quality, highly accessible European-built fibre laser cutting machines and press brakes, Nukon Lasers UK has recently launched the new high-performance Cross Series of machines designed to make Nukon laser cutting accessible to even more UK sub-contractors and in-house manufacturers.
Meanwhile,,Unison acquired Pneuform — a leading name in the manufacture of wire forming and small-bore tube bending machines in the autumn of 2023 — and has been working hard to ensure the brand continues to lead the way in the wire bending machinery market. As standard, all Pneuform machines are equipped with Yaskawa drives and Unison’s user-friendly software for easy programming and operation.
Alan Pickering, Unison’s joint managing director, said: “At
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics we are looking forward to showing even more UK sub-contractors and manufacturers how all their tube and wire manipulation and laser-cutting needs are available from a UK-based company with a reputation for providing uncompromising levels of service, support and after-sales care.
“We believe our EvBend range of manually operated, CNC-controlled tube-bending machines will be of particular interest to visitors from the aerospace sector. While the latest advances to our industry-leading Unibend CNC, tube-bending simulation software, tube scanning solutions and tube bending application app, will ensure we have a great deal to talk about with customers old and new.”