Scarborough-based
Unison Ltd, the inventor of ultra-precise, all-electric tube manipulation, will present the capabilities of its full range of tube bending machines, its Pneuform wire forming technologies and its advanced Opt2Sim Scan tube-measurement system at
Tube Düsseldorf 2026, a leading international exhibition for the tube industry, taking place 13-17 April (Hall 6, Stand B27).
On display, and demonstrated working live, will be one of the company’s innovative, manually operated and CNC-controlled EvBend 1000 precision tube-bending machines. In addition, live demonstrations of Unison’s advanced Opt2Sim Scan tube-measurement system will take place throughout the duration of the event.
Designed for low-volume, high-accuracy prototyping and production, Unison EvBend models are used widely across aerospace and MRO, F1 and the oil and gas industry. Highly affordable, they provide three-axis mandrel, multi-plane tube and pipe 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 50dmm 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 CAD and most tube-measuring systems.
Quite possibly the most advanced hand-held tube measurement solution on the market, Unison’s Opt2Sim Scan system combines rapid scanning of tube geometry with easy extraction of tube data. Teamed with a Creaform handheld 3-D scanner to measure the tube or component they wish to replicate or measure, operators need only enter its bending data into Opt2Sim Scan, then compare measured tube dimensions to master file data and send any corrections directly to the bending machine. Offering considerable scan points without compromising speed, the constant reference geometry provided by Opt2Sim Scan ensures supremely accurate results, with ‘compare to master’ and feedback to the bending machine being quick and seamless.
Setting the industry standardPneuform wire and small-diameter tube-bending machines are widely seen as setting the industry standard by manufacturers of beer coolers, drink dispensers, HVAC equipment, and small-diameter automotive parts. Pneuform’s range of 3-D rotary head bending machines includes models capable of precision-bending mild steel wire of 3 to 16mm in diameter, and tube of up to 20mm in diameter.
As standard, all Pneuform machines are equipped with Yaskawa drives and Unison’s user-friendly software for easy programming, operation and control. Other machines in the Pneuform range include twin-head wire and tube-bending machines, rotating wire 3-D bending machines, enamelled wire stripping and bending machines, and copper and aluminium busbar bending machines. Optional heading machines and press stations are also available for secondary operations.
Unison is the UK’s leading manufacturer of tube and pipe bending machines and continually innovates the tube and pipe bending marketplace. The company manufactured the world’s first all-electric tube bender in 1994, followed by the world’s first all-electric multi-stack tube bender, then the world’s largest all-electric tube bender for the shipbuilding industry.
Available in single-stack, multi-stack and right/left varieties, Unison machines can be found in more than 20 countries around the world. Unison’s tube-bending software is recognised as the most user-friendly control system for tube-bending machines. Furthermore, the software is written and supported by Unison, ensuring complete control of its evolution, with no requirement for third-party support.