Automatic tube straightening system

摘要: A system is provided for assuring the straightness of pipes or tubes produced by a continuous seam-welded process. Following sizing, newly formed tube passes through straightening unit and preliminary alignment checker. The checker observes actual spatial position advancing tube, adjusted in response to deviations observed from predetermined desired path deform so that it conforms path. then severed into individual sections length, some all are inspected straightness. In inspecting rotated about their longitudinal axes place seam-weld correlating angular attitude section with tube. Deflection midregion relative ends along orthogonal axes, magnitude direction deviation straightener appropriately deforms minimize curvature subsequent sections. Inspected falling outside acceptable standards may be an identifying indicia.