Plate & Sheet Metal Beveling Machines
What Are Beveling Machines?
Beveling for Weld Preparation
TFON Bevel Wizard® machines prepare metal edges for welding and other fabrication requirements by producing a controlled bevel or chamfer. The correct configuration depends on the workpiece dimensions, edge geometry, material, thickness, required angle and production method.
TFON offers moving-table and fixed-table concepts. In a moving-table process, the workpiece travels through the machine for continuous processing of suitable straight edges. In a fixed-table concept, the workpiece remains positioned while the processing unit moves. The final selection must be based on the actual part and verified machine data.
Deburring removes unwanted cutting material, while beveling intentionally creates a specified edge geometry. A part may require both processes at different stages.
The reason beveling is specified at all is what happens in the weld. A prepared edge lets the weld reach full penetration on thicker material, which is why weld procedures call out an angle rather than leaving it to the cutting process. Getting that angle consistently is the difference between a weld that passes inspection and one that is reworked.
Part geometry usually decides the machine concept before anything else does. Long straight plate edges suit a continuous process where the part moves. Shorter edges, contoured profiles and parts that cannot be fed through favour a fixed-table arrangement where the head travels instead. TFON confirms the concept against your drawings and typical part sizes rather than from thickness alone.
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TFON offers moving-table and fixed-table concepts. In a moving-table process, the workpiece travels through the machine for continuous processing of suitable straight edges. In a fixed-table concept, the workpiece remains positioned while the processing unit moves. The final selection must be based on the actual part and verified machine data.
Deburring removes unwanted cutting material, while beveling intentionally creates a specified edge geometry. A part may require both processes at different stages.
The reason beveling is specified at all is what happens in the weld. A prepared edge lets the weld reach full penetration on thicker material, which is why weld procedures call out an angle rather than leaving it to the cutting process. Getting that angle consistently is the difference between a weld that passes inspection and one that is reworked.
Part geometry usually decides the machine concept before anything else does. Long straight plate edges suit a continuous process where the part moves. Shorter edges, contoured profiles and parts that cannot be fed through favour a fixed-table arrangement where the head travels instead. TFON confirms the concept against your drawings and typical part sizes rather than from thickness alone.