Tube Bending & Pipe Bending Services

Since 1980, Pipecraft has been providing high quality, accurate and repeatable commercial tube bending services for a wide variety of applications across the UK. Our bespoke capabilities span from single bends to multiple bends, no matter how complex.

With a comprehensive range of tube bending machinery at our disposal, we can manipulate tubes, sections and extrusions to your exact requirements, covering the whole process; from fabrication and assembly through to finishing and nation-wide delivery. Simply send us your plans or sketches and we’ll model a computer aided design and send for your approval, along with competitive costings and lead times.

We have an extensive list of formers and associated tooling for each of our machines to bend. If stock CLR tooling is not suitable, we can manufacture bespoke tooling. Please contact us for information.

Our clients

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Why choose Pipecraft?

We are happy to cater to one-off, small batch runs or large productions.

We provide tube & pipe bending to companies in both the public and private sectors, both throughout the UK and internationally across a range of industries including:

  • Automotive & motosport
  • Aerospace
  • Power & energy
  • Oil & gas
  • Medical & pharmaceutical
  • Marine
  • Food & drink processing
  • Military & defence

Our team can work with all commercially available metals, in most wall thicknesses and in solid bar, ranging from 5.0mm to 76.1mm outer diameter. 

Depending on your requirements, we utilise a variety of tube bending techniques to produce the desired end product:

  • Mandrel bending
  • Roll bending
  • Box bends
  • CDS bending
  • Tube rolling
  • Increment bending
  • Compression bending
  • Section bending

 

We are able to bend all types of tubing, including square tubing and sections to simple or complex tube shapes.

Please see our list of machines for specific bending capabilities:

  • CRIPPA Digibend N.C Controlled – 6.00mm to 31.75mm O.D capacity range
  • BLM Curvatubi Plus Plane of Bend Facility – 12.70mm to 40.00mm O.D capacity range
  • TELEDINE Pines 42 – 25.40mm to 42.00mm O.D capacity range
  • HILMOR – 25.40mm to 50.80mm O.D capacity range
  • HILGERS – 31.75mm to 63.5mm O.D capacity range
  • M.C 65  – 38.10mm to 44.50mm O.D capacity range
  • ALPHA TAURING 40 – 12.7mm to 50.80mm O.D capacity range
  • ALPHA TAURING 70 – 25.40mm to 88.90mm O.D capacity range
  • FEIN – 25.40mm to 88.90mm O.D capacity range
  • HOLZMAN MSM 100 – 12.70mm to 50.80mm O.D capacity range

Case studies

Stainless Steel Handrail Project completed at Railwayland Wildlife Trust

Stainless Steel Handrail Project

Contracted by the Lewes & Eastbourne Council; the Railwayland Wildlife Trust project enabled Pipecraft to showcase some of their many abilities including tube rolling, fabrication and metal polishing.

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Handrail Frames for Disabled Vehicle Conversion Company

The work encapsulates our tube manipulation and fabrication services, and in some cases, input into the overall design and suitability for the individual purposes.

Ginetta Exhaust System

Historic Racing Car Project

The major renovation included designing and manufacturing an “up and over” exhaust system, which was performed by Pipecraft, utilising all our precision engineering skills to make Bill’s dream a reality.

Sphinx Art Tube Bending Project

Art Exhibition Project

The fascinating piece of artwork was manufactured by Pipecraft. As tube manipulation and metal fabrication specialists, we used a number of techniques to produce the required result for the client.

Have an idea for a tube manipulation project? Maybe we can help!