Configured around your part
Stations, die geometry, stroke length and clamp force are all set per application—one station for one operation, more stations as the operation count grows.
Vulcan product overview
An engineered end-forming platform, not a catalogue item
Same machine concept, scaled to your application.
Reducing, expanding, flaring, beading, flanging—if you need to reshape the end of a tube or pipe, that's what the DuralBend Vulcan is built for. It isn't a one-size-fits-all product: it's a hydraulic platform we configure around your part, your material and your production volume, engineering the stations, dies and cycle around what you actually make.
The Vulcan covers tube diameters from Ø6 mm up to Ø150 mm—from small precision tubing for automotive fuel and brake lines, right up to heavy structural pipe end forming.
- Capacity rangeØ6–Ø150 mm
- Forming operationsReduce, expand, flare, bead, flange
- SectionsRound, square, rectangular
- Cycle time3–4 sec per stroke
Why the Vulcan
An engineered solution, not a stock machine
Multi-station, one cycle
Several operations in sequence—reduce, then bead, then flange—without changing tooling or re-clamping, at 3–4 seconds per stroke.
In-house hardened dies
High-grade tool-steel dies, designed, machined and hardened in-house for your part geometry—not off-the-shelf tooling.
Round, square, five materials
Round, square and rectangular sections in mild steel, stainless, aluminium, brass and copper.
Why multi-station matters
Several Operations, One Cycle
A lot of finished tube ends need more than one forming operation—maybe a reduction then a flare, or an expansion, then a bead, then a flange. On a single-station machine you'd change tooling between each step, killing cycle time and introducing handling errors. On a multi-station Vulcan the tube moves through the stations in sequence and the operator just loads and unloads—cycle times drop to 3–4 seconds per stroke, and consistency improves because the tube isn't re-clamped between operations.
The model code tells you the build at a glance: the number after B is the station count, and the number after the dash is the maximum tube diameter in millimetres. A Vulcan-B1-38 is a single-station machine for tubes up to Ø38 mm; a Vulcan-B3-150 is a three-station machine for up to Ø150 mm.
Platform parameters are in the Platform & data section below.
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Dies Designed for Your Part
End forming lives or dies on the tooling—so the dies are engineered for your part, not pulled from a catalogue.
Part-Specific Dies
Designed for your part geometry—the difference between a tube end former that lasts six months and one that runs for years.
Designed & Hardened In-House
High-grade tool steel, designed, machined and hardened in our own facility and supplied with the machine.
Copper & Stainless Know-How
Copper tears easily if the geometry is wrong and stainless work-hardens; the tooling approach is tuned to the material, backed by a lot of HVAC and refrigeration copper work.
Round, Square & Rectangular
Square and rectangular sections get specific clamp design and die geometry built into the relevant configuration.
Vulcan in production
See Vulcan Tube End Forming Machines at Work
Watch tube end forming, expanding and reducing operations on DuralBend Vulcan machines.
Production integration
Compact Enough to Drop Into the Line
The Vulcan is compact enough to drop into existing production lines. Standard configurations run with operator load/unload and foot-pedal initiation.
If your volumes justify it, we can add automatic feeding, automatic part discharge and PLC integration with upstream cutting or chamfering equipment. Tell us what the line looks like and we'll specify the integration.
Component brands
Built with Established Global Components
Core electrical, motion and hydraulic components are selected from established global manufacturers, including Schneider Electric, Yaskawa, Festo, Atos, INA, SICK, Wittenstein and Rossi.
The Vulcan platform
Ø6 to Ø150 mm, configured to your part
The Vulcan is a hydraulic end-forming platform covering tube diameters from Ø6 mm to Ø150 mm. Station count, die geometry, stroke length and clamp force are all set per application.
- Reducing, expanding and flaring
- Beading and flanging
- Multi-station operation sequences
- Round, square and rectangular sections
- In-house hardened tool-steel dies
- Foot-pedal operation, automation optional
Technical data
Vulcan Platform Data
The Vulcan platform at a glance—capacity, drive, cycle and materials.
| Parameter | Vulcan platform |
|---|---|
| Tube diameter range | Ø6 – Ø150 mm |
| Drive | Hydraulic |
| Station count | Configured to the number of forming operations |
| Cycle time | 3–4 seconds per stroke, depending on model size |
| Sections | Round, square and rectangular |
| Materials | Mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium, brass, copper |
| Dies | High grade tool steel, designed and hardened in-house for your part |
| Operation | Operator load/unload with foot pedal initiation; automation optional |
Stroke length, clamp force and cycle automation are set per application. End forming is application-specific—send us the part and we will confirm the configuration.