In this project, we are going to show the results we got in this semester by making

a mechanical pipe bending machine. The importance of this project is related to

functions in the subjects like Quality Fundamentals, Manufacture, Safety and
Hygiene, Economic and Financial Analysis and Programming Topics

For Quality Fundamentals, the parts are inspected for the design of the machine,
the production of the same and for bending the pipes. In Manufacture, we related
the manufacturing processes of the machine, and it goes from the choice of the
type of material with which it was manufactured up to the type of process that was
carried out to give it the desired structure. In programming topics, we modeled the
pipe bending process for different clients, and the storage capacity that can be
generated. In safety and hygiene, the security measures were describe both in the
manufacture of the machine and the place where we made the work. In Economic
and Financial Analysis, we evaluated the cost of the machine, how much the pipe
bending process costs, and if the production was profitable.

The result of this project was the physical product of a pipe bending machine, it is a
machine that consists of a square structure. We occupied 16 gauge square pipe
c-150, 1.5 cm agglomerated wood, 4 mm thick metal plates, bearings, and metal
pipes guide. Also we used different processes like: welding, cutting, roughing,
sanding, filing, drilling, turning, and bending.

The operation consists in adjusting the bearings in the guide pipes in the specified
distance, then, the pipe or plate to be bent is placed between the 3 bearings and
by a torque originated by the crank the shaft bearing makes pressure to the plate
or tube to give the desired shape. The machine is capable of bending tube and 3/8
in plates.