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GUIDEPortable line boring and welding machine: integrated or separate bore welder?
Integrated Dual System bore welder or a line boring machine plus a separate welder? Five criteria, models, conversion kits and pre-purchase checks.
GUIDECold Cutting Pipe: A Complete Guide to Flameless In-Line Pipe Cutting
What cold cutting pipe is, how flameless split-frame machines cut and bevel pipe in-line from 2 to 60 inches, and when it beats hot cutting.
TECHNICALWhat Is Cold Cutting of Pipe? Procedure & Method Statement
Cold cutting is flameless, in-situ pipe machining. See the step-by-step cutting procedure and what a cold cutting method statement must contain.
TECHNICALSplit-Frame, Clamshell & Orbital Pipe Cutting Machines Explained
Split-frame, clamshell and orbital pipe cutters are one tool class. How the clamshell mechanism cuts cold, and how to size a Maucotools SFM by OD.
TECHNICALPipe Cold Cutting and Beveling Machine: One-Pass Weld Prep
How pipe cold cutting and beveling machines part and bevel a pipe in one setup — weld-ready, radiographic-compliant ends, no flame, no post-cut rework.
TECHNICALPneumatic, Electric or Hydraulic Pipe Cold Cutting Machine
Pneumatic, electric or hydraulic drive for a portable pipe cold cutting machine? Compare torque, spark-free cutting and portability to pick the right SFM.
GUIDEPipe Cold Cutting Machine Price & How to Choose a Supplier
What drives the price of a pipe cold cutting machine, how to vet suppliers and manufacturers, and how to get an accurate, tailored quote.
TECHNICALFlange bolt tightening sequence: star pattern, passes and check
How to tighten a bolted flange: star-pattern sequence, incremental passes at 30-60-100% and a final circular check pass. Checks and mistakes to avoid.
TECHNICALHydraulic bolt tensioner: how it works and when to use it
What a hydraulic bolt tensioner is, how it applies preload without torsion or friction, when to prefer it to a torque wrench and how to choose the series.
TECHNICALHydraulic torque wrench: how to choose the right model
How to choose the MT-HTW hydraulic torque wrench: required torque with margin, -E/-U/-Q versions for access, square drive, impact sockets and calibration.
TECHNICALPipe weld bevel preparation with a portable PBM beveller
What a weld bevel is, the geometries set by the WPS (angle, root face, gap) and how to prepare it with a PBM ID-mount portable beveller: selection and checks.
TECHNICALBolt Tightening Torque Calculation: Formula and Worked Examples
The T = K·D·F formula step by step: tensile stress area, bolt class, nut factor K, and two fully worked examples — one metric, one imperial.
NEWSSMM500 CNC: CNC Milling Comes to the Job Site
Maucotools launches the SMM500 CNC on-site milling machine: SIEMENS SINUMERIK ONE, 250×250×420 mm travels, ±0.01 mm accuracy. The part stays where it is.
GUIDEHydraulic Bolting: Complete Guide to Controlled Flange Tightening
Preload, torque and friction: how to set up controlled flange bolting with MT-HTW hydraulic torque wrenches, impact sockets and ASME PCC-1.
NEWSTK Threading Kit: in-situ threads on a line boring machine
The new TK Threading Kit: internal threads on site — external ones with the dedicated tool holders — on Maucotools Ø40 mm line boring machines.
NEWSLBM800X Dual System: Portable Line Boring up to Ø800 mm
Maucotools launches the LBM800X DUAL SYSTEM: line boring Ø62-800 mm and weld overlay on the component, in one setup, with no re-centring.
TECHNICALWelding Overlay on Worn Seats: When and How to Do It
When wear exceeds what boring alone can recover, welding overlay is the answer: selection criteria, the step-by-step sequence and the benefits of on-site work.
TECHNICALLine Boring Ovalized Excavator Bushings: On-Site Repair
How to diagnose the play of an ovalized bushing and restore an excavator bore on site with welding overlay and line boring, step by step.
TECHNICALLine Boring: The Complete Guide, from Workshop to Job Site
What line boring is, when you need it, tooling and cutting parameters, mistakes to avoid, and how to do it on-site with portable line boring machines.
TECHNICALPortable Line Boring Machine: How to Choose by Diameter and Sector
Diameter ranges, welding overlay, sector and drive: the criteria for choosing the right portable line boring machine across the LBM range.
TECHNICALRipristino Tolleranze Perni Escavatori On-Site senza Smontaggio
Come eseguire manutenzione preventiva e ripristinare le tolleranze dei perni su escavatori direttamente in cantiere, senza smontaggio, con la LBM250 DUAL SYSTEM.
NEWSDiscover the new portable line boring machine LBM600X
The LBM600X is our most advanced multifunction portable line boring machine: a 2300W motor, modular Dual System design and bores from 62 to 1200 mm.
GUIDEDual System portable line boring machines: revolutionise your work
What a portable line boring machine is, and why the DUAL SYSTEM — with its independent Rotation and Feed modules — makes on-site machining faster and more precise.
EVENTSMaucotools at Bauma Munich 2022
Maucotools exhibited its Dual System portable line boring machines and full on-site machining range at Bauma 2022 in Munich.
COMPANYMaucotools in the UK with new financing solutions
Maucotools partners with PMD Business Finance to give UK customers flexible financing for its portable machine tools.
COMPANYWhy Maucotools implemented an ISO 9001:2015 quality management system
Maucotools is ISO 9001:2015 certified: here's what it means for our quality, our processes and — above all — our customers.
COMPANYMaucotools partners with Multiherramientas y Equipo in Mexico
Maucotools appoints Multiherramientas y Equipo (Monterrey) as exclusive distributor of its LBM and OB portable line boring machines in Mexico.
EVENTSEMAF 2021: Maucotools in Portugal
Maucotools and its Portuguese distributor Sourceweld exhibited at EMAF 2021 in Oporto, presenting the Dual System portable machining range.
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