Product Overview
The ZS-60 changes the outside profile of a round tube without cutting away the wall. The supplied document describes a cold-forging process in which matching tooling works the tube into a thinner, elongated cylinder or cone. This is why overseas buyers may describe the same equipment as a tube tapering machine, pipe reducing machine or pipe swaging machine.
For furniture production, the process can turn a straight steel tube into a tapered chair or table leg. It is also used where one tube end needs a smaller diameter for insertion, assembly or a cleaner decorative profile. The finished shape comes from the mold, so the machine and tooling must be quoted together.
Confirmed ZS-60 Specifications
| Model | ZS-60 |
|---|---|
| Machine Type | Tube tapering and reducing machine |
| Maximum Processing Capacity | Ø60 x 2 mm, as stated in the supplied document |
| Maximum Reducing Length | 420 mm |
| Cycle Time | 5-25 seconds per cycle |
| Mold Open/Close Stroke | 50 mm |
| Forming Method | Cold forming / cold forging described in the supplied document |
| Main Motor | 5.5 kW TAIHU Y132M2-6 |
| Bed Construction | Welded steel plate, tempered after welding |
| Main Housing Material | HT300 |
| High-Speed Bearing | NSK, Japan |
| Oil Pump Motor | TAIHU, China |
| Relay | CHINT, China |
| AC Contactor | CHINT, China |
| Lubrication | Closed-circuit lubrication system stated in the supplied document |
These values are translated from the supplied ZS-60 document. Site power, material limits, finished tolerances, guarding, machine dimensions and destination compliance documents still need written confirmation.
How the Tube Tapering Process Works
The operator feeds the round tube into the forming opening until the required section is inside the mold. During the cycle, the tooling progressively reduces the tube around its circumference. Material flows along the formed section, creating a long taper or reduced cylindrical profile rather than a sharp machined step.
The supplied document lists a closed-circuit lubrication system for continuous operation and states that correctly matched tooling can leave the workpiece surface bright and smooth. The actual result depends on the tube grade, weld seam, wall thickness, reduction ratio, tooling condition and process setup, so a sample trial should be part of the purchase approval.
Typical Applications
- Tapered steel table legs and chair legs
- Outdoor furniture tube components
- Decorative metal tube and display-frame parts
- Lighting poles and lamp components
- Fitness-equipment and sporting-goods tubes
- Automotive and motorcycle tubular parts
- Tube ends prepared for insertion or assembly
- Long conical profiles made from thin-wall round tube
Tooling and Part Drawing Requirements
A model number alone is not enough for this project. The ZS-60 document states that each different tube size needs its own mold. If the buyer has four starting sizes or four finished profiles, the quotation should identify the tooling for all four instead of listing only the base machine.
The drawing should show the original diameter and wall thickness, final small-end diameter, taper length, straight sections, transition radii and tolerances. Tube material and hardness matter as much as size: a capacity stated for one mild-steel tube should not be treated as a guarantee for every stainless steel or high-strength alloy tube.
Information Required Before Ordering
- Starting tube outside diameter and wall thickness
- Tube material grade, hardness and welded or seamless construction
- Overall workpiece length
- Finished small-end diameter
- Taper or reduced-section length
- Required straight sections and transition radii
- Diameter, roundness and surface tolerances
- Drawing and physical samples where available
- Required tube sizes and number of mold sets
- Target pieces per hour and daily operating time
- Site voltage, frequency and phase
- Inspection method, destination and packing requirement
Real Sourcing and Machine Test Reference
MAVORIX has coordinated a ZS-60 tube tapering machine order for an overseas furniture-related application. The buyer supplied a tapered steel-tube drawing, and the machine was run with a sample tube before wooden-case packing and container loading. The video below records the workshop trial on the actual machine type.
Read the full Romania tube tapering machine sourcing case for the drawing, packing and container-loading record. MAVORIX supports supplier comparison, drawing clarification, test coordination and export preparation; it does not present itself as the machine manufacturer.