Pipe Threading Lathes
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LUNA Altair pipe-threading lathes for threads on pipe ends up to Ø340 mm: the pipe passes through the hollow spindle.
Selection guidePipe-threading lathes: threads on pipe ends
A pipe-threading lathe has a large hollow spindle: the pipe is passed through it and clamped, and the end projecting from the chuck is machined — the face is squared, the chamfer turned and the thread cut. The LUNA Altair 34100, 34150 and 34300 are designed for oil-country pipe from 4 1/2″ to 13 3/8″, that is 114–340 mm; the stated accuracy is IT7 and the surface finish Ra 1.6.
LUNA Altair 34100 CNC, 34150 and 34300 have CNC, a 355 mm spindle bore, 1000, 1500 and 3000 mm between centers and 18.5–30 kW. The LUNA Altair 34S CNC is more powerful: 30/37 kW, 90–400 rpm and a 300 or 365 mm spindle bore. The LUNA Altair 262A is manually controlled, with 18.5 kW, 5.6–254 rpm and 1000, 1500 or 3000 mm between centers — for repair work and small volumes.
For shafts and bushings that do not need a large spindle bore, see CNC lathes and universal lathes. How to compare lathes is covered on the lathes.
Pipe-threading lathes in the catalog
Questions and answers
CNC or manual control?
A CNC machine cuts the same thread on every pipe to a program and suits batches. The manual LUNA Altair 262A is easier to learn and suits repair work and individual pipes, but the thread quality depends on the turner.
What should I send for a selection?
The pipe diameter and wall thickness, the thread type and standard, the pipe length and the quantity per shift. From this we select the model, chucks and tooling.
