| Initially,
                                                        BetaRam supplied
                                                      replacement and
                                                      perishable tools including
                                                    tube cutoff die sets, die
                                                    jaws and blades. Within a
                                                    few years this activity led
                                                    to the identification of
                                                    a substantial need in the
                                                    tube making community for
                                                    high quality, high performance
                                                    flying shear machinery. With
                                                    this realization, the BetaRam team
                                                    went to work on the design
                                                    of a totally new flying
                                                    shear machine with dimple
                                                    free cutoff capability. The
                                                    machine main frame was designed
                                                    to deliver high cutting force
                                                    capability while delivering
                                                    high cuts per minute performance.
                                                    A new dimple free die set
                                                    was developed that gives
                                                    the unusual capability to
                                                    set up the die jaws off line.
                                                    This design makes it possible
                                                    to change the dimple free
                                                    die set to a new tube size
                                                  in minutes. |