As someone who has worked extensively with HVAC systems, I understand how important it is to have the right tools for air duct production. In this Complete Guide to Air Duct Equipment, I’ll walk you through the essential machines needed for efficient air duct fabrication. From roll formers to режущие машины, this guide will help you identify the equipment that ensures high-quality, precise ductwork. Whether you’re upgrading your current setup or just starting, this comprehensive guide will provide the insights you need to optimize your air duct production process.

Фальцевальная машина

Folding machine is of all-steel welded construction. Simple construction with good appearance. It is easy to operate, with low energy consumption. It can process work pieces according to the customer’s requirement. 

●Lightweight design and easy operation.

●Economical and practical, high efficiency.

●Folding angle can be set.

Angle Steel Flange Machine

Angle steel flange machine is fully automatic, and it is mainly for punching and cutting duct angle steel flange. The machine is designed to deed, punch, cut, automatically in order to save labor improve efficiency. 

● It’s very fast, accurate, and highly automatic.

● Controlled by servo motor and its feeding dimensions are accurate. 

● The mold can complete the angle steel switching within 5 seconds.

Angle Steel Round Rolling Machine

Angle steel round rolling machine is used for rolling angle steel flange, and 40 Cr steel with overall heat treatment makes the machine more durable, the machine can be changed according to different needs.

● Small volume, low energy consumption, high efficiency.

● Easy to install and use, simple operation and long service life.

● Fast rolling speed and reliable and stable product quality.

Beading Machine

Electric beading machine is used to make reinforced ribs in the ducting industry, and it can output 5 or 7 reinforced ribs at one time. Customers can customize multiple-line beading machines according to different requirements.

● It can use to make sheet metal reinforced ribs during HVAC air duct processing.

● It can bead 5 or 7 reinforced with stable working and high quality. 

● We can also customize on the basis of customers‘ demand. 

CNC Plasma Cutting Machine

CNC plasma cutting machine is mainly for automatically lofting and cutting the deformed workpiece. The machine adopts the latest CAM-DUCT PM 2000 software and the software combines technology, data procedure with management.

● It’s convenient, accurate, and practical.

● With dedicated control system, the function is more stable.

● Can automatically generate drawings and output processing procedures.

Duct Corner Assembly Machine

Hydraulic duct corner assembly machine is used for installing rectangular duct corner code automatically to replace workers. This machine is easy to operate, it replaces installing for the corner by hand completely.

● It replaces the manual method, which is fast, time saving and effective. 

● It is much safer and easier to operate. 

● It can be moved anywhere and start to work. 

Duct Corner Punching Machine

Duct corner punching machine is a quickly making machine for producing duct corners. Its steel plate welded body has a high shock-absorbing performance. Its novel overall design gives the machine an elegant appearance.

● It is for cutting, punching, blanking, bending and light stretching work. 

● The compact structure makes the use convenient and operation safe.

● It will be more accurate and more stability in the production process. 

Duct Production Line

Duct Production Line has a very wide range of different lines that can be customized to suit the needs of the customer, the functions mainly include leveling, beading, notching, cutting, folding, bilaterally angle steel and so on.

● Rolling reels are made of bearing steel so that the lifetime will be prolonged. 

● Duct production line machine can withdraw sheet metal automatically.

● It has the material-saving mode. 

Elbow Making Machine

The round duct elbow making machine is the only equipment that can connect the round duct and can adjust the wind tube bending direction arbitrarily, and the working diameter is 100 mm~1250 mm.

● The motor power just 3 kw, means that machine is very energy efficient. 

● It can connect tubes by machine with perfect efficiency, good seal and stability.

● The highest quality mechanical parts to ensure the stability and quality. 

Electric Shearing Machine

Electric shearing machine is overall steel-welded and gate-type with chain drive. The motor has its own brake, which means no power consuming when not shearing. It’s suitable for processing sheet metal less than 3mm in thickness.

● Electric shearing machine is an overall steel-welded structure. 

● The cutting width of the sheet can adjust with the back gauge. 

● We can provide a complete machines series. 

Flange Forming Machine

Flange forming machine features low making cost and high installing efficiency, convenient for standard and batches of production. It is suitable for making rectangular air ducts with big sections.

● Flange forming machine applies both sides manual feeding. 

● Flange forming machines are available as single or duplex machines.

● Adding lubricating oil to ensure the efficient operation before using machines.

Hydraulic Riveting Machine

Hydraulic riveting machine for air duct is widely used for riveting angle steel flange and galvanized sheet metal connection together. It is useful in the rectangular air duct making process. And it is an important part of HVAC duct-making machines.

● High production efficiency, quick and convenient, flexible operation.

● Low noise, easy maintenance and high cost performance.

● Due to its small overall size, it can work wherever it appears. 

Lock Forming Machine 

Lock forming machine is necessary for the duct area because it can produce all kinds of types to meet locking requirements, this standard machine can process 0.8-1.5mm galvanized sheet metal. 

● It can form 6 shapes (7-function is available) to finish sheet connection. 

● We can customize the S shape and snap-lock for sheet locking.

● GCR15 steel can prolong the machine life by more than 5 times.

Lock Seaming Machine

Lock Seaming Machine is a convenient machine that can be used to lock max length 1250 mm rectangular air tube. The machine needs to connect with an air pump.

● Its advantages are efficiency and labor-saving. 

● It’s convenient to operate because the operator just needs to fix the air duct. 

● The effect of lock seam closing is smooth and regular.

Прокатная машина

Rolling machine is mainly used in circular duct industry, its important composition is three solid rolls. And with the help of AC motor, the sheet with the thickest 2 mm can be rolled.

● Combined with the manual worm gear and eccentric wheel device the machine 

● It can quickly move side rollers up and down to improve efficiency. 

● It has a precise divided mechanism structure to ensure synchronisation. 

Round Duct Bead Roller

Round duct bead roller is mainly used for beading around pipe and connection and can be made by special rolling wheels of different shapes of the workpiece. Such as flange, envelope, mortise, bead groove and so on.

● It is widely used in the HVAC duct fabrication system industry. 

● There are manual and electric types of round duct beading machines.

● It is mainly for flanging and beading with special rollers.

Машина для производства спиральных воздуховодов

The spiral duct machine is mainly used for making round spiral air ducts. The machine can automatically complete round spiral tubes with different diameters and different lengths based on customers’ demand.

● It has a high-speed synchronous automatic cutting system for cutting.

● It is easy to operate and fast to form duct with accurate diameter. 

● It can ensure the pipe size processed out of precise appearance beautiful.