Abstract: The present invention refers to an apparatus and method that allows manufacturing of steel poles and honeycomb columns. It consists of placing previously cut strips of steel in vertical position with a set of top and bottom clamping devices to form a steel tapered pole. The strips of steel are welded together, to form a steel pole or honeycomb column, with a slideable welding device mounted on a ascending and descending moving welding platform. The moving welding platform moves to the top position, the top clamping device is liberated and the finished pole or honeycomb column is tilted 90 degrees to the front of the machine by a hydraulic cylinder that tilts the extraction platform. The finished pole or honeycomb column is positioned in the extraction bed and the bottom clamps release the pole.

Abstract: The present invention provides for an apparatus and method that allows manufacturing of steel poles and steel honey comb columns. It consists of vertically placing previously cut strips of a desired substance, generally anticipated to be metallic in nature, in a tension positioning apparatus that applies vertical, or longitudinally along the length of the strips, tension to the strips. When each of the strips are in tension, they are positioned into a desired polygonal, generally cylindrical, shape. The adjoining sides of the strips can then be fused together, generally anticipated to be by welding if the strips are metallic, to form the pole or column.

Abstract: The present invention refers to an apparatus and method that allows manufacturing of steel poles and honeycomb columns. It consists of placing previously cut strips of steel in vertical position with a set of top and bottom clamping devices to form a steel tapered pole. The strips of steel are welded together, to form a steel pole or honeycomb column, with a slideable welding device mounted on a ascending and descending moving welding platform. The moving welding platform moves to the top position, the top clamping device is liberated and the finished pole or honeycomb column is tilted 90 degrees to the front of the machine by a hydraulic cylinder that tilts the extraction platform. The finished pole or honeycomb column is positioned in the extraction bed and the bottom clamps release the pole.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a system and method for manufacturing steel tapered poles from previously cut and punched steel strips, which are arranged together on a mold and subsequently welding the steel strips on place as to form a substantially one piece tapered pole.