What Is a TGB Pipe Spool Master (and Why Would I Want One)?
For over a century, the pipe fabrication industry has been the silent backbone of global infrastructure. From oil refineries and chemical processing plants to municipal water systems and power plants, none of it works without precision-cut, perfectly threaded, and flawlessly beveled pipes. But for decades, the way we processed such massive steel cylinders remained stubbornly old-school. Traditional methods—like wrangling heavy pipe spools onto hollow spindle lathes or relying on clumsy boring mills—were incredibly time-consuming, space-hogging, and outright dangerous. Enter the TGB Pipe Spool Master.
The Fabrication of Pipe Spool Systems
Pipe spool systems are critical components in modern industrial piping networks, serving as the prefabricated sections of piping that connect various process equipment and structures. These systems are used extensively in industries such as oil and gas, petrochemical, power generation, water treatment, and shipbuilding.
Understanding FANUC CNC Controls on RMT’s TGB Machines
Revolution Machine Tools carries a line of Pipe Spool Master™ machines capable of facing and beveling pipe and doing so while the pipe remains stationary. From the manual machines with those essential functions, other machines are equipped with (or can be upgraded to include) a basic CNC that will allow threading. Some have options for more advanced CNCs to be added, while the best models sport deluxe FANUC Series 0i-TF CNC units right out of the factory, including the popular, high-end TGB (Threading, Beveling, Grooving) machines.

