Pipe Automatic Loader is designed to automatically separate and single-feed round pipes, square pipes and rectangular steel tubes into laser tube cutting machines, chamfering machines and CNC tube cutting equipment. Core functions: bundle storage, automatic separation (preventing multiple pipes from being fed at once), lifting and conveying, and feeding into the machine chuck — replacing manual lifting of long pipes, reducing safety hazards and improving cycle rate.

Pipes are placed in bundles on the rack → the pusher claw lifts the material → the separation mechanism **strips off a single pipe** (dual-material sensor detection, automatic alarm for multiple pipes) → the pipe rolls onto the support rollers → the support frame holds the pipe → it is fed into the laser machine chuck and clamped → the support frame lowers and the machine starts processing; when processing is finished, the automatic loading cycle repeats.
Complete Machine Structure
1. **Storage Rack**: holds pipe bundles, with material stop limits
2. **Separation Mechanism (Core)**​: pusher claw, material stop cylinder, anti-double-material detection sensor, **preventing two pipes from entering the chuck at the same time (a major failure point)**​
3. **Conveying Chain / Support Rollers**: convey pipes forward
4. **Lifting Support Mechanism**: supports long pipes, preventing sagging and whipping
5. **Detection Sensors**: material presence, double-material detection, in-position photoelectric sensor, limit switch
6. **Drive Unit**: gear motor / servo motor, chain, sprocket
7. **Pneumatic System**: cylinders, pneumatic FRL unit, controlling the material stop and pusher claw
8. **PLC + Touch Screen**: linked with the tube cutting machine, interlock communication; sets pipe diameter, length and loading cycle rate
9. **Safety Protection**: safety light curtain, emergency stop button, guard fence