Automated Band Sawing of Tubes

KASTO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG (Filderstadt, Germany) offers their fully automatic KASTOwin tube A 5.0 that is specially designed for machining tubular material: The direction of the saw feed is rotated through 180 deg so that sawing is performed upwards from the support surface to efficiently reduce wear on the cutting tools. The cutting range for round materials is 500 mm and the shortest possible cutting length is 10 mm. The frequency-controlled drive continually adjusts the cutting between 12 mpm and 150 mpm. Carbide saw bands required for various tubular materials can be used with the KASTOwin tube A 5.0 without need for any further accessories. The saw band is hydraulically clamped in position and cleaned by a replaceable, electrically driven chip removal brush. The vice and saw feed are equipped with zero-play linear guides and the ball screw spindle drives ensure controlled cutting and material feed movements.

Attractively priced, this saw offers outstanding value for money with its intelligent SmartControl sawing machine controller that ensures easy operation, contains all material data, and automatically sets all of the necessary parameters for each job. The KASTOrespond system that was developed specially for this system continuously records the forces at the tool and uses an intelligent algorithm to convert these into feed movements. When special job requirements must be met, a wide range of accessories are available for the KASTOwin tube A 5.0, such as a heating and cooling device for operation at temperatures over 40 deg C or below 0 deg C.

KASTO, Inc., 3002 Venture Court, Export, PA 15632-8949, 724-325-5600, www.kasto.com.