The finest metal sawing
and storage equipment
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anufacture of multi-level
industrial warehouses for storing
and retrieving bar, tube, sheet
and other material automatically, and
production of the world’s most extensive
range of sawing machines for cutting
the material accurately, are the two
specialisms of the German firm, KASTO
Maschinenbau GmbH, which this year is
celebrating the 175th anniversary of its
formation by Karl Stolzer.
The subsidiary company looking after
the UK and Irish markets is KASTO
Ltd, Milton Keynes (www.kasto.com/
uk/company/about-us). Headed by
managing director Ernst Wagner, it is an
autonomous business unit that plans and
designs storage and sawing systems for
factories and stockholding operations.
The company is responsible for project
management, installation, commissioning,
training, service and support, calling
on assistance from the German parent
company when needed.
KASTO offers the widest possible variety
of sawing options to its customers for
small to large batch production. The
product selection ranges from small
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success of the products.
As regards warehousing of material,
KASTO’s maxims are 3D and CNC. Three-
dimensional, high density storage of
bar, tube and other long stock as well as
sheet, boxes and pallets takes material
off the floor and out of conventional
racking, saving space, minimising risk to
personnel and reducing the chance of
damaging the material.
pull-down saws for the job shop to high-
performance circular saws and manual,
semi-automatic and fully automatic
horizontal and vertical bandsaws.
A high degree of automation is possible,
both on the input side of the saw, via
automated stores, roller conveyors and
buffer stations, and on the output side,
with systems for cut piece and remnant
handling, post processing (deburring,
facing, centring, cleaning, marking)
and robotic sorting. Over 140,000 saws
installed around the world are witness
to the satisfaction of customers and the
Computer control of the storage
means that material can be called up
more quickly and reliably, maximising
productivity. Inventory control is
also more efficient using built-in
functionality in the KASTO controller,
with easy connectivity to MRP systems
and into the wider Industry 4.0
environment. Storage systems can be
interfaced directly with KASTO saws and
other types of machine tool. More than
2,200 automated storage systems have
been installed worldwide for all types
of application, in all sizes, some with
integrated saws.
www.kasto.com