FOCUS ON COIL PROCESSING
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In terms of increasing efficiency and improving occupational safety in sheet metal production , BSH set itself the goal of optimising set-up times and reducing production costs with the new , highly automated system . Since the purchase of special sheet widths in special dimensions is very cost-intensive , the slitting shear also had to be able to cut any coil widths required for the cooker and hob production .
After b + s delivered the system in the summer of 2020 and made specific adjustments on-site , the line was finally incorporated into ongoing production in Traunreut in the second quarter of 2021 .
Automated processes increase production
One of the central aspects that were particularly important to BSH for the new coil slitting line is the specially developed , fully automatic slitting shear .
“ Using the automatic system , the knives can firstly be adjusted to new coil widths of between 400 and 1620mm in a completely uncomplicated way , “ explained Radloff . “ Secondly , the shear cuts up to seven slit strips – the industry average is only two to three coil strips .”
This is a striking technological innovation . To ensure strong system performance , b + s made improvements to the automated adjustment system of the knives on-site .
“ The adjustments were successful , so the slitting line now meets our exacting requirements on cut quality to our complete satisfaction ,” confirmed Radloff . The new machine can also process material thicknesses of between 0.3 and 1.5mm . The low minimum thickness is particularly important , as these coils are very sensitive and require great care within the plant processes .
A large number of 0.4mm sheets are already needed , which the old coil slitting line in Traunreut was not designed to produce . It can be assumed that future market trends will require the processing of even thinner sheet , for which the plant is now prepared thanks to the new line from b + s .
As BSH attaches great importance to high efficiency , set-up times were to be drastically reduced with the new coil slitting line . In addition to the fully automatic adjustment of
The specially developed , fully automatic slitting shear .
The shear must be able to cut any coil width required for cooker and hob production .
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