Photos : KASTO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co . KG
One of the unique features is that the UNICOMPACT storage system can supply the adjacent sawing centre with material via special saw cassettes and automatically longitudinal moving carriages .
The KASTO sawing centre is ideal because it fits perfectly with our itemdriven business
from the ground . “ We use this energy for heating and cooling our office building ,” Jörg Bayer explains while adding : “ We are committed to sustainability .” weights ,” Jörg Bayer explains . In the 1990s , KASTO demonstrated their expertise by providing the first machines for Hagelauer . Later , a storage system and several KASTOvariospeed C15 circular saws were added to the mix , which still perform well today .
The UNICOMPACT 3.5 honeycomb storage system is the core component of the new building . It has a total storage capacity of nearly 14,000 tonnes ; after its completion , it can accommodate 4,000 cassettes , each with a storage capacity of 3.5
tonnes . “ We use this high-bay storage system to stock material and supply the surrounding stations ,” explains Jörg Bayer . There , employees pick the orders and handle the processing by cutting the pieces to length . The fully automatic , operator-free operation of the UNICOMPACT storage system in Pleidelsheim is one of its unique features , enabling it to supply the adjacent fully automated KASTOcenter varioplus 2 sawing centre with material via special saw cassettes and automatically longitudinal moving carriages . “ Not only was KASTO our first choice for storage systems , but from the very beginning , it was also our frontrunner when selecting new saws ”, the managing director emphasises . This enabled KASTO to automate the process from raw material storage to initial processing to the structured supply of the processed material in loading carriers in one comprehensive solution .
Sawing centre for fully automatic pre-cut parts The KASTOcenter and the two fully automated sawing machines enable the steel distributor to automatically cut the materials flexibly and quickly . The KASTOsort robot removes the cut pieces from the circular saw , a KASTOvariospeed SC 18 , and feeds them into a deburring unit as needed . It then sorts them onto the pallets . The pallet rotation unit provides the robot with a load carrier that precisely fits the
High-bay storage system as the core component A vital component for ensuring the growth of the steel distributor is the “ furnishings and equipment ” in the halls : To achieve this , Hagelauer Dewald turned to KASTO Maschinenbau GmbH und Co KG , a specialist in storage and sawing technology . The familyowned company located in Achern had already been involved in the preliminary planning stages in 2019 . It provided the structural calculations for the roof and wall substructure and the structural calculation of the floor loads for the construction of the foundation onsite . “ KASTO knows exactly what and how to build to establish the required stability for the massive
Since the 1990s , KASTO circular saws have been used by Hagelauer which still perform well today , for instance , the KASTOvariospeed C15
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