Schmobi uses three Kasto bandsaws for processing
steel, cast iron and aluminium bars. The latest is the
automatic, high-performance KASTOtec FC 4, which
cuts a wide range of material cross sections including
round, square and flat as well as tubes and profiles. It
is well suited to dealing with difficult materials such
as stainless and tool steels. Capacity is 430 x 430 mm
and the smallest section that can be cut is 10 x 10
mm.
The bandsaw uses carbide blades and was supplied
to Kasto performance cutting (KPC) specification to
suppress vibration. The blades have a long service life
and allow precision sawing to within ± 0.1 mm per
100 mm of cut length at band speeds up to 180 m/
min.
Kurt Thoma, sawmill group leader at Schmobi
commented, “With the KASTOtec FC 4, we can saw
different materials and diameters very economically.
Minimum remnant length in automatic mode is
about 35 mm, allowing us to use material efficiently
and therefore economically.”
The KASTOtec FC 4 is loaded via a multi-bar
magazine that is replenished from the store via an
overhead crane and magnetic handling system. The
saw has an automatic arrangement for sorting cut
parts onto a stacking table or into one of several
containers according to purchase orders, enabling
extended unattended operation.
Works Manager Robert Schönenberger said, “Our
staff fill the magazine with the appropriate material
in the evening before they go home and
program the saw according to customer
requirements.
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Schmobi personnel from left foreground to right: Robert
Schönenberger, Works Manager, Kurt Thoma, Sawmill Group
Leader, and Thomas Plüss, Communications Officer.
TUBE NEWS August 2018
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