Industry Europe – Issue 31.2

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Recoiling Section in Combi Levelling and Slitting Line

SUCCESSFUL COMMISSIONING OF AUTOMOTIVE CUTTING LINES AT PROFILGLASS Following the impressive growth path of our all-time customer PROFILGLASS, Salico has recently delivered and started up Combi Levelling and Slitting Line two very impressive Cutting Lines along with a Tension Levelling & Cleaning Line for applications in the automotive and aerospace sectors. The COVID-19 pandemic did not hinder the teams from concluding the project quickly, efficiently, and successfully

Stacker of Cut to Length Line

Combi Levelling and Slitting Line The Combi-line – so called because of its ability to combine Decoiling, Levelling, Slitting and Recoiling – is designed to process a wide range of aluminium coils of up to: • • •

25 tonnes with a maximum outer diameter of 2,500 mm. Strips with a width of up to 2,500 mm, ranging 0.5 to 5.0mm in thickness. A Maximum Slitting Capacity of 35 slits at a line speed of 400m/min.

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Floor level Pre-cleaning Section in Tension Levelling Line

Strip Levelling is performed using a Leveller which features a 6-high Cassette design. Since Slit Shearing is carried out using slitting tools, every time a different tool is needed, the change is carried out automatically with the Auto Slitting Tooling Changeover, which takes just five minutes. Slitting Tools are secured in position by an Auto Locking mechanism designed by Salico. The unit is completed with a Scrap Chopper and Conveyor. The Auto Slitting Tooling Changeover is complemented by the Robotized Slitting

Second floor Fine Cleaning Section in Tension Levelling Line

Tooling Setup, featuring the Salico proprietary robotic system. The Salico Bridle is the perfect complement to the Recoiling area and guarantees a totally scratch-free surface even for most sensitive processed materials. Adjustments to the separator discs is done in totally automatically via a robotic Salico system. Electrical Cubicles, engineered and manufactured by Salico Automation, are fitted into dedicated climatised containers, which come


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