QUICK CUT

QUICK CUT

New saw in the production department

Time is money. This saying applicable in everyday life is one of the keys to competitiveness in the production process. Production process is a well- -thought sequence of actions which results in a ready-to-sell product. Production optimization is a skilful setting of its particular stages in order to maximally use the available means and other resources. Thanks to optimization we shorten the working time of machines, thus saving energy; we significantly increase the effectiveness of machine operators, thus reducing labour costs. Adequate machines and tools are also inseparable components, without which optimization would exist only on paper.

the complex process of manufacturing metal parts. Proper cutting of elements for further processing is the basis for further action. This is a process that requires great precision and caution because we deal with a device that can cause harm to the operator.

Recently a new machine has appeared in our production hall. It is a two-column band saw Herkules X-CNC by Pegas. HERKULES series machines are dedicated for cutting steels, including

hardened steels, tool steels and special hard-to-cut materials; for serial and high volume cutting using bimetallic strip and special carbide strip.

The cutting machine arm is a spatially welded structure based on a steel plate, thanks to which the maximum rigidity of the system is ensured and a two-column construction of the arm guidance using linear guides enables very precise cutting. Specially designed arrangement of columns,

Optimization and modern technology are methods of improving competitiveness, guaranteeing the absence of any compromise with quality. We do not have to fight for competitiveness by using cheaper semi-finished products or moving plants to countries where employees do not receive fair pay for their work. Writing about optimization, deliberately using colloquialism, we talk about cutting costs. Today we will talk about cutting in the literal sense of the word. At MAEM, we cut production costs with a saw!

The saw is the first tool with which we process purchased steel billets during

placed as close as possible to the working vice, reduces to a minimum any possible vibration and oscillation.

The hydraulic automatic feeder with a stroke of 505 mm is coupled with a magnetic measuring system, thanks to which the positioning of the material to be cut, in the following steps of the program, is realized with high accuracy and repeatability. Hydraulic tensioning of the cutting belt ensures correct tension of the

belt during cutting. The cutting-off machine is equipped with a cooling and lubricating system for the cutting belt and a mechanism for cleaning the saw blade with a rotating brush driven by a separate electric motor. The speed of the band saw blade is smoothly regulated by the electronic system equipped with an inverter.

Our new purchase provides more seconds, minutes and hours cut from the production process. The

purchase of the device is the next stage of building a competitive advantage.