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Guidelines offered to choose the best saw
When is it best to use a bandsaw or a circular saw for cutting-off? A saw manufacturer says that while both techniques are complementary it is difficult to choose and offers guidelines.
News from Missler ( 9 February 2004)
Bandsawing system solved materials delivery
User application article Urgent demand from production to provide cut pieces faster and with minimum stock removal allowance led to the purchase of an automatic bar storage tower combined with a new bandsaw.
News from Kasto ( 4 February 2004)
Tungsten carbide tipped blades double Ni cut speed
User application article Nickel alloy stockist changed over from bi-metal to tungsten carbide tipped bandsaw blades and has been cutting stock at two to two-and-a-half times the speeds achievable before.
News from Kasto (23 January 2004)
Carbide tipped blades bandsaw three times faster
Bandsawing machine is designed to cut rounds up to 730 mm diameter, or rectangular material to 800 x 730mm, at up to three times faster than with conventional bimetal blades.
News from Kasto (22 December 2003)
High production circular saw makes quality cuts
Fully automatic high production sawing machine, with a carbide and high speed steel circular saw, offers three-axis CNC and vibration damping for quality cuts.
News from Missler (16 September 2003)
Automatic circular saw designed for production
On show for the first time in the UK at the Rivers Open House was the German-built Kasto WAC7 fully automatic, circular sawing machine for mass production, cut-to-length applications.
News from Kasto ( 8 August 2003)
High speed saws deliver forging billets JIT
User application article Investment in two high-speed, automatic circular sawing machines has enabled Imatra Steel to introduce a new service, namely the delivery of swarf-free billets on a just-in-time (JIT) basis.
News from Kasto (26 June 2003)
Five-stage orbital blade maximises cutting speed
A new variable speed jig saw features a 5-stage orbital blade motion for maximum cutting speed and extended blade life.
News from Metabo (29 November 2002)
Tube cut, faced and prepared for welding
High quality tube and pipe cutting, facing and preparation equipment covers tube facing equipment for outside diameters up to 6in and Pipe Bevelling machines up to 8in ID.
News from Orbimatic ( 4 October 2002)
Novel machining centre to be shown as well as saws
As well as sawing systems and tube processing equipment, Rivers Machinery will also show a novel machining centre at MACH 2002.
News from Kasto (23 April 2002)
Sawing system keeps pace with loading
Sunrise Medical has installed a Kaltenbach APS4000 aluminium, high production sawing system to cut tube for a range of appliances, including crutches, walking frames and other aids.
News from Kaltenbach (29 January 2002)
Sawn billets delivered JIT to forging presses
Linsinger has uprated its KSA 500 sawing machine, which is now fitted with a constant torque, 43kW AC motor to allow rapid, just-in-time supply of billets to forging presses.
News from Kasto (17 December 2001)
Saw heads swivel up to 70 degrees
A new range of double-head sawing machines called Blitz 500, equipped with two 500 mm diameter circular saw blades, has been introduced by the Italian manufacturer, FOM.
News from Kasto ( 5 April 2001)
Automotive supplier takes accurate cuts
User application article Carringworth is sawing material ranging from aluminium to tool steel of over 240 Brinnell hardness to +/- 0.1 mm length tolerance and high squareness accuracy, 24 h/day, five days/week.
News from Kasto (20 February 2001)
Double-column sawhead guidance on bandsaws
The new Kastotwin bandsawing machine range from Kasto, Germany, is designed for high production, close tolerance cutting.
News from Kasto (22 August 2000)
Dubus machine cuts shower component costs
User application article Sequential sawing, drilling and notching of aluminium extrusions on separate machines have been replaced by multiple machining in a single clamping in a Dubus cell at Coram (UK).
News from Kasto (14 July 2000)
Bandsawing machine developed for TCT blades
A completely new design of bandsawing machine from Kasto was unveiled at MACH 2000 by sole UK agent, Rivers Machinery.
News from Kasto (14 July 2000)
Circular saws for light alloys and plastics
The range of general-purpose circular sawing machines manufactured by the Italian company, FOM, has been extended by the addition of the Spring 55, a cut-off machine with a horizontally acting blade
News from Kasto (14 July 2000)
Circular saw simplifies endoscope production
User application article By being able to cut tube to within 10 microns squareness tolerance, a Rohbi circular sawing machine from Rivers Machinery has taken over from parting-off in a lathe and subsequent lapping
News from Kasto (14 July 2000)
Faster fittings through double-ended machining
User application article Three sawing and rotary transfer machines built by Sinico, Italy, have replaced 10 dedicated barrel nipple automatics at CMT Engineering for the volume manufacture of threaded pipe fittings
News from Kasto (14 July 2000)
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