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News Release from: Birkett Cutmaster | Subject: Pulse-Cutting Amada Bandsaw
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 March 2006
Bandsaw pulses blade to double cutting
speeds
Bandsaw reduces cutting resistance by pulsing in the downward direction of the blade and to dramatically reduce production cutting times, blade chattering and noise levels.
A new Pulse-Cutting Amada Bandsaw - incorporating the most significant breakthrough in band-sawing technology for more than 50 years - will be exhibited on the Birkett Cutmaster Stand at MACH 2006 The revolutionary Amada PCSAW330, Single Pulse-Cutting Bandsaw reduces cutting resistance by pulsing in the downward direction of the blade and is part of a new range of bandsaws, which dramatically reduce production cutting times, blade chattering and noise levels
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 26 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Unlike a conventional bandsaw, which produces high noise levels when cutting large diameters and sections, sound levels are kept to an environmentally friendly 'hum'.
Cutmaster can also supply a Double Pulsed Amada PCSAW 700 bandsaw which reduces cutting resistance and restrains chattering oscillation and noise by pulsing the blade in both horizontal and vertical directions.
As the world's first bandsaws to control the blade with a unique pulse-cutting system, these machines provide an extremely smooth sawing action - allowing cutting speeds, which are twice as fast as those produced by a conventional band-saw.
Wear on standard M42 bi-metal blades is reduced by as much as 50%.
The smooth cutting action offers a perfect solution for 'difficult-to-cut' materials such as stainless steel, dies steel, titanium and inconel.
When cutting these materials with a conventional bandsaw, the blade tooth tips are not completely effective and tend to abrade the material.
This causes the metal to harden, making the cutting operation more difficult and accelerates wear on the tooth tips.
The new Amada Range of Pulse-Cutting Bandsaws saws provide faster sawing speeds and a more economical cost-per-cut.
For instance, when using a high-speed blade to pulse-cut a 304 stainless steel bar of 400mm diameter, these machines are capable of cutting as fast as 8.5 pieces/min.
Such major advantages are capable of assisting manufacturers to reduce manufacturing costs and attain much higher productivity.
* Birkett Cutmaster at MACH 2006, NEC, Birmingham, UK, May 15-19, Hall 5, Stand 5746.
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