TPT November 2012

Technology News

Largest Linsinger circular saw THE circular sawing machine KSA 2200 DPD from Linsinger, Austria opens up new dimensions in cutting steel billets as it can cut 800mm steel in just four minutes. The first machine of this type has just been supplied to South Korea by the Austrian technology expert.

in the Linsinger R saw competency centre. It optimises transmission and guarantees a completely precise cut with its clearance – and all of this at extremely fast cutting times: the KSA 2200 DPD only needs four minutes to saw through a steel billet with a 800mm diameter (material 42CrMo). “This shows that a new era really has begun. DPD is without a doubt one of the most important industry innovations of the past decades,” emphasises Mr Knoll. DPD is just as much a Linsinger patent as the LINCUT ® disc miller, with it the “mega-saw” is equipped. Its cutting plates are not soldered, but screwed on. They can be individually and simply replaced at any time as required. The tool can even be reequipped when installed; costly transport to a sharpening centre is unnecessary. A sharpening centre is no longer required. With Lincut ® , Linsinger has one of the most efficient solutions for machining difficult materials right through to titanium. The system is already running

The latest milestone in sawing technology measures 2.3m: this is the diameter of the KSA 2200 DPD saw blade, which is probably the largest constructed carbide vertical circular sawing machine for steel billets. Recent innovations allow it to combine the huge performance capacity of a machine of this size with unbeatable efficiency. “We are therefore now preparing to succeed in a market segment that was previously reserved for band saws,” explained Linsinger CEO Hans Knoll. Of the number of technical innovations Linsinger has incorporated in this high performance saw, a particular one stands out: double power drive (DPD) is a completely new gear concept with two drive trains that has been fully developed

Carbide Circular Sawing Machine KSA 2200 DPD

on more than 40 machines worldwide and has long proven itself in three-shift operation. “The competitors are, at best, only at the stage of developing similar processes,” is the information which comes out from user groups.

Linsinger – Austria Website: www.linsinger.com

52

www.read-tpt.com

N ovember 2012