TPT January 2020

C U T T I NG T E CHNOLOG Y & S AW I NG

Automated saw systems from framag FRAMAG builds large, robust cold circular saws with a high degree of automation and low maintenance costs. The Austrian company also offers customisable solutions.

with a transverse shunter, the weighing unit, the marking equipment and the materials scheduler for positioning parts ready for transfer with an automated gantry crane. The focus for the Indian company was on a customer-specific solution and an individual layout of the entire saw line area. “Nothing in our saw line comes off the shelf,” said Aleksandar Vujisic, industrial equipment sales manager at framag. “We produce completely tailored solutions for our customers, which are always aligned precisely with their requirements and also depend on how much space is available for the machine.” The decision to choose framag was due to the robustness of its machines, which is essential for three-shift operation in heavy industry. Only in this way can trouble-free use be guaranteed. framag Industrieanlagenbau GmbH www.framag.com

An increasing number of companies globally are relying on machines from framag and taking advantage of its sawing expertise. One of these is SMS group GmbH in the German town of Witten. The mechanical engineering company recently ordered two type KKS 1430 carbide billet sawing machines. The framag machines are part of a major project for the production of railway wheels. The technology from Austria is ultimately destined for India – the final customer (Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited) is a leading steel manufacturer. The machines will be employed in producing wheels at the new plant in the northern Indian province of Uttar Pradesh. The production facility has a capacity of 100,000 wheels per

The robust circular saw from framag

annum, extendable to 200,000 wheels per annum when required. The requirement for the framag machines is to saw ingots with a diameter of 350 to 500mm to the intended length for the respective wheels – all as part of a fully automated process. framag provided the entire system including all the engineering and software. Apart from the KKS 1430 saw and saw blades it supplied the material support and the input roller table for materials handling, as well as the volume measurement unit, the material ejector

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