TPT January 2022

T E CHNOLOG Y

Metall Steel chooses ISTech solutions for accurate customised metal tube cutting

material and length have been indicated, the sawing machine sets the param- eters, adjusting them during cutting to optimise performance. Maintenance is remote thanks to ISTech teleservice. The Power 670XL saws not only offer all the advantages of the Power 630NC, but also have a long loading stroke, allowing bar or pipe feeds of up to 3000mm in a single pass. All ISTech saws purchased from Metall Steel are equipped with practical and versatile vertical vices, which do not require any tooling or adjustment, so they can also cut bundles of bars as easily as they can manage single bar cuts. The cutting plant created by ISTech for Metall Steel allows loading the bars in sequence and unloading the cut pieces even without the presence of an operator; it can therefore work on three shifts. This plant can also be monitored remotely: ISTech teleservice is available for any requirement, an aspect much appreciated by Metall Steel. Like Metall Steel, ISTech considers service to be a fundamental aspect of the business. The convenience of teleservice and fast problem solving are important for a company like Metall Steel, avoiding downtime and ensuring business continuity and on-time deliveries.

TO cope with the growing demand for cutting to size, Italy’s Metall Steel has equipped its new plant in Mancasale, near Reggio Emilia, Italy with an innovative metal cutting solution. Considering the high number of requests for cutting single pieces or limited series, the company has purchased band saws that are suitable for this type of processing. Metall Steel decided to contact ISTech, a company from Lombardy that has been providing automated metal cutting solutions for over 25 years. “30 per cent of the requests we receive are for materials cut to specific requirements,” Mauro Morandi, the company’s sales manager, explained. “Generally, we are required to cut normal and special steel or thick pipes, so it is not a particularly complex cut, but the lengths are very variable: we often have to cut single pieces or small batches.” Metall Steel appreciated the wide range of ISTech saws and the value for money ratio of the offer, which proved to be important when put to the test. Among the numerous proposals in the catalogue, Metall Steel selected five machines: two Power 530NC automatic band saws, one Power 630 NC, 1 Power 670XL with 3000mm long stroke; and an automatic system with loader, unloader and Power 360NC sawing machine. “The band saws are ideal for cutting objects with large diameters, which disc saws cannot handle,” Mr Morandi explained. “They are mainly used for single pieces or small batches where precision is more important than cutting

All ISTech saws purchased from Metall Steel are equipped with practical and versatile vertical vices which do not require any tooling or adjustment

speed, they give excellent results with limited waste and have turned out to be a very cost-effective solution.” The Power 630NC sawing machines, can cut elements with a section up to 630x630mm; they guarantee positioning precision in the order of a hundredth of a millimetre. Cuts are accurate and repeatable; material waste is reduced, thanks to the possibility of avoiding end cuts and to the frontal vice, which limits bar surplus to the maximum. Fully automatic, once the type of

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ISTech www.istech-segatrici.com

Henan Jiyuan I&S remains committed to Kocks 3-roll milling technology

As well as the RSB, the roll shop is also used for preparation of 3-roll stands and 3-roller guides, the advanced bar mill configurator Bamicon Octopus, and supervision services, which are included in the scope of supply.

is a RSB ® 500++/4 for the production of medium and large size SBQ products. The biggest KOCKS RSB ® is part of the new big bar revamping project of Jiyuan I&S in the province Henan and will finish most flexible all straight bar sizes of Ø50 to 160mm onto the cooling bed. The new RSB is also suitable for the thermomechanical rolling process.

THE Chinese special steel producer Henan Jiyuan Iron & Steel Co has placed an order with Friedrich Kocks GmbH, based in Hilden, Germany, for a Reducing & Sizing Block 500++/4 for its big bar mill. After the successful installation and operation of two Kocks RSB ® in 2008 and 2020, Jiyuan I&S decided to order the third 3-roll Block from Kocks, which

Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG www.kocks.de

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