Led by the necessity of innovating itself and increasing productivity through space optimisation and material handling, a turned-part specialist based in Vicenza recently approached MEP for a new bandsaw.

The company manages the cut of several materials such as stainless steel, aluminium, mild steel and brass. Specifically, the manufacturer needed to cut tubes (with a diameter between 12 and 20 mm) and chromed rounds (with a diameter between 25 and 35 mm) of 43 HRc hardness.

MEP recommendeditsShark 230-1 NC HS 5.0 automatic bandsaw as the solution to meet the customer’s request. Test cuts on round tubes and tempered steel showed the advantages of the sawing machine. The customer was particularly impressed with the cutting precision, speed and user interface, which allows operators to control cutting parameters in real time.

The Shark 230-1 NC HS 5.0 dual-column electrohydraulic automatic bandsaw is suitablefor 0° cuts on structural, stainless and alloy steels, solids and profiles. In addition to the automatic cycle, the machine can also operate in semi-automatic mode.The control allows users to store up to 100 cutting programs, each one with different quantities and lengths, minimising programming times.

Notably, a hydraulic cylinder on linear guides with preloaded ball-screw slides powers the saw-head motion,ensuringreduced mechanical vibration during cut.The automatic alignment of the front-blade guide head according to the dimensions of the bars awaiting cut reduces execution time. Furthermore, the vector inverter for infinitely variable blade speed from 15 to 100 m/min allows users to adjust bandsaw blade rotation according to the type of material.

MEP saws are available in the UK from ADS Precision.
For further information www.adsprecision.com