SAWING & CUTTING TOOLS Boost cutting machinE productivity, pErFormancE ESAB welding & cutting (www.esab.com) is offering customers with existing ESAB cutting machines the opportunity to upgrade and benefit from improved productivity, performance, reliability and cut quality. Thousands of customers throughout Europe could gain by upgrading their plasma, laser and oxy-fuel cutting systems to use newer technologies as some of the older machines could have now been operating for 30 years or more. Customers with very old machines are encouraged to upgrade to improve the machine performances, reliability, productivity and cutting quality. The options available to customers will depend on the specification of their existing equipment and the level of performance that they desire from an upgrade. Typical projects encompass a new CNC controller and plasma system; other upgrades might include plasma or oxy-fuel cutting heads and the laser system. In some cases, customers might also replace linear bearings and guides as well as servo motors and servo drives. At the same time, customers often take the opportunity to add new dust/fume extraction equipment and up-to-date safety-related control systems. Frequently, an extra benefit of upgrading to new power sources is that the machine’s energy-efficiency improves. Clearly, the performance improvement will be different for each machine depending on the existing technology and its replacement; an example is an older plasma cutting machine being used on stainless steel. By retrofitting the iSeries plasma power source, which utilises the water mist secondary (WMS) process with nitrogen as the plasma gas and tap water for shielding, customers benefit from up to three times faster cutting, a higher-quality finish that needs no post-processing prior to fabrication, and higher productivity due to reduced downtime for changing consumables. Overall, cost per cut can be reduced by up to 20%. Customers cutting thin or mediumthickness (1-15mm) mild steel can also gain substantially from installing a new iSeries plasma power source, primarily due to the much cleaner cut compared with older plasma systems. Another popular option when retrofitting cutting systems with new technology is the vision t5 touch screen CNC system. Its intuitive operating wizard is easy to learn so users who are not familiar with automated plasma cutting can very quickly start earning money with their new equipment. The built-in EasyNest facility also helps in optimising plate utilisation and the EasSshape part program generator makes it straightforward to import DXF or DWG component drawings for creating cutting paths. If a customer is wondering what the benefits would be should they upgrade their cutting machine, ESAB can arrange for a representative to visit and discuss the existing machine and how it is currently used, as well as the potential for enhanced capability if upgraded. A quotation can then be prepared, together with any supporting documentary evidence to help the customer calculate the expected return on investment. tel: 0800 389 3152 Email: info@esab.co.uk stEEL stockhoLdEr sELEcts high-pErFormancE procEssing machinEs Parker Steel has taken delivery of two heavy-duty Vernet Behringer plate processing machines and two high performance Esprit plasma profiling systems. Dylan Alexander, Managing Director of Parker Steel said: “We are very happy with our investment and are particularly impressed with the build quality and performance of the Vernet Behringer heavy duty FG 2000 machines, together with attention to detail given and the ability to accommodate our software interface and feed-back requirements.” Managing Director of Behringer Ltd Simon Smith added: “The FG series of heavy duty plate processing machines can perform various drilling (with carbide and HSS drills up to Ø 50 mm), milling, marking and deburring operations of base plates up to 2,000mm x 1,000mm x 60mm.” The closed portal machine frame is said to ensure an optimal rigidity, combined with heavy duty feeding carriage system with grippers, supporting the plate and an eight-position automatic tool changer. The exclusive low tool cost V-scoring fast scribing system is a standard feature of FG machines, and is said to ensure a fast, accurate and precise identification and layout marking tel: 01296 668259 Email: simon.smith@behringerltd.co.uk EvErising machinEs provEn in production The Midlands based steel stockholder, established in 2001, is currently enjoying a boost to business, truly putting their production machinery to the test. The growing business is now preparing to launch a new online ordering service with a view to increasing order process efficiency for their national customer base. Mark Nicholls, Managing Director for Steel Express contributes their success in part to their choice of sawing machinery and their fast turnaround times, “We started dealing with scrap metal from factories and have now grown into a trusted steel stockholder operating on a national basis and this is, in part, down to the Everising bandsaws we use for producing our products. They have helped us grow into what we are today, and Addison Saws have been there to provide a guiding hand and help us keep our costs down. We really do work all our machines incredibly hard, which is a testament to their robustness” and added “If they can keep up with our production schedule, they are definitely good enough for anyone”. Mr Nicholls currently runs 5 Everising bandsaws in his Wolverhampton based factory, 4 of which are H460 HA-NC Twin Pillar automatic bandsaws with a cutting capacity of 460mm and the other, a H560 HA-NC Twin Pillar automatic bandsaw with a larger capacity of 560mm for larger steel pieces with all machines being run all day every day. Their original Everising saw, bought 8 years ago, is still going strong with Mark commenting, “We never have major problems with these machines which results in much less downtime in general, we’d go back to Addison’s to buy Everising every time, they’ll cut the toughest of materials which is just what we need”. The new online service from Steel Express is projected to stimulate their growth by 15% over the first year and (Steel Express) are already settling on adding a sixth Everising H460 HA- NC to their production line to accommodate a further increase in demand once new products are offered through their website. For more information on the machinery utilised by steel Express, visit www.addisonsaws.co.uk or call addison saws Ltd on 01384 264 950. 22 <strong>Machinery</strong> <strong>World</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
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