Peddinghaus Corp. has launched Smart Saw Technology to lengthen band saw blade life when processing structural sections. Equipped with a ball screw feed system, Peddinghaus band saws are able to instantaneously manipulate feed rate as they receive information during the sawing process.

A proximity switch is positioned on the ball screw system to detect material density. With this system, feed is automatically increased or decreased depending on section density without operator intervention.

Peddinghaus band saws utilize a high-speed feed rate during the sawing of lower density portions of sections (such as flanges on beams); however when the blade reaches a higher density location (such as the web of a beam), a proximity switch is engaged and the feed rate is decreased. The immediate reduction of feed rate provides longer blade life. Once the blade passes through the high density portion of the section, the proximity switch is disengaged and the rate of reed increases throughout the remainder of the cut.

By utilizing Smart Saw Technology, Peddinghaus' partners experience higher cut quality and lower consumable costs. By cutting blade failures in half, Smart Saw Technology allows fabricators to increase tonnage without sacrificing profitability.