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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.
Related Glossary Terms
- bandsaw blade ( band)
bandsaw blade ( band)
Endless band, normally with serrated teeth, that serves as the cutting tool for cutoff or contour band machines.
- feed
feed
Rate of change of position of the tool as a whole, relative to the workpiece while cutting.
- sawing
sawing
Machining operation in which a powered machine, usually equipped with a blade having milled or ground teeth, is used to part material (cutoff) or give it a new shape (contour bandsawing, band machining). Four basic types of sawing operations are: hacksawing (power or manual operation in which the blade moves back and forth through the work, cutting on one of the strokes); cold or circular sawing (a rotating, circular, toothed blade parts the material much as a workshop table saw or radial-arm saw cuts wood); bandsawing (a flexible, toothed blade rides on wheels under tension and is guided through the work); and abrasive sawing (abrasive points attached to a fiber or metal backing part stock, could be considered a grinding operation).
- sawing machine ( saw)
sawing machine ( saw)
Machine designed to use a serrated-tooth blade to cut metal or other material. Comes in a wide variety of styles but takes one of four basic forms: hacksaw (a simple, rugged machine that uses a reciprocating motion to part metal or other material); cold or circular saw (powers a circular blade that cuts structural materials); bandsaw (runs an endless band; the two basic types are cutoff and contour band machines, which cut intricate contours and shapes); and abrasive cutoff saw (similar in appearance to the cold saw, but uses an abrasive disc that rotates at high speeds rather than a blade with serrated teeth).
- web
web
On a rotating tool, the portion of the tool body that joins the lands. Web is thicker at the shank end, relative to the point end, providing maximum torsional strength.
