Kasto has introduced a new model at the top end of its KASTOwin range of automatic bandsaws. With a cutting capacity of 1,000 by 1,060 mm, the KASTOwin F 10.6 includes a moveable material support table that is said to allow heavy, bulky stock such as ingots, large tools or forged eccentric shafts to be fed into position easily and reliably. The 2,600 mm long support table has a 3,700 mm travel and can support stock weighing up to 18 tonnes.
Ballscrew actuation allows the table to travel at 3 m/min over two linear guides, each equipped with four lubricated linear roller bearings, while a horizontally-acting hydraulic vice on the outfeed side of the saw clamps the material in place.
The machine offers cutting accuracy of ±0.1 mm per 100 mm of stock length and cutting speeds of up to 150 m/min.
