Billet handling systems
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Billet handling systems are available ranging from manually operated billet grippers to entirely automated systems that automatically stack the billets from the moment the billets have been put on the lay down table (the entry of an automatic billet handling system) for transportation through the homogenizing furnace, the cooling chamber and the billet saw.
The whole process is controlled by a dedicated PLC system for movement of the billets from the entry end to the exit of the billet saw, based on menues in which the heat treatment curve in the homogenizing furnace, the cooling cycle in the cooling chamber and the required sawing operations are programmed. The billets are grouped depending on diameter for each layer, such layer is then moved over the spacers that separate the layers and allow for the air passage between the layers in the homogenizing furnace and the cooling chamber. The crane will then lift the layer by gripping all spacers on each side and will stack the required number of layers to form the batch for the homogenizing furnace. The number of layers depends on the diameter of the billets.
Once the homogenizing cycle of the stacks is completed, the billet charging machine will automatically start the cycle to remove the previous batch from the cooling chamber, to bring the batch that has completed the heat treatment cycle in the homogenizing furnace to the cooling chamber and a newly assembled batch to the homogenizing furnace. No operator interference is required between the loading table and the exit of the saw.
Contact
Heinz Teichert
Phone:+49 2473 601 508
Fax:+49 2473 601 600
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