Used for cutting cast aluminium blocks into plate, KASTOmaxcut A 6 x 16 ALU deploys horizontal blade that has been turned through 90° to allow successive slices to be taken off top of material. Machine can operate automatically for several days once set up, and changing aluminum blocks takes <3 min. Measuring 12 x 6.8 m, bandsaw supports use of bi-metal or tungsten carbide-tipped blades. Feed rate (0.5–500 mm/min) and band speed (300–3,000 m/min) are infinitely variable.
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