Intelligent saw
January 1st 2009 Independent steel stockholder, Hall
& Pickles, has extended its service to
customers by installing a circular saw
at its Poynton facility. Called
KASTOflex A, the machine allows
any length of stock to be mitred to
any angle quickly and economically,
irrespective of batch size.
The operator can choose four
master programs from the KASTO
Compact Control panel: a straight
cut program; a program called
parallelogram, that allows parallel
cuts to be made, usually but not
necessarily at 45°; and a program that
automatically switches the angle of
mitre on each successive upfeed so
that dis-similar angles can be
produced. If the fourth program is
selected, the control automatically
recognises that it is mitring angle
stock. The saw head turns through
90° after each cut so that the end that
has just been sawn is re-trimmed. More articles from Kasto Ltd: | 
