TPT November 2010

T echnology U pdate

Reika’s new cutting line reducing tool

SEU_Anz_Tube+Pipe_09_2010.qxd:Layout 1 23.09.2010 12:47 Uhr Seite 2 RingSaw ® is Reika’s new Generation of machine tools for cutting of tubes, bars and profiles with diameters ranging from 10 to 610mm and wall thickness from 1 to 150mm. The machine is operated completely electro-mechanically without hydraulics and therefore oil-free. The cutting process is either dry, with mini- coolant or flood emulsion. No additional foundation work is necessary (apart from machine fixations), as the machine bed is totally oil-free and designed as a closed cold water draining and reservoir area. The chip conveyor can be integrated directly into the machine bed. The RingSaw will be delivered with automatic tool changer (option) and totally enclosed machine design with safety

protection cover according to state-of- the-art machine tool style for full operator safety and environmental protection. Andreas Zimball, sales manager of Reika company, is not surprised by the tremendous demand for the new whirling machine for tubes and bars. “If you know this market then it is obvious that the RingSaw is a better solution in nearly every measure.” The RingSaw can almost silently cut bearing blanks from high grade, heavy wall, large diameter feed stock. But customers have also been impressed by the basic motions of the machine with the cutting ring whirling around the stationary workpiece, resulting in tool cost savings of 50% to 80% compared to conventional carbide saws and a performance being 30% to 60% higher. “We are talking about high six-digit amounts that can be saved year by year,” Andreas Zimball explains. “That means investment cost for the RingSaw can be paid off in a short time from tool cost savings alone.” Reika’s RingSaw is a completely new designed line for cutting of tubes, profiles and bars but that design is based on decades of experience in intelligent technology and know-how, shown by a considerable number of similar concept lines already well established on the market. “This machine is far from being a prototype – it is a trailblazer”. The new concept is based on a successfully proved project, originating from Reika’s German competitor, Procon. Reika, a member of the innovative Graebener Group with more than 300 employees, including 80 mechanical and electronics engineers, acquired the Procon-Lines in 2009. Based on the already existing Procon-Whirling lines and using Graebener Group’s engineering capacities, Reika successfully developed the RingSaw. According to the first case studies and reports covering the RingSaw, a well-known German manufacturer of roll bearing rings achieved great savings in operating cost by approximately 80% on the Reika machine, compared to a conventional carbide saw and with 30 to 60% higher performance, and other manufacturers have also been experiencing similar excellent results. Reika GmbH & Co KG – Germany

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