BEHRINGER expands its HBE Dynamic series with the new HBE411A model perfectly suited for sawing pipes

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The sawing machine specialist BEHRINGER presented the HBE411A from their Dynamic series at the Tube, which is perfectly suited for sawing pipes thanks to its unique cutting pressure control.

“The HBE Dynamic series addresses increasingly stringent market demands for ever more efficient, more economical and more precise sawing machines. Increased performance coupled with reduced energy consumption, lower space requirement without compromising occupational safety or handling simplicity: These were just some of the stipulations followed by the development process”, recalls CEO Christian Behringer. The new HBE Dynamic series is available in different model types from 260 mm up to 1060 mm cutting capacity, covering an extensive field of applications in the steel trade, machine and tool building and in metalworking businesses.

Perfectly equipped for sawing pipes – but not just pipes

The HBE series comes as standard with features that significantly increase cutting performance and tool life when sawing tubes and profiles. By its Cutting-Pressure-Control, which detects the applied cutting pressure directly at the back of the saw blade, the HBE series regulates the downfeed rates dynamically according to the engagement length of the saw blade. Compared to machines without cutting pressure control, more than 30% higher blade life times are achieved with higher overall cutting performance.

Minimum rest piece length with optimum fixing

Given the rising price of materials, achieving smallest possible rest piece lengths can also be a major benefit. Because achieving this key benefit should not be allowed to compromise clamping safety, the HBE Dynamic series from BEHRINGER comes with a double vice as standard. The less movement occurs during machining, the better the alignment and angular accuracy. More even clamping also means a more precise cut. Material bundles and packages in particular, but also thin-walled pipes, are ideally fixed while a mechanical stop enables rest pieces to be almost completely sawn, so saving costly material.

No-compromise energy efficiency

Resource-saving production, sustainability and energy efficiency are currently on everyone’s lips. The rising cost of energy is driving manufacturers to rethink their existing processes and make use of technological innovations to develop new solutions which will enable higher output to be coupled with lower energy input. “With the new HBE Dynamic series, we have proven that energy efficiency and high-powered hydraulics are not a contradiction in terms”, explains Christian Behringer. The use of modern frequency-controlled drive systems from renowned manufacturers and gearing ratios specifically configured for purpose mean that simply specifying the kW output of a motor is far from being a guarantee of high cutting output nowadays.

The HBE Dynamic’s feed gripper is designed in a rugged gantry version and mounted in floating bearings. It moves along a closed roller conveyor – a key benefit when machining shorter cuts. As re-gripping is only necessary in this machine after a 600 millimetre cutting length, this saves valuable non-productive time.

Proven process reliability

Lowering the saw frame prior to the cut is performed in the HBE Dynamic using a proven technology which ensures the utmost process reliability. Instead of an electronic sensor or manual entry of the height information, the height is detected by a mechanical T-bar which brings the rapid lowering movement to a stop as soon as it senses the upper edge of the material. The engineers gave process reliability clear priority over the use of susceptible electronic systems, as these machines are frequently automated and need to guarantee trouble-free operation when operating unattended.

For more information, please visit http://www.behringer.net.

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