What are the classifications of metal cutting bandsaws?
Classification of metal cutting bandsaws
As the main equipment for the cutting process, metal cutting bandsaws are widely used in sawing various metal materials such as carbon structural steel, low alloy steel aluminum alloy, high alloy steel, special alloy steel, stainless steel, acid-resistant steel, etc.
According to the structural form, metal cutting bandsaws can be divided into horizontal bandsaws and vertical band saws.
Horizontal bandsaws
Horizontal bandsaws are band saws with saw blades that cut workpieces longitudinally. They are suitable for sawing round materials, square materials, profiles and pipes of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. They generally include sawing systems, band saw blades, feed guide columns and bed bodies and other functional components. The band saw blade is the tool of the band saw, which is installed on the band saw wheel and is sawed by turnover motion. The sawing system is the core mechanism of the band saw, which generally includes components such as saw wheels, band saw blade guide mechanisms, tensioning mechanisms and saw frames. According to the structural form, horizontal band saws can be divided into hinged and column types.
According to the structural characteristics, horizontal band saws can be divided into hinged type and column type (double column, single column).
1) Hinged horizontal bandsaw
The hinged horizontal band saw adopts an inclined design and single-sided jacking. This structure allows the saw blade to change the running angle under the action of the smallest external force, ensuring the accuracy of the workpiece cutting surface, extending the service life of the saw blade, and making the operation of replacing the saw blade more humane. Its advantage is good stability, and its disadvantage is that it is limited by the size of the material. For square materials and large-diameter round materials, the sawing effect is general and the stability is poor.
2) Column horizontal bandsaw
The double-column horizontal bandsaw has two cylindrical columns. The main column is used to support the up and down movement of the saw frame, and the auxiliary column plays an auxiliary role. This structure can improve the stability of the band saw. It is usually used to saw larger diameter ferrous metal and non-ferrous metal round bars, square materials (200-200mmx200mm; 500-500mmx500mm), and is not limited by the length of the material.
The single-column horizontal bandsaw has only one main column to support the up and down movement of the saw frame. Therefore, it is less stable than the double-column structure and is usually suitable for sawing round bars.
The automatic column horizontal bandsaw has the same purpose and performance as the column type, but it has an automatic clamping device, an automatic feeding device, an automatic length setting device, and can automatically work in cycles, which is suitable for mass production.
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![]() Semi-automatic Control Double Column Horizontal Straight Cutting Band Sawing Machine H1-50/65S |
Vertical band saw
Vertical band saw is a band saw with a saw blade that cuts workpieces horizontally. It is mainly used for cutting various regular or irregular contours or cavities and cutting plates.
Vertical band saw is a band saw with a saw blade that cuts workpieces horizontally. It is mainly used for cutting various regular or irregular contours or cavities and cutting plates.
Vertical band saw is a band saw with a saw blade that cuts workpieces horizontally. It is mainly used to saw various regular and irregular contours, cavities and workpieces and plates. Small ordinary vertical band saws are mainly used for sawing aluminum and can also be used for curve cutting; large vertical band saws are mainly used for sawing steel and have a large number of feed racks that can cut multiple workpieces at the same time.
![]() Semi-Automatic Vertical Cutting Metal Band Sawing Machine LF-33/25/50S |
![]() Semi-Automatic Vertical Cutting Metal Band Sawing Machine LM-35/35/150S |