Metal band saw or metal circular saw

Metal band saws or metal circular saws for industry

In modern steel and metal processing, metal saws are usually used as band saws or circular saws.

Circular metal saws, metal band saws or, in the past, hacksaws are often used for cutting steel profiles and flat material. In most cases, sawing metal or steel is more than just cutting the raw material; it is an important step at the beginning of the machining process. Accuracy, speed and a clean cut are already important when sawing.

Metal bandsaw machine types

A distinction is made between the following types of metal band saws:

• Straight cut saw
• Mitre bandsaw
• Horizontal band saw
• Vertical band saw
• Automatic band saw

Metal bandsaw versions

Below you can see the different main metal bandsaw groups:

Horizontal bandsaw

The horizontal bandsaw is available as a straight cut saw or as a mitre cut saw with a mitre adjustment for bevel cuts. With the horizontal bandsaw, the saw blade runs horizontally and the mitre adjustment swivels to the right or left. The swivel range for the bevel cut varies depending on the saw design. In general, the horizontal bandsaw is used much more frequently than the vertical bandsaw. At Nenok, we mainly deal with the marketing of horizontal bandsaws.

Vertical bandsaw

With the vertical bandsaw, the saw blade runs vertically and the miter adjustment takes place around the horizontal swivel axis, which can be adjusted on both sides for the miter cut. This type of saw requires a relatively small footprint with a relatively large sawing area. The saw frame tilts to the right or left.

Straight-cut saw

With the horizontal band saw as a straight-cut saw, the saw blade runs horizontally without miter adjustment. Only 90° saw cuts are possible. These metal band saws are used when no bevel cuts are required.

Mitre bandsaw

The mitre bandsaw can be designed as a horizontal bandsaw or as a vertical bandsaw. The name is given here because of the design of the miter adjustment for bevel cuts. There are versions of the mitre bandsaw with single-sided or double-sided mitre adjustment.

Automatic band saw

With the automatic band saw, the saw cut is automatic and the saw is equipped with an automatic feed system. The automatic material feed grips the material and cuts it to the size previously programmed in the control system. This material feed takes place either with a gripper measuring carriage, a roller measuring system or with a feed gripper. The automatic band saw therefore has the higher degree of automation. This type of saw can be designed as a straight cut saw or as a mitre band saw.

Thanks to Nenok's focus on the industrial sectors of steel construction, metal construction, plant construction and steel trading, we regularly have the right used metal band saw or new metal band saw, circular saw or automatic circular saw in stock. The performance of a circular saw or band saw depends not only on the design and equipment, but also on the use of good saw blades and bandsaw blades. For economical use on a band saw, we recommend high-performance band saw blades from Arntz und Röntgen in Remscheid. Arntz und Röntgen's application technology team will help you select the right band saw blade. For our used Kaltenbach, Kasto, Eisele and Peddinghaus circular saws and circular sawing machines, we recommend the use of segmental circular saw blades from Arntz or Lennartz. You can obtain suitable saw blades from Nenok at reasonable prices. From time to time we also have used saw blades or saw bands in good condition available.

Selection: Metal band saw or metal circular saw

The decision to use a metal circular saw or metal band saw depends heavily on the range of parts to be processed and the cost of the metal saw to be purchased. Both circular saws and metal band saws are used for sawing metal with material cross-sections of up to approx. 200 mm. In this size range, the very compact circular saws or automatic circular saws from the manufacturers Kaltenbach, Behringer, Amada, Eisele and Kasto are often used.
Mitre band saws have become established for cutting profile beams in steel construction and the steel trade for almost all steel profile sizes. Large, heavy steel profiles with a profile size of 600 mm or more used to be cut using segmental circular saws from Kaltenbach and Peddinghaus. Modern circular saws for large cutting sizes are a very high investment and are therefore rarely purchased. Kaltenbach from Lörrach was one of the last suppliers to manufacture large high-performance circular saws such as the Kaltenbach HDM 1432.

As metal sawing technology is constantly producing new products, intensive purchasing advice from the respective machine manufacturers or Nenok is recommended. As profiles have to be both cut and drilled in steel construction and the steel trade, most metal band saws and circular saws have been combined with a drilling system for many years and used as a drilling saw line or saw drilling system. The advantage of these combined drilling saw lines with metal band saws or circular saws is that they require less space and save on manpower. When operating a used or new drilling saw line, only one machine operator is required to operate a common CNC control system. Fully automatic operation is also possible with modern CNC-controlled drilling saw systems. However, this requires extensive machine monitoring and a complex transport system for material supply and removal.