The Wyman Gordon factory at Lincoln
produce forgings for aircraft engine manufacturers.
They required a further twin
column automatic bandsaw to
complement their existing West
European machines to cut titanium
and nickel based alloys, including
Waspalloy.
Wyman-Gordon therefore
contacted the Kettering based
sawing specialist Prosaw for help
and advice.
Part of their brief was to use
carbide blades exclusively in order
to optimize the speed of cut and
hence cost per cut.
Prosaw therefore offered their
Mega H600A heavy duty twin
column automatic bandsaw to
satisfy these requirements.
Weighing in at 6,000kilos and with a capacity of 700 x 600 mm,
this machine costs under £40,000.
In order to work with carbide
blades and enhance blade
life, automatic stock retraction
can be included on this machine.
Once the cut is complete and
before the blade is raised prior to
the next cut, the stock material is
retracted to avoid damage to the
blade.
By sawing both titanium and
nickel based materials, the Mega
H600A at Wyman-Gordon
exceeded their expectations in
terms of cutting speed and
accuracy.
The Wyman-Gordon Die shop
team leader says that "Prosaw
listened to the problems that we
had and gave us a solution that we
are happy with. Their service to us
has been excellent and their
product has really met our
requirements well".