System types in the field of beamsaws
Decisive for the choice of the technical design of a beamsaw can be:
- Type and quantity of workpieces to be processed
- Type and organisation of material supply and removal/storage/processing
- Production organisation criteria
- Spatial conditions
- ...
Depending on the area of application, a distinction is made between:
- Single saws with a cutting length of at least 2500 mm and only one cutting line/sawing unit. This works from below, the workpiece lies on top and the sawing unit moves for the cut.
- Gantry saw
- Diagonal saw - special form of gantry saw
- Cross-cut saw - often also called a strip saw
- Angular system