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Safety
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Quality
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Productivity
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The
Canrack/P.M.I. Plate Shear Feed Table has great potential to improve safety
in the method used to shear steel plate. The unit provides greater safety
to the operator as the plate is driven through the shear by 4 or 6 traction
wheels which are hydraulically driven and raised pneumatically with adjustable
pressure. The plates will move freely on shielded ball transfers which
are staggered at 14" centers. This helps to provide easy plate alignment
to the back gauge or squaring arm. These features reduce the risk of cut
or pinched fingers and greatly reduce the amount of strain put on the
operator. With changes in ergonomic requirements
for Metal Service Centers, these features will become increasingly important
in the near future.
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The
basic statement here is that easier handling means less product damage.
The traction wheels act independently and they will adjust to any warped
or bent plate to give controlled accurate movement to the back gauge or
cut line. Plates may be lifted above the feed table by the traction wheels
to eliminate the plates from hitting the shear table when moving forward
to the shear and also provide space for forks when loading or unloading
with a fork truck. The operator maintains precise control of the plate
with a forward/reverse variable speed hydraulic control and variable pneumatic
pressure for traction wheel contact to the plate. Squaring pins are located
for any width plate to ensure square cuts. Service Centers will now have
product being shipped that is defect free with fewer rejects being returned.
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The Plate Shear Feed Table besides being very safe and improving quality,
can increase a Service Center's productivity. The Plate Shear Feed Table
allows one man operation to handle and feed plates up to ¾" x 96" x 300"
safely and accurately through any 12' mechanical or hydraulic plate shear.
Larger units using two feed tables are available for 16' or 20' wide shears.
Due to the easier and faster handling, a higher amount of cuts per shift
will be realized. The volume could increase as much as 2 to 3 times more
with one man operation.
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If
you would like to talk to a sales agent on this product or any other Canrack/P.M.I.
product, or if you would just like some more information please call or
e-mail at your convenience.
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