CTL (Cut-to-Length) Equipment is a type of industrial equipment used to cut metal coils (e.g., steel coils, aluminum coils, etc.) into flat sheets of the desired length. This equipment is very important in the metal processing and fabrication industry and is widely used in construction, automotive, home appliances and heavy industry. Below is a detailed description of coil cut to length machine:
1. Basic components
Decoiler: decoiler the metal coil to get it into the production line.
Straightener: levels the unwound metal strip, eliminating bends and waves that occur during transportation and storage of the coil.
Feeding Device: feeds the metal strip into the cutting machine, ensuring precise positioning and continuous feeding.
Shear: cuts the metal strip into flat sheets according to a set length. The shear can be a flying shear, a rotary shear or a stationary shear.
Stacker: Automatically stacks the cut sheets for subsequent handling and transportation.
Control System: Adopting advanced PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) and HMI (Human Machine Interface) to realize fully automatic operation and precise control.
2. Principle of operation
Unwinding and leveling: The metal coil is unwound by the unwinder and leveled by the straightener to eliminate internal stress and deformation.
Continuous feeding: the leveled metal strip is fed into the shearing machine through the feeding device.
Precise cutting: according to the pre-set length, the shearing machine cuts the metal strip into flat sheets of the required length.
Automatic stacking: the cut flat sheets are sent to the stacker through a conveyor system for automatic stacking and finishing.
3. Features and advantages
High precision: coil cut to length machines are capable of high precision cutting, ensuring consistency and accuracy of sheet length.
Efficient production: high degree of automation enables continuous production and improves production efficiency.
Versatility: Suitable for various metal materials (e.g. steel, aluminum, copper, etc.), and the cutting length and width can be adjusted as needed.
Easy operation: advanced control system makes the operation easy, friendly man-machine interface, easy to learn and use.
Quality control: real-time monitoring and quality inspection during the production process to ensure product quality.
4. Areas of application
Construction industry: for the production of metal sheets for construction, such as roofing, wall panels and decorative materials.
Automobile manufacturing: for the production of metal sheets for automobile bodies and chassis.
Home appliance manufacturing: used to manufacture home appliance shells and internal structural parts.
Heavy industry: to produce metal sheets for various mechanical equipment and structural parts.
