Pat Mooney, Inc., North America’s sales and service center for the world's most innovative and durable metal sawing systems, will demonstrate the OMP KR3 Fully Automatic Circular Miter Saw at IMTS, Booth N-7429. The KR3 is designed for production sawing applications requiring straight and miter cuts on bars, tubes and structural work pieces.
“We invite IMTS visitors to see the KR3’s impressive capabilities in person at our booth,” said Pat Thornton, Sr., president of Pat Mooney, Inc. “This machine can replace up to three band saw machines in high production shops, retaining amazing speed and burr-free cut quality.”
The KR3’s upcut design provides a large cutting capacity of 8.5” and the ability to cut angles in the automatic cycle from 75° to the left to 60° from the right. The miter function is fully automatic and allows for multiple different angle cuts to be programmed within the same job.
For high-speed cutting and extended saw blade life, several design features are built into the system. The OMP KR3’s saw head is hydraulically driven and controlled via a servo feed system for precise control of the feed rate. The gear box is equipped with a hydraulic brake to ensure that all backlash is removed from the system, resulting in longer blade life and allowing for use of carbide or HSS saw blades.
“OMP’s ZONE CUT Technology adjusts the feed rate during the cut when sawing tubes (round or square),” explained Pat Thornton, Jr. “When sawing tubes, there are critical zones that can reduce blade life — the entry and exit points of the tube when the saw is cutting wider, thicker sections of material. In addition, there is an ‘express zone’ where the feed rate can be increased without wearing the saw blade because the blade is cutting through thinner sections of material. In the express zones, ZONE CUT will automatically increase the feed rate, and in the critical zones, it will automatically decrease the feed rate. This specifically results in faster cut times and extended saw blade life.”
An integrated loading system is available that automatically loads round and square materials into the saw. This system can accept bundles weighing up to 8,800 lbs. and will load material until the saw program is complete or the saw is out of material. The KR3 can also be equipped with unloading systems configured for specific cut lengths and customer requirements.
Pat Thornton, Jr. said, “IMTS visitors will be interested to learn how easy the system is to operate and program with the Siemens touchscreen control system. Also, we are eager to demonstrate the design advantages in the material feed, unloading, and clamping systems of the KR3.”
Pat Mooney, Inc. will be located in Booth N-7429 at IMTS. Stop by for demonstrations of additional saw systems, including a NISHIJIMAX CNC Carbide saw, PMI upcut and high precision cutoff saws, DANOBAT fully automatic production band saws, and FMB precision band saws.