Dual Flex 3D. The revolutionary beveling technology?
Modern industrial production has made great strides in recent years, not least due to improvements in CNC cutting technology. As a manufacturer of advanced cutting machines, we at Eckert Cutting understand the importance of this technology and its role in the manufacturing industry.
Complex shapes can be cut with high precision and speed from a wide variety of materials. Production times have been significantly reduced and the quality of the cuts has improved.
Manual chamfering has always been an essential part of manufacturing processes. Chamfering is a process in which the edge of a workpiece is beveled to prepare it for welding. This has traditionally been a time-consuming and often laborious process that requires a high degree of precision.
With the Dual Flex 3D cutting head, Eckert Cutting offers a system that combines the advantages of oxy-fuel cutting and plasma cutting. This has made it possible for the first time to go far beyond the limits of conventional plasma cutting and realize bevel cuts of up to 100 mm material thickness using oxyfuel cutting. Inclination angles between 45° (flame cutting) and 52° (plasma cutting) are within the realm of possibility. Is manual chamfering really necessary or can the Dual Flex 3D cutting head take over the task during cutting?
Traditional production: Chamfering is necessary
Chamfering plays an important role in traditional production, especially in subsequent processes such as welding. It is used to prepare the edges of a workpiece, allowing a strong and clean weld seam to be achieved.
In conventional manufacturing processes, however, chamfering is a time-consuming and laborious process that requires a high degree of precision. In addition, manual chamfering can lead to irregularities in the chamfer, which can affect the quality of the weld seam.
Despite its importance, traditional chamfering is associated with various challenges. It requires specialized skills and often additional machinery, which leads to increased production costs. In addition, manual chamfering can be labor-intensive and time-consuming, which increases production times.
Beveling and cutting at the same time?
Despite these challenges, chamfering is an important part of welding preparation. At Eckert Cutting, we have developed the Dual Flex 3D cutting head so that you can work much more flexibly. This not only combines the advantages of oxyfuel flame cutting and plasma cutting, it can also carry out production processes such as chamfering itself.
The Dual Flex 3D combines the advantages of CNC cutting technology with innovative solutions and offers a cutting and chamfering range of 1 to 100 mm. This means material thicknesses where plasma cutting has long since reached its limits. The development of the cutting head is based on our extensive knowledge and over thirty years of experience in cutting technology. The 3D technology and the flexible angle cut enable direct chamfering during the cutting process. This can significantly reduce production time and improve the quality of weld preparation.
In addition, the Dual Flex 3D cutting head implements NASA technology with innovative shaft gears that can withstand even extreme conditions. This technology enables rapid switching between oxy-fuel and plasma cutting and ensures smooth and precise movement of the cutting head.
Revolution in the cutting process: Dual Flex 3D
Because the Dual Flex 3D cutting head takes over this task of chamfering during the cutting process itself, it makes separate chamfering processes superfluous. In addition, the Dual Flex 3D improves the accuracy and repeatability of chamfering, resulting in higher product quality and easier weld preparation.
The process is very simple: the cutting head is programmed to select the optimum angle for chamfering and applies the chamfer directly during the cutting process. This not only removes an entire process step from the production chain, but also increases precision and reduces the risk of errors that can occur during manual chamfering processes.
If processes such as chamfering are integrated directly into the cutting process, considerable time savings can be achieved. Modern accompanying software solutions improve accuracy and quality at the same time. The use of Dual Flex 3D can lead to considerable cost savings.
At Eckert Cutting, we firmly believe that the Dual Flex 3D cutting head is a significant improvement for companies using CNC cutting technology. The Dual Flex 3D cutting head will change the way industrial companies look at the cutting and beveling process.
In order to achieve this, we are always ready to train and support our customers in the use of this innovative technology. Our aim is to make the benefits of the Dual Flex 3D cutting head accessible and help companies to improve the quality of their products and work more efficiently at the same time.
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