Green profile cutting cell with control cabinet and roller conveyor in a production hall
Profile Cutting Line
DIG Profile Cutting Line
Robot plasma cutting line for bulb, angle, flat and T-bar profiles
The DIG profile cutting line prepares shipyard steel profiles from storage to sorting. A robot plasma cutter cuts any 3D shape on bulb, angle, flat and T-bar sections, and the line can link to the workshop MES.
Manufactured byDIG
4 profilesBulb, angle, flat and T-bar
Robot plasmaLaser-calibrated robot, 3D shapes
300 unitsRecommended profile storage capacity
About 150 sStorage cycle, one in and one out
Overview
From profile storage to sorted parts
The line combines storage, straightening, edge milling, edge shot blasting, robot plasma cutting and sorting. Modules are chosen to suit the shipyard, and the line can also include saw cutting, end cleaning, flash-welded length extension, marking and fume extraction.
Profiles of different sizes are stacked on the infeed and rolled in as needed. The robot plasma cutter is laser-calibrated and cuts arbitrary 3D shapes, and cutting runs autonomously from a single operator command. Profile types are changed by replacing the straightening rollers.
Cutting programs are generated from 3D drawing data imported from ship design platforms, with a customizable macro library. DIG's warehouse software connects to MES and ERP systems for work allocation, task tracking and traceability.
Applications
Where the line is used
DIG names these fields for the profile cutting line.
Close view of green and yellow roller conveyors and transfer chains carrying steel profiles
Ship block manufacturing
Flat-bulb, angle, flat and T-bar profiles cut and marked for hull blocks.
Large commercial ships
Continuous profile processing with robot plasma cutting.
Offshore engineering
Structural profiles for offshore platforms.
Features
Line stations and features
- Profile storage warehouse with automated in and out
- Profile straightening and edge milling
- Edge shot blasting before cutting
- Laser-calibrated robot plasma cutter for 3D shapes
- Profile sorting system
- Program generation from ship design 3D data
- Connection to workshop MES and ERP
- Full-process, shuttle or circulation layouts
Benefits
What the line brings
Less material handling and manpower at the infeed
Less material waste and higher throughput
Consistent quality checks through cutting and processing
Safer work with fewer production accidents
Processing profiles for hull blocks?
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