Metal cutting machine center compact

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Product overview
The KASTOcenter compact is a modular, automated sawing centre for long materials designed to require minimal floor space. It integrates tower storage, robot-assisted material feeding, roller conveyors, sawing technology and automated removal into a coordinated complete system. From raw material in storage to the sawn section, process steps are seamlessly integrated to reduce non-productive times and minimize manual handling.

Key benefits

• Seamless flow of materials: storage, material feed, sawing and removal form a continuous automated material flow.
• Fewer manual tasks: reduces manual transport and handling, easing staff workload.
• Flexible in a small space: suitable for small to medium batch sizes without requiring large-scale lines.
• Boost productivity: automated feeding and transfer reduce downtime and level workload for sawing processes.
• Improved utilisation: reduces waiting times and manual handover points for a more efficient workflow.

Modular components and functionality
The solution is configurable to suit product range, quantities, material, capacity, floor space and downstream processes. Typical modules and their roles include:

• Tower storage system (automated): protected, well-organised vertical storage for space-saving, demand-driven material provision. Depending on requirements, systems can be selected for different heights.
• Robot-assisted material separation (pick): automated retrieval of material and safe transfer to the next station, enabling largely unmanned material flows and reducing misallocation risks.
• Roller conveyor (load): reliable transport and positioning of material to the saw for continuous flow and reduced non-productive time.
• Sawing technology: compatible with multiple saw models (vertical band saws, circular saws, metal band saws) to suit material, diameter and cycle rate—scalable from compact all-rounder to high-performance fully automatic setups.
• Automated removal and sorting (sort): handles removal and targeted storage of sawn sections back into the tower, onto pallets, into carousels or additional storage units; supports sorting, stacking, palletising or picking.

Automation scope and optional extras
The system can limit manual intervention to tasks such as storage, pallet changes or part removal depending on configuration. Optional integration includes additional downstream processing steps such as deburring, blowing off, cleaning, measuring or laser marking so automation can extend beyond the saw cut to preparation for subsequent production stages.

Use cases and advantages

• Small footprint automated sawing for workshops with limited space.
• Flexible handling of many product variants and small to medium batch sizes without repeated manual material changes.
• Enables largely unmanned shifts by coordinating storage, feed, sawing and removal.

Characteristics / spécifications techniques

• Solution type: modular automated sawing centre for long materials combining storage, feeding, sawing and removal.
• Storage options: vertical tower storage; selectable systems for different heights (examples of system heights referenced in documentation: up to approx. 8 m or up to approx. 24 m depending on chosen storage module).
• Material handling: robot-assisted pick for material separation; roller conveyors for continuous transport and positioning.
• Saw compatibility: supports various saw models (vertical band saws, circular saws, metal band saws) to match material, diameter and cycle rate.
• Automated removal: targeted sorting into tower, pallets, pallet carousel or additional tower; supports sorting, stacking, palletising and picking.
• Optional integrated processes: deburring, blowing off, cleaning, measuring, laser marking and other downstream processes.
• Operation aims: reduced non-productive time, minimized manual handling, improved productivity and space efficiency.
• Multimodal configuration: scalable from compact systems to high-performance fully automatic machines according to production needs.