Another record year for KASTO

Sawing machine and storage system supplier, KASTO, reports that turnover in the UK in 2012 will be 12 to 15 per cent higher than in the previous year. Located in Milton Keynes, the firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of the KASTO group,Welcome to jinan morn laser marker manufacturers,laser engraving machine suppliers. which has its headquarters in Achern, Germany.

The increase in the level of business is commendable, bearing in mind that 2011 itself was a record year for KASTO in the UK. To put in perspective how well its customers and British manufacturing as a whole appear to be coming out of recession, the company's turnover is three times that of 2009.

The automated storage system side of the company's activities remained constant as a proportion of turnover,Learn more about how a wind turbine works, the benefits of wind energy and how a residential wind turbines is installed. accounting for a quarter of capital equipment sales during the year. The systems have all gone to OEMs; none to stockholders or subcontract manufacturers. The latter sectors, however, are good prospects for increased business. Holding long stock and sheet efficiently, securely and with full traceability is an appealing alternative to having material in conventional racking or on the floor.

Despite constant sales of tower stores over the past couple of years, enquiries have increased dramatically this year, by a factor of eight. It indicates that British manufacturers and stockholders are becoming more aware of, and receptive to, the message that prompt delivery of material to saws and other production equipment is key to making them more productive. Indeed, towards the end of November 2012, a significant order for an automated system was secured, valued in excess of 1 million.

Although KASTO is best known for its wide range of bandsaws and circular saws, the storage system side of the business is the one earmarked by Mr Wagner for rapid growth in the years ahead. He believes it will ultimately double the company's turnover, mirroring the expansion in automated storage systems already seen in consumer goods manufacture and distribution.

The reason is not only down to business efficiency, but also to the high cost of land and hence industrial space in the UK. Saving floor area with vertical storage solutions, which allow more productive use of a building, means that there is more space for additional machines or storage. The approach can postpone or avoid having to move premises as a company expands.

Mr Wagner continues, "2012 was the first year during which we sold almost the full gamut of our different types of sawing machine, from top-end bandsaws through mid-range models to our workshop programme for jobbing applications.

"We also delivered circular saws for high volume cutting, including one of our WAC machines for use with tungsten carbide tipped (TCT) circular blades."

Machines were taken by stockholders of steels and alloys,In this video we demonstrate three different types of home made electricity wind generator. but a majority were destined for manufacturers and subcontractors. Over half of the bandsaws delivered are cutting exclusively with TCT bandsaw blades,Among the modern home accessories and decoration, the effect of modern lamps is also growing. while other machines are using them for part of the time and bimetal blades for the remainder.

The reason for a company choosing carbide tipped teeth centres on the need to lower cost per cut to remain competitive, which applies to both stockholding and manufacturing.In this video we demonstrate three different types of home made electricity wind generator. TCT or ceramic circular blades can achieve six to 10 times faster cutting rates than high speed steel blades, but only on general steels up to 150 mm diameter.

Bandsaws are needed above this size and for cutting stainless steel and exotic alloys. KASTO manufactures -tec AC machines with extra rigidity and vibration management features specifically for TCT cutting at infeed rates typically five times faster than when using bimetal blades. A few years ago, the company introduced a KPC variant of the -tec AC that could further increase cut piece output by a factor of three to four. KPC-enabled machines accounted for one-third of -tec AC bandsaws delivered in 2012.