"High-accuracy, high-speed blade cutting of green ceramic ware... CM 14 cutter"

CM 14 is setting new standards in high-accuracy, high-speed blade cutting of green ceramic ware. The compact CM 14 utilizes software that allows one operator to work multiple machines simultaneously.

The automatic blade insertion and alignment system is unique; resulting in considerably improved uptime performance.

The sturdy CM 14 design with sealed ball bearings on moving parts ensures a long lifetime for the equipment with minimal maintenance. The vision system on the CM 14 adapts itself to your green ceramic by motorized camera positioning. The high-resolution cameras can detect the designated marks on the side or on the top of the ceramic bar, even under the lowest contrast conditions.

Automatically the blade position will be corrected with high accuracy. The temperatures of blade and table can be set in a very wide range to accommodate the process conditions needed for high-thickness cutting and high speeds without deformation of the bar.

The speed of the blade and cutting depth can be set in accordance with your cutting wishes.

The ceramic ware is fixed on the carrying table by a high vacuum on a paper or foil carrier or on your metal carrying plate.

The software of the CM 14 is very operator-friendly and allows easy automatic alignment of the bar when starting and easy detection of markers. The machine will also accept high ceramic ware. The blade holder will accept your choice of stainless steel or solid carbide blades.

After a preset number of cuts the CM 14 will warn that the blade must be changed. The blade holder will open automatically to allow easy change of the blade. After insertion of the new blade the holder will close. The blade is aligned automatically. The total blade changing procedure will therefore take much less than a minute with no tools necessary. The CM 14 is equipped with servomotors allowing speeds of up to 18,000 cuts per hour (5 cuts per second!).

Together with the uptime performance this results in unequalled productivity for high accuracy cutting.
 

 "Designed for green ceramic blocks edges trimming after final lamination (TRM-14) and  to cut pressed ceramic stack to several part (TRM-16) "

Edge cutter is designed for green ceramic blocks edges trimming after final lamination (TRM-14) and to cut pressed ceramic stack to several part (TRM-16).

Normally edge cutters are used to access cutting marks inside the stack (TRM-14), additionally (TRM-16) cuts the stack to the individual parts according to the program.

Operator places the green ceramic blocks on preheating table where they are heated up to cutting temperature.

After preheating blocks are placed on to heated rotary cutting table. Two laser pointers helps for block positioning. Cutting is done by a blade. Rotary table turns for 90 degree until all four edges are cut.

Additional features of TRM-16 is movable stepper motor driven cutting table. It gives an additional opportunity to cut the stack to the individual parts.

Cutting steps are fully programmable in x and y direction.

"Designed to prepare individual green ceramic sheets on carrier foil from a tape-cast roll...the SC1 sheet cutter"

The individual sheets are especially suitable for use on the Keko P200 printers and Keko IS-2M or IS-2A stackers, to achieve a high accurate stack.
 

The basic process steps are:

1. A roll is placed in the automatic unwinder.
2. The left and right (often less accurate) edges of the ceramic green tape are cut at the desired width.
3. Four positioning holes are punched in the carrier film.
4. The sheet is cut in the desired length.
5. The individual sheets are collected in a tray for further use.