Automated Fabrication

Our back-to-back Voortman VB1050 CNC bandsaw, and Voortman V631-1050 drill & mill line increases our capacity to cut and drill the largest UB and UC sections.

"... advantage of back-to-back drilling and sawing is higher efficiency and productivity. The entire raw profile only needs to be measured once, after which it is machined in a single operation and throughput is increased"

The drill is equipped with three automatic changing drilling units, allowing simultaneous drilling in both flanges and web.

The bandsaw features a moveable sawing table (blade and cutting area move together and remain in line, so the saw never cuts the table) capable of bevel cutting sections up to 60 degrees.

Flat and angle sections are processed on our CNC Voortman V550-7 where they are punched, sheared, drilled and countersunk to make Fittings. The line handles flat bars up to 500mm x 25mm and angle sections up to 200mm x 200mm x 20mm. Plates can be bevel cut to angles of up to ±60 degrees, with the capability to perform multiple cuts for complex profiles.

STRUMIS & Voortman VACAM CNC controller production control software streamline our operations from material control to production tracking and delivery routing, ensuring efficiency at every step; All guided by NC data from our Tekla Structures 3D detailing system to optimise cutting sequence and nesting, reducing waste.