May 13 - 16, 2008 |
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Extrusion Equipment 081 EE Sawing Hot Billets at the Extrusion Press David Turnipseed and Michael T. Kohn -- Belco Industries, Inc., USA The Belco/B&O patented Hot Log Saw is the world’s first successful circular saw for cutting aluminum billets from preheated logs, delivering precut cold billet quality, length-on-demand square-cut billets, furnace manageability, secure billet handling, and preferred surface quality. The hot log saw is discussed as the reliable alternative to maintaining costly inventories of precut aluminum billet, and vital to future precision extrusion process developments. |
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