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BKM Float Cut

BKM Float Cut
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As a global leader in flat glass and hollow glass processing technology, we have been helping to shape one of the most beautiful and useful materials in the world for over 60 years. Its unique qualities, combined with the passion for technology and innovation, guide us in seeking for newer and more effective solutions to improve and expand its use.

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BKM, the art of cutting glass Designed for glassmakers who want to evolve their business by adopting automated and flexible cutting systems, BKM tables offer all the quality and simple use that is typical in Bottero products. Thanks to the shared single development platform, common to all cutting systems, BKM tables use technological solutions and components that are also adopted on top of the range Bottero systems, thereby ensuring uncompromising performance and reliability. BKM cutting systems can make linear cuts and shapes on sheets with a thickness of up to 19 mm, thereby offering the...

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The Range The BKM cutting systems are available both in the stand-alone version, for loading, cutting and breakout of the material on the panel, and in the fixed structure version for high productivity in-line integration. All models can be equipped with a wide range of accessories. 343 BKM Loading, cutting, grinding, marking and breakout table intended for the wider range of applications. The 343 BKM is a fixed cutting table with betls and it is available with air cushion with quick closing (option), automatic selection of cutting pressures, Shape Scanner + Scan Cad, optimiser on the...

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Features Each constructive and functional features of the BKM range is designed to ensure extreme processing precision and maximum productivity, at the service of each specific production requirement. Flat Glass Technology > Copyright © BOTTERO S.p.A.

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Double tank for use of differentiated oils in the processing of special glass. Electric control cabinet that can be repositioned externally for cleaning and maintenance. Small and immediately accessible hydraulic tilting control unit. Fan for air cushion with quick closing system, installed directly on the tilting frame. Air distribution circuit integrated within the structural frame. Fully machined, electro-welded steel frame. Longitudinal and transversal wood breakout bars, activated by dedicated pneumatic cylinders. Tilting system with two hydraulic cylinders, balancing valves and...

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Direct motoreducer on torque shaft without returns. Electro-welded steel frame with high stiffness and solidity. Inverter-controlled polyurethane belts for handling the sheet in both directions. Rectified and fully replaceable wooden panels with felt, mounted on a machined surface. Highly homogenous and resistant 3 mm felt. Sheet position detection sensors and independent safety device for belt locking. Additional air cushion for handling 25 mm thick sheets. Retractable squaring lugs driven by one dedicated pneumatic cylinder. Flat Glass Technology > Copyright © BOTTERO S.p.A.

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Mobile floor pedals for controlling the breakout bars, air cushion and loading and squaring lugs. Armoured cable sheaths for maximum protection. Independent safety device for locking belts. Inverter-controlled polyurethane belts for handling the sheet in both directions. Rectified and fully replaceable wooden panels with felt, mounted on a machined surface. Sheet pusher for sheet loading with glass take out. Highly homogenous and resistant 3 mm synthetic felt. Retractable loading lugs driven by one dedicated pneumatic cylinder and guaranteed outlet system. Additional air cushion for...

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Cutting bridge Structure Steel cutting bridge placed crosswise to the machine for maximum solidity and resistance to torsion. Double brushless motor with gantry transmission. Carriage handling High precision and low noise carriage linear sliding guides, ground and installed on machined surface. Flat Glass Technology > Copyright © BOTTERO S.p.A.

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Bridge Handling Carriage and cutting head High precision and low noise bridge sliding guides, ground and installed on machined bed, ensuring a perfectly straight cut without the need for adjustment. Motorised cutting head, formed by an aluminium alloy body and rod with cutting tool or plastic cut. Automatic glass thickness measurement by linear encoder and consequent automatic loading of the cutting parameters preset in the software. Cutting pressure adjusted by means of proportional solenoid valve and glass surface compensation system. Ground racks, ensuring maximum positioning and cutting...

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Control cabinet Pulpit Ergonomic and mobile control pulpit on independent wheels, for easy access to the interface and safety controls, complete with high-definition colour monitor and intuitive optimisation and CAD software developed on Windows operating system. Software Original software able to realise any cutting, grinding or labelling scheme with optimisation of the tool path to minimise the machine cycle time. Constant electronic control of all cutting parameters, ensuring an excellent and constant engraving quality for an easy and fast breakout. High level CAD and optimisation...

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Flat Glass Technology > Copyright © BOTTERO S.p.A. The high quality standard of the BKM range is particularly noticeable in the care for details: each component is carefully studied and designed to offer performance measuring up to the most demanding requirements, making the machine even safer and more performing.

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Electric control cabinet and sheaths Electric control cabinet that can be repositioned externally for easier cleaning and maintenance. Armoured cable sheaths for maximum protection against accidental cuts. contro tagli accidentali. Fan with quick closing Mobile floor pedals for managing the breakout bars, air cushion and loading and squaring lugs, fully repositionable as required. Structural frame Highly stiff solid electro-welded steel frame to eliminate any vibration, fully machined to ensure a perfect planarity of the work table. Flat Glass Technology > Copyright © BOTTERO S.p.A. Pedal...

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