The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. Plastics Machinery Business Division Auto-starting system for high - capacity Under Water Cutter Outline The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. have manufactured a great number of high-capacity underwater cutters (UWC) as well as high-capacity extruders (40 ～ 60 ton/ hr), which are highly appreciated by our customers worldwide. To meet the needs of higher-capacity and further laborsaving in recent years, we developed the auto-starting system for UWC that allows operators to Photo 1 Auto starting system complete docking by just pushing a button. Photo 1 ① Air motor for forward/backward movement of UWC ② Cylinder for locking ③ Cylinder for fastening Features ■Operators can complete *docking of the disengaged UWC unit by pushing a button, which allows quick start of running. The system can eliminate operation mistakes due to differences among operators. *docking:①moving forward the UWC unit→②locking→③fastening between the die plate and the water chamber ■You will be free from a series of troublesome tasks and ■The die plate and the water chamber are fastened with four cylinders that are installed diametrically opposite each other. This method eliminates misalignment of the die plate and the cutter unit due to uneven bolt tightening and ensures uniform and high-quality pellets. Photo 2 Conventional manual system ■In the auto starting system, all the driving sources use ■The system is safety-sensitive with various interlocking The auto starting systems for UWC have been well chamber, the fail-safe prevents them from loosening system to the auto starting system. Please feel free to devices. Especially in fastening the die plate and the water even if the air supply stops.development period. Japan Steel Works, Ltd. Tokyo Head Office Gate City Osaki West Tower 1-11-1, Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032, Japan received by a lot of users. It is possible to upgrade your contact us. Europe (Germany) China (Shanghai)