All of the advantages of sawing hot aluminum logs along with a 50% reduction in scrap due to a NEW Narrow Cut design. Belco and B&O teamed with Otto Junker of the UK using comcepts of the Junker Double Bladed Saw. The group solved billet handling issues associated with the Double Bladed Saw providing our customers with the best Hot Log Saw in the extrusion history.

Narrow Cut Hot Saw Benefits include:

• Smaller blade results in less kerf
• Two smaller blades are less cost than one large diameter blade
• Less horsepower for motors overall
• Carbide tip replacement is less costly
• Blade change easier due to lighter blades

Hot Saw developed by Belco and B&O Saws

U.S. Patent No. 7,047,784 & 7,328,600
Some of the advantages of sawing hot aluminum logs versus shearing or purchasing pre-cut billets are:

• Allows for reduced raw stock inventories
• Sawed ends on billets are flat and square
• Reduces extruded profile scrap
• Improves extruded profile quality
• Lower hydraulic pressures will result in:
  • Fewer leaks
  • Less wear
  • Lower maintenance
  • Less energy consumption
• The log diameter can be changed without mechanical change of the equipment
• The Belco / B&O Hot Log Saw can be retrofitted into current shear installations.
• More competitively priced than a shear

Hot Log Shear

Innovative engineering and the latest technology work to deliver performance that's remarkably productive, flexible, and energy efficient.

A faster shear cycle increases productivity, while multiple modes of operation (no scrap, minimum scrap, no two-piece billets) adapt to varying production requirements.

A solid, one-piece die ring improves cutting performance of the billet ends.

Simplified design, such as reduced horsepower requirements and more efficient hydraulics, helps assure long-term reliability