Metal Lath Production Line

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The 97” long x 27” wide lath produced has a diamond sizes of 0.9” x 0.4” and can be produced as Plain, V-Ribbed or with Self-Furring. Weights of 1.75, 2.5 and 3.4 Ibs / sq yd can be produced at an output speed of up to 300 ft/min.

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Specification Video

  1. De-Coiling

    Twin head 3 ton capacity with contactless diameter and loop control for controlled pay-off.

    Heavy Duty Rotary Lathing Machine

    This machine is capable of guiding, multiple slitting and flanging of the coil stock of 0.016” to 0.032” thick, followed by expanding up the diagonally diverging spreader arms. An enclosed coolant bath with additional offline filtration serves to collect any excess coolant with the assistance of air knives.

    Level/Rib/Shear

    This machine incorporates drive and levelling, with optional V-Rib / Self Furr and an integral rotary shear for non-stop shearing of the expanded mesh.

    Inclined Conveyors

    The conveyors serve to raise the lath to a suitable height to feed the following stacker at a fixed speed.

    10 Sheet Stacker

    The individual sheets are dropped onto the bottom stacker before being dropped again as a 10 stack ready to be banding.

    Banding

    The 10 stack is conveyed back underneath the inclined conveyors where two straps are applied in two locations before being side indexed.

    Bundle Stacker

    The banded stacks are dropped to an awaiting pallet that has been elevated to achieve a constant drop position. The complete stack is lowered once the 25 or 50 stack count is reached.

    Pallet Conveyors

    These are split into two sections. The first to feed the Bundle stacker when required and the second to feed into the following compactor.

    Compacting / Single Sided Banding

    Three scissor tables are raised in unison under hydraulic pressure to compact the stack against a fixed platen above. Once the compactor automatically stops, the single sided guide is lowered to allow single operator banding. The scissor tables are then lowered for fork lift removal.

    Electrics

    The electrical control system integrates the operation of the complete line by means of the fully programmed PLC unit housed within the master control console. Other drive cabinets and consoles are strategically positioned containing multiple inverter / servo drives required for the operation of the line. Two HMI units were utilised to allow operation and monitoring from each end of the line.