1. Function of Steel Plate Beveling Machine:

2. Some Typical Grooves and Bevels from Wuxi JACK Steel Plate Edge Milling Machine:

The Lefthand Scrolling Photos: Functions units of Wuxi JACK steel plate Edge Milling Machine
 

When customer plans to purchase this steel plate Welding Groove Processing Equipment, critical points of attention:
 

1. The Max. Edge Milling Stroke and Bevel Angle of Edge Milling Machine:

This determines the basic configuration and model of the machine:
1) Stroke is determined on the max. length of steel plate for beveling, or the total length of several pieces clamped together;
2) For example, the XBJ-9 model means that, the max. edge milling stroke is 9000mm. It can be either single piece of sheet plate, or several small pieces in a row;
3) The default configuration is 0°- 45° for straight and top beveling, -45°- 0° for bottom beveling. When customer needs more extensive bevel scope, such as ~45°- +45°, or 0°- 80° , milling head should be tailor made;

2. Types of Bevels from Steel Plate Edge Miller Machine:

1) Single Milling Head: For finished welding grooves, if customer only need straight and top bevels, then XBJ model single head is proper;
2) Double Heads: If customer request on not only straight and top bevels, but also bottom bevels, which is usually a must for thick steel plates welding (Thickness above 40mm), then SXBJ models double heads is better for customer selection;
3) Long Stroke of Plate Beveling: Meanwhile, suppose customer requires edge milling stroke to be longer than 9,000mm, for example, 15,000mm, then even if customer only need straight and top bevels, we still recommend double heads steel Plate Edge Miller Machine, so as to have higher productivity;

3. Do Customers have Higher Requirement on Function of Steel Plate Beveling Machine?

This refers to “advanced” function, on the basis of conventional functions. For example:
1) Steel plate will be loaded manually, or automatically? This is especially important for large model machine, when steel plates have large size and heavy weight;
2) The edge milling angle control, be it conventional manual operation, or more advanced motor drive and automatic display.

1) Characteristic: The lefthand upper photo show installation orientation of milling head in single head steel Plate Edge Miller, for milling out straight groove and upper bevel on metal plates, as shown in the lefthand lower photo;
2) Applicable for: Single head configuration is suitable for beveling on small to medium edge milling stroke, had better up to 9,000mm. Although in theory, large stroke machines can also be installed with only one milling head, such as 18m beveling stroke, the beveling efficiency is greatly affected, which is not practical;

3) Technical Parameters of XBJ Models Single Head Metal Steel Plate Edge Miller Machine:

1) Characteristics: The installation orientations of the two milling heads are different, as shown in the righthand 2 photos: One head is same as that of the single head machine; The other head for lower beveling faces upward on its motorized carriage;
2) The typical finished bevel from double heads machine is shown in righthand 3^rd photo. There are straight / upper / lower bevels on edge of the beveled steel plate;
3) Operation Mode: During work, the 2 pieces of milling head work together, one following the other, mill out the straight/ upper/ lower bevels with one time edge milling stroke operation;
4) Applicable for: Double heads Steel Plate Beveling Machine covers full range of edge milling stroke, 3000mm to 18,000mm. Especially for beveling on medium and long steel plates, when length exceeds 9000mm, double heads machine plays key role in guaranteeing productivity;

5) Technical Parameters of SXBJ Models Double Heads Steel Plate Edge Miller Machine:

1) Characteristics: Workpieces are super large steel plates: 23m length, 6m width and 200mm thickness, 150 tons weight, which can not be processed with conventional Edge Milling Machine;
2) Configuration: As shown in the lefthand photos, in 1 set of four or five heads large Steel Plate Beveling Machine, there are:
a) Totally 4 pieces of MU-9S model 11kW milling head being installed at both sides of worktable. 2 pieces at each side;
b) Optional: The 5th piece of 7.5kW milling head is installed at lateral side of worktable, for edge milling on lateral side of steel plates;
3) Working Mode: 3 edges of large steel plate are beveled simultaneously, along its two lengthways edges, and one short edge. In this way, edge milling efficiency can be greatly maintained for super large plates;
4) Structure: Different from conventional design, the upper gantry of ultra large steel plate Edge Milling Machine can be moved forward under motor drive, to leave out sufficient space for loading large steel plate;

5) Technical Parameters of Four and Five Heads Heavy duty Large Steel Plate Edge Milling Machine:

1. Other Machines Playing the Same Role as Welding Groove Processing Equipment:

Wuxi JACK produces two other types of machines, also work out welding grooves and bevels on metal steel plate:
1) GD20 Hobbing Cutter, the other name is Rolling Shear Beveling Machine, for cutting out grooves on small metal plates in high speed;
2) CNC-CG CNC Oxygen Fuel Flame Triple Cutting Machine, cuts out groove in the form of thermal gas cutting;

2. Other Machines Working Together with Steel Plate Edge Miller Machine:

1) Port Machinery/ Shipbuilding Production Lines: In year 2021, Wuxi JACK provided turnkey projects for a Port Machinery customer in Shanghai, including:
a) Tandem (2 sets of) SXBJ4 model Steel Plate Beveling Machine, specifically designed for edge milling on front and rear ends of steel plate, from its one time pass through the 2 machines;
b) RH3000 model large Steel Plate Edge Rounding Machine, for trimming out Φ2- 2.5mm smooth radius along 4 edges of steel plate;
c) J20 model Stiffener Rib Reinforced Plate Straightening Plate, for flattening out Angle Steels and base plate of large plate unit;
2) Plate Joining: Another important and widely applied machinery on large steel plate is MP models Plate Butt Joint Welding Machine, for joining on steel plates, by means of advanced technology melt-thru welding.