How To Use CNC Pipe Intersection Cutting Machine?

Subject of This Blog on CNC Pipe Intersection Cutting Machine:

1. Usage: CNC-CP series CNC Pipe Flame Plasma Cutting Machine cut various types of welding grooves (U / V / X shaped...) on various sizes pipes, and pipe cut to length;

2. Wide Application: With workpiece diameter from Φ80mm to Φ3,000mm, this powerful Flame Plasma CNC Pipe Cutting Machine can be used in industries of Oil/ Natural Gas Pipelines/ Pressure Vessels, and other Industries;

3. Cutting Media: Utilizing Oxygen Fuel for thick wall cutting, and plasma for high speed thin to medium wall cutting, proper operation and service on machine greatly affect performance and running variable cost of the machine;

4. Advantages of CNC Pipe Cutting Machine:

1) In the past, most of pipe processing made prototypes/ scribing/ /manual stakeout/ manual cutting/ manual polishing, and other complicated backward techniques;

2) Now, with introduction on CNC-CP series Flame Plasma CNC Pipe Cutting Machine, processing job turns high efficient/ accurate/ labor saving;

3) Φ2000mm pipe and holes cut with Wuxi JACK CNC 7 axis Pipe Flame Cutting Machine: (Fig.1)

5. Topics Covered in This Blog on CNC Pipe Cutting Machine:

1) General Guide on Safely Operating the machine;

2) How to Offset Cutting of the machine;

3) Operation on Small to Medium Size machine;

4) Operation on Heavy duty Large CNC Pipe Flame Cutting Machine;

5) Performance and Application of the machine;

6) Summary on Wuxi JACK Flame Plasma CNC Pipe Cutting Machine

A. General Guide on Safely Operating CNC Pipe Cutting Machine:

1. Operator Qualification on CNC Pipe Flame Plasma Cutting Machine:

1) Operator should complete training on operating the machine, understanding operating procedures/ precautions/ CNC/ gas safety technical issues;

2) Skill: Operator should command on proficient level on managing thermal cutting, including flame and plasma cutting; And CNC management;

2. Safety Precaution on CNC Pipe Flame Plasma Cutting Machine:

1) Utility: Thermal cutting conduit in workshop should strictly conform to safety regulations;

2) Cutting Only: The machine was forbidden for welding purpose;

3) PPE: Put on proper PPE (Protective Preventive Equipment) such as eye goggle/ helmet/ hard shoes, especially when checking closely on workpieces;

4) Operating on Wuxi JACK large CNC Pipe Flame Cutting Machine: Manual hole piercing with flame cutting torch, when cutting on 100mm thickness large tank: (Fig.2)

3. TPM and CNC Management in CNC Pipe Intersection Cutting Machine:

1) Check power supply and air source everyday before operation. There should be no gas or electric leakage. Electric power box should be equipped with good grounding wire;

2) When importing cutting program file, the machine cutting torch should let workpiece open, to prevent torch head from hitting workpiece;

3) Do daily maintenance work to ensure chuck/ bracket have no sense of stagnation;

4) Each shift completion, cut off power and air supply. Perform system inspection/ adjustment/ tightening;

5) Oil change every six months;

4. Workpiece Handling in CNC Pipe Cutting Machine:

1) When loading or unloading, abide by regulations to avoid hitting machine tool;

2) During chuck rotating, personnel and objects should keep certain safe distance and not touch the chuck;

3) Abnormalities found during work of the machine, such as electrical lighting/ Abnormal noise/ Jitter/ Jamming, or overload in spark transmission, should be cut off in time for inspection and handling;

5. Contamination Control in CNC Pipe Flame Plasma Cutting Machine:

1) Dust in power box should be cleaned frequently, using dry compressed air to blow away dust;

2) After daily operation, pipe supports should be cleaned and lubricated with very thin lubricating oil;

3) Wipe LCD screen with clean cotton yarn, and never wipe with volatile liquids;

4) Working site of Wuxi JACK CNC-CP7-3000/12 model 7 axis large CNC Pipe Intersection Cutting Machine at customer facility: (Fig.3)

B. How to Offset Cutting of CNC Pipe Flame Plasma Cutting Machine:

1. Digital Control in CNC Pipe Intersection Cutting Machine:

This machine automatically calculate and cut on:

1) Intersecting line hole;

2) End of intersecting line;

3) Elbow (shrimp section) at the junction of steel pipe, and non-ferrous metal pipe;

Oblique rim hole cut from Wuxi JACK 7 axis CNC Pipe Intersection Cutting Machine: (Fig.4)

2. Workpieces and Industries of Flame Plasma CNC Pipe Cutting Machine:

1) Workpieces: The machine is suitable for cutting cylindrical orthogonal/ Oblique/ Eccentric /Intersecting line holes/ Square holes/ Elliptical holes on various pipes, and can cut intersecting lines at the end of pipe;

2) Applied Industry: CNC Pipe Intersection Cutting Machine is widely used in producing metal structural parts / Cutting and processing on pipeline structural parts in Power equipment/ Boiler Industry/ Petrochemical/ Shipbuilding/ Mechanical engineering, and other industries;

3. CNC Cutting Procedure in CNC Pipe Cutting Machine:

1) During running of the machine, its CNC system interface has corresponding graphics to simulate cutting;

2) Cutting graphics are instructed according to cutting program;

3) CNC interface and graphics in CNC Pipe Intersection Cutting Machine: (Fig.5)

4) Protection on Break Point: If cutting in CNC Pipe Flame Plasma Cutting Machine is interrupted due to power failure, CNC system will automatically remember current break position, and continue cutting from the stop point, when the machine is powered on again.

C. Operation on Small to Medium Size CNC Pipe Plasma Cutting Machine:

1. Range: This refers to workpiece pipe diameter from Φ80mm up to Φ1,400mm;

2. Technical Feature of Small to Medium CNC Pipe Plasma Cutting Machine:

1) Cutting Technology: Considering its relative thin wall thickness, this scope of CNC Pipe Cutting Machine is adopted with plasma cutting;

2) Workpiece fixture is adopted with 3 jaws chuck, clamping pipes firmly during rotation and cutting;

3) Workpiece chuck claw fixture in Wuxi JACK small medium CNC-CP5-1200/6 model CNC Pipe Plasma Cutting Machine: (Fig.6)

D. Operation on Heavy duty Large CNC Pipe Flame Cutting Machine:

1. Range: This refers to workpiece pipe diameter from Φ600mm up to Φ3,000mm;

2. Technical Characteristics of Heavy duty Large CNC Pipe Flame Cutting Machine:

1) Wall thickness of pipe in this range of machine can be up to 100mm, usually 50~ 60mm;

2) Corresponding, Oxygen fuel cutting is applied in this series of the machine;

3) Workpiece fixture is friction rollers support, easy and convenient for workpiece handling;

4) Friction rollers holding on large pipe in Wuxi JACK CNC-CP7-3000/12 model Large CNC Pipe Intersection Cutting Machine: (Fig.7)

E. Performance and Application of Flame Plasma CNC Pipe Intersection Cutting Machine:

1. In application industries of CNC control pipe cutting, there are large numbers of intersecting line holes/ Intersecting line ends/ Elbows commonly known as "shrimp festivals";

2. Assembled pipe elbows from workpieces of CNC Pipe Cutting Machine: (Fig.8)

3. Technical Superiorities of CNC Pipe Cutting Machine:

1) This machine can cut these pipe fittings very conveniently, and does not need manual programming: Just input pipe diameter/ thickness/ intersection angle, and other parameters,

2)  CNC Pipe Flame Plasma Cutting Machine can automatically finish cutting task with high efficiency and accuracy;

3) The automatic nesting function can cut entire steel pipe raw material into multiple steel pipes at one time, without manual intervention in the middle;

4) Huge Benefit: CNC Pipe Cutting Machine realizes optimization of raw materials consumption, which greatly save cost of raw materials, and greatly reduces cutting time;

5) Working moment of Wuxi JACK CNC-CP7-3000/12 model 7 axis Flame Plasma CNC Pipe Cutting Machine: (Fig.9)

F. Summary on Wuxi JACK Flame Plasma CNC Pipe Cutting Machine:

1) Wuxi JACK has developed variety of CNC Pipe Intersection Cutting Machine, and conducts lots of tests before leaving the factory to ensure quality;

2) Over the past decade, this superior product of Wuxi JACK has served customers with high performance in Chinese and overseas market.