Czech steel service centre Rosso Steel has ordered a laser blanking line from Schuler, Kallanish hears from the German supplier of sheet processing technology.
The LBL 2.21 type line for body panels will be installed at the Zaječí site and is the first Schuler laser blanking line in the Czech Republic, the company notes. It can handle coil weights of up to 30 tonnes, strip widths from 400-2,150mm and strip thicknesses from 0.6-3mm, at a maximum strip speed of 60m/min. The laser blanking line also has two laser cutting heads, each with a rated output of 4 kW, and operates at a maximum cutting speed of 100m/min.
The system can be used to produce both outer skin blanks and structural parts in high product quality. It is precisely these flexible production conditions that are in demand at Rosso Steel, according to Schuler.
Rosso Steel is one of the largest family-owned companies in the Czech Republic. The two service centres in Zaječí and Mirošov process ultra-high-strength materials up to 1,200 MPa. The company has been operating for over 33 years, purchasing, processing and selling different flat steel products. It supplies up to 180,000 t/year of steel coils, strips and sheets to more than 80 regular customers in Central and Eastern Europe.
Christian Koehl Germany
