Fully automatic welding plants are used in precast concrete manufacturing as well as in reinforcing elements industry for the production of flexible, ready-to-use reinforcing elements.

Out of longitudinal rods and cross rods, the automatic welding plant manufactures flexible reinforcing elements. These spot welded reinforcing elements can be produced with suitable geometry and in any quantity. Openings, corners or recesses are automatically allowed for.

A decisive advantage of the FBE-technique is as well that there is no scrap. Edges and allowances are, if required, produced at the same time so that no additional operation is necessary. Any combination of wire diameters (5 - 16 mm) can be welded.

Plant-components:

A fully automatic welding plant for the production of reinforcing elements consists of the main-components electric pay-off-device, wire feeding device, straightening and cutting machines with rotary units, welding machine and channeling unit. Up to six pay-offs uncoil the wire. The subsequent straightening and cutting machines, one for longitudinal rods, another for cross rods, straighten the wire from coil and cut the rods into individual lengths. Two shifting devices displace the rods in length and cross direction and put them in the planned welding position. The welding machine sets the welding points where necessary. Additionally, lattice girders can be welded onto the produced reinforcing elements. The complete process is fully automated.

Production data:

Up to 400 m² flexible reinforcing elements are produced per hour.

Advantages:

Reinforcing elements are produced fully automatically and without scrap. This is valid not only for the outer edges but also for recesses. Due to automatization, the composition of reinforcing elements out of standard panels by hand is no longer necessary - the result is a reduction of expensive manual work and personnel costs. Further, storage-area for standard panels can be saved.

It is also possible to use the straightening and cutting machine for the manufacture of other, external reinforcing elements.

Optional Equipment:

Extra equipment such as a wide range of handling and storing systems is available, e.g. an automatic lattice girder welding device for the welding of upper and lower bars onto the prefabricated reinforcing elements.