The flying cutoff serves to cut the endless tube, emerging out of the mill, into commercial    lengths. The flying cutoff is suitable for installation in any new or existing tube and profile manufacturing line and works automatically & independent from the tube mill’s control system.

The machine consists of a carriage, traveling on a base frame and guided by a linear motion system. The base frame and the carriage is of a very sturdy design and is made of fabricated steel. The carriage is fitted with incorporated saw blade shaft and a foot mounted AC motor. The complete saw blade drive is mounted on a rocker arm to enable an hydraulically controlled blade feed.

The two hydraulically actuated tube clamping devices, with interchangeable clamping vices, are fitted on the carriage. The vices are surrounding the tube completely and are easily interchangeable as per tube size. The clamping is performed at an angle, providing for best results when clamping square & rectangular profiles.

The carriage travels on four slides of the linear motion system and is powered by an DC motor via a gearbox transmitting to a Timing belt & Pulley system working under pre-tension to facilitate an absolutely positive driving mechanism.

The movement of the carriage is controlled by a micro controller, which guarantees very close cutting tolerances. An incremental encoder records tube speed & length and submits it to the controller. The controller senses, monitors & controls carriage acceleration, speed, synchronization and cutting position.