• Cloud Cut List Enabled

  • Publish, Track, and Communicate cut lists to any machine in the world. Gain insight into what is cut and when the job has been completed.

• Dynamic Pack Optimization

  • Eliminate raw material waste with dynamic pack optimization (nesting). The operator can simply load the cut list and sort by sizes to yield the least amount of waste using Allied’s state-of-the-art optimization algorithm.

• Easy Labels

  • Label each part individually with part numbers, lengths, QR Codes, project, and assembly numbers. Stop fighting labels and make your label nightmares a thing of the past with EASY Labels.

Unistrut Cutting with an Automatic Loader.

Operator Ease

The CPO 350 AutoLoader comes standard with a magazine loader and combines three of the company’s time-tested technologies into one product: the trusted CPO 350 PKPD cold saw, the durable material supply tracks from Scotchman’s Roller Feed Automatic (RFA) saw, and the precise measuring technology used in the company’s measuring and material loading systems. Also referred to as a supply track, the AutoLoader comes in two sizes, 12 ft. or 24 ft.

The CPO 350 AutoLoader comes standard with a magazine loader and combines the CPO 350 PKPD cold saw, the material supply tracks from Scotchman’s Roller Feed Automatic (RFA) saw and the precise measuring technology used in the company’s measuring and material loading systems

“Operators don’t have to load each new piece of raw stock,” Olivier says of the supply tracks’ advantage. “They can put X amount of material onto the loader and when it is finished cutting each piece of stock, it automatically loads the next one without having an operator assist it.” Another aspect that adds to the value of the system is its trimming feature. Scotchman’s software accounts for a trim cut from the beginning of each new piece of material. Because the raw materials manufacturers receive from steel service centers often have subpar cuts, a trim cut ensures each part cut thereafter is accurate.

Furthermore, the cuts on finished parts are improved through the use of a double clamping system. With the material clamped on both sides of the blade, it prevents the “drop burr” outcome, which occurs on a single clamping system when the part begins to drop before the blade is completely through the material, creating a burr and the need for secondary work.

Olivier says typical material being cut on the system includes mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum – “anything you can run through a cold saw, you can run through this.” He notes that for manufacturers processing aluminum, the system is built using Scotchman’s nonferrous CPO 350 saw, which runs at higher speeds and uses a carbide-tipped blade.

Taking Measure

The spring-return tape measure has been in the hands of manufacturers since 1868, but even in the hands of skilled laborers, mistakes can be made. “The CPO 350 AutoLoader eliminates human error by taking the tape measure out of their hands,” Olivier says. “It also removes a lot of the strenuous material handling work involved with each cutting job, so you can get the job done safer with less labor. With the rising price of materials, mistakes can be costly – the AutoLoader, however, feeds material precisely, so you don’t have scrap material and waste from measuring something wrong.”

An optional bundle loader is also available for use with Scotchman’s AutoLoader material loading system.

Manual entry almost always opens the door for mistakes, which is why Scotchman’s system allows operators to use a jump drive or a digital connection to an office computer to download approved and accurate cut lists directly to the sawing system. And thanks to the AutoLoader’s Windows-based software, raw material can be optimized to produce the maximum possible amount of parts.

“It optimizes material usage automatically in auto mode,” Olivier says, adding that there is also a semi-automatic mode for processing smaller cut lists or making miter cuts, “so you always get the best yield from each of your stock lengths, eliminating wasted material.”

Watch the video to see Scotchman’s AutoLoader automated material loading system in action.

For processing varying types of metals, such as aluminum, the CPO 350 cold saw has various settings that can quickly be adjusted – in around a minute or less. This includes downfeed flow control for adjusting the blade speed as it goes through the material, a variable-drive speed that adjusts RPM allowing the operator to use the proper blade speed that is best suited for the material being cut and a stroke control setting that controls blade clearance between cuts.

“The CPO 350 Autoloader eliminates human error by taking the tape measure out of [the operators’] hands.”

Scott Olivier, cold saw product manager, Scotchman Industries Inc.

Optimal Options

For manufacturers processing bundled materials, Scotchman offers a new addition to the automated loading system: an optional bundle loader. It’s a welcome addition for operators seeking to process a high volume of material without interruption and with less labor. It can handle bundled materials up to 20 in. in diameter and hefty loads up to 6,600 lbs.

With a clamp on either side of the cut, operators achieve better cut quality as the amount of burr is drastically reduced.

“You can use the bundle loader to automatically align the material and load it into the inclined table to feed through the saw,” Olivier says.

Scotchman’s CPO 350 cold saw comes standard with a lubricant spray system, but for manufacturers cutting heavier material, an optional flood lubricant system is also available.
“If you’re doing thin-walled tubing and smaller diameters, the mist coolant just sprays a little bit of mist every time the saw blade makes a cut through the material, so you have a fine mist of coolant,” he says. “The flood coolant comes in handy when you’re cutting heavy-walled pipe or solids.”

“It optimizes material usage automatically in auto mode, so you always get the best yield from each of your stock lengths, eliminating wasted material.”

Scott Olivier, cold saw product manager, Scotchman Industries Inc.