What would it take to cut through a railroad rail? I may have wondered that once or twice as I walked across the tracks that bisect our small downtown area. Amsaw (Advanced Machine & Engineering) has been making heavy-duty rail and specialty saws for some time. This week, they announced the new R-series saws which are designed to produce smooth, accurate cuts on the high carbon steel alloy, resulting in improved efficiency and productivity. Make no mistake, these new saws are designed specifically to cut high-alloy rails for the railroad industry. It boasts a 32-second cut-time from clamp to unclamp. And, the Amsaw R-series saw has to not only cut well, it must be durable so the tool has some longevity.
Amsaw R-series Railroad Rail Cutting Saw Features
The Amsaw R-series railroad rail cutting saw features a saw blade change-over time of less than 3 min. and hardened spindle gears ground for minimum backlash. A saw-blade guide and damping device are used to stabilize the blade for accurate cutting. In the case of cutting high carbon steel, inaccurate cuts aren’t only bad for precision, they result in an efficiency loss that can lower the useful life of the blade and cost thousands of dollars. The saw/drill features a low maintenance design and can be used in dry operation (so no coolant is needed). An electronic overload device monitors cutting performance and stops the saw feed when necessary. The heavy, welded machine base is also ribbed and braced for rigidity, and a chip conveyor transports chips to the rear of the machine for deposit into a tote box.
Amsaw R-series Railroad Rail Cutting Saw Details
- Rugged building block design
- Heavy welded and stress relieved construction
- Hardened spindle gears ground for minimum backlash
- No coolant needed
- User-friendly controls
- Simple, maintenance friendly arrangement
- Easy chip disposal
- Flexible Setup – can be combined with an integrated or inline rail hole drilling for bolted joints at the rail ends or with infeed and outfeed material handling systems
The Amsaw R-series railroad rail cutting saw offers flexible setup. It can be combined with an integrated or in-line rail-hole drill machine for bolted joints at the rail ends and with in-feed and out-feed material handling systems. We thought this was cool only because it’s the type of saw you just don’t see very often “in the wild”. If you ever get a chance to see one in action, do so – it’ll amaze you to see a blade slicing through that kind of steel so easily.
