Special-Purpose Machinery

Custom Designed Machinery for Heavy Industrial Applications

Special-purpose machinery plays a key role in optimizing production processes in the steel industry, where standard solutions often reach their limits. LogoTek modernizes existing machines or develops custom-engineered machines for demanding heavy-industry operating conditions. Projects can be delivered turnkey.

Project examples

  • De-coilers for skin-pass mills, including electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and automation scope
  • Modernization of thin-plate cutting lines and strip transport
  • Modernization of plate levellers
  • Heavy-duty roller tables and hydraulic handling equipment for steel products and rings
  • Paint marking machines for plates and coils
  • Pin stamping machines for heavy plates

Our projects can include the following components and services

  • Electrical engineering
  • Safety systems
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Sensor equipment
  • Hydraulic equipment
  • Pneumatic systems
  • Electrical and software interfaces to factory automation

Mechanical engineering, automation, drive technology and safety concepts can be combined to connect special-purpose machines with existing production lines. The integration scope and expected operational effects are defined for each project.

Motor and drive assemblies on industrial machinery

Cutting Line Modernization

Thin Plate cutting line modernization, with replacement of all drives and control systems. Strip tension control, modernization of hydraulics and pneumatics.
Decoiler with hydraulic equipment

Decoiler

Retrofit of an existing Skin Pass Mill with an automatic decoiler. Decoiler with magnet belt and automatic operation, new hydraulic control and safety systems.
Plate marking machine

Plate Stamping Machine

Stamping machine for on-line heavy plate marking of alphanumeric characters and graphics, with high operation speed. Suitable for all hardness classes of plates. Position control and camera based quality check of the markings.
Plate passing through a processing machine

Paint Marking Machine for Heavy Plates

Color marking based on REA color marking technology, with interfaces to the production computer and the basic automation system.
Roller conveyor for material transport

Roller Tables

Roller tables for the transport of metal products and pallets with load capacities of up to 5 t, including lifting/lowering and positioning functions.
Steel sheet passing through a levelling machine

Modernization of Roller Levellers

Modernization of the automation system, drive technology, and hydraulic system of plate straightening machines. User-friendly control of the straightening process with cassette management and a parameter library.

Solutions include custom industrial machinery, steel industry machinery, industrial equipment modernization, marking machines and heavy-duty handling equipment.

FAQ

Questions about special-purpose machinery

Answers about custom equipment, retrofit and integration for heavy industry.

When is special-purpose machinery appropriate?

It is suitable when standard equipment does not meet the required material, movement, space or process conditions.

Can LogoTek modernize an existing machine?

Yes. Retrofit can focus on mechanical, electrical, control or handling functions defined for the existing equipment.

What information is needed for an initial concept?

Useful inputs include the product, process sequence, loads, available space, interfaces, drawings and target operation.

Can a special machine be integrated with automation and tracking?

Yes. Controls, sensors, identification and data exchange can be included in the overall machine concept.

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