Slitting Line For Electrical Steel – Fagor

Electrical steel, widely used in applications ranging from electric motors to power and distribution transformers, requires processing that maintains its essential magnetic properties and minimises energy losses during manufacturing.

Key Features

  • Adjustable Capacity: Processes coils from 0.15 to 1 mm thickness and up to 1650 mm width.
  • Precision Slitting: Maintains material integrity with automatic, adjustable blades for precise cuts
  • Fully Automated: Automation from uncoiling to recoiling reduces manual intervention and errors.
  • Optimised Efficiency: Fast setups and automatic tool changes minimise downtime and boost productivity.
  • Real-Time Monitoring: Industry 4.0 digital systems ensure continuous process control and early deviation detection.

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Slitting Line For Electrical Steel – Fagor

FAGOR e-Slitter

Electrical steel, widely used in applications ranging from electric motors to power and distribution transformers, requires processing that maintains its essential magnetic properties and minimises energy losses during manufacturing.

It has more than 50 years of experience in slitting lines for different types of metals and steel. Our slitting line for electrical steel is designed to meet high standards of quality and precision. This line incorporates advanced technology that maximises efficiency and accuracy, ensuring the preservation of vital magnetic properties and minimising energy losses.

1. ELECTRIC MOTORS

Our slitting line is designed to optimise the processing of electrical steel, crucial for manufacturing a wide range of electric motors. Understanding the end applications helps to highlight how our technology enhances the material’s performance and efficiency:

Traction Motors for Electric Vehicles and Locomotives:
  • Processing Capability: Our line processes non-oriented grain (NGO/NO) steel with precision, suitable for the requirements of traction motors where energy efficiency is paramount.
  • Application Impact: Facilitates the production of more compact and efficient motors, essential for maximising the range and operational efficiency of electric vehicles and locomotives.
Motors for Home Appliances:
  • Processing Capability: Our line is designed to process non-oriented grain (NGO/NO) electrical steel, optimising magnetic properties that reduce noise and enhance durability.
  • Application Impact: Allows appliance manufacturers to improve efficiency and quiet operation of devices such as washing machines and refrigerators.
High-Efficiency Industrial Motors:
  • Processing Capability: Our line can process high permeability non-oriented grain (NGO/NO) electrical steel in thicknesses suitable for demanding industrial conditions.
  • Application Impact: Supports the manufacturing of motors that operate under heavy loads and in extreme conditions, ensuring high efficiency and durability.

2. TRANSFORMERS AND POWER DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT

Electrical steel is essential in manufacturing transformers and other power distribution equipment, thanks to its magnetic properties that promote significant energy efficiency and effective energy management:

Power Transformers:
  • Processing Capability: Our line processes grain-oriented (GO) electrical steel, chosen for its efficiency in high-load energy applications.
  • Application Impact: Minimizes energy loss during voltage conversion, crucial for efficiency in large-scale electrical grids.
Distribution Transformers:
  • Processing Capability: We process non-oriented (NO) electrical steel, used for its resistance to frequent load cycles.
  • Application Impact: Ensures efficient and reliable energy distribution, reducing transmission losses and operational costs, and improving sustainability.
Quality of Power Management Equipment:
  • Processing Capability: Our line is suitable for high permeability electrical steel, vital for equipment that manages power quality.
  • Application Impact: Enables the manufacture of more compact and efficient devices, crucial for mitigating power quality issues such as voltage fluctuations and harmonics.

3. AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS

Electrical steel is fundamental in the automotive industry, particularly in the development of electric and hybrid vehicles, where its magnetic properties are essential for the performance and efficiency of key components like motors, sensors, and actuators.

Magnetic Components for Hybrid and Electric Systems:
  • Processing Capability: Our line processes high permeability non-oriented (NO) electrical steel, optimizing magnetic properties to minimize eddy current losses.
  • Application Impact: Enhances motor response and reduces magnetic losses, resulting in superior performance and greater energy efficiency.
Motors for Auxiliary Systems:
  • Processing Capability: Our slitting technology ensures that non-oriented (NO) electrical steel used in auxiliary motors like those for power windows, ABS, and HVAC in cars is cut with maximum precision, maintaining the necessary magnetic properties for optimal performance.
  • Application Impact: Each auxiliary motorized component benefits from increased efficiency and reliability, contributing to the overall safety and comfort of the vehicle.
Sensors and Actuators:
  • Processing Capability: We process both grain-oriented (GO) and non-oriented (NO) electrical steel, selecting the type according to the specific application of the sensor or actuator.
  • Application Impact: Sensors and actuators made with our electrical steel operate with high precision and efficiency, essential for regulating stability systems and automatic adjustments in the vehicle.

4. HOME APPLIANCES AND ELECTRIC TOOLS

Electrical steel plays a fundamental role in manufacturing motors for appliances and electric tools, significantly enhancing the efficiency and durability of these devices. Proper selection of electrical steel makes these appliances more energy-efficient and robust, meeting modern performance and sustainability expectations.

Large Appliance Motors:
  • Processing Capability: Our line processes non-oriented electrical steel (NO), optimized to reduce energy losses at the operating frequencies of these devices.
  • Application Impact: Increases energy efficiency and offers quieter operation, crucial for meeting global energy consumption regulations and consumer demands for more sustainable devices.
Portable Electric Tools:
  • Processing Capability: We process non-oriented electrical steel (NO), designed to withstand the high demands of portable electric tools like drills and saws.
  • Application Impact: Provides high power density and efficient dynamic response, allowing tools to operate longer on smaller batteries, enhancing portability and convenience without sacrificing performance.

5. REFRIGERATION AND HVAC EQUIPMENT

Electrical steel is key to the efficient operation of refrigeration and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, where its ability to enhance motor efficiency and reduce energy losses is crucial for applications requiring continuous and reliable operation.

Motors for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Compressors:
  • Processing Capability: Our line processes non-oriented electrical steel (NO), optimized for low-frequency applications and high torques typical of compressors.
  • Application Impact: Minimizes energy losses and increases the overall efficiency of the system, crucial for meeting energy efficiency regulations and reducing energy consumption.
Fans and Ventilation Systems:
  • Processing Capability: Our line processes non-oriented electrical steel (NO), preferred for its performance in applications requiring high responsiveness and efficiency in continuous work cycles.
  • Application Impact: Enhances the efficiency of motors driving fans and ventilation systems, crucial for maintaining air quality and comfort in indoor spaces without increasing energy consumption.

6. SPECIFIC INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT

Electrical steel is crucial for specific industrial equipment applications, such as motors for industrial robotics and material handling equipment, where high efficiency, precision, and durability are essential.

Motors for Industrial Robotics and Automation:
  • Processing Capability: Our line processes non-oriented electrical steel (NO), chosen for its ability to withstand high frequencies of operation and demanding work cycles.
  • Application Impact: Facilitates the construction of lighter, more efficient, and compact motors, ideal for high-precision applications in robotics and automation.
Material Handling and Lifting Equipment:
  • Processing Capability: Our line processes non-oriented electrical steel (NO), due to its strength and reliability in applications involving high levels of mechanical stress.
  • Application Impact: Ensures safety and efficiency in material handling operations, providing motors capable of delivering high levels of torque and reliable operation under continuous load.

7. ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND POWER DEVICES

Electrical steel is a critical component in manufacturing electronic and power devices, where its advanced magnetic properties are essential for the efficiency and miniaturization of the equipment. From magnetic cores for inductors and filters to components for power supplies and energy converters, electrical steel enhances the functionality and effectiveness of these devices.

Magnetic Cores for Inductors and Filters:
  • Processing Capability: Our line processes both grain-oriented (GO) and non-oriented (NO) electrical steel, selected for its appropriate permeability and saturation properties for each application.
  • Application Impact: Enhances filtering efficiency and inductance response, thanks to its high permeability and low coercivity that minimize energy losses and maximize effectiveness in high-frequency applications.
Components for Power Supplies and Energy Converters:
  • Processing Capability: We process non-oriented electrical steel (NO), ideal for its strength and efficiency in energy processing applications.
  • Application Impact: Optimizes the design of power supplies and energy converters, offering low magnetic saturation resistance and high permeability rates, crucial for devices that process high levels of energy.

8. SPECIALIZED APPLICATIONS

Electrical steel is fundamental in specialized sectors where magnetic shielding properties and high resistance are required. From construction and medical equipment to aerospace applications, electrical steel fulfills vital roles with highly precise technical specifications and superior performance.

Magnetic Shielding in Construction and Medical Equipment:
  • Processing Capability: Our line processes high permeability electrical steel, specifically selected for its ability to attenuate external magnetic fields.
  • Application Impact: Protects critical spaces in construction and sensitive equipment in the medical field, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ensuring accurate measurements and patient safety.
Aerospace Applications:
  • Processing Capability: We process specialized electrical steel, treated to maximize resistance and efficiency in high-demand environments.
  • Application Impact: Provides structural integrity and protection against intense electromagnetic fields, essential for the safety and effective operation of vehicles and equipment in extreme environments.

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