SINAMICS S120: Application

Flying Saw with DCB extension

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Table of contents
Summary zoom

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Differentiation to
Cross Cutter

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Flying Saw vs. Cross Cutter / Rotary Knife
Differentiation between Cross Cutter/Rotary Knife and Flying Saw

Cross Cutter Flying Saw

• Also called: Rotary Knife, Flying Knife, Rotary • Also called: Flying Knife – Flying Shear etc.
Scissors, Flying Shear, Guillotine, etc. • Linear system
• Rotary system

There are different application examples available, depending on the mechanical system (rotary or linear) you need to select
the right one. The terms for the application are often mixed up.

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Flying saw overview
and details

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Flying Saw
realizable applications – 1. linear sledge

Saw drive is moving in the same direction as the material (moving in parallel). The drive synchronizes to the speed of the material, cuts
the material and moves back to the starting point. The cut can be done by a knife or saw. The control of the cutting motion (saw/knife)
is not part of this application.

vSaw = vMat

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realizable applications – 2. diagonal sledge

Saw drive is moving with a fixed mechanical angle

𝜑𝜑 over the material and cuts it from one side to the
other. The cut is always vertical to the material. The
control of the cutting motion (saw/knife) is not part
of this application.

𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉
vSaw = cos 𝜑𝜑

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System geometry

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Functionality

The flying saw applications typically include the following technology specific* functions:
• Measuring wheel correction (for fine adjustment of the material length)
• Mode for non-specified format length
• Software limit switch
• Hardware limit switch
• Creating a gap
• Positioning
• Single, Test and Continuous cutting (on material position or immediate)
• Print mark correction for the material position (on leading axis side)
• Speed and torque pre control
• Absolute physical units (mm) with adjustable fine resolution

* additional standard functions like jogging etc. are available

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Cutting operation – Continuous cutting

 „Immediate
continuous 
cutting“

 „Continuous
cutting“ with 
format beginning

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Cutting operation – Single cut

 „Immediate
single cut“ 

 „Single cut “
with format 
beginning

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Cutting operation – Test cut

 „Immediate test
cut“ 

 „Test cut“ with

format beginning 

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Operating modes – Sequence control

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Comparison of
available flying saw
applications
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Flying Saw
Differences of the solutions

SIMOTION Flying SINAMICS Flying SIMATIC S7-1500(T) SIMATIC S7-1500(T)

Saw Saw with DCB- FlyingSaw Basic FlyingSaw
Extension Advanced

Format change    
on the fly
Leading value   For test and as ‘virtual  
switch over leading value’ during cut
(used if cut has negative impact
on the leading value)
Linear sledges    
Diagonal sledges    
Print mark    (distance to measuring 
input maximum one format
correction
length)
Dynamic start  × × 
position shifting

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Differences of the solutions

SIMOTION Flying SINAMICS Flying SIMATIC S7-1500(T) SIMATIC S7-1500(T)

Saw Saw with DCB- FlyingSaw Basic FlyingSaw
Extension Advanced

Single cut  (only with material in stand    (only with material in stand
still) still)

Test cut  Programmable number of  Just one sheet with format ×  Programmable number of
cuts with different lengths length cuts with different lengths
Continuous cut    
Immediate cut   all cut modes  

Creating a gap   × 

Cut counter ×   ×
Clamping ×  × ×
function

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Differences of the solutions

SIMOTION Flying SINAMICS Flying SIMATIC S7-1500(T) SIMATIC S7-1500(T)

Saw Saw with DCB- FlyingSaw Basic FlyingSaw
Extension Advanced

Travel to  × × 
handover
position
Dynamic for  automatic  parameterizable  parameterizable  automatic
returning
HMI –  × (diagnostic pages in  
Commissioning project assistant available)
interface
PLC Interface irrelevant  LMCSINA cross cutter FB irrelevant irrelevant

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Typical issues with
the flying saw

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Flying Saw
Common questions – typical problems

Parameterization of the mechanical system

Leading value (measuring wheel or speed controlled drive):

• Any inaccuracy in the set mechanic (diameter, gear ratio) leads to a repeated length
error in the cut material length

Flying Saw
• Any inaccuracy in the set mechanic (diameters, gear ratio, spindle pitch) leads to a
repeated length error in the cut material length

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Common questions – typical problems
Starter:
• Full range of functions available
• Project assistant based on Excel available
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Startdrive:
• Currently no project assistant available
• Systems with three encoders (motor encoder, knife
encoder and measuring wheel encoder) on one
drive object cannot be implemented at the moment
Disclaimer and
Contact

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Contact
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Technology Team
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