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KASTO Inc.
KASTO - The Name for Economical Cutting and Storing of Metal
KASTO is the world's only complete supplier of metal cutting machinery. At KASTO we offer all available metal sawing methods including band saws, plate and block saws, cold circular saws, and hacksaws. This means that you benefit from un-biased consulting about which metal cutting equipment is best for your application. KASTO has also developed the premier automated storage and retrieval systems on the market for sheet metal storage as well as bar stock/linear products storage and retrieval.
More automation – The fully automated sawing and storage process with KASTO
The fully automated sawing and storage process with KASTO starts with the order in the ERP system and ends with the cut part sorted in a box - all processes in between are handled completely automatically with solutions made by KASTO. More Information.
Recent Content on The Fabricator for KASTO Inc.
- From The Fabricator
Band saws increase distributor’s cutting capacity on hard-to-cut metals
- Mar 28, 2024
- Sawing
- News Release
Metal distributor Langley Alloys acquired new Kasto band saws with improved CNC that allows the employees to set up various sawing jobs faster.
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More automation – The fully automated sawing and storage process with KASTO
- Jul 31, 2023
- Materials Handling
- Video
The fully automated sawing and storage process with KASTO starts with the order in the ERP system and ends with the cut part sorted in a box - all processes in between are handled completely automatically with solutions made by KASTO. More Information.
- From The Fabricator
Storage, sawing, and sorting upgrades help machine manufacturer improve efficiency
- Jan 31, 2023
- Sawing
- News Release
Situation Haver & Boecker Maschinenfabrik is a manufacturer of wire mesh, as well as machines for handling and processing bulk materials. Its plant in Münster, Germany, about an hour from company headquarters in Oelde, includes sheet metal processing, frame manufacturing, a shot blasting and...
- From The Fabricator
Centralized, automated material storage from Kasto Maschinenbau helps Werner Weitner GmbH cut inventory, handling steps by half
- May 13, 2022
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Situation Founded in 1968 as a metal construction business, Werner Weitner GmbH, located in Eichstätt, Germany, has become a mechanical engineering specialist serving the international automobile and medical technology industries. With about 250 employees, the company produces specialized tools...
- From The Fabricator
Kasto’s online shop highlights small to medium-sized saws
- Jul 1, 2021
- Sawing
- News Release
Kasto Inc. has launched the Kastoshop, an online shop at www.thekastoshop.com.
Fueling a fabricator’s 30 years of growth, innovation
- By Eric Lundin
- Nov 3, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
In 1990 two entrepreneurs joined forces to buy a small fabrication shop in Wisconsin that focused on cutting and welding. Within just a few years Sharpe Products was on its way to being a full-fledged tube fabrication shop with an OEM business on the side.
Tube® expo to highlight some of the many changes in store over next few years
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 16, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
The biennial Tube® expo in Düsseldorf is always a reflection of the state of the industry, an up-to-date display of tube- and pipe-related production and fabrication technologies as they are used throughout the world. At the forthcoming expo, March 30 – April 3, visitors are likely to see a richer use than ever before of Industry 4.0 technologies, robotics, and the advanced materials that lead to ever-more-rigorous tube and pipe products.
- From The Fabricator
Kasto’s KASTOmicut swing-frame band saw cuts variety of materials
- Jan 22, 2019
- Sawing
- Product Release
Kasto has extended its KASTOmicut line of swing-frame band saws. The saw is designed to cut tubes, sections, and solid materials to length and for miter cutting. The E 4.6 model saws round material up to 335 mm dia. and flat material with dimensions up to 460 by 335 mm. It is designed for...
- From The Fabricator
Automatic saw with unattended sorting keeps up with steel trader’s increased demand
- Nov 16, 2018
- Sawing
- Product Release
SituationSchmolz + Bickenbach Stahlcenter AG, or Schmobi for short, located in Bronschhofen, Switzerland, is a steel trading company for the Swiss machine industry. The facility has an extensive material store with high-bay warehouses, as well as a variety of machines and a fully automatic sawing...
- From The Fabricator
Kasto offers VisualAssistance remote maintenance assistance for sawing machines
- Oct 8, 2018
- Sawing
- Product Release
Kasto has launched a new process for maintaining its sawing machines and systems remotely. By means of a tablet, smartphone, or smart glasses, users can send live videos to the manufacturer’s service technicians and receive visual assistance and information in real time in the event of a fault or...
- From The Fabricator
Sawing, storage system specialist Kasto opens Chicago-area facility
- By Eric Lundin
- Sep 14, 2018
- Materials Handling
- Article
Kasto Inc. opens new showroom and equipment demonstration center in Schaumburg, Ill.
- From The Fabricator
Kastomiwin double-miter saw from Kasto cuts range of angles
- Aug 21, 2018
- Sawing
- Product Release
Kasto has introduced the Kastomiwin double-miter band saw for cut-to-length and miter cuts from -45 to 60 degrees. Initially available in the semiautomatic U 4.6 and the automatic A 4.6 models, the saw is designed for cut-to-size pieces in the iron and steel industries, plant construction, and...
- From The Fabricator
Kasto Maschinenbau’s KASTOwin tube A 5.0 performs sawing upward from support surface
- Feb 26, 2018
- Sawing
- Product Release
Kasto offers the KASTOwin tube A 5.0 fully automatic band sawing machine for tubular material. It cuts round tubes up to 19.7 in., with a shortest possible cutting length of 0.39 in. The direction of movement of the saw feed is rotated through 180 degrees, and sawing is performed upward from the...
- From The Fabricator
Kasto Maschinenbau’s KASTOwin amc saw designed for additive manufacturing
- Feb 21, 2018
- Sawing
- Product Release
Kasto Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG has developed the KASTOwin amc automatic band saw for individual offcuts of components made by additive manufacturing (AM). It features an integrated 180-degree turning device and intelligent control system. The saw separates components made with AM from their base...
- From The Fabricator
App monitors sawing machines
- Jan 24, 2017
- Sawing
- Product Release
Kasto has introduced an app for management of its sawing machines. Using smartphones and tablets, operators can query and monitor machine status at any time from anywhere on the company premises. If necessary, they can respond right away. The app shows all important information at a glance. It...
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