Step Weld
Trench Mesh Welding Plants from coil or pre-cut lengths
STEP WELD is a high productivity plant designed to produce trench mesh. This is thanks to high automation, very short set-up times, robust construction and machine reliability. Both the STEP WELD S and H versions can be tailor made to suit various high efficiency configurations. These are suitable for a variety of production scenarios whether producing large series of standard trench mesh or manufacturing a mix of different sizes and dimensions.
These plants produce electrowelded mesh panels of various sizes using wire in coils, either cold drawn or hot rolled, or starting from cut-to-size bar wire.
Here are some details:
BAR – BAR LW ∅6 – ∅20 mm (#2 - #6)
CW ∅6 – ∅12 mm (#2-#4)
BAR – COIL LW ∅6 – ∅20 mm (#2 - #6)
CW ∅6 – ∅12 mm (#2-#4)
COIL – COIL LW ∅4 – ∅12 mm (#2 - #4)
CW ∅4 – ∅8 mm (#2)
Main characteristics are:
• Welding lines of different degrees of automation
• High quality tailor made solutions
• Simply productive
Please note: MEP has built various types of STEP plant, all of them producing electro-welded mesh in panels, with a maximum of 12 longitudinal wires and a minimum = 2 longitudinal wires, according to the customer requests; the following descriptions correspond to some of the plants we already actually produced. Other configuration are possible, thanks to the high modularity of these plants.
All models feature a control panel with industrial PC, allowing the programming of the production cycle, setting of the operating parameters, diagnostics and Remote management of welding controls.
Step Weld M
fed by pre-straightened and pre-cut to Measure bars, both for longitudinal and cross lines; this plant produces electro-welded mesh with a maximum of 12 longitudinal wires
the insertion of longitudinal bars can be done manually, semi-automatically or fully automatically, according to the customer requests
the cross wire insertion, the forming of the mesh, the stacking and evacuation of panels are fully automatic
the welding unit is equipped with pneumatic cylinders; the number of electrical transformers is proportional to the mesh maximum width, so to guarantee the uniform distribution of the electrical current in all the welding points. Each transformer features its own control from the main board, so the operator adjusts the parameters via software
this plant is recommended for high productivity of electro-welded mesh with a maximum of 12 lines (maximum width 1600mm)
Step Weld 4S
is a Simplex Step Weld plant, i.e. it is fed by coiled rod (cold drawn rod or hot rolled&stretched rod) both for longitudinal and cross lines and produces electro-welded mesh with a maximum of four and a minimum of two longitudinal wires
once set the various units and inserted the program inputs, the production of a panel of given dimensions is fully automatic (straightening, positioning, welding, cutting); the straightening of longitudinal wires is gained by rotors equipped with hard metal pads
the welding unit is equipped with pneumatic cylinders; each transformer features its own control from the main board, so the operator adjusts the parameters via software
evacuation and stacking of panels are automatic
this plant is recommended for high productivity of lattice plane girders and electro-welded mesh with a maximum of four lines (maximum width 1200mm)
Step Weld H
fed by pre-straightened and pre-cut bars for longitudinal lines
fed by coiled rod (cold drawn rod or hot rolled&stretched rod) for the cross lines. This combination of feeding is also labelled Hybrid
the insertion of longitudinal bars can be done manually, semi-automatically or fully automatically, according to the customer requests
the cross wire insertion, the forming of the mesh, the stacking and evacuation of panels are fully automatic
the welding unit is equipped with pneumatic cylinders; the number of electrical transformers is proportional to the mesh maximum width, so to guarantee the uniform distribution of the electrical current in all the welding points. Each transformer features its own control from the main board, so the operator adjusts the parameters via software
this plant is recommended for high productivity of electro-welded mesh with a maximum width of1600mm
Step Weld S
is a Simplex Step plant, i.e. it is fed by coiled rod (cold drawn rod or hot rolled&stretched rod) both for longitudinal and cross lines and produces electro-welded mesh with a maximum of two longitudinal wires (in fact it produces plane lattice girders)
once set the various units and inserted the program inputs, the production of a panel of given dimension is fully automatic (straightening, positioning, welding, cutting); the straightening of longitudinal wires is gained by rotors equipped with hard metal pads
the welding unit is equipped with pneumatic cylinders; each transformer features its own control from the main board, so the operator adjusts the parameters via software
evacuation and stacking of panels are automatic
this plant is recommended for high productivity of lattice plane girders, expecially suitable for residential trenches