Flying shears are used for cutting bars and sections during rolling process.According to the configuration they can be used for cropping,scrapping and length cutting purposes at different rolling speeds.To fulfill these different needs,AFE flying shears are designed in several types, either driving systems,mechanical construction and control point of views.
The shears are driven by an electric motor and pneumatic clutch-brake system.All the shears can be equipped with hot metal detector and electronic programmer,if desired. The same flying shears can be made as start-stop type. Since the knives of the crank type shears keep their vertical position during cutting operation,these type of flying shears are specially used for bigger sections,- flats,angles,U-channels and I-beams,Where the perpendicularity of the cut surface becomes more critical