The ARG 380 plus S.A.F. hydraulic semi-automatic band saw features a 34 × 1.1 mm blade, variable speed from 15–90 m/min and angular cutting up to 60° on both sides, delivering precise cutting of large metal sections in industrial environments.
Manufactured by PILOUS, the ARG 380 plus S.A.F. is a powerful hydraulic semi-automatic band saw designed for demanding industrial cutting applications. Built for high productivity and structural rigidity, this machine is capable of processing large metal sections and solid materials while maintaining excellent cutting accuracy.
With its robust construction, intelligent touchscreen control system and wide angular cutting range, the ARG 380 plus S.A.F. provides a highly efficient solution for modern metal fabrication environments.
Overview
The ARG 380 plus S.A.F. is engineered around a massive band saw arm designed specifically for industrial cutting of full materials and large cross-sections. The robust structure ensures exceptional system stiffness and high cutting precision even when operating under demanding production conditions.
The machine uses an industrial blade measuring 34 × 1.1 mm, allowing stable cutting of large profiles, structural steel components and solid metal bars. Multiple blade variants are available to match different material types, including stainless steel and tool steel.
One of the machine’s key advantages is its wide angular cutting capability, offering mitre cutting up to 60° to the right and 60° to the left. This makes the machine extremely versatile for fabrication and structural steel applications.
The hydraulic semi-automatic system performs the entire cutting cycle automatically. With a single command, the machine clamps the material, starts the blade and cooling system, performs the cut, stops the blade, lifts the arm to the preset position and releases the vice.
Wide angular cutting capability
The ARG 380 plus S.A.F. offers an exceptionally large mitre cutting range of 60° to the right and 60° to the left, making it highly versatile for fabrication tasks that require precise angled cuts.
The band saw arm is mounted on a sturdy turntable supported on both sides by massive housings fitted with prestressed tapered roller bearings. This design ensures smooth and stable rotation of the arm during angular cutting.
The turntable rotates together with the saw band, preventing the blade from cutting into the vice surface and extending machine durability.
Angle adjustment can be easily performed using the angle scale, while optional digital monitoring on the touchscreen allows even more precise control.
Advanced touchscreen control system
The machine is operated through a touchscreen mounted on an ergonomic rotary central control panel.
The display provides real-time operational data including:
It also displays the required lifting height of the saw arm based on the cross-section of the material being cut.
Control electronics, including the touchscreen, PLC and frequency inverter, are supplied by Schneider Electric, ensuring high reliability and industrial-grade performance.
Hydraulic semi-automatic operation
The integrated hydraulic system allows the machine to perform the complete cutting cycle automatically.
When activated, the system performs:
This automation significantly increases productivity in repetitive cutting tasks and improves cutting efficiency when processing solid or high-quality materials.
The hydraulic unit also allows adjustment of the vice clamping pressure, ensuring optimal holding force for different materials.
Optimized cutting performance
The integrated frequency converter allows continuous blade speed adjustment between 15 and 90 metres per minute.
This enables optimal cutting conditions for a wide variety of materials including:
Correct speed selection improves cutting accuracy while extending blade service life.
Heavy-duty industrial construction
The machine is built using massive industrial components designed for long-term durability.
Large-diameter running wheels combined with three-side hardmetal blade guides ensure smooth blade movement and highly accurate cuts.
All rotary parts, including running wheel bearings and blade tension systems, are over-dimensioned to guarantee long service life even under continuous industrial operation.
The machine base includes a removable chip container or can be equipped with an optional chip conveyor for improved chip management in production environments.
The ARG 380 plus S.A.F. is designed for demanding industrial cutting applications such as:
Its combination of hydraulic automation and wide angular cutting capability makes it particularly suitable for industrial fabrication tasks.
The ARG 380 plus S.A.F. delivers a powerful combination of industrial strength, intelligent control systems and high cutting versatility. With its wide angular cutting range, hydraulic automation and robust construction, the machine is capable of handling demanding cutting operations with precision and reliability.
Within the ANATECO equipment portfolio, the ARG 380 plus S.A.F. stands as a high-performance hydraulic semi-automatic band saw designed for professional industrial metal cutting.
Frequency converter – Standard equipment
Enables continuous blade speed regulation between 15–90 m/min. and thus setting the optimum cutting conditions for the given material.
Hydraulic pressure device HVP
Used to clamp bundles of material to be cut. Ensures reliable clamping by hydraulically controlled vertical contact pressure working within the machine’s cycle.
Halogen lamp LA
Provides good lighting of the workplace of the machine. An invaluable tool especially when the lighting at the workplace is insufficient.
Oil mist lubrication MM
Creates an oil mist that is sprayed onto the cutting edge. It replaces the use of a classic coolant, especially when cutting sections during which leakages may occur. Possibility of using organic oils.
Laser alignment LS
High-quality industrial laser projects the cutting line on the material to be cut. Makes the setting of the required material length simpler, faster and more accurate.
Workpiece stop
Robust stop with a 500mm scale for setting the required length of the material to be cut.
Electrical cleaning brush KDE
Steel circular brush powered by and industrial motor with worm gearbox. Used to remove chips from the saw band behind the cut.
Display of angles
Digital scanning of set cutting angle ensures fast and accurate setting of the required angle. The value is displayed with an accuracy of 0.1 degrees on a central touchscreen. We recommend this equipment especially for a frequent angular cutting.
Pressure regulation
Hydraulically controlled one-sided automatic regulation of saw band feed into cut according to the resistance of the material to be cut. Significantly reduces the cutting time and service life of the saw band.
Hydraulic tensioning
Ensures convenient tensioning of the saw band by a manual hydraulic pump to a required value according to the pressure gauge and its control during the use of the machine. Optimum tensioning of the saw band is essential for its service life and cutting accuracy.
Screw chips conveyor SD
Ensures smooth removal of chips from the machine. Reduces the time needed for the cleaning of the machine especially when cutting series of full materials producing large amount of chips.
Saw band tension indicator CD
Ensures accurate tensioning of the saw band to a required value according to the pressure gauge and its control during the use of the machine. Optimum tensioning of the saw band is essential for its service life and cutting accuracy.
Rinse spray gun OPL
For cleaning working space of the machine.
Chip container SDB
For easy handling is chip container equiped with wheels and swivel chip bin.
Stainless steel container and chip separator
The robust stainless steel container is an optional accessory enabling the machine to be complemented with a chip separator. The chip separator is a galvanized, finely perforated container for efficient collection of sawdust that has passed through a sieve in the base. This container is easily removable when filled and is easy to clean outside the machine.
Stainless steel container and magnetic chip separator
The robust stainless steel container is an extra accessory enabling the machine to be complemented with a magnetic chip separator. For particularly fine chips that have passed through the sieves in the saw, a highly efficient magnetic separator is used. It saves time for cleaning and disassembling the cooling path and extends the service life of the cooling emulsion. This device is easily removable and easy to clean outside the machine by simply pulling the magnetic bars out of the housing.
| ARG 380 plus S.A.F. | 90° | -45° | +45° | +/- 60° |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● | 380 | 380 | 380 | 270 |
| ■ | 340 | 340 | 340 | 255 |
| ▬ | 510 x 340 | 350 x 340 | 350 x 340 | 235 x 340 |
| Main motor | 400 V, 50 Hz, 3 kW | |||
| Pump motor | 400 V, 50 Hz, 0,12 kW | |||
| Hydraulic motor unit | 400 V, 50 Hz, 0,55 kW | |||
| Saw blade speed | 15-90 m/min. | |||
| Working height of vice | 810 mm | |||
| Hydraulic system oil | cca 26 l (ISO 6743/4-HM, DIN 51 524 part 2-HLP) | |||
| Coolant tank | cca 35 l | |||
| Machine dimensions | Dimension drawing | |||
| Machine weight | 1025 kg | |||
ARG 380 plus S.A.F.
