The family-run company of MEBA Metall-Bandsنgemaschinen GmbH has contributed to essential developments in bandsawing technology over four decades of innovations.

MEBA offers more than 50 bandsawing machines from semi-automated ones to the double-mitre and its customers include those engaged in normal shop sawing tasks as well as large structural steel fabricators, the automotive and machine-building industries and high-volume production industries.
The company, whose products will be presented at Gulf Industry Fair, has a world-wide distribution network and also caters to customised demand in the materials handling field.
It has been highlighting its MEBAeco range whose products are based on a “continuously advanced construction kit system“ out of which innumerable models can be configured.
“Everything is possible: from simple semi-automatic machines for straight line cuts to patented double-mitre bandsawing automatic machines with a cutting range at a maximum of 410 x 700 mm according to the type of machine,” says a MEBA spokesman.
The company stresses that it customises and provides “individuality” at an affordable price.
“Features like the trend-setting electric saw feed and the stepless frequency controlled saw drive as well as the latest linear feed technique for all applicable tracks are the answers to the continuous need for higher flexibility, faster operation and outstanding accuracy  in the steel industry,” it says.
“The version MEBAeco 410 DGA offers the possibility of a flexible in-feed gripper, which is expandable to nearly all lengths. Similarly, lengths of cycles can be reduced substantially, especially when sawing taller lengths. The infeed gripper is built on a rigid stock roller which can be driven as an option. Due to the unique patented MEBA mitre system the hydraulic workpiece clamping always stays squarely to the material and close to the sawing blade. The material vice adjusts according to the desired mitre automatically in the direction of the material.
“The saw frame operates through anti-vibration and no-tolerance linear guidance. The speed of the stepless frequency controlled AC-drive can be chosen to between 15 and 150 m/min.” The company further explains that MEBA double-mitre bandsawing machines allow the execution of various mitre and length combinations. Visualised control surfaces enable a continuously uncomplicated input and monitoring of the sawing programme.
“As a final consequence, these machines can even be connected with material bearing feeding and rejecting logistics for a fully automated sawing process. In connection with, for example, bearing drilling systems, sandblast systems, pantograph milling machines or welding robots almost any automatic line operation of steel constructions can be realised,” it says.
“The machines are easily accessible to all machine parts for changing saw blades or cleaning. All machines of the MEBAeco line are outstandingly easy to handle, so that the operator can concentrate on his prime work,” it concludes.
MEBA is based in Westerheim/Schwaabische Alb Germany (drechsel@meba-saw.de).
Its agent in Saudi Arabia is Alruqee Machine Tools Co Ltd, Al Khobar (www.alruqee.net.)ق