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Introduction
The self cleaning system RAPID CLEAN has been designed in order to minimize the RAPID CLEAN maintenance operations for cutting tables which hold the metal plates while they are being cut. During thermal cutting, a big quantity of dust and slag drops in the area underneath the cutting zone. This waste is normally collected in special slag containers. Emptying and cleaning these containers requires periodic maintenance and consequent machine down-time. Thanks to an independent and automatic system, the scraper is able to minimize the time and costs related to the slag removal operations.

Functioning
The principle of the machine is simple and smart. It is distinguished by metal indented blades which are dragged along a bottom metal plate in order to remove mechanically the slag which is dropped on it during the cutting. The movement is powered by a motor driven gearbox and two chains installed on special guides located on the internal sides of the table and under the suction doors. The scraping blades normally are spaced 2 meters (6,5 ft) apart from each other. They go through each section of the table and they convey the slag produced by the cutting in a unique container positioned at the very end of the table itself. This generous container may be easily removed once full. The treatment of the slag may be performed in two ways:

1. Fall by gravity in a big container placed in a pit, located at the very end of the table. This
box will be provided with four lifting lugs in order to facilitate the emptying operations.

Front Area

Back Area

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2. Deposit of the slag on a transversal conveyor, located perpendicularly to the scraper. The
aim of this system is to elevate the falling of the slag in order to place the slag container on the ground instead of pitting it underground.

Front Area

Back Area

Principal components
frames: 1. Bearing frames: They are characterized by shaped metal plates and tubes and they are sized in order to resist heavy loads. Normally they are manufactured in 3 meters sections, they hold the bottom metal plates and do service as guides for the transmission chains. plate: 2. Bottom metal plate: Normally a 25-30 mm thick metal plate is used. It is laid down on the floor and it does service as plane for the falling slag.

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Transmission: 3. Transmission: it is made up by an axle connected with a motor gearbox and a pin, assembled at the two ends of the table. The traction is powered by a chain which slides along the sides of the scraper inside the bearing frames.

4. Scraping Blades: they are made up by shaped metal bars, connected at the meshes of the
chains which allow the movement tensioning them.

Models
The RAPID CLEAN can be integrated in any ORION1-ORION2-SUPERORION and also in any POLARIS model. It can be integrated both in small tables (3 x 1,5 m / 9.8 x 4.9 ft minimum) and in big systems. As for the configuration of the machine and of the handling of the slag, the customer has to choose two different settings: as for the collection of the slag, the customer can choose between the pit container or the conveyor solution, on the other hand for the timing of the self cleaning system, the customer can choose either an automatic setting using a timer, or a manual one using a switch activated by an operator.

Front Unit with Suction Channels

RAPID CLEAN represents a convenient solution in order to keep the working environment clean and efficient, reducing the down-time and the running costs.

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