Salvagnini S1.30

The Salvagnini S1.30 is a punch-laser combi machine for sheet up to 3,048 x 1,524 mm (120.0 x 60.0 in). It punches, forms, taps and laser-cuts in one clamping, which is why Salvagnini calls it a work center instead of a punching machine with a laser attached.

Punching is done by a multi-press head, not a turret. The head's die structure houses up to 59 tools, each actuated individually and always available, so there is no turret rotation or tool change inside the cycle. It works with B, C, D and MultiTool type stations. An optional electrical tapping unit beside the operating head can house up to 6 different tools.

The laser is a fiber source, listed at 3000-4000 W, cutting with nitrogen or compressed air. Its job is to separate parts and cut the contours a punch cannot make economically. Both processes share one thickness window: 5.0 mm (0.20 in) maximum in aluminum, steel and stainless steel, and 0.5 mm (0.02 in) minimum. That makes the S1.30 a thin-sheet machine. Anything thicker belongs on a standalone laser.

Small blanks are the other limit to note. The minimum sheet is 670 x 400 mm (26.4 x 15.7 in), so short remnants cannot be fed back in. Several adaptive functions work in the background: a centering control measures the incoming sheet and adapts the program to its actual dimensions, the two-carriage manipulator changes its dynamics with sheet size and weight, and the manipulator axes are compensated for thermal expansion. The S1.40 is the same machine for 4,064 x 1,524 mm sheet.