Amid the in-depth upgrade of the section steel processing industry toward automation, high efficiency and intelligence, traditional manual and semi-automated stacking suffer from low efficiency, high labor costs, inconsistent precision and prominent safety risks—becoming core bottlenecks for enterprise development. The Automatic Magnetic Robotic Stacker for Section Steel is the key equipment for production line transformation, boasting core advantages of full servo precise control, intelligent magnetic grabbing, multi-specification flexible adaptation, stable high-capacity output and fully unmanned operation.
Exclusively designed for angle steel, channel steel, small I-beams and other profiled bars, it enables unmanned whole-process operation from steel discharging, conveying, grouping and positioning to automated stacking, end alignment and finished product delivery. It greatly boosts production line efficiency and intelligence, cuts labor costs and safety risks, and ensures standardized, neat stacking—providing solid equipment support for large-scale, intelligent section steel production.
Core Product Advantages
1. Fully Automated Operation, Zero Manual Intervention
Equipped with a professional electric fully automatic grouping control system integrated with high-precision sensors and an intelligent central control system, the equipment achieves fully unmanned operation throughout the entire production process, with no need for manual adjustment or on-site operation.
This design reduces labor input and costs, eliminates stacking errors, collision damage and counting mistakes caused by human operation, ensures consistent stacking quality for all product batches and specifications, and lays a solid foundation for efficient subsequent warehousing and transportation.
2. Flexible Multi-Specification Adaptation, One-Stop Production Solution
The stacker is highly flexible for production, adapting to conventional section steel (angle steel, channel steel, small I-beams), customized profiled bars and flat steel of 200×12/15, 250×12/15, 300×12/15 specifications, covering most section steel product types.
It supports free switching of stacking lengths of 6m (synchronous double lines), 9m and 12m; the 6m double-line mode doubles production capacity for mass production. Without replacing core components, parameter adjustment via the control system enables quick switching of stacking operations for different section steel, adapting to both small-batch customized production and large-scale standardized production, and improving equipment utilization and production line flexibility.
3. Precise Magnetic Grabbing + Full Servo Drive, Efficiency with Product Protection
Targeting the characteristics of section steel, the equipment adopts a customized 600mm wide high-strength electromagnetic grabbing system, with stepless intelligent adjustment of magnetic force according to steel weight and specification. It ensures stable and precise grabbing, prevents steel slipping and deviation, and avoids surface scratch caused by excessive magnetic force—achieving both efficient grabbing and product protection.
Adopting full servo drive and a high-precision Cartesian coordinate motion system, it reaches a horizontal/vertical speed of 1m/s with millimeter-level positioning accuracy. The core stacking cycle is ≤12S, with single-cycle efficiency far exceeding traditional stacking methods, fundamentally breaking the capacity bottleneck of the stacking link.
4. Stable High-Capacity Output, Ideal for Large-Scale Production
Equipped with an intelligent capacity adjustment system, it flexibly adjusts stacking groups (2/3/4 pieces per group) based on steel specification, weight and length for precise capacity control. For 12m packaged channel steel (100-300 light/heavy specifications), single package weight ranges from 3024Kg to 6653Kg, light channel steel capacity is stably above 100 tons/hour, and heavy channel steel capacity reaches up to 249.5 tons/hour, meeting the large-scale production needs of medium and large enterprises.
With a high-rigidity structure and high-quality core components, it features stable performance and strong fatigue resistance, supporting 24-hour continuous operation with a failure rate far below the industry average, ensuring uninterrupted production and enhancing market supply capacity.
5. Intelligent Linkage, Seamless Integration with Existing Production Lines
Designed with standardized interfaces and a modular structure, the stacker fully matches the process characteristics of existing section steel production lines. It realizes intelligent linkage and seamless connection with upstream/downstream equipment (straightening machines, conveyors, packaging and warehousing equipment) without large-scale transformation of existing lines, greatly reducing upgrade costs.
Its central control system intercommunicates with the enterprise’s MES, uploading real-time data such as equipment status, stacking capacity and product specifications to realize digital and intelligent production management.
Core Equipment Composition & Configuration
The whole line consists of six core functional units: chain type steel shifting roller table, conveying chain line, grouping and flat-supporting mechanism, counting baffle mechanism, section steel stacking device and end alignment device. All units are linked by a central intelligent control system to form a closed-loop automated stacking system, achieving uninterrupted fully automated operation.
All core components are high-specification and high-quality, with strict quality control from structural parts to electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, fully ensuring operational stability, precision, service life and safety:
- Drive & Electrical Control System
- Core Structural Parts
- Pneumatic & Hydraulic System
- Magnetic Grabbing System
- Sealing & Protection System
Core Operating Process
The entire stacking operation is centrally controlled and scheduled, with all units cooperating in linkage according to preset programs for a smooth, standardized and controllable process:
- Straightened section steel enters the chain type steel shifting roller table and is stably conveyed to the conveying chain line via frequency conversion control.
- The two independent transmission units of the chain line adjust speed according to steel specifications and convey steel to the grouping and flat-supporting mechanism.
- The mechanism automatically groups steel by lifting via cylinders and conveys it to the counting baffle mechanism.
- The mechanism realizes precise steel positioning and intelligent counting via sensors, and sends signals to the central control system for subsequent stacking.
- The core section steel stacking device grabs steel via the overturning electromagnet, overturns it 180°, and stacks it layer by layer on the output roller table with the Cartesian coordinate system.
- When stacked to the preset height, the end alignment device accurately aligns the steel via pneumatic baffles to ensure neatness.
- The output roller table conveys the finished steel to the next process (packaging, warehousing, logistics), completing the fully automated stacking process.
All operational parameters are precisely adjustable via the central control system to meet the stacking needs of different products, with zero manual participation throughout the process.
Core Performance Highlights
① Ultra-High Precision, Excellent Stacking Neatness
The stacking device adopts precision gear-rack transmission and dual slide rail/linear bearing guidance, with a horizontal stroke of 1800mm and vertical stroke of 900mm, and millimeter-level positioning accuracy. The horizontal and vertical neatness of finished stacking far exceeds industry standards, improving packaging quality and reducing steel loss in warehousing and transportation.
② Strong Adaptability, Supporting Mixed-Specification Production
Simple adjustment of the grouping mechanism’s material support frame and the counting baffle’s blocking range enables quick adaptation to different steel models and specifications. No machine stop or part replacement is needed—parameter adjustment allows continuous mixed production of multiple specifications, greatly improving production line flexibility and efficiency.
③ High Stability, Low Failure Rate
All components are processed, assembled and inspected in accordance with national heavy machinery standards, with multiple strict quality tests from raw material procurement to factory delivery. The firm structure supports 24-hour continuous operation, with a far lower failure rate than the industry average, reducing maintenance downtime and ensuring stable production capacity.
④ Humanized Design, Easy Maintenance & Low Cost
Adopting a modular design, wearing parts are reasonably arranged and easy to disassemble and replace without large professional equipment. Key parts are equipped with access holes and operation platforms for convenient maintenance. Complete technical documents (operation manual, drawings, electrical schematics) are provided, enabling quick mastery of maintenance skills and reducing reliance on professional technicians and maintenance costs.
⑤ Comprehensive Safety Protection, Guaranteed Operation
Equipped with a multi-layer safety system including emergency stop buttons, safety light curtains, anti-collision sensors, overload and leakage protection devices. It automatically stops and triggers an audible and visual alarm in case of abnormalities or personnel approach, avoiding equipment damage and safety accidents. Safety covers on moving parts prevent steel slipping and accidental contact, protecting workshop production and personnel safety.
⑥ Energy Saving & Low Consumption, Economical and Environmentally Friendly
Full servo drive and frequency conversion control realize precise power output and avoid invalid energy consumption, with significantly lower energy consumption than traditional semi-automated equipment. The intelligent magnetic grabbing system only consumes energy during grabbing, further reducing overall energy consumption—aligning with national green manufacturing and low-carbon development policies, and cutting enterprise energy costs.
One-Stop Full-Cycle Supporting Services
To ensure the smooth design, landing and operation of the equipment, we provide one-stop, full-cycle supporting services with a professional team following up the entire process, solving all customer worries:
1. Customized Design Service
Our technical team conducts on-site investigations of customer production sites, processes and capacity needs, and tailors personalized equipment and production line connection schemes combined with enterprise development plans to ensure perfect adaptation and maximum production line efficiency.
2. Full-Process Landing Service
We are responsible for professional manufacturing, strict quality inspection, safe transportation, on-site installation and commissioning guidance. Experienced engineers ensure quick equipment commissioning and production line access, putting the equipment into production as soon as possible.
3. Professional Personnel Training
One-on-one systematic training for operators and maintenance personnel covers operation specifications, parameter setting, daily maintenance, part replacement and fault troubleshooting. Theoretical teaching combined with on-site practice ensures proficient mastery of equipment skills.
4. Production Line Linkage Service
Our team cooperates with customers to complete the debugging and connection with upstream/downstream equipment, ensuring the linkage and coordinated operation of the entire production line, and realizing fully automated production from steel processing to finished product stacking and packaging.
5. 7×24 Hour After-Sales Support
We provide lifelong technical support and a 7×24-hour all-weather after-sales response mechanism. Professional technicians provide timely solutions via phone, video and other means; on-site maintenance is arranged for unsolvable faults to minimize downtime and ensure smooth production.
6. Technical Upgrading Service
We provide equipment upgrading and transformation services with timely control system updates and core component upgrades, ensuring the equipment always maintains advanced technical capabilities to meet customers’ growing production needs.
With technological innovation at its core and prominent features of high automation, efficiency, stability, adaptability, energy saving and safety, the Automatic Magnetic Robotic Stacker for Section Steel is the preferred core equipment for section steel enterprises to realize automated, intelligent and green production line upgrading.
It effectively reduces labor, energy and maintenance costs, greatly improves production efficiency and product quality, promotes the transformation of enterprise production modes to standardization and intelligence, and enhances core market competitiveness. In the wave of intelligent and green upgrading of the steel industry, it will become an important driving force for enterprises to break through development bottlenecks, achieve high-quality development and create greater economic and social value.
