Product Tour APEX
The Future Of Robotic Coping - Maximizing Productivity
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APEX: THE FUTURE OF ROBOTIC COPING
The APEX is designed specifically for the structural steel market, particularly to meet fabricators’ demands for high-speed production. Every feature of the product portfolio has been carefully analyzed and improved, focusing closely on customer needs and optimizing every detail for enhanced performance.
Specifications
Profile & Dimensions
- Profile
- Minimum
- Maximum
 | OD 88,9 mm | OD 610 mm |
 | 80 x 80 / 80 x 40 mm | 400 x 400 /600 x 400 mm |
 | 100 x 96 mm | 814 x 303 mm |
 | 80 x 45 mm | 457 x 115 mm |
 | 75 x 75 mm | 305 x 305 mm |
 | 75 x 50 mm | 300 x 100 mm |
 | 75 x 10 mm | 600 x 40 mm |
Additional Specifications
- Hypertherm XPR300: The APEX now comes standard with the industry-leading Hypertherm XPR300 featuring true hole technology. This, combined with our fully automated handling system, unique gripper, and patented 360-degree rotating robot synchronized with the XPR300, ensures unmatched performance and precision.
- Human-Machine Interface (HMI): Our completely redesigned Human-Machine Interface (HMI) reduces the skill requirements for operators, as the machine now leads the way in streamlining operations and simplifying tasks. This enhances efficiency, minimizes downtime, and reduces dependency.
Discover the possibilities of the APEX
Heavy Walled Beams
Make light work of heavy wall thickness with the APEX. Even weld preparations can be cut without compromising on our quality standards.
Bolt holes and copes for bolted connections
The APEX applies specialized cutting routines for hole cutting on all profiles, ensuring they meet quality standards like EN1019 and ISO9013, up to EXC3.
Weld Preparations for Welded Connections
Cut complex weld preparations, including K-bevels. We developed special cutting routines for ratholes reducing rework after cutting to a minimum.
Supports most beams, bars and hollow sections
Cut Channels, flat-bar, angle-bar and even hollow sections. Benefit of HGG’s 40 years of 3D profiling expertise.
The industry's best-looking machine
(not that we're biased..)
The APEX is designed to be a true eye-catcher. It not only revolutionizes performance but also stands out as the centerpiece of your shop. The APEX’s appearance is a testament to what we at HGG stand for—combining robust high-tonnage production with a beautiful and compelling design. Engineered to impress at first sight, the APEX quickly will become the centerpiece where everyone in your shop is drawn to.
360° Robotic Magic - In 1.8 Seconds
At structural steel, speed and productivity are paramount. The APEX is equipped with a patented 360-degree rotating robot ensuring that each profile is cut with impressive speed. This robot operates in a master-slave configuration with the gripper system, enabling dynamic cutting and maximum torch-on time.
The robot is able to position itself at every location with full freedom, allowing each cut without compromises. Ultimately, the critical measure is the increase in tonnage per hour, which has been the key driver in the design of this unique system, delivering substantial value to you, the end-user. HGG proudly claims that the APEX surpasses the productivity of any other machine currently available on the market.
Designed to fit into any shop environment
The APEX is engineered to seamlessly integrate into any shop environment. Its cutting cell boasts a compact design, yet it provides freedom for the robot to position itself at every location due to the patented rotational movement. Additionally, the infeed conveyor can be conveniently positioned outside, minimizing the machine’s footprint inside the shop. This design ensures that the APEX maximizes space efficiency without compromising on functionality.
Unmatched Versatility - Without Gripper Modification
The APEX stands out as a pioneering machine in terms of versatility. It is equipped to handle all shapes and profiles required in a structural steel shop without any compromises. Unlike traditional beam cutting machines, which are limited to specific steel profiles or capabilities to process certain cuts, the APEX effortlessly processes all, including round pipes, without requiring modifications to the gripping device. This machine is designed to replace all conventional machines in your shop, ensuring comprehensive coverage and superior performance.
Seamless Handling of Pipe and Box-Sections
The APEX is the only machine available in the market place capable of cutting both pipes (CHS) and box sections (SHS/RHS) in one flawless operation. Thanks to HGG’s patented 360-degree rotational robot, it handles hollow sections effortlessly. Whether it’s complex cuts, with or without bevels, the APEX has you covered. Before cutting begins, a quick yet thorough 3D laser scan is performed to ensure all material deviations are accounted for. The outcome is a precisely finished connection ready for use, eliminating the need for any secondary processing.
Laser Measurement for Extreme Accurate Cuts
Experience speed and precision with HGG’s advanced laser measurement system, the fastest and most accurate on the market. Traditional probing methods used by many conventional machines cannot match the precision required to handle today’s material deviations.
HGG’s system creates a complete 360-degree 3D view of the material before initiating the cutting process. This approach ensures all deviations are accounted for, resulting in precise cuts and eliminating errors caused by incorrect measurements. The entire measurement process is completed in just seconds, making it not only the most precise but also the most reliable system available today.
Eliminating Secondary Processing
Beam coping machines often require secondary processing due to their limitations—but not the APEX! Its intelligent cutting routines are designed to eliminate or significantly reduce the need for follow-up steps.
With the APEX, parts come off the machine ready for fabrication, saving you the cost and reliance on skilled craftsmen to correct machine shortcomings. When evaluating productivity, consider the entire operation—not just the cutting phase. The APEX ensures the efficiency you plan for is the efficiency you experience.
Synchronized Gripper Movements Minimizing Loading Delay
The APEX is designed to optimize productivity and minimize time wastage through efficient combined movements. As such, the Gripper retracts vertically while returning to its starting position. Simultaneously, the machine loads new material onto the infeed conveyor. This setup ensures that as soon as the Gripper returns, it can immediately clamp onto the new material, allowing the process to continue without delay.
Fume Extraction, Reinvented for Hollow Section Cutting
Fume extraction during the cutting of hollow sections can be challenging. APEX addresses with our innovative gripper design. While the cutting cell efficiently captures the majority of fumes, we’ve taken it a step further by integrating a dedicated extraction point directly at the gripper. Ensuring a cleaner operation, improved air quality and a safer working environment.
Case Study
Featured Video
'The APEX system replaces our drill-saw line, allowing us to internalize critical production processes that were previously outsourced.'
Jan Wiebe van den Berg, Staalbouw van den Berg
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