Special Processing--Batch Profile By 5 Axis Bridge Saw For Tombstone

In tombstone and granite monument processing industry, most factory owners face a very common problem. When they need to make special edge shapes, such as R rounded corners, wave lines, curved edges and S-style profiles for tombstones, they almost rely on traditional milling processing method. Many customers ask us whether 5 axis bridge saw machine can do these complex profiling work in a faster way, because the old milling method really limit their production capacity.

Normally, most stone workshops use milling cutter to finish tombstone edge profiling. But this processing way have many obvious disadvantages. Milling work speed is very slow, workers can only process one single tombstone per time. Since most tombstones are made of hard granite material, the cutter need to cut layer by layer to avoid cracking and tool broken. The whole process takes long time, consume more electricity, and require more manual operation. For large batch tombstone orders, this low efficiency processing method is very troublesome and make profit margin lower.

To solve this industry pain point, our 5 axis CNC bridge saw provide a totally different and more efficient solution for tombstone edge profiling. Instead of using milling bits one by one, our machine can fix multiple tombstone slabs vertically on one side of the worktable, and complete batch profile cutting with diamond saw blade in one single process. This method is specially suitable for hard granite tombstone processing, greatly improve production speed and save lots of working time.

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Not every ordinary bridge saw can support this batch tombstone profiling function. Only high-rigidity full 5-axis CNC model can finish stable and accurate batch edge shaping. Below are the core machine features that support special tombstone batch processing:

1. Full CNC System with Industrial Camera and Touch Screen Operation

The machine is equipped with complete CNC control system, industrial HD camera and industrial touch screen. Workers can directly position slabs through camera scanning, check cutting path on screen, and adjust parameters easily. The whole operation is simple and not depend on senior master experience.

2. Support DXF File Import and Automatic Profile Copying

Our 5 axis bridge saw support standard DXF drawing import. Technicians only need to design the tombstone edge curve, wave shape or S-line profile in advance, then import the file into the machine system. The equipment will automatically generate cutting path and finish full-automatic profiling. No manual trajectory correction needed, very convenient for batch customized tombstone production.

3. 0~360° Head Rotation and 0~90° Head Tilting Function

For irregular tombstone edges, flexible head movement is necessary. Our machine head can rotate 360 degrees freely and tilt from 0 to 90 degrees. No matter it is inner R corner, outer arc, continuous wave edge or special S-shaped curve, the saw blade can keep perfect cutting angle to ensure smooth and uniform edge finish.

4. Super Long Y-axis Travel for Vertical Batch Cutting

This is one of the key points for batch tombstone processing. Our Y-axis travel is long enough to let machine head cross over the worktable range. When multiple tombstone slabs are vertically placed and fixed on the front side of table, the saw blade can reach every single stone steadily and complete unified profile cutting. This is why we can realize multi-piece batch processing instead of one piece only.

5. 22KW High Power Frequency Conversion Main Motor

Granite tombstone is super hard and high density. Low power motor cannot keep stable cutting during continuous profile shaping, easy cause blade shaking, edge chipping and motor overload. Our self-developed 22KW permanent magnet frequency conversion main motor provide strong and stable power output. Whether straight cutting, arc profiling or batch multi-piece shaping, the motor can keep steady running without stuck, ensure clean cutting effect for hard granite.

6. Heavy Duty and Deformation-Proof Machine Structure

Batch tombstone processing belongs to long-time heavy load work. If the machine beam and body is not rigid enough, it will deform after period of heavy cutting, cause profile error and unqualified edge size. Our 5 axis bridge saw adopt thickened heavy-duty beam and overall optimized structure. Long-term batch cutting will not cause machine deformation, keep high processing accuracy all the time.

We have finished many real trial cutting tests for tombstone edge profiling. Different kinds of granite tombstone arc edges, R corners, wave lines and S-shaped profiles all achieved perfect cutting result through our batch processing method. Compare with traditional milling processing, the batch saw blade profiling speed is several times faster, edge surface is smoother, no need secondary polishing, greatly improve factory output and reduce production cost. Below is our test processing for one of our customer: 

Batch Edge profile by 5 Axis Bridge Saw for Tombstone