HGG Unveils New Ship Profiler

HGG’S new UPC 450 Ship Profiler is designed to increase cutting and prefabrication productivity by eliminating the need to cut ship stiffeners and spools by hand. HGG production automation combines ship stiffener cutting, 3D profile cutting with optional tube cutting.

The HGG UPC 450 Ship Profiler offers full process cutting integration through the HGG ProCAM Software Suite, integrating thermal cutting HGG ProCAD design, HGG ProGRAM work preparation coordination, and HGG’s internationally recognized 3D plasma cutting intelligence. The end result, precision stiffener and tubular spool cutting that reduces fitting and welding time, which in-turn saves labor costs, HGG said.

The UPC 450 Ship Profiler is a cutting machine with a small footprint, but a wide range of capabilities. The machine makes it easy to load material on a cutting table and then quickly cut it within the cutting cell, cutting ship stiffener profiles from flat bars, bulbs and angles, as well as cutting spools from tubular pipes. The cutting cell includes a cutting trolley that controls all movement and HGG’s patented cutting head and biaxial cutting torch, capable of precision accuracy. To maximize worker health and safety, the machine includes two fume extraction modules, safely capturing and disposing of plasma dust, smoke and fumes.

The Ship Profiler is designed to be versatile and can be easily configured to accommodate a variety of fabrication needs and footprint requirements. One person can quickly and easily convert the Ship Profiler from cutting profiles to cutting tubes.

HGG, headquartered in Wieringerwerf, Netherlands, is a supplier of pipe cutting machines, robotic profile cutting lines and associated cutting equipment solutions around the world. HGG Profiling Equipment, an HGG subsidiary located in Medina, Ohio, provides sales and service support for the company’s customers in North America, Central America and South America.