Digital Control Loop Foam Cutting Machine for Continuous Foaming Line

The TDC-01 is a digital control foam cut to length machine built to work behind a continuous foaming line. Cutting width is 2300 mm, cutting height is 1300 mm, motor power is 6.14 kW, machine weight is 1000 kg and the overall dimension is 4200*1300*3800 mm. The machine is CE certified.

A continuous foaming line does not stop for a cut. If the block has to be taken off and cut somewhere else, the line either waits or the block loses its shape before it is cut. The TDC-01 sits inline, cuts the foam to length as it leaves the line, and keeps the block square while it is still supported.

• Model: TDC-01
• Control: Digital control
• Cutting width: 2300 mm
• Cutting height: 1300 mm
• Motor power: 6.14 kW
• Weight: 1000 kg

1. Set the length. Enter the required block length on the digital control.
2. Take the block. The block moves from the foaming line onto the cutting conveyor.
3. Clamp and cut. The block is clamped and the blade makes the cut square.
4. Release and transfer. The cut block leaves the conveyor for storage or the next step.
5. Repeat. The next length is cut without changing any manual setting.
6. Check the length. Measure the first block of each batch against the order.

Measure the first block of every batch, not just the first block of the day. A length that drifts slowly is easy to miss and expensive to rework once the blocks are stacked.

A freshly foamed block is soft and easy to deform. Moving it off the line and cutting it later means it has been handled, stacked and possibly compressed before the first cut. Cutting inline removes that handling, so the cut is made while the block is still straight and supported.

Inline cutting also removes the buffer between the foaming line and the cutting step. The line runs continuously and the cutter takes each block at the length ordered, without the line waiting for a cut to finish elsewhere in the plant.

The digital control is what makes the length repeatable. A manual stop moves, an operator judges the position, and the length varies between blocks. A digital setting produces the same length until the setting is changed.

• Inline cut: less handling before the first cut.
• Continuous flow: the foaming line does not wait for the cut.
• Digital length: the same length block after block.

• Line matching: cuts to length inline, so the foaming line keeps running.
• Square blocks: the cut is made while the block is still supported on the conveyor.
• Digital length: length changes are made on the control, not by moving a stop.
• Width and height: 2300 mm wide and 1300 mm high blocks in one pass.
• Compact unit: 4200*1300*3800 mm fits behind the foaming line.
• 6.14 kW drive: standard site power, no special supply needed.
• CE certified: export-ready guarding and electrics.

• Continuous foaming lines: inline cutting as the block leaves the line.
• PU block production: blocks cut to a fixed length before storage.
• Mattress foam plants: lengths matched to the next cutting step.
• Block storage: uniform lengths that stack and store cleanly.
• Foam conversion lines: first cut ahead of slicing and splitting.
• Export packing: blocks cut to container-friendly lengths.

Cut-to-length faults are usually position faults, not cutting faults. Check the encoder, the conveyor and the stop before touching the blade, because a length that drifts is almost always a position problem.

Keep the transfer zone clear while the line is running. The block arrives under its own momentum and the operator should not be reaching across the conveyor to guide it.

Stop the conveyor before clearing a block that has jammed at the blade. An inline cutter has foam on both sides of the blade, and the exit side is the part that is easy to forget.

• Set the cut length and confirm it on the control before the run.
• Check the transfer height from the foaming line.
• Keep the transfer and blade exit zones clear.
• Measure the first block of each batch.
• Stop the conveyor before clearing a jam.

The conveyor and the encoder are the parts that set length accuracy. Check the belt tension and the encoder coupling weekly, and re-check the first block after any maintenance on either.

The blade and guide need the usual checks. A dull blade overloads the 6.14 kW motor and leaves a rough cut face, which shows up as a quality complaint before it shows up as a breakdown.

• Check conveyor belt tension weekly.
• Check the encoder coupling and mounting weekly.
• Inspect blade sharpness daily.
• Check the blade guide alignment after any conveyor work.
• Compare motor current with the commissioning record monthly.

The machine ships in a reinforced export crate with the cutting frame, conveyor section and control panel braced for transport.

The shipment includes the line interface dimensions, electrical requirements and a commissioning checklist, with remote support during installation.