Chesaw Piranha

Protecting your workers

• Protected feed access on sheet throat and parts hopper.
• Protected and interlocked manual reverse points for all drive motors.
• Robust fail-safe “dog bone” torque arms for drive trains.
• Two-corner E-stop protection.

Reliability

• Robust design for a long life, with aggressive cutting knives.
• Self-protecting anti-jamming with overload and reversing feed drive functions.
• Nord and Siemens helical gearmotors.
• Improved flake evacuation through blower air assist and recirculation.
• Auto-lube unit for trouble-free bearing longevity.
• Siemens Micromaster vector drive and inverter-duty feed motor.

Easy to run

• Remote operator console with speed override and control.
• Multiple-access material feed, plus slaved conveyor feed.
• Easy access for knife clean-out.
• Anti-tear in-feed rollers for unmonitored sheet reduction.
• Two-way adjustable scraper plates for cutting efficiency.
• Adjustable final sizing screen mount for maximum flake output.
• Sound-suppressed 7.5 HP blower.

Specifications

• Depth, feed direction: 90 in.
• Width, cross-sheet direction: 140 in.
• Height: 78 in.
• Weight: 7,500 lb.
• Power: 3-phase 60 Hz service, 125 A for the 30 HP main motor drive train. 50 Hz available.