CNC Rebar Cage Making Machine
Fully Automated Continuous Welding: Integrates automatic feeding, positioning, spiral winding, and unloading into a seamless unmanned workflow, ensuring stable production with minimal labor.
High-Speed Precision Manufacturing: Fast welding cycles with CNC-controlled positioning deliver consistent cage quality, reduced material waste, and reliable high-output performance.
Flexible CNC Configuration System: Supports multiple cage specifications with one-click program recall, enabling rapid diameter adjustment and accurate, repeatable production.
CNC Rebar Cage Making Machine — Model YGTZ2500-12
The CNC Rebar Cage Making Machine YGTZ2500-12 is a fully automatic intelligent welding system designed for manufacturing reinforced steel cages. It is widely used in metro construction, bridges, buildings, airports, highways, and foundation engineering projects.
The machine integrates an automatic main bar feeding system, main bar detection and positioning welding system, spiral bar winding welding system, and automatic cage discharge system, forming a continuous unmanned production process. No manual intervention is required during welding, ensuring high consistency and productivity.
A single main bar welding cycle takes less than 35 seconds. Welding parameters can be preset and stored according to process requirements. A 9–12 m cage framework can typically be completed in about 20 minutes, while spiral winding and welding take approximately 25 minutes. This enables stable, high-speed continuous production.
The welding quality is reliable, with precise control of welding time and position to prevent false welds and reduce material waste. The system supports multiple preset cage specifications, allowing operators to call stored programs via a touchscreen for one-click operation. Automated monitoring records welding data in real time, ensuring stable quality and full process traceability.
Comparison Table
| Comparison Item | CNC Rebar Cage Making Machine | Traditional Cage Rolling Welder | Traditional Cage Rolling Welder |
Welding capability | Automatic main bar welding + automatic spiral welding | Spiral welding automatic, main bars welded manually | Automatic main bar welding + automatic spiral welding |
Welding method | CO₂ shielded automatic welding, reliable quality | Manual welding, inconsistent quality | CO₂ shielded automatic welding, reliable quality |
Cage diameter range | 790–2340 mm, no mold change required | 800–2200 mm, multiple molds required | 790–2340 mm, no mold change required |
Diameter adjustment | CNC automatic support ring adjustment | Manual mold replacement | CNC automatic adjustment |
Feeding method | CNC chain automatic feeding | Manual loading | CNC chain automatic feeding |
Spiral bar diameter | Ø6–16 mm supported | Ø6–16 mm | Ø6–16 mm supported |
Cage docking | Automatic measurement compensation, accurate docking | Manual correction required | Automatic compensation docking |
Main bar configuration | Single or double main bars supported | Single main bar only | Single or double main bars supported |
Spiral bar configuration | Single or double spiral supported | Single spiral only | Single or double spiral supported |
Horizontal dual main bar | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
Inner support ring adjustment | CNC automatic positioning, high precision | Manual adjustment | CNC automatic positioning |
Number of main bars | 4–128 supported | Mold-dependent | 4–128 supported |
Operators required | 1 person | 4–6 persons | 1 person |
Production capacity* | 10–12 cages per shift | 6–8 cages per shift | 20–24 cages per shift |
Main bar welding time* | 15 minutes per 12 m section | Manual, inconsistent | 15 minutes per 12 m section |
Spiral welding time* | 15 minutes per 12 m section | 20 minutes per section | 15 minutes synchronized |
*Example based on Ø1.6 m cage production.
Technical Parameters
| Item | Specification |
Model | YGTZ2500-12 |
Cage inner diameter | 800–2500 mm |
Cage length | 12 m |
Max cage weight | 6000 kg |
Spiral bar diameter | 5–14 mm |
Spiral pitch | 50–500 mm |
Main bar diameter | 16–50 mm |
Hydraulic pressure | 10 MPa |
Total rated power | 100 kW (including 8 welding machines) |
Machine dimensions | 36 m × 8 m × 3 m |
Head travel speed | 0–3 m/min |
Spiral carriage speed | 0–3 m/min |
Cage rotation speed | 0–10 rpm |
Machine weight | ≈38 tons |
Main bar welding cycles | 0–3 times |
Main bar single weld time | 0–2 s |
Spiral welding mode | Full weld / staggered weld / adjustable |
Spiral weld time per point | 0–1 s |
Spiral configuration | Single / double spiral |
Main bar configuration | Single / double main bar |
Power supply | 380V / 50 Hz |
Cage unloading | Automatic trolley translation |
Moving welding units | 2 sets |
Smart bar length memory | Standard |
Main bar feeding | Pneumatic automatic positioning |
Bar alignment | Servo positioning |
Alignment accuracy | 3 mm |
Single main bar welding cycle | 30–50 s |
Cage lifting supports | 6 sets |
Lifting system | Hydraulic control |
Oil pump pressure | 10 MPa |
Air pressure | 0.9 MPa |
Cage rotation accuracy | ±0.2° |
Cage support method | Hydraulic support |
Spiral pitch accuracy | ±2 mm |
Stored cage programs | 30 sets |
Operators required | 1–2 persons |
Spiral pay-off speed | 0–50 m/min, adjustable |
Spiral straightening | Dual-roller straightening |
Spiral load capacity | 6000 kg |
Mold ring support | Hydraulic support |
Inner support rings | 6 pcs |
Support ring spacing range | 1700–2000 mm |
Spacing adjustment | CNC programmable |
Major Components List
| Component | Model | Notes |
Main turntable servo motor | 7.5 kW | 1 set |
Fixed-length travel servo motor | 2.3 kW | 1 set |
Carriage drive motor | 4 kW | 1 set |
Drum rotation motor | 7.5 kW | 1 set |
Spiral feeding motor | 3 kW | 1 set |
Spiral straightening motor | 5.5 kW | 2 sets |
PLC controller | — | 1 set |
Touchscreen HMI | — | 1 set |
Gear reducer | — | — |
Pneumatic cylinder | — | — |
Welding machine | 500 type | 8 sets |
Frequency inverter | — | — |
Electrical components | — | Relays/contactors/sensors |
Three-phase motor | — | Induction motor |
