To provide a pipe cutting facility having high cutting efficiency and its method.
The steel pipe cutting facility 1 has a plurality of cutting machines 9 for cutting a steel pipe 3a, an input side table 5 for carrying in the steel pipe 3a to the cutting machines 9, and an output side table 6 for carrying out the steel pipe 3a cut by the cutting machines 9. The cutting machines 9, the input side table 5, and the output side table 6 have a plurality of conveying rollers 10, 13, and 16 for conveying the steel pipe 3a. The conveying rollers 10 and 13 in the cutting machines 9 and the input side table 5 are provided with driving motors 11 and 14 capable of mutually independently controlling rotation speed and sensors 12 and 15 for detecting the position of the conveyed steel pipe 3a.
OKANO MASATOSHI
IWAMOTO MASAHIKO
SUMITOMO METAL IND
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