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Stefani laser line edgebander from SCM
SCM GROUP’S specialist edgebanding
machine manufacturer,
Stefani, has developed, the
company believes, the very best
edgebanding system available
on the market using laser technology,
to provide panel and
furniture manufacturers with
edgebanding to their panels to
an exceptionally high standard,
and at a price that is very
competitive.
Stefani’s designer’s aims, along
with assistance from Italian Universities,
was for perfection in edgeband
banding technology and the
end result provides new opportunities
for furniture designers. With
Laser Line an invisible, permanent
joint is achieved between the panel
and the edgebanding.
The laser is very user friendly,
easy for the operator to set up and
use. Laser Line is fully controlled
by the machine’s PC and is totally
safe thanks to the abundance of
safety circuits and the continuous
checking of each parameter performed
by dedicated software.
Maximum productivity is obtained
with the absence of glue
and associated gluing systems,
permitting easier maintenance
and rapid set up times. the machine
is ready for production immediately
it is switched on,
because the absence of glue
means it does not have to be
heated, wasting valuable production
time.
Laser Line uses edges with an
‘active’ internal layer, which melts
when coming into contact with
the laser beam, merging perfectly
and permanently with the core of
the panel.
Laser Line allows the creation of
a single item between the edge
and the panel, eliminating any visible
joints, and it can be used to
process edges with different
heights and thicknesses for application
on chipboard and MDF
panels.
The edgebanding unit generates
a laser beam that hits the
edge activating a specific layer
that merges perfectly and permanently
with the panel. Perfectly integrated
in the edgebander cabin,
the Laser Line technology uses a
diode laser source. This solution
reduces costs considerably when
compared with CO2 lasers as the
latter have very low performance
levels due to the installed power
and therefore have a very high energy
consumption.
Feed speeds up to 30 m/min are
achievable, but is dependent
upon the colour of the edgebanding
being applied. The height of
the laser beam can be NC controlled
to suit the thickness of the
board being edgebanded from 10
mm to 50 mm, the standard unit
for 10 mm to 30 mm panel thicknesses.
Thickness of edgebanding
ranges from 0.7 mm to 2 mm.
The first machine into the UK has
been sold to Browns 2000 at the recent
W10 Exhibition and with considerable
interest at the show, SCM
UK believes it is on to a winner with
this latest laser technology.
SCM Group (UK) Ltd
Tel 0115 977 0044
Email
scmgroupuk@scmgroup.com
www.scmgroup-uk.com
Rugged bandsaw from Makita
THE NEW Makita LB1200F bandsaw
is a versatile and rugged
machine ideally suited to workshop
or site operations.
The robust stand has a pair of
travel wheels making this bandsaw
easy to move yet stable for accurate
cutting. Powered by a
900 W inverter motor, the LB1200F
is supplied with three band-saw
blades; a scroll blade for intricate
pattern cutting, a 13 mm blade for
steel and a 16 mm blade for timber
sawing.
The maximum depth of cut is
165 mm and this is adjusted by
moving the three-roller band
guide against the easy to read
depth gauge. The adjuster is
locked with a simple twist lock
conveniently placed to the front of
the drive head. A 6-LED work light
illuminates the cutting point. The
solid cast iron bedplate gives rigid
stability and machined accuracy
and can be adjusted to 45 deg tilt.
Safety on this new Makita bandsaw
is comprehensive. The main
switch on the side of the band
housing requires the operator to
lift the main stop button to access
and depress the start button,
meaning that the machine cannot
be inadvertently turned on. This
same electronic control prevents
the machine from re-starting automatically
should the mains power
supply be interrupted. If this happens,
and the saw stops, the operator
must repeat the formal start
procedure again to start the blade
running. Micro switches on the
covers also provide circuit breaker
protection, cutting the power system
should they be opened with
power still live to the saw.
The blade speed alteration is a
manual change of the drive belt
and pulley arrangement in the
lower drive box whilst the band
tension is adjusted at the top of
the band drive housing. A quick
release tension lock and fingertip
adjuster makes this an easy operation.
Brushes clean the blade
within the housing and the collector
can be coupled to a dust extraction
unit to keep the blade
clean and efficient.
Makita (UK) Ltd
Tel 01908 211678
Email leads@makitauk.com
www.makitauk.com
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