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Software
Artube - Composer
Composer is a software instrument
developed by ADIGE within the
Artube software to facilitate the
production of items that are similar
to each other but different in terms
of position and/or number of
common processing operations.
INSPIRED FOR TUBE Furniture
guaranteed by the industrial process allows a considerable
saving during other process phases. Assembly
and installation problems on site are virtually
eliminated and the same frame concept is
becoming standard for all products. This is because
the profile being used for the frame has been developed
to exploit at the best the laser tube system
that offers a wide range of possibilities. “Since
January we have been trying to launch the product
in the production phase in the morning and
have it loaded onto trucks within 24 hours”, states
Buscato. We have not yet reached that result, since
the bottleneck is caused by wood panel working
in the joinery, but we are solving the problem
thanks to a rapid paint that allows us to process
the panel today and install it the next day. Laser
and paint are two elements that have allowed
to optimise the production cycle.”
The Composer parametric module
of the CAD/CAM ARTUBE
manufactured by ADIGE plays a
fundamental role in the automatic
production of a door without
requiring the design phase.
Starting from the information
contained in the production order
of the operative program, the
cutting program of the LT722D
system is processed.
The answer meets expectations
The relationship with BLM has been ongoing
for a long time: “When we started the project
– Buscato explains – BLM actively collaborated
to obtain a good result. It certainly is a rather
heavy machine to handle. We want to be sure
before giving any guarantee regarding the
possibility of reaching a certain result. However,
we appreciate anyone who has a serious
behaviour and is able to give a pondered response
and to maintain it. We were not enticed
by the low price and we privileged the result
instead. Price is always an essential feature, but
first of all the machine to be purchased must
meet the demands of the customers, which is
more important than price. Another fundamental
aspect is the guarantee of a follow-up
service, the machines being rather complex
and thus requiring an appropriate technical
assistance: BLM has deserved full marks from
this point of view.”
The security door is environmentfriendly
“Thinking about the future – Biancolin concludes
– foreign markets will become increasingly important
for our product, in which over a period
of five years the average price of a door has virtually
doubled. We are increasingly oriented towards
a high-end market that requires a product
with an increasing added value as regards
design.
In this view, the high flexibility assured by the
Lasertube is very important with reference to a
single product. Those who are still tied down to
high figures today must cope with heavy losses.
Moreover, it is necessary to be flexible when
producing, but also to meet the new standards
and requirements of the building and furniture
sectors. For example, nowadays, thermal insulation
is strongly felt with the “clima-haus” standard
of the province of Bolzano or Trento that is
developing in accordance with the American
LEED standard. Therefore, our doors as well must
be environment-friendly to leave future generations
with the same resources that we received.
What does it have to do with doors? The simple
fact of using coverings with a 15-year guarantee
does not require any replacement and
assures a certain thermal insulation. These are
services offered in addition to security and are
added values that guarantee the future success
of the product.”
Process files
The single processing operations,
created by means of CAD Artube, are
saved in a database suitably divided
by tube section. Each module can be
used to create repetitions of a
specific process in different tube
positions.
The use of this instrument is
particularly advantageous in some
specific sectors. For example, just
think of the manufacturing of frames
for doors and windows in which
some holes, slots or ordinary
machinings are always repeated in
the same manner in all frames, but
must be positioned in different
number and positions in relation to
the type of door or window.
Graphic interface
Avoiding the tube or profile
processing design phase, a graphic
interface, external to the CAD-CAM
system, allows all the stored modules
corresponding to a specific tube
section to be displayed and to be
positioned along the tube axis.
At the end, the result can
immediately be verified from a
graphic point of view and therefore
the machine programme can be
created directly.
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MAY 2011 NUMBER 14