Panels & Furniture Asia May/June 2020
Panels & Furniture Asia (PFA) is a leading regional trade magazine dedicated to the woodbased panel, furniture and flooring processing industry. Published bi-monthly since 2000, PFA delivers authentic journalism to cover the latest news, technology, machinery, projects, products and trade events throughout the sector. With a hardcopy and digital readership comprising manufacturers, designers and specifiers, among others, PFA is the platform of choice for connecting brands across the global woodworking landscape.
Panels & Furniture Asia (PFA) is a leading regional trade magazine dedicated to the woodbased panel, furniture and flooring processing industry. Published bi-monthly since 2000, PFA delivers authentic journalism to cover the latest news, technology, machinery, projects, products and trade events throughout the sector. With a hardcopy and digital readership comprising manufacturers, designers and specifiers, among others, PFA is the platform of choice for connecting brands across the global woodworking landscape.
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<strong>May</strong> / <strong>June</strong> <strong>2020</strong>, Issue 3 | <strong>Panels</strong> & <strong>Furniture</strong> <strong>Asia</strong> PANELS MANUFACTURING | 35<br />
Other tools available include the QuickCutter, used for<br />
cutting and preparing belts for welding up to 4 mm thick; the<br />
QuickGrinder, which enables engineers to achieve a smooth<br />
surface with minimal thickness deviations, even over large areas;<br />
and the QuickPeener, a portable shot peening unit specially<br />
designed for flattening deformed press belts without having<br />
to halt production.<br />
ENSURING QUICK AND PRECISE BELT REPAIR<br />
“These and other tools and techniques are available to<br />
customers around the world,” says Porst, “and we are able to<br />
deliver training and education through local seminars. This<br />
service – this reassurance – is a key reason why customers<br />
continue to place their trust in IPCO.”<br />
“Press downtime can be extremely costly so we are geared up<br />
to providing a rapid and efficient response to press belt issues<br />
anywhere in the world. And with the market moving towards<br />
ever thinner boards – produced at speeds up to 2 500 mm/sec<br />
– belts repairs need to be as close to perfect as possible, so we<br />
continue to invest in the precision technologies necessary to<br />
deliver the highest standards.” P<br />
IPCO’s Quick Bench is designed to hold a section of a steel belt
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