Wood & Timber Times - July 2007

Edgebanding and capping processing center
from Koch
 
Wood Southern Africa & Timber Times met with Trevor Williams of Woodfinish Management at Ligna 2007 to look at the revolutionary new Endmaster-Plus which does edgebanding, shaping and drilling in a single operation.

 

The Endmaster-Plus breaks new ground in the range of component end edge processing and can perform the complete end of workpiece processing in one clamping operation while the workpiece is fixed on the working table.
According to Williams, all profile shapes are possible and programming is effected directly at the touch screen or can be transferred from conventional CAD programs.
He says,"The machine performs edgebanding, pressing and perfect edge finishing all around while additional working units enable the machine to finish different radiuses and chamfers at the edge. Further processing steps for the end surface such as shaping and drilling can additionally be machined in the same clamping operation while minimal set up times allow batch size 1 up to series production to be carried out."

The processing center is suitable for all edge materials from paper, ABS, PVC up to wood veneers with a minimum thickness of 0,2 mm up to 100 mm height of the edge. It can furthermore process all standard glues from EVA and PUR up to PO.
Another machine which is of great interest to the South African market is the Sprint MT CNC mortise and tenon machine for cabinet door components.
This machine will be placed in the door assembly area and streamline door production and the assembly process by allowing a door to be mortised and tenoned one at a time.

The pendulum processing allows constant processing of parts. The three-axis control of the machine is capable of adjusting to different tenon patterns by recalling position, detail of the tenon as well as processing speeds.
Integrating this unit into assembly operations offers improvements that range from improved finished product quality to increased production capabilities as well as higher flexibility. In fact, it increases productivity by automatic production steps; increases consistency and repeatability with three-axis control of tools; increased flexibility by easily recalling programs and consistency in quality joint setting, tenon dimensions and processing speed by NC program.