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Homag UK’s May Open House SCM Group Technologies Featured At The Holz-Handwerk Weeke Compact BHX Drilling Centres Routing, Cutting & Tooling Options From AXYZ International Easystop From Weinig Discover Why Automated Storage Systems Solutions Provide The Perfect Foundations For Efficient Production Better Finish from Kündig ACCORD 25x From SCM Two More Striebig Saws For Sign Industry Supplier Alphacam Gets Postural Care Products To Market Faster woodCad/CAM: The Homag Group’s Design-to-Machine Software Dutch Market Leader Appoints UK Firm As Sole Agent Meticulous Planning Pays Dividends For Dustraction at GP Cases Cades Saves The Day With Ecogate

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BA Components Takes Over the UNILIN Uniclic® for Furniture Activities

UNILIN, division panels is handing over the production and sales of furniture components with the Uniclic® for furniture technology to one of its major customers, BA components. The Uniclic® for furniture technology, developed by UNILIN, allows to click various panels together without any tools. UNILIN made the strategic choice to hand over the sales & production to further focus on developing new technologies and improving existing product ranges.

BA Components, a market leading manufacturer of kitchen & bedroom doors and accessories in the UK and Irish furniture components industry and currently operating in more than 20 worldwide markets, signed a license agreement with UNILIN for the Uniclic® for furniture technology and will also take over and further continue the production and sales activities of ClicBox, a commercial range of components with Uniclic® for furniture technology, mainly used in kitchens.

Having signed the license agreement BA have purchased the production machinery used for Uniclic® for furniture and invested in a new purpose designed production facility in South Yorkshire where they already have a manufacturing base.

ClicBox was launched by UNILIN just over two years ago. BA Components will guarantee the production capacity to ensure

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continuous supply to the market, a seamless transition and establish the brand further within the marketplace in order to support the further growth of the business.

Jan Battheu, Sales & Marketing Director at UNILIN, division panels is happy to see BA Components further develop the furniture components. “We are convinced that the ClicBox range is a perfect match with BA Components’ current activities and product offer, allowing us to concentrate more on our core business.”

Kieran McCracken, BA’s Operations Director and the man ultimately responsible for the smooth production transition said, “We are excited by both the challenge and opportunity this offers and would like to thank Unilin for the manner

in which the negotiations have been conducted, we are looking forward to further establishing the Uniclic® for furniture products not only here in the UK but throughout our global sales network.”

UNILIN, division panels will continue the production and sales activities of furniture components and the ClicBox range until BA components takes over full production from the 1st of July 2016.

For further information: Tel: 028 8676 4600 Email: davidcaulfield@bacomponents.co.uk www.byba.co.uk

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EVENTS

Xylexpo will celebrate 50 years.

25 bi-annual exhibitions at the Fiera-Milano-Rhoexpo – held May 24th – 28th.

For further information: Tel: 0039 02 89210200 Email: info@xylexpo.com www.xylexpo.com

EFFICIENCY SQUARED. THE NEW VOLLMER VGRIND 160

The W16 show, the UK’s premier event for the joinery and furniture industries, will take place at the NEC Birmingham – October 2nd – 5th. Visitors will be able to register online very soon so look out for any information in the trade press or online.

For further information: Tel: 020 7886 3116 www.wexhibition.co.uk twitter: @w_exhibition

The New Components Show Working alongside W16, the long-standing woodworking machinery and materials exhibition, Montgomery has introduced ELEMENTS a new components show taking place at the NEC Birmingham, October 2nd - 5th.

As the only Components show in the UK ELEMENTS will provide visitors with an exclusive opportunity to see the latest products and prototypes.

The show will complete the manufacturing cycle alongside W16.

The one-of-a-kind, multi-level machining of the Vgrind 160 uses two vertically arranged grinding spindles to provide the highest standard of efficiency for the production of solid carbide tools. Further highlights include its sophisticated wall design for optimum accessibility and clear viewing, flexible automation solutions and tried and tested operating software. Are you ready for precision at its best?

www.vgrind.com For further information: Tel: 0207 886 3116 Email: lisa.campagnola@montex.co.uk www.exhibition.co.uk

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EVENTS HOMAG UK’s May Open House Spotlights The Latest Advances in CNC Machinery A wide range of entry level and volume producing CNC machinery will be amongst a host of technologically advanced equipment demonstrated by HOMAG UK at its two day Open House, running from May 11th – 12th at its Castle Donington showroom.

A wide range of machinery will be demonstrated and product specialists will be available throughout to discuss and advise visitors. The equipment on show will vary from affordable entry level models to higher end products. Software experts will also be presenting the user-friendly systems including the latest versions of woodCAD/CAM, woodWOP plus software for nesting and solid wood processing. These easy to use programs improve both production performance and the manufacturing efficiency.

“CNC machinery and technology have advanced hugely over recent years, which is fantastic news for our customers as they can now invest in HOMAG machines more cost effectively” claims Simon Brooks, sales and marketing director for HOMAG UK. He continues, “We’ve worked hard to ensure that our machines stay at the top of the table in terms of both quality and technology.

Our first Open House of the year is an exciting platform to showcase the advances we have made with our CNC machines. This equipment significantly increases productivity and is testament to our continual pursuit to develop the very latest technology.”

Live demonstrations At the Open House there will be demonstrations of a variety of machines, ranging from the best-selling compact WEEKE BHX 050 machining centre to the higher end specification WEEKE Vantage 100/710 nesting router. With over 3000 sold, the WEEKE BHX 050 is one of the most popular drilling and routing CNCs in the UK market. It can process panels as small as 200 x 70 x 12mm up to panels sized 2500 x 850 x 60mm.

However, there is also an option to increase this working length to 3050mm.

The WEEKE BHX 055 is the 050’s big brother and will also be demonstrated at the Open House. It was the success of the BHX 050 that prompted WEEKE to develop a higher specified version, the BHX 055. This powerhouse has all the benefits of the original 050 but includes automatic adjustment of

work piece thickness, a maximum working length up to 3050mm and 13 vertical spindles as standard.

The WEEKE BHX 200 marks the next generation of powerful CNC drilling and routing machinery. It boasts considerably faster machining speeds than the 50 or the 55, yet still maintains the same high levels of precision, despite its small size. The machine can be equipped with two individually moveable high-speed drilling heads which activate a total of 36 high-speed drilling spindles enabling, for example, rows of holes to be processed considerably faster.

Two WEEKE nesting machines will be demonstrated, the 100/710 and the 43M. The WEEKE Vantage 43M is a gantry style CNC machine which ensures the highest precision over the entire working width. It has a 10ft x 4ft matrix table with the gantry travelling at a vector speed X/Y of 80m/minute, making it very fast and efficient.

This machine is perfect for nesting and general machining as it comes as standard with a powerful four axis controlled router head, an impressive toolchanger capacity and a large drill block with vertical and horizontal

Live demonstrations of the latest technology will be held including WEEKE’S nesting machines

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Visitors to HOMAG UK’s Open House will be able to see all of the Group’s latest CNC technology

drills, as well as an X and Y direction grooving saw.

The WEEKE Vantage 100/710 on display at the open house is for jumbo sheet nesting. It is equipped with an infeed lift table, push off and table sweep system, and an outfeed conveyor belt to provide fully a fully automatic throughfeed nesting cell. It comes with a powerful 12HP (9kW) HSK routing spindle as standard (optionally upgradeable to 16HP [12kW]) and a vertical drill block with automatic toolchanger for fast, versatile and efficient conversion of raw boards into fully machined components.

Another powerful WEEKE workhorse being showcased at the Open House is the ABD 260 drilling and dowel inserting machine. This machine can be used on its own or to compliment the nesting models where horizontal drilling and dowelling is required.

It delivers controlled and clear-cut results through the use of a vibrating hopper, fed from the top of the machine. Controlled with HOMAG’s user friendly woodWOP software, the ABD260 can cope with one off components as easily as high production runs. The machine drills, glues and inserts dowels horizontally at a rapid

rate and can also drill vertically lending itself nicely to ‘knock down’ products.

CNCs for solid wood processing The WEEKE BMG 211/32/12/K four axis CNC processing centre is particularly impressive thanks to its high configuration.

It is ideal for machining components such as doors, door frames, solid wood components and complex furniture parts.

The machine comes with HOMAG’s tubeless vacuum clamping system as standard. This means work pieces can be securely held with a mix of vacuum pods and clamps to cope with even the most complex components. Also, it is very easy to change from job to job with minimal downtime.

Last but not least will be the HOMAG BMG 311/42/F/K. It is part of a range of heavy duty gantry processing centres which provides state-of-the-art CNC solutions for furniture, window, door and stair manufacturers. This five axis machine has an impressive specification including HOMAG’s LED positioning system for fast, accurate adjustment of the vacuum pods and rails, a heavy duty 5-axis router head and a large drill block for drilling vertically and horizontally. The BMG 311 will be

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producing various 5-axis machined work pieces throughout the event demonstrating its complete versatility.

With programming software now recognised as perhaps more important than the machine itself, HOMAG UK will be demonstrating its array of software systems for nesting, solid wood processing, furniture design and production.

“If you’re considering investing in CNC technology, this Open House is a must,” enthuses Simon Brooks. He continues, “To enable customers to afford brand new equipment, our HOMAG Finance team will be available throughout the Open House to give advice on investment plans and provide solutions tailored to individual needs. Cash flow is crucial in order for a business to thrive, but there’s no reason to let it impede expansion plans,” concludes Brooks.

To reserve your place at the HOMAG Open House from the 11th – 12th May 2016 please call Adele Dixon on 01332 846424.

For further information: Tel: 01332 856500 Email: info@homag-uk.co.uk www.homag-uk.co.uk

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SCM Group Technologies Featured at the Holz-Handwerk SCM Group, a world leader in designing, producing and distributing technologically advanced solutions for the woodworking industry, will be present at the 18th edition of the Holz-Handwerk trade fair, open from 16 to 19 March 2016 at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre.

Visitors will be welcomed in a new exhibition space of over 1,300 square metres dedicated to the group's new products and solutions. "Strong Reasons Why" will be the driving concept behind the entire SCM communication campaign at the fair. The idea is to focus on the group's strong values, which translate into tangible benefits for operators, and to demonstrate the company's ability to offer industry professionals an extremely wide and complete range of woodworking products and solutions.

The new stand reflects such key concepts as brand identity, reliability and technological innovation, enhanced by an impressive arrangement and an effective and elegant graphic design, which once again confirms the SCM Group ability to offer state-of-the-arts solutions that perfectly meet the needs of an ever evolving market.

SOFTWARE Software, the common denominator of all production technology innovations, will be the welcoming theme upon entering the SCM Group technological "promenade". Its focus will be the Xilog Maestro software suite for machining centres -- modular and packed with specific programmes for a

variety of applications (panel processing, solid wood processing, wall and beam processing, sawing, lines and systems, edging). Introduced in support of sawing processes will be Ottimo Cut, the powerful plain sawing optimising software application; in support of edgebanding, the E-Touch application, able to programme and test all machining phases using a virtual 3D preview with a simple click; in support of wood carpentry machining centres, the Quicklink application integrated with the new nesting capabilities for X-LAM walls; and finally the line supervisor Watch, developed for integrated systems and complete system management.

MACHINING CENTRES SOLID WOOD PROCESSING The expertise of SCM machining centres will be demonstrated by two models of the Accord line. To be shown for the first time at Holz-Handwerk, the Accord 50 FX is the new 5-axis machining centre, with a fixed worktable and mobile portal, capable of milling and drilling workpieces up to 500 mm tall using large tools. It is designed to meet the needs of many different applications, from design elements made of wood to products made of plastic or hightech materials.

Accord 25 FXis the machining centre that offers high-tech solutions and ease of use with a relatively small investment, ideal for small and medium-sized companies producing doors, windows, stairs and solid wood furniture. Equipped with the Matic

SCM Group Software Maestro Proview

fully automatic worktable, the 5-axis Prisma electro-spindle and the Pro-Speed safety system, it allows a complete machining of the workpiece while requiring far shorter times for set-ups and tool changes, thus optimising productivity.

As part of the automatic planers-moulders line, SCM will display the NPTL Superset which can process workpieces from 25x6 mm to 260x200 mm. It comes with a TTL device for automatic adjustment of the left vertical shaft, allowing you to process a series of parts with different widths without the need to change machine settings.

C.M.S. Wood Technology Part of the SCM Group stand will be set aside for C.M.S. Industries, which through its Wood Technology Division designs, engineers and manufactures CNC woodworking machining centres. Acclaimed around the world for the quality of its products and service, the company offers a huge know-how which it has gathered and continued to build over 40 years of producing special machinery for the woodworking industry.

PANEL PROCESSING

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On display for the first time in Nuremberg will be also the drilling-routing and edging machining centre Morbidelli Planet P800, designed to simplify the machining of shaped panels up to 6360x1905 mm, ideal for the furniture industry which can benefit from the use of a single high-performance machine for panel routing, drilling and edgebanding.

Highly modular, it allows machining of customised products with edges applied on panels that are up to 80-mm thick, ensuring

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PROFILE perfect 0-360 joints. Maestro Edge, the new 3D software application, simple and safe, allows you to manage the entire production cycle, from an initial idea to the finished product, with optimised execution speed.

The Morbidelli Cyflex hp machining centre for drilling is one of the most eagerly awaited products, with its promise of increased productivity. This solution, which occupies a space of less than 10 square metres, boasts shorter cycle times than any other product available on the market thanks to its two independent drilling heads which optimise any drilling pattern and a 6.6 kW at 24,000 RPM spindle equipped with a 6tool storage, to always ensure maximum productivity while working on a single batch.

An important contribution is also promised by the SCM Tech Z5 – Z2 line of machining centres, integrated with new devices that allow you to complete panel machining processes without requiring manual adjustments.

SIZING AND AUTOMATION Representing the SCM products for sizing and automation is the 3-axis storage system Flexstore S, integrated with the Sigma Impact beam saw. This easy-to-use solution guarantees optimised material flow and machining times at a relatively small investment. Its storage system comes with a new configuration that includes an automatic panel labeling device, now available with this model. This optional feature allows you to create and print labels on panels, including text, bar-codes or images directly aboard the machine. This ensures complete traceability and identification of every single furniture item being produced, without requiring any operator's intervention, which translates into drastic reduction of production cycle times within the cell.

EDGE BANDING The Stefani product line will be represented at the fair by the XD Industrial Edge Banding Solutions for the production of high-design furniture. Among the benefits offered by these solutions are high productivity at low operating costs, high return on investment, manufacturing quality that exceeds any standard, technical perfection without compromises, top finishing quality, high flexibility, powerful ETouch interface to nearly instantly transform a desired finish into a machine programme.

The new component that comes with the SCM Olimpic K560 edgebander and with the Stefani Solutionsis the SGP flexible glue pot, which highly optimises production times and costs thanks to its automatic dispensing and dosing, its patented sealing of spilled glue when the roller is stopped, and its reduced amount of circulating melted glue.

In addition, Olimpic K560 comes with the EVA glue premelter and the Air Fusion technology to offer small- and medium-sized companies a compact, versatile product equipped with edge scrapers and trimmers which can work at 2 different radii, from infinitely thin to solid wood 8 mm thick. On view at the fair will also be the Scm Olimpic K360, a popular entry-level edgebander with a rounding unit.

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sequences of operation formulas. The solution can be easily integrated with the SCM complete product lines, which employ various transportation and drying systems that, through the use of microwave technology, offer far shorter processing times.

MACHINES FOR THE ARTISAN SANDING DMC will take part in the Holz-Handwerk fair with a range of flexible sanding systems, "modular technological containers" which, with the use of innovative technological devices that are unique in the industry, allow you to achieve first-class handmade-like finishes, such as the irregular saw-cut finishing, worm-eaten (DMC registered patent), gouged or wavy finishing (lengthwise and crosswise), in addition to a wide variety of brushing and rustic effects.

The Scm range of sanders will be represented by the Sandya 900, equipped with the superfinishing unit that guarantees the very best finest finishes.

FINISHING Among the finishing solutions, the Superfici company will present Maestro, the hi-tech high-performance human-like robot for painting window and door frames or any hanging element.

The 6-axis robot can be expanded to fit more complex installations and equipped with a pressurisation system. Its reliability, consistency and quality of performance are guaranteed by the robot's repeatability and precise execution.

The system is designed to facilitate painting of large items such as windows and doors.

Thanks to the use of an intuitive computer control programme and a 2D system for the automatic acquisition of elements to be painted, it is now possible to easily associate paint recipes with colour changes, recalling previously stored

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The SCM Startech CN is the new universal drilling and CNC panel sawing machine designed for both small- and medium-sized companies as well as big carpentry industries producing non-standard products or developing prototypes. Thanks to its 7 independent vertical spindles, with spindle and blade in a cross (X) pattern, and the ability to drill also in a Y pattern, this drilling machine allows you to produce finished furniture elements without the need to replace drill bits and without requiring the operator to set up the machine and adjust the worktop according to changes in panel dimensions.

Also on display at the fair will be the “L’invincible Six" circular saw offering options for oblique cuts at +-46°, a first-class product of SCM's design and technical excellence.

Following its great success at Ligna Hannover 2015, Luciano Molinari's “500 Kube” returns to the SCM Group stand at Holz Handwerk to welcome visitors interested in machines for artisans and artists. With the "500 Kube" project, SCM Group fuels the passion for wood and helps transform it into art and design through the craftsman's creativity and the use of a technological perfect tool.

For further information: Tel: 0115 9770044 M: 07809 496365 Email: gdecol@scmgroup.com

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CASE STUDY WEEKE Compact BHX CNC Drilling Centres Range Pack A Powerful Punch The WEEKE BHX range of compact CNC drilling centres includes three vertical processing centres – the BHX 050, 055 and 200 models – and a gantry processing centre, the BHX 500. For their size, all the machines punch well above their weight and have proved to be highly productive and reliable machines.

Launched in 2009, the WEEKE BHX 050 set the ball rolling. It was an instant success and has been incredibly popular with total BHX machine sales of over 3000.

It caught the imagination of the market because not only does this state-of-the-art drilling and routing CNC centre have an incredibly small footprint and an equally trim price tag, but it can also match the rapid processing times of much larger machines. With these credentials, it’s no surprise it soon became the benchmark as the ideal drilling solution for all businesses whether small, medium or large.

Simon Brooks, sales and marketing director of HOMAG UK comments, “Since its introduction, sales of the BHX 050 have

consistently out-performed expectations.

With over 3000 BHX machines sold, the market has clearly given it its seal of approval. And, when you see what this machine is capable of, you begin to understand why it has become the favourite CNC machining centre, particularly for kitchen, bedroom or office furniture manufacturers.”

The BHX 050 is a reliable 3-axis processing centre which can drill on five sides and is capable of grooving and routing at fast throughput rates whilst, at the same time, keeping energy bills down due to its low energy consumption. This versatile workhorse is capable of processing panels as small as 200 x 70 x 12mm up to panels as big as 2500 x 850 x 60mm as standard. There is also an option to increase this working length to 3050mm.

Simon continues, “The BHX 050 can process any type of wood panel and is most commonly used for MFC and MDF. We have had situations, however, where even demanding materials such as Trespa and

solid wood components are being handled by this robust machine.”

A real time-saver that offers true value “Once the programming has been done, the set-up takes just seconds; it only requires the push of a pedal and press of a button to get it started. A really productive feature on the BHX 050 is the panel holding system. There are no vacuum pods or beam positions to think about, the machine automatically positions the panel clamp correctly to suit each panel.

“The BHX 050 is great for one-off production due to its immense flexibility and we have many customers using the machine for make to order ‘cabinet by cabinet’ production. All the operator has to do is load the parts – it’s simple and efficient.”

Fast and simple controls with powerTouch The powerTouch system combines

The BHX 200 boasts fast machining speeds with high levels of precision despite its small size

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CASE STUDY small footprint vertical design with CNC technology, at functionality. Featuring Ligna 2013. This a large wide-screen compact power pack multi-touch monitor, it requires less than 10m enables the operator to installation space and control the selectable machine’s features functions by simply include a touching the screen. powerful 9 The ultra-modern kW HSK routing user interface offers an spindle with a 4-fold array of help and tool changer as well as assistance functions a tiltable grooving saw. which radically simplify It is the big brother to the operation of the The WEEKE BHX 050 Optimat ultrathe BHX 050/055 series machine. Standardised compact drilling centre featuring the and utilises the same control elements and new powerTouch control system vertical machining style. software modules ensure The BHX 200, however, boasts that all HOMAG Group machines can be considerably faster machining speeds operated with the same familiar look and whilst maintaining high levels of precision, feel using powerTouch. This not only despite its small size. simplifies the operation of different The machine is equipped with two machines, but also makes for greater individually moveable high-speed drilling efficiency by significantly reducing time for heads which activate a total of 36 hightraining and servicing. speed drilling spindles enabling, for WEEKE BHX 055 – More capacity, example, rows of holes to be processed more spindles considerably faster. Alternatively, the The success of the BHX 050 prompted machine can be configured with a large WEEKE to develop a higher specified single drill block including a special unit version, the BHX 055. This powerhouse has for the increasingly popular lamello all the benefits of the original 050 but jointing system. includes automatic adjustment of work As standard, the BHX 200 is equipped piece thickness, a maximum working with two CNC-controlled no-vacuum length up to 3050mm and 13 vertical clamping devices to precisely position and spindles as standard. fix the work pieces during operation, so no “The BHX 055 is a great little machine,” setting times are required. The adjustable claims Richard Meakin of Contour clamping system allows for larger work Furnishings. “As a specialist manufacturer piece loads as well as a motorised work of bespoke bedroom furniture, we have a piece thickness adjustment. lot of panel drilling and routing to do.

BHX 500 CNC We’ve had a pod and rail CNC from gantry-processing centre WEEKE for many years, but we needed a The BHX 500 has been designed as a more flexible back up to the Venture 3 that highly versatile, fast gantry CNC processing would give us high throughput.

“The 055 is perfect. It is quick and easy to centre which can be used in automated or set up which means most of the team in the manual production cells. With a travel speed of up to 130m/min, it is extremely factory can operate it with ease. Being an fast as Russell Teal, director of Lamtek, a upright CNC, it only occupies a small leading kitchen carcase manufacturer footprint and so was simple to fit into our explains: “It was back in 2009 when we facility without causing disruption.” invested in one of the first BHX 500 WEEKE’s BHX 200 machines in the UK market.

– The next generation “For our business, it is the speed and WEEKE unveiled its BHX 200 CNC accuracy of the BHX 500 that makes it processing centre, the next generation of stand head and shoulders above the

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competition. It is so much quicker than anything else; we use it for mass production rather than bespoke pieces, as we can drill pairs of carcase end panels at the same time.

“The BHX 500 guarantees that when drilling pairs of panels they are perfectly matched which is vitally important to ensure we achieve squared up carcases every time. Although the machine can be used for routing shaped parts, we focus its use on drilling and shallow grooving (5 7mm deep) as this gives us the best productivity for our processes.

“It has been a real workhorse for us. We have never had any major issues with the machine and it has paid for itself several times over,” concludes Russell.

Control and consistent drilling accuracy Two CNC-controlled clamping devices ensure permanently firm and precise positioning of the work pieces, regardless of the speed. Even a work piece thickness of up to 80 mm (2 x 40 mm) is easy to handle.

Thickness control and length measuring ensure safe process cycles whilst the patented spindle clamping provides a permanently exact drilling depth for all drilling operations.

The closed straight guiding system is protected against dust and dirt and is therefore very durable. The machine also features a Smooth-Pressure System© which provides a protective air cushion below the work piece, ensuring high-quality work piece handling.

“WEEKE’s BHX range continues to be incredibly popular and our flexible finance solutions put this versatile CNC technology within the reach of customers at all levels of business. Those wishing to arrange a demonstration of any of the WEEKE BHX range can call Karen Payen at HOMAG UK on 01332 856500,” concludes Simon Brooks.

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PROFILE Routing, Cutting and Tooling Options from AXYZ International Under its AXYZ, Pacer and Z Series power brands, a wide range of routers, cutters and tooling options is available from AXYZ International. They accommodate the requirements of the industrial woodworking, furniture production, joinery and panel processing industries and are backed by extensive technical support and product demonstration and training facilities based at the company’s new UK and Continental Europe headquarters in Telford.

For these industries, AXYZ International supplies primarily the AXYZ 4000 and 6000 and the Pacer 4000 and 6000 series of machines. The AXYZ 4000/6000 routers are available with either single or dual gantries and offer a choice of processing widths that will accommodate virtually any size of sheet material. All of the routers are supplied with a raft of both standard and/or optional production tool enhancements and offer a staggering 366,918 different standard machine configurations to meet multiple applications.

Included in these options are the AXYZ Auto Zone Management facility that ensures the material being processed is always held securely during the routing/cutting process for optimum accuracy and quality of finish and the latest A2MC machine control system. The A2MC provides a massive 16GB memory for

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program storage as well as providing network connectivity for error-free program transfer. In operation, the system can adjust the motion of the cutting head/s at a rate approaching five million times per second.

Other machine options include a radically expanded (up to 33 stations) ATC (Automatic Tool Change) facility, the AXYZ Vision System (AVS) for enhanced routing/cutting accuracy and the latest helical rack and pinion drive system. This incorporates a multiple gear teeth configuration that helps spread the workload more evenly, leading to greater cutting accuracy, faster throughput speeds, reduced material wastage and ultimately a longer than normal machine life.

The Pacer series of heavy-duty routers are renowned for their outstanding build quality, continuous and reliable performance and optimum routing/cutting accuracy of a wide range of different materials. They offer a choice of three machine options, ranging from the 4008 with a processing area of 1524 x 2438mm to the top-of-the-range 6010 with a processing area of 2159 x 3048mm. All of the routers are built on a single-piece and stress-relieved heavy-duty steel frame incorporating a fully-zoned aluminium vacuum bed with either manual or automatic switching. The steel gantry runs on high-quality linear bearings and is driven on both sides of the router by servomotors coupled via planetary gearboxes together with the latest helical rack and pinion drive system.

Mindful of how important

selection of the correct tooling is to the performance of a chosen router for specific applications, AXYZ International also offers the 24/7 online CNCRoutershop facility. This recently expanded technical support facility provides a wide range of tooling options, including collets and cones, special-purpose routing/engraving tools, oscillating and tangential knifecutting blades, accessories, software and spare parts, all of which are compatible not only with AXYZ and Pacer routers but also virtually any other make of machine regardless of type or country of origin.

Lending further support to this facility are wall charts and product literature to assist tooling specification and to determine the correct cutting speeds for different materials and breakdown cover and on-site training for AXYZ International machine owners. This can be carried out either at the customer’s own premises or at the new facility in Telford where selected machine options can be viewed and demonstrated.

For further information, visit www.axyz.com or telephone 01952 291600

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A COMPLETE RANGE OF 3, 4, & 5 AXIS CNC ROUTERS MANUFACTURED TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY FOR PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY

Whatever your requirements Onsrud has a solution ATA ENGINEERING PROCESSES Tel: 01442 264411 Fax 01442 231383 Email sales@ataeng.com www.ataeng.com www.cronsrud.com

PROFILE The WEEKE ABD 260 Optimat CNCDrilling and Dowel Inserting Machine The WEEKE ABD 260 Optimat CNCdrilling and dowel inserting machine is the perfect complementary product for all nesting solutions. The compact machine boasts high-speed, vertical and horizontal drilling gears, each with individually selectable spindles as well as one horizontal dowel insertion aggregate. All three axes are CNC-controlled and thus ensure top quality production with a variety of materials including MDF, MFC and plywood.

The ABD 260 is available in two versions which can handle workpiece dimensions of either 800mm x 1250mm or 800mm x 2800mm. The operator is able to manually adjust the length and thickness of the workpieces, using up to eight clamping cylinders to allow easy and fast materials handling.

The central stop can be

pneumatically lowered, by a manual control switch, to allow the flexible handling of larger workpieces. Operators can choose whether to feed two or four workpieces at one time, using an active lateral stop. This results in a significant reduction in loading times when locating workpieces.

Precise vertical and horizontal drilling and dowelling in a single machine The ABD 260 features a vibrating conveyor, fed from the top of the machine, providing the automatic infeed of wooden dowels of various dimensions according to specific customer requirements. The CNCcontrolled X/Y/Z axes ensure great precision whist drilling and inserting dowels, every time.

Featuring a low-pressure double membrane glue pump, the ABD 260 provides consistently high quality results.

The double membrane ensures that the glue store

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is pumped from both sides. Not only does this provide consistent fluid glue application but it also reduces leaks and prolongs the glue-life. Additionally, the lowpressure of the compact glue pump ensures there is reduced noise level and low energy consumption. The dowelling tool features a glue injector which can be adjusted by the operator to manage the amount and flow of glue applied. The flow of the adhesive itself is electronically monitored to ensure that the dowels are not inserted dry.

Simon Brooks concludes: “Whether the ABD 260 is purchased as an individual machine or a complementary product to be used in connection with a CNC processing centre, it has perfected accurate, bespoke drilling and dowelling in one short cycle.

This machine is a sound investment for kitchen, bedroom and office furniture manufacturers and coupled with our flexible finance solutions, it is certainly an affordable machine.

“The ABD 260 eliminates the need for manual dowel insertion, which not only minimises the amount of manual labour needed, but also provides a cleaner panel and saves time and money during production.

“Controlled by HOMAG’s own woodWOP software package, the ABD 260 utilises one of the most established CNC-programming systems worldwide, making it quick and easy to operate and move between panels of various dimensions accurately and effortlessly.”

If you would like to see a demonstration of a WEEKE ABD 260 please contact Adele Dixon at HOMAG UK on 01332 856500.

Email: infor@homag-uk.co.uk www.homag-uk.co.uk

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The ultimate sanding machine Standard working widths: 650 mm, 1,100 mm, 1,350 mm and 1,600 mm (1,900 mm and 2,200 mm available on request).

All machines have a fixed working height (it is the sanding group that adjusts from 3-200 mm with 400 mm available on request).

Enormatic ‘smartset’ standard on all machines for ease of setting and registering off the highest point across the full working width.

All machines now incorporate ‘Eco’ energy saving mode.

All machines have both colour touchscreen and manual control elements.

For solid wood, veneer and lacquer sanding.

Choice of cutterblock, combi unit, calibrating roller, standard pad, electronic segmental pads and cross belts for veneer or high gloss.

Premium: Traditional style straight line sanders with 1 to 3 sanding heads for solid wood and veneer sanding.

Brilliant: For the utmost in surface finish using oblique sanding technology where at least one of the sanding heads is placed to give a shear cut across the surface effectively cutting away surface fibres, eliminating oscillation marks whilst giving a flatter surface and suitable for solid wood, veneer and lacquer sanding.

Available with single or multiple sanding heads.

TECHNIC RANGE Technic CNC

For heavy stock removal and for shaping the surface

Technic BOTOP

Top/bottom sanding machines

Technic Precision

Sanding accuracy of 0.02 mm

Contact us for the latest developments in wide belt sanding technology

Kündig Ltd

Tel 0845 833 0565 Fax 0845 833 0567 Email sales@kundig.co.uk www.kundig.co.uk

PROFILE ACCORD 25 FX High Technology and Utmost Ease Of Use For The Latest SCM Machining Centre The latest Accord 25 FX model was designed with the needs of small and medium-sized companies in mind. SCM has developed a 5-axis machining centre that provides superb performance with minimum investment.

Accord 25 FX, available with bars table and multi-function table, combines state of the art performance with extreme ease of use for flexible production of doors, windows, stairs, solid wood parts and for machining panels made of wood and other materials.

Varied production With Accord 25 FX it is possible to produce various types of products thanks to the increased machining dimensions and up to 44 tools always available on the machine. The new chain store, combined with the traditional lateral store, guarantees rapid tool selection times and the machining of many different profiles.

Ergonomics and safety The new “ProSpeed” system with horizontal photocells and new bumpers on the mobile protection (SCM patent), results in maximum accessibility to the work table and safety for the operator in the work piece loading/unloading operations, whilst maximum speed and productivity are reached during machining.

developed specifically for the production of door and window frames, allows users to design starting from the architectural light to the individual frame elements to be produced.

The Maestro Pro View simulator provides clients with considerable advantages by previewing the actual machining to be carried out on the machine, on an office PC, in order to eliminate any errors and collisions and calculate production times and costs.

The Maestro MSL Connector module allows external management software to interface with Xilog Maestro. The machining strategies are managed based on the dimensions of the work pieces and the operations to be carried out, in order to optimise the position of the holding systems and the tool paths.

Furthermore, the Xilog Maestro software of Accord 25 FX includes Maestro APPS: a library of functions developed by SCM thanks to the experiences evolved with the manufacturers of windows, doors, stairs and furniture. The Maestro APPS functions are immediately available, simple to use and allow clients to save time when designing the work piece.

Smart programming Thanks to the Xilog Maestro software suite developed by SCM, programming Accord 25 FX is easy, intuitive and effective.

The Maestro 3D module allows the programming and 5-axis machining of three dimensional surfaces; Maestro WD,

The Telpad

Accord 25 FX brings together the best of the Accord series SCM machining centres, that with Accord 30 and 40 FX and FX-M models have been internationally appreciated and acknowledged for their technological advantages, reliability and versatility.

The innovative clamping system

The highly modular aspect of the range is what makes the “Accord 25 fx” project unique. It is available in various configurations to provide different work tables, such as “Matic” with automatic setup, high performance machining heads, tool store and innovative clamping systems, to promptly respond to the various market requirements. This model allows us to provide a truly made to measure machine for clients that either purchase machining centres for the first time or for expert clients that want to improve their competitiveness.

For further information: Tel: 0115 9770044 Email: scmgroupuk@scmgroup.com www.scmgroup-uk.com

The SCM Accord 25FX 5 axis machining centre

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PROFILE Makita Introduce Slide Battery for Growing 10.8v Tool Range Makita has launched a fresh ‘CXT’ range of 10.8V tools featuring a new slide battery as an addition to their current 10.8v tools featuring the cluster style batteries. The new 10.8V Lithium-Ion slide battery, similar to the market leading 18V Li-Ion battery used in the heavier tool range, has multi-contact terminals to ensure stable contact even under extreme work vibration conditions. The slide battery fits easily into the tools and new chargers and has the same high level of structural strength as well as having built-in protection to prevent overload or over discharging.

The tools are supplied with 2.0Ah batteries with a 4.0Ah version available as an optional accessory purchase. These new slide batteries have protection overload circuitry, will operate down to -20°C and have a 4-stage LED fuel gauge indicator.

Complete tools are delivered with the standard DC10WC charger whilst from the accessory range the DC10SA charger has a fan cooling system that cuts charging time to just 30 minutes for the 2.0Ah battery.

The new 10.8V slide battery is fitted to the latest ‘CXT’ range of tools which includes a Combi Drill, Drill Driver, Impact Driver, Reciprocating Saw and 85mm Circular Saw. The new Makita DF031D drill driver is a two-speed drill capable of driving a 10mm bit through steel and a 21mm bit in wood.

The DF031D will run up to 1,700rpm, has 18 torque settings for fixing in addition to drilling; variable speed control trigger and electric brake. The ” hex chuck simply slides back to fit and lock the bit. Weighing just 1.1kg, and with ergonomic soft grip, LED job light and belt clip, this compact but powerful drill driver is ideal for installation and precise assembly operations.

The new Makita TD110D 10.8v CXT Impact Driver, now with 110Nm, has 20% more torque than its predecessor and up to 3,500 impacts per minute capable of driving an M10 high-tensile bolt. This outstanding power output can be attributed to the new motor design and also the direct drive from motor to chuck in this small,

The new 10.8V lithium-ion slide battery fits easily into the tools and chargers.

powerful tool. Weighing just 1.2kg, and with similar features to the drill driver, all of the new 10.8V slide battery machines have full battery protection circuitry to protect the battery and the machine from overload stress.

Two versions of the CXT reciprocating saw are available. The JR103D has tool-less blade change whilst the JR105D has screw fixing for the blade which enables the jigsaw blades to be used. Both have 13mm length of stroke and run up to 3,300 strokes per minute enabling cutting of 50mm diameter pipe or 50mm thick wood.

Conveniently there are twin control switches on these new reciprocating saws.

A paddle switch below the body is useful when holding the saw in position by gripping round the narrow body or, conversely, the trigger switch on the grip handle is useful when using the saw at full arms length pistol-fashion. All 10.8V tools are supplied with the new slide-type 2.0Ah batteries or as body only units. The new Makita HS301D CXT 85mm circular saw

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can cut to 25.5mm deep, or to 16.5mm, at maximum 45° blade angle which will run up to 1,500rpm. With narrow motor body and robust base frame this is a well balanced cordless circular saw ideal for all installation operations.

The latest 10.8V slide battery range will continue the expansion of this sector of the Makita range where the power and manoeuvrability of these precision tools has seen sales grow continuously since 2012, with thousands of the current 2-piece drill and impact driver kits already being sold annually. The latest 2-piece 10.8V kits feature the impact driver paired with the either the drill driver, or combi drill, supplied together in the robust Makpac case with charger and two 2.0Ah batteries.

For more news and product information about Makita UK please visit www.makitauk.com. Follow us on Twitter @MakitaUK, Facebook.com/makitauk and google.com/+makitauk

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STORAGE

Discover why automated storage solutions provide the perfect foundations for efficient production If your business uses large flat panels which are processed to produce furniture for kitchens, bedrooms, offices and the like, you understand the challenges of storing, tracking and handling these unwieldy boards. They are the cornerstone of your business, but the storage, retrieval and handling of them is no easy matter.

“Whether you’re cutting 20 panels a day or 20 per hour, the storage and handling of these panels is critical to the success of your business,” explains Simon Brooks, sales and marketing director at HOMAG UK. He continues, “Keeping track of exactly what boards you have in stock, the volumes you are using and the space required to store them is hard enough, but ensuring you deliver the right quantity of the right board to the required machine at precisely the right moment it is needed, adds another level of complexity to the challenge.

On top of this, there are the health and safety issues for your staff of handling large, heavy boards and the financial losses due to damaged boards through mishandling.

Homag’s automated storage solutions – accurate and efficient raw board storage and retrieval

“This is where an automated storage system comes into its own. With over 25 years’ experience and knowledge in designing and producing such systems, the HOMAG Group is ideally placed to provide

the perfect solution for both small and large manufacturers.”

A truly integrated system “Unlike some of the competitive systems in the market, the HOMAG Automation division’s automated storage solutions are totally designed and manufactured inhouse. This enables the storage systems to be fully compatible with other machinery produced by the HOMAG Group.

“The HOMAG Automation products are truly intelligent systems which communicate with HOLZMA saws or HOMAG and WEEKE CNC nesting machines to create efficient working cells in your manufacturing process. TLF storage systems can be used in conjunction with a beam saw, with a nesting CNC or, with a combination of both. Alternatively, they can be used as a standalone system to handle stock then create rainbows stacks on demand and distribute them to subsequent processes or to different factories.”

Automated stock control which delivers the correct material at the right time

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STORAGE

The storage systems communicate with saws and CNC machines to create efficient manufacturing.

Size isn’t important “There is a perception in the market that automated storage systems are expensive and only for the big boys, but that is no longer the case. Even small start-up companies will not only benefit from, but also can afford to invest in an automated storage system.

“What’s more, the benefits they bring to a business in terms of efficiencies, cost savings, stock control and safety far outweigh any short-term cash-flow issues which can easily be overcome with backing from our specialist financial team.

“The efficiency gains come from many areas, but the main driver is that it is the automated system which governs the output rather than the operator, thus delivering a more controlled and consistent workflow.”

Automated stock control “There is a seamless link from the software to the storage system which provides far more accurate stock control.

The system notifies the user when boards and even part-boards have been used. It knows where all the boards, whether full or part-used, are in the system and alerts the user when stocks are running low.

“The system knows which boards are needed at which machines and delivers the correct quantity just in time, so production is optimised. The system can also generate barcode labels so that once the boards are cut into parts, those parts can easily be identified as they progress through the factory.

“The very nature of the boards makes handling of them difficult and even when fork lift trucks are used they are unwieldy and very easily damaged. The storage system puts an end to all these problems.

“Once the boards have been unloaded off the delivery vehicle and placed in the storage system’s in-bay, the system’s robot takes control lifting the board and storing it in the right location. When required for production, the same robot arm picks the board and delivers it to the in-feed of the machine where it is wanted.

“If required, HOMAG Automation can also supply robots that will take the machined parts off the saw or CNC and place them on a conveyor system to be transported to the next work cell.

“This means that your workforce are no longer at risk of sustaining injury through mishandling of the large boards, And, from a wastage standpoint, damaged boards are

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virtually a thing of the past, saving significant sums of money in the production process.”

Advice on which system is best for your business “HOMAG UK is the leading supplier of automated storage systems is in British Isles and the most popular models are the TLF 211 for small to medium sized businesses and the TLF 411 for larger volume manufacturers. The TLF storage systems are surprisingly affordable and have a very short return on investment.

“If you are a kitchen, bedroom or office furniture manufacturer and you haven’t already considered an automated storage system, then I would strongly recommend you at least talk to us. You will be amazed at the difference it will make to both your production processes and your bottom line,” concludes Simon Brooks.

For more information on the latest automated storage solutions from HOMAG Automation call Adele Hunt at HOMAG UK on 01332 856424.

Email: info@homag-uk.co.uk www.homag-uk.co.uk

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A Lesson Learned with BioCote School classrooms present the classic factors important for the efficient spread of microbes; close contact of people for prolonged periods, numerous commonly touched, communal surfaces and isolated cleaning. Hygiene in these environments is therefore important in order to reduce the risk and consequences of microbial cross contamination.

Developments in antimicrobial technology now offer the ability to create indoor environments composed of materials that act continuously by reducing the presence of microbes contaminating them.

In 2015, Decorative Panels Lamination reported how the world’s first ever antimicrobial classroom saw a huge 96% reduction in bacteria. The study aim was to measure and compare the numbers of bacteria in two classrooms in the same primary school after antimicrobial technology has been extensively applied to one whilst the second is unchanged.

Following on from the initial study, working together with BioCote, the antimicrobial classroom and the untreated equivalent have been monitored continually throughout the academic calendar. Our findings continue to show the positive impact antimicrobial surfaces and products have on reducing the levels of bacterial contamination.

As predicted, the study continues to show that the treated classroom has less bacteria than its standard counterpart. In contrast, in the untreated classroom, pathogenic bacteria were identified and recovered. These bacteria have the potential to cause sickness which can quickly spread around the classroom and beyond - affecting both pupils and staff. In comparison, the dpBioCote Quartz protected products in the treated classroom did not have any pathogenic bacteria contaminating them.

It is clear to most that less contaminated and more hygienic

schools are a pleasant concept, but how can dp-BioCote Quartz protected products really benefit the environment or the people that occupy them – in this instance could it mean a reduction in absenteeism? This would be good news for everyone including staff, parents, and to go even further, perhaps the economy?

With regards to absenteeism, we are pleased to report that we found positive results. When absenteeism figures for the two environments are compared, the number of children reported absent due to illness in the dp-BioCote Quartz protected classroom was less, in fact some 20% less. We are still collecting data and the numbers of children absent from the school are continuing to be monitored to give a further understanding of the correlation between the use of dp-BioCote Quartz protected products, less bacterial contamination and a reduction of absenteeism.

School absenteeism can have a huge negative effect on the economy, for instance, parents having to take time off work to look after sick children impact many businesses (absence from work costs the UK economy £100 billion a year) and the increased use of supply teachers to replace absent staff not only costs our schools dearly but also reportedly hinders children’s learning.

The use of antimicrobial products, such as dp-BioCote Quartz, could transform learning environments and be a breakthrough for the education sector. This could also of course be true of other environments such as offices, shopping centres, health establishments or public transport.

Dr. Richard Hastings, leader of the study, comments: “A cleaner, more hygienic learning environment ultimately creates a safer environment for both pupils and teachers. The more hygienic the environment, the less chance of catching an infection or passing it on to others.”

We will be continuing this study to monitor the number of children absent from the school classroom, so keep checking our website www.decorativepanels.co.uk/pages/dp-biocote for regular updates.

For further information: Tel: 01484 658341 Email: info@decorativepanels.co.uk

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deco foil 3D Forming Veneers for kitchen, bedroom and bathroom furniture We offer an exciting range of contemporary and traditional styles, all with excellent board matches

deco foil

Find out more about our exciting range of contemporary LG Hausys PVC foil materials for kitchen, bedroom and bathroom

Call: +44 (0)1376 518037

DECORATIVE SURFACES

Kronospan Introduces 27 Exciting New Decorative Surfaces for 2016 with its Latest Collection - Trend 16/17 At the forefront of innovation and building on the success of Trend 14/15, Kronospan is leading the way with its new range of exclusive designs.

From Scandinavian influenced Beeches to sophisticated Elms, the new designs are expertly characterised into three colour palettes - Nordic, Metropolitan & Luxury – sharing the story behind the indepth selection process.

The collection is a result of Kronospan’s ongoing design journey, travelling the world to discover matchless materials and researching the latest trends.

Whether drawing from the cool functionality of a Nordic palette to the sophisticated urbanity of Metropolitan and the unapologetic indulgence of Luxury, Trend 16/17 consists of 11 contemporary wood designs, 6 real metal designs and 10 elegant worktops.

Craig Holt, Kronospan’s marketing manager, says: “The Kronodesign team work tirelessly, picking up on the shifts in style and taste that feed the next trend.”

“The challenge is not only to discover new designs, but provide inspiration and possibilities which we hope can be used to create some of the world’s most stylish interiors. Mix and contrast with

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our Color range to take inspiration to a whole new level”.

The Nordic palette combines light woods with natural tones and concrete – think all things minimal, functional and beautiful.

Today’s world is more urban than rural – following this Metropolitan blends grey tones with Metalics, black and graphite woods.

Luxury is a story of comfort, extravagance and high living – gold, copper and bronze complimented by rich tones, exotic woods and marbles.

Trend 16/17 is available in Melamine Faced Particleboard 2620 x 2070 x 18mm (wood designs), laminated MDF 2800 x 1300 x 18.7mm (metal designs) and laminate worktops 3050 x 600 x 38mm – all with colour matching HPL and edging.

To find out more or request samples of Kronospan’s new Kronodesign Trend 16/17 collection: Tel: 01691 773 361 Email: sales@kronospan.co.uk www.kronospan-express.com

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New B9 & Gloss Colours Added to Stock Range from David Clouting New B9 Emboss colour added to range – Fjord - match to Egger U636 Fjord.

New texture with the most effective emulation of a painted wood panel.

• Oak wood effect.

• Achieved in combination of print and texture.

• Also a new Gloss added to our very successful Premium Gloss range – Denim – match to Egger U540 Denim.

Hard Coat PET • For lamination only.

• Will be available in gloss and super matt in each shade.

• Comes with protective film.

• Hard Coat technology provides a significant improvement in scratch and marr of regular lacquers.

• Significant improvement on the handling of the super matt finish.

• Similar / equivalent quality of look to the acrylic panel in gloss and super matt.

• Cost effective alternative to other gloss and matt flat panels.

• Hard Coat PET lamination colour range matched into existing press grade foils to enable complete product portfolio, such as

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curved doors and glass doors.

Stock colour range: White Pale Cream Alabaster Oyster Cashmere Mussel Light Grey Graphite Grey Available in one roll quantities. Roll length 400 lm. Roll width 1250mm Make to Order availability from 3,000 lm, which can be taken as a mixture in both super matt and gloss. E.g. 1,500 lm gloss, 1,500 lm super matt.

Passed FIRA tests and has certification.

Edging matches available.

For further information: Tel: 01376 518037 www.davidclouting.co.uk

Fjord GAQ36-B9

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Renolit Armouren New Impact Resistant Film Launched RENOLIT are pleased to announce RENOLIT ARMOUREN, an innovative and robust PVC film developed to provide superior impact protection to furniture components and interior fittings.

The new product is launched as a 12 item stock range that includes 8 realistic woodgrain prints and 4 contemporary solid colours. It is targeted to meet the requirement for a decorative surface film suited to furniture and interior applications in areas of high traffic. Typical areas of use include for example, shop fitting, hotel & hospitality, healthcare, or public buildings.

Benefits of RENOLIT ARMOUREN include small minimum order quantities and short lead times which are essential for markets that rely on fast turnaround times for contracts.

performance tested to BSI and NEMA accreditation standards. In the UK the product was tested according to BS3962-6: Ball impact resistance and in USA according to NEMA LD3 –2005, Ball impact & Dart impact resistance.

Product Range

Product Characteristics RENOLIT ARMOUREN is a 0.7mm thick material ideal for either flat lamination or thermoforming. It can be processed on a wide range of substrate materials such as MDF and chip board. The product can be manufactured using typical conditions on all standard industry equipment. This means that anyone with experience working with products from the company’s 2D offer or 3D global stock ranges RENOLIT COVAREN or RENOLIT ALKOREN can confidently use RENOLIT ARMOUREN. Product Group Manager, Grant Swan based at RENOLIT’s UK manufacturing facility in the North East of England stated. ”We have been asked by a number of companies for a durable impact film that is easy to process, fit for purpose, and readily available in a wide range of designs”.

RENOLIT ARMOUREN has been independently impact

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RENOLIT ARMOUREN is launched as a stock range of 12 items supplied in 100 linear metre rolls. It contains a variety of 8 popular woodgrain designs, including ash, walnut, oak and maple, plus 4 modern textured solid colours. RENOLIT ARMOUREN products are completed with either a classic Finegrain emboss or matt Suedette texture to create beautiful surface finishes.

An additional selection of the current woodgrain or solid colour 3D stock range items are also available on a make-to-order basis.

RENOLIT ARMOREN offers a high level of flexibility to designers and contractors as all designs and solid colours are also available in RENOLIT’s standard 3D and 2D ranges. This allows different products to be matched, according to the application, within the same environment. Co-ordinating melamine faced chipboards are also available from leading industry manufacturers.

To request further information, a RENOLIT ARMOUREN pressed sample and a product range binder please contact RENOLIT Cramlington Ltd: Tel: 01670 718222 Email: renolit.cramlington@renolit.com www.renolit.com/design

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PROFILE

Atira – Hettich Redefines the Drawer System With its straight lines, clean contours, colour choices and versatile interior organisation, Hettich’s new InnoTech Atira drawer system brings contemporary style and individuality to furniture technology.

InnoTech Atira combines attractive options for differentiation with high cost efficiency thanks to its platform concept.

Various side elements are offered such as railing, TopSide, which goes under the railing, or the full DesignSide. With choices of colour, rear panel width and guides, there is a flexible and simple route to achieving a huge variety of individual solutions.

Easy upgrades from railing to TopSide or DesignSide do not affect drilling positions on the front panel, giving complete design freedom.

From the partial extension runner offering the perfect entrée into double walled drawer systems to a full extension,

Hettich’s new InnoTech Atira drawer system brings contemporary style and individuality to furniture technology

soft close Silent System or Push to open solution, the functional aspects of InnoTech Atira based on the renowned Quadro runner follow the same flexible pattern.

Tel: 0161 872 9552 Email: marketing@uk.hettich.com

Norbord’s New Website Gives Easy Access to the World of Panel Boards Norbord has heralded 2016 with a fresh online presence and a great new website design.

The new website is contemporary, attractive and super up-to-date; it’s easy to navigate and full of information.

The site’s clear signposting quickly guides users to where they want to go whether they’re looking for product information, technical support, documentation, purchasing advice or informative case studies. Alongside these sections are pages presenting the latest Norbord news and background information about the company.

Visitors to the site will also find information about Norbord’s environmental priorities and its role in sustainable development. By rolling up its previously standalone “Better by Nature” sustainability site into the parent website, Norbord has included a wealth of useful

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Norbord’s new website

data not only about its own products but also about the environmental impact of the global timber trade.

A growing concern over the importation of timber products – plywood especially – from unsustainable sources has focused the industry’s attention on the environmental profile of the wood-based products they use.

The new website information will prove invaluable to buyers and specifiers anxious to source materials sustainably and responsibly.

For further information: Tel: 01786 812 921 www.norbord.co.uk

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Better Finish from Kündig For over 30 years, Neville Johnson has been designing and creating bespoke interiors for discerning clients. Ranging from home studies to bedrooms to lounges to libraries to home cinema to staircases, whatever the customer wants, Neville Johnson can design it. A wide range of previous projects are illustrated on the company's website: combined with the latest brochure and the skill of the company's designers, these provide a high quality reference point for work on new commissions. Always keen to maintain the highest quality, Neville Johnson recently invested in a Kündig Brilliant sander.

“The product that we work with now had changed greatly since we bought our original sander,” Neville Johnson's Dave Pearson told PW&SS. “We had had our previous sander for nine years and, at the time we bought it, it did what we needed it to do: at that time we had been working a lot with veneers, particularly oak veneers and more solid timber doors, but the veneers have dropped off quite a bit in our market and MDF has become more prevalent. The previous sander was not able to work with painted MDF: the Kündig system can work both with the MDF and the solid wood. And the oblique sanding system results in a much better finish on the solid timber doors than the previous sander ever did.”

The sander puchased by Neville Johnson

was a Kündig Brilliant-3 1350 RedBk system, with the first contact roller for calibration, the second segmental pad for veneers and the third carousel brush unit for sanding into a profiled or routed surface. This combination allows the sander to produce excellent results on the painted MDF, the solid timber doors and the raised and fielded panels in MDF: in other words, on the full range of products manufactured by Neville Johnson, from the most affordable product to the most expensive.

Particularly helpful in this regard is the oblique sanding system, which Dave Pearson credits with minimising scratching for example on the cross rails on solid timber doors. This effect is achieved by setting the last sanding head at a slightly different angle to the previous sanding head.

While the manufacturer of the sanding belts will take every care to ensure that the belt is delivered to the end user in the best possible condition, tiny flaws that develop over time can result in track lines, known as oscillation marks, being transferred to the workpiece during sanding, in much the same way that damaged rollers can lead to flawed printouts from photocopiers and fax machines. The resulting damage can be expensive both in time and materials, if new pieces need to be manufactured, especially where high-end products are being used.

A sanded surface can, at a microscopic level, resemble a valley full of peaks and troughs. With oblique sanding, the second belt travels in a different direction to the first and is therefore a lot more effective in shearing off the peaks and sanding evenly into the troughs, resulting in a better quality finish.

Neville Johnson had investigated the market thoroughly before selecting the Kündig machine, and Dave Pearson described some of the reasons behind the decision: “They came over as a very good price: price was one of the main things we were looking at. It also did what we needed it to do. The quality of the machine was also impressive. We sent samples out to the sander manufacturers, and the samples returned by Kündig were just as good or much better than those sanded on much more expensive machines.”

The Kündig sander has brought a number of advantages to Neville Johnson: the ability to work on both MDF and solid wood being a key one, as well as the ability to work to very fine tolerances, and the minimising of scratching that the oblique sander brings. Dave continues, “It is also quite an easy machine to maintain compared to others we have had in the past.

It is easy to get to the parts and clean them, and easy to make adjustments: all in all, it is a very user friendly machine. It is also quite a speed machine, which is one of the main things we were looking for.”

When asked if he would recommend it, Dave replied, “Definitely!”

For further information: Tel: 0845 833 0565 Email: sales@kundig.co.uk www.kundig.co.uk

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PROFILE Easystop from Weinig – The Only Tape Measure You’ll Ever Need EasyStop is the new automatic length stop from Weinig. Used in combination with virtually any machine for cutting, drilling or milling of any material, the automatic length stop provides faster, more comfortable, and more precise processing.

For any process that repeatedly requires a tape measure, the EasyStop provides fast, repeatable measurement which is accurate to +/- 0.1 mm. Malcolm Cuthbertson, managing director of Weinig UK said, “Careful measuring is necessary, but if you have an operator doing it regularly, it’s inefficient, slow and expensive in time and, when the measurements aren’t quite right, wasted material. EasyStop is a very simple, precise and easy to use solution that fits with almost any machine to process almost any material.”

The OptiCom Assist user interface could not be simpler for set up or use. Absolute position of the positioning stop is actively monitored by the software and extreme loads are compensated by the integrated intelligent drive control; the hydraulic buffer means if you knock the stop the measurement will still be accurate.

As the "brains" of the EasyStop, the Opticom Assist user interface is intuitive

Technical information Positioning speed Repeatability

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and simple. Clear and easy to use, the interface guarantees efficient operation regardless of operating experience. With modes for both Manual Operation and List Operation, the operator can set a desired length, or save 10 lists with 20 lengths each for fast processing of complete sets.

Other features include consideration of multiple lengths required, actual number of pieces, and editing of individual workpieces or workpiece packages. The EasyStop comes with its own stand and has options for roller tables.

The EasyStop comes from the Weinig

Group - the leading technology and machinery provider worldwide for the solid wood processing industry and artisan trades - and has the Weinig guarantee, support and service.

For further information: Tel: 01235 557600 Email: sales@weinig.co.uk

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INSTALLATION Two More Striebig Saws for Sign Industry Supplier Pyramid Display Materials, the UK’s leading supplier to the sign and display industry, has bought a Striebig Evolution vertical panel saw for its newly-opened depot in Castleford, as well as investing in a second machine to replace a 10-year-old model at its Manchester site.

Both saws are used to size a variety of plastic sheet materials including foam PVC, a range of composites, including aluminium, and acrylics. They arrive in sheets of up to 3m x 2m in size and ranging in thickness from 3mm to 10mm, before being converted to the sizes specified by customers.

The Swiss-made Striebig Evolution features numerous automated functions making it the most efficient manually operated saw available. The model 5224 model chosen by Pyramid is one of nine different sized versions in the Evolution series. It has a maximum cutting size of 4300 x 2240mm and a maximum depth of cut of 80mm. Featured as standard is Striebig’s user-friendly “touch and saw” operating system which delivers easy and convenient machine control through a touch screen panel that operates all of the machine’s functions.

Features that are optional extras in other saws are included as standard. They include a digital measuring system, accurate to 0.1

The Striebig Evolution saw in action at Pyramid Display Materials’ new Castleford depot.

mm, and an adjustable precision display that can be set to an accuracy of 1.0, 0.5 or 0.1 mm, according to the thickness of the panels being sized.

The Evolution has a fully automatic roller locking function, an auxiliary stop section with its own tape measure, three additional auxiliary stops for repeat cuts and small work piece support, and automatic moving backing support. Striebig’s highly effective TRK extraction keeps users well ahead of all European legislation, with the panel support system offering support for the

thinnest of panels.

Said Pyramid’s group logistics manager Peter Richardson: “Because we were totally satisfied with the Striebig saw we had been using in Manchester for the last 10 years we had no hesitation in replacing it with the latest version, as well buying one for our new Castleford operation.

“It’s been a totally reliable saw which always gives us a perfect quality of cut, which is why we didn’t see the need to look for an alternative. When you know something’s good, why change it?”

Striebig’s sole UK supplier T.M. Machinery provided full operating training at both sites as well as supplying a standalone Al-Ko dust extraction unit for use with the Evolution at Castleford.

Pyramid Display Materials’ new Yorkshire site brings to four the number of depots operated by the company, which was set-up in 2002 and now employs more than 100 people. A third Striebig saw, a Standard TRK model, is used at the company’s Gateshead depot.

For further information: Tel: 0116 271 7155 Email: sales@tmservices.co.uk www.tmmachinery.co.uk An Al-Ko dust extraction unit was supplied for use with the Evolution at Castleford

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SOFTWARE

Alphacam Gets Postural Care Products to Market Faster Keeping up with the latest releases of Alphacam software, ensures new postural care products for special needs children throughout the Western world, can be brought to market within three months.

Working in partnership with individuals, clinicians and carers to create products with a clinical and emotional focus, James Leckey Design have around 20 brands in their portfolio, including Mygo, Squiggles, Comfee Seat and Pal. “We’re constantly developing our range of products, and Alphacam gives us the ability to control our own designs and manufacture them in-house for prototyping and testing,” says Engineering Manager

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Wesley Henderson.

Operating out of 100,000 square foot premises with a total of 200 employees in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, the company have around 60,000 components on their MRP system for assembling 4,000 individual products in over 30 lines of mobility, standing, sitting and sleeping aids. “They’re designed to assist children and young adults in their daily lives to do things that most of us take for granted. Our users don’t have the physical tone to sit or stand unaided, and our products support them by maintaining good posture.”

The products are manufactured from a wide variety of materials, including plastic

injection mouldings, aluminium extrusions, die castings, formed steel and aluminium, wood and plastic. Alphacam is used specifically for cutting woods and plastics on their two SCM CNC routers. “In particular we have a range of seats where the wooden components are cut with Alphacam, but many of our metal products also have some wood or plastic components which are cut on the routers and programmed in Alphacam.”

Wesley Henderson heads the manufacturing engineering facility’s team of six, which is part of the overall product development department. High precision of their wood and plastic components is

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paramount, as he says many products contain sliding parts which are adjustable to fit individual users, and need to work consistently.

They have five seats of Alphacam, and he says it is simple to import 3D geometry from their SolidWorks CAD system and apply the appropriate tools. “Once the piece part is created we nest it and feed it directly to the router where we start the production cuts.

“Without Alphacam, one of the main challenges of manufacturing our components on the woodwork routers would be to machine both sides. But Alphacam easily handles reverse side machining, which is invaluable in helping us bring extra features to our products.”

He says new employees also produce consistent results extremely quickly on Alphacam, as it is so easy to use. “And keeping up with the twice-yearly releases

every time, is especially important, as there are new and enhanced functions in each update that save us more time and keep productivity high.”

In particular, the new Automation Manager in Alphacam 2016 R1 is proving especially useful. With a standard CAD/CAM system each file has to be processed individually by inserting the file, extracting the features, applying tool directions and toolpaths, saving the file and NC code, then generating the required reports. But Alphacam can now take a group, or batch, of files and automate the complete processing of the parts.

“This new function means our 2D and 3D CAD files, and solid models from SolidWorks, can be batch processed from file preparation right through to applying toolpaths and generating NC code.”

Since James Leckey Design was founded in 1983 the company has grown into a

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globally recognised pioneer in the research, design and development of clinically focused, posturally supportive products.

Wesley Henderson concludes: “Our R&D process identifies the clinical needs and provides practical solutions while respecting the emotional needs of these youngsters, and with Alphacam we can readily design and produce products to meet those requirements.

“Our prototypes combine the clinical and the practical, and give us working examples to trial with clinicians and end users in order to refine and improve the final product.”

For further information: Tel: 01189 756084 Email: stewart.bint@verosoftware.com www.verosoftware.com

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SOFTWARE woodCAD|CAM: The HOMAG Group’s Design-to-Machine Software Solution Developed for the furniture and furniture supply industries, the HOMAG Group’s woodCAD|CAM software optimises production processes from initial design concept through to the finished product.

This software is specifically configured for HOMAG Group machines to create efficient order processing and production.

“The furniture industry is under huge pressure to reduce manufacturing time and costs in order to meet ever tougher market demands,” explains Simon Brooks, sales and marketing director at HOMAG UK. He continues, “These days we all expect quality products at value for money prices and, in this instant society, long delivery times are just not acceptable. On top of all this, we want to own something which is that little bit different, something more bespoke. It’s not a good feeling to walk into someone else’s house and see exactly the same furniture as we have at home.

“These demands dictate that not only do manufacturers have to be extremely flexible and in tune with the market, but they also have to be able to change designs and put them into production quickly, all in the most cost efficient work flow. These drivers were the very inspiration behind HOMAG’s design-tomachine woodCAD |CAM software concept.”

From Design Direct to Machine “This software delivers parametric furniture design in 3D and provides a direct link to the manufacturing machines. This means that whether for standalone furniture or complex room plans, the path from the first concepts to production on the machine is as simple as it is impressive.

“Immediately following the design process, production drawings and bills of material can be created at the click of a mouse, with design data automatically forwarded to the saw, edgebander and CNC machines. This ensures perfect integration of production machines into the overall process,” enthuses Simon.

Design in 3D with Customer Visualisations Regardless of whether you are working with dimensionally variable carcass furniture or complex furnishing items, such as counters,

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Simple and intuitive operation with 3D visualisations

bars or reception desks, assemblies are generated in 3D complete with all their connections, processing operations and hardware.

Operation is simple and intuitive with every design change immediately calculated and depicted.

When it comes to visualising prototypes, planning and design results are photorealistically depicted so that customers can easily see or visualise how the finished furniture will look.

At the same time, woodCAD|CAM creates drawings in a two or three-dimensional view.

This includes all cross-sections and details for easy communication with architects and developers.

Total Production Control at the Click of a Mouse The system encompasses an integrated order and project management capability. This means planning and design data is calculated directly with material and production costs which can be read out in various forms, such as a manufacturing cost calculation or a quotation template.

The system automatically generates dimensioned component drawings directly from the 3D design. In addition, all the necessary cutting lists, bills of material, bar codes, labels and CNC programmes are automatically generated, saving time and eliminating errors.

From here, HOMAG Group machinery such as panel sizing saws, throughfeed machines and CNC processing centres can be

directly actuated with all the necessary parameters such as tool selection, drilling pattern, speed feed rate or approach strategy.

The Competitive Edge “This software gives furniture manufacturers a real edge,” claims Simon.

“Not only is it the most efficient way to produce furniture, but it is also the only real alternative if you want to remain competitive.

WoodCAD|CAM is an extremely cost effective product and due to its modular design, customers only need purchase the parts relevant to their business.

“The HOMAG Group prides itself on its innovation and has recently enhanced the woodCAD|CAM software by adding further modules to it. These modules give it the ability to work with both nesting and five axis machines ensuring that the technology is truly versatile.

“Companies that have invested in the woodCAD|CAM software are enjoying a sea change in their production processes as well as a significant uplift in their bottom line. This recent development from Group is really exciting and a superb edition to our already comprehensive range of software solutions for the woodworking and plastics industries,” concludes Simon Brooks.

For more information on the latest woodCAD|CAM software concept from the HOMAG Group call Adele Hunt at HOMAG UK on 01332 856424.

Email: info@homag-uk.co.uk www.homag-uk.co.uk

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WOODWASTE Wood Waste Technology Heater Installed In New Centre For Innovation In Home-Grown Wood Registered charity, The Sylva Foundation, has purchased a wood waste heater from Wood Waste Technology, for its new Wood Centre in the heart of Oxfordshire.

Sylva works across Britain caring for forests, to ensure they thrive for people and for nature. Having been gifted 20 acres of land and several large farm buildings a few years ago, the charity has used this to develop a centre for innovation in home-grown wood, to provide an enterprise hub for new and innovative wood-using businesses.

The charity knew it wanted to install a flexible biomass heating solution into the centre. An old 12,000 square foot potato store had been redesigned and rebuilt to support a number of separate small to medium enterprise wood-using businesses, as well as a teaching classroom. The team didn’t want anything too complex in there, as their main aim was to supply tenants of the Wood Centre with warm workshops that would be costeffective to run by being fuelled with waste wood and wood offcuts.

A number of possible solutions were evaluated, but the team eventually purchased a WT15 heater from Wood Waste Technology, which was installed by Wood Waste Technology’s experienced engineers.

Paul Orsi, Director for Forestry & Rural Enterprise at Sylva explains: “Wood Waste Technology gave us the perfect solution to our heating problem. We were struggling to find something that fitted our budget and was easy to use, but that would provide a comfortable environment for our tenants. It was also extremely important to us that it could be run on wood waste. We’re delighted with our purchase and the service we’ve received.

It’s been a completely smooth process, from purchase to installation. Whilst the wood waste heater is situated in a central area, the engineers were able to duct the hot air to provide heat into each of the tenant’s individual workshops. The tenants’ love that it provides them with free heating and reduces their waste disposal bills.”

Paul continues, “Our wider vision for the Sylva Wood Centre is to develop the whole site – which includes several more buildings and the surrounding landscape.

We wouldn’t hesitate in contacting Wood Waste Technology again should we have any further biomass heating needs.”

MD of Wood Waste Technology, Kurt Cockroft says: “We’ve been delighted to be involved in such an exciting and innovative project, and look forward to

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seeing how the developments at the Wood Centre continue.”

Wood Waste Technology offers a full range of wood waste heaters, from small hand fired units to larger fully automatic systems, and offers site survey and design, as well as manufacture, installation and on-going maintenance.

The company also services all types of wood waste heaters and supplies genuine spares up to 60% cheaper than other suppliers.

In addition, Wood Waste Technology is the UK official distributor for Gross Apparatebau GmbH, a German manufacturer of dependable, precision engineered shredders and briquetters, available in various size and specifications to suit all business applications.

For more information: Wood Waste Technology: Tel: 01785 250400 www.woodwastetechnology.com www.grossuk.co.uk.

Sylva Wood Centre: www.sylva.org.uk/wood

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DUST EXTRACTION Dutch Market Leader Appoints UK Firm as Sole Agent Verhagen Leiden, the market leading Dutch manufacturer, which specialises in high performance industrial vacuum cleaners, has appointed Yorkshire-based Industar, as its sole agent and distributor in the UK. Established for over 50 years, the Verhagen Leiden name is synonymous with quality in its native Netherlands and its product range is well known for its durability / low maintenance reputation.

In the woodworking industry, given its onerous health and safety requirements and the necessity for keeping the environment dust free, Verhagen Leiden products have a ready-made market. Not surprisingly, in the Netherlands the company also enjoys a strong following in the agriculture and horticulture sectors, where its high powered turbo vacuums enable farmers and growers to keep workspaces clean and bug-free.

The appointment of Industar as sole agent came as welcome news to director, Ad Klabbers, himself born and raised in the Netherlands. Ad is no stranger to the UK, having established a very successful

company, 4 Cladding Services 15 years ago with fellow director Martyn Spence. Whilst 4 Cladding Services operates within the construction sector, Mr Klabbers sees the Verhagen Leiden product range as both complementary and a natural extension to his existing business interests. He said: “Growing up in Holland, Verhagen Leiden is a household name – so it is a great privilege to have been appointed by the firm to spread the news about its product range here in the UK. “At a time when health and safety has never been more important, this premium industrial vacuum range can be relied on to address the needs of any company working with wood or for that matter any materials that create dust.

“We are so convinced of the product’s performance and its particular suitability for the woodworking sector that we will provide a no obligation, free demonstration for interested companies. We believe it is by far the best industrial vacuum cleaner on the market today.”

Martyn Spence, Director of Industar with the Verhagen Leiden F3313 Industrial and Turbo (T) model

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DUST EXTRACTION Meticulous Planning Pays Dividends for Dustraction at GP Cases When Dave Waldron, MD of GP Cases Ltd. in Wiltshire, began researching new dust extraction for their wooden packaging business to upgrade an old and “rather tired” system at their 20,000 sq. ft. factory in Royal Wootton Bassett, they knew they needed specialist help. They had been running the old, labour-intensive layout for years and towards the end of 2015 wanted to combine a new dust filter and extractor with the installation of a biomass heating system.

So Steve Matuska made a number of visits from Dustraction to assess the requirements on a site where dust extraction and waste wood fuel needed to be chipped, integrated and conveyed into a purpose built storage silo to feed the biomass boiler manufactured and supplied by Wood Waste Technology.

Heat is generated from wood fuel and used to supply hot water to radiators throughout the factory buildings and offices.

“The old extraction system was inefficient and very labour intensive,” says David Waldron. “Filtered waste was discharged into plastic bags which, as they were filled, were taken off outflows manually, the bags replaced and the waste then taken outside to a skip for dumping to landfill. This, together with the disposal of offcuts, represented at least five man-hours per week so the new automatic layout brings a significant reduction in man power that can now be redeployed more productively”. Waste is now converted into fuel by a chipper and transported along Dustraction’s ductwork runs to their filter system and up the inclined conveyor to a new purpose-built storage silo.

GP Cases have a very good website – www.gpcases – explaining the range and extent of bespoke timber packaging they design, manufacture and supply. It is a successful family business which has been based in Royal Wootton Bassett for the last 50 Years.

Dustraction replaced all ducting mains throughout the GP Cases factory for the fully automatic transportation of dust and woodchip fuel from all existing drops serving band, panel and cross-cut saws, plus the

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Wood and panel dust and chip is now being fed fully automatically at GP Cases into a storage silo to feed a new biomass boiler installation by Wood Waste Technology.

range of timber-dimensioning machinery in use at any one time, and transporting waste via noise reductive, aerodynamically designed branch ducts on tapered sections.

Steve Matuska reports that a new fullysequenced control panel services around a dozen individual machines via fully enclosed fans on anti-vibration mounts, using flexible

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No. 27 RV four-section modular filter by Dustraction is mounted on a steelwork support and discharges all waste at GP Cases via a Dustrax No. 33 floormounted, heavy-duty fanset.

isolation sleeves and outlet attenuators to reduce break-out noise to an absolute miniumum.

A No. 27 RV four-section modular filter by Dustraction is mounted on a steelwork support gantry and discharges all waste via a

Dustrax No. 33 floor-mounted, heavy-duty fanset to an inclined conveyor and an externally mounted silo that is now also feeding a new biomass boiler by Wood Waste Technology fully automatically. This is the latest 199kW boiler which generates 92.4%

The new biomass boiler at GP Cases is certified to burn both MDF and chipboard as well as softwood waste and the installation overall reduces ambient external noise by 40dbH.

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heat from fuel waste burned compared with 68% by Wood Waste Technology’s 150kW model that it supersedes.

Dustraction’s filter system comprises more than 1,000 sq ft of cloth with a filtration velocity of around 2.38m/min and an automatic shaker system which is designed for periodic removal of cake dust from the filter areas during manufacturing and also on shut-down. “I must give all credit to the men from Dustraction for their help, expertise and sensitivity in providing us with what is to us a revolutionary new extraction and conveyor system,” says David Waldron.

The was a difficult job for various reasons, Steve Matuska added, but the planning and attention to detail was meticulous from the outset and that made a major difference when it came to the Installation. “We had very little margin for error because of constraints on height and length but it all came together in the end; we are very pleased with the new system and, more importantly, so is Mr Waldron!”

For further information: Tel: 0116 271 3212 Email: steve@dustraction.co.uk

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Cades Saves the Day with Ecogate Kelvin KBB, Scotland’s leading manufacturer of Kitchens, Vanity Furniture and Wardrobe Doors, has avoided the need to replace its existing dust extraction system, and significantly reduced its electricity bills, by retrofitting ECOGATE® energy-saving technology from Cades Ltd. Established in 1986, Kelvin KBB employs more than 300 people at its modern 106,000 sq ft facility at Cumbernauld, Glasgow, from where it provides leading house builders and developers with an integrated capability in design, manufacture and installation of kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms.

Kelvin KBB is a long-standing customer of Cades Ltd and, when Cades were appointed as an authorised ECOGATE® installer, they were keen to explore the potential of the acclaimed computerised extraction optimisation system. Kevin Lumb, Facility & Maintenance Manager at Kelvin KBB, explains: “When the company decided to invest in a new Biesse ‘Stream’ edgebander, we called in Steve Rhodes of Cades to discuss the changes in our dust extraction requirements. The existing dust

Motorised gates open and close as machines come on line or shut down.

extraction system was installed a number of years ago and employs four main extraction fans, with a total power rating of 180kW. Adding the new edgebander was going to significantly exceed the capacity of our

Kevin Lumb points out power savings to Production Supervisor, Andrew McCormick.

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existing extraction system which meant we were faced with the prospect of having to purchase a whole new system.”

As is the case with most workshops, the four fans had been installed to run continuously, at full load, all day long.

However, following a thorough site survey and energy appraisal, Cades were able to determine the extraction demand for every single machine in the workshop, and from this they identified how the four fans could be adjusted for volume and duty cycle, with the aim of lowering the average total volume and, therefore, reducing the overall power consumption of the system.

Steve Rhodes, Sales Director at Cades, says: “All machines in the workshop are now fitted with motorised Ecogate® damper gates, which automatically open and close as machines are turned on or off.

By installing Ecogate® Power MASTER variable speed drive units, with integral greenBOX 12+ controllers, the speed of each fan is continually adjusted as the individual machines come on or off line.

Retrofitting the Ecogate® ‘extraction-ondemand’ system means that the existing

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Energy-saving Ecogate system operates automatically and independently for each machine.

filter and fans can now cope easily with the demands of the new edgebander and, in addition, Kelvin KBB is saving around £20,000 a year in electricity costs.”

Kevin Lumb adds: “Installing Ecogate obviously made sound business sense and Cades’ engineers carried out the work with little or no disruption to production. We now have a much more efficient, automated extraction system and, as well as the economic advantages, we are also benefitting from having a very much quieter workshop.”

For further information: Tel: 0845 838 6166 www.cadesltd.co.uk A section of Kelvin KBB’s showroom where house buyers can view the range of furniture options.

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DCS Performs at Stage One Yorkshire-based Stage One Creative Services Ltd excels in the field of creative set design, construction, manufacturing and engineering. It constructed the famous Cauldron for the Olympic Flame at the 2012 London Olympics, and was recently main contractor for The UK Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015 which won the Gold Award for Architecture and Landscape.

The company operates from three huge wartime aircraft hangers on an 8,000m2 site located between York and Wetherby in the village of Tockwith, where it employs 110 people. Stage One delivers projects internationally, many of which require set manufacture and construction on an extremely large scale.

An important part of the company’s manufacturing capability is its modern, well-equipped woodworking shop which has recently seen the installation of a new dust extraction system from Dust Control Systems Ltd (DCS). When it was decided to invest in a new dust extraction system,

Stage One had no hesitation in calling in DCS who have installed several extraction systems at the site, and have provided ongoing servicing for a number of years.

Following a thorough evaluation of Stage One’s needs, DCS put forward a proposal centred around a compact yet powerful filter system to be mounted on steelwork outside the wood shop. The new extraction system was sized on a duty of 14,000 m3 per hour, and comprises a high-efficiency NFSZ modular filter unit, fitted with highperformance ‘Superbag’ polyester filter bags, and features pressure-free discharge of waste, via a rotary valve, into a bulk bag.

The installation also incorporates safety systems designed to protect the extraction system against the dangers of explosion and/or fire. A BS&B spark detection and extinguishing system comprises a detection zone within the ductwork which triggers a fast acting water extinguisher if a spark is detected. Furthermore, the main ducting system incorporates an ATEX approved

A section of Stage One’s well-equipped wood shop.

High efficiency DCS Modular filter plant installed at Stage One.

CARZ back-pressure flap valve which prevents the effects of a dust explosion from travelling from the filter, back along ductwork, and into the workshop.

Nick O’Brien, Wood Shop Supervisor at Stage One, says: “As always, we were pleased with the level of service provided by DCS and the net result is that we now have an extremely safe and efficient system which provides us with a comfortable dustfree working environment.”

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For more information: Tel: 0800 040 7116 www.DCSlimited.co.uk

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