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JOINERY'S
SPACE PROBLEM SOLVED WITH A STRIEBIG
When
Bell Frampton Joinery Ltd needed a panel saw it
got round a shortage of space by buying a Striebig
Control fully automatic vertical model.
The Warboys, Huntingdon business was set up last
September by director David Darlow, previously
production director of a large joinery concern
that had closed down.
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space saving Striebig Control vertical panel
saw at Bell Frampton Joinery. |
It
specialises in making bespoke items such as bars,
reception desks, seating and screens for the pub
and leisure industries across southern England,
as well as retail shopfitting equipment and items
for house builders.
Housed
in a 5,500 sq ft unit, it employs nine qualified
joiners as well as an apprentice, who all came
from the previous company.
"They
were used to working with a beam saw but we simply
didn't have the room to put one in here," said
Mr Darlow. After deciding that a vertical panel
saw was the answer to his problem, he spoke to
four saw blade suppliers who each recommended
Striebig. It was when he saw the Control at Woodmex
that he realised it was exactly what he needed,
although it cost well above the figure he had
set aside. "It has to be the best equipped vertical
panel saw within its price range and I don't regret
going over budget for it."
The
Control cuts up all the sheet material used, mainly
veneered and MDF panels, with the operator putting
through 6mm thick sheets four or five at a time.
Capable of cutting up to 80mm thick, it's also
used with 45mm thick pieces of solid ash used
for bar tops.
It
represents the cutting edge in vertical panel
saw technology. Numerous technical features considered
expensive optional extras in other saws are included
as standard. They include a digital measuring
system, accurate to 0.1 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.
Available to be wall-mounted or freestanding,
it has a fully automatic roller locking function,
an auxiliary stop section with its own tape measure,
three additional auxiliary stops for repeat cuts
and a small work piece support. Also fitted as
standard is the TRK dust and chips extraction
system that ensures dust levels are kept well
below permitted European limits, and automatic
moving backing support.
The Control offers almost every possible option
for automatic sawing operations. With manual feeding
of the saw unit eliminated, the operator's job
is made easier, giving him ample time to prepare
the next sawing job. Ease of operation is provided
by a PLC control system, with any operating errors
displayed so that they can be corrected immediately.
An infinitely variable feed speed can be adjusted
to suit every kind of material. Sawing errors
that may occur as a result of different feed speeds
required when cutting 'sensitive' materials are
therefore eliminated.
Numerous
automatic procedures can be carried out by the
press of a button including locking and releasing
the beam saw, setting the horizontal cutting height,
plunging and swivelling the motor, locking the
support rollers during sawing and fine saw blade
adjustment.
The
model bought by Bell Frampton Joinery from Striebig's
sole UK agent, TM Machinery Sales, of Leicester,
was supplied with an optional scribing blade for
preventing chipping out when cutting laminated
panels.
Mr
Darlow said he was impressed with the Control's
quality of build, its accuracy, the quality of
the cut and the simplicity of the saw head that
can tilt either way to 90 degrees.
"It's
simply head and shoulders above anything else
out there. The guys soon took to it and after
just an hour's tuition when it was installed they
all felt perfectly happy using it."
He
added that shortly before it was delivered they
had to put through 200 600mm square lighting patrices
on a small panel saw that was being used as a
stopgap. "It took well over an hour to do the
job and when we had a repeat order it took the
Striebig just 15 minutes."
Joiner
Paul Shakespeare appreciated the lack of manual
labour involved. "There's hardly any manhandling
needed. Once the sheet has been put on the saw's
frame it can be cut to any angle required without
it having to moved around, which you had to do
with the beam saw."
His
colleague, Jason Duff, said the saw had so many
useful features that made it easy to set up and
operate. In particular, he liked the power feed,
the digital readout, the length stop with its
fine adjuster and the double bed, which lifted
the work piece up to a sensible height.
Each
Striebig saw is based on a single, fully welded
sawing frame to give decades of reliable service
whilst maintaining cutting precision. There are
models available to suit every size of business
and production requirement.
Sales
enquiries to Matt Pearce, T.M. Machinery Sales
T: 0116 271 7155. F: 0116 271 5862
E: sales@tmservices.co.uk
W: www.tmpartnership.co.uk
Editorial enquiries to Stephen Barry Publicity.
Tel: 020 8341 6660. email: stephenbarry@clara.co.uk
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