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STRIEBIG COMPACT A SPACE SAVER FOR LONGPRE
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Striebig Compact TRK vertical panel saw has lived
up to its description by solving a space problem
at a Somerset fine furniture makers.
The
skilled cabinet makers at Longpre Furniture produce
quality bespoke furniture for architects, designers
and private clients. Each of them has the responsibility
for making an entire piece, preparing the component
parts and then assembling and finishing them.
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space-saving Compact vertical panel saw at
Longpre Furnture. |
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It
was Longpre craftsmen who made the Rosewood chair
used by The Queen during her visit to Westminster
Cathedral, an antique style music centre for famous
London store Harrods, and copies of period furniture
for the Earl of Devon. The company also produces
commercial interiors, and recently made and fitted
office and corridor furniture for a large project
in the Middle East.
With
extra sawing capacity needed to keep up with an
increased workload, there was no room in the cramped
workshops to add another beam saw without building
an extension.
Said
foreman Steve Gillingham: "With eight of us keeping
the beam saw busy and no space to put in a second,
without a great deal of expensive building work,
it was decided to go for a vertical machine."
The
service engineer who looks after the company's
machines recommended Striebig. After looking at
the Swiss-made saw and two other makes, Longpre
went along with his suggestion.
"The
Compact had a far better build quality than the
others," said Mr Gillingham. "It was also the
only one that would cut up to 10ft x 5ft panels
and was able to fit in to the small space we had
allowed for it."
Supplied
and installed by Striebig's sole UK agent, T.M.
Machinery Sales Ltd, of Leicester, the Compact
is a small footprint vertical panel saw that comes
in a choice of two cut sizes with a maximum cutting
depth of 60mm.
The
version chosen by Longpre for its 5,600 sq ft
workshop has a maximum cut size of 3100mm x 1644mm.
There's also a larger model, measuring 4600mm
x 2070mm. Among standard features in both saws
are the highly efficient TRK extraction system,
which keeps users ahead of even the toughest European
legislation, and automatic moving backing support.
Longpre
use it to cut MDF and ply sheet material and for
resizing lipped veneer panels. The material used
ranges in thickness from 2mm to 50mm, with the
thinner panels put on in stacks
As
well as improving the accuracy of the sizing and
the quality of the cut - Striebig saws perform
to an accuracy of 0.1mm - it has reduced substantially
the amount of panel manhandling required.
"It's now a one man job to put even the largest
panels in position on the Compact's rollers,"
said Mr Gillingham. "With the beam saw you needed
two men to turn the panels flat in order to load
them, and then to move them around to get different
cutting angles."
Because
of the modern design of the Striebig, the operator
does not have to keep swivelling his body around
once the panel is in position. To change the direction
of the cut from vertical to horizontal, and back
again, you simply swivel the saw's head.
Among the accessories available to improve the
performance of the Compact are an electronic positioning
system, a digital measuring system, an angle-cutting
unit and grooving accessories for composite panels.
Prices of Striebig saws are from £8,100 to £25,000.
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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