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Five-piece door frame production machine

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The model HP5D five-piece door frame machining centre from Pillar Machine is designed to machine parts used in TFL (thermally fused laminate), TFM (thermally fused melamine), paper wrapped, vinyl wrapped or thermofoil doors.

The model performs horizontal point-to-point bore and dowel insertion and panel grooving. It is designed to CNC position a drill spindle, bore a hole, then CNC position the dowel inserter, inject glue or water (for pre-glued dowels), and insert the dowel into the hole.

As well, it cuts a panel groove in the centre section of the inside edge of the door stile and the entire inside edge of the door rail material. Operations begin when a part is placed into the work zone referencing the back and side fences.

The palm button is pressed, and the clamps secure the part into place. The machining is now ready to begin in the work zone. There are two fixed zones and two pop up zones standard in the base model unit that allows for pendulum processing.

While the one part is being machined, the other zone(s) can be loaded and queued for machining.

Flexible edgebander for small to medium shops

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Designed for small to medium shops, the Casadei Flexa 27 automatic edgebander comes equipped with the MEGA 200 PLC controller.

Available from JKL Machinery, the edgebander features an industrial feed track, two motor end trim, double top and bottom trim, and scraping and buffing units.

It can apply tape, PVC, laminate or wood banding on panels with a standard thickness up to 50 mm.

Vertical drying ovens

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With the patented Flexpro function, the new Omnidry range of vertical ovens from Cefla provide a passage height that can be automatically varied on the basis of piece height.

The range is not only suitable for very high output lines, but also for robotic application lines, where greater flexibility is required, the company says.

The oven series is said to maintain all the characteristics of the company’s standard vertical oven, since it can carry out flash off, drying and cooling all-in-one (even for paints that need longer drying times), while minimizing the use of floor space.

The ovens can be equipped with a roller conveyor system combined with “rack” trays for piece collection and cyclic transportation inside the oven, or with conveyor belt systems, combined with motor-operated “belt” trays.

Units can also be expanded with an additional 2, 3 or 4 sections.

Antique wood feature walls

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Wood feature walls from Goodwin Company are offered in river-recovered heart cypress for both residential and commercial spaces.

The ease of installation and maintenance is said to be attractive to both homeowners and building design professionals.

The wood is 100 percent heart, 100 percent dense growth and has subtle, graceful swirling grain with a blend of vertical and feathery patterns, the company says.

It can include some pecky areas, face checks, knots of any size and a good bit of colour variation from warm honey through cinnamon tan to light chocolate tones.

Dust collection attachment eliminates filter clogging

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When connected to a single stage dust collector, the Super Dust Deputy attachment line from Oneida Air will eliminate filter clogging and suction loss by removing 99 percent of dust and debris from the incoming air stream before it reaches the fan blower.

Features of the dust collector line include:

  • works with nearly any single stage dust collector;
  • prolongs the life of the collector’s filter;
  • maintains continuously high airflow to tools; and,
  • attachments are available in a variety of sizes.