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Wood-working power tools perform for years
Made in Germany to exacting engineering standards, wood-working power tools are designed for the professional and will perform for years, said the supplier, making the cost of ownership very low.
News from Metal Work Supplies (11 February 2008)
Woodworking machining centre doubles output
User application article After investing in a 3-axis CNC woodworking machining centre and latest software, a UK stairs maker reports that it has doubled its production.
News from Masterwood (UK) (10 January 2008)
Vertical panel saw eliminates edge sanding
User application article A vertical panel saw delivers a perfectly square cut every time, doing away with the need to manually sand and trim edges after cutting.
News from T M Machinery Sales ( 7 January 2008)
'Entry level' vertical saw range automated
A range of 'entry level' vertical panel sawing machines now include larger sizes - up to 5350mm x 2220mm - and automated cut cycle versions.
News from T M Machinery Sales ( 7 December 2007)
Inexpensive CNC woodworker starts business
User application article Low cost CNC woodworking machine accurately duplicates a CAD program in much less time than someone working by hand - an advantage which helped start up a business.
News from Micromech (14 November 2007)
Ultrasonics cleans up wood saw blades
Industrial ultrasonic tanks provide fast and effective cleaning for all kinds of wood saw blades, hoggers, profile cutting tools, routers, and drills. Brochure available
News from Guyson International ( 5 November 2007)
Vertical panel saw cuts costs by 15%
User application article A radiant heating panel manufacturer is now cutting aluminium composite boards in-house, using a vertical panel saw, as part of a costs reductions exercise.
News from T M Machinery Sales (10 September 2007)
Wood worker invests in machining centres
User application article A GBP 200,000 investment in two CNC wood working machining centres is intended to increase a joining plant's turnover to secure the future of the existing workforce.
News from Masterwood (UK) (10 September 2007)
Verical panel saw has digital measurement
User application article Fabricator of plastics and GRP tanks said that a vertical panel saw, equipped with a digital measuring system, is helping it to save tme and labour, while freing up shop space for other uses.
News from T M Machinery Sales (30 July 2007)
Vertical panel saw reliability impresses
User application article When a packing case manufacturer sought a vertical saw, the first one it bought has since more than proved its worth over 16 years, which is why the company chose the same saw supplier again.
News from T M Machinery Sales (26 June 2007)
Vertical panel saw gives quality, chip-free cuts
User application article Providing a chip-free finish, a vertical panel saw is used for all panel cutting on MDF, veneered MDF, MFC, chipboard and laminated boards, ranging from 18 to 30mm thick.
News from T M Machinery Sales (29 May 2007)
Machining centre eases furniture bottleneck
User application article Fitted furniture maker has overcome major production bottleneck by installing a CNC woodworking machining centre, which has an easy-to-use multi-positioning programming software.
News from Masterwood (UK) (24 May 2007)
Orbit sander removes wood and paint
A 5in random orbit sander offers 9,500 orbits/min at an orbit size of 1/8in and when using heavy grit sanding discs, the tool offers the power to remove wood and paint.
News from Metabo (15 May 2007)
Compact vertical saw raises panel accuracy
User application article Compact vertical panel saw brings total accuracy and squareness in panel cutting so that a panel manufacturer can produce a quality end product.
News from T M Machinery Sales (28 March 2007)
Steel belts and press plates to be shown
The latest developments in high strength steel belts and press plates for wood-based panel production, as well as laminate and melamine coatings, at the LIGNA show.
News from Sandvik Process Systems ( 2 March 2007)
CNC router boosts gun stock output 200-300%
User application article Replacing a manual pantograph machine with a 4-axis CNC router has increased production of wooden gun stocks by 200-300% to carve out inlets and other areas in the gun stocks.
News from Techno (26 September 2006)
CNC router halves curved millwork machine time
User application article A PC-driven CNC wood router has produced miles of curved moulding and other custom millwork in 4000h - halving machine times - and has raised product accuracy by a factor of 10.
News from Techno (25 September 2006)
Router cuts development from 2 months to 2 days
User application article A CNC routing machine has enabled a guitar producing company to reduce product development time from two months to to two days and has made the company more profitable.
News from Techno (22 September 2006)
CNC routers help carpenters win new business
User application article A generation of CNC routers is helping carpenters generate new sources of revenues by producing wood, plastics and composites products in much less time and at far higher level of accuracy.
News from Techno (21 September 2006)
CNC routers lower sports goods costs
User application article Latest CNC routers are helping sporting goods manufacturers to increase accuracy and reduce costs in the production of intricate wood, plastics and composites materials.
News from Techno (21 September 2006)
CNC router boosts gun case production by 400%
User application article When Champion Safe used power tools to produce gun case racks, only enough parts for 20 to 30 safes per day were made, but an unmanned CNC router produces parts for 120 safes/day.
News from Techno (19 September 2006)
CNC router sends production 'through the roof'
User application article Use of a 4-axis CNC router dramatically increases gun stock production - it has more than tripled - since replacing a manual pantograph machine with a 4-axis CNC router.
News from Techno (19 September 2006)
Vertical panel saw improves quality
User application article An award-winning kitchen equipment company has improved its panel-sizing efficiency by installing a one man-operated vertical panel saw, which has eradicated damage to veneered panels.
News from T M Machinery Sales (14 September 2006)
Woodworking CAD/CAM part modelling enhanced
Latest version of a woodworking CAD/CAM system incorporates a new common line cutting module and a new version of a system for designing, costing and manufacturing staircases. Brochure available
News from Alphacam ( 8 September 2006)
Vertical panel saw avoids manual finishing
User application article A vertical panel saw - working to an accuracy of 0.1mm - is delivering improved cutting accuracy and reduced processing time and avoids manual sanding and trimming edges after cutting.
News from T M Machinery Sales (28 August 2006)
Faster and cleaner panel profile nesting tooling
Advanced tools with tungsten alloy head and precision ground steel shank for high speed and cleaner CNC nesting allows furniture makers to optimise sheet material and reduce wastage.
News from Cruing (UK) (17 August 2006)
Automating the wood cutting process
User application article A machine was needed to provide safety, accuracy, and low labour costs and increase productivity and a PMAC was applied to an NC saw that cuts timber to form wooden roof trusses.
News from Micromech (17 August 2006)
CNC panel workers to get CAD/CAM software
User application article A woodworking and panel processing equipment manufacturer has comissioned a software developer to produce a series of CAD/CAM modules for its advanced CNC production machines. Brochure available
News from Alphacam (31 July 2006)
CNC router improves PVC door-making quality
User application article CNC routing machine has helped a manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride significantly improve quality and productivity - as manual drilling operations were slow and hole sizes and locations varied.
News from Techno (19 June 2006)
Vertical panel saw needs only one operator
User application article A vertical panel saw has allowed a joinery manufacturer to cut panels using one operator - replacing a sliding table saw that needed two operators to load and hold panels during cutting.
News from T M Machinery Sales (15 June 2006)
Vertical panel saw simplifies modelling
User application article Space-saving vertical panel saw has simplified the cutting of plywood, MDF and other wood-based materials as well as plastics for Unversity engineering modelling projects.
News from T M Machinery Sales (14 June 2006)
CNC machining centre for MDF user
User application article Aptly named start-up business, CAD Stairs, has picked a Masterwood Project CNC machining centre as the mainstay of its new staircase manufacturing operation.
News from Masterwood (UK) ( 9 June 2006)
Vertical panel saw saves workshop space
User application article Replacing a bulky sliding table saw with a vertical panel version to save on workshop space has brought increased efficiency to a sign making contractor.
News from T M Machinery Sales (18 May 2006)
Machining centre produces wooden windows
An important breakthrough in joinery technology, an integrated system of machining centre and software for the design and production of wooden windows, slashes set-up and production times.
News from Masterwood (UK) (15 May 2006)
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