The challenges faced in the manufacture include dividing the raw panel with the pressed chamfer already in place. The dividing cuts have to be positioned so precisely that the chamfer is not damaged, while sufficient material still remains next to the chamfer to trim a click profile.
This is taken care of by the high-precision rip saw Homag FSL 480. Equipped with an array of proven components from the family of Homag double-end tenoners – such as a rolling magnetic chain, top pressure beam with composite V-belt and individual flexibly adjustable sawing units – this machine comes with the ideal qualifications for the job.
The camera system is able to detect the position of the panel by scanning markings on the raw panel surface, and passes this information on to the two coupled-motion servo-controlled grippers. The grippers align the panel precisely as it passes through before it reaches a position between the chain track and top pressure beam.
In a parallel process, the cascade-formation sawing units are also traversed by servo motor to the correct position. Once the two outside edges of the raw panel have been trimmed by hoggers, these cut the panel precisely into strips from the outside to the inside.
