SCM stands very busy at Hanover Ligna 2009 showing many new innovative solutions
The SCM Group attended the recent Hanover Ligna 2009 Exhibition with their stands in two halls covering an area of over 2500 square meters, showing a comprehensive range of their latest technological machines offering integrated and innovative solutions for the woodworking and panel processing industries.
Sales representatives from SCM UK were in attendance and as usual the SCM stands were always busy and well attended. SCM UK's Managing Director, Gabriele De Col commented "In these days of doom and gloom, we were pleasantly surprised with the number of UK customers visiting our stand, obviously preparing themselves for the upturn in the market when it arrives. We had several visits from key customers planning future investments and we will be finalising some sales in the very near future."
All of the SCM Group manufacturing brands showed their latest machines with many new features being launched at the show. As expected, the SCM name featured heavily, and just a few examples were as follows:-
ACCORD 40, is a new range of CNC Machining Centres with a sturdy mobile portal structure, the result of the latest SCM research into the CNC routing machine sector. The ACCORD 40 range is available in various solutions with either a multi-function table or a bar and pod table.
Ligna 2009 featured the unveiling of the ACCORD 40 TVN with bar and pod table for producing frames and joinery components. The machining head has two powerful routing units with on board tool changers to allow a switch from one machining operation to another in just a few seconds and a specific function module for carrying out all cutting operations using a blade. Two additional magazines allow a total of 72 tools to be constantly available. The fully automated worktable is completely covered by the entire machining head and consists of 1900 mm long bars.
Another model in the range is the ACCORD 40 with multi-function table which, having a component passage measurement of up to 330 mm and machining areas up to 7250 mm long and 2280 mm wide, achieves high levels of precision and an excellent quality of finish even on large workpieces.
The well-tested, high performance SCM multi-function worktable guarantees an extremely high, evenly distributed vacuum capacity, for top quality "Nesting" processing. For further improved productivity, the ACCORD 40 can carry out pendulum machining, guaranteeing operator access to three sides of the worktable, for loading and unloading components in a totally ergonomic set-up.
The SCM ACCORD 40 range can be equipped with a vast selection of 3 and 5-axis machining heads, served by more tool magazines, ideal for highly flexible production which ranges from machining solid wood or hollow core doors to machining stairs, from machining plastic materials to machining resins or light alloys.
The ACCORD 40 range can also be integrated at various levels with automated equipment for loading full-size materials and unloading machined elements, therefore becoming a fully automated cell.
ECO POWER PACK (EPP). Energy saving is constantly gaining importance even in industry. This is especially true for medium and large sized enterprises using large-scale equipment. SCM and ROUTECH decided to cater for this growing sensitisation by presenting the EPP or Eco Power Pack, a facility for everyone who wants to work with very high performance machines that are capable of guaranteeing energy savings.
The Eco Power Pack includes four important functions:-
- Power Energy Saving
This system automatically adjusts the feed speed, according to the machining parameters: material being machined, stock removal, tool and power used on the spindle. The NC carries out real time monitoring of the power needed for the machining in progress and compares it with what is available, adjusting the speed. The operator only has to programme the maximum theoretical speed, depending upon the type of machining to take place. Everything else is done automatically.
The device guarantees time saving - manual tests by the operator are not needed, the machining speed is always correct and this optimises cycle times.
Reduced wear - machine and tool mechanical parts are not subjected to too much stress. Safety - the operator doesn't need to be ready to intervene all of the time. - Vacuum Energy Saving
The vacuum pumps are automatically controlled, according to the hold-down requirements for the workpiece to be machined. The pumps operate at the power level necessary at that moment in time, rather than always at their maximum, as occurs in conventional vacuum systems.
- Exhaust Energy Saving
This device allows the extractor outlets to be opened depending upon the machining head operating at the time. This prevents unwanted dispersions and allows a smaller extractor system to be fitted without sacrificing efficient dust extraction.
- Motors Energy Saving
The machine automatically recognises which motors are not operating and sets them to "stand-by" for the whole of the resting period, leaving them ready to restart again at any moment in time.
All of the CNC machining centres exhibited at Ligna 2009 featured the EPP mark. The Eco Power Pack is available as an option on all new generation machines and was free of charge as part of a promotional campaign for machining centres at the exhibition.
Following its great success amongst small and medium-sized door and window frame manufacturers, SCM has developed new solutions to make the WINDOR 1 perform even better than the previous machine.
WINDOR 1, the compact, ergonomic machining centre for door and window frames, machines tenons with single and double angles, by interpolation, significantly reducing the machining spaces required.
During tenoning, the cycle becomes fully automated. To machine the two ends of the workpiece, automatic rotation occurs without operator intervention. Once the workpieces are locked on the central gripper, the entire process is managed by the machine control, thus reducing down times.
Important new features have also been introduced as regards to machining heads. The standard equipment has a profiling area with two high precision 50 x 320 mm spindles and the Duo Unit for edge rounding/cutting beads and hardware locations, with angle adjustments of 0 to 90°.
Now a lower unit can be added for making channels, such as cavities for the casing and one-piece element on the lower side of the workpiece. The tenoning equipment includes an end trimming unit and a tenoning spindle moulder capable of machining workpieces between 220 and 2800 mm in length.
WINDOR 1 can be equipped both for tenoning and for profiling with HSK 85S interchangeable spindles which guarantee rapid tool changes and therefore flexible production, plus an excellent quality finish. The HSK 85S tool change system has a pneumatically operated device which makes the procedure even simpler, faster and safer for the operator.
Again with reference to tool changes, WINDOR 1 now also comes with the T-SET device, the system for locking/releasing the tools using compressed air. Used on all SCM machines for machining solid wood, T-SET WINDOR 1 is now even more ergonomic.
Control is provided by a CONTROL 100 PC with an industrial PLC linked to a personal computer. The machining centre is integrated with the "Next Supervisor", software for the complete management of programmable machines and systems with continuous positioning axes which allows, by means of a standard network card, connection to external management systems for the transmission of machining data.
SCM's CYFLEX F900 CNC boring machine is now even more compact and has turned "PRO". Designed for the small woodworking and panel processing workshops, but also useful for prototyping for large companies, it is a true CNC machine, compact and flexible, for machining with the worktable tilted vertically and is controlled by Xylog software similar to all SCM CNC machines. The new type of integral protection has further reduced the machine's footprint, having eliminated the previous safety mats, which has given the new CYFLEX an improved design without distorting the original concept.
Practical and convenient, the main advantage of the CYFLEX F900 PRO is ease of use for the operator both during the loading and unloading stages. The control panel is built into the machine's protection, allowing full control of operations without having to move from the position adopted for panel loading.
The worktable measurements are from 70 to 150 mm in ‘X' and from 900 to 3000 mm in ‘Y', with a component passage measuring 50 mm. The practical window in the guarding allows a direct view of the machining taking place and improved safety for operators who are not usually experienced in the use of automated machines. The large door provides access to all internal components, therefore making the servicing of the machine very easy.
CYFLEX can produce about one cabinet per minute. Efficient as SCM has designed an internal dust and shavings collection system which allows effective extraction even on the saw blade unit which is well known as a critical point for shavings extraction.
Finally, CYFLEX integrates perfectly in the "Netline" process used to manufacture a piece of furniture starting with the 3D design and going as far as production and "just in time" delivery to the final customer. Therefore, CYFLEX F900 PRO increases the range of machines which the joiner, furniture and cabinet manufacturer can choose from when creating his own Netline Cell, identifying those best suited to his needs.
Olimpic K1000 is the new leading model amongst SCM Edge-Banding machines, designed to meet the requirements of small and medium-sized woodworking and panel processing workshops. Derived from SCM's vast experience with larger, industrial machines, Olimpic K1000 was created to cater for all flexible machining operations and edge banding requirements, and it is available in 10 different configurations with more features included as standard.
The trimmer introduces to the K series the possibility of adjusting material removal on the edge of the panel, to deal with cases of incorrect application of edging materials and to achieve the desired dimensions. The optional tracer adds to this device, giving precise operations on even long panels. The gluing unit has been revamped and now perfectly glues solid wood edging strips measuring up to 12 mm width. The quick-release feature enables fast changeover from the hot-melt or even polyurethane glue simply and easily.
The new "StarTouch" Electronic Control System is the show-piece of all the options available on the K1000. This innovative control utilises a large 12inch touch-screen for graphical representations of all machine functions. The graphics are specially designed so that the operator will understand them immediately and easily. This means that it's very easy to interpret information about the type of edging, thickness, machining operations and the insertion side for the panel on which the edging will be applied. Machining programs can be retrieved using practical, customisable keys, making full use of the great operating flexibility of SCM's K1000 edge banders and optimising production times.
Complex cuts are made increasingly easy with the L'Invincible "Full Support" Frame with wireless connection to the controls. SCM circular saws allow the operator to carry out error-free mitre cuts and/or cuts with a tilted blade, thanks to SCM-patented software functions which greatly assist the operator.
For L'Invincibile machines and those with the Full Support Frame, SCM has created a new option which uses a wireless device to connect the control, the digital display of the Full Support angle and the three digital displays of the stops on the squaring fence.
Basically, every time the operator tilts the Full Support Frame on the workpiece, the digital displays automatically show the positions of the stops on the squaring fence for the actual cuts to be made on the panel. Therefore, the operator no longer has to use the control for calculations, nor does he need to carry out test cuts to check the exact positions of the stops.
With this new device, the set-up on circular saws becomes simpler and faster, eliminating all down times and, thanks to automatic workpiece recognition and the consequent machining set-up, reduces the likelihood of any errors arising.
SCM continues to study new systems to create machines suitable for the machining methods used by operators. With regard to this, SCM has also provided new sensors which allow the control to automatically recognise the position of the Quick Lock Guide.
From the SCM Group's Hi-Tech Panel Division, Gabbiani Mahros presented an innovation for a broad group of customers whose top priority is to improve the processing of very small, highly differentiated batches in very short cycle times.
This need is widely felt throughout the panel processing industry. Large companies who already have production systems for handling large-size batches are now looking for ways of improving their efficiency in the processing of small batches. Medium-size companies need to move up to higher levels of technology and automation.
C.U.B.O. - Cutting Unit Batch One - is a panel sizing-squaring centre with a fixed worktable and two mobile gantries each with a single machining head. The structure is very compact and strong and the use of two routing units achieves high standards of quality, finish, precision and productivity. Each gantry is driven by two, electronically synchronised, brushless motors. The drive transmission consists of two racks with hardened and ground helical teeth. Moving components travel on prismatic guides.
The machining units travel on the vertical axis and are driven via a recirculating ball screw transmission by brushless motors. A centralised extractor system removes sawdust and shavings through a single inlet. A differential vacuum system, selected from the PC, ensures perfect vacuum hold-down of the service panel and the panel to be sized on the worktable.
The CUBO panel sizing centre incorporates a MAHROS loading-unloading system controlled by EASY PLAN supervision software. EASY PLAN enables automatic control of all work cycle steps including loading the sheet to be processed from the stack, unloading the sized panel to the edge banding line, off-cuts management, and labelling of each single panel. The innovative software ensures full integration of the system into the production process and enables the preparation of cutting lists, the optimisation of cutting patterns and the management of work cycles.
Giving priority to the management of the off-cuts has made it possible to optimise and reduce to the minimum the quantities stocked. There are no limits on cutting patterns to ensure very low waste rates even on difficult jobs such as one-off batches.
The simultaneous operation of the two machining heads plus loading and unloading in masked time means that this system can achieve production rates higher than any system or machine currently available on the market.
From Morbidelli, the Powerflex integrated boring system. Furniture design has today become more than ever a full-time work for the research of the customers' needs, on materials, on the best optimisation of space, on design and ergonomics. Within this scenario, our customers requires for their production, with high flexibility and productivity, customised batches or single pieces. Morbidelli's answer to face this requirement is POWERFLEX, the new integrated boring system.
The highest level of electronic automation joined to advanced technologies, makes of the new range of POWERFLEX, the more innovative Morbidelli solution able to assure high performance, high rates of productivity of up to 28 components per minute, and set-up of the machine in less then 10 minutes.
POWERFLEX is unique for the great versatility of its configurations. In fact, it is possible to equip it with upper and lower vertical units and horizontal units to complete the boring operations on all 6 faces of the panel.
POWERFLEX can be equipped with up to 6 upper boring units, up to 6 lower boring units, up to 6 automatic independent pushers, up to 6 disappearing automatic working tables and automatic rotation of the boring heads to optimise the set up and working.
The new generation of software allows the optimizing of the working times and it is one of the strengths of this system that is able to guarantee an intuitive and easier programming and use of the POWERFLEX machine.
With the introduction of the new IDM GENESIS KS Squaring Edgebander, straightforward and productive squaring edgebanding technology has come within reach of medium-size companies. The Genesis KS series combines excellent quality-price ratio with the reliability and strength that have always been guaranteed by IDM.
With bed lengths of up to 10 meters, the machine can be equipped with all the necessary technical solutions and working units for modern industrial production. New working units, such as the new Compact Gluing Unit ‘MH3002 E3' and the Grooving Unit ‘US' to produce two simultaneous grooves on the panel, as well as the possibility to integrate the Genesis KS in line with loading and unloading handling systems.
Easy working and flexibility are facilitated by Touch Screen Control and by the possibility of automatic change over for up to 6 different edge types along with NC managed production by means of Bar Code Readers and processing programs. The Genesis KS can process edges up to 3 mm thickness at 25 meters/min working speed.
For further information please contact:
SCM Group (UK) Ltd, Blenheim House, Camberley Road, Bulwell, Nottingham NG6 8UW.
Tel: 0115 9770044 Fax: 0115 9770946 http://www.scmgb.co.uk/
E Mail scmgroupuk@scmgroup.com
HI-Tech Panel Division - For more information please 0115 977 7818 or scmhitech@scmgroup.com
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