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EAST SUSSEX JOINERY UPGRADES TO STRIEBIG
Castle Post Form Products, manufacturers of commercial purpose-built
joinery, has modernised its sizing equipment with the latest Striebig
Control vertical panel saw.
It's used for sizing plywood, chipboard, MDF, laminated and veneered
panels,
as well as veneered and laminated doors, which range in thickness from 3
to
45mm.
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| Ross Smeed cuts a laminated panel on the Striebig Control at Castle Post Form Products, Rye. |
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Set up 25 years ago by partners Chris Jenner and Tony Clarke, the
business
specialises in commercial joinery products. It designs and produces
bespoke
cabinets, receptions desks, wall panelling and other items for use
chiefly
in offices and hotels.
Located in Rye, East Sussex, it carries out work throughout the South
East,
and particularly in the London area, with the bulk of its business
coming
from builders and architects.
Its Control model 5216 can size panels up to a maximum size of 4300mm x
2160mm. with a maximum depth of cut of 80mm. It replaced an elderly
German-made model and was supplied with a scoring saw for use on
laminated
panels.
Chris Jenner's son Mark, who looks after estimating at the company,
said:
"Striebig was recommended to us by a local joinery business we know. I
went
along to look at it and was impressed with the quality of its build and
cut
and the fact that they said it was totally reliable."
His confidence in making the purchase decision was reinforced when he
learned that Striebig saws were available through a well-known and long
established UK distributor, T.M. Machinery Sales Ltd., of Leicester, who
provide an efficient after-sales service.
"I spoke to them on the phone and they sent someone down to talk to us
about
the type and quantity of materials we needed to cut before suggesting
which
model would best suit our requirements. As it happened it was the model
we
had already decided on."
The Control, with models available in nine different sizes, is a
fully-automatic vertical panel saw that works to an accuracy of 1/10 mm
and
represents the cutting edge in vertical panel saw technology. A digital
measuring system is fitted as standard.
It delivers a perfectly square cut every time, doing away with the need
to
manually sand and trim edges after cutting.
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The Control's sophisticated design allows it to be operated via an
ergonomic
control panel, leaving time for the next batch of work to be prepared.
Much
of the cutting operation is automated; the saw head is power fed, and
the
feed speed is controlled to ensure the quality of the cut is maintained.
Numerous automatic procedures carried out by the press of a button
include
locking and releasing the saw beam, setting the horizontal cutting
height,
plunging and swivelling the motor, locking the support rollers during
sawing
and fine saw blade adjustment.
It features the highly efficient TRK dust extraction system that ensures
that dust levels are kept well below permitted European limits.
Amongst the wide range of options available to improve its productivity
still further is four-sided trimming. This allows the bottom trim cut to
be
carried out automatically without the panel having to be lifted or
turned
once it has been placed on the bed.
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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