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SPACE-SAVING
COMPACT SAW A SIGN OF THE TIMES
Replacing
a bulky sliding table saw with a vertical panel
version to save on workshop space has brought
increased efficiency to Bolton Sign Contractors.
Its
Swiss-built Striebig Compact 5207 vertical panel
saw cuts acrylic, aluminium, composite aluminium,
foam board, plywood and MDF sheets.
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Striebig Compact vertical panel saw in action
at Bolton Sign Contractors. |
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They
are needed for the signage the company produces
for a large variety of customers ranging from
small businesses to high profile names.
The 5.7m long freestanding saw, which can also
be wall-mounted, accommodates panels to a maximum
size of 4.6 x 2.07m. It has a maximum cutting
depth of 60mm.
With
a space-saving depth of just 1381mm, there's now
a lot of free space around the saw in which to
stack panels awaiting cutting.
The
versatile Compact can cut all of the sheet materials,
which range in thickness from 2mm to 30mm, with
the same blade.
Loading
the heaviest acrylic sheets on to the sliding
panel saw and pushing them through the fixed blade
was a two-man job, as was placing and holding
down the lighter but 'floppy' 2mm thick acrylic
sheets.
One man can now place all of the sheets on the
Compact's roller support.
Cutting
has been made far easier as the moveable saw head
slices effortlessly, horizontally and vertically,
through the panels.
Bolton
Sign Contractors looked at three makes of vertical
panels saws before selecting the Striebig. Their
decision to purchase was due to the saw's sturdy
build, its range of advanced features, its ease
of operation and the guaranteed accuracy of 1/10mm.
The 5207 is one of three models in the Compact
series, the smallest offered by Striebig.
Like other models in the entry-level series it
has a re-designed control panel, saw head housing
and saw head operating mechanism. Medium and small
work piece supports extending along the full length
of the machine mean it is quick and easy to saw
small pieces.
Its highly efficient integral dust and chips extraction
system ensures that dust levels are kept well
below permitted European limits.
The Compact is based on a single, fully welded
sawing frame to give decades of reliable service
whilst maintaining cutting precision.
To increase its versatility still further, it
is available with an optional Digital Measuring
System, which is accurate to 0.1 mm.
It was supplied and installed by J.J. Smith Ltd.,
the Merseyside-based agents for T.M. Machinery
Sales, the exclusive UK importers.
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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