Gluing, Laminating and Veneering

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Multi-daylight press

The Italpresse MAGNUM is a multi-daylight pressing solution for high volume production of veneered panels. Panels are loaded, pressed, and unloaded using automated elevator baskets. Italpresse also has custom solutions for both the infeed and outfeed with the capability for full-on automation for the feeding, gluing, layup, cooling, and stacking of the material.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Robotic spray systems

Robotic Solutions, located in Jasper Indiana, is the exclusive U.S. importer of CMA Robotic Spray Systems. CMA, located in Udine, Italy, designs and builds turnkey robotic spray systems for the application of paint, stain, top coatings, powder coatings, and adhesives on to many different material surfaces. No programming is necessary, the company says.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Door and window clamp

The Italpresse Universal door and window clamp has smooth, powerful hydraulic clamping action for simple assembly of stile and rail passage doors and wood window frames. PLC control of the clamp operation with a digital operator interface allows for the setting and monitoring of: individual vertical and horizontal clamping pressures, special low clamping pressure cycle for delicate or pre-finished frames, clamping timer with automatic opening cycle and selector to exclude the timer, and the amount of opening travel during the auto-open cycle.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Adhesive application systems

Available from Valco Melton, the IsoMelt Mini Series can accommodate 2kg PUR standard slugs and work with up to 4 liters of adhesive. All units feature a fully integrated multi-functional controller that is accessible from a user-friendly screen, allowing for fast and easy configuration changes and providing "key-to-line" capabilities, the company says. A swiveling tank lid allows for faster changes of PUR slugs, minimizing downtime. The adhesive application system is ideal for edgebanding, postforming and product assembly.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

PUR adhesives

Daubert Chemical offers high-performance solutions for thermoforming, lamination and assembly. Daubond hot melt and 1K PUR liquid adhesives can be applied easily and work well with porous and non-porous substrates, intricate profiles and temperature-sensitive laminate materials. When it comes to lamination, Daubert says, it has the solutions.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

TFL with matching HPL & edgebanding

Panel Processing offers the Crater Lake Collection, which consists of nine exclusive colors in TFL, high-pressure laminate and matching edgebanding. Inspired by the natural elements at Crater Lake, Oregon, the collection's weathered neutrals, cool grays and warm taupe tones create timeless color palettes for kitchen, closet, office and store fixture design, the company says. Textures include Caldera, a woodgrain with cathedrals and arches to create a dramatic profile; and Cleetwood, a clean, linear woodgrain with subtle changes in the texture through depth and contrast.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Architectural veneers

Timber Products says users can reach the full potential of their project with its Architectural Series of high-end domestic and exotic hardwood veneers. More than 200 species are included, with no minimum order and short lead times. Timber Products is one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of a comprehensive range of wood products.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Particleboard for high moisture applications

The company says Collins Pine FreeForm MR50 is ideal for high moisture applications such as restaurants, commercial kitchens and fitness centers. It has an exceptionally high pine content, is NAF validated, FSC certified, TSCA VI compliant, and the only particleboard on the market with a Declare Label, Collins adds.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

High-performance flat panel laminating machines & systems

Midwest Automation, together with Italian machinery manufacturer partners OMMA Macchine and ORMA Macchine, manufacture a variety of high performance laminating and engineered systems for liquid polyurethane, epoxies, and PUR hotmelt adhesive applications, as well as a variety of water-based laminating machines and systems. Midwest Automation laminating machines have been used extensively in the kitchen countertop, office furniture, architectural door, engineered wood flooring, structural and insulated panel, and composite panel industries for more than 50 years.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Smooth, safe material handling

Available from Piab, the flexible Vaculex VL can be adapted to fit a wide range of different door and panel designs and manufacturing processes. The Vaculex range of standard components can be used to make up solutions for lifting, tilting and turning doors, and for positioning in pre-fabricated units. The vacuum lifters can be configured to safely hold on to the door or panel at any predetermined point or position, such as its side, top or bottom.