Panel Processing

Panel Processing

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Compact automatic edgebander

Grizzly says its G0854 compact automatic edgebander has the same capabilities as a full-size model. With a 16FPM automatic belt feed, it can edgeband panels from half an inch to one and three-quarters of an inch thick. Weighing approximately 633 pounds, the G0854 is equipped with a digital control panel, a teflon-coated glue pot with five heating elements, a motorized glue spreader, pneumatic edgebanding and end-trimming guillotines, upper and lower flush trimming units with analog readout, an extendable side bar to accommodate larger panels, a built-in air regulator, and two four-inch dust ports.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Cut center with combo cabinets, dovetail drawer updates

Thermwood offers new features for its Cut Ready series, which includes the AI-equipped Cut Ready 43 and Cut Center CNC machines. Updates include "Combination Cabinets", improvements to the dovetail drawer box application, and the ability to generate a dimensional listing of all face frame parts. Combination Cabinets creates a single structure comprised of multiple sections from many customizable options for both frameless and face frame kitchen cabinets.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Desktop CNC with tool changer

ShopBot’s new Desktop MAX ATC is the newest addition to its Desktop tool line with an Automatic Tool Changer to reduce production time. It utilizes a unique frame and bed design with a 36- by 24-inch cutting area that is completely open underneath. It features a dual-motor gantry design and is available with either a universal vacuum hold down deck or an aluminum deck. The deck can be partially or completely removed for a wide variety of end-milling and edge work.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

CNC drilling, gluing & dowel inserting machine

Available from Atlantic Machinery, Vitap S.p.A.'s Blitz 2.0 is an improved version of its CNC machine for drilling, gluing, and dowel inserting. It is a numerically controlled machine that is able to perform the boring and insertion of pins in a precise manner. In addition to the controlled X, Y, and Z axes, the Blitz is also equipped with six independent drilling heads, three horizontal and three vertical. It also features TPA software, an automatic injector cleaning device, and a fast injector release.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

21-spindle 32mm boring machine

The newly designed Maggi System 21 Prestige Boring Machine provides a 21 spindle 32 mm universal drilling solution, with horizontal and vertical boring capabilities and pneumatic tilting of the boring unit with locking points from 0 to 90 degrees. Features include accurate positioning of the boring unit to the table with digital readout, zero to 2.5-in. adjustable drilling depth with patented spiral setting device, a mirror imaging device, and two patented quick release material clamps with auto-setting.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Bio edgebanding

Rams Industries says its new bio edgebanding is the greenest, plant-based edgebanding solution available. Made from renewable, plant-based materials that can be recycled with compostable waste, BioEdge is available in 38 solid colors and can be matched to any TFL and HPL solid color surface designs. Partnering with BioPlastic Solutions, the company uses a patented edgebanding resin formulation making the product suitable for all edgebander equipment.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

5-axis CNC router with compact Z height

C.R. Onsrud's new five-axis C-Series is a CNC router with compact Z height. The company says it is designed for companies looking to perform both high-speed panel processing and complex five-axis mill-work within the same compact, space saving machine footprint. It features a twin moving table design, advanced dust management via a programmable dust hood, and unique flexibility with options such as multiple spindles, large drill-blocks, and ink-jet part labeling options.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Upgraded small CNC router

Next Wave Automation's new CNC Shark HD5 is the latest addition to the company’s Shark line of small format CNC machines. Designed for use with 2-1/4HP routers or Next Wave’s water-cooled spindle, the HD5 includes patented Virtual Zero Unlimited software, which maps the surface of the material by taking an unlimited number of reference points, then uses them to auto adjust the G-code to conform to the actual surface of the material.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Portable pocket screw machine

Safety Speed's new tabletop screw pocket machine, the SPM101EZ, weighs 66 pounds for greater portability. It features an "EZ" action lever to allow operators to pocket quickly, and a switch that activates machine routers and includes emergency stops. The company says it is easily adjustable for different screw lengths and capable of drilling a pilot hole and machining a pocket at a 6-degree angle.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

23-spindle boring machine

The newly designed Maggi System 23 Boring Machine provides a 23 spindle 32 mm universal drilling solution, with horizontal and vertical boring capabilities and pneumatic tilting of the boring unit with locking points from zero to 90 degrees. Features include accurate positioning of the boring unit to the table with digital readout, 0 to 2.5-in. adjustable drilling depth with patented spiral setting device and two patented quick release material clamps with auto-setting to firmly hold material to table.