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Wood Machinery & Supplies

Touchscreen controlled automated stop

SawGear Touch from TigerStop is a feature rich touchscreen-controlled automated stop that attaches to existing saws. SawGear Touch offers repeatable accuracy of +/- .008” and eliminates the need to rely on tape measures and manual fences. It includes Downloading Software, Optimization Software, and Crown+MiterPro Software.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Small-capacity dust collection machine

The Belfab BEL 100XL from Stiles Machinery can achieve maximum efficiency, dependability, and workshop safety, the company says. This industrial small-capacity dust collection machine delivers both high quality performance and low noise levels and the compact body of the BEL 100XL is perfect for smaller shop settings with applications involving one-to-two machines. Designed for quiet performance, the hummer blower develops an airflow capacity of 5000CFM and holds a 10HP motor.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

CNC Automatic Tool Selection

Cabinet Pro CNC allows for automatic tool selection for a designated machining operation. This feature will replace the tool when necessary, in order to adjust to material thickness changes, which makes your machining more accurate and efficient.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

CAD/CAM design software

EnRoute 23 is CAD/CAM design software from SAi that has new features such as Setup Manager which enables users to configure menus and toolbars to display the tools necessary for specific jobs. Other software features include: New Profile Tools that support ogee and beading tools; Simulation of Profile Tools; Corner Fine to assist the cutting of inside corners; and Peeled Pole Texture that delivers the “peeled pole” effect.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Wood shredders and turnkey systems

Vecoplan says its wood recycling equipment can handle all types of scrap wood. For general scrap, of mixed shapes and sizes, Vecoplan offers their VAZ grinder series that are fed vertically via a large hopper positioned above the cutting chamber. If most scrap is lineal, Vecoplan offers the VTH series of horizontally fed grinders. For edge rippings, slabs, moldings, profiles, flooring, or any long wood, VTH grinders are fed by a vibratory conveyor that comes standard with the machine.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Hardware package for Cabinet Vision software

The Merivobox Drawer System from Planit Canada, working with Blum, is available as a complete hardware package for Cabinet Vision. It has drag-and-drop functionality, and when used in a design drawing, users can achieve a quality rendering of the drawer system and accurate machining. The Cabinet Vision package includes one drawer box construction, one roll-out box construction, twelve drawer guide material schedules, and one user-created standard (UCS).

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Moulder infeed models

Weinig Holz-Her USA offers two new moulder infeed products, the WF (Weinig Feeder) and WF XL (Weinig Feeder XL). Both products meet US specifications. The XL's maximum thickness capacity is 200mm (7.87"), and the maximum width is 310 mm (12"). The WF can accommodate up to 100mm (3.93") in thickness and widths up to 155mm (6").

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Compact indoor dust collector

Nederman says its S-Series dust collector is a 99% efficient enclosure-less system ideal for small to medium woodworking shops. The S-Series is available in three sizes S-500, S-750 and S-1000, with an operating capacity of up to 5,000 CFM and comes equipped with a low RPM operating fan for quiet and efficient operation. The S-Series meets NFPA 654/664-2020 compliance, the company adds.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Safety monitoring system

The SafeDetect from Weinig Holz-Her USA is a safety area monitoring system for the Holz-Her Epicon Series CNC Machines. The SafeDetect system utilizes six sensors that monitor the operator’s location in relation to moving areas of the machine without being affected by woodchips or dust. Additionally, ride-along lasers visually represent the safe areas to the machine operator.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Turbo dust collector

The Supercell Turbo dust collector from Oneida Air Systems generates up to 536 CFM and supplies more airflow to tools requiring higher CFM and to more ports than previous models.  The Supercell achieves high levels of static pressure and CFM to accommodate woodworking tools with 1-5” diameter dust ports.