With
a capacity of 8 to 10 thousand board feet per shift, based
on feed stock 2.25 inch x 36 inches, the End-Matcher Model
EM is designed for end-matching of strip flooring in a mid-sized
volume production environment.
This
system includes a traverse bar conveyor of 21 feet long by
5 feet wide. Bar spacing is available at 12" or 8" center
to center.
The basic system is powered by a 3 HP variable speed main
drive (20 to 60 feet per minute) and is equipped with independent
tongue and groove machining centers laid out on opposite
sides of the transport table.
Tongue
and groove machining centers are equipped with a squaring
saw** 12” in diameter.
The tongue station features a bottom and a top groover** 10” in
diameter, while the groove station features a groover** 10” in
diameter. The 5 squaring saws and groovers are powered by
3 HP arbor
motors. When entering either one of the machining centers,
material is pushed up against the hold-down press foot for
justification with respect to the top of the board.
Material is placed between the traverse bars at the infeed
end of the machine. While random length pieces are brought
forward, material is positioned by perpendicular roller conveyors
ahead of both machining centers. A third roller conveyor
takes care of lateral outfeed. Roller conveyors are 24” wide
and are imbedded into the transport table. The system is
also equipped with a motorised pinch roller to re-align
pieces longer than 60 inches, prior to the second machining center.
** tooling not included
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