SPFM End Matcher

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SPFM
High Production End-Matcher
 
 
 

UP TO 80 FEET PER MINUTE • UP TO 110 PIECES PER MINUTE

the "best value" End-Matcher on the market

  







suitable for production of 20 to 30,000 board feet of random length Strip or Plank Flooring per shift
high precision ductile iron chains, hardened steel sprockets, massive traverse bars
3 inch side-shift rollers, 20 HP variable feed speed hydraulic power unit
5 HP spindle motors, 14 and 12 inch tooling
fully enclosed machining centers, all adjustments made easy by dial indicators
dynamic (emergency) braking on all spindle motors
electronically controlled chain lubrication systemn


You can choose from a full range of available options

  






feed conveyor extension for cut-off saws or feed stations
custom scoring and micro-bevel attachments
"soft touch" hold-downs for pre-finished flooring
"open end-matching" stations
upstream and downstream material handling systems
25 HP variable drive electric motor


end matcher layout

SPFM END-MATCHER MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS

  



10 to 96 inch board length capacity (120 inches with even-ender option)
3/8 to 3/4 inch thickness capability
minimum width 1 3/4", maximum width 3 1/4", 5 1/4" or 8 1/4"
(relative to traverse 6, 9 or 12 inch bar spacing)


SPFM END-MATCHER STANDARD FEATURES

  

















27 foot long by 96 inch wide feed conveyor
3" pitch ductile iron chains, linked by 3/4" press fit dowel pins,
driven by 15" hardened steel sprockets
massive 2" by 3/4" traverse bars suitable for machining 0.375" to 0.75" thick flooring
9 inch center to center standard traverse bar spacing
feed speed up to 80 feet per minute
powered by a variable flow 20 HP hydraulic power unit
injection type chain lubrication system
3 - 36 inch wide side-shift conveyors
3 inch diameter side-shift rollers dual driven by 1 HP motors
tongue and groove machining centers laid out on opposite sides of the feed conveyor
machining centers are totally enclosed and equipped with interlocked doors
two 6 inch dust collector connectors on lower side of each machining center (1000 CFM each)
tongue machining center with 3 - 5HP spindle motors, (trimmer, top and bottom tongue groovers)
groove machining center with 2 - 5HP spindle motors, (trimmer and horizontal groover)
12 or 14 inch trim saws and 12 groovers
all spindle motors feature position indicator dials
dynamic (emergency) braking on all spindle motors


SPFM END-MATCHER OPTIONAL FEATURES

  











traverse bar spacing 6 or 12 inches on center
feed conveyor extension to accommodate cut-off saws and/or feed stations
even-ender roller to accommodate up to 10 foot long material
"open" defecting stations (trim saws on outside of machining centers)
additional "open" defecting station on feed conveyor extension
soft touch hold-downs for pre-finished material
tooling system for regular or bevelled top end-matching
custom scoring and micro-bevel attachments
front exit system, grading and nesting stations
powered by a 25 HP electric motor with variable speed