With all these cuts….

How will it affect the Woodworking sector? 

Have you noticed any difference – contracts shelved or cancelled.   Would be great to hear your thoughts/experiences?

Email me on sales@rjwoodworking.co.uk.

I’m often asked…..

who has the best products in the woodworking industry.  My answers is the same (I’m slightly biased as I do stock their machines) SCM.  To add credibility to my argument you just need to look at this recent news release.

They do pretty much everything …………

SCM HAVE THE WIDEST RANGE OF WOODWORKING MACHINERY

SCM have the widest range of woodworking machinery on the market today and can manufacture and supply machines from their Classical Range up to Planer Moulders and Wide Belt Sanders.

The newly designed Spindle Moulder, model TI 155EP Class, with new software for the management of tools has the machine composition with C.E. configuration, an upper mobile control panel, “Flex” spindle moulder fence with automatic movement, “Fast” section table with automatic movement control and a feeder support with automatic movement, all controlled by the “Easy” programmer. An “LL” version, with 2 profiling extensions, glazing bead unit with rapid exclusion from the work table, H-E version with HSK B 63 rapid tool changer and HSK spindle length 140mm are all available.

The SI 400EP Nova Sliding Table Panel Saw is equipped with the new micrometric adjustment for the stops complete with LCD readout and the Parallelogram swivelling frame used for angular cutting. With a 400mm diameter saw blade, a generous 140mm depth of cut is enjoyed or 97mm with the blade tilting at 45 degrees. With the Easy electronic control, up to 5 axes can be controlled.

The S6300 L’Invincible Thicknesser has new devices such as the 2-axes programmer for the management of the work table positioning and inverter for the variable feed speed of 4 – 20 metres / minute, plus pneumatic pressure adjustment on the feed rollers, electronic thicknessing work table positioner with the feed speed control, “Tersa” monoblock cutterblock with throwaway knives and an outfeed work table extension. With a generous 630mm working width, 300mm max. working height, 3.5mm min. height and 8mm maximum stock removal each pass, the S6300 is an essential machine for all woodworking and joinery shops.

The S400 WS is the new SCM TecnoMax Sliding Table Panel Saw for the small to medium-sized workshop requiring panel sizing and breakdown and has been designed to offer the best price / performance ratio on the worldwide market today.

The constructive philosophy of the S400 WS, winning already with the previous models within its range, has been exceeded by some new and innovative technical solutions.

The saw unit can hold a 400mm diameter saw blade. In this way, the maximum blade projection from the table is a generous 130mm. The unit is mounted on a ribbed structure fully manufactured from cast iron, which provides great sturdiness and solidity.

The structure that sustains the saw blades slides vertically on two dovetail-shaped guide ways, for maximum precision and stability during the lifting of the unit. Tilting of the unit is performed on lateral steel supports. Blade lifting rise and fall and tilt are performed by fixed hand wheels. On request, the S400 WS can be equipped with powered movements, for a better ease-of-use for the operator.

The saw unit is provided with a scoring unit with an independent motor, adjustable from the outside of the machine without the need of tools, for precise and fast positioning without any movement. The unit can be provided, upon request, with 2 main blade rotating speeds. Great precision and straight cuts with the sliding table which slides on prismatic, hardened and ground guide ways are obtained, fixed without using any glue, whose thickness could affect the sliding and cause inaccurate cutting.

The panels are easily loaded thanks to a large dimensioned squaring frame with an idle roller at its extremity. It is possible to square 3200 x 3200mm panels and easily make angled cuts up to 45degrees, even on both frame sides, using the telescopic fence with 2 reversible stops. The parallel fence slides smoothly on a 40 mm diameter round bar and it is adjustable through a rack, granting micrometric precision.

The SCM ‘TEN 220 CLASS’ is a tenoning machine that is always ready for use, select the tool and then simply activate the selector switch to begin machining immediately.  The time needed for machine adjustments is a vital aspect because it can have a negative effect on productivity, above all for joinery workshops which often machine many different parts in small batches.

The ‘TEN 220 CLASS’s secret lies in its special tool changer. The tools, usually mounted on the spindles, can be inserted directly on to the machine, without wasting time on adjustments, and with no test passes required that wastes time and money.

The rapid tool changer system derives from the technology tried and tested on numeric control machining centres, for which SCM is the World leader. SCM supplies ‘state-of-the-art’ solutions for all requirements, without compromising safety, quality and the choice of optional devices.

A remarkable amount of time is saved particularly if combined with the SCM ‘T150 Class’ spindle moulder, the ‘TEN 220 Class’ can give typical time savings of 75% for all machining typical of joinery workshops. Plus, this machine has a device which allows simultaneous tenoning of two identical workpieces.

From SCM’s wide range of Planer Moulders, the models Sintex and Compact, are at the lower end of the range but now include many items as standard that were previously options, including electronic settings for fast setting up.

The Sintex NT is a Planer Moulder supplied at a very competitive price for woodworking and joinery companies that want to enter the throughfeed machine market for planing and with a limited moulding facility. It can have automatic control of the height and width settings by CNC (Sintex NTE) and has a 12mm moulding capacity for the left vertical spindle.

The minimum / maximum working width (finished section) is 23 / 180mm and the minimum / maximum working height (finished section) is 6 / 105mm. Feed speed is 6 – 12metres/minute and the spindle speed is 6000rpm driven by powerful 10Hp motors.

Straightening of timber is ensured with the infeed horizontal reference engraver and a 1700mm infeed table assists straightening even with the longest timber lengths, with 2300mm an option. A sound enclosure covering all the horizontal and vertical spindles means the noise and dust emission levels are reduced to a minimum. A Quick-release feed unit positioned before the surfacer makes workpiece infeed easier for the operator, especially with short workpieces (Optional).

The Compact NT and NTE are the latest additions to the Compact series of Planer Moulders and are stronger, safer and more versatile than previous models. It is manufactured from a single piece steel machine base machined on a CNC Machining Centre in one single clamping operation, thus ensuring datums are not altered. The infeed and working units have all been revised and improved to provide the very best finishing quality.

The Set-Up system ensures easier and faster set-up between changeovers and re-tooling times. A new design of pressure shoes, fences and exhaust hoods guarantee maximum machining precision. An axial adjustment of 40mm and a profiling capacity of 40mm together with an electronic controller as standard for the rapid adjustment of the workpiece section, plus feed speed changes, with an Inverter, ensures the Compact NT and NTE is the machine for the serious manufacturer.

All units are enclosed in a soundproof cabinet and the machine controls are all at the front of the Compact making it easier and safer to set up and operate. Centralised manual lubrication is included as standard. An outfeed Universal Head is available complete with 360 degrees adjustment to provide the highest degree of versatility.

The new Wide Belt Sander, model Sandya 300, from SCM is ideal for solid wood calibrating/sanding and the sanding of veneered panels that is a “typical” requirement of all small and medium-sized woodworking and panel processing factories. It has a very strong structure and a high level of standard equipment included, such as 1900mm sanding belt lengths.

Among some of the leading features are the second combined operating group with a roller and a larger diameter are available, an elastic sectional pad with a wider contact area and with extractable graphite cloth, and a single motor with transmission of power for different speeds on the first and second operating groups.

Some advantages of this new model of sander are rapid set-up and controls with electronic positioning for the working thickness and readout of absorbed main motor power through the exclusive digital ammeter, flexibility with rapid work changeover utilising pneumatic cylinders for the positioning of units during machining, better finishing of the machined work pieces with pads having wider contact surfaces and rapid and easy substitution of the extractable graphite cloth.

The elastic sectional pad provides the maximum versatility both for solid wood and veneered panels (also with honeycomb support such as doors).  The TSE 20 electronic sectional pad provides optimal finishing when sanding shaped, honey-comb and irregular-shaped panels.

The models CS (combined roller/pad unit) and RCS (roller plus combined roller/pad unit) are available in 950mm and 1100mm working widths with 4 to 170mm working thickness. A 15HP motor and a feed speed of 4.5 / 9 metres/min is included as standard.

Not bad eh?

Something new…..

NEW SCM TECNOMAX S400 WS SLIDING TABLE PANEL SAW 

The S400 WS is the new SCM TecnoMax Sliding Table Panel Saw for the small to medium-sized workshop requiring panel sizing and breakdown and has been designed to offer the best price / performance ratio on the Worldwide market today.

The constructive philosophy of the S400 WS, winning already with the previous models within its range, has been exceeded by some new and innovative technical solutions.

The saw unit can hold a 400mm diameter saw blade. In this way, the maximum blade projection from the table is a generous 130mm. The unit is mounted on a ribbed structure fully manufactured from cast iron, which provides great sturdiness and solidity.

The structure that sustains the saw blades slides vertically on two dovetail-shaped guide ways, for maximum precision and stability during the lifting of the unit. Tilting of the unit is performed on lateral steel supports.

Blade lifting rise and fall and tilt are performed by fixed hand wheels. On request, the S400 WS can be equipped with powered movements, for a better ease-of-use for the operator.

The saw unit is provided with a scoring unit with an independent motor, adjustable from the outside of the machine without the need of tools, for precise and fast positioning without any movement. The unit can be provided, upon request, with 2 main blade rotating speeds.

Great precision and straight cuts with the sliding table which slides on prismatic, hardened and ground guide ways are obtained, fixed without using any glue, whose thickness could affect the sliding and cause inaccurate cutting.

The panels are easily loaded thanks to a large dimensioned squaring frame with an idle roller at its extremity. It is possible to square 3200 x 3200mm panels and easily make angled cuts up to 45degrees, even on both frame sides, using the telescopic fence with 2 reversible stops.

The parallel fence slides smoothly on a 40 mm diameter round bar and it is adjustable through a rack, granting micrometric precision.

SCM Offer something unique…..

SCM’s Circular Saws are the only Saws on the Market with a Cutting Capacity of up to 140mm with a 400mm Sawblade

Starting from January 2010, SCM’s Circular Saws (ranges Nova, Class and L’Invincibile) with a 400mm diameter sawblade, will provide a cutting capacity of 140mm with the blade at 0 degrees and 97mm with the blade tilting at 45 degrees.

 

SCM begins the New Year offering an additional 10mm cutting capacity at 0 degrees and 5mm at 45 degrees, and all this with an unchanged diameter of both the blade and the tool holder spindle.

Thanks to this latest feature, SCM’s Circular Saws will allow the performing of additional machining capacity, exactly the same as on the higher range machines. SCM is the only manufacturer on the market capable of assuring a “real” cutting capacity of 140mm with a blade diameter of 400mm.

Only on SCM’s Circular Saws, the maximum cutting capacity is guaranteed in normal working conditions with the scoring blade mounted and ready for operation. This means it is unnecessary to stop machining in order to unlock the scoring blade.

Attention to such particulars as the above and to the real needs of end users, ensures that the SCM products are always up-to-date and rich in new and the latest technical solutions.

The models of the machines which will be equipped with the new solution are:-

SI300S NOVA with a kit to install 400mm diameter blade as an option,
SI400 NOVA, SI400E NOVA, SI400EP NOVA, SI400 CLASS, SI400EP CLASS, SI4000 L’INVINCIBILE and SI6000 L’INVINCIBILE.

Contact Richard at RJ Woodworking to find out more.

SCM Classical Machines and Moulders lead the field

RJ Woodworking MD, Richard Haydock, explores the wonder of the SCM machines…..

With the widest range of classical woodworking machines and planer moulders available on the market, SCM manufactures and supplies machines to meet all furniture and joinery companies’ requirements. Within each category of machine there is a wide range available with varying specifications, most of which now include devices for fast setting-up and easy changeover from one job to the next.

The S6300 L’Invincible thicknesser has new devices such as the two-axes programmer for the management of the worktable positioning and inverter for the variable feed speed of 4-20m/min, plus pneumatic pressure adjustment on the feed rollers, electronic thicknessing work table positioner with the feed speed control, Tersa monoblock cutterblock with throwaway knives and an outfeed work table extension.

 With a generous 630mm working width, 300mm maximum working height, 3.5mm minimum height and 8mm maximum stock removal each pass, the S6300 is an essential machine for all woodworking and joinery
shops.
Within the Nova range, the SCM model F520 Nova is a very popular machine. The large worktables, with 520mm working width and 2730mm length, are
made from ribbed cast-iron and have a parallelogram linkage drive system – two features which guarantee a high-quality finish, day-in, day-out. These features ensure a constant distance between the worktable and the cutter block and guarantee that the
worktables remain perfectly parallel with the cutter block under all conditions.
Perfectly flat worktables are obtained with a solid steel base that gives the machine the high degree of rigidity needed to ensure perfect flatness. The perfect level and flatness of the worktables can be guaranteed even where workshop floors are not levelled.
Adjustment and set-up of the amount of stock removal required is very easy.
The mechanical adjustment is set using the lever ergonomically located next to the operator position.
The stock removal thickness is displayed on a graduated scale indicator.
The Sintex NT is a planer moulder supplied at a very competitive price for woodworking and joinery companies that want to enter the throughfeed machine
market for planing and with a limited moulding facility.
It can have automatic control of the height and width settings by CNC (Sintex NTE) and has a 12mm moulding capacity for the left vertical spindle.
The minimum/maximum working width (finished section) is 23/180mm and the minimum/maximum working height (finished section) is 6/105mm. Feed
speed is 6-12m/min and the spindle speed is 6000rpm driven by powerful 10hp motors.
Straightening of timber is ensured with the infeed horizontal reference engraver and a 1700mm infeed table assists straightening even with the longest timber
lengths, with 2300mm an option.

A sound enclosure covering all the horizontal and vertical spindles means the noise and dust emission levels are reduced to a minimum. A Quick-release feed unit positioned
before the surfacer makes workpiece infeed easier for the operator, especially with short workpieces (optional).
The Compact NT and NTE are the latest additions to the Compact series of planer moulders and are stronger, safer and more versatile than previous
models. It is manufactured from a single piece steel machine base machined on a CNC machining centre in one single clamping operation, thus ensuring
datums are not altered. The infeed and working units
have all been revised and improved to provide the very best finishing quality.
The Set-Up system ensures easier and faster setup between changeovers and re-tooling times. A new design of pressure shoes, fences and exhaust
hoods guarantee maximum machining precision. An axial adjustment of 40mm and a profiling capacity of 40mm together with an electronic controller as
standard for the rapid adjustment of the workpiece section, plus feed speed changes, with an Inverter, ensures the Compact NT and NTE is the machine for
the serious manufacturer.
All units are enclosed in a soundproof cabinet and the machine controls are all at the front of the Compact making it easier and safer to set up and operate.
Centralised manual lubrication is included as standard. An outfeed Universal Head is available complete with 360° adjustment to provide the highest degree of versatility.
The very latest Superset NT Plus planer moulder has a number of new features which offers more versatility, flexibility and performance, thanks to the
latest HSK Technology. The tool chuck spindle technology reduces downtime and improves the quality of the finished products with total rapidity and safety in tool changeovers. HSK technology can be applied to all types of tools including throwaway
knives (constant diameter) and re-grindable knives (braze-welded or interchangeable HSK and T-Set technologies allow the management of a large number of profiles and, together with the devices for automated management of working positions, eliminates machine down times caused by setting-up operations.
Superset NT allows machining during a number of shifts and is user-friendly, even for the less experienced operators, guaranteeing products with a
high quality finish and precise dimensions.
The range includes configurations with 4-7 spindles, a maximum working section of 260 x 200mm, an axial adjustment of 80mm for horizontal spindles and 45mm for vertical spindles, electronic control devices on a remote stand, set-up for inclusion in
automated production lines with automated loading and unloading, feed speeds of 5-25 m/min, (optionally 6-36m/min), and configured for short
component feed down to 370mm, one at a time.

Superset NT has the innovative SETUP/2 system fitted as standard making set-up times and part changeover up to 20 times faster than other methods.
Each tool spindle has its own motor to provide maximum power to the cutter head. Glazing bead cutting equipment (PRL System) for window components can be supplied as well as many options to meet any requirement for planing and moulding.
Mobile 10 Electronic Control consists of memorisation of working programs and of tool data, control of manual axes positioning and automatic visualisation
of heights, automatic powered axes positioning, feed speed adjustment and spindle rotation
through an inverter. It employs a touch screen with 10in colour monitor on a by-hand console, with the possibility of memorising up to 100 programs and up
to 300 tools. It allows management of up to a maximum of 30 electronic axes and interfaces with external units such as a USB gate or RS232 serial link

To find out more contact the RJ Sales Team on 0845 274 3600.



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