Scm Group: introduced in Thiene the "intelligent" edgebanding cell

A batch-one “intelligent” edgebanding cell, that checks all current operations one thousand times per second, achieving unimaginable efficiency and versatility standards: for any daily production volume – three kitchen sets or a living room, one single shelf or an entire office furniture set – using “Easy Order Az” is always cost-effective.

 

This is the concept of the edgebanding cell that Scm Group introduced at the end of September to some twenty top clients from Italy, Brazil and Russia.

“Batch-one edgebanding is a hot topic in the furniture industry”, said Johnny De Leonardis, product manager, Stefani.“Scm Group wanted to have a say in a market where production to order is standard, and therefore, effective, versatile and highly flexible technology is required for daily production that can be very different in terms of visual aspect and, most of all, quantity”.

 

To respond to this challenge, Stefani engineers defined an edgebanding cell that enables one single operator to produce even very small quantities cost-effectively; the machine is conceived to handle any discontinuity and interruption during working shifts. A gap of 800 millimeters between two subsequent workpieces is enough for “Easy Order Az” to setup all the aggregates required. Transitioning from one edge to another occurs with no waste of time and no limitations related to gluing quality, edge type, height or thickness.

 

“It’s a new concept of edgebander – says De Leonardis – a machine conceived, designed and built to handle more and more fragmented batches, while ensuring the maximum benefit to users in just 200 square meters, one-third less than it was previously necessary, thanks to the new cell architecture”.

 

An interesting feature is the system that allows to size the workpiece perfectly in one pass, independently of the previous cutting quality: an additional milling aggregate outside the edgebander, running at up to 100 meters per second, moves quickly into position and collaborates with the standard unit to reduce the panel to the desired geometry, independently of its dimensions.

 

The operator only needs to introduce the workpiece into the machine: with the “Side finder” technology, he will constantly see how it must be positioned to perform the requested machining operations. The supervisory system keeps each piece closely monitored, providing all information in real time.

 

Operation quality, fast changeover, great orthogonal accuracy of parts, total flexibility for smaller and smaller production batches, down to batch one: all these features are enabled by a “superprocessor” that checks all sensors, axes, positioning and operating units one thousand times per second.

This is the challenge won by the edgebanding cell “Easy Order Az”.