Topic: Cutting & Sawing

System TM with Microtec Goldeneye scanner to be featured at IWF2012

System TM tops the list of must see solutions that will be featured at IWF2012. Known as one of the fastest saws in the world, System TM is capable of full optimization that achieves 40% greater capacity. It will be on display in the Stiles Machinery booth (Hall B, Booth 7935). System TM integrates the [...]

California law could force table saw manufacturers to rethink their designs

In California, a controversial table saw safety bill was recently approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 3-2 vote. The bill will now head to the state senate, The Woodworking Network reports.

Table saw law encounters friction

A proposed law to mandate injury-prevention measures in all table saws sold in California is encountering opposition, according to the LA Times.

Maximizing your shop performance

A panel saw in combination with a CNC router gives the operator a vast array of materials, porous and non-porous, that he can cut and process.

AWFS update: video of the work cell production concept

Updates from Altendorf

Altendorf the world leader of sliding table saws has reinvented “Formatkreissäge” with their new F2. The F2 completely changes the Formatkreissäge process. Formatkreissäge is the process of squaring and cutting sheet material. The F2 has taken elements from both a beam saw and a sliding table saw and combined them to make a very unique [...]

Holzma update

Holzma has flexed its technical and marketing muscles at this year’s Ligna with an impressive display of panel cutting solutions to meet the needs of companies ranging from small cabinet shops to high production furniture or kitchen cabinet manufacturers. Six different solutions are set up, under power, and constantly being demonstrated: front loading models HPP [...]

System TM and Scandinavian Tour of Technology update

System TM’s Ligna booth features a System TM high speed cross cut line with two Opt-Kap 5003 saws with automatic stacking of the cut goods. The automatic stack speed has increased to 180 pieces/minute. Also the new Golden Eye defect scanner from Microtec was displayed in the System TM booth. Prior to Ligna, a group [...]

News from Ligna – Tuesday, May 31

The halls were suprisingly busy all day Monday. Due to the renovation of the entrance to the show, a temporary gate was erected which had the effect of directing foot traffic to outlying buildings first. this meant many of our suppliers were busy early and late. Altendorf unveiled their new machine “Altendorf 2″ at the [...]

The Business Dimension of Capital Equipment Investment

We have all heard about “green shoots” Ad Nauseum during this period following the financial crisis; however, there are enough positive signs appearing in the economy to be optimistic. We have had six straight quarters of GDP growth; many corporations are reporting robust profits and are sitting on substantial amounts of cash, available for investing [...]