In the manufacture of modern furniture, edge banding equipment is used. The main amount of this type of product is created from laminated particleboard. After cutting the plates, the ends remain open. They need to be covered with a facing panel. On the factories mass production of furniture, its processing is provided by large stationary automatic edge-facing conveyors. In the workshops of medium and small enterprises use a manual machine.
What to look for when choosing a hem
The choice of equipment by the consumer is determined by the goals and influence of the following factors:
- Productivity - the number of running meters of machined ends per shift.
- Weight and power.
- The universality of critical nodes, which perform several functions at once, can affect the quality of products. The result is better if each node does its job separately.
- Equipped with a screw compressor with refrigerated air drying and filters.
- Existence of a milling cutter for removal of edges of a tape edge.
- The optimal balance of price - quality.
A wide selection of edge banding equipment is available on the market. Popular models:
Brandt Machine
Under the Brandt brand, the German company produces a number of models of hemmers - feedthrough machines designed for gluing an edge part to the straight ends of furniture. Glue is supplied to the end face through a special roller. Then the rotating cylinders tightly press the tape to the edge.
Additional equipment can be installed on the brand equipment to expand processing capabilities.
Felder
The company "Felder" supplies finishing equipment in several categories:
- The universal series represents machines: ForKa $ 300, NeW G 320, 330, 400. Units are small in size. Roll tape with a thickness of 0.3 mm to 3 mm is used. They process laminated chipboards (chipboard) with an end width of 10–45 mm.
- The professional series is a series of models: NEW G 500, NEW G 660, NEW G 670, NEW G 680. These are multifunctional machines that perform operations such as planing, rounding corners, scraping and polishing furniture blanks.
- Premium machines - professional equipment that is of high quality. The glue line is made so that it is difficult to make out. A number of this series are models: Perfect 608 x motion plus, Perfect 710 x motion plus, New perfect 812.
- ForKa 200 mobile unit - manual edge banding machine, small tool. Such a hemmer works both in a stationary position and in manual mode. The tool is used mainly for restoration and repair work.
Griggio
Since 1946, the Italian company Griggio produces woodworking equipment for various purposes. The assortment is dominated by automatic and manual edge banding machines of the GB brand. Machines both in a stationary position and in mobile use are convenient to operate. The ends with a width of 45 mm of furniture blanks are glued by an automatic device with a tape up to 3 mm thick, equipped with a heating regulator and a variator of the part feed speed.
Edger Vegom
Multifunctional equipment “Vegoma” is produced taking into account the latest achievements in this area. In addition to straight ends, the machine perfectly handles curved surfaces. The machine is provided with a special adhesive bath. Belt feed is carried out at a speed of 2 m / min to 6 m / min. Using control via a microprocessor, the degree of heating of the adhesive is regulated (from 120 to 200 aboutC) The device uses an edge tape with a thickness of 0.3 to 3 mm and a width of 10 to 45 mm.
Additional devices in the form of tables SE 2001 and SE 2002 fix the PM 3000 installation in a stationary position. This allows you to process workpieces of a large area.
Equipment MFBJ 350
The mfbj 350 machine is a large stationary equipment located on a powerful base, designed for facing straight and curved ends of furniture blanks from chipboard. For pasting, tape material from melamine, ABS and PVC with a thickness of 0.3–3 mm and a width of 15–50 mm is used.
The device is equipped with:
- automatic feed system from the roll cassette;
- pneumatic tape secateurs;
- two adhesive rollers;
- heavy cast-iron bed;
- thermostat;
- glue bath with teflon coating.
Machine KZM-2
The kzm 2 edging machine has the following options:
- An automated edge feed is used, equipped with an indicator adjuster for height and thickness.
- Pneumatic shears for pieces of protruding edging.
- Milling edge overhangs on both sides.
- Tray with electronic temperature control of glue heating.
- Boxing with a roll of facing tape with a diameter of 600 mm.
- Saw for trimming the beginning and end of the edge.
Casadei ALA 20
The equipment of the Casadei ALA 20 brand of the Italian company has been manufactured since 2008. The desktop has a surface measuring 1950x300 mm. Uses an edge thickness of 0.4 mm to 2 mm. The unit processes chipboard ends with a thickness of 10–45 mm.
The minimum dimensions of the coated workpiece are 180x65 mm. The device feeds the tape at a speed of 5 m / min. The working degree of edge heating is 200 degrees.
KDT-360
Model kdt 360 - mass production. Heavy equipment is designed for round-the-clock operation. Milling cutters tilt at any angle. The device provides fine milling cutting, high quality scraping. Lining thickness 0.4–3 mm. The feed speed of the tape is within 12–20 m / min. The minimum dimensions of the workpiece are 140x80 mm.
KM-40
The manual edger weighs 11 kg. A convenient tool in every way. Edge feed speed 2–5 m / min. Works with edging tape height from 10 to 40 mm.
Scm olimpic
Basically, the products of an Italian company are used for lining the edges of small-sized blanks. The machines have a number of disadvantages: it is difficult to set up, there is no rear hinged lid, the volume of the adhesive bath is small, rapid wear of parts is noted.
Equipment brand Cehisa
An automatic one-way unit manufactured by a Spanish company is in great demand at furniture enterprises.
The machine is designed for gluing straight ends. Simple control of the unit allows you to get the lining of furniture parts of high quality.
Sitro
Chinese-made machine tools under the Sietro brand cause considerable complaints from consumers about product quality. Aggregates are often difficult to configure. The only attractive side of hemmers is the low price.
Estimated cost of popular edging models:
№ | Model make | Cost, thousand rubles |
1 | Vegoma | 79 – 85 |
2 | Casadei ALA 20 | 300 |
3 | KDT 360 | 1 000 |
4 | Mfbj | 145 – 150 |
Homemade machine
Homemade edge banding machines are usually assembled to perform small amounts of work. This matter can be taken by people who are knowledgeable in the assembly of complex mechanisms, familiar with its structure and principle of operation.
Below is a drawing of the edge unit. Having studied the documentation, you can proceed to the assembly:
- A sheet of textolite or similar material is laid on a metal bed. The countertop should have a smooth surface, not able to damage the furniture blank.
- The main unit of equipment is mounted on the table, combined with a milling cutter to remove edge overhangs.
- The machine should easily move around the workpiece. For this, the block is placed on a special suspension.
- The feed system includes a roll of edge tape, a guillotine cutter and rollers.
- The guillotine should cut the tape at the end of the end face of the workpiece with an overlap of about 25 mm. To do this, the knife is combined with a pneumatic or mechanical drive.
- The machine can be equipped with heating systems or applying glue. If you use a tape with an adhesive back surface, then install a heating device (ordinary household hair dryer or a more powerful air heater). The hair dryer heats the adhesive surface of the tape, and the drive roller presses it against the end surface.
- The use of the adhesive method requires a special bath. The adhesive composition is heated in containers and is fed to the edge with a special roller.
- Particular attention should be paid to containers with adhesive. It is important that the temperature inside the bath is within 150-200aboutFROM. This temperature regime does not allow the adhesive to burn and maintains the desired level of viscosity of the composition. Durability gives the bath an internal Teflon coating.
- The presence of two or three guide rollers will ensure uniform feed of the tape. This will prevent accidental tearing or wrinkling of the edging material.
- For cladding, apply a tape 2-3 mm wider than the thickness of the end face.
- It is important to synchronize the action of the saw with the feed rate of the cladding. This is ensured by special sensors and a pinch roller system.
For the irregular performance of small amounts of work, a homemade machine is the most profitable solution.