Friday, March 25, 2011

Do You Need an Edgebander?

Biesse Akron Edgebander
Edgebanders are machines used for trimming edges on wood-based, honeycomb and other types of sheets. The edgebanding tape ranges in size from as thin as 0.3mm or 0.01 inch up to thicker PVC edging material up to 5.0mm or 0.2 inch. The edgebanding material is automatically fed from a continuous coil source. Edgebanders can also apply veneer and solid wood strip edging materials up to 30mm or 1.2 inches thick. They typically apply edging material to straight edges such as the narrow face of a sheet.  However, they can also apply edging to shaped, also known as soft-formed, edges. Some edgebanding machines have devices called pre-mill heads that prepare the edge face for the application of the edging material.  Also, some machines are equipped with corner rounding devices to trim the ends off of shaped edges.

Popular edgebander brands include:  AMT, Artech, Biesse, Bi-matic, Brandt, Cehisa, DMG, Doucet, Holz-Her, Homag, IDM, IMA, Laguna, Ocmac, Polymac, SCMI, Tecnomax, Top Master, and Voorwood.

If your operation needs to replace its edgebander or if you have grown to the point where you need a more automatic solution for edge banding, consider a used edgebander.  Come visit the Contacts used woodworking machinery web site or give them a call at 1-866-514-0890.

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