Wednesday, March 23, 2011

What Is a Panel Saw / Beam Saw?

Giben Prismatic Panel Saw
A panel saw or beam saw is an industrial machine the makes linear cuts in pre-manufactured sheets or boards.  These saws encompass a variety of horizontal saws from manually operated to automatically controlled. These machines are used to cut wood-based materials such as plywood, particle board, medium density fiber (MDF), oriented strand board (OSB) and high density fiber (HDF) sheets.

Cabinet shops, furniture makers, fixture manufacturers, and many other companies use panel saws as one of the first steps in their production process to cut full sized sheets of material into the smaller rectangular sizes needed to produce their products. Some beam saws are specially configured to cut plastic, phenolic and non-ferrous metal sheets as well. Beam saws can be loaded manually from the outfeed side of the machine or automatically from a lift table at the rear of the machine. They can have a single cutting line (single saw) or can have multiple cutting lines known as angular sizing systems or plants. Panel saws are able to cut single sheets as thin as 3mm or up to stacks of sheets as high as 8 inches depending on the configuration of the machine.

Popular panel saw brands include: Casadei, EMA, Gabbiani, Giben, Holz-Her, Holzma, Homag, Schelling, SCM, and Selco.

In today's market environment, you can find great deals on used panel saws.  For a complete selection of panels saws and other woodworking machinery, visit the Contacts Used Woodworking Machines web site or call 1-866-514-0890 today!

1 comment:

  1. There are plenty of high quality used machines on the market today. Find a dealer like Contacts Machinery who will give you specialized service. Beware of the big impersonal used machinery dealers.

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