CabinetMaker+FDM - September 2009

system is used in conjunction with the Busellato Optima router.

“We machine all panels on this system,” president Jim Mammina says. “Whether it is a fully nested casework project or a paneling job, all product is processed through this machine. This is much faster and (requires) a lot less movement of parts than the conventional saw-PTP system. We move directly from the Optima to either the Omal borer/inserter, the edgebander or assembly.”

Mammina says that the company now does not need two people on the nested machine. The system can be used for any panel up to 4 x 10 for the company’s casework, nurse stations, reception desks and other panel products.

System components

In addition to the CNC machine itself, the components that comprise the Linear Flow system are:

A closer look at the Linear Flow system pulling a panel into the cutting area in the
demonstration area at Delmac headquarters in Greensboro, N.C..

❯ Loading device consists of suction cups mounted to the under-beam tool changer. The device has a 200 mm stroke that allows it to reach beyond the machine table to retrieve the staged panel.

❯ Panel evacuation device is mounted to the left side of the beam

and strokes down to engage. The device has integrated dust collection that is open only during the evacuation cycle. It cleans the table ahead of the panel being loaded.

❯ Scissor lift. A full bunk of new panels is loaded onto the scissor lift located on the right side of the machine. The lift

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