14 May 2017
Press ReleaseLIGNA 2017 (22 to 26 May):
LIGNA trendspots – a glimpse of what’s coming to Hannover!
– No. 6
Gentlemen, start your engines!
Venjakob Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, a performance-focused system specialist for complete coating installations, is showcasing three innovative spray painting machine models at LIGNA 2017.
“From 0 to 100 with the Champion” is the slogan that Venjakob Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG is exhibiting under at LIGNA 2017 in Hannover. The specialist for complete coating installations from Rheda-Wiedenbrück is using this motorsport metaphor to encourage visitors to the leading trade fair for the wood industry to “put the pedal to the metal” with high-tech performance. The three spray painting machine models featuring in this high-speed showcase are VEN SPRAY SMART, VEN SPRAY COMFORT and VEN SPRAY PERFECT.
The Venjakob team is aiming to demonstrate its expertise in constructing efficient coating systems. Continuing the motorsport theme, all three machines offer the full package needed to lead from start to finish – from cleaning, pre-treatment and application all the way through to conveyor technology, drying and exhaust air cleaning. This is what the company itself has to say: “Prospective buyers looking for innovative finishing lines should check out the home straight and find out how Venjakob systems can take them safely past the black-and-white checkered flag at high speed.”
Venjakob Maschinenbau GmbH & Co.KG (33378 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany), Hall 16, Stand C22
Contact: Antonius Rehkemper
Tel.: +49 5209 592-220
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Three workshop newcomers
British company Toolstream Ltd is bringing not one but three new precision-crafted power tools from the successful Triton brand to LIGNA 2017 in Hannover – a 1200 W belt sander, a tilting table spindle sander and a 750 W pendulum action jigsaw.
The name Triton has been synonymous with precision ever since the first workstation was launched in 1976, and this precision will remain the focal point when designing each and every future Triton tool in Australia. For many years now, the Triton brand has been providing reliable tools for high-precision, high-quality work – from its award-winning plunge routers and circular saws with laser guide to its widely acclaimed SuperJaws clamping systems and its Series 2000 Workcentres. At LIGNA 2017, the three new Triton products – belt sander, spindle sander and pendulum action jigsaw – will be on show at the stand of British company Toolstream Ltd, which is well known as the sole distributor of over 5000 hand and power tools, fixings and adhesives to retailers and wholesalers throughout Europe. Other Toolstream brands besides Triton include Silverline, GMC, Fixman, Task, Bench Dog, Magswitch, Kreg, Elmers and Krazy Glue.
Featuring a powerful 1200 W motor (10 A) with variable speed control for fast stock removal, a 100 x 156 mm sanding area and belt-tracking adjustment for accurate alignment of the sanding belt, Triton’s new belt sander aims to impress at LIGNA. The oscillating tilting table spindle sander is making its debut in Hannover, complete with a dual-action spindle that rotates and oscillates vertically for fast sanding and an improved work rate. The 0 - 45° tilting table makes for easy chamfering and edge work, while a long-life 350 W induction motor with sealed zero-maintenance bearings ensures a secure investment. Last but not least, the third innovation – the pendulum action jigsaw – boasts a powerful 750 W motor with three-stage pendulum action for outstanding cutting performance. Thanks to dual-axis grips, the tool can be held with both vertical pressure and horizontal direction control. Maintaining a constant speed under load ensures optimized motor control, even when subjected to high loads.
Toolstream Ltd (Yeovil, BA22 8HZ, United Kingdom), Hall 13, Stand A11
Contact: Virginia Allen
Tel.: +44 1935 382235
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Nothing lifts better than nothing
Handling specialist Schmalz from Glatten in the Black Forest is showcasing high-performance systems for manual and automated vacuum handling in the wood and furniture industries at LIGNA 2017.
In 1656, Otto von Guericke staged a dazzling display with his “Magdeburg hemispheres”, which proved the existence of the Earth’s atmosphere. He also showed that forces can be harnessed by making clever use of air pressure – a feat that no-one could possibly have imagined would later be put to good use in the woodworking industry. Today, more than 350 years later, vacuum lifting wouldn’t really wow many crowds, but this technology does play an important role when it comes to handling workpieces in woodworking applications. “Making more out of wood” is the slogan being used by J.Schmalz GmbH at LIGNA 2017 in Hannover for its powerful systems for manual and automated vacuum handling in the wood and furniture industries. One system making its debut is the new FMHD area gripper specifically developed for the reliable transport of unplaned workpieces.
Lighter than the SBX and more robust than the FMP, the FMHD plugs the gap between these two well-established Schmalz grippers. Available in standard lengths of 400, 850, 1040 and 1250 millimeters, it can be used to transport glued boards as well as sawn or planed items. The vacuum is generated by the energy-saving SBPL ejector, which is mounted in an external box to save space and connected to the FMHD by a flexible hose. In addition to its practical properties, a further impressive feature of the FMHD is that it is easy to service. Soiled sealing foams are easy to clean and dry – without extensive modifications to the gripper. And if the foams become so worn that they need to be replaced, a quick-change adapter reduces the associated downtime.
J. Schmalz GmbH (72293 Glatten, Germany), Hall 15, Stand A06
Contact: Hendrik Bittenbinder
Tel.: +49 7443 2403-506
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A breath of fresh air
Kaeser Kompressoren SE is at LIGNA 2017 in Hannover to present Sigma Air Manager 4.0, the latest generation of the master controller for all compressed air production and treatment components.
The latest Sigma Air Manager – SAM 4.0 – performs a number of functions, including optimizing pressure values, automatically adjusting the flow rate of a compressor station with fluctuating pressure consumption, comprehensively increasing energy efficiency on the basis of control and switching losses and pressure flexibility, and equipping existing compressed air stations for future services such as predictive maintenance. All in all, this boosts operational reliability and efficiency while cutting energy costs.
The experts from Kaeser are at LIGNA 2017 to show how these aims can be achieved using solutions such as Adaptive 3Dadvanced Control. This technology doesn’t just take into account switching losses (starts/stops) but also other factors affecting a compressed air system’s energy efficiency, such as control losses (idling and frequency conversion) and pressure flexibility (average increase over the required pressure). The innovative control system proactively calculates the optimum achievable combination and controls the connected components accordingly – key to this is the user’s required pressure.
SAM 4.0 speaks 30 languages and, thanks to its easy-to-use 12-inch touchscreen color display, users can see at a glance whether the station’s energy status is satisfactory, as operating states, pressure flow, volume, power, and maintenance and error messages can be displayed and analyzed, both for the current time and retrospectively. And this can be done not just on site but also via a network connection on a PC in the office, for example. This doesn’t just deliver reliability and provide the basis for predictive management but also supports energy management to ISO 50001.
Kaeser Kompressoren SE (96450 Coburg, Germany), Hall 15, Stand D13
Contact: Daniela Koehler
Tel.: +49 9561 640-452
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A new era in timber handling
SENNEBOGEN, an international one-stop supplier in the crane technology and material handling sectors, is exhibiting in the outdoor area at LIGNA with the 730E, a new pick & carry machine for timber handling.
Although family-run company SENNEBOGEN, based in Straubing in Germany’s Lower Bavaria region, has over 65 years of experience in developing and producing specialist machinery, it refuses to rest on its laurels. This can be seen in the outdoor area at LIGNA 2017 in Hannover, where SENNEBOGEN is showcasing its comprehensive machine range, which offers the perfect solution for any timber logistics task. The 7 series from SENNEBOGEN features machines specially designed for timber handling, thus making them a popular choice for log yards and timber logistics. The latest addition to the 7 series, the 730E material handler, isn’t just celebrating its LIGNA premiere – it also exemplifies SENNEBOGEN’s pick & carry machine concept.
In line with this concept, the new 730E has been engineered from the ground up to meet the needs of mobile timber handling. For instance, an articulated boom behind the center of the machine ensures ideal weight distribution. Whether logs need to be removed along the sorting line, or ranges need to be sorted and adjusted for further processing, the all-wheel drive and steering and 11-meter equipment length make the 730E ideal for a variety of different tasks. What’s more, the optimized engine control, tried-and-tested EcoMode and ingenious fan control ensure economical consumption levels, which are up to 25percent lower than the previous series.
SENNEBOGEN Maschinenfabrik GmbH (94315 Straubing, Germany),
open-air site, Logistics avenue, Stand L62
Contact: Florian Attenhauser
Tel.: +49 9421 540-354
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Optimum blade control thanks to Swiss precision
Chaco, which has specialized in saw blade guides for over 60 years, is at LIGNA to showcase a contactless electronic blade control system that can measure lateral and axial blade deviations during sawing.
Chaco-Produkte AG, based in Dübendorf, Switzerland, became famous due to its Chaco Low Friction Material, a high-grade plastic molding compound, which is ideal for guiding saw blades. Chaco Low Friction Material stands out in particular thanks to its high abrasion resistance and low coefficient of friction. It can also cope with temperatures up to around 150 degrees Celsius and is largely resistant to oil, water, ice and light acids and bases. As well as the BE 2020 electronic blade control system, Chaco is also at LIGNA 2017 to exhibit a selection of pressure and guiding elements and standard blade guides for table saws and smaller band resaws with blade widths of 4 to 100 millimeters.
The BE 2020 electronic blade deviation detector can be used to ensure compliance with narrow cut-off tolerances, to enable automatic control of carriage speed and to detect blade overload, as it supports the contactless measurement of lateral blade deviations during sawing and displays the results. The system, which operates with a proximity initiator as a sensor, displays its signals with an accuracy of 0.01 millimeters in volume and direction. The permissible tolerance is preselected in increments of 0.1 millimeters. The BE 2020 blade deviation detector produces an analog output signal for use in an automatic carriage speed control system. It is also equipped with a contact with zero potential that can be used in combination with an external warning system as a limit sensor.
Chaco-Produkte AG (8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland), Hall 25, Stand J05
Contact: Jörg Schild
Tel.: +41 43 819 12 12
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Music to the ears!
In addition to its innovative tool portfolio, Swabian company Festool, a premium manufacturer of system products for tradespeople, is also exhibiting a product to keep workers entertained at LIGNA 2017 in Hannover.
Building sites have their very own soundtrack of circular saws, drills and cement mixers. Together, these “instruments” create a cacophony of sound that leaves little scope for conversations or any background music in the workplace. Not all sites are faced with such an impenetrable wall of noise, though, and this has led to the recent emergence of radios designed specifically to ensure workers on building sites can enjoy energizing music or catch up on the latest news. Festool, the Wendlingen-based manufacturer of system products for tradespeople, is now bringing its own interpretation of a construction site radio to LIGNA 2017 in Hannover – one that meets the company’s usual high standards.
The new, robust SYSROCK BR 10 construction site radio from Festool combines compact dimensions and a lightweight design with impeccable sound quality. Like many of this company’s tools, the SYSROCKBR10 can be powered by a Festool battery pack if there’s nowhere handy to plug it in. Thanks to a Bluetooth interface and integrated hands-free function, users can also play music on their smartphones through the speaker or make sure everyone on site can hear what the boss is saying when he calls. The SYSROCK BR 10 is an analog radio and the SYSROCK BR 10 DAB+ a digital version.
Festool GmbH (73240 Wendlingen, Germany), Hall 13, Stand A18
Ansprechpartnerin: Silvia Pirro
Tel.: +49 7024 804-20679
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Cut out the noise!
At LIGNA 2017, ProLock won’t be making a song and dance about the cutting quality of its innovative GlueLiner LowNoise saw blades for making gluable saw cuts in wood materials – after all, they generate virtually half the usual noise level.
ProLock has years of experience in high-speed cutting (HSC). Over time, the company has built up a wealth of expertise working on all kinds of projects for well-known industrial customers and can provide some impressive references when it comes to designing and manufacturing special tools. It is exhibiting a range of high-quality tools at LIGNA 2017, including the new GlueLiner LowNoise saw blades for making gluable saw cuts in wood materials.
Above all, the saw blades reduce cutting forces and minimize the necessary kerf width. They also feature alternate top bevel teeth followed by a flat tooth as a raker. The tooth group combinations of 5 teeth each deliver optimum results when cutting both lengthways and widthways, with sharp cut edges on the material and a small kerf. It’s even possible to dispense with the chip spaces associated with conventional saw blades, although small chip spaces have been retained for better brazing of the hard metal. In addition to their low-noise operation, which makes for a nice quiet workshop, GlueLiner LowNoise saw blades reduce cutting pressure. This, combined with their long service life and optimum cut edges in absolute finished-cut quality, will keep users happy.
ProLock Werkzeugsysteme e.K. (72458 Albstadt, Germany), Hall 27, Stand K57
Contact: Timo Gugel