New board nesting technology coupled with the latest generation membrane pressing is dramatically increasing production at Hill’s Panel Products, Oldham.
A Bulleri twin table router and a SimImpianti TopForm press, both installed by NEY Ltd, have already doubled output of contract manufactured membrane pressed cabinet fascias while almost halving manpower.
The Bulleri is cutting nested panels from 2,800 x 2,020mm boards. It optimises panels, sizes and edge profiles before face routering all in a single pass.
The cycle time on the twin table shuttle Simimpianti is 85-150 seconds, depending on the weight of the foil materials being processed, and it has a working table area of 2,570 x 1,325mm.
Hill’s Panel Products invested £350,000 in both machines, software and new extraction facilities.
