A Homag BAZ CNC processing centre has been ordered by Morris Furniture of Glasgow to help with its diversification into office furniture, producing large panel components such as desktops in a single clamping process.
The Optimat BAZ32/50/K, which represents a £240,000 – installed and delivered – investment by Morris, will work solid wood or composite panels in terms of shaping, routing, boring and perimeter edgebanding, trimming and finishing. It is said to be very flexible and to give high levels of accuracy and repeatability within minimum cycle times. It will accept panels of up to 5800mm, or two of 2200mm in the case of tandem/alternate operation. The maximum workpiece width is 1480mm.
The BAZ uses a 12kW water-cooled main spindle with patented HSK interface and selects tools from a plate-type 12-tool automatic changer. The boring head has 17 spindles and the gluing unit will apply individual strips round 360O.
The Morris machine will be equipped with other hi-tech features that offer the company’s designers scope to work with production. The CNC control and operating software is multi-compatible, allowing interface with remote PC and programs.
With Homag and Morris working together as technical partners, operators will receive full training from the supplier.
Morris Furniture has shown impressive growth, with turnover rising from £24m in 1997/98 to £45m in 1999/2000, and with a further increase to £55m expected this year.
