Due to be officially launched later this year, such is the level of interest in Kombimatec’s new EV475 CNC Corner and Transom Cleaner that pre-orders are already being received, one of the most prestigious of which is from renowned commercial fabricator and installer Radway Door & Windows Ltd of Redditch.

The fastest cleaner to be built by Kombimatec to date, the EV475 achieves massively improved cycle times due to its ability to clean transoms and cruciforms in one complete clamping sequence. It achieves this feat with the help of two separate sets of cleaning tools, each of which has its own independent programmable movements. This allows the machine to work on both sides of the joint simultaneously, saving the operator a great deal of time and improving productivity on the factory floor. The EV475 also boasts two separate milling units and has an optional automatic frame feeding device that stops at every joint to clean one side of the frame, leaving the operator to perform another task.

It was the huge time-saving benefits of the new machine that attracted Radway Door & Windows Ltd. Founded over 40 years ago, Radway has become one of the UK’s leading specialist fenestration contractors in the public sector, working for a diverse range of clients, from Healthcare Trusts to the Ministry of Defence. The company already operates from two large, modern factory complexes in Redditch and Birmingham and, with its business steadily growing year on year, has plans to expand its capacity significantly.

Radway’s Production Manager Steve Whittaker was growing frustrated by the bottle-necks associated with profile cleaning: “With decorative profile becoming more popular, cleaning is a more complex issue. It has to be done thoroughly, but the process can hold things up. We needed to find a solution that was both effective and fast. Having looked closely at all the options, we found that the new Kombimatec EV475 offered much improved time cycles over comparable machines on the market and at a competitive cost. We feel that the machine will allow our cleaning operators to keep pace with the rest of the production process. The machine also has a 6 axis servo drive system, which we believe will be very reliable.”

An additional benefit of the EV475 is that frames are passed through the machine parallel to the table rather than diagonally, making it ideal for factories with limited width. Knives are used to trim the outside corner bevels, resulting in a faster and more superior quality finish than can be achieved by milling.

The new EV475 has been designed to handle both large and small frames and is suitable for cleaning all types of welded joints, including corner, transom, cruciform, reverse butt and ‘Y’ joints. Standard equipment comprises eight bevel and groove knife tool stations, two 3-phase routing heads for gasket cleaning and two inverter driven milling heads for outside corner cleaning. A choice of six additional tool stations can also be used to accommodate more than one profile suite. Woodgrain laminated profiles can also be processed by adding non grooving knives.

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November 2006

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