Selection of machines for furnishing furniture production: woodworking equipment

The basis of the business of metalworking and woodworking enterprises , for example, furniture manufacturers, are the metalworking machines and other equipment, both technological and production. The choice of the dealer company is the moment to which one should be treated with particular attention. In addition to the quality and functionality of woodworking equipment, attention should be paid to the quality characteristics of the setup and maintenance services. In addition, when creating a new enterprise or upgrading an existing one, the supplier providing woodworking equipment will help to select the equipment that provides the necessary functions and with a reliable construct.

Enterprises manufacturing furniture and other products made of wood and metal, as well as other woodworking enterprises and companies whose production cycle includes the processing of wood and metal billets, has a wide range of models of woodworking equipment of imported and domestic production, including presses, Hydraulic fences, milling machines, CNC machining centers and much more woodworking equipment . In addition to relatively low cost and high reliability, Russian machines and other equipment have, in addition to a relatively low cost and high reliability, a number of certain technical limitations, while the capabilities of imported equipment, at a higher cost, provide more opportunities for processing blanks for production. When choosing equipment in accordance with the technological process and production process, it is necessary to pay attention to such key points as:

• Performance and power of the machine or press ;
• Cost of equipment;
• The size of the equipment and the area occupied by it;
• Functional characteristics;
• Term of delivery of equipment;
• Repair, adjustment, service and warranty service .

More details about the factors influencing the choice of woodworking equipment:

• Machine weight: A small mass of processing equipment facilitates the transfer of vibration to the product. The quality of the fabrication and the material of the bed can influence. This part of the machine can be made of steel or cast iron by welding or casting. A positive quality characteristic of the equipment can serve as a cast bed. All models of four-sided Griggio machines are made on the basis of a cast iron base, which allows them to be classified as heavy industrial equipment due to the mass
• Quality of processing: it is worth paying attention to the clarity of geometry, the smoothness of the plane and the absence of planing waves
• Machining section: it will be reasonable to stop the selection for a section with a certain margin in comparison with the section of the workpiece
• Feed speed:   It will be reasonable to choose the feed rate allowing to bypass competitors by the quality of the products instead of the speed of passing the part in the machine
• Engine power: approximately should be more than 5.5 kW (preferably 7.5 kW for each engine), for the production of molded products at feed rates up to 20 m / min, for softwoods
• Machine feeding system: when selecting, attention should be paid to the structure of the clamping system. Priority should be given to the selection of hydraulic and pneumatic pressing systems for pulling out the ruffles of the pressing workpieces, instead of the system of spring-loaded rollers.
• Machine frame construction: cast cast iron frame or frame structure of the machine or woodworking center provides maximum reliability and a large mass, which in turn adds reliability, and as a consequence, the maximum accuracy and repeatability of the processing results with a minimum error

Also, with the final choice of industrial equipment for processing wood and metals, it will be prudent to pay attention to such factors as the skills of working with machines, presses and other techniques of the chosen brand by other organizations that process wood and metal blanks. In addition, the time and quality of warranty and non-warranty services and commissioning services provided by the supplier company should be considered.