A big “worldwide” resurgence in timber windows has proved to be a factor in SCM‘s increasing emphasis on solid wood machining.
SCM (UK) Ltd managing director Ian Brown told TTJ that normally about 60% of the UK business would be panel processing but over the past 18 months or two years solid wood processing had increased and the figure is now about 50/50.
He said joinery firms are investing in new technology to produce high-performance windows, doors and mouldings. Customers are increasingly demanding flexibility in their machines. “They want to produce their products quickly with a fast changeover,” he said.
Part of a host of new machinery presented by SCM was its flexible door and window line, the WINDOR 100, which integrates traditional functions (planing, multi-tool tenoning and multi-tool profiling) with additional devices.
It comprises a MULTITEN 100 single-side tenoning unit with up to six in-line machining units including an end-trimming blade, a TL62T multi-tool tenoning spindle moulder, a drilling unit with independent spindles, horizontal bevelling/radiusing and a Rapid 24 automatic tool changer.
