The edgebanding machine was showing its age. Only with a delicate touch could an acceptable quality be achieved. Michael Heinze didn't want to continue working like that.
The furniture components for a white cabinet are on a cart at the infeed of the »Tempora 600« edgebanding machine from Format4 in Michael Heinze's workshop in Eschenlohe near Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The master joiner swaps the gluing unit filled with transparent EVA glue for the second one with white glue and switches the machine on. He uses the heating time to load the white edge band, bring an empty cart to the machine outfeed, and set up self-made trestles with roller supports as additional support for large protruding workpieces. He goes to the touchscreen and selects the program for 19 mm panels and 2 mm ABS edges. For profiling, the touchscreen offers the choice between two radii, flush trimming, and chamfering. He selects the 2 mm radius. The machine is heated up, and he's ready to go. He first processes the short edges and activates the corner rounding touch field before processing the long edges. He doesn't need an assistant. To prevent any workpieces from falling off at the machine outfeed, he built an extendable roller table and mounted it on a small cabinet made to fit the machine. The machine's extendable roller track pulls the outfeed table along with it.
The Specifications
Two years ago, Michael Heinze began looking for a replacement for the old, worn-out machine. The new machine had to be completely adjustable via servo axes. In addition, he wanted features beyond the standard equipment, such as an extended machine infeed, profile changeover, a release agent spraying station, or a buffing station. In the Heinze workshop, cutting to size is done on a vertical panel saw. It then goes to the CNC, which mills the panels to their final format and performs all drilling and routing. The edgebanding machine needed to have a pre-milling unit to trim the panel edge. Furthermore, the machine needed to be equipped with a nesting package so that the tracer rollers could bridge over hinge cup holes. In his search for a suitable machine, he found what he was looking for at the Felder exhibition in Hall in Tirol. His exact machine was there, with all the desired optional extras.
Michael Heinze employs a journeyman, an apprentice, and his wife Simone, who previously worked as a surgical nurse. Among other things, she handles panel cutting and operates the »H200« CNC and the edgebanding machine. The master joiner founded his workshop in 2004, initially equipping it with used machinery, which he then gradually replaced with new machines from Format4. He designs with Palette CAD, which handles all the production planning, including CNC programming.
"The right machine for us"
Michael Heinze says: "The machine and its features are a perfect fit for us. The quality is right, and the operation is simple—it couldn't be easier."
