SCM GroupWoodworking Machinery

A strong working relationship lasting in excess of 20 years, has brought mutual

bene�ts for both SCM Group and Camozzi Automation.

Solutions

The MX-PRO proportional pressure regulator allows variation,

ensuring a constant quantity of air is supplied to the system with

a simple analogue command, which the SCM software de�nes

based on the characteristics of the edge to be glued. The

implementation of this valve, allows adjustment of the entire

process, achieving extreme precision and �exibility, in order to

obtain the best result for each type of panel

Results

Nicolò Gianesini comments on the experience: "We have worked

together for months, meticulously testing the result of this

upgrade on every type of panel and edge and today we can say

that this proportional valve, guaranteeing the right air �ow rate,

o�ers a perfect balance in the application of the edge. In addition

to having a more stable thermoregulation, the performances

are much higher and the whole process has been made more

uniform".

"The input signal depends on three factors", explains Gianesini:

1. the speed of the feed track of the piece to be edged (thehigher the speed, the greater the amount of air that themachine will have to release)

2. the height of the edge (the higher it is, the greater theenergy required)

3. the third, and certainly the most in�uential, is the type ofedge (co-extrusion, for example, requires a greateramount of energy than a pre-glued and, consequently, amore intense �ow of air).

Based on these three variables, the machine releases the

necessary amount of air, thus optimizing the process".

Adriano Costanzi, product manager of SCM Group, adds: “In

terms of edging, hot air proved to be an excellent solution and

our experience has led us - thanks also to innovative components

such as the MX-PRO valve - to excellent levels in terms of

performance, speed and, above all, quality in the application".

The edge banding machines with a laser gluing system allow

greater speed and the possibility of applying edges with

"signi�cant" heights. On the other hand, hot air technology, with

the same quality, has a lower purchase price and a lower

operating cost, and this leads more and more companies to opt

for this technology.

In addition, the system with electric heaters allows signi�cant

time reduction between one machining operation and the next

(the coextruded edge is applied at a temperature of

approximately 600 degrees and the machine takes no more than

100 seconds to reach these temperatures).

Francesco Inverso interviewed Nicolò Gianesini and Adriano Costanzi of SCM Group, a world leader in the production of woodworking

machinery, for Xylon magazine’s September - October 2020 edition. The article illustrates their new line of edge banding machines with

"AirFusion+" technology and explains how the use of the MX-PRO proportional pressure regulator has enhanced machine performance.

Necessity

"We were not looking for a simple on-o� valve, to open or close the passage of compressed air, but an actual �ow regulator" says Nicolò

Gianesini an engineer within the SCM Group’s technical department.

"We asked Camozzi Automation for the ability to vary the �ow rate of the outgoing air according to the needs and characteristics of

the panel being processed. Through this innovation, we wanted to take steps forward in the second generation of hot air edge banding

machines”.

Source

Pro�table collaboration betweenCamozzi and Scm (September -October 2020) 

If before it tookalmost twentyminutes to bring theair up to temperatureand start edging, noweverything is ready inless than onehundred seconds.

Nicolò Gianesini Engineer of the SCMGroup technicaldepartment

Case studies

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Series MX-PRO

The Series MX-PRO arises from the combination of the technology developed with the

proportional micro-regulator of Series K8P and the reliability of Series MX modular

regulators.

Advantages

Exceptionally reliable components, guarantee high precision in regulating the pressure or

�ow rate, providing high �ow rates and low power consumption.

Possibility of exploiting the ease of assembly of Series MX to obtain compact Manifolds.

Also, available in the external servo piloting version.

Also, compatible with oxygen.

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