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Striebig Vertical Panel Saws Take Control of Solid Surfaces

The experiences of BSF Solid Surfaces in Brentwood when they purchased a new Striebig Control vertical panel saw for their flourishing bespoke 3D and shaped solid surfaces fabrication business.

Leicester, UK, October 14, 2011 -- BSF Solid Surfaces is a flourishing bespoke f

abricator of 3D and shaped solid surfaces, using all available quality sheet material.

The highly successful company was born out of a shop fitting business. In 1997,managing director David Bailey, a pioneer in the use of solid surfaces in the UK, decided to set up a business specialising solely in commercial solid surface fabrication.

Based in Brentwood, Essex, the family-run business has grown to become a major and well-respected solid surface fabricator, with a reputation for delivering andfitting quality products on time.

The company produces everything from reception desks and display equipment to shop front entrances and dispensing outlets. They are supplied to, amongst others,offices, banks and the leisure, entertainment and medical sectors in the UK andoverseas.

Prestige jobs have included installations at the headquarters of Bloomberg in the City, a restaurant in the OXO Tower on Londons South Bank, and the Al Khalifa Museum in Bahrain

BSF recently bought a top-of-the-range fully-automatic Striebig Control verticalpanel saw to replace a 12-year-old German-made model.

I have always been exceedingly innovative when it comes to buying tools and plant

, said Mr Bailey. As far as panel sizing is concerned, I wanted to automate the operation as much as possible as long as the quality and reliability of the cut could be guaranteed.

He said the switch to Striebig was based on his extensive experience with panelsaws and the opinions of industry colleagues. Today, Striebig is recognised as the key machine for cutting amongst solid surface fabricators.

BSF buys in 3.6m long lengths of solid surface board, in thicknesses of between3 and 12mm, so it opted for the largest machine in the nine-strong Control range, model 6224, which has a cutting range of 5300 x 2240mm. After being sized thecut panels go direct for fabrication or for shaping on BSFs Masterwood CNC machin

ing centre.

The Control features an optional Electronic Positioning System (EPS) on both thehorizontal and vertical axes for the automatic positioning of both the length stop and saw head. This increases the saws productivity by delivering automatic repeat strip and upper trim cutting.

Incorporated as standard is Striebigs user-friendly touch and saw operating system.This delivers easy and convenient machine control through a touch screen panelthat operates all of the machines functions.Other standard features include a digital measuring system, accurate to 0.1 mm, and an adjustable precision display that can be set to an accuracy of 1.0, 0.5 or 0.1 mm, according to the thicknessof the panels being sized.

The Control offers every possible option for automatic operations. With manual feeding of the saw unit eliminated the operators job is made easier, giving him am

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ple time to prepare the next job.Numerous procedures are carried out at the press of a button, including locking and releasing the beam saw, setting the horizontal cutting height, plunging and swivelling the motor, locking the support rollers during sawing and fine saw blade adjustment.

The Control is easy for our staff to operate and gives us a good clean and precise cut every time, both vertically and horizontally, said Mr Bailey. Its certainly a

piece of quality kit which laughs at cutting the hardest of solid surface panels.

He gave as an important reason for buying the Striebig the can-do attitude displayed by the Swiss manufacturers sole UK dealer, T.M. Machinery Sales who specialisein the distribution of vertical panel saws.

Their positive approach was evident right from the start, with their fast response to my initial telephone enquiry. Its something that has continued since the machines installation, such as when they were asked to move the saws ventilation fromthe left of the machine to the right.

He said that BSFs success as a company was due to its close attention to detail in everything it does, from design and fabrication through to installation on site. To get the very best out of our people you have to give them top-grade tools,and I consider the Striebig to be unsurpassed.

Contact :Matt PearceT M Machinery49 Iliffe AvenueOadby Industrial EstateLeicester LE2 5LHsales@tmservices.co.uk0116 271 7155

http://www.tmmachinery.co.uk