Vertical panel saw cuts costs\
September 1st 2007 A Striebig vertical panel saw
is playing a key role in a
cost reduction exercise at
radiant heating panel
manufacturer, S & P Coil
Products. The panels,
usually ceiling-mounted,
incorporate aluminium
composite board, which
used to be supplied readycut
to the sizes required.
As part of the cost
reduction exercise, S & P
Coil Products decided to
cut the panels itself. The
company chose a Striebig
Compact 4164 vertical
panel saw for the job, which
has resulted in costs being
slashed by up to 15%.
Fitted with an aluminium
cutting blade, the saw has a
maximum cut size of 3100
by 1644mm and a cutting
depth of 60mm, making it
suitable for cutting the
aluminium composite
boards that, on arrival, are
3.6m in length, 600mm
wide and 5.5mm thick.
Gary Carter, S & P Coil
Products' engineering
development manager,
comments "Production of
the heating panels used to
be totally reliant on
deliveries of the ready-cut
boards from our German
supplier. We now keep
substantial quantities of the
board in stock ready for
cutting, which gives us
more control over
production and also helps
keep carriage costs down."
The saw and a linked Alko
dust extraction unit were
supplied by UK distributor,
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