Gets signs into shape
March 1st 2009

Switching to a Striebig vertical panel saw fitted with a router and groover has simplified production of fascia signs made from composite materials at Irish sign maker, Gaelite Signs.

Distributed in the UK by T.M.

Machinery Sales, the Striebig Compact AV 5207 is used to automatically size and rout 3mm thick composite panels. Formerly, after being sized the panels were shaped using a hand router.

The operator simply switches from using the saw head to the grooving tool after sizing.V- and U-shaped grooves are routed on the rear of the panels using reversible carbide tipped profile cutters, with the aluminium top surface on the front and part of the plastic core remaining untouched. This allows the panels to be folded by hand, doing away with the need for a folding machine, with the shape of the groove defining the bending radius.