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Show Schedule
BC Saw Filers Conference
Prince George, BC, Canada
Late April TBA
August 22-25, 2012
IWF 2012
Atlanta, GA , USA
August 22-25, 2012
Booth #6513
IMTS 2012
Chicago, IL , USA
September 10-15, 2012
Booth #N-6751
Technibois
Quebec City, DC, Canada
October 2-4, 2012
Booth #TBA
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VOLLMER OF AMERICA CORP.
105 Broadway Avenue
Carnegie, PA 15106
Tel.: 412.278.0655
Fax: 412.278.0520
info@vollmer-us.com |
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New Technology Enables Lumber Company Improved Productivity
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| New Product News |
 The CA100/CAF100 Delivers Innovative Technology to Band Saw Sharpening
The cam-controlled CA100 sharpens the complete profile of band saw blades, while the hydraulically controlled CAF100 was developed for side grinding of the band saws. Both machines can be configured for wet or dry grinding to meet customers’ specific applications. The compact design and extremely sturdy central block based construction of these machines guarantees superior grinding performance and grinding quality.
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Central block based design for top grinding quality
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High rigidity for optimal grinding performance
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Simple operation
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Robust, functional machine construction
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Separation of machine and working areas for longer lifetime and reduced maintenance/service
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Compact design
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Wet and dry grinding versions available
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Quick and easy cam change in the CA100
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Sturdy, efficient grinding unit with 350 mm grinding wheel diameter in the CA100
>Read more about the CA100/CAF100
Contact us for more information on the Vollmer Service Center for efficient, automated sharpening.
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Paul M. Jones Lumber is a family owned small lumber mill in Snow Hill, MD. Ken Pusey, President, and his wife represent the fourth generation to be in the business and with two of their sons in the business as well, they are ensuring another generation will continue to provide quality lumber to their niche market.
According to Pusey, they average approximately 40,000 feet of lumber a day. While they have the capacity to mill up to 16X24 timbers, Paul M. Jones typically supplies 3X4 up to 12X12 timbers primarily for the heavy construction industries in the Northeast region. All of the Paul M. Jones operation is geared to their “cut-to-order” customers. Often, these orders are used in what Pusey described as “crisis management” situations in public works projects to shore up work areas such as broken water mains or sewer lines.
 Fourth generation at Jones. Logan Pusey oversees filing room operations.
About six months ago, Pusey purchased one of the first new Vollmer RC110’s automatic band saw benching systems to help them maintain their band saws. “As far as I know,” said Pusey, “it’s the only machine out there that does what we need it to do with the bands.” As opposed to outsourcing sharpening, as some companies elect to do, Paul M. Jones has their own filing room. One of the major features that really impressed Pusey is that in addition to delivering superior tensioning, the RC110 also handles blade leveling and maintains the back of the saw (straightening). “We had an old leveler for which parts were becoming increasingly difficult to obtain,” said Pusey. “When I heard about the original RC110 at the Atlanta show last year, I knew this would be the answer to a couple of areas in the filing room needing upgrading. It provides a complete band saw solution – sharpening, leveling, tensioning and straightening – all in a single set-up.”
 Vollmer RC110 in Paul M. Jones filing room.
Pusey went on to mention that the filing room could get labor intensive by having to do those various operations on a couple different machines. With the RC110, Pusey has been able to have a single person in the filing room because of the machine’s automated operation. “It does everything that a head filer would do. And it does a much better job than a person can do. It’s very precise.”
The standard procedure at Paul M. Jones is to change saws twice a day, at lunchtime and quitting time. “We’ll put them on the RC110 and it does the leveling, tensioning and adjusts the back and then we’ll put it on the grinder and sharpen it,” said Pusey. “The head filer will put the saw on his manual bench for a quick check and then it’s ready to go.” Pusey went on to comment that it takes the RC110 about 45 minutes to bench a saw where it used take about two and a half hours for a filer to do the same work.
Ken Pusey is especially pleased with the precision and accuracy that the RC110 provides. With the degree of blade accuracy delivered by the RC110, Pusey doesn’t see the blade “fatigue” at the end of its five hour shift as previously experienced with the old manual operation. Pusey also spoke to several other benefits of the RC110. “The leveling is what you would get if done on a bench. It removes all the positive and negative dents.” The RC110 rolls in the tensioning, and also levels by “press rolling”. “It’s not like compression hits from a hammer,” said Pusey. “It’s a gentle roll that moves the metal. I’m not a head filer and I don’t claim to be, but I’ve witnessed the results. That’s all I can tell you.”
Ken Pusey has also experienced increased production that he can attribute to the performance of the band saws processed on the RC110. “Without ever changing production or adding new machinery in the sawmill, it’s increased our volume. I know what it’s done,” he said. He referenced both smaller and larger log production. Because of the accuracy, precision and exacting finish to the saws, they can accelerate the feed rates. According to Pusey, when they have small diameter timber, their footage per log is lower, averaging maybe 28,000 to 29,000 feet per day. When they put those same logs up there after RC110 processing, they’ve experienced up to 32,000 feet to 34,000 feet a day on the same machine. They’ve also experienced a comparable benefit in larger diameter timber with increases averaging from around 37,000 feet to now averaging 40,000 feet a day. “So it’s increased our production without adding a new production machine,” said Pusey.
Pusey noted that his head filer really enjoys the benefits of the RC110. The programming is bilingual which is extremely helpful as one of the operators is primarily Spanish speaking. He also noted how user friendly the controls are. Having all operations being performed on a single machine has “taken the hammer out of the filer’s hands,” thus eliminating the manual labor aspect of band saw sharpening, leveling and tensioning.
Ken Pusey concluded, “I’m glad that somebody had enough brains to figure out how to make a machine like this. I never thought it could be done. Purchasing the RC110 was a no-brainer. If that filing room burned down today, I’d have to go buy another one.” |
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