The Stuga CNC Saw Centre Automat
Lack of volume on double mitre saws, especially with internally glazed
windows, is a common problem. Also accuracy in general, but in particular
with arrowheads being off centre due to variations in width of profile.
There is also the difficulty in finding and keeping good sawyers as well
as the cost of paying them enough money to prevent them leaving.
The Stuga CNC Sawing Automat is a simple answer for the price of two electronic
double mitre saws and the skills required to work it are few.
The Stuga saw not only produces forty-five and ninety degree cuts quickly
and accurately but also utilises a self centring device to ensure a perfect
arrowhead every time.
The
Stuga CNC Sawing Automat
The machine comes with a fifteen bar infeed magazine for pre-loading 6.OM
lengths and full offcut and swarf extraction equipment. In addition there
is a highly recommended (and reliable) on-board label printer available
and the machine can also be networked to the office I.T. system so that
batches are fed directly from the office to the saw.
The machine is available with an on-board optimiser that will handle offcuts
directly at the saw and use them immediately in the next batch. This works
in conjunction with the office optimiser dramatically increasing efficiency
.
Stuga machines are purchased direct from the British manufacturer, spare
parts are all in stock, the engineers are factory trained and when required
an engineer is guaranteed within 24 hours (during normal working hours).
The Stuga Saw Centre can be upgraded later to a full Flowline or work
in tandem with a choice of Stuga prepping centres.
For further information call free on 0800-169-5444.
email: stuga@eurotec.org
Conservatory Roof Systems are time consuming and complicated to fabricate
and install - or are they! Fabricators and installers of the Versatile
Roof System would have to disagree and so would Kevin Barnard, Director
of Versatile Limited.
"The Versatile roof has always been simple to install, but when we
invested in the "all new" Conservatory System, launched at Glassex
2001, we determined that the design would ensure even easier installation
and make massive in roads into cutting fabrication time and stress, and
our customers agree that we succeeded"
Manufactured from a mix of GRP and PVC components the Versatile Roof System
provides fast, user friendly production methods, with a high level of
'jig' machining and fixings preparation. It also allows for a consistent
'engineered' finished product, that meets both trade and end customer
reguirements.
Versatile
director Kevin Bernard showing off his
new dentil mouldings
The design of a new dentil moulding provides an example of the versatility
of the whole system. The moulding is supplied in strips, which simply
need to be cut and attached with adhesive pads, but wherever the strips
meet the design ensures no unsightly joins.
With over 28 years in the industry, Kevin is still astounded at the number
of parts and fixings other manufacturers require to produce a conservatory
roof. 'The Versatile System has only 8 major parts, with complete ease
of fixing' says Kevin.
'All the bells and whistles a consumer could want are available, but without
the usual multitude of clip-on items to get lost or forgotten in the packaging.
This is a roof for total ease of handling and construction.'
In addition to the new dentil moulding, the system provides a box gutter
option, which uses the ring beam gutter fixed onto a unique bracket supported
wallplate system. A full range of PVC moulded end caps, with 'Fleur de
Lys' motif, complete the roof glazing bars whilst the ring beam joints
are covered with PVC mouldings
attached with adhesive pads to the gutter section.
Kevin concludes, 'Fabricators and installers searching for a creative
alternative to other domestic roofs on the market will have a perfect
opportunity to see for themselves just how Versatile our system is, by
visiting stand A021 at Glassex 2002. Effortless, time saving benefits
in all aspects of manufacture and construction, are our key components!'
Tel: 01495 247233
Specialist door manufacturer KAT UK is extending its feline family of
high quality door products with the launch of a new rangeComposite Doors.
They are constructed using strong yet light materials to withstand intruders
- from burglars and driving rain, to freezing cold or searing heat.
The
new composite doors will sit as an independent brand in KAT's product
portfolio, which includes KAT patio doors and VS vertical sliding windows.
They will be manufactured at a dedicated new unit at KAT's Macclesfield
production plant adjacent to the company's existing patio door fabrication
line.
'The quality of the doors is essential to fit in with our product philosophy
which is to respond to the more discerning requirements of those looking
for excellent functionality, performance and aesthetics over and above
price,' said KAT director David Richards.`To date our business has been
built on the strength of KAT adding crucial value for installers. KAT
composite doors will help them increase this value by offering the very
best in terms of residential door security and protection.'
Delivery can be direct to site on KAT's specially equipped vehicles, eliminating
any transit damage and reducing handling.
The new doors will be produced using monocoque construction methods -
the same principle that goes into Formula One racing cars - strong, light
and extremely durable.
email: sales@katuk.co.uk
website: http://www.katuk.co.uk
BRASS
EFFECT CONSERVATORY TIE-BAR
FROM ULTRAFRAME
Ultraframe, designer and manufacturer of conservatory roofing systems
and accessories, has launched a new brass-effect tiebar.
Tie bars ensure the stability of a conservatory roof and as such are an
important part of a roofs construction. However, the new brass tiebars
have been designed to turn these vital conservatory components into an
additional decorative element for the conservatory interior.
The tiebar takes the form of a decorative rose, which particularly lends
itself to a traditional Victorian styled interior.
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The tiebar is already available in white or brown options and the addition
of the brass effect version now offers another option to those with a
woodgrain conservatory. Furthermore, on a white conservatory it gives
the option to match with the brass details on fans, roof vents and window
and door hardware. All roses are available in three and five way modules
as well as bespoke sizes.
email: sales@ultraframe.co.uk
website: http://www.ultraframe.co.uk
'Perfection in glass': the GEZE-IGG system
The GEZE-IGG integrated glass system and the GEZE-MGG glass hardware system
support the visual appeal of architectural design without breaking the
aesthetic lines.
This system has no protruding fittings or heavy frame profiles. The GEZE-IGG
system of full glass panes integrates the frame profiles and hardware
system between the two panes of glass in a space measuring 17 or 27 millimetres.
With GEZE-IGG, the entire hardware system is concealed behind a 45 mm
wide strip. If the glass edges are printed to be impermeable to light
over this width, the technical elements disappear completely. Different
colours are available for printing the glass, enabling the glass to fit
in with the essence of the building. With GEZE-IGG, all doors and drive
types can be combined in one system. Whether you’re using telescopic
sliding doors, folding doors or circular sliding doors, GEZE-IGG will
find the right solution for any drive without spoiling the look of the
system.
This innovative system is already being used in a number of prominent
new buildings. At the Electronic Arts Centre just outside London, the
versatility of the GEZE system was one of the crucial factors. The GEZE-IGG
system allowed architect Norman Foster to design a steeply inclined sliding
door entirely of glass creating a most unusual entrance.
Within this overall concept, the Slimdrive SL-IGG is the ideal enhancement
to the GEZE system. With an installation height of just 7 cm and an installation
depth of 185 mm, a wide range of different drive systems can easily be
integrated into glass facades with the Slimdrive SL-IGG. In the new Berlin
Ostbahnhof building the shopping passage in the Minerva House, GEZE-IGG
is used to achieve a continuous aesthetic appeal. The advantages of the
GEZE system can also be seen in the Cologne-Bonn airport terminal, completed
in summer 2000.
In parallel to the development of GEZE-IGG, a hardware system for single
glazing has also been produced. The system is characterized by the reduction
of the individual components: the hardware system appears almost flat
on the surface of the glass. The visible parts of GEZE-MGG are made from
stainless steel and underline the functionality of the system. With GEZE-MGG,
the planner has a hardware system in a standard design for swing, impact
and sliding doors, partition walls and wall claddings.
Website: http://www.geze.de
PERMA-LED COATED LEAD FROM THERMOSEAL
The
Thermoseal Group has launched Perma-Led coated lead, a new coated lead
which is unique in the market place and promises to provide decorative
glass manufacturers with both technical and aesthetic advantages. Thermoseal
anticipate that demand for coated lead will continue to grow in the UK
and that the product will open up new export markets for the company.
Thermoseal, the fastest growing UK supplier of double glazing consumables,
has invested heavily in Perma-Led and has acquired extra premises. New
plant has been commissioned, representing an investment of over £100,000.
Installed at the end of October, the new equipment manufactures the lead
using a new process which was developed in conjunction with a leading
chemical supplier.
Rather than using the electrophoretic process – which is the normal
way of manufacturing ‘antique’ lead – the new Thermoseal
product is electrostatic. In addition to the coating, the lead is treated
with a special laquer which gives it an extra aesthetic edge as the lead
can be seen through the finish.It also makes the product more ‘operator
friendly’ in terms of Health & Safety, an important consideration
in the USA for example, where ‘naked’ lead has been banned.
The standard colours of the lead are clear, antique, brass and white but
it can be matched to any colour a customer may require as long as the
order is of sufficient quantity. ‘The product is extremely uv stable
and also scratch resistant, which eliminates the common problem of coated
lead oxidising where it has been scratched’, explains sales director
Mark Hickox.
Thermoseal will be able to easily produce 10,000 reels of coated lead
per month, with state of the art equipment at the new plant delivering
consistent quality.
Harold Challis, production manager with Perma-led has played a key role
in the development of this project and a sample group of Thermoseal customers
have been very impressed with the new product. Samples distributed at
the recent glass show in New Orleans also attracted a great deal of interest.
For more information on this and the rest of the Artisan range of decorative
glass consumables, contact Mark Hickox (0121-772 8382) or visit the website:
http://www.artisanglass.co.uk
Ultraframe has launched Ultrastore, a full range of PVC garden buildings
and outdoor storage units. As leisure time becomes more increasingly sparse,
consumers are demanding lower maintenance products and more than they
get from a ‘conventional’ shed. These garden buildings and outdoor
storage units - previewed at Glassex 2001 - meet the need for secure buildings
that are spacious and aestheticaily pleasing.
Manufactured from 100% recycled PVC, the new Ultrastore collection offers
a wide range of benefits. These easy to assemble buildings offer safe
and secure domestic storage, are very low maintenance and look as good
as any timber shed.
One of Ultraframe's new garden sheds, made from recycled PVC
The garden and storage buildings are available in five variations of size
and design. The range starts with the Ultrastore 43 which, at 1256 mm
x 906 mm x 1980 mm, is perfect for small gardens; going up to the Ultrastore
1010, at 3002 mm x 3002 mm x 2194 mm, which is large enough to store motorbikes,
garden furniture, barbeques and ride-on mowers.
The buildings provide excellent storage solutions for tools, garden equipment,
children’s playthings, bicycles and a host of other bulky items.
A choice of accessories is available, allowing the buiidings to be tailored
to individual requirements.
These comprise fioor, window and skylight kits - and, a dedicated modular
tool racking system designed to make the most of the unit’s storage
capacity.
The whole Ultrastore range comes with a gaivanised steel locking system
and because each modular panel ‘zips’ together, extra security
is built in. The doors on the larger units come primed, allowing them
to be painted in keeping with their surroundings. All Ultrastore units
can be set on either a wooden or concrete base.
OPTIMA WORKWALL
PARTITIONING SYSTEM
Workwall is a fully demountable and relocatable system, which brings furniture
and interior partitioning together to revolutionise the office work space
with no need to be confined by boundaries within the office.
Offering high levels of acoustics, the system is available with or without
accessory rails and has fully interchangeable panels. As well as powder
coated finishes there is also the option of fabric wrapped or veneered
finishes.
This innovative vertical organiser incorporates full cable management,
various shelves, drawers and a complete range of accessories, all designed
to house today’s office equipment and paraphernalia, leaving the
work surface free to function as a desk or meeting area.
Optima Workwall is completely compatible with Optima solid wall and glazed
partitioning systems.
With Workwall, walls can be repositioned to suit requirements and different
methods of working and could be paving the way to a paperless office.
NEW DRY-JOINT PARTITIONING FROM OPTIMA
Optima Partitioning has introduced a new dry-joint system based on the
success of Optima silicone jointed framed and frameless glass partitioning.
This new development allows freedom of design with single and double-glazed
framed or frameless partitioning, offering a fresh approach with this
recyclable and environmentally sound jointing medium.
Produced from 2-part PETG clear plastic, the Optima dry-joint system offers
a fluid visual appearance of ‘seamless’ glazing, which can be
full height and combine hidden mullions and corners.
Not only does the dry-joint glazed partitioning system achieve a stunning
interior effect but it is designed to accommodate the ever-changing demands
of today’s world of commerce. Being fully demountable and relocatable,
it can easily be moved when and where required. The new glazing system
can be independent but Optima really comes into its own for the designer
when a combination of solid and glass walls is required. The transition
from solid to glass flows effortlessly together by way of a single, simple
purpose-made component.
Optima Partitioning Systems has long been at the forefront of internal
glazed partitioning development. The interior designer can use the Optima
specification team with its back-up design service, knowing that all aspects
of safety, structural stability and visual appearance have been considered
and at realistic prices.
In
response to increasing demand for guttering in a choice of colours to
match the decorative exterior of any building, Mustang Gutter Systems
Ltd - UK manufacturer of aluminium continuous guttering systems - has
added green to its colour range of gutters and polycarbonate accessories.
The Mustang system incorporates special polycarbonate snap-fit locking
corners, stop end caps, expansion joints and outlet leaf guards designed
to match the guttering and provide a seamless appearance. Both the guttering
itself and these exclusive accessories - which were previously available
in black, brown or white - can now be supplied in green for a wide range
of applications.
Other special colour requests can also be made to order using a BBA certificate
91/2625 approved paint finish.
Mustang continous gutters are also 'green' environmentally as they are
manufactured from 100% recycled aluminium.
A
new programme of clamps for ordinary, laminated and toughened glass is
displayed in Bohle's new catalogue.
As the trend in modern architecture increasingly favours the use of glass,
clamps are gaining an ever-increasing range of applications, say Bohle.
With a brand new and expanded range of clamps, Bohle aims to provide just
the right products for glaziers, builders, metal workers and fulfil the
designers and architects demands.
Using a special inserted shim system, the new range can be used for both
toughened and laminated glass types, and are both type tested and approved
to the German TUV and ETB standards (which correspond favourably to BS
standards).
A wide range of finishes and colours are available, but the company expects
the Stainless Steel V4A finish to be very popular. Peter Jacombs, field
sales technician for Glass Hardware told us 'there is a clear move toward
Stainless Steel with the designers, due to the clean yet solid visual
it gives. The V4A grade we use is high end quality and matches other components,
such as handrails, perfectly.'
With their continued expansion in this area Bohle have announced that
whilst the programme has been extended and the quality levels still further
enhanced the prices have remained the same as before.
For a free copy of the Clamp Catalogue call free on 0800 61 61 51, or
visit the Bohle website at http://www.bohle.ltd.uk
, where a search under the term 'clamps'will take you directly to the
new products.
Saint-Gobain
Glass has introuduced what it describes as the best insulating glass in
the world: SGG CLIMAPLUS ULTRA.
With its new SGG CLIMAPLUS ULTRA double glazing, Saint-Gobain Glass has
achieved a world first by obtaining the lowest heat loss coefficient (U-value)
ever attained under normal manufacturing conditions. 1.0W/(m2K) for double
glazing comprising two-4mm glass sheets and a 15 or 16-mm gap filled with
85% argon.
This exceptional result has been achieved through basic and applied research
of Saint-Gobain Glass technical teams, developing an exclusive manufacturing
process involving the deposit of a metallic coating layer with a silver
base. This process can achieve performance levels which until now required
more costly materials, such as dual-layer glass and krypton gas.
The coated glass manufactured through this unique process - SGG PLANITHERM
ULTRA - is used to produce the SGG CLIMAPLUS ULTRA double glazing.
SGG PLANITHERM ULTRA is manufactured in Germany by Saint-Gobain Glass
Deutschland and will shortly be available in all countries through local
Saint-Gobain Glass sales teams, in annealed and laminated versions.
More in the meantime from the Saint-Gobain website: www.saint-gobain.com
Polygal has
developed a 10mm polycarbonate that achieves K Value of 1.5 Watt/m2.K
with Light Transmission of 65 per cent, compared to other manufacturers
products which need to be 35 or even 40mm to achieve similar K Values.
For more information contact:
Polygal UK Ltd
2 North Crawley Road
Newport Pagnell
Milton Keynes
MK16 9HG
Tel: 01908 217054
Fax: 01908 210942