Exactly as specified by the customer
In the IMA Schelling group, an in-house team of developers ensures that tailor-made solutions are implemented for our customers.
Some of what the experts have already developed – an overview
VERTICAL STACK SEPARATION
At the customer's request, semi-finished parts with special click-in grooves can be separated when stacking by putting a vertical divider between the panel stacks. To do this, IMA Schelling creates a special robot system that stacks the finished parts on an incline. Once a stack column is finished, the robot positions a divider and the next stack is placed in front of it.
SPECIAL SOLUTION FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE DRILLING (DFT)
The IMA Schelling Group will supply a complete solution in a production line for shelves, including drilling and dowel insertion. The customer required up to 40 drilled and doweled workpieces to be produced every minute. This highly flexible and powerful solution will be implemented with a special arrangement of the existing IMAGIC Flex drilling machines, and special units developed in collaboration with the customer.
BIMA WITH ROBOT (STT)
IMA Schelling was asked to customize its BIMA series CNC machines by fitting a handling robot. This allows production to take place with minimal staffing, and integration into an automatic production line. Even mixed operation is possible with the Px80: one table is loaded automatically and the other manually, such as for special parts.
TRACING UNDERSIDE UNIT (STT)
Working together with a system partner, IMA Schelling developed a unit that removes laminate overhangs on cutouts for sinks in kitchen worktops. The advantage here is that workpieces can be machined from above without having to be turned, which, under certain circumstances, may save having an additional processing lane.
MACHINE FOR 45° BEVELS (TFT)
For machining workpieces with a 45°edge, IMA Schelling supplied a complete machine for implementing this furniture trend efficiently and in premium quality. From formatting, to edge banding, to fine finishing: all the units are specifically designed for machining at 45°.
SIX-SIDED CABINET LINE (TFT)
With this concept, IMA Schelling has created an especially efficient method of edge banding. First of all, workpieces of twice the useful size are edge banded on all four sides. Only then are they cut to the final dimension, and each of the two remaining open sides edge-banded.
GROOVING UNITS IN THE CHAIN TRACK AREA (TFT)
Grooving units on the working unit side of the machine can only mill grooves close to the outer edge of the workpiece, the overhang. For one customer, IMA Schelling installed a double-sided system with a specifically designed grooving area following the actual machine conveyor chain. This means that grooves can be implemented not only in the actual overhang area, but also up to 152 mm away from the outer edge of the workpiece.
FINE-FINISHING UNIT I-KFA (TFT/ICS)
A newly developed unit allows inside contours to be fine finished, as they are in handleless furniture fronts, for example. When designing new machines, the unit can be included in the planning at the same time. A functional upgrade is also possible by equipping spare locations, or replacing the units in existing machines.
SORTING CELL WITH INDIVIDUAL BOARD ACCESS (HTT)
Being able to access every board individually is a frequent requirement for sorting units in batch size 1 production. Using proven robotics solutions as a basis, IMA Schelling has created a sorting system consisting of shelves with vertical storage areas, in which each board is assigned its own compartment. The compact system can also be implemented in halls with low ceilings. A specifically developed gripper makes it possible to handle boards in a wide range of thicknesses.
SORTING BOX (HTT)
A newly developed sorting box allows a sorting capacity of up to 2000 parts per shift, in the smallest of spaces. The system can be scaled according to the required output and quantity being sorted, inputs and outputs can be individually arranged at different heights. This sorting system is ideal for halls with high ceilings.
ENDLESSLY ROTATING TURNING DEVICE (ATT)
Instead of the usual rectangular shape, IMA Schelling designed the turning device for cutting as a cross. The advantage of this design is that you no longer have to move the turning device back to the home position before each new cycle, as was previously the case. This eliminates empty runs, which shortens the cycle time, improves performance, and saves energy. The transverse, as well as the head and main section patterns, are cut even more efficiently.
COMBINING DIFFERENT FEEDING SYSTEMS (ATT)
For a cut-to-size plant for producing furniture parts in a variety of different materials and finishes, IMA Schelling implemented a feeding system that combines three different infeed options on one machine. The combination of push-off device, nip roller, and vacuum infeed enables material-friendly and performance-optimized feeding of different materials in compact spaces.
