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| Combicut: The Integrated Solution  Until today, to obtain semi-manufactured pieces for kitchen worktops the pieces were cut to size from a slab using a bridge saw or waterjet, and then machined using either a router or edgepolisher.The advantage of a bridge saw over a waterjet is that it has a faster cutting speed and lower running costs. However, the disadvantage is that you cannot always obtain a finished semi-manufactured piece for two reasons: it’s not always possible to perform curved cuts in the slab and you have to consider the position of the disk after cutting. The solution is COMBICUT designed and patented by Breton. COMBICUT is two machines in one: a bridge saw with a cutting disk and a waterjet incorporated into the bridge structure. The software installed on this machine automatically decides when to use the diamond disk for cutting and when to use the waterjet. Let’s have a look at an example. To cut the 30 mm thk. granite slab as illustrated below, it’s not possible to use only a bridge saw. And to cut the same slab with just a waterjet you require over two hours to complete cutting. COMBICUT can do the job in just 45 minutes as it uses both the bridge saw and waterjet for the various cutting operations, doubling productivity at less than half of normal running costs. It’s possible to increase machine productivity further by fitting out COMBICUT with an automatic system for feeding-in slabs and semi-manufactured pieces. This system takes just two minutes to unload a finished piece and feed-in a new piece to be machined. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Construction News :: home page |