For mouldings, strips and equal products, MAKOR, the market leader in the finishing sector produces complete lines for sanding and coating in Tuscany, Italy. They offer high-quality sanding machines (with belts and discs), painting and coating machines (spraying, vacuum and putty coating), curing and drying ovens (UV, IR, jet air, convection) and the auxiliary equipment for feeding and stacking, and also for transfer and packing. The numerous advanced production lines for moulding and board production, for prefab housing and door and window makers underline the competence of Makor in the delivery of turn-key projects. The well-equipped in-house laboratory carries out constant testing in collaboration with the lacquer suppliers in order to guarantee to the customers the most advanced technological solutions and thus the rentability of their finishing processes.
The trendsetter for sanding technology, COSTA LEVIGATRICI is the maker of first-class wide belt sanders for calibration as well as for finishing and lacquer sanding. The company is a renowned manufacturer of heavy industrial machinery. Working widths from 350 up to 2.500 mm show their technical supremacy, when reliability and high output are required. The machines are made to fulfil the customers’ needs, and many of the current sanding methods were developed by the company. It has shown the way, among other things, in sanding pad construction, high-speed calibration lines (top and bottom side lines combined), cutter sanding, orbital sanding and Windows-based control software. The belt lengths are 2.620 to 4.600 mm. Also brushing and finishing sanders as well as machines for metal sanding are included in the range. COSTA is a well-known supplier of sanding machinery for large and medium scale woodworking industries. Large industries on every continent rely on COSTA.
TECNOLEGNO, the pioneer for edge sanding, has developed a range of effective sanding equipment for the needs of furniture makers and joineries. With the single and double sided sanders and sanding lines completed with the various belt and disc units the highest quality is obtained when nothing less is enough. Especially the sanding pad applications combined with the rigid frame construction and chain feed ensure the high quality of most diverse sanding jobs. For profiled workpieces, the CNC sanding center is the ideal machine to accompany the ordinary CNC machine, giving the finishing touch on the edges.
The leading wood machine maker in Italy, BIESSE has developed a series of high-quality wide belt sanders for small and medium industries. These machines are reliable and versatile basic units for calibration, finishing and lacquer sanding. The working width is 950, 1.100 or 1.350 mm, and the number of sanding belts from one to three. Roller hardness and sanding pad variations to choice give the chance to select the machine composition always to the customer’s needs. Special credit has been given to the ease of the operation and the rigid machine structure (e.g. standard working thickness maximum 200 mm).
Sanding brushes are applied more and more often to the needs in finishing and lacquer sanding. The specialist in this field, LÖWER of Germany, has developed the effective applications for the finishing and lacquer sanding of profiled surfaces (cupboard and connecting doors, furniture). The working units with discs and belts manage to produce high quality finish on quite demanding profiles. Their belt sanders with narrow belt units are the right choice when higher finishing quality in the window production is sought.
The finishing equipment for smaller painting shops are delivered from Denmark. This machinery includes simple basic units for water based and catalytic stuff (curtain and spray coating) and combined machines. This manufacturer can offer also sanders for finishing and lacquer sanding with brushes.
The high-quality narrow-belt sanders made by LASM-VOLPATO have been on the market since 1957. These edge sanders of good technical design and finish have won the confidence of a great number of craftsmen. Their structure is sturdy, and as fully equipped they satisfy the most demanding needs in sanding. The best selling models LBK and NTS are the standard sanding equipment in many woodworking shops and schools in Finland. When quality matters, the best choice is LASM-VOLPATO.