Trial by fire passed with flying colours


31/03/2009
Trial by fire passed with flying colours
Rolf Kuhn GmbH from Erndtebrück is an absolute specialist. The company, founded in 1988, today operates over some 5500 m² of production and storage area, manufacturing products that include the interiors of fire protection doors of the highest fire protection class. As part of the process, plasterboard containing sodium silicate and special fibre panels must be precisely cut. Kuhn processes these particularly challenging materials in small batches and in lengths of up to three metres.

		Efficient and cost-effective The first panel-sizing saw from HOLZMA was commissioned by the company as early as 1990. The fire protection specialists then tried out a competitor product, but came back to HOLZMA in 2008. "We chose to come back to HOLZMA because of the excellent service and the fast response times," said Managing Director Jürgen Wied (pictured bottom left). A new HPL 510 profiLine with a saw blade projection of 125 mm and a cutting length of up to 3200 mm was installed. The new HOLZMA passed its 'trial by fire' at Kuhn long ago: The saw, with its automatic lift table feed, works very efficiently, which means a complete shift can be saved. Ready for special challenges To deal with cutting plasterboard, HOLZMA equipped the saw with a "pasterboard package". This includes a significantly stronger blower, improved dust extraction to protect against plaster dust and particularly gentle feed via vacuum suction cups. On top of this, a Soft Touch package ensures gentle handling of the pressure-sensitive fibre panels. Read more