This Homag Optimat KAL 31 is an edge bander — sometimes referred to as an edge banding machine — a woodworking machine used to apply and finish edge material to panel products such as MDF, chipboard, and solid wood boards. Homag is a well-established German manufacturer of woodworking machinery, supplying equipment to furniture producers, joinery shops, and panel processing industries worldwide. This example was built in 2006, carries machine number , and is offered in used condition from a seller based in Belgium.
The machine processes panels with a thickness range of 12 to 60 mm at a feed speed of 18 metres per minute, making it suited to medium-to-high throughput production environments. It accepts coil edge material between 0.3 and 3 mm thick, accommodating everything from thin PVC and ABS tape through to thicker solid wood edges. The control system is a Homag HOMATIC NC21 unit, providing programmable operation across the various processing stations.
At the infeed, a programmable fence allows accurate panel positioning, and a double edge magazine enables two coils to be loaded simultaneously, reducing changeover time between different edge materials. Lateral pressure rollers hold the panel firmly during processing. The thickness setting is programmable, and the pressure roller arrangement includes one driven roller and two non-driven rollers. The squaring device is powered by two motors rated at 3.0 kW each.
Gluing is handled by an A34 glue application unit. Rough trimming is carried out by two motors rated at 0.55 kW each. The end trim station, designated HL84/85, features programmable switching between straight and chamfer cuts and is driven by two motors of 0.18 kW each.
Contour trimming is performed by the FK 13 unit, again equipped with two 0.55 kW motors. Following trimming, the machine is fitted with PN10 profile scrapers and flat scrapers to clean up the edge profile, and a buffing unit provides the final surface finish. This combination of trimming, scraping, and buffing stations reflects a well-specified machine capable of producing a finished edge in a single pass.
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