This IMA Novimat System is an edge bander — sometimes referred to as an edgebanding machine — a type of woodworking machine used to apply and finish edge material to panel products such as MDF, chipboard, and solid wood. IMA is a well-established German manufacturer of panel-processing and furniture-production machinery, supplying equipment to the woodworking, furniture, and joinery industries. This particular machine was built in 2005 and is offered used from a location in Germany.
The machine is equipped with an ICOS OPEN control system and operates at a frequency-controlled feed speed of between 5 and 25 metres per minute. The jointing milling unit carries two motors, each rated at 4.5 kW, running at 9,000 rpm with controllable speed, ensuring a clean, prepared edge face prior to banding. An infrared pre-heater, approximately 300 mm in length and drawing 2 × 1.5 kW, conditions the panel edge before glue application.
The gluing unit features a pneumatic quick-lock system for fast changeover and incorporates an automatic PU melting system — branded "Quickmelt" — designed for 2 kg cartridge containers, allowing the use of polyurethane hot-melt adhesive. Release agent is applied to both the top and bottom faces of the workpiece. Edge material is fed from a 32-position magazine arranged across eight tracks accommodating material up to 3 mm thick and 24 tracks for material up to 1.3 mm thick. A vertical roll holder carries up to 32 rolls with a maximum diameter of 850 mm.
Following application, the end trimming unit, mounted on the top pressure beam, uses two motors each rated at 200 W, 400 V, running at 12,000 rpm to flush-trim the leading and trailing ends of the applied edge. A dedicated milling unit with two motors, each rated at 1,000 W, 400 V, 200 Hz, and 12,000 rpm, handles top and bottom flush trimming. A multi-functional processing unit — fitted with two motors, each 660 W, 400 V, 200 Hz, 12,000 rpm — provides either chamfering or radius milling of the edge profile. A multi-profile scraper unit with stepper motor axes refines the profile further, supplemented by a flat scraper unit with electro-pneumatic disengagement.
The finishing section includes a copy buffing unit with four buffing motors each rated at 250 W, alongside a separate buffing unit carrying two lower and two upper motors each rated at 180 W running at 1,400 rpm. A smoothing unit is fitted specifically for PVC and ABS edge materials.
The machine also includes a workpiece return system — identified as an IMAtech ZHR 05/L/145 — consisting of an inclined air cushion return table with two return belts and bottom brushing units, allowing processed panels to be fed back to the operator without manual handling.
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