DOUCET

Floor-End Matchers - WPFM End-Matcher

 

Doucet WPFM Floor End-Matcher

FOR VOLUME PRODUCTION OF PREMIUM LENGTH FLOORING
AND PANELING PRODUCTS

 

The first and only proven, tested end-matcher suitable for a mass-production of soft wood paneling boards, 4 to 16 feet long and up to 12 inches wide. The WPFM is designed to end-match up to 50 long boards per minute. Its unique hold-down system enables it to machine softwood boards without leaving any marks on the front or back surfaces, as well as machining dome shaped log home siding.

 

Standard Features:

- Traverse bar conveyor 12 feet wide by 32 feet long
- The traverse bar conveyor finished in non-marring clear lacquer
- Powered by a 20 H.P. power unit and hydraulic motor
- Adjustable feed speed up to 80 FPM
- 2 side-shift roller conveyors, 1 x 24" wide and 1 x 36" wide
- Traverse bars 18" center to center
- Traverse bars for 0.75" to 1.50" thick material flat boards or up to 3" thick dome shaped boards
- Even-ender device for boards up to 16 feet long
- Gravity exit system with pneumatic dampers
- Three Ductile Iron Chains, one fixed and two adjustable chains for squaring
- Injection type chain lubrication system
- Machining centers equipped with enclosed cabins for dust control and operator safety
- Five - 5 H.P. spindle motors and two - 3 H.P. spindle motors (with dynamic braking feature) for machining tongue and groove profiles, and bevels on front and back of boards when needed
- "Soft Touch" hold-downs for end-matching front and back of soft wood boards
- Main electrical control panel, wired for 240 - 460 or 600V.
   - 3 ph., 60 cycles, or 360V. – 3 ph., 50 cycles