The finger-jointer Opti-Joint V-L has been developed specifically for vertical finger-jointing of long workpieces for the Mass Timber industry. It is characterized by an exceptionally high production capacity and machine utilization. Furthermore, the heavy-duty machine design ensures highest accuracy and outstanding milling & finger jointing performance. Its open and accessible design ensures easy and secure integration of all automation solutions from System TM. 

The Opti-Joint V-L offers a continuous or fixed finger-joint press technology:

Continuous press:

• Continuous pressing without any stops for cross-cutting to length or length changeover.
• No length limitation of workpieces.
• Cross-cut to specific lengths by a flying cross-cut saw unit.

Fixed press:

• Production including stops for cross-cutting to length and length changeover.
• Length limitations of workpieces.
• Cross-cut to length by a fixed saw unit.

Why choose an Opti-Joint V-L?

• Maximum production capacity, precision, and uptime thanks to intelligent control system
• High finger-jointing performance through optimal positioning accuracy of workpieces before the shaper or press unit.
• Open and accessible design – combinable with other System TM machines to custom Opti-Solution
• Reduced operating costs through use of widely available standard components (e.g. motors, gearboxes, valves, etc.)
• Access to a wide range of production statistics.
• High attention to operator safety and machine reliability.

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The Opti-Joint H-L is a heavy-duty horizontal finger-jointing machine designed to provide components to the Mass timber industry. The machine is characterized by an exceptionally high production capacity and machine utilization. Furthermore, the heavy-duty machine design ensures highest accuracy and outstanding milling & finger-jointing performance. Its open and accessible design ensures easy and secure integration of all automation solutions from System TM. The Opti-Joint H-L offers a continuous or fixed finger-joint press technology:

Continuous press:

• Continuous pressing without any stops for cross-cutting to length or length changeover.
• No length limitation of workpieces.
• Cross-cut to specific lengths by a flying crosscut saw unit.

Fixed press:

• Production including stops for cross-cutting to length and length changeover.
• Length limitation of workpieces.
• Cross-cut to length by a fixed saw unit.

Why choose an Opti-Joint H-L?

• Maximum production capacity, precision, and uptime thanks to intelligent control system
• High finger-jointing performance through optimal positioning accuracy of workpieces before the shaper or press unit.
• Open and accessible design – combinable with other System TM machines to custom Opti-Solution
• Reduced operating costs through use of widely available standard components (e.g. motors, gearboxes, valves, etc.)
• Access to a wide range of production statistics.
• High attention to operator safety and machine reliability.

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With more than 40 years of experience and more than 300 running lines worldwide, System TM is a leading global supplier of customized solutions to the solid wood industry. System TM offers customized system solutions using the latest technology and high levels of machine-to-machine integration. They’re designed with minimum need for human intervention and high levels of self-regulation to uphold maximum manufacturing efficiency, uptime and use of wood resources.

Opti-Solutions are characterized by:

• System TM’s optimizing software – the only software available optimizing on both wood resources and the overall line capacity.
• System TM’s individual design. The lines are individually designed and manufactured, always considering the customer’s production and main machines. This ensures our customers high-performance materials handling, and 100% workpiece control throughout the line.
• Low labor costs and optimal utilization of the wood, ensure our customers to stay competitive in the global market.
• Higher efficiency for all main machines.
• Automatic production changeover from one central computer.

Door Manufacturing

Building Component Manufacturing

This Opti-Solution is a material handling system that consists of four feeding systems, model Opti-Feed 6000, feeding four different qualities to two high frequency laminating presses.

After laminating, the beams are separated in a buffer system and automatically transported to two grading and repair stations. If needed, the beams are repaired manually by two operators. After the grading and repair stations the beams are transported through a multi head cross-cut saw, model MK2 where the ends are trimmed before moulding.

After the moulder the beams are once again quality checked and repaired if needed, then labelled and transported to the automated stacking machine, model Opti-Stack 6000.

Flooring Manufacturing

This Opti-Solution is an optimizing cross-cut line consisting of an Opti-Feed 6000 feeding system, that feeds batches of workpieces to a planer. After the planer, the workpieces are automatically transported to a Microtec 502 scanner including x-ray, for detection of defects and quality.

Through a queue control system, the workpieces are then transported to three optimizing cross-cut saws model Opti-Kap 5003, that cuts the workpieces into flooring components. The cross-cut components are then sorted according to the correct lengths, qualities and widths.

Moulding & Millwork Manufacturing

This Opti-Solution is a material handling system consisting of an automatic infeed system model Opti-Feed 6000, that automatically feeds the workpieces to a bandsaw. The bandsaw splits the workpieces into two or three pieces, and the workpieces are subsequently singulated and orientated in the correct order before entering a moulder.

After the moulding process, the workpieces are transported to a double-end tenoner for end profiling, and afterwards automatically bundled in a bundling station. The bundled workpieces are immediately strapped or folioed, and then stacked into big packs by an automatic stacking machine model Opti-Stack 6000. After stacking the full pack is then folioed and strapped

Pallet Manuacturing

This Opti-Solution is a multi head cross-cut line consisting of an automatic infeed system model Opti-Feed 6000, that automatically feeds the workpieces to a feeding chain conveyor.

The feeding chain conveyor creates layers of the workpieces and feed the layers into a multi head cross-cut saw model MK5, for multiple cross-cutting. The cross-cut workpieces are then transported to a continuous stacking machine model Opti-Stack 6000, also capable of placing stabilizing sticks in the packs if needed. After stacking, the packs are automatically separated and transported to a strapping area.

Furniture Manufacturing

This Opti-Solution is an optimizing cross-cut line consisting of an automatic infeed system model Opti-Feed 6000. The infeed system feeds the raw material to a moulding machine, that splits the workpieces into lamellas. After the moulder, the lamellas are automatically singulated and transported to a Microtec Goldeneye 501 scanner, for detection of defects and quality.

Through a queue control system, the workpieces are then transported to two optimizing cross-cut saws model Opti-Kap 5003, that cuts the workpieces into furniture components.

After cross-cutting, the components are sorted for either finger joint components or fixed lengths, stacked manually or automatically by four stacking machines model Opti-Stack 3000.

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The Opti-Stack 9000 has been developed to meet the solid wood industry’s demand for increased material handling automation.

Opti-Stack 9000 is a highly flexible stacking machine, easily combinable with other System TM machines. Opti-Stack 9000 can stack short and very long workpieces in various patterns.

Opti-Stack 9000 offers a wide range of standard options which can easily be integrated upon or after purchasing the stacking machine.

Some of the standard options for the stacking machine include brick or zigzag stacking, stick placing for pack stabilizing or drying processes, multiple even-end positions of either single workpieces or workpieces cross-cut into multiple lengths and turning devices.

Benefits

• Stacking of uniform or random lengths and widths
• Stacking of lengths up to 25,000 mm
• Minimizes hard and repetitive manual labor
• Capacity increase of the main machines
• Gentle handling without damaging workpieces or layers

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The impressive power, intelligent performance and high level of safety of the Opti-Kap 5100 series has changed the standard of future optimizing cross-cutting with maximum capacity performance.

The forward motion of workpieces inside the saw is achieved as a result of 9 servo driven bottom rollers and 9 double pneumatically-activated pressure rollers. Both the driven and the pressure rollers are double-supported to ensure maximum contact with the workpieces and to guarantee excellent accuracy and an exceptional capacity.

The saw blade has a circular movement driven by a servo motor, ensuring a smooth saw blade stroke for optimal kerfs and minimizing the tear-outs during cross-cutting. The Opti-Kap 5100 series automatically recognizes lengths, as well as marked/scanned defects. Ultimately, it cuts the workpieces into components with an accuracy of ± 0.75 mm (0.03”) in cross-cut lengths up to 1,000 mm (39’’).

Benefits

• Integrated infeed rollers and outfeed belt for optimum handling of workpieces
• Smooth circular saw blade stroke for optimum kerfs to ensure minimum tear-outs during cross-cutting
• System TM’s software control for optimum uptime and exceptional capacity
• Intelligent double top pressure rollers for precise and fast positioning of workpieces
• 9 heavy-duty, double side-supported bottom and top rollers to achieve high capacity with precise cut accuracy
• Motorized adjustment of various wood dimensions (optional)
• Fixed mechanical waste gateway for optimum and quick discharge of waste and defect workpieces
• Integrated waste conveyor belt for optimum sawdust collection and elimination.
• Central lubrication of all major ball bearings.
• May be upgraded to operate with automatic infeed (Opti-Feed), stacking (Opti-Stack), finger-jointing (Opti-Joint) and scanning technology
• High attention to operator safety and machine reliability

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An optimizing cross-cut system ensures optimal resource utilization with minimal waste, resulting in high yield and production efficiency. Characterized by its user-friendly design, the Opti-Kap 3100 offers simple, fast and reliable operation. Its highly flexible saw automatically measures, optimizes and cuts incoming timber into components.

The Opti-Kap 3100 series automatically recognizes lengths, marked or scanned defects, and cuts them into components with an accuracy of ± 1 mm (0.039”) in cross-cut lengths up to 1,000 mm (39’’). In order to achieve the accuracy and capacity required in large workpiece dimensions, the saw is equipped with 6 servo driven bottom rollers and 6 pneumatically activated pressure rollers. Both the driven and the pressure rollers are double supported, to ensure maximum contact to the processed workpieces.

The Opti-Kap 3100 is a versatile machine that can be combined with various material handling solutions such as Opti-Feed and Opti-Stack. Additionally, it can be customized with optional features to meet the specific production requirements. By adding an automatic scanning system, the Opti-Kap 3100 can identify the wood characteristics, enabling optimal utilization of resources.

Benefits

• Vertical blade movement controlled by a servo driven crank mechanism
• Adjustable cutting speed
• Automatic adjustment for different wood thickness
• Infeed (Opti-Feed) and stacking (Opti-Stack) equipment available for optimal utilization of saw
• 6 serrated driven bottom rollers and 6 top rollers
• Powerful servo infeed and transmission

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The Opti-Feed 1000 Vack consists of a vacuum head suitable for feeding short workpieces of 380 – 1,600 mm (15’’-63’’). It has a feeding capacity of up to 5 layers per minute of both random or uniform lengths and widths.  The vacuum head features check valve technology, which automatically identifies and closes check valves in areas without workpieces. This ensures secure handling and lifting of layers, random lengths and widths without having to adjust vacuum heads.

Due to its modular design, the Opti-Feed 1000 Vack de-stacking unit is suspended from a portal, enabling the de-stacking of layers from packs positioned on the floor or on a conveyor.

Benefits

• De-stacking from multiple locations
• De-stacking to multiple destinations
• Liberates operators from hard and repetitive work
• Better utilization of main machine capacity
• Gentle handling without damaging workpieces or layers
• Minimum space requirement
• Feeding of random lengths and widths

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The finger-jointing process starts with scanning of raw material, then cross-cutting into the right quality and finally, finger-jointing into customized uniform-quality boards. System TM’s machine technologies enable customers to achieve a customized product grade for strength, quality, and visual appearance while providing a quick return on investment.

Benefits

• High capacity including maximum precision and jointing quality
• Intelligent control system for high machine utilization and performance
• Complete hard- and software integration between all functions of the machine/line
• Automatic line control and adjustments from one control and operator interface
• Extensive range of production statistics available
• May be upgraded to work with automatic infeed (Opti-Feed) and stacking (Opti-Stack) systems
• May be integrated in direct line with an optimizing cross-cut system and scanner
• High attention to operator safety and machine reliability

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System TM has great experience with handling small workpieces at high production capacity – both when it comes to continuous, steady flow throughout different processes, as well as from one process to another.

Benefits

• High capacity including maximum precision and jointing quality
• Intelligent control system for high machine utilization and performance
• Complete hard- and software integration between all functions of the machine/line
• Automatic line control and adjustments from one control and operator interface
• Extensive range of production statistics is accessible
• May be upgraded to operate with an infeed system (Opti-Feed), cross-cut saw (Opti-Kap), stacking system (Opti-Stack) and scanning technology
• High attention to operator safety and machine reliability

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