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COLUMBUS VACUFORM

VACUFORM - THE IDEAL MEMBRANE PRESS FOR MOLD-PRESSING, MOLD-GLUING, AND MOLD-LAMINATING


VACUFORM is the first membrane press that provides you with excellent ways of creating exclusive furniture that involves processes of form-gluing or form-veneering!

laminated-bending flat-pressing

  • Laminated Bending
    • Laminating and veneering of any form and shape with wood and board materials such as: bendy plywood, plywood, thick sawn veneer, MDF, etc.
  • Flat Pressing & Bonding
    • Flat pressing, veneering and bonding of various materials such as: wooden board materials, recycled wood, composite materials, honeycomb boards, glass, etc.

Nearly unlimited possibilities

Mold-gluing using the sandwich-method (layered gluing):

Furniture parts, interior construction, boat parts, rail- and bus construction, airplane construction, industrial custom parts

2D and 3D forming of thermoplastic materials:

Aggregates (Corian, Meran), forming of acrylic, ABS, etc. for interior construction, bathrooms, custom-made furniture, designer furniture, polyurethane foam forming for insulation parts (rail-, boat-, and ship construction), industrial custom parts

2D mold-veneering and -coating:

Profiles for manufacturing furniture and high-end interior construction, workspace surfaces, coffin manufacturing, wall- and ceiling profiles, technical profiles and molding parts

Veneering and coating of even and arched surfaces:

Boards, gates, professional boards, various even and arched furniture parts as well as parts for interior construction

Gluing of bevels or profiles onto work pieces:

Ornamented frames and ornamental elements of furniture parts and interior doors; Gluing of bevels and protecting profiles of doors, or furniture elements

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TECHNICAL DETAILS


VACUFORM (with tilting mechanism)

1 vacuum pump in combination with 1 vacuum tank
tank type: 200 litre steeltank
electric connection: 400 V, 3 Ph., 50 Hz,
vacuum pressure: 900 hPa (9 t/m²)
initial suction force: 200 litre tank
for continuous use: ‘autocontrol’ for automatic turning on-off of the pump

VACUFORM XL (without tilting mechanism)

1 vacuum pump in combination with 1 vacuum tank
electric connection: 400 V, 3 Ph., 50 Hz
vacuum pressure: 900 hPa (9 t/m²)
initial suction force: 200 litre tank
for continuous use: ‘autocontrol’ for automatic turning on-off of the pump

Control panel:

1 vacuum meter, 1 vacuum-pressure stat ranging from 0 to maximal 900 hPa
1 ‘autocontrol’ differential pressure switch, fully adjustable,
1 lever for the evacuation process

Vacuum membrane

Construction: Fitted tightly into the main body frame
Material: highly elastic, robust, and long-lasting rubber membrane
Manual maximum load: 18 N/mm², 700 % ultimate elongation, extremely tightly sealed
Thermical load: min. -40 °C, max. +130 °C

VACUFORM can also be outfitted with a heat-resistant silicone membrane (max. 220 °C).

VACUFORM heating cover

1 aluminum cover insulated across the entire interior surface, fitted onto the membrane frame with hinges and quick release fasteners
1 air-circulation heater: 6/9 kW, 50/60 Hz
1 thermostat ranging from 0 – 70 °C
2 compression springs

Production capacity:

Depening on form, material, and glue, the pressing cycle times for vacuum layer-veneering range from 15 minutes to 6 hours; for vacuum form-veneering (depending on form and glue) from 10 – 30 minutes (with heating cover you can save up to 80% of time for layer-veneering, up to 60% of time for form-veneering

EQUIPMENT AND SCOPE OF DELIVERY

All types of the membrane press tables VACUFORM are equipped with:

  • mobile vacuum construction
  • 1 membrane frame with high elastic rubber (700 % extension)
  • 1 clear control board in the construction integrated
  • the whole equipment is maintenance-free
  • electrical connection: 400 V, 3 Ph., 50 Hz

 

Sizes

VACUFORM with tilting mechanism

1 vacuum pump in combination with 1 vacuum tank

external dimensions
length: 3200 mm
width: 1550 mm
external ‘swing up’
length: ca. 3200 mm
width: ca. 850 mm

size inside frame
length: ca. 2920 mm
width: ca. 1320 mm

HEATING TOP for VACUFORM

air circular heating: 6 KW, 50/60 Hz
adjustment about 0 – 70 °C

VACUFORM XL WITHOUT tilting mechanism

1 vacuum pump in combination with 1 vacuum tank

external dimensions
length: ca. 4100 mm
width: ca. 1850 mm

size inside frame
length: ca. 3880 mm
width: ca. 1540 mm

HEATING TOP for VACUFORM XL

air circular heating: 9 kW, 50/60 Hz
adjustment about 0 – 70 °C

Special sizes on request

 

Additional equipment:

Replacement membrane made of rubber or silicone
(Operating life depends entirely on the type of use the material is subjected to)

The units are largely maintenance-free! (clean the pumps’ filters from time to time)
The technical data contained herein is subject to modifications.