Finiture beyond the Alps:

The new Fauvel plant

France: the horizontal line for the treatment of profiles made by Finiture for Fauvel Menuiserie was tested at the beginning of October 2018.

The plant uses the horizontal impregnation machine for profiles Pro Flow Evo1. Designed to optimize the consumption of products and compressed air, Pro Flow Evo1 automatically controls the pump and air jets in order to work only in the presence of the piece to be treated. The product is applied by means of a series of nozzles and the excess quantity removed by suitable jets of air. Closed-circuit operation guarantees minimum product consumption. The machine is also equipped with a system of pipes and nozzles for internal washing, further facilitated by the removable conveyor rollers. The hydraulic circuit consists of 4 valves respectively for supply, aspiration, loading and unloading. Two more valves, suitably positioned, allow the total emptying of the circuits after the washing phases.

Once impregnated, the piece goes through the drying tunnel Pro Dry thanks to a roller conveyor powered by variable speed; the hot air recirculation and a group of infrared emitters before the output guarantee a quick and effective process and, at the same time, limit energy consumption. A variable opening in the ventilation duct allows the regulation of the air exchange to eliminate excess humidity.

After the treatment, the pieces proceed on a first motorized roller conveyor to be then moved by a pneumatic thrust unit on a parallel roller conveyor moving in the opposite direction, towards the loading area. In the automatic return group at the loading station, the piece goes through a brushing machine with rotating brushes for rectilinear or contoured sections, with adjustable feed and rotation speeds. A simple and intuitive control panel shows the hydraulic valves and a pressure gauge to measure the pump air pressure.

During the entire project period, the customer was accompanied by Finiture France representative, Gilles Colomb.