Woodworking

Wood cutting

In the woodworking industry, horizontal panel beam saws cut large sheets, strips, or panels of wood or wood-based materials into various sizes. The cuts are made by a saw mounted on a carriage, which can be driven by linear motors, resulting in high velocity, acceleration, and thus high throughput.

In addition to increased dynamic performance, a low-cogging iron core motor ensures smooth motion of the carriage and saw, avoiding harmful vibrations that would reduce the quality of the cut. Linear motors have the additional benefits of reduced noise, increased efficiency, no maintenance, no loss of dynamic performance over time, and unlimited cutting lengths.

Before the wood is cut, the wood quality is regularly observed, usually with the help of a  CT scan. This is often done with linear motors, due to the high precision of these motors.