Applications

Timber and Profiles

Surface marking:
The DM3 contact coder can print fixed information onto timber at speeds of up to 200m/minute. Examples of marking include logos which signify compliance with quality, environmental and technical standards. Alternatively products can be identified with producer details.

The Merlin 350R and 175R high resolution ink jet printers can mark detailed, variable information onto a horizontal surface, at speeds of up to 150m/minute. For example, the output from stress grading or length measurement equipment can be fed into the ink jet and the data printed automatically. Even if the print is non-variable, the ink jet allows quick changeovers of the printed message, so no production time is lost due to changing marks.

Variations in height can be accommodated by the "ski" mounting system, which has an option on manual screw or motorised height adjustment.

End Marking:
The printer is mounted on the production line, and prints directly onto the end grain of the timber. Logos, quality marks and variable data can all be printed using this arrangement, at speeds of up to 150 m/minute. The printer can print real time data, such as an output from a stress grader, or timber length from length grading equipment. Using the Alphadot message creation software, it is easy to set up the message template and external data parameters.

Bar Codes:
The Weber Fas Tagger can apply bar code tags to timber pieces. Please click here to navigate to this product page.