NEW BAND SAWMILL FROM CLEEREMAN - First bandsaw headrig from Cleereman is unique
 NEWALD Wis. - April 10, 2010/ -- Cleereman Industries, (www.cleereman.com) announces the introduction of their new Thin Kerf Band Mill Package. The new bandmill system features a stationary Cleereman Proportional Carriage for log positioning, a specially designed track with a moving bandsaw cutting head that offbears lumber and cants onto a continuous belt, a pre-wired cab for easy setup, and a single hydraulic power unit for better efficiency. Fran Cleereman, President of Cleereman Industries, points out some of the advantages of the new mill; “By moving the cutting head, not the log and carriage, the horsepower of the drive unit can be greatly reduced to dramatically lower energy costs.” He goes on to say, “Since the log remains stationary, the track frame length is cut almost in half, reducing both the cost of the system and the amount of floorspace required.”
The bandsaw head is made exclusively for Cleereman by McDonough Manufacturing, and features 48” ductile wheels. It can be equipped with a variety of blades from an 8” wide double-cut, down to 2” wide, depending on customer preference. The wider bandsaws provide the highest performance in accuracy and production. They cut with less kerf than some narrow-band blades, and have the lowest blade cost per board foot. The double column frame cutting head with air strain and cartridge-type pressure guides is mounted at a 17° angle. The rolling bandsaw travels on a specialty designed track fame that incorporates a waste conveyor, a lumber offbearing belt and the carriage drive. Other features of the track frame are adjustable legs, Cleereman track adjusters, removable waste panning and a hydraulic cable tensioner. The all inclusive track frame bolts to the carriage frame to establish all proper tolerances and elevation relationships making installation very simple and less time consuming than a traditional mill.
Another unique feature of the mill is the cutting head that surrounds and moves over a full length offbearing belt, eliminating the excessive board drop distances or trailing catch tables common on other stationary carriage mills. Like conventional bandsaw and carriage systems, the boards drop only a few inches, and full size cants can be transferred to the belt for further processing downstream. Sawdust is removed by a lower level waste conveyor that is built into the track frame. The headrig ties in well to conventional material handling systems to separate slabs, flitches, boards and cants. This Thin Kerf Saw from Cleereman is designed to help make sawmills more efficient, whether it be new start-ups on limited budgets or existing operations that need to increase production and yield. It is also well suited for operations that have excess resaw capacity and need to process more logs per hour.
The mill can also be ordered with Cleereman set-shaft or linear positioning carriages, with turners and many other options available. It can easily be integrated with scanning systems.
Fran Cleereman says, “Our new mill continues the Cleereman family tradition of building quality products for high production and increased yields, while using simple yet highly functional designs. This machine certainly offers many advantages to the sawmill industry, and our long range plans call for even more new products.”
Category: New Products
For more information, call 715-674-2700, or visit www.cleereman.com.
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