Strong, safe and demanding in processing
When renovating or building, floor coverings are the basis for the desired living and room feel in interior design. Depending on the material and colour, every room looks different. But not only the look determines the choice of the floor covering. Hygiene, resilience and the individual requirements in the use of the space are playing an ever-increasing role in the choice of floor covering. Installation and quality are now also aspects that are increasingly becoming more important when it comes to choosing the right floor for the end consumer.
The challenges for industrial flooring producers using wood, plastics or composite materials are as diverse as the demands on the finished end product.
Laminate floors consist of different materials – HDF, MDF, decorative paper and corresponding protective coating of melamine resin – which are joined together in layers by hot pressing. Laminate is generally produced in large-format panels, which are then processed accordingly. Although laminate has similar properties to solid wood, the processing of this laminated material is completely different and no less demanding.
Vinyl floor coverings also known as SPC, WPC or LVT are flooring materials consisting of a thick plastic layer and printed decorative designs. Due to their high flexibility and extreme load-bearing capacity, they are mainly used in gyms, public bathrooms or in private houses and garages. Due to the high plastic content, these floors are extremely resilient, but with their material properties, they bring specific challenges to production.
Floorboards are cut completely from a solid piece of wood and consist exclusively of very high-quality and specially treated wood. Parquet floors consist either of solid wood panels or fine wood veneer glued to a carrier layer of another type of wood. Both types of solid wood floors have their own special properties and, above all, are highly resilient and can be used over a very long period of time. Parquet or plank floors require tongue and groove joints to be installed and are either floating or firmly glued to the floor.
As with the previous sizing process, the continuous flow principle is also used for profiling the floor panels. Depending on the profile requirements and material, up to 24 different tool and profile types can be used for profiling, which run through the system at a feed rate of up to 300 m/min
Leitz offers individual tool systems for such applications. Depending on material properties, profile requirements and feed rate, they ensure perfect cutting quality, less noise and significant time savings during tool change and adjustment
In parquet production, the top covering layer, the so-called parquet lamella, is made of particularly high-quality woods. These parquet lamellas are usually cut from solid blocks of wood and have material thicknesses ranging from 2.7 mm to 5.0 mm. The challenge here is to keep the cutting quality constant and to produce as little waste as possible despite different material properties (cracks, tensions or knots).
Leitz thin-cut circular sawblades are perfectly suited for the production of high-quality parquet lamellas. With a kerf of at least 1.2 mm, they not only ensure the lowest possible waste, but also convince with low energy consumption, better wood output and noticeable durability.
The sizing of the raw panels is carried out in a continuous process which must not be interrupted. During both lengthwise and widthwise processing, the cutting pressure must be kept consistently high so that the material runs straight and evenly through the processing machine. This avoids the formation of break-outs at the cutting edge.
For these applications, Leitz offers tool solutions with direct hydraulic clamping on the spindle. This guarantees the desired clearance-free cut under uniform pressure. Further advantages of the Leitz solutions are long tool life, perfect cutting quality and significant noise reduction.
