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Friday 27 April 2012

Kitchen worktops in Engineered Stone at Salone del Mobile

Last Friday, April 20,  I visited  Eurocucina 2012 inside Salone del Mobile, halls 9-11 and 13-15 at the Milan Fairgrounds, ranging over 27,000 square metres of exhibition space, with over 150 exhibitors, where design  is bound with technology in so many different styles and fantasies in their eyecatching and original stand displays.
There were so many stands that I was unable to see all  the ones I wanted to !
This year (Eurocucina is biennial)  I noticed a higher presence of worktops in Engineered Stone
Each stand exihibited al least one, towards stainless worktops which are decreasing compared to the previous edition and  wooden worktops that are nearly disappeared.  
Most of the worktops are not polished and have ”machined” surfaces, nice to touch and with neutral colours.
I ‘ve got to congratulate with our major customers manufacturing Engineered Stone  for their really wonderful products.
Here you can see a photo-gallery of Engineered Stone kitchen worktops.
Some of these are manufactured using our machines: Contourbreton QUARTZ, Contourbreton NC260K, Contourbreton DUAL e Contourbreton NC600.
SergioPSP

Thursday 26 April 2012

Even ContourFive NC 700 goes in for sculpture

 Hello,
ContourFive NC700, the machining centre with 5 interpolated axes produced by Breton SpA, goes in for sculpture and improves its skill by creating the head of a little angel.
 
 
Click here for more INFO.
SergioPSP


Monday 16 April 2012

Breton ContourFive NC 700 on the job

This video shows our Breton ContourFive NC700, a machining centre with 5 interpolated axes, while executing a Corinthian capital.


Click here for more INFO.
SergioPSP
 

Wednesday 11 April 2012

Smart-Cut S/NC 550 Optima - the bridge saw


With our Smart-Cut S / NC 550 Optima, you can not only cut slabs, but also carve sinks, as illustrated in these 2 videos shot by our Customer AVON MARBLE.

Waterjet PRATICA - Water jet cutting machine with one or two tanks and 3 or 5 axes

The waterjet Pratica has double table and rotating arm (which are both optional) enable to zero downtime for piece loading and unloading (patent pending). This system enables to load the pieces to be machined on one tank in complete safety, while the machine cuts the pieces from the slab on the other tank.

Accessories
1 - Automatic system to evacuate sludge, which is sucked by a centrifugal pump and filtered by a hydro cyclone. 
A piping system with special nozzles (installed on the bottom of the tank) keeps the sludge in suspension.
2 - Head with 5 interpolated axes for inclined cutting, which is required, for instance, to cut the 45° grooves. "C" axis with continuous rotation and "A" axis with inclination of ± 69°.
Provided with ITC function for the continuous automatic compensation of the jet tapering.
In order to get grooves with precise dimensions, the head is provided with an instrument for automatic slab thickness measurement.

 3 - KMT Neoline IV high-pressure pump (30 kW, 3800 bar) with 2 ceramic pistons designed for high pressure, and hydraulic station with radial pistons.
Oil/water intensification ratio: 1:20


Details
4 - The movement accuracy of each single machine is tested and checked through laser and Renishaw ball bar test. 

5 – The cutting unit may be (on request) fitted with a vacuometer, laser pointer and automatic thickness detector.
 

6 - Arm supporting the operating head with precise movement on recirculating ball screws and linear runner blocks.

7 - The device for rotating the arm that supports the operating head guarantees its perfect locking in place.

Using MOSAIC™ software (optional) it is possible to select the quantities and different pieces to be inserted in one or more slabs. 
The Automatic Nesting function is much helpful for optimizing production and minimizing waste.
 
 
You can see waterjet Pratica at COVERINGS fair - Orlando (FL) from April 17 to 20. 
Booth Breton # 3691

For more INFO write to mail@breton.it.