COLUMBUS VACUFORM
VACUFORM - THE IDEAL MEMBRANE PRESS FOR MOLD-PRESSING, MOLD-GLUING, AND MOLD-LAMINATING
VACUFORM is the first membrane press that provides you with excellent ways of creating exclusive furniture that involves processes of form-gluing or form-veneering!
- Laminated Bending
- Laminating and veneering of any form and shape with wood and board materials such as: bendy plywood, plywood, thick sawn veneer, MDF, etc.
- Flat Pressing & Bonding
- Flat pressing, veneering and bonding of various materials such as: wooden board materials, recycled wood, composite materials, honeycomb boards, glass, etc.
Nearly unlimited possibilities
Mold-gluing using the sandwich-method (layered gluing):
Furniture parts, interior construction, boat parts, rail- and bus construction, airplane construction, industrial custom parts
2D and 3D forming of thermoplastic materials:
Aggregates (Corian, Meran), forming of acrylic, ABS, etc. for interior construction, bathrooms, custom-made furniture, designer furniture, polyurethane foam forming for insulation parts (rail-, boat-, and ship construction), industrial custom parts
2D mold-veneering and -coating:
Profiles for manufacturing furniture and high-end interior construction, workspace surfaces, coffin manufacturing, wall- and ceiling profiles, technical profiles and molding parts
Veneering and coating of even and arched surfaces:
Boards, gates, professional boards, various even and arched furniture parts as well as parts for interior construction
Gluing of bevels or profiles onto work pieces:
Ornamented frames and ornamental elements of furniture parts and interior doors; Gluing of bevels and protecting profiles of doors, or furniture elements
TECHNICAL DETAILS
VACUFORM (with tilting mechanism)
1 vacuum pump in combination with 1 vacuum tank
tank type: 200 litre steeltank
electric connection: 400 V, 3 Ph., 50 Hz,
vacuum pressure: 900 hPa (9 t/m²)
initial suction force: 200 litre tank
for continuous use: ‘autocontrol’ for automatic turning on-off of the pump
VACUFORM XL (without tilting mechanism)
1 vacuum pump in combination with 1 vacuum tank
electric connection: 400 V, 3 Ph., 50 Hz
vacuum pressure: 900 hPa (9 t/m²)
initial suction force: 200 litre tank
for continuous use: ‘autocontrol’ for automatic turning on-off of the pump
Control panel:
1 vacuum meter, 1 vacuum-pressure stat ranging from 0 to maximal 900 hPa
1 ‘autocontrol’ differential pressure switch, fully adjustable,
1 lever for the evacuation process
Vacuum membrane
Construction: Fitted tightly into the main body frame
Material: highly elastic, robust, and long-lasting rubber membrane
Manual maximum load: 18 N/mm², 700 % ultimate elongation, extremely tightly sealed
Thermical load: min. -40 °C, max. +130 °C
VACUFORM can also be outfitted with a heat-resistant silicone membrane (max. 220 °C).
VACUFORM heating cover
1 aluminum cover insulated across the entire interior surface, fitted onto the membrane frame with hinges and quick release fasteners
1 air-circulation heater: 6/9 kW, 50/60 Hz
1 thermostat ranging from 0 – 70 °C
2 compression springs
Production capacity:
Depening on form, material, and glue, the pressing cycle times for vacuum layer-veneering range from 15 minutes to 6 hours; for vacuum form-veneering (depending on form and glue) from 10 – 30 minutes (with heating cover you can save up to 80% of time for layer-veneering, up to 60% of time for form-veneering
EQUIPMENT AND SCOPE OF DELIVERY
All types of the membrane press tables VACUFORM are equipped with:
- mobile vacuum construction
- 1 membrane frame with high elastic rubber (700 % extension)
- 1 clear control board in the construction integrated
- the whole equipment is maintenance-free
- electrical connection: 400 V, 3 Ph., 50 Hz
Sizes
VACUFORM with tilting mechanism
1 vacuum pump in combination with 1 vacuum tank
external dimensions
length: 3200 mm
width: 1550 mm
external ‘swing up’
length: ca. 3200 mm
width: ca. 850 mm
size inside frame
length: ca. 2920 mm
width: ca. 1320 mm
HEATING TOP for VACUFORM
air circular heating: 6 KW, 50/60 Hz
adjustment about 0 – 70 °C
VACUFORM XL WITHOUT tilting mechanism
1 vacuum pump in combination with 1 vacuum tank
external dimensions
length: ca. 4100 mm
width: ca. 1850 mm
size inside frame
length: ca. 3880 mm
width: ca. 1540 mm
HEATING TOP for VACUFORM XL
air circular heating: 9 kW, 50/60 Hz
adjustment about 0 – 70 °C
Special sizes on request
Additional equipment:
Replacement membrane made of rubber or silicone
(Operating life depends entirely on the type of use the material is subjected to)
The units are largely maintenance-free! (clean the pumps’ filters from time to time)
The technical data contained herein is subject to modifications.