Rapha Panel Finishing

These machines will clean the glue residue from the back of membrane pressed panels and soften the edge in a single pass using specially designed rotating brushes on a carousel. The machines have long life brushes and require no chemicals or polishes to achieve a perfect finish.

These machines are simple to use and have been designed to need no setting or intervention from the operator regardless of the dimensions or thickness of the panels.

The RBM 1500


Panel height adjustment		Polishing heads		Brush close-up

Parts are placed face down on the conveyor belt after trimming. As the panels enter the machine their position relative to the cleaning head is measured, which instigates the lowering and raising of the brushing units relative to the panel. This prevents damage to the leading or trailing faces of the component or dubbing of the top edge.

The machine senses the thickness of the panel and lowers the working head accordingly so that all panels receive exactly the correct amount of top pressure to remove the glue residue without damaging the rear face.

Based on an average panel size of 650 x 400 mm the RBM 1500 is capable of cleaning 1,500 to 2,000 parts in a single shift, whilst the RBM 2000 will deliver up to 4000 in the same period.

The cleaning process also gently softens the edge of the panel producing a fully finished panel in a single pass.

The design of these machines has taken into account the sizes that most manufacturers wish to process, even the smallest component can be processed with ease.

Specifications

RBM 1500

RBM 2000

Min. component size (L x W x H)	180 x 90 x 15	180 x 90 x 15mm
Max. component size (L x W x H)	3000 x 650 x 28mm	3000 x 650 x 28mm
Number of rotating brushes	4	8
Part recognition	Automatic	Automatic
Height recognition	Automatic	Automatic
Capacity single shift (650 x 400mm)	1,500 - 2,000 parts	2,400 - 4,000 parts
Electrical connection	3 phase	3 phase