Express Bifolding Doors first with new Emmegi +Quadra
Express Bifolding Doors is reported to be the first fabricator in the UK to order the latest version of Emmegi’s 20 axis Quadra CNC.
The next generation +Quadra arrives in the UK at the end of 2024, with Express Bifolds’ installation the first outside of Italy.
With 360° rotary based milling, drilling and tapping on four faces of the profile and 360° rotary cutting blade, the +Quadra does everything that the original Quadra can do – and more. It features dynamic counterblocks, for example, which can be programmed to recognise the profiles being selected and automatically adjust and set the vices, without needing to set up individual counterblocks each time. And it also has a new head and tail end milling module and cutter unit with variable rotation speed up to 8,000rpm, as well as an automatic labelling module which can position the label on three sides of the profile.
Express Bifolding Doors already has a Quadra L1 20 axis CNC at its 200,000ft2 Leeds factory, which was installed in 2016. However, it was said to be looking to upgrade that original CNC and invest in something even quicker and more capable.
Chris Smith, Express Bifolding Doors’ operations director, commented: “We’re always looking for ways to improve productivity and stay ahead of the competition. We reviewed the quality cutting and machining centres from all the big names, but there was nothing which comes close to the +Quadra.
“It looks like a game changer for us because it’s got so much more functionality than what we have already, as well as more capacity and faster speeds. We’ll be able to extend unmanned cycles, with no unloading or repositioning needed and as a result massively increase throughput.”
Ian Latimer, Emmegi (UK)’s managing director, added: “Express Bifolding Doors is one of our flagship factories with a vast array of Emmegi machines already, and now it will go up another level with the addition of the +Quadra.
“We took the Express Bifolding Doors production team out to see the +Quadra development at our factory and design centre in Italy and they were won over by the quality and precision the machine is capable of, as well as the individual options available to ensure it meets the very precise requirements of Express Bifolding Doors’ products and profile systems.
“We’re expecting installation to take place at the end of the year, with Express Bifolding Doors up and running at the start of 2025.”
More details on the +Quadra, including a video of the machine in action are at:
