FESTO MDZ

Series of double end tenoners of the German manufacturer Festo with modular construction and a special, low working width of about 145 mm.

Production period: 1970s

In the basic equipment, these machines could be ordered as double cut-off saws with a sawing/ hogging aggregate per side of the machine. Later they can be further equipped with up to two milling aggregates and a scoring aggregate so they appear as fully valid double end tenoners.

The workpiece feed happened by feeding chains at the bottom with dogs and upper pressure with a contact following chain. Optionally the upper pressure could be ordered with a driven chain. A synchromesh ensured that the workpieces slung on the dogs of the lower chain via the upper chain.

Fields of application

Operational steps

Rectangular cut off
Milling of grooves and springs, slots and tenons or finger joints
Milling of grooves (eg for furniture parts), plunge controlled milling

Series production of...

Furniture, furniture and housing parts
Upholstery frames
Doors
Wall and ceiling covering parts
Parquet

Aggregates

MDZ 1	Sawing and hogging aggregate, 4,4 kW with 3.000 rpm, with frequency converter 5,5 kW with 6.000 rpm, tiltable by 0 up to 45°
MDZ 2	Milling aggregate, 4,4 kW with 3.000 rpm resp. 6.000 rpm after change of belts
MDZ 3	Scoring aggregate, 1,1 kW with 8.400 rpm, tiltable by 0 up to 45°, optional pneumatic out-movement of postforming workpieces
MDZ 4	Milling aggregate, 2,0 kW with 3.000 rpm, with frequency converter 3,0 kW with 6.000 rpm, tiltable by 135°, optional pneumatic in-movement for plunge controlled milling

Technical data

Working width max.:	A) 1.200 mm, B) 2.500 mm, C) 3.250 mm
Working width min.:	145 mm
Workpiece thickness max.:	80 mm
Feed rate:	Continuously variable from 3 up to 18 m/min