Device at beamsaws for aligning panel or stripe material against the mitre stop which results in exact positioning at an angle of 90° to the cutting line.

Technical types

• Single sided angle pressure device using a roller behind the saw line
• Double-sided side-aligner (rubberised roller in front of and behind the saw line)
• Central side aligner - "sword" to the saw carriage (HOLZMA)
• One or more strip aligners integrated into the back workpiece support (Schelling)
• Side aligner with permanently operating aligning roller
• Side aligner at pressure beam, positioned within the pressure beam (Selco)
• Angle pressure device from the top (HOLZMA HKL 600)

Alternative terms

• Angle pressure device (HOLZMA)
• Side alignment device (HOLZ-HER)
• Strip aligner (Schelling)
• Side aligner (Giben, SCM, Selco)
• Pressing device (Mayer)