Glass grinding machine
The BENTELER flat glass grinding machines convince due to their optimal grinding results based on precision, speed and process reliability. All machine types satisfy with short set-up times because of rapid width and automatic glass thickness adjustment. BENTELER offers the right solution for flexibility, reliability and short cycle times for all contours.
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tecGrinder
The BENTELER tecGrinder satisfies with short set-up times due to rapid width and automatic glass thickness adjustment. Your solution for flexibility, high process reliability and speed for all K-edge contours. The tecGrinder can be linked with an automatic handling system and a washing machine to a complete processing line, to avoid the handling in the manufacturing and to minimize cycle times. Your solution for flexibility, high process reliability and speed for all K-edge contours.
Advantages
High precision:
- Optimal grinding results up to 14 stations for each side for grinding and polishing of edge and seam
- Automatic side and angle alignment
- Solid machine frame and robust components
Flexibility:
- Automatic glass thickness adjustment
- Rapid and precise width adjustment
Process reliability:
- Completely encapsulated high-performance grinding and polishing spindles
- State-of-the-art machine control - Simple operating and menu guidance
- Evaluation of operating costs through an integrated data acquisition system
Simple operating:
- High working speed
Technical data
- Max. glass size: 3.300 x 20.000 mm
- Glass thickness: 3 – 21 mm
- Width adjustment speed: 30 m/min
- Working speed: max. 15 m/min
Fields of application
Architectural Glass
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One-Side Grinding Machine
Do you process different glass dimensions or do you produce glass lites with different edge processing, every day? BENTELER provides you with the One-Side Grinding Machine, a machine on which you can process glasses of different width and shape in direct sequence. And this is without set-up times and without idle and adjustment times. In addition, our innovative system demonstrates with constant quality at a high throughput.
Advantages
High precision:
- Works from loading to off-loading automatically
- Automatic alignment for dimensional and angular accuracy
- High and constant edge quality like a double-sided grinding machine
Flexibility:
- Up to 11 individual tool stations
- Perfect for production of a large range of models: Different widths can be processed in direct sequence - Processing of not rectangular glasses also possible
- Grinding, seaming and polishing in one process - Expandable to a grinding-drilling-washing-line
High efficiency:
- No set-up times, elimination of idle and adjustment times
- Use of our proven and robust spindle carrier
- High throughput due to short cycle times
- Simplified the operating processes
Technical data
- Max. glass size: 2.000 x 3.500 mm
- Glass thickness: 3 – 12 mm
- Working speed: max. 1-7 m/min
Fields of application
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Seaming Line
Achieving fast cycle times with minimal tool wear characterizes our Seamer. Our machine concept combines high durability of grinding tools, short set-up times and precise edges. The Seamer is particularly used in the ESG-Manufacturing.
Advantages
High precision:
- Grinding spindles with linear adjustable rotor for seaming
- Smooth and precise edges
Flexibility:
- Compact design
- Short set-up times
- Optional with a water filtration system
Process safety:
- Long lifetime by seaming with cup-wheels
- Effective exhaust fans with noise protection
- Completely enclosed wet area
- Nearly dry glass after seaming, through cooling water extraction
- No leaking of water
Simple, comfortable operation:
- Precise and fast width adjustment 60 m/min
- Easy and precise setting of seaming sizes
Technical data
- Max. glass size: 2.500 x 4.500 mm
- Glass thickness: 2 – 12 mm
- Width adjustment speed: 60m/min
- Working speed: max. 24 m/min
Fields of application
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Vertical Seaming Line
BENTELER Vertical Seaming Machine combines a compact and strong construction with high flexibility in production. In only one cycle all four sides of glass are processed quickly.
Advantages
High precision:
- reduces the scratchs on the glass
- Smooth and precise edges
Flexibility:
- Compact design
- very short set-up times
- low maintenance and spare parts costs
Process safety:
- corrosion resistant mechanical design
- glass-sheet size can be recognized automatically
- Completely enclosed wet area
- Nearly dry glass after seaming, through cooling water extraction
- No leaking of water
Simple, comfortable operation:
- glass sheets -in same thickness but different size- can be processed one after another continuously, without any need to adjust
- all four-side of the glass are processed in one-cycle
Technical data
- Max. glass size: 3.500 x 2.500 mm
- Glass thickness: 3 – 12 mm
Fields of application
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Pencil-Edge Grinding Machine
The BENTELER standard Pencil-Edge Grinding Lines convince due to their optimal grinding results based on precision, speed, and process reliability. The very robust design of the Pencil-Edge Grinder makes longterm work possible (24/7) and has proven to be especially economical.
Advantages
High precision:
- Good grinding results also for large raw glass tolerances
- Machine frame and components of especially stable design for low vibration glass processing
- Precise width adjustment with fully automatic support bars for the exact positioning of the glass edges, also for large glass widths
Flexibility:
- Up to five grinding spindles for each side, therefore more flexible setup with a large application range
- Flexible design with a wide range of application
- Optional with an automatic glass thickness adjustment
Process reliability:
- Completely encapsulated high-precision grinding spindles with long service life in wet and abrasive environments
Simple operating:
- Automatic side and angle orientation to prevent unground glass surfaces and burns
- Two synchronous motors for the transport and pressure belt support of each spindle for exact glass carriage and for rapid belt exchange
Technical data
- Max. glass size: 3.000 x 3.000 mm
- Glass thickness: 1,3 – 8 mm
- Width adjustment speed: 30 m/min
- Working speed: max. 20 m/min
Fields of application
Architectural Glass
Technical Glass
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Pencil-Edge Grinding Machine Gen II
This patented grinding machine stands out by extremely high availability. A high speed cooling water extraction guarantees a dry and clean grinding line. With easier handling and high automation, the tool change is carried out in just a few minutes.
Advantages
High availability:
- Semi-automatic tool change
- Automatic tool measuring
- Automatic tool sharpening
- Automatic wear compensation
- Dry and clean grinding line due to high speed cooling water extraction
Improved product quality:
- High grinding spindle performance for maximum grinding speed
- Optimized closed cooling ring - Absence of cooling water on the glass surface
- Automatic tool adjustment and wear compensation
- Glass fixing by vacuum belts for grinding without touching the glass surface
Low total cost of ownership by:
- The same processing tool for both glass edge and corner
- Reduction of downtime
- Wear parts in dry and clean environment
- Maximization of uptime
- Reduction of maintenance-time
Technical data
- Max. glass size: 2.600 mm
- Glass thickness: 1,3 – 6 mm
- Working speed: max. 16m/min