AVOLA - 175 YEARS ON
The machine manufacturer
AVOLA MASCHINENFABRIK
of Hattingen Germany are celebrating their 175th
anniversary this year and are still under the control of the
founding family ‘Volkenborn’ now in the 5th generation.
They have been manufacturing saw benches for
over 70 years and are now possibly the largest supplier of site saws
in
These heavy duty saws have found a ready market in the timber frame industry and in log building manufacturers and have been developed to include CNC controls.
On the Gama 65 the height of cut is an impressive 245mm at 90° and the saw blade can be automatically tilted to 30° when the height of cut reduces to 113mm.
The swivel table is manually adjusted from 0°
to 150° by a scale giving an incredible range of cutting angles;
this
adjustment can also be powered and combined with an electronic
digital readout.
Having a two handed control to start the cutting cycle and a totally enclosed pneumatic clamping saw guard the Gama saw is exceptionally safe and an ideal replacement for the old type hydraulic and pneumatic saws.
At the top of this
range of saws is the Gama 75 V5 a 5 axis CNC saw with a remarkable
cutting height of 295mm, the Gama 75 V5 can be enhanced with a
number of handling options to increase the efficiency of the system.
John Penny
Woodworking Machinery Ltd was recently appointed as the distributing
agent for the
Pictures: Top right - An early Avola Saw Bench
Middle right - Compound andle cutting
Bottom left - Laser guided cutting
Bottom right - Post top weathering
Avola range of Gama Saw Benches
Manufacturer's web site www.avola.de .
More information is available from John Penny Woodworking Machinery Ltd on 01235 531700 or email at john.penny@btconnect.com