Garden products, despite often featuring simple designs, require numerous intricate machining operations during manufacturing. This includes processes such as straight and angled cutting, notching, trenching, shaping, drilling, grooving, mortising and tenoning. In the UK, a broad range of outdoor garden products are produced, including sheds, log cabins, tables, chairs, benches, gates, gazebos and planters. Boosting the efficiency of these processes is vital for achieving the high-quality standards expected in this sector.
JJ Smith, with over 100 years of experience in solid wood machining, is a leading supplier of machinery in this market. Having gained a wealth of experience in the garden products manufacturing sector, it is able to supply a comprehensive range of machinery, from manually operated machines to the latest generation of CNC machining centres, catering to all levels of production needs.
Crosscutting is often a key operation in garden product manufacturing, and JJ Smith provides a wide array of saws to meet this requirement. The range includes manually operated Graule radial arm models to fully automatic programmable machines from Stromab. Its machinery includes the Matrix straight cutting saw, the best-selling CT600 for straight or angled cutting, plus the F model, which has the added feature of an in-built trenching / notching head.
For mortising operations, JJ Smith supplies both semi-automatic and fully automatic swing chisel mortisers from Deltawood and Centauro. For more complex tenoning operations, the Comec Frontal double-sided machine offers automatic hopper feed loading, making it ideal for volume production.
For manufacturers who need a more versatile solution, the Comec MD TOP range of three and four-axis CNC work centres provides a user-friendly platform that’s quick and simple to set up, making it perfect for short batch production runs. Machining operations include shaping, cutting, drilling (on all faces) and slotting, and an automatic loader can be specified to aid volume production. When greater complexity is required, JJ Smith offers the Comec Driver five-axis series for even more intricate machining needs.
The production of garden buildings can be further enhanced using the Stromab Blox, which is particularly suited for crafting the four-way notch in walls ranging from 28mm to 44mm in thickness. Meanwhile, for speciality jobs like machining a ball shape on planter posts or pointing the top of decking posts, the Comec FRT CN machine is an ideal solution. For volume production of round or pointed fence panels, the Comec Frontal model delivers unparalleled results.
For hands-on demonstrations, many of these machines are set up and available at JJ Smith’s expansive Liverpool showroom, where its experienced sales team is ready to assist with any requests and enquiries.
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