Accurately drill, mill, tap and saw profiles up to 7,500 mm

Joining forces!

From next April 1, elumatec and Emmegi Benelux will join forces under Voilàp, a new competence center that will offer high-quality products from all the Group's brands, set new standards in the industry and guarantee customers in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg the best service. Meanwhile, elumatec continues to develop innovative machining centers. A good example is the 5-axis SBZ 145 for drilling, milling, tapping, threading, angling and sawing profiles up to 7,500 mm long in aluminum and thin-walled steel.

In 2028, machine builder elumatec will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Over the years, the company from Mühlacker, between Karlsruhe and Stuttgart, has become a global market leader in the production of machines for processing profiles in plastic, aluminum and steel. These are used by manufacturing companies in a wide variety of industrial sectors, including the window and door sector and facade construction. The portfolio includes more than one hundred and twenty products, enabling them to offer a solution for all possible applications, which increases efficiency and productivity on the shop floor. This is true for the large multinational, but also for an SME
or sole proprietorship.

"We are a one-stop shop for profile machining centers, sawing machines and machines, milling machines and angle-joint presses, as well as assembly tables and centers, roller conveyors, transport trolleys, tool trolleys and, of course, software. All our systems are characterized by innovative features and are always tailored to the needs of users," says Bas Ladestein. He has long been managing director of elumatec Benelux BV, the machine builder's subsidiary in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel in the Netherlands. He will now be in charge of the new Voilàp. "Like numerous other innovative companies, elumatec is part of the Voilàp Group. Thanks to the contribution of all these companies, this multinational has more than 300 years of experience in the design, production and distribution of machines and systems for the processing of profiles in plastic, aluminum and steel, as well as the processing of glass. As of next April 1, elumatec and Emmegi Benelux will join forces within Voilàp. This new competence center will be responsible for the sale of the advanced products of all brands of the group to customers in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, as well as for taking technical support and service to an even higher level. We are already ready to add a new chapter to our success story."

Machining center for long pieces

A good example of the drive for innovation and optimization is the recently introduced SBZ 145. This profile machining machine in a robust and stable gantry design has a reach of up to 7,500 mm on the X axis, 560 mm on the Y axis and 350 mm on the Z axis. It includes 5 CNC-controlled axes and is equipped with autonomous material clamps. 

"This new development allows milling, drilling, tapping, threading, hobbing and sawing profiles from aluminum and thin-walled steel. To protect the profile surface, all operations are done on a stable clamped profile. An optional right-angle milling head is also available, with which six profile sides can be machined. Thanks to dynamic servo drives, the machining unit is quickly brought into the correct position, up to 75 m/min. The travelling, vertically mounted tool magazine ensures short tool changes and thus fast machining cycles. This magazine accommodates twelve standard tools and six special tools. 254- and 500-mm-diameter saw blades can also be used," Ladestein explains the concept and features. 

"Two separate work zones allow machining of pre-cut individual profiles. Access is secured with a side safety fence, light barriers and an optional central zone monitored by a laser scanner. This machine can also be "personalized" on request with additional material clamps and in the future with measuring probes, tool and profile length measurement. This new system uses the proven eluCam HMI and for control purposes there is eluCad with its extensive connection and import functions for standard calculation programs and common design and CAD software. This new addition to the elumatec portfolio is eluCloud Ready for the requirements of Industry 4.0. It is a real gamechanger: a fully-fledged 5-axis machine for facade construction, metal construction and industry at an attractive price."