“The growing demand for our high-quality washroom fittings meant it was clearly time to invest in new sawing technologies and benefit from the improvements in performance, accuracy and repeatability that they would bring to our processes,” comments Binns’ product designer, Matthew Cafferkey. 

The Tronzadoras TL400A is being used to cut hook rails and seating slabs from 6063-T6 temper aluminium in lengths of up to 6.1m.  Equipped with an optional Tronzadoras TM automatic measuring system, it is accelerating production, enabling multiple components to be cut simultaneously, and ensuring precise repeatability between cuts. Incorporating a hand-wheel operated digital display for out-feed, the automatic measuring system allows the saw to be programmed to cut lengths of up to 3m, with set-up only taking seconds.

The fully automatic Tronzadoras GAA 500-90 shuttle vice saw is being used to make 20mm wide, 90° cuts in 6063-T6 temper aluminium extrusions up to 6.1m long. It is reducing both set-up and cutting times, and has all but eliminated the creation of waste material.

“With our old manually operated chop saw, we measured then cut each component individually – a process that was exceptionally time consuming. The advantages the new Addison machines are providing in terms of accuracy, speed, cleaner cuts and reduced scrap are considerable,” adds Matthew Cafferkey. 

“As our production requirements are typically bespoke to customer need, however, cutting accuracy and ease of set-up are more important to us than speed. Hence, we haven’t properly considered the time savings that our new saws are providing. They are, however, significantly quicker. Quantities that would have perhaps previously taken a week to cut are now typically completed over the equivalent of a day and a half.” 

“We were delighted to secure this important order from AJ Binns and help them achieve greater efficiencies in the production of their highly regarded washroom furniture,” comments Addison Saws’ regional sales manager, Darren Creasey. “For ongoing peace-of-mind long outside the warranty period, AJ Binns Limited also took out a service plan agreement with us. This provides the benefits of an annual scheduled service for each saw, plus a 15% discount on spare parts and engineer visits.”