The control panel for the Elite 25 and 50 is located on the right front of the machine.
The eight green button switches at the topl turn the inserters on and off. Activated inserters are illuminated . The two yellow button switches turn on the mirror image control and when lit indicate which side of the table to place the work piece. The switch at the right, just below the yellow button switch, is the program selector switch.The hopper feed and glue amount are also controlled at this control panel.
This picture shows the glue pumps and inserter units. Each glue pump is an all metal unit with a brass body, carbide needle and stainless tip. Note the teflon ring just to the right of the glue pump. This allows the inserter unit to be easily adjusted along the steel indexing rod. The back of this inserter guide rod is notched at 32 mm increments to correspond to the 32 mm pitch of the drillhead.
A picture taken during assembly shows the welded and milled one piece table. All accuracy components are attached to this table weldment. This includes the drilling and inserting aggregate. This type of construction guarantees the accuracy of the drilling and inserting motion.
The Elite has a closed glue system ,which is the only way to keep contaminants out of the glue supply. The Elite uses compressed air to feed the glue to the insertion point. The glue nozzle shoots a concentrated stream of glue into the dowel hole where the pressure of the glue shot disperses it throughout the hole for maximum adhesion of the dowel.
Optional dual acting clamps can be installed so the machine can set up to face bore small parts.
Robust steel base construction.
Pneumatic up and down movement of the drilling/inserting unit on double end guides by profile linear bearings and torsion
bar stabilizer.
Central lifting cylinder optimally positioned
near the supporting table.
Precision boring unit with drill head 25 spindles pitch 32 mm
with double end guides and linear bearings for best stability
throughout the entire length of the boring unit.
The Inserting unit has 2 powerful cylinders with an end-to-end
stabilizer.
Dowel diameters and length control prevents insertion of any
oversized (+ 2mm) dowels.
Two gates, one at the front and one in back allow open access to the machine
High-speed chucks are standard.
Side fence spacing, boring and inserting depth and
position-adjustment for the drilling height are all set with digital
counters.
There are three positions for side fences setups for frequently used
boring patterns.
