DR machine: fully automated speed champion for door and window elements and related products

Basic machine

Processing of pre-planed parts.

For the production of door and window elements for various buildings such as chalets, log cabins, verandas, outbuildings, houses,…

Situational drawing

Quality at top speed

AMD designed the DR machine based on techniques perfected through decades of experience in the furniture industry. The result is a machine with a unique process which produces door and window elements of furniture quality, at a very high speed.

Thorough workpiece clamping by means of compressed air and/or a vacuum.
Workpieces remain clamped throughout the production process
Clockwise and anti-clockwise rotating tools or counter-profiles ensure a furniture-quality finish.
Operations are carried out in parallel, for maximum productivity.
Simultaneous sawing to length, drilling of multiple longitudinal holes, simultaneous end milling and drilling.
The previous finished element exits and the next one is fed in while the current element is still being machined. The machine is never not machining for longer than 2 to 3 seconds between successive workpieces.
Unprecedented speed: the prototype machine produced just over 1,000,000 window and door elements in 2 years as illustrated here.
Connections, hinges, lock cases… are manufactured in a single pass.
Highly versatile: also ideal for workpieces other than door and window elements.
Because of its high production rate, an automatic workpiece loader is of no use.

Easy-to-use and environmentally friendly machine

The machine is programmed automatically based on a 3D drawing of the desired door or window element. Laborious programming of machines and errors are now a thing of the past.
Compact machine with built-in location-controlled dust extraction, only one external extraction tube is required. Machine only extracts where machining is being carried out.
Can be installed directly on a concrete floor. Subfloor spaces are not required.

Fast and accurate

Times recorded with chronometer

A
cut to length
front mill profile
drill side 3 x dia 8 mm 50 mm deep at an angle of 7°
drill side 3 x dia 16 mm 70 mm deep
drill side 1 x dia 10 mm 55 mm deep
drill side 3 x dia 8 mm 35 mm deep at a different level to dia 16 mm
finishing time: 26 s

B
cut to length
front mill profile
drill ends: 6 holes dia 8 mm 35 mm deep
finishing time: 12 s

C
cut to length
front mill profile
drill side 3 x dia 16 mm 70 mm deep
drill side 1 x dia 10 mm 55 mm deep
drill side 3 x dia 8 mm 35 mm deep at a different level to dia 16 mm
mill keyhole
mill handle opening
mill lock plate
mill lock case
finishing time: 46 s

D
cut to length
front mill profile
drill ends: 2 x dia 16 mm 70 mm deep and 2 x dia 10 mm 55 mm deep
profile mill 2 x left and 2 x right (not pre-cut)
finishing time: 69 s

E
cut to length
front mill profile
drill ends: 4 x dia 16 mm 70 mm deep
finishing time: 14 s

Total time for door: 167 seconds

A
cut to length
front mill profile
drill side: 2 holes dia 7 mm 40 mm deep
finishing time: 15 s

B
cut to length
front mill profile
finishing time: 2 x 12 s = 24 s

C
cut to length
front mill profile
drill 3 holes: dia 10 mm dia 14 mm dia 10 mm
mill lock case
finishing time: 21 s

Total time for window 60 seconds

A
cut to length
front mill profile
drill side: 9 holes dia 16 mm 70 mm deep
finishing time: 12 s

B
cut to length
front mill profile
drill ends: 6 holes dia 16 mm 70 mm deep
finishing time: 14 s

C
cut to length
front mill profile
drill side: 9 holes dia 16 mm 70 mm deep
mill keyhole
mill handle opening
mill lock plate
mill lock case
finishing time: 38 s

Total time for door: 92 seconds

Windows, doors, chalets, log cabins, playground equipment, and so much more...