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FORVET SRL

Str. Piossasco, 46 - 10040 Volvera (TO) - Italy
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E MAIL FORVET TIN IT s www.forvet.it

C O M P A N Y P R O FILE sing, obtained thanks to a new Forvet patented transport
Forvet’s wealth of experience has enabled the company to system, are based on dynamic vacuum, which maintains the
develop innovative solutions for specialised glass working glass in its correct position during movement along its entire
machinery. Since 1990 the market sector has been explo- length.
red in all aspects in order to improve the performance of This special feature enables to process low-E magnetron
the equipment. The continuous effort has led the company to glass without contact with and damaging the glass surface.
develop cutting edge technology which is setting the standard Francesca FC 32M 3300 is the only work centre that ena-
in this market. Located in Volvera (near Turin), the company bles to carry out milling and drilling on an automatic line
is ideally positioned to benefit technologically from the highly thanks to its completely automatic loading, positioning, re-
developed Automotive and Aviation/Aerospace industries setting and unloading.
in North Western Italy. These factors have enabled Forvet to The plant is equipped with 32 tools, on four processing
produce highly sophisticated, technically advanced and du- heads, enabling to use four different tools on the same sheet
rable machinery. of glass at the same time, and drastically reducing proces-
sing times.
FRANCESCA and CHIARA lines
“The combination of the FRANCESCA FC work centres in Francesca FC 16M 1600 Work Centres
line with the CHIARA MTP edge processor offers the user The experience gained with the Francesca 32M 3300 over
unique production power combined with unrepeatable per- the years has resulting in a new machine of this range
formance flexibility. which, even if more compact, uses the same principles and
These machines linked together are the combination of two patents of its ‘bigger sister’.
different processes that can operate different glass thickness This latest technological effort of the company has also ta-
and different glass sizes in automatic operations without the ken into consideration the logistics aspects connected to the
need for any manual adjustments. installation of the machine – taking up only five hours.
The lines, depending on machine model, can grind or polish The working dimensions of the machine enable to process
flat and arris rectangular glass and GEOMETRICAL SHAPES glass sizes of up 3500 x 2000mm, and 300Kg in weight.
and can drill, countersink and mill on straight or shaped glass. This new machine is the perfect example of flexibility, aimed
at medium-sized companies with limited production quanti-
Francesca FC 32M 3300 Work Centres ties and series.
Francesca FC 32M 3300 is a new idea of flexibility, crea-
ted for large industrial companies with important production Waterjet cutting applications
volumes, also with regard to limited batch quantities. The FRANCESCA range of machines has undergone a
Support during transport and stabilization during proces- technological restyling that has enabled to include water jet

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