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MACHINERY DEVELOPMENTS AND INNOVATION

BIESSE S.p.A. is a multinational leader in the technology for machining
wood, glass, stone, plastic and metal. It designs, manufactures, and
distributes machines, integrated systems, and software for manufacturers
of furniture, door/window frames, and components for the construction,
ship-building, and aerospace industries. It invests an average of EUR 14
million per year in R&D, boasting over 200 registered patents. It operates
through 8 industrial sites, 34 branches and 300 agents and selected
dealers, exporting 90 per cent of its production. Its customers include
some of the most prestigious names in Italian and international design.
Founded in Pesaro in 1969, by Giancarlo Selci, the company has been
listed on the Stock Exchange (STAR segment) since June 2001. It
currently has 3800 employees worldwide.

basis of specific application mac once again confirms
needs. its cutting-edge status with
Primus, which provides
Master
architects and designers
The Master range, repre- with the imaginative free-
sented by the 33.5 model, dom to create and experi-
is dedicated to glass ma- ment with new applica-
chining for products that tions and products, thanks
are typical of the furnish- to the versatility that char-
ing, automotive, building acterises this range.
and domestic appliance
Comby – the combination
sectors.
of Genius CT-RED
It represents the best so-
and Genius LM-A
lution in terms of perfor-
mance and productivity, For cutting operations, In-
suitable for high speed ma- termac offers the Comby
chining of small and large J-A46, the result of the
production batches. combination of the Ge-
nius CT-RED and Genius
Vertmax
LM-A cutting tables. The
Vertmax is the range of Comby is a cutting solu-
vertical machining centres tion for laminated and
based on the revolutionary float glass, which is de- Busetti F10 for double-edge to 5 millimetres on round-
concept of the movement signed to reduce the dif- grinding ed corners and from 1 to 7
of the work piece: ideal ferences encountered The Busetti F10 opens millimetres on chamfered
both for batch-one produc- when machining the two new horizons for double- corners. With this innova-
tion and large-scale manu- materials. In addition, the edge grinding systems, and tive system, it is not nec-
facturing, it also enables Genius RS-A is the time- comes equipped with radi- essary to stop the glass in
less experienced operators less float table, which of- ators: the corner-rounding the machine; the rounding
to start producing imme- fers a superb quality/price units are patented Inter- or chamfering operation
diately. ratio, whilst the Genius 37 mac devices (patent pend- can be performed while the
LM facilitates handling of ing) which can execute ei- glass is being machined,
Primus
the sheet and the crossbar, ther rounded or chamfered with no need for additional
In terms of technological significantly increasing corners, both on diamond equipment.
solutions, Waterjet Inter- productivity. and polished edges, from 1

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