We have a Holzma HKL400. There is a side loader.
Historically the company, in an attempt to maximize yield, cuts (2) 24" table tops out of a 48" wide sheet. A "dust cut" is performed on each part. Ideally any inconsistency with the edge will be taken care of by the pre-mill station on the edgebanders. That said, it works about 75% of the time.
The challenge is the other 25% which is excess chipping on both top and bottom of board (Laminate top/Melamine Bottom cut face to face). The chipping is caused when the panels are being loaded by the saw. The table rises, the beam pushes the 4 sheets onto the table. The fifth sheet and sometimes the 6th sheet in the stack slide with the other 4 (due to suction between the boards) and they strike the roller assemblies on the edge of the bed. The top chip is caused when the sheets fall away drop onto the roller assembly and the melamine edge catches. The bottom chip is caused by collision into the roller assemblies (less frequent).
We could go to a 60" wide sheet and solve the problem. Our pricing is fixed so we would eat the cost for months.
Has anyone encountered this and come up with another fix?
Thanks for your help,
John G