The first glass processing machines were grinding lathes with cast iron wheels on which glass was ground using silica or sea sand. Later on silica was replaced by carborundum powder.
In this period the first belts made their first appearance. These machines were also utilized to grind shaped glass. After this first series of manual grinders the company created the first vertical grinding machine with a big diameter wheel of carborundum and corundum with a certain number of grooves in which groups of 4 to 6 glass sheets at the same time were passed.
These wheels were of different grit and at the end of process there were polishing wheels. After the arrival of diamond tools on the market it was possible to produce machines that could perform at higher grinding speeds.
CMB has produced and is still producing many diamond wheel edgers as indicated below:
For polished pencil edge with or without arrises with peripheral wheels:
- Type R3-R4-R6-R6V
For pencil edge or OG edge:
- Type R6OG-R8OG- R10OG
For laminated glass:
- Type R9
With cup wheels for flat edge and arrises:
- Type R6T-R8TA-R11TN-R11TV
For flat edge and arris and miter:
- Type R9TS for miters up to 50° and 20 mm of thickness
For miter up to 60° and thickness up to 40-45mm:
- Type R11TS -R15TS
Considering the ever increasing request from the market of machines executing the simultaneous grinding of two parallel sides CMB designed and created single horizontal double edgers, complete double lines with 90° transfer table or in-line transfer table. CMB boasts an experience of more than 25 years in this field and can now suggest a number of these machines that can satisfy every type or request from the type of edging to the glass thickness and glass dimensions. Models and technical features of the double edgers produced:
Peripheral double edgers for pencil edge from 3 to 12 mm:
- Type SQ 176/3
- Type SQ 176/4
- Type SQ 176/5
- Type SQ 176/6 with 3 diamond and 3 polishing wheels
Or:
- Type SQ 176/6 with 2 cup arrising wheels + 2 diamond wheels and 2 polishing wheels on each side
Cup wheels double edgers for the flat edge with polished seams from 3 to 25 mm:
- Type SQ 10T
- Type SQ 11T
- Type SQ 10TS With 90° transfer table or with two transfers for a U shape configuration.
CMB also produces drilling machines. Its range of production includes manual drills, semi-automatic, automatic, multi-heads drills, complete lines of drills with opposite heads to drill different holes simultaneously. On one of the recent drilling lines following a complete double edging line we have created a patented drill that can drill 4 or more holes simultaneously.
The models of drills we produce are:
- Manual drill type M600
- Semi-automatic and automatic drill type 70/2TC
- Electronic automatic drills type 702TE
- Automatic for holes up to 300 mm of diameter type 702TR
- In-line programmable drill
- 4 heads drill with table moving on the X and Y-axis type 4TXY
- Type 4TXY with drilling and routing operations
- Automatic-electronic with electronic programmable table type 702TEI.
Recently CMB has introduced on the market a horizontal double beveller for the execution of bevel from 12 to 38mm and more on glass sheets of different thickness. This type of machine is suitable for high volumes of production and it can be completed with a 90° transfer table or an in-line transfer table and a second machine for beveling on the four sides of the glass. Also CMB can satisfy any customer need by supplying complete processing lines starting from the glass coming from the cutting table to the finished glass. It is possible to supply transport tables for the connection and transport of glass to the different working processes.
Always at CMB are:
- vacuum lifting pumps
- glass tongs
- belt seamers with single or double crossed belt
- transport and handling tables.