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| Mike Strickler of Meridian Products |
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"It has tripled our volume with the same labor," Strickler says of their 3250 HSK machine.
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| Gordon Ardis of The Cutting Edge |
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| Owner of a 318, 265, 280, 311, 325, and a 313 |
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"The reason we picked the Model 2700 from Unique Machine and Tool was because it was capable of making a complete door with one piece of equipment, " explained Ardis. The 2700 comes with preprogrammed shapes so standard arches like Cathedrals or Half-Rounds could be produced. "But we also make special shapes for our own production doors. So, Unique also programmed that style in for us and sent us a finished part before the machine was shipped. Now, if anything in our shop goes down, this machine can do it all."
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| Steve Ames of Crowne Cabinetry |
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| Owner of a 250 |
| Tooling became an important issue when the company purchased a door machine from Unique Machinery. "…The Unique door machine is a stackable spindle so I have the rail, stile and panel all on one machine. It’s pneumatically powered with a three-phase motor. I’m able to take the inserts out and change profiles very easily – I can change all three in less than 15 minutes. " -Read the full article.
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| Larry Mills of Mills Woodworking |
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| Owner of a 2700 and a 311 |
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"… We have also purchased the Unique model 2700 CNC door machine which puts the arches on our doors. We were previously using shapers for this part of our operation. We were getting poor arches and our templates kept wearing out. The Unique 2700 has increased our quality and our production. We’re now producing about 250 doors a day and with this machine we could easily double that. … "
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| Joe Semler of Great Woods Cabinetry |
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| Owner of a 336 and a 325 |
"These machines are just starting to catch on in the smaller shops. The cost might scare them away at first but they need to be shown how much they are going to save. Our payback is less then one year. Service is excellent and Unique is always there for us. Cabinet shops need to check these machines out. "
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| Todd Fries of Allwood Cabinet Doors |
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| Owner of a 250 |
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According to Fries, the ultimate machine in
the package was the Unique 250 door machine. "If I didn’t have the Unique, I couldn’t produce a third of what I am doing now, " says Fries. "It cuts everything — tennons, rail grooves, profiles, and raised panels. " Fries is also impressed that all the heads are on one spindle, and, rather than having to change the heads out, all the operator has to do is chose the head he needs and the spindle moves up or down to that head.
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| Wes Kampfer of Shutterz |
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| Owner of a 375 |
| When the products have been coated on both sides, the heads on the Unique 375 are changed, and the machine is used as a finish sander. Kampfer explains, "We change the speed on the Unique and make the necessary adjustments. We run the product through at about 75 fpm and finish sand both sides at once. I can tell you that the Unique 375 is the one piece of machinery in our plant that everything else revolves around. " -Read the full article.
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| Eric Brown of Doors Galore |
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| Owner of a 250, 290, 265 and a 313 |
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Brown sees his business continuing to grow and expects to be adding a Unique 2710, a CNC single end machine for high quality production of cabinet and passage doors and window and furniture parts and a Unique Shape and Sand, which shapes the panel and sands the profile.
"The Unique 250 machine is what started us out and has kept us in business. Then, we built on that with the reputation of serving the small business needs with a quality product and fast delivery. " -Read the full article.
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| Sam Stoltzfus of Keystone Wood Specialties |
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| Owner of a 2700 and a 310 |
| "We’d been looking for a machine like this for 10 years, " Stoltzfus says. "There were other machines on the market with computer controls, but they had limitations as far as length of pieces that could go through the machine. So we kept looking. Finally at IWF 96, we saw the Unique CNC door machine. It did exactly what we wanted, from minimum size doors all the way up to 81 inches. It was the right machine, the right time and the right price. " -Read the full article.
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| Kevin Hingtgen of Omega Cabinets |
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| Owner of a 311, 313, 2710, 280, 80, 2700, and a 2702 |
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According to Hingtgen, the 313 produces a much stronger joint and can produce a door in almost one-half the time it took the other machine. These 313 machines are much more efficient, capacity has increased, and the joint strength and fit have improved significantly, he says. -Read the full article.
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| J.W. Miller of Classic Doors |
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| Owner of a 2700, 325, 313 and a 290 |
| "We had two people working the shapers who could produce about 30 arch top head rails in about an hour and 30 arch top panels in an hour," says Miller. "With the Unique 2700, one person can produce 120 head rails in an hour and 120 panels in an hour. So, we were able to eliminate four employees in that are of our shop, and gain accuracy. " -Read the full article.
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