VAMP
Air press with motorised trays on both sides: 4.5 kg/cm², 8-10 cylinders Ø 85 mm, 120 mm stroke, 160/200 t.
Air Membrane Press
STETON Air Membrane Presses
VAMP and FLEXA presses for PVC foil and veneer
STETON air membrane presses cover raised MDF panels with PVC foil and veneer, for example kitchen doors. The VAMP and FLEXA use heated pressurised air, vacuum and extractable trays on 2350 or 2850 x 1250 mm working areas.
Manufactured bySTETON
2350x1250 mmUseful working size
2850x1250 mmUseful working size, large
6 kg/cm²Working pressure, FLEXA
4.5 kg/cm²Working pressure, VAMP
0.4 mmVeneer with optional membrane
Overview
PVC foil and veneer on shaped panels
The VAMP is an air press mainly used to cover raised MDF panels, such as kitchen doors, with PVC foil. It can take two loading and unloading trays that a motorised system moves in and out of either side of the press, so the next panels are prepared and the foil is trimmed while the other tray is pressing.
In the VAMP cycle, pre-glued panels on templates are covered with foil and a perimeter gasket, the tray goes in and the press closes. A top vacuum draws the heated foil to the upper platen, then hot air pressure from the top and vacuum from the bottom form the foil onto the panel. An optional removable top air membrane allows 0.4 mm veneer on raised or flat panels.
The FLEXA moulding press covers shaped panels with PVC thermoplastic sheet on one side, veneer on one or two sides, or both. It has a welded-beam frame, an electrically heated top platen and a bottom mobile platen driven by racks along its width and length. An electric exchanger heats the pressurising air, the press is connected to an air tank and a vacuum pump evacuates the air fast, and a PLC manages every step of the cycle.
Both presses work on 2350 x 1250 or 2850 x 1250 mm useful areas with 85 mm cylinders: the VAMP with 8 to 10 cylinders, 120 mm stroke and 160 or 200 t, the FLEXA with 12 cylinders, 450 mm stroke and 200 or 240 t.
Models
Air membrane press models
FLEXA
Moulding press for PVC and veneer: heated top platen, 6 kg/cm², 12 cylinders Ø 85 mm, 450 mm stroke, 200/240 t.
Applications
What the presses cover
The official pages name these jobs for the VAMP and FLEXA.
Pressure gauges, valves, blue motor and hydraulic tank under the STETON FLEXA press beside the air tank
FLEXA control panel with temperature controllers, selector switches and emergency stop
Raised MDF door panels laid on the tray of a membrane press, ready for foil covering
Kitchen doors
Raised MDF panels such as kitchen doors covered with PVC foil.
PVC thermoplastic sheet
Shaped panels covered with PVC sheet on one side on the FLEXA.
Veneer on shaped panels
Veneer on one or two sides with the FLEXA, or 0.4 mm veneer with the optional VAMP air membrane.
Raised and flat panels
The removable top membrane on the VAMP covers both raised and flat panels.
Features
Press features
- Extractable aluminium trays, single or double, for loading and unloading
- Motorised tray movement on both sides of the VAMP
- Electrically heated top platen and rack-driven bottom platen (FLEXA)
- Electric exchanger for even heating of the pressurising air
- Vacuum pump and air tank for fast air evacuation
- PLC control of pressure, air temperature, gluing time and automatic opening
- Membrane frames 25/14 and 30/14, spare membranes as options
- Manual PVC cutter as an option
Benefits
What it brings to production
Less idle time: one tray is loaded while the other presses
Foil trimming during the pressing cycle
PVC foil and veneer on the same press
Two working sizes for different panel formats
Covering doors or shaped panels with PVC or veneer?
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