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Cameron Automation Quick Rip

The Quick Rip is the new compact, simple and complete gang rip optimizer for small to medium sized shop. It is ideal for operations that are running 24" or larger Fixed Arbor Gang Rip Saws. It will quickly transform any hand fed gang saw to a full and complete rip optimizing board feeding system without the complications of additional equipment.

The Quick Rip is a full featured rip optimization system. It has many advantages over hand fed gang rip operations as well as other optimizations systems.

Advantages Over Hand Feeding

• 5-8% Increase in yield
• Extremely accurate positioning of boards (no yield loss due to misalignment).
• High Throughput (8-10 or more boards/minute).
• Increase Safety.
• Tallies material automatically.

Advantages of the Quick Rip

• Complete Fence-Less optimization in a compact size
• Single operator loads and defects
• Machine ships set up
• No additional infeed material handling equipment required
• Automate and Gang Rip Saw
• Increase safety
• Up & Running in 1 day
• Optional Automatic Skewing for even higher yields
• Catalog each and every board
• Expandable to our fully Automated Opti-Rip

Advantages over other systems

• Its low price makes optimization attainable for small and mid-size companies.
• All software is written in house allowing the ability to upgrade or change quickly and inexpensively.
• Quick Rip's foot print is the smallest in the industry. No additional floor space is required over hand feeding.
• Wirelessly networks with Quick Chops to integrate tallies from rip and chop operations.
• Fence-less design allows for the highest yeild of any fixed arbor gang rip system.
• Laser Scanners are placed at 1 foot increments getting the full profile of the board as it is scanned. This enables the machine to see side bend and /or taper.
• Optional Auto Skew increases yield by automatically positioning the board at the correct angle for the best results.

The Quick Rip with Servo Infeed represents the next step in gang rip saw optimization. Instead of forcing the lumber to conform to the constraints of the machine, the machine conforms to the idiosyncrasies of the lumber, resulting in higher yield.

All software is designed and programmed at Cameron Automation. This enables us to provide our customers with updates, changes, and fixes quickly and inexpensively; most often at no charge. The software is simple and intuitive. Easy to use and easy to understand yet powerful.

Quick Rip's optional Auto Skew device will automatically adjust the board to the appropriate angle for the optimum yield. The Quick Rip scans the entire board and sees the board's profile. It determines how to place the board and get the highest yield. After the board has been scanned, a cylinder picks up one end of the board and the servo controlled belts move the other end of the board to align it for maximum yield. The cylinder drops and places the board entirely on the belts to show the operator exactly how the board will be ripped. Because the Quick Rip does not use a fence, the board is fed into the saw as the operator sees it. Yield gains for skewing can be as much as 2% and with the optional Auto Skew Device, it is done automatically while the operator is loading the next board into the Quick Rip.

Return On Investment

Quick Rip's pay back is fast. An operation that runs a 24" Gang saw three times per week and averages 5,000 board feet per day will have a less than one year pay back.

5,000 board feet per day for 3 days per week = 15,000 board feet per week.
At $2.00 per board foot, total cost of lumber = $30,000.00 per week.
An increase of 5% yield = $1,500.00 savings per week or $75,000.00 per year.
Based on these figures, it takes 10.64 months for a complete pay back on the investment of a Quick Rip.

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