Wakefield Trade Windows install SCM CNC Machining Centre for Composite Doors
6th March 2012

Wakefield Trade Windows are a well established PVCu window and door manufacturer and installer with 30 years experience in the building industry and over 20 years experience in PVCu products.

Owner and Managing Director, Peter Hujwan, decided in 2010, to enter the Composite Door market, buying in doors, but he soon became dismayed by their quality, security, and delivery. So it was decided they would manufacture their own Composite doors alongside all the other products Wakefield Trade Windows make in their 10,000 sq foot factory in the centre of Wakefield. It was decided to use Distinction Door Solutions, because of their quality and service, and the help and advice given by Distinction’s Sales Manager, Alan Welch.

Peter Hujwan comments "It is easy to jump into any market with two feet, but I wanted to wait until any problems with fittings, glass and cassettes had been sorted out. Also I wanted to research this growing market for composite doors and then supply our customers with a quality, high security door at a competitive price. Next was to source Machinery. You have to be very careful when investing £150,000 and not to get it wrong."

So having seen previous marketing campaigns from SCM UK, Peter Hujwan decided to approach them as potential suppliers, and after several meetings, discussions and demonstrations by SCM UK's Area Sales Manager, Ian McCarthy, orders were placed for an SCM CNC Machining Centre, model Record Actionline 100 ALL TVN-P and an SCM S1000E Single-Sided Edge Bander, with Distinction Doors nominated to supply all door blanks.

The Record 100 ALL TVN-P has a 3200mm long table consisting of a number of moveable support bars upon which a series of vacuum hold-down pods are located that fixes the door securely during machining operations. Two vertically moving location bars that assist in loading and unloading the doors without surface damage are included as well as a number of location stops to position the door on the CNC’s table.

A powerful, high speed Routing Head sizes the doors and machines glass apertures, letter box openings, etc. A separate heavy duty Universal Horizontal Machining Unit is located adjacent to the Routing Head for machining hinge and lock details using special cutters after PVC edging material has been applied to the 2 long sides of the door on the Edge Bander.

The CNC is programmed using SCM’s ‘W-Door’ Cad/Cam software package that is very simple to learn and use. Programming can take place in the office and programs downloaded to the CNC’s PC Controller using a disc or hard line. Any new hinge or lock details required are easy to program, making it a fast turnaround when a customer needs a door customising to their exact requirements.

The SCM S1000E Edge Bander applies a 2 or 3mm PVC edging material supplied in a roll to the door sides. The edge of the door has PUR glue applied using the Nordson PUR Blue 4 special application unit rather than the standard hot melt glue pellet system. Easy to clean and maintain, melt-on-demand temperature control system, maximised adhesive usage and reduction of waste ensures an excellent glue line is achieved. This is followed by the PVC being guillotined to length automatically, then pressed on to the edge of the door by a series of pressure rollers. An End Trimming Unit trims the PVC exactly to the corners of the door, followed by a Top and Bottom Edge Trimming Unit that radiuses the top and bottom edges, followed by Scraping and Buffing Units to give a smooth edge to the door.

Concluding, Peter Hujwan states "We are very impressed with the 2 machines from SCM and we have already experienced a good influx of orders for our composite doors, as our customers seem to be upgrading their existing houses rather than moving house. We provide excellent quality, secure doors, competitively priced, and we are not aiming for the mass door market, preferring to offer the personal touch to all our new and existing customers."


Wakefield Trade Windows Tel: 01924 291729 www.wfdtw.co.uk