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Tuesday 21 February 2012

Breton IMAGE PLUS: the digital revolution

Today the digital revolution is Breton IMAGE PLUS
(If you click on slabs photo you can see it on full screen)
The way slabs are stored is a common problem faced by the owners of marble and/or granite slab polishing lines each time they want to show their slabs to potential buyers, which in fact involves the following:
- the slab support A-frames take up a lot of room,
- an effective system for identifying the slabs is required,
- the overhead crane operator must take out from the slab pile the specific slab to be shown to the customer
- lastly, the slab needs to be correctly placed again in the pile.

It was only with the introduction of Breton IMAGE PLUS (a system to acquire extra-high resolution photos of natural and compound stone slabs and to file, code and label them) that this way of operating has been radically redefined.
It will take just a few minutes to have an image file showing all your stored slabs, with extra-high resolution and true colours!
What is Breton IMAGE PLUS? 
Breton IMAGEPLUS features an advanced image digitizing technology using a high resolution industrial linear camera and a LED lighting system, which are both specially designed to render the real colours of the material.
The system sets up automatically according to the slab thickness and makes photos which are not affected by the lighting conditions in the surroundings.
The supply includes a control console complete with PC for photo display and coding; the system links some general information (material, colour, thickness, real and "commercial" dimensions that are set according to user-definable parameters, etc.) to each single photo. Information is stored inside a Microsoft-SQL database which is loaded in a server (not included in the supply).
P.S. The quality of the photos displayed on the PC video depends on the quality and "colour setting" of the video.
LABELLING
Breton IMAGEPLUS includes a printer of labels with bar code that are manually stuck to the slab surface by the operator (manual labelling).
In the automatic version, the label printer sticks automatically the labels to the slab surface
 

For request and INFO write to mail@breton.it.

If you wish to receive a free CD with high resolution photos of slabs write to to mail@breton.it.

By-by
Sergio Prior

Wednesday 8 February 2012

The winning synergy

Breton SpA has acquired the Bideseimpianti production division from the Bidese group, a leader in the production of diamond saws for cutting granite and marble blocks. 

Breton diamond wire saws are covered by a variety of patents, putting them miles ahead of the competition.
The synergy between the successful projects and the incomparable know-how of Bideseimpianti , with Breton 's technical and planning skills and an excellent after-sales service make Breton diamond wire saws the most reliable and productive available in the market today.
Thanks to Bideseimpianti , Breton easily holds the record for the highest number of multi-wire saws installed in the world.
Breton & Bideseimpianti : the winning synergy that ensures the success of your return on investment.

SIMPLICITY AND FUNCTIONALITY
Breton diamond wire saws have a strong and functional, heat-treated, steel frame, which guarantees the necessary rigidity in the system and the greatest cutting accuracy. The painting process guarantees high resistance to corrosion.

The surfaces to be painted are first sand blasted in preparation for painting, then painted with zinc-based epoxy primer and followed by a bi-component paint.
Simple and functional designis the main feature of Breton diamond wire saws, which makes them extremely easy to use and service.
The wires can be replaced or moved to obtain the different thicknesses required very quickly and smoothly as the machine can be easily accessible from all sides.
The motor spool, independent pulleys of the driven spools, wire tensioner spools and wire guide spools are covered with special wear-proof elastomer profiles, and are easily interchangeable.
All the mechanical machine members and the electronic control and safety sensors are in positions easily visible and conveniently reachable, making routine maintenance and cleaning as user-friendly as possible.

THE LOWEST MAINTENANCE COSTS
Breton diamond wire saws stands out for its simplicity to service and clean, and its low costs for maintenance and replacing worn parts. 
Moreover, no special interventions by Breton technicians are required for all the routine maintenance operations (for example replacing a bearing, wear-proof elastomer profile or sensor), as the client's technician is generally able to perform these tasks in full autonomy.

Monday 6 February 2012

LEVIBRETON KG 4000 PLUS: A PRODUCTION PHILOSOPHY

Nowadays, the Levibreton KG 4000 PLUS polishing lines for granite are the best and most advanced solutions for companies requiring very high output combined with top quality and low production costs.
Breton was the first company to develop machines for continuous polishing of granite slabs, revolutionizing the field and today, thanks to its unrivalled years of experience, concepts like automation, production, top quality, user-friendliness, simple maintenance and low operating costs are quite familiar to Breton, who has expertly applied them to the outstanding Levibreton KG 4000 PLUS

The Levibreton KG worldwide success: more than 1300 machines produced until today, with near 100% customer satisfaction.
The new design of the aluminium-alloy honing-polishing units allows their weight to be reduced and their stiffness to be increased.
The arc-welded steel beam has a travel speed up to 80 m/min

The beam is fixed to two shoulders moving along two sturdy, cast-iron supports, which house hardened, ground and thick tracks with large diameter roller slides in an oil bath, and a micro pinion. The slideways are protected by stainless steel labyrinth seals.
The Levibreton KG 4000 PLUS polishing lines can mount the state-of-the-art SG/8 Breton heads, with 8 oscillating bricks, 510 mm diameter, oil bath type or the traditional SG/6 Breton heads, with 6 oscillating bricks, 460 mm diameter, oil bath type.

The SG/8 heads are based on the highly successful SG/6 head project but have been adapted for 8 bricks and offer the following advantages:
HIGHER OUTPUT owing to the greater number of operating sectors (152 bricks for a Levibreton KG 4000 PLUS polishing machine with 19 SG/8 heads as opposed to 126 bricks for a unit with 21 6-brick heads)
BETTER HONING owing to the greater diameter of the heads (510 mm for the SG/8 as opposed to 460 mm for the 6-brick heads) 
ENERGY-SAVING: (285kW for a Levibreton KG 4000 PLUS polishing machine with 19 SG/8 heads as opposed to 315kW for a polishing machine with 21 6-brick heads).

Click here for more INFO.

Thursday 2 February 2012

Smart-Cut 800 - CNC bridge saw for concrete panels dimension

Breton has produced Smart-Cut S/NC 800 Special, a CNC bridge saw with 5 interpolated axes, specially designed for customers producing large concrete panels.

 
The "Y" axis travel is longer than 18 metres, therefore it is possible to machine large panels.
Using Smart-Cut S/NC 800, it is possible to execute holes for windows, engravings, chamfers, trimmings and other machining operations required by the market.
Breton bridge saw can manage two different work benches: while workpieces are machined on one bench, it is possible to unload the processed material and load the infeed material on the other, the whole in accordance with the safety regulations in force.
You can see the machine equipped with one work bench here under.