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                           The Skill Glass brand range
              kill Glass is specialised  of architectural and struc- 80
                      tural glass and that have the
              in the manufacture and   VERTICAL   strongest features and best   includes large machines
             Sdesign of high-tech nu-  PROCESSING  advantages on the vertical   that can be used either in
             merical control machines for   Skill Glass has created the   glass processing sector.  stand-alone settings or in-  In its aim to continuously grow and   of processes at high speeds   of 30 or 50 millimetres.   BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE
             the processing of fl at glass,   best expression of vertical   The company was estab-  line with other systems:   and optimal precision.  Oppositely placed heads
             which, combined with spe-  processing, promoting op-  lished thanks to the expe-  vertical CNC centres, drill-  E-D 101 is the new vertical   ensure drilling is at maxi-
             cial software with dedicated   timal use of space for the   rience of Beniamino Dal   ing and milling machines,   expand, Skill Glass gives us an idea   CNC centre for grinding,   mum speed with top qual-
             functions and modern and   glass industry. Machines   Santo, who has been de-  machines for grinding and   milling, drilling and polish-  ity and precision, while
             functional design, are simple   that are particularly appro-  signing and creating  glass   polishing, as  well as  ma-  of its top of the range machines,   ing of fl at glass. This ma-  countersinking can be   PUBLISHED BY
             and quick to use.  priate for large production   processing machinery for   chines and systems built to   chine has all the technol-  performed with individual
             From its head offi ces  in   more than 30 years.  specifi c requests.  some of which will be on show   ogy of SKILL E-D but is   diamond tipped tools or
             Schio (VI), in the north of   designed to process pieces   with accessories mounted
             Italy, the company designs   at GlassBuild America, with its new   with thicknesses of 3 to 12   on the drill bits.
             and creates advanced solu-    millimetres.   The vacuum belts system
             tions, focusing on intuitive   partner - Machines and Wheels.  On these centres, the dou-  is one of the best advan-
             and practical machines with   ble working heads process   tages of these machines
             high technology, that are in-  the long sides of the pieces   because, besides guaran-
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             novative and at top-level for   Matteo Dal Santo, Sales Manager  simultaneously, thus sav-  tees drilling and milling
                                                without any limitations, it
                                           ing considerable time on
      articles          articles           a
             quality and ease of use.
                                           grinding and polishing;
                                                enables to work in con-
                                       VERTICAL
                                                tinuous mode without idle
                                           The tool magazines, one
                                       CNC CENTRES
                                                sue with regards to suction
                                           for each working head, are
                                       SKILL E-D is a vertical   rack of 10/12 positions   time that is important is-
                                       CNC centre for grind-  placed in vertical columns   cups carriages that have to
                                       ing, milling, drilling and   close to the working head   wait until the unloading of
                                       polishing rectangular and   and ensure faster automat-  the fi nished piece before   Via Antonio Gramsci, 57 - 20032 Cormano (Milano) - Italy
                                       shaped fl at sheet glass. The   ic tools change.  loading a new one.
                                       machine can process both   SKILL E-D and E-D 101   DRILLING
                                       rectilinear and shaped fl at   work with 150-millimetre   AND MILLING
                                       sheet glass and combines   diamond wheel grinders
                                       all the technology for verti-  also on laminated or treat-  DRILL 1600FF is a 5-axis   Tel.: +39 - 02 - 66306866,  Fax: +39 - 02 - 66305510
                                       cal drilling and milling with   ed glass. Polishing can be   CNC drilling and milling
                                       the features of a vertical   performed on large sur-  machine designed for pro-
                                       grinding machine. Its main   faces with 150 millimetre   ducing holes, inserts and
                                       feature is its versatility,   wheels as well as on small   countersinks on rectangu-
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                                       which allows different types   inserts  with  diameters  lar fl at glass with a thick-
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