Serious accidents caused by the operation of the circular are a thing of the past. NEW: PCS Accident Prevention System

PCS® (Preventive Contact System) - live demonstrations at LIGNA 2019

Any woodworker or manufacturer in the woodworking and furniture industry has ten good reasons not to compromise when it comes to work safety. The new PCS® accident prevention system guarantees the physical integrity of the operator working on the circular saw. 

PCS® (Preventive Contact System) to be presented at the International Woodworking Fair LIGNA 2019 which runs from May 27-31 in Hannover, Germany.

 PCS® Accident prevention at the speed of light: millisecond response time

PCS® A hazard foreseen is half averted: rapid approach detection

PCS® Safety shouldn't be expensive: immediate activation, no maintenance costs

Productivity and ease of operation are no longer enough to convince manufacturers in the woodworking and furniture industry to invest in machinery. Occupational safety and security have become important criteria for purchasing woodworking equipment. 

2 hands, 10 fingers! Circular saw accidents are a thing of the past

The PCS® Cutter Blade Contact Prevention System is a Felder innovation that guarantees the physical integrity of the operator during circular sawing. The PCS® is available as an option and complements the existing standard guarding equipment of the existing sliding table formatting circular saw.

Preturns accidents at the speed of light

If the risk of an accident is detected (hand approaching the saw blade), PCS® automatically triggers the circular saw blade to lower below the table at an incredibly high speed. Functionality based on the electromagnetic law of repulsion allows an extremely short response time of a few milliseconds.

Recognizes the safety environment around the blade and detects the operator's hand approaching

Upon detecting an unexpected and rapid approach in the circular saw blade area, PCS® triggers immediate lowering of the circular saw blade. The safety zone is an area that covers the saw blade and detects possible approaches from any direction and across the entire surface of the saw blade above table level. Basically, lowering is not triggered on contact with the saw blade, but when the hands enter the safety zone.

Activates immediately at the touch of a button and requires no maintenance, 0 maintenance costs

PCS® safety lowering is performed without affecting the functionality of the machine. With the push of a button, the PCS® prevention system is activated and the sliding table circular saw is ready to work. PCS® operates without consumable parts and therefore requires no maintenance.

PCS® is available for the Format-4 range of moving table formatting circular saws from the Felder Gruppe portfolio

LIGNA 2019 - official launch and PCS® live demonstrations

The new PCS® Protection and Safety System will be presented by Felder Gruppe at the Ligna International Woodworking Fair Ligna 2019 from May 27-31 in Hannover, Germany. 

Here Find out more and see how the new PCS® Circular Saw Accident Prevention System works.

What's new from Felder Gruppe at LIGNA 2019

At the Felder Gruppe stand, visitors will be able to see and test more than 100 woodworking machines, technical innovations, production process automation solutions, augmented reality with intelligent assistant for fast positioning of cross beams, brackets and parts on CNC, as well as integrated F4®Solutions software solutions for a complete, efficient and profitable production process. Felder Gruppe customers get free admission. Find out more here and book your visit to Ligna in advance.  

How a circular saw cut can change your life

The story of carpenter Sascha Wein, managing director of the Munich Carpenters' Association

Sascha Wein was always a careful carpenter, careful și concentrated in any had to do in the workshop. Lso was almost 20 years ago in a October afternoon that would change his life. TThe boat was being set upThe workspace was well organized, and dispositives safety of machines were well adjusted. And howeverdespitecautionian unfortunate moment when he twisted his ankle caused the accident in which Sascha and-lost all at once 4 fingers of the left hand. 6 weeks after the accident in which she lost her 4 fingers, Sasha Wein decided to look at the accident as an opportunity and decided to get more involved in accident prevention and the development of safety measures in the woodworking industry. Read the full story here and see how a circular cut changed Sascha Wein's life.