Lico Machinery DEL Series optimized ripping systems at Classic American Hardwood, Memphis, TN
Classic American Hardwood in Memphis, TN runs a Lico Machinery DEL Series optimized ripping line supplied through US Machinery Sales.
We have video of this line running. It stays private at the customer's request, so it sits behind a password. If you are evaluating optimized ripping systems and want to see one working, call 615-948-9983 and we will get you access.
Lico Machinery DEL Series
Up to 90,000 bd ft per shift at up to 93% rip yield.
Where a rip line sits
A rip line is a dry-end machine. It works on kiln-dried lumber, after the kiln and usually after a surfacing pass, breaking boards down into the strips a flooring or dimension line needs. Nothing about it touches the green side of the mill.
In a rip-first plant, which is what nearly every flooring operation runs, the ripsaw sets the widths and the chop saw downstream does most of the defect removal. That division of labour matters when you are sizing a line, because it means the ripsaw's job is width recovery and the crosscut's job is quality. The Forest Service put the same point more generally: whichever cutting operation comes second is the one doing most of the defecting.
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