Rigidply Rafters, Inc. decided to upgrade their existing glulam production capabilities with a new automated glulam manufacturing plant for curved, cambered and straight beams.

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Ledinek to supply equipment to Rigidply Rafters in Richland, Pennsylvania

Ledinek to supply equipment to Rigidply Rafters in Richland, Pennsylvania

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Ledinek to supply equipment to Rigidply Rafters' production facility in Richland, Pennsylvania.

Family owned glulam manufacturer Rigidply Rafters, Inc. decided to upgrade their existing glulam production capabilities with a new automated glulam manufacturing plant for curved, cambered and straight beams.

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The new plant has been developed around the advanced Ledinek cold pressing technology. The following are the key components of the new production line:

  • Infeed system for multiple qualities to be loaded into the line
  • High-performance finger jointing machine Kontizink H 5000 
  • Stratoplan high speed planer
  • Rotopress high capacity glulam press
  • Hyperpress for curved beams
  • Flexipress for special beams and columns
  • XXL-Cut for customized length cutting
  • Superles heavy-duty beam planers for L and XXL beams
  • X-Lam Manager production control software.