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FLOOR & ROOF

AutoFloor System

Floor cassettes, ceilings and roof elements, CAD/CAM operated.

70–90 m²
of floor per hour
7
pin pairs per jig
5
automatic tool holders
3+
sheet stacks, each in its own position

The Randek AutoFloor System is the world’s most automatic production system for floor elements, floor cassettes, roof ceilings and roof elements.

Beams are laid out on an open jig that sets itself from the CAD file. The sheets are then added, glued and fastened by ZeroLabor robots, the standard line, or by a single automatic portal that also saws, mills and marks in the same pass.

  • Automatic and flexible support, making it possible to produce complex non-square floors, roofs and ceilings
  • Open jig solution for effective and ergonomic working conditions
  • Double jig solution for effective production and high utilization of the line
  • Effective and automatic handling of sheets of various heights and thicknesses
  • CAD/CAM connection: files go straight from the design software to the machine
  • Finished elements are transported automatically to the loading position
FLOOR, ROOF & CEILING

Floor cassettes, roofs and ceilings in timber or steel

AutoFloor builds floor cassettes, roof and ceiling elements with beams in timber or light gauge steel. The jig clamps both the same way; the fastening tools are chosen for the material you build with. Beams are laid out on the open jig and the sheets are added, glued and fastened on top. The flexible support handles complex, non-square shapes as easily as rectangular ones.

THE CHOICE

Two ways to build: robots or a portal

Both variants share the same open jig, sheet in-feed and control. What differs is how the sheets go on. Starting smaller? EasyFloor is the semi-automatic step before AutoFloor.

Randek AutoFloor line with ZeroLabor robot cells, isometric layout view
ROBOTIC · STANDARD

Robotic floor line

The standard AutoFloor. ZeroLabor robots take the place of the portal and sheathe and fasten the element under robot control, for the highest capacity and the lowest manning.

ZeroLabor robots · highest capacity
Randek AutoFloor line with the automatic portal, isometric view
PORTAL

Portal line

A single automatic portal glues, adds sheets, fastens, saws, mills and marks in one pass over the open jig. The compact way into automated floor and roof elements.

One automatic bridge · one pass over the open jig
SHARED BY BOTH

The control, the jig and the sheets

Whichever way the sheets go on, the element is built on the same base.

  1. 01
    CAD/CAMfrom design straight to the line

    Control unit

    Files go directly from the design software to the line, with nothing entered again at the machine. The same planning and control software schedules floor, roof and ceiling elements.

  2. 02
    7pin pairs per jig

    Automatic and flexible jig system

    The jig is open, so the operator can walk inside it. The pin pairs position themselves from the CAD file, and the operator raises each pair with a push button as the element is built beam by beam.

  3. 03
    3+sheet stacks, each in its own position

    In-feed of sheets

    The truck driver sets whole sheet packages on the in-feed conveyors, and the line handles the sheets from there. The buffer holds three or more stacks, each in its own position, for high material utilization.

THE ROBOTIC LINE

ZeroLabor robots in place of the portal

Two robots share the tools and change between them automatically, much like a ZeroLabor sheathing cell on AutoWall.

ZeroLabor robot cell for floor cassettes, isometric view

The robot cell

On the standard line a ZeroLabor robot cell takes over from the portal: two robots place, fasten, saw and mill the sheets on the element. The jig, the sheet in-feed and the control stay the same. More about ZeroLabor →

  • Sheet handling toolVacuum cups pick each sheet and place it on the floor element.
  • Recycling toolVacuum cups and suction pads lift away the offcuts milled out of the sheets, so they leave the element instead of staying on it.
  • Milling toolsEach robot has its own milling tool, optionally with its own four-position cutter changer.
  • Fastening toolsBoth robots have access to fastening tools: staples, screws or nails.
  • Saw toolBoth robots have access to a saw tool for cutting the sheets on the element.
THE PORTAL LINE

One portal, one pass over the jig

On the portal line a single automatic bridge glues, adds sheets, handles the tongue and groove connection, staples and nails, saws, mills and marks with inkjet, in the same pass.

The AutoFloor automatic portal over the open jig, isometric view

The portal

One automatic bridge travels over the open jig and does the whole job on its own: it picks and places the sheets, glues and fastens them, and saws, mills and marks the finished element. The parts below all sit in the bridge.

  • Vacuum unitVacuum unit picks sheet and places it on the floor element. The next sheet is clamped together in order to handle the tongue and groove connection between the boards automatically.
  • Tool holders5 automatic tool holders to be equipped with nailing, stapling or drilling tools. Each holder also contains a gluing unit.
  • Interpolated saw unitFor cutting of overhang of boards or large openings. The saw unit can make straight and angled cuts. The saw is equipped with an effective dust extraction unit.
  • Interpolated milling unitFor milling of openings, i.e. plumbing and electrical wiring.
  • Inkjet markingFor marking, i.e. placement of internal walls and various things to simplify the building process, branding and ID number.
SEE IT RUN

AutoFloor System in production

Randek Autofloor
Second-hand

Used AutoFloor System available

BEG 97

AutoFloor

High-volume floor line: nailing, milling of openings, sheet cutting, gluing, marking and handling in one.

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QUESTIONS

What buyers ask first

What can the AutoFloor line produce?
Floor elements, floor cassettes, roof ceilings and roof elements. The automatic and flexible support makes it possible to produce complex non-square floors, roofs and ceilings.
Robots or a portal: which should I choose?
The robotic line is the standard, for the highest capacity and the lowest manning. The portal line fits a smaller footprint. Both share the same jig, sheet in-feed and control, and we plan the right one with you in a pre-study.
Does the portal do more than nailing?
Yes. The portal glues, adds sheets, handles the tongue and groove connection, staples and nails, saws, mills and marks with inkjet in the same pass.
Can operators work inside the jig?
Yes. The jigs are open, so it is possible to walk inside the jig. That is the reason for the open jig solution: effective and ergonomic working conditions.
What machinery do I need to manufacture floor cassettes?
It depends on volume. Floor jig tables and BS tables are the manual start, EasyFloor is a semi-automatic line driven from your design data, and AutoFloor automates the whole flow at 70–90 m² per hour. See how to choose the right level of automation.
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