At Ligna 2023, the world saw the first public presentation of Biesse’s new Hydrogen Force System. Capable of edgebanding 1.5 km of panels with just 1 litre of water.
In a blaze of lights, centre stage on a newly liveried stand was a giant Stream MDS edgebander with a dozen-roll tape magazine. To one side, an LED screen flashed messages about an innovative system for perfect bonding.
HFS Hydrogen Force System is a Biesse Technology that begins with H2O and leverages the hydrolysis process to create hydrogen used as a sustainable energy source to power the edge application process, thus reducing energy consumption and related CO2 emissions.
The market is demanding machines with lower running costs so it was always in the back of the mind that we should have a look at a technology that could replace the currently available solutions in the market and provide similar, or better performance. The solution we found was the Hydrogen Force System.
"You can have the HFS system running alongside another gluing system, so you can run a standard EVA or a PU system as well as applying laser edgebandings on an HFS equipped machine". Malcolm Storey Biesse’s UK Technical Applications Manager for Edgebanders
Because HFS technology provides instant ignition, there’s none of the regeneration time associated with a hot air system so the machine can keep going without pause. Hydrogen ignites instantly, facilitating a reduced panel gap, which combined with the track speed means significantly higher productivity.