Elcon Sawing Technology

ELCON Sawing Technology

Currently with over 70 years of experience, Elcon is the leading technological innovator in vertical panels saws and one of the major international suppliers of the highest quality machinery for cutting to size panel materials.

History...

In one of the wooden sheds of a small-sized shipyard in Hollands green-hearted lake district, still very near ELCON's present location, the first sawing machine saw the light in the year 1948. It was the result of the need to work timber for deck-houses at the one hand and the post-war lack of machinery on the other.

Soon production had grown such that it was necessary to move into a new building in 1953. In subsequent years further enlargements had to be realised, untill in 1995 the growth of the activities forced the construction of a completely new and modern building at the newly developped industrial estate near Amsterdam Airport.
In the mean time, by the end of the 80's, the next generation Piet and Pieter Meijer had taken over the management tasks of both their fathers.

The first vertical panel-sawing machine, nowadays ELCON's main product, was developed in 1971. Although some of these first models are still in daily use in workshops, they look rather old-fashioned compared to today's range of sophisticated machinery.

Although the Netherlands is still an important market for their line of products, by far the major part of ELCON end-users is to be found abroad.
In 1990 the first foreign establishment was founded with Elcon Iberica SA in Barcelona. With many partners abroad long lasting relationships have been built, such as Geronne in Germany since 1990, Adwood in the USA since 1993, Daltons in the UK since 1993, Team Cehisa-France since 1985, DanenGros in Denmark since 1988 and Axon in Greece since 1999. In more recent years partners joined from other countries, like SCM Etienne in Switzerland, Sernbrandt in Sweden, Cehpol in Poland, Rojek in Czech, Vens&Thiers in Belgium and Rabochie in Russia,

And today, still in the ownership of the Meijer family, the company work through a world-wide network of high profile distributors. With this international partnership functioning as a Taskforce for new developments, Elcon have built up an enviable reputation for innovation and design enabling them to occupy a position at the very forefront of the industry sector.

Elcon Sawing Technology

Currently with over 70 years of experience, Elcon is the leading technological innovator in vertical panels saws and one of the major international suppliers of the highest quality machinery for cutting to size panel materials.

ELCON has always succesfully met the requests from different kind of industries for special machines, like bigger sizes (up to lengts of 20 meters) and panel thicknesses (up to 150 mm), both in vertical and in horizontal versions. The larger industries highly value the capability of ELCON to respond precisely to their needs with tailor-made sawing solutions for a wide variety of panel materials, such as sandwich panels, Alu-bond, Corian, Trespa, Thermoclear, gypsum, post-forming, acrylic, polycarbonate and many others. ELCON Sawing Technology

The company work through a world-wide network of high profile distributors and have built up an enviable reputation for innovation and design enabling them to occupy a position at the very forefront of the industry sector.

Certification:
CE: Berufsgenossenschaft Holz - Stuttgart
GS-Geprüfte Sicherheit
SKH: Foundation Inspection Wood - Wageningen

Tests:
CLC- Centre Lightweight Constructions - Techn. University Delft
Flex Development / Innovation Lab - Delft

Acknowledgements:
Recognised educative company (technical and commercial training)
Recognised Innovation Ambassador - Syntens

Awards:
Bayerischer Staatspreis
Good Industrial Design
Design Effectiveness Award
Der Rote Punkt
Design Prize Germany

Patents:
Twin Scoring Unit
Limpio Dust System
DRM Guiding Modules
Hybrid Sawing Concept
Quadra Sizing System