T.M. Machinery takes on Viet wide belt sander range

T.M. Machinery Sales, UK agents for the Striebig range of vertical panel saws, have entered into a distribution agreement with Biesse UK to sell, service and provide spare parts for the artisan range of Viet S1 and S2 wide belt sanders. The move will give Viet, which became part of the Biesse Group in 2011, access to the large number of small and medium size manufacturers who make up T.M Machinery's core customer base. This is an important market sector for the Viet range. Matthew Pearce, a director of T.M. Machinery, said: "The agreement with Biesse makes excellent sense. Viet has been synonymous with high quality wide belt sanding and materials finishing since 1953 and leads the market in technological development. "We will be able to give Biesse access to small and medium size manufacturers, while our service division, T.M. Services, has extensive experience of servicing, refurbishing and providing spare parts for wide belt sanders." Steve Bulmer, managing director MD of Biesse UK said: "Viet’s attention to design detail and build quality has made it a market leader in wide belt sanding, with some 380 machines already sold in the UK and Ireland. "Our agreement with T.M. Machinery will allow us entry to a market sector in which they are specialists, while their service division’s long involvement with wide belt sanders will give existing and potential Viet users added confidence." . Biesse UK and T.M. Machinery held a joint workshop exhibition, a hands-on event giving customers the opportunity to experience the Viet range at first hand and speak to sanding experts, at Biesse’s Daventry Tech Centre from February 26 to March 1. On show were the versatile Viet S1 and S2 models. The S1 machine features a combination head with two rollers for calibration and pre-sanding plus a full electronic sanding pad followed by a Tynex brush for maximum finishing capability. It also features inverter control of the abrasive belt and conveyor belt speeds for maximum flexibility. Touch screen controls are provided for operator ease and speed of use. The Viet S2 is a highly sophisticated machine, described as the ultimate in surface finishing. The machine on show combined a fully electronic cross belt sanding head followed by a combination head with roller and electronic segmented pad for delicate finishing, and a further electronic segmented pad head for final finishing. Belt blowers, finishing brushes and turbo panel cleaners are incorporated for the complete panel finishing solution. Program storage and retrieval along with intuitive controls are provided via the use of a 15" touch screen. Viet demonstration machines will continue to be available at Biesse UK’s Daventry Tech Centre. Call Biesse on 01327 300366 e: one2one@biesse.co.uk or T.M. Machinery Sales on 0116 271 7155 e: sales@tmservices.co.uk for further information

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