Swiss tanning machinery manufacturer Zünd has announced that it will introduce a new, full-hide cutting system at the Tanning Tech exhibition in Milan in February. The Zünd D3 cutter, a new dual-beam system for leather cutting, is at the core of the new solution.
The D3 cutter has a modular projection system and has MindCut Studio CAD-CAM software from Mind. Increased efficiency and flexibility in whole-hide processing are the main developments the Swiss technology provider has pointed to, claiming that tanners can “nearly double” throughput with the D3, mainly thanks to the dual-beam system. In a single production workflow, two beams with up to three different modules can simultaneously cut and punch a hide independently of each other.