2. Door Jamb & Architrave Production — 200 sets per shift
Products: door jamb (frame) and architrave (face moulding)
Door frame finished section: 100 × 45 mm
Architrave finished section: front 60 × 18 mm, back 25 × 18 mm
Capacity: 200 sets per shift
Material options: solid wood OR finger-jointed board / LVL / HDF
Door Jamb — process sequence
| # | Operation | Solid wood | FJ / LVL / HDF | Recommended Caple machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cross-cutting | Y | — | Cross-cut saw |
| 2 | Multi-ripping | Y | — | Straight-line rip saw |
| 3 | Pre-planing | Y | — | Surface & thickness planer |
| 4 | Sizing the substrate | — | Y | Panel saw / beam saw |
| 5 | Throughfeed planing, rebating, grooving | Y | Y | 4-side moulder |
| 6 | Profile sanding, staining & sealer | Y | — | Wide-belt sander · Edge sander |
| 7 | Flexi veneer wrapping | — | Y | Profile wrapping / post-forming |
| 8 | PVC / paper foil wrapping | — | Y | Profile wrapping / post-forming |
| 9 | Mitre & final cutting | Y | Y | Cross-cut / mitre saw |
| 10 | Hinge & lock-plate cut-out | Y | Y | Pin router / CNC router |
| 11 | Lacquer sanding & top-coat | Y | — | Wide-belt finish sander + UV / PU finishing line |
| 12 | Assembly | Y | Y | Manual / Tenon mortiser |
Architrave — process sequence
The architrave route is identical in spirit to the jamb but adds Planing & Thicknessing between cross-cut and multi-rip on the solid-wood line, and Shaping instead of rebating on both routes — performed on a spindle moulder or 4-side moulder fitted with profile cutters.