4060180052 CHAIN PAD for Homag 116 x 59mm Edgebanding Machine Track Pad 4-060-18-0052

Yes, this is the conveyor chain pad that carries panels through a Homag Optimat edgebander, and it is the part that wears instead of the panel. Each pad measures 116 x 59 mm and weighs 32 g, moulded in plastic with a textured, non-marking contact face. Two numbers identify it: 4-060-18-0052 and 4060180052. A worn block is swapped in place with the chain left on, and custom sizes are produced from a sample part or a drawing.

A worn chain pad does not stop an edgebander. The conveyor keeps running, but a flattened pad no longer holds the panel at its working height, the board tips as it passes the trimming station, and the glued edge comes back with a shadow line or a dent. Then there are two options: run on and sort the scrap later, or pull the chain for one block. This 116 x 59 mm pad is the third, because one worn block is replaced with the chain left in place.

The pad is the track element between the conveyor chain and the workpiece on a Homag Optimat edgebander. Length is 116 mm and width 59 mm; those two figures decide whether the pad sits flat on the link and clears the pressure rollers, and the machine sets them, not preference. Net weight is 32 g per pad. Order it by 4-060-18-0052 or 4060180052.

The body is plastic, with a textured face that grips the panel without marking pre-finished board, laminate or melamine. Plastic also keeps the mounting side square, so the pad cannot rock on the link, and it holds its profile against glue, dust and heat at the gluing unit. Pads are changed one at a time during a chain inspection, so a line keeps running instead of stopping for a strip-down.

Nine checks to run against the pad already on your chain.

• Made for the Homag Optimat chain — produced as a track pad for Homag Optimat edgebanders, so the mounting face meets the link as the machine expects.
• 116 x 59 mm footprint — 116 mm long and 59 mm wide, the two figures that decide whether the pad sits flat and clears the pressure rollers.
• 32 g per pad — light enough that a full chain is not loaded down, heavy enough to stay seated through the gluing station.
• Textured, non-marking face — the contact surface grips the panel and leaves no scratch or dent on pre-finished board, laminate or melamine.
• A mounting side that stays square — the plastic body holds its shape on the link, so the pad cannot rock or deform under load.
• Resists glue, dust and heat — it keeps its profile beside the gluing unit instead of softening or picking up glue.
• Two numbers to order it — 4-060-18-0052 and 4060180052 both identify this 116 x 59 mm pad, so either number can be quoted.
• Changed one pad at a time — the pad is a separate part, so a worn block is swapped in place with the chain left tensioned.
• Custom sizes supported — send a sample part or a drawing and the pad is produced to your machine's dimensions.

A worn pad leaves two bad choices: run on and sort the scrap edge out later, or strip the conveyor chain for one block. This pad gives you a third.

• One pad instead of a chain rebuild. The pad is a separate, removable part, so a single worn block is replaced on the machine with the chain left tensioned and aligned, and the line is back in production the same shift.
• Wear lands on the pad, not on the panel. The plastic face is the sacrificial surface, so the sliding load hits a 32 g part you can change instead of the laminate, veneer or melamine on the board.
• A flat top the panel can trust. A pad that holds its shape keeps the board level through the trimming cutters, while a collapsed pad lets the panel tilt and the cutters follow it.
• No marks on finished board. The textured face grips without scratching, which matters on pre-finished panels, where one mark turns a board into a reject.
• Numbered for repeat buying. Order by 4-060-18-0052 or 4060180052 together with 116 x 59 mm, so the pads arriving next quarter match the ones already running on the chain.
• A wear check you can do by eye. A flattened, glazed or chipped contact face found in a walk-round tells you which pads to change before edge quality drops.

Yes, if the pad on your chain measures 116 x 59 mm and mounts the same way. It is produced as a track pad for Homag Optimat edgebanders; take one pad off the chain, measure its length and width, and compare those two figures before you order a set.

They are two ways of writing the same pad: 4-060-18-0052 and 4060180052. Both appear on the product record, so a repeat order can be placed with either number.

Plastic. The body is moulded with a rigid mounting side that stays square on the chain link, and a textured contact face that takes the sliding load from the panel.

32 g net. The figure is per pad, not per set, so the weight of a full chain is the pad weight multiplied by the number of links you fit.

No. The pad is a separate replacement part, so a worn block is swapped in place with the chain left tensioned, without a strip-down or a re-alignment.

No. The contact face is textured and non-marking: it grips the board without scratching or denting it, which is the reason to use it on laminate, melamine and pre-finished panels.

When the contact face is flattened, glazed or no longer presents a flat top. Check the pads during a normal chain inspection, because a collapsed pad lets the panel tilt as it passes the trimming cutters.

Yes. Customization is supported: send a sample part or an engineering drawing and the pad is produced to your machine's dimensions instead of the 116 x 59 mm standard.