In a miter saw, a dust relief mechanism is provided in side fence portion of a fence on upper side of a base. The dust relief mechanism comprises a first relief groove portion penetrating in left-right direction at a lower end portion of a contact surface of the side fence portion, and a plurality of second relief groove portions penetrating in front-back direction at the lower end portion of the side fence portion. When pressing a material to be processed against the contact surface of the side fence portion, dust remaining between the side fence portion and the material to be processed can escape into the first and second relief groove portions. In turn, the dust can be prevented from intervening between the base and the material to be processed. Thus, it is not necessary for an operator to remove the dust on the base at each cutting process.

A panel dividing system for sawing workpieces consisting of a panel or a stack of panels, the system having a workpiece support table and a sawing line, a cutting saw movable along the sawing line, and two or more independently movable feed devices for moving the workpieces lying on the workpiece support table, the feed devices each assigned a separate work area in which the workpieces can be moved by the feed devices in a feed direction towards the sawing line, the work areas of the feed devices being formed next to each other on the workpiece support table, and the feed directions of the feed devices run parallel to each other, each feed device being assigned a supply device, each of the supply devices being able to transport at least one of the workpieces into the work area of the feed device to which it is assigned.

Systems and methods for automated cutting of lumber are disclosed. The system includes a loading module that receives lumber from a loading area and places the lumber on a cutting table. The system includes an actuating module that receives the lumber from the loading module, inspects the lumber, records lumber information based on the inspection, and positions the lumber on the cutting table in preparation for cutting. The system includes a sensor module that detects the position of the lumber on the cutting table, and records the position to the lumber information. The system includes a computing module that analyzes the lumber information received from the actuating module and sensor module. The system includes a cutting module that cuts the lumber based the lumber information, the cutting resulting in cut lumber. The system includes an unloading module that places the cut lumber on an unloading area.

A method for processing profile beam parts includes providing a machining station, an in-feed transport system, and an out-feed transport system. The method further includes transporting and in-feeding a first profile beam part together with a second profile beam part to the machining station, machining at least the first profile beam part in the machining station, out-feeding the first profile beam part with the out-feed transport system from the machining station to an intermediate position which is at a variable distance X from a discharge position between the machining station and the discharge position, and in-feeding the second profile beam part in the machining station with the in-feed transport system over a distance Y and simultaneously out-feeding the first profile beam part over the distance X from the intermediate position to the discharge position. The capacity of the system is improved with the method.