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The key to success lies in intralogistics

qualities with the lowest possible material input. And ensure excellent production efficiency. But what happens at other points in the production process? Opportunities for improvement are often found in intra [...] is an important part of Burger Küchen's strategy. To set itself apart from the competition, the German kitchen manufacturer "Burger Küchen" has set itself a striking maxim, which is: "Be faster". One idea [...] manufacturer in the topic of production optimisation. The Technical Manager, Martin Schockwitz, sees the greatest potential for optimisation in the intralogistics of production: "In my opinion, the potential

Two saws on the same batch

few changeovers as possible, and the cutting function can process the cutting patterns optimally. In total, 20 criteria have been developed and defined in the production control system at Duravit to achieve [...] saws, which are designed as dividing cells for the individual cutting of individual panels and the order-related production. The production control bundles the customer orders according to material type [...] to increase its production depth and also include bathroom furniture and washbasin cabinets in its portfolio. As a young plant manager, Weber had the will to achieve an optimum production flow from the very

Taylor Made Joinery invests in HOMAG

understand how the machines perform, but also to learn new techniques and production ideas that could potentially benefit our business. Setting up the new facility “Back in 2013 we were one of the first companies [...] increase our production capacity by at least 20 percent. We can load the sheet material in the day time, select and prepare the panels in the evening whilst the factory is shut, then cut them when the [...] last month we’ve made around 400 door sets within the factory, so that’s given us yet another competitive advantage. “We can now diversify into different products as well. So we are able to target new

SAWTEQ B-320 flexTec robot saw solves bottleneck

sold directly to the end user. All products are based on a common production principle: batch size 1. "In the last 15 years, we have systematically adapted production to the changed customer requirements [...] context, the former production of stock parts have declined sharply. In the meantime, we have been running two tracks, stock and series production on the one hand and batch size 1 production on the other. Today [...] percent of production is in batch size 1, based on orders." This also applies to cutting, where the company has been using a SAWTEQ B-320 flexTec robot saw from Homag since mid-2021. Until then, cutting was regularly

No job is too big or too small for Cutting Edge Cabinetry.

Auckland, has cultivated a reputation for excellence, delivering products and services that embody quality and a distinctly personal touch. Cutting Edge Cabinetry started out in 2011 as a one-man band and has [...] delivering durable products are among their top priorities. They are dedicated to continual learning and development, incorporating the latest design elements, hardware, and products as they become available [...] the finest results. William Haveland is the founder of Cutting Edge Cabinetry, a Joinery situated in Pukekohe, south of Auckland. Initially, Cutting Edge Cabinetry serviced local residents by creating custom

How to be flexible – and remain so

orders to production. 2. production data generation The question of how production data is generated, configured and prepared for production is essential for flexible manufacturing. Production data generation [...] principles: First, make-to-stock production (production on component interim storage or finished goods storage) and second, order-related production. Make-to-stock production is characterized by high lot sizes [...] and short delivery times. The production and logistics processes in make-to-stock production have a low degree of complexity. However, product variance is limited and product flexibility, for example in

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Lindinger Holztechnik—Courage for automation & performance class

addition to Cut Rite, woodWOP and woodFlex, he also uses ControllerMES. The production progress, utilization and machine status can therefore all be viewed in real time. However, the production didn’t always [...] speed—but still remains down to earth. Regardless of whether customers want trimming services, serial products from batch size 1 or complex furnishing, furniture, trade fair or store construction projects—Lindinger [...] supports small and large carpentry businesses as a 100% supplier from CAD planning to cabinet production. To do this, the company needs the right machines, processes and software. And here, even though

CNC processing: New entry-level solution, robot support in woodworking shops and tool-free furniture

to measure The PAQTEQ C-250 cardboard box cutting machine enables individual, tailor-made cardboard packaging for the product — just in time — for optimum product protection. With a width of just 1500 mm [...] panels can be pre-trimmed on an external trimming spindle. For example, corners are cut, roundings are trimmed or panels are set to the relevant dimension before the edges are applied with the powerEdge Pro [...] and grooves. It is particularly well-suited to just-in-time production for woodworking shops and other small businesses, and for custom production in large companies. PAQTEQ C-250 packaging machine — Every

Hazlin of Ludlow improves manufacturing efficiencies with HOMAG

“As a company, they always seem to be looking for ways to improve their products and service levels. It’s an approach which sets them apart from many of their competitors,” concludes Chris Jones. If you’d [...] of issues in retrieving stock. We have the capability to use a wide variety of cores in our door production and this brought its own challenges when it came to storage and retrieval. “The less popular door [...] it’s so much better and more accurate than the old paper system. “Now we can prove exactly what product has been used in each job which, when you make fire doors, is extremely important for third party