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Customer Magazine performance – issue 16 | 2017

success - Blueprint Robotics Breaking into new markets: Solid wood for New Zealand - XLam NZ News Blow-in technology 4.0: Quantum leap in timber work Multifunction bridge WMS 060 - Entry into automated timber [...] While the timber work sector experiences high economic activity and growth in the past years, it was increasingly difficult to find qualified personnel. Therefore, many companies are asking how they can [...] maintaining high quality and thus meet the demands of the market. Smaller businesses of the timber work industry are currently going through a change of generation, which may lead to a change in structure

When a progressive furniture production concept becomes reality

was clear that the machine technology and its selection could only be part of SCHULER Consulting’s work. One of the challenges of the project was how to transfer the right data to the production plant without [...] this project so demanding. SCHULER Consulting implemented the manufacturing execution system (MES) "Wood Factory" for the specific data transfers and production monitoring. The system was specially designed [...] any machine and system component to be integrated with it. Rules are defined for all parts in the “Wood Factory” system, for example, controlling the right aggregates on the edge banding machine or diverting

HOMAG Vantech: a long manufacturing history

cabinetmakers that deal with a smaller sheet size – and it fits perfectly into a small workshop. ALEKS’ WOOD CRAFT Aleks Nikolic has a passion for machines, for quality machines. “I was looking at other machinery [...] machines are sold to some of the largest manufacturers in the world. Aleks founded his own company Aleks’ Wood Craft a few years ago in the shed of his backyard. When space was no longer sufficient for production [...] cabinet making for kitchens and all custom cabinet requests for mainly residential clients. All the work is supported with 3D models and cut on a Vantech CNC machine for top quality and precision. “I have

Renovation of existing buildings for CO₂-neutral living

ent renovation work on an existing building is done directly on the construction site. This often means that tenants have to move out for an extended period of time. Performing the work on site often also [...] have long been established in other industries. Wood is an important building material for storing CO₂ in newly renovated buildings over 50 or 100 years. Wood is also very cheap and has ideal properties for [...] which will reduce costs and therefore open up more application possibilities. Our next step will be to work on solutions for other building classes. We are also receiving increasing inquiries from schools and

Process steps "shortened"

already worth seeing for itself with a fully automatic frame work station, four multifunction bridges, a blow-in bridge and three rows of work and turning tables. What is particularly surprising is the product [...] The family-run B&O Gruppe has been involved in renovation for 30 years and has been active in wood and wood hybrid construction for 15 years. Today, the group of companies is divided into the main divisions [...] system. The work preparation is shortened significantly by such processes; Schäpers speaks about a reduction of 95 percent from about 30 to as little as two days per building. "While a work preparation

International Wood Construction Conference

The International Wood Construction Forum offers timber constructors, planners, engineers and architects the opportunity to report on their experiences, work and goals with timber structures and timber

2 birds with one stone — cutting and element production in one machine

multifunction bridge. "In modern timber work companies," Freiermuth says, "design and drawing programs are the cornerstones of work preparation. They're used to work out every detail, issue lists for material [...] of activity," states Marc Freiermuth, who is responsible for production and work preparation at Lehmann Holzbau. "In timber work, the demand for more complex processing has increased significantly in recent [...] table at the same time. This has worked perfectly so far in a highly economical and precise way." The multifunction bridge is also used to process all of the solid wood panels that make up a large part

Advanced solutions for CNC processing and drilling technology, from single operation to interlinking in cells.

controlled at different levels depending on the application. woodWOP 8 software: New functions. Infinite possibilities. The focus of the new version of woodWOP, which was introduced in fall 2021, is on the innovative [...] energy and costs at the same time. NEW: The CENTATEQ N-510 model. Comprehensive new solutions for working efficiently with maximum flexibility. At the HOMAG Treff in Herzebrock in November 2021, customers [...] concepts, which are optimally designed for the target groups. The new generation is automated and works in single operation, from three-axis technology to five-axis technology and on table sizes from 1

SmartWOP: The easy way to design furniture

an individual item of furniture in SmartWOP and opening it directly in woodWOP. Processing steps can now be added and saved in woodWOP. All changes are transferred directly to SmartWOP and visualized there [...] includes a large library with all common fixtures from the well-known manufacturers. Even your own woodWOP components can be added to the furniture without any problems. Realistic representation of furniture [...] entire living areas — depending on the requirements. Powerful software duo: Innovative integration of woodWOP into SmartWOP The integrated interaction between the two software solutions offers the special

Strengthening the competence in the solid wood area

strengthening its commitment in the solid wood sector, including the entire process chain in timber construction. The topic of sustainability plays an important role here; Wood as a renewable raw material is still [...] Josef Zerle, head of the business unit Surface Technology within the HOMAG Group and expert in solid wood, will join WEINMANN's management on July 1, 2020. In addition to Mr. Zerle, the management consists [...] a balance between man and machine. We have been pursuing these maxima from the beginning and have worked our way up to become the market leader worldwide. For WEINMANN's future, it is important that this