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Lots of personal encounters in the trade fair month of July

Westrom can be connected to anything. Everything can be connected to the digital Westrom - from the manual workstation to the machine line and from the material trolley parking area to the roller conveyor

JDH Joinery ramps-up production with new HOMAG equipment

now manufacture twice as many panels with the HOMAG panel saw than they previously produced using a manual sliding table saw. Optimised material processing delivers increased yield and less waste Referring

tapio – Joint applications solve real customer problems

time to exchange end-to-end data between all the important components really easily. The laborious manual work is coming to an end and scanning is becoming the new normal. At the last LIGNA in 2019, tapio

Where skilled workers are forged

previous machine from a competitor was equipped with an automatic console table, the new concept uses a manual version. "This is because this table can meet the various requirements far better, especially as [...] participants work on the CENTATEQ and execute a wide range of projects was the deciding factor for the manual console table with flexible suction unit positioning." The dual-circuit vacuum allows the halves

Timber construction in Denmark paving the way to climate change

completely optimized our production processes,” says Christensen. “Where we previously relied on manual processes, we can now meet the market’s demands for quality, speed and cost-efficiency far more [...] At the same time, CNC processing has greatly improved the precision of building components. While manual production used to result in tolerances of 2, 3 or even 5 millimeters, today, “everything fits, and

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

setting up all the preset programs and with pneumatic adjustments incorporated within the machine, manual tweaking became minimal. The team found that they could essentially just turn it on and begin using [...] minimal adjustment and facilitated the processing of multiple finishes without the need for subsequent manual clean-up. This efficiency is particularly beneficial in a workshop environment like Cutting Edge

Networked Workshop (Part 2): Ready for the Future in Three Steps

order receipt to shipping? Which software and IT systems are in use? How are parts lists created — manually or automatically? Is the current system able to deal with variation, and how are changes to dimensions [...] this nature provides a more efficient configuration for work preparation and reduces the number of manual steps. Production throughput times also become shorter, since complete production information—wood

Auf dem Weg zum industriellen Bauunternehmen

timeframe to do so. Mr. Postulart, how do you involve employees in the project specifically? MP: From manual work to industry — this is a change of mindset. It requires acceptance and an understanding of what [...] work station does not "just" unload a truck, or that a workpiece is carried to the snipping station manually. These are a number of initial small topics for improving the material flow and the utilization

Familiar, but contemporary

the office, five on the construction site and two in production. Up until 2019, the work was done manually. At that point, the two managing directors initially decided to invest in a beam processing machine [...] are still turned by an overhead crane, and the insulation is introduced into the elements with a manual blow-in plate from Isocell. Smooth changeover The fact that Stocksiefen had exclusively contacted

Radical change, one step at a time

rs in Europe. Approaches to automation With stick framing under roof, a lot of the production is manual and therefore requires high numbers of personnel. The US market is currently characterized by a steady [...] lagging behind other economic sectors in terms of labor productivity due to its high proportion of manual work. The locally or regionally valid building codes require the assembled, open components to be