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Investment in the future

capacities are met, because, as is widely known, skilled staff are hard to find. For Frank Gätke, managing director of the Gätke carpentry firm, subcontracting beam processing work was not a long-term solution [...] currently employing 15 people. At its 500 m² site, the company produces staircases and furniture with a HOMAG CENTATEQ P-120 processing center. The carpentry area of the business involves constructing detached

Hightech on the road

luxury mobile homes. Since May 2012, the interior fittings for the vehicles have been produced using a HOMAG BAZ 322 processing center with DRIVE+ -axis spindle. "No two customers tick the same ": broad customer [...] address the special needs of customers from wide-ranging different branches of industry. This is why Directors Bernd Bischoff and Volker Scheck see their company’s role neither as that of a classical furniture [...] everything from furniture carcases to steel frames. This was the reasoning behind investing in the new HOMAG processing center, as Bischoff explains: “We used to outsource a lot of parts, even ordering unique

State-of-the-art automation

his own production in Geiselbach in 1922, sowed the seeds for a success story. The current managing director, Bernd Kirchner, is just as enterprising. He gradually expanded the company, turning it into [...] Kirchner. The major project was ultimately implemented together with the HOMAG Group. "Goldbach Kirchner has been working with HOMAG since the 1980s. The first machine was a HOLZMA saw. For the plant in Dessau [...] interior fittings, has undergone a particular type of capacity expansion. In collaboration with the HOMAG Group, the company created a highly automated production system for cabinet furniture and rectangular

Tailored to the carpenter - Compact, versatile beam processing

carpentry business finally decided to purchase a WEINMANN beam processing system - a step that managing director Timo Großmann has not thought twice about since. After completing his master's studies, Großmann

Fully automated handling increases productivity

industry, thus learning to develop their products in a process-oriented manner. We spoke to Managing Director Willem Flier. About a year ago you invested in a WEINMANN production plant. Why did you make

Advanced Furniture invests in HOMAG edgebander and return system

paying because the lifetime value of a HOMAG machine is exceptional, you definitely get more for your pound notes. “The other massive benefit of dealing with HOMAG is that you are partnering with a global [...] ensures that the solutions HOMAG provides are at the cutting edge of technology.” A partnership that works “At the end of the day, however, it’s all about people. The team at HOMAG are always straight-talking; [...] place and commissioned HOMAG’s engineers trained our people on set-up, operation and maintenance of the equipment. And, because three weeks before delivery we sent our operators to HOMAG for software training

Construction method with a future

production of the components, the entire building is assembled on the construction site," says managing director Johannes Schwörer, explaining the basic idea behind module construction. This problem was something [...] If the entire construction operation were to take place in the hall, it would be much easier to manage the quality during connection, installation, tiling and decorating work." The chronic lack of a skilled [...] skilled workforce also provides arguments in favor of module construction. Schwörer plant manager Jochen Renner: "Everyone is having difficulty getting good craftsmen at the moment, especially when these

Subissati increases capacity at its company site

Founded in 1963, it currently employees around 50 people. It is a family-run business and the managing director is Paolo Subissati. Subissati produces around 100 timber frame and CLT objects annually, including

Sven Christiansen invests in new edgebanding and CNC solutions

woodworking equipment available. Our partnership with HOMAG UK has grown out of this approach. The majority of machinery in our facility is from HOMAG; we even have a 27 year old BP15 CNC machine which is [...] people. “When it’s time to invest in new equipment HOMAG is always on our short list. In this instance, it was the knowledge and experience of HOMAG’s Matt Long that swung the deal their way. We told Matt [...] options for us to consider.” HOMAG KAL 370 flexLine with LOOPTEQ O-500 return system “After visiting a number of factories in the UK who had similar equipment we settled on the HOMAG KAL 370 flexLine edge bander

Familiar, but contemporary

quality management and a unique selling point compared to its competitors. Family-run companies are one of the mainstays of artisanal timber construction, with advantages including a manageable size, a [...] 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, with the following result: "After [...] flexibility, a large amount of individual freedom in product design and direct contact between management and customer. There is also a close relationship of trust based on the good name of the family