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Lucabella Furniture invests in complete HOMAG solution

operations and also to a lesser degree, the kW (kilowatt) output data. This information enabled us to accurately calculate the production cost, capabilities and the throughputs of each machine. “After careful [...] name. “Previously the sister company, Robert Lee Ltd, had always bought finished bathroom furniture products from Europe and the Far East,” explains Will Burn, Lucabella’s managing director. He continues, [...] advantages of HOMAG was the ease with which we could collect all the qualitative and quantitative information for each machine. This was particularly important for us as we needed everything including the

Goodbye, stopwatch. Hello, digital value stream optimization!

aviation have to do with production data acquisition in the wood and furniture industry? Productions flying blind A central "production cockpit" in which all information about the production run together is in [...] comprehensive information about their production. They are neither aware of the actual state of their production nor of the potential for optimization that lies dormant in their production halls. Without [...] looks at production, material and information flows. A value stream analysis provides a very good overview of the situation in production and gives you all the tools you need to optimize production processes

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

Universal Wood Products invests in HOMAG panel dividing, beam saw

plant like the HOMAG SAWTEQ B-400,” explains Martin Cossington, managing director at Universal Wood Products Ltd. He continues, “Given its capabilities, the saw itself is relatively compact. However, when [...] remove the processed strips, the size of the challenge becomes abundantly clear.” Universal Wood Products (UWP) manufactures primed MDF mouldings and profiled components at its Romford facility. The company’s [...] architects. The company has also established a name for itself with its bespoke capabilities. UWP’s products have been specified for prestigious projects such as The Shard and the British Library. And, whilst

HOMAG speeds up production at Timbertone Design

500 sq. ft. purpose-built factory on a two-acre site near Moneymore. It is equipped with advanced production machinery, the latest addition to which is a HOMAG SAWTEQ B-200 beam saw. “This is the third beam [...] much as possible so we could improve the feed volumes to the edge bander and CNC further down the production line.” A strong and trusting relationship “Over the years, we’ve developed a strong relationship [...] Thursday. On Friday, the HOMAG engineer was able to train us whilst we were actually manufacturing production parts. “Since then, the SAWTEQ B-200 has been working perfectly and is delivering all and more

A smart factory for Yamato Scientific.

double the production capacity of its predecessor but also to optimize the production process through the integration of cutting-edge technology geared towards high-mix, batch size one production capabilities [...] complete production. It includes processing sequence of each workpiece, process itself with all the needed production steps, the CNC processing and edge banding, as well as sorting information - which cart [...] cart to use, the information for cabinet press information and how to pack the final product. Even dust extraction was provided by HOMAG Japan thus, a turn-key solution. Celebrating success: a partnership

SCHULER Consulting at HOMAG Treff

business and save production costs with quick and visible success. In this way, customers can increase their resilience and profitability together with SCHULER Consulting. Power Workshop Information Flow Expanding [...] Consulting identifies opportunities to digitize core processes. The focus is on the analysis of information consistency and the selection of suitable software. The result is an individual roadmap for how

Stepping up the pace of production

"Berlin is also very attractive," says Löffl. "But above all, we can now demonstrate our production process and products to customers and allow them to touch them too." Doing it well Rissel's main focus is [...] "As the basic model for series 3, the pressure beam saw is designed for batch size 1 production and the production of smaller series. At the same time, it is designed to cut single panels and panel stacks [...] machines keep up the pace of production as it moves toward the assembly area. Löffl is certain that "due to the pace of the saw-storage combination and the new production throughfeed, we can no longer

BERBIO FUSTERS sees no limits for CAD-CAM from imos

Consulting was to optimise the label that contains the information required for the production of each piece of furniture. Now, each label carries information about the part, its cutting and machining process [...] as well as the order number and customer name. It contains all the necessary information to identify each piece in production and manage it correctly up to the last step, the logistics. The implementation [...] industry, is very close. "We have a broad technical background in all aspects of production, fittings, components and end products for the implementation of imos in small, medium and large companies," says María

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

Networking the office and production Optimizing process planning and automating the creation of production data Optimizing production processes Networking the Office and Production Firstly, the necessary [...] work preparation and reduces the number of manual steps. Production throughput times also become shorter, since complete production information—wood list, label, CNC programs, drawings—is available for [...] queries are avoided too. Optimizing the Production Processes In the future, the organization of production will be increasingly supported by software: from production planning and capacity planning to order