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Strengthening the competence in the solid wood area

as automation systems and software offer a complete, innovative range of products and services. Numerous services in the area of the machines and systems produced as well as the appropriate control software [...] WEINMANN has been part of the HOMAG Group and has been the expert for timber construction since 1998. As a leading provider of high-performance machines and systems for timber construction, WEINMANN develops [...] g industry and woodworking shops. Its 14 specialized production sites, 23 Group-owned sales and service companies and approximately 60 exclusive sales partners worldwide make the company a unique system

#PeopleBehindTheBrand Elisabeth Kattenborn

For this interview, we spoke with Elisabeth Kattenborn. Elisabeth has been working as Service Manager Oceania at HOMAG Australia since 2008. HOMAG Australia is now looking back on a 20-year success-story [...] where several machines are integrated with each other. During the years the automation and software part has become a far bigger piece of the whole puzzle. What will be the main challenges in the Australian [...] machines? Elisabeth Kattenborn: For sure we are talking machines but the far bigger component is the service side. Without this essential component it will not work. How important is digitalization in Australia

Production line for batch size 1 kitchens

are used to split the parts. Reliability is key, even at this initial stage. That's why there are three saws — including a SAWTEQ B-400 profiLine. "We could have cut the 1500 parts that go through this [...] always forward After the edge, selected parts then run onto a HOMAG BMG 311 Venture processing center, where they are trimmed without buffers and waiting times. These parts are carousel floors, table top attachments [...] clarifies Hoffmann. And so, after processing when the sanded and painted parts have been fed onto the train, the bulk of the parts roll on to drilling and assembly. While the fronts are drilled with two

Even more automation needed to cope with current challenges | Market report Northamerica

field service technicians with the goal of hiring 30 more techs by the end of 2022. This goal would put Stiles at 230 field service technicians across North America. Stiles has also expanded its parts inventory [...] solutions approach by offering equipment integration, project management, financial services, education, service, and parts. About Schuler Consulting Since 1956, SCHULER Consulting has implemented consultancy [...] maintaining a first pass fill rate of 94.5%. This means Stiles can immediately fill 94.5% of the incoming parts orders they receive with the inventory they have on hand. Conclusion In any market, every company

Growing together. A portrait of Walter Bosch GmbH.

second line, the company also produces individual parts: for the furniture industry, as well as for colleagues from the joinery trade. The company supplies parts from the Baltic to Milan, from Zurich to the [...] the Polish border. And there's something that makes them particularly proud: "We have even supplied parts to the USA," says Johannes Käser, foreman in the work preparation area. Norbert Bosch now employees [...] However, it is not simply the technology in the machines that is important to the master joiner: service is the top priority. Not least the years of personal contact and the close proximity to Schopfloch

Allianz Industry 4.0 Award: Award for digital solutions from HOMAG

target group, from carpenters to medium-sized companies to industry, in addition to its machine and service business. HOMAG's apps and digital assistants form an innovative business area: digital solutions [...] simple solutions that can remove various hurdles (e.g. the organization of materials or the sorting of parts) in everyday work? How can we slowly approach the use of digital assistants in the workshop? Which [...] and developed digital solutions for the skilled trades, which have now received their first award as part of the Allianz Industry 4.0 Awards. The entire team is very happy about the award! More information

HOMAG Vantech: a long manufacturing history

much more accurately.” Spot-on service in Perth Maintenance is very low on the Vantech. In case of any disturbances, HOMAG has a good backup service in Australia with service technicians stationed all over [...] over the country. “The service in Perth is spot-on,” Craig praises the local service. All in all, quality CNC processing has not only changed the productivity for Craig at Prime Cabinets but also his whole [...] passion slowly turned into a business. Therefore, he changed his full-time job at the Perth Casino to a part-time position before he completely gave it up. Aleks says, “I don’t want to get rich; I just want

Portrait of an employee: Thomas Reiner

Joining HOMAG also provided more opportunities worldwide. In Service in particular, being part of HOMAG offers us many benefits. As we have service partners all over the world, we are right there on location [...] initially moved to the machine assembly area of production. The Service area continued to appeal to me so I moved back to Life Cycle Services, taking on office work and tasks in the training area, as well [...] This was the optimal combination for me. During this time I took over the role of the assistant service manager, which is my role to this day. In recent years I have looked after mainly larger projects

Panel Dividing: new machines and software solutions provide even greater flexibility and efficiency

passive buffer and efficient use of the robot. Depending on the range of parts and the existing production processes, up to 1000 parts can be produced per shift, which corresponds to a significant increase [...] operator interventions Demand-based saw blade change: use of maximum saw blade service life and increased availability Avoid reject parts: less post-production effort since specified, material-specific limit values [...] n factor NEW: SAWTEQ B-300 flexTec/B-400 flexTec with improved performance — now with up to 1000 parts per shift. With the SAWTEQ B-300 flexTec and SAWTEQ B-400 flexTec series, HOMAG is focusing on increased

Mumford & Wood transforms window production with HOMAG CNC

machine or the level of service that HOMAG provides. Dion Panting again, “A major attraction to us was the extremely compact footprint of the CENTATEQ machine, the HOMAG service and the benefits of the [...] increase output and productivity whilst maintaining Mumford & Wood’s reputation for quality and service to core customer groups including architects, developers, designers and owners of aspirational homes [...] and it becomes clear why the decision to invest in this machine was relatively straightforward. “As part of our due diligence, we visited a factory in Germany which was operating a similar windows CNC and