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Industry 4.0 in the Furniture Industry – a Snapshot

enriched for the respective processes, e.g. production. Customers’ requests for increasingly customized products requires the production of highly diversified products, e.g., with batch size 1. The graphic planning [...] commercial order processing Recording of operating, production and product data and transferring this to the reporting level Controlling of production control stations and related resource utilization Creation [...] manufacturing process, the information flow passes three to four different software products. Each of these products is specially tailored to this field of application, therefore features its own data

All or nothing - Restructuring results in more flexib

The number of tables in the production line has now increased to five. Four tables were used from the very beginning: Table 1 is a WEINMANN assembly table from the old production system which has been recycled [...] what you need to pay attention to with automated production." Hence, in addition to the intended increase in capacity, other expectations of the new production technology were quickly satisfied: "Back then [...] even a complicated component such as a round bat dormer - goes through the automated production: "With automated production we can plan the processing times much more precisely, even complex details are much

German machine technology as the key to success

equipment to deliver superior products at market competitive pricing. What we offer our customers is certainty - quality certainty, cost certainty, delivery certainty.” Production lines with innovative highlights [...] highlights The WEINMANN wall production line starts with a WBZ 160 carpentry machine where the beams and studs required for the timber frame work are cut. The second machine in the processing chain is a WEM [...] about their equipment. That request led to WEINMANN, the specialist for the design and delivery of production lines for timber construction. Besides, during the following 12 months, WEINMANN was ultimately

Madergia — the Spanish timber construction industry is on the up

employees during the first week of production, the company experienced a smooth production transition, without any downtime or interruptions. Issues, such as challenges with cutting thick timber panels, were resolved [...] on, the company anticipated strong growth in the years ahead. In 2022, it decided to modernize production, having already integrated a WALLTEQ M-380 multifunction bridge as an initial step. “Right now [...] to get ahead of the wave we were certain was coming. The goal of the investment was to increase production capacity, boost precision, and achieve a consistently high level of industrial component quality

Sylmar Technology selects HOMAG SANDTEQ W-300 wide belt sander

director, Peter Holt, takes up the story: “For us, a quality sanding machine is a vital part of our production process. We sand a large volume of solid surface sheet material and both the finish quality and [...] better than anything else we tested. “From the first time we saw the machine at LIGNA, to sending product for testing in Germany and visiting the manufacturing plant out there, HOMAG couldn’t have been more [...] profiled steel roller is ideal. The cross belt Q-Head ensures smooth, very high-quality surfaces with the cut direction rotated by 90 degrees. It is ideal for high-gloss paint finishes up to grain P2500. And finally

The next step — but certainly not the last.

continuously develop and means that employees never become bored in their work through dull mass production, which is particularly important to Oliver Bantli. This variety can also be seen in the work process [...] Machine operators don't just work on one HOMAG machine. Instead, they accompany the workpiece from cutting until it is completely machined and ready for further processing in the assembly area. As a result [...] Bantli's side. The carpentry's trump card: total data integration. Communication barriers during production have become a thing of the past thanks to the machine operators accompanying the workpiece, but

The courage to take risks. A portrait of Löw Breidenbach joinery.

assists further development of the digital product range — as in the case of edgeband management, for example. Löw Breidenbach want to remain at the cutting edge into the future — and they certainly have

New in woodWOP 9: Focused on focus

planes into the graphic quickly and intuitively Processing steps such as drilling holes, pockets or saw cuts can also be inserted in woodWOP 9.0 using drag & drop. The drop position is automatically adopted [...] Nesting plugin: Receive automatic position suggestions when inserting single parts Improved post-production of nesting parts With the nesting plugin, single parts can be nested manually directly on the woodWOP

Innovation meets tradition - The next generation of nesting solutions from HOMAG

material can be optimally utilized. The intelliDivide Nesting solution, Cut Rite Nesting software solutions, and the Nesting Production Set provide support here. To ensure that the parts are identified for [...] edge banding, and for assembly after production, barcode labels can be utilized. These labels provide valuable information for moving parts through the production process. For example, the type of material [...] concept, and material handling components have been rethought and further optimized. To optimize non-productive times and setup, the tool changing system has also been adapted. The machines were developed under

Insulating has never been so easy

young company, but it has already been able to pen a remarkable success story. A newly developed production technology, which allows timber frame elements to be insulated fully automatically, has contributed [...] it offers the timber construction company optimal traffic connections. In addition to the new production facility site, Florian Fluck also purchased two further parcels of land as a growth reserve. Ambitious [...] a lot of money. And we also wanted to grow. That meant that we needed more capacity, efficient production, new employees - so, attractive workplaces - optimized quality management, etc. etc. etc...." In