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Neue Fabrikplanung & neue Halle: Möbelhersteller wächst durch Mut

following months the relocation of the machines and plants was planned and implemented. In addition the first investment stage was installed – a new angular panel cutting plant including automatic storage from [...] business divisions: ”Cutler fabricating and distribution“, in other words, the panel distribution and pre-cut parts for smaller factories and hardware stores. “Cutler modern living“, the production of wardrobe [...] The establishment of one or several production locations from an economical point of view, i.e. a machine outfit directed towards the future and an efficient material flow. Required transportation and the

Thinking of tomorrow today

retire." Time saving of 35% The carpentry machine and multifunction bridge complement each other perfectly during the production process. The carpentry machine cuts the pockets into the top and bottom plates [...] much from the outside, but this small facility houses modern machine technology and innovative timber construction. Two employees and two machines work hand in hand. While all of the beam processing for the [...] carpentry machine the firm could acquire. The advice and support provided throughout the purchasing and installation process was fantastic and, shortly afterward, the "new-old" WEINMANN carpentry machine stood

German Design Award 2019: HOMAG Group receives awards

its new market presence. Under the claim "Design meets digital", HOMAG developed a new, digital machine generation with intuitive design, uniform product names and a new logo. The jury's verdict: "With [...] Group. In the jury's opinion, "a film produced in keeping with the times which reflects the theme of industry 4.0 in a comprehensible and credible manner. Intuitive, digital, unique".

Plenty of potential for healthy growth

uses HOMAG machines at all processing stations. There is also a HOMAG single saw for special cutting tasks, making a total of seven HOMAG machines. The oldest HOMAG unit is an edge banding machine. "That has [...] combination. "So far, we have only been producing in one-shift operation and have not yet used the machines at full capacity," says Reuss. In addition, the new investment means that the interior fittings [...] also much better equipped than many competitors to cope with the shortage of skilled workers. "One machine operator is sufficient for the complete system — we don't need more manpower. It used to be very

Real througput in batch size 1

software that speeds up data handling in work preparation, automatically brings production data to the machine and also creates transparency about current production performance and the progress of customer orders; [...] brought about the decisive change: thanks to ControllerMES, the data now arrives automatically at the machines and this increases the overall performance of production. "If we are faster in AV, we naturally [...] faster in production." For example, complete and finished edge data arrives at the edge banding machine quite automatically. For this, Mr. Bosch uses the ControllerMES function 'edge data generation',

Optimizing timber construction production processes based on data

can, on the one hand, record the duration and cycle time of specific processing steps (e.g. machine cutting) and, on the other hand, display the location of, for example, material carts through indoor [...] their production in this way. For a more comprehensive picture, beacon data can be supplemented with machine-specific data (e.g. MDE) and data from upstream processes (e.g. ERP). Our customers often combine

A closer look: Boosting efficiency through digital solutions

that powers the woodworking industry, tapio can connect machinery and applications across different manufacturers and brands. Besides providing an overview of the machines in operation, MMR Mobile also [...] metrics such as the main utilisation level, parts performance, as well as the condition of the machines. Hoso Sangyo is a Japanese manufacturer of wooden interior products such as cabinets, tabletops [...] With its factory operating in Vietnam, Hoso’s ability to have a detailed remote overview of their machine operations proved essential especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, when border restrictions made

Integrated windows Narrow profiles, more daylight

are putting to machine manufacturers and suppliers in the industry today. And justifiably so, since this type of innovative window system can only be created if the manufacturers of machine technology and [...] more daylight into rooms. However, producing narrow profiles to allow more daylight also presents machine manufacturers and suppliers with a few challenges: How can the narrow profiles be clamped? How can [...] for the windows. Simple production: The profiling of the frame parts is easy and requires less machining and use of wood, thereby lowering tool costs. The gluing secures the statics of the wing, and the

Well-positioned for the future in timber construction

system — after all, the aim is to shape a successful future together. WEINMANN offers more than just machines Managing Director Josef Zerle was also happy to look back on WEINMANN's presence at the trade fair [...] fair, emphasizing: "This year's DACH+HOLZ International has once again shown that the woodworking industry is the driving force of the economy, even in difficult times. Carpenters and timber house construction [...] the woodworking shops. Our innovations have generated a great deal of enthusiasm. The woodworking industry is looking forward — the optimism was palpable!"

Wood frame construction - efficiency with a small footprint

"The carpentry machine has absolutely been worth the money." The challenge of integrating the carpentry machine into the existing workshop was a significant one. The WEINMANN machines have an extremely [...] has increased, since the machine can handle everything in one pass. The same is true for joints, as Stefan Räuber explains; "We work a lot quicker with the carpentry machine, which means that we've been [...] plans to the machine, and we're dealing with fewer errors as the data is transferred directly. So our overall workload in terms of data compilation has reduced." The data transferred to the machine is processed