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Interview with Matthew Law, Versalink

software tools from HOMAG in the preparation of work. For example, we are increasingly relying on woodCAD/CAM, which allows us, among other things, to produce more flexibly in terms of lengths, widths and

Demystifying the path towards Batch Size 1 Production

batch size 1 production,” shared Pfetzing. “It also helped that manufacturers in the more developed wood industries like those in China are starting to have more surplus money to afford these new technologies [...] also known as vertical process integration. With bigger batches, the work preparation department does CAD drawings only once and they can be used repeatedly and never have to change. Now, essentially every [...] manufacturers try to use “generic, low costs” workarounds like Excel spreadsheets paired with basic 2D CAD standard, such solution may still be workable for small companies with high skill set but it will not

Digitalization: How will the production processes of woodworking shops look in the future?

Digitalization—also known "digital transformation"— is currently a hot topic in the wood industry. While some companies work with tablets and adopt digital tools, others work with handwritten order lists [...] the form of optimized cutting patterns is already a reality for many companies, and many also use CAD/CAM software to create CNC programs and parts lists. Nevertheless, it is still common practice to print [...] findings to produce practical, validated prototypes that address the currently requirements of the wood processing industry. HOMAG has taken the best ideas to date, developed them further, and is now turning

One-Stop Shop for Woodworking Machinery

As a result, there is an increased demand for modular furniture and related products made out of wood. The woodworking machinery industry works as the backbone to fulfil this large-scale demand. Moreover [...] the industry that has the capability to deliver Flooring lines, Modular furniture solutions, Solid wood machinery, and a complete integrated factory right from concept till delivery to customers as a s [...] concrete. In addition, weather-independent prefabrication of the elements with high precision based on CAD/CAM data is possible. This saves time over the entire production period and enables multi-storey buildings

Pioneers in their own countries - Timber construction in Estonia + USA

sees one of the many opportunities for the fledgling timber construction company: "The combination of wood and concrete offers special advantages in multistory construction because it uses the specific strengths [...] directive: "This will be the start of an energetic and ecological change, during the course of which wood will also gain in importance in Estonia. " Until then, the stable export markets in Scandinavia provide [...] Estonia. For this reason, one of the aims for the Tartu plant is to seek partnerships with domestic wood construction companies that have been exporting their manually produced timber components to Scandinavia

Apps & software: Solutions for every size of business

in the cutting process. Hand in hand with the woodStore storage software A new interface between the intelliDivide cutting optimization system and the woodStore storage software simplifies offcuts management [...] material data, stocks and panel offcuts stored in woodStore are now automatically available for intelliDivide cutting optimization. Offcuts are transferred to woodStore after cutting and suggested for reuse during [...] well-known software providers, the new version offers the option of seamlessly networking other ERP or CAD/CAM systems and industry solutions with the digital job folder thanks to its flexible interface . This

Customer expansion journey with HOMAG machinery

quality and innovation, and the machines' capabilities aligned perfectly with Painted Ltd's ambitions. woodWOP Software In addition to the machines, Painted Ltd also acquired HOMAG's smartWOP software, a powerful [...] software allows for easy programming of workpieces in 3D, offering a modern and intuitive interface for CAD, CAM, and WOP programming combined. "smartWOP is very easy to use and offers improved programming

Investment in the future

roofs — everything in one system The carpentry machine is now used for all beam processing work for wood frame construction and roof beam processing, meaning there is no longer any need to subcontract this [...] this type of work. The entire panelization process is also now carried out by the new system. The CAD data created during work preparation is transferred to the machine via the WUP interface and is then

Stepping up the pace of production

complete concepts that it then implements in their entirety. A series of interior architects, designers, wood engineers and master carpenters are responsible for ensuring that every single customer requirement [...] providing both the ideas and the implementation of these ideas. "Transforming emotions into custom wood, glass and metal structures is at the heart of what we do," stresses Managing Director and proprietor [...] on the use of the CADmatic 5 operating software, the Cut Rite cutting optimization software and the woodStore storage software took place around three months ago. A little later, iX from imos was also introduced

Industry 4.0 is now the norm for Erfi

to do something," says Andreas Fischer, the junior manager at erfi, describing the situation of his wood production with manually operated joinery machines. "We were no longer able to meet market requirements [...] earlier, however — as soon as order-based data from production preparation is merged with data from the CAD/CAM system and the parts list management. Finally, the ControllerMES production control system from [...] production as well. Because the system is connected to tapio, the world's first digital platform for the wood industry (see HK 6/17), digital products such as the MachineBoard allow you to query the current status