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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

Fine furniture, perfectly packed for the world's metropolises

features of a special business For the owner, complexity particularly means that a large material mix of wood, metal and glass as well as fabric and leather has to be mastered. For example, the company operates [...] material. What's more, there is extensive veneering, where oak is still very much on trend, but exotic woods are also in demand. "We are also seeing great demand for chemically pre-dyed veneers," reports Radaschitz [...] Riegersburg so that an offer can be sent back to the market. "In London, we have a project manager and a CAD team close to the customer. They work out the project technically, right up to the release of materials

Thinking of tomorrow today

productivity from six homes a year to eleven – with the very same team." The multifunction bridge uses the CAD data to establish which edge and clamp distances it must adhere to. "The nails are positioned exactly [...] Florian has equipped the multifunction bridge with a wooden nail unit: "When working with exposed wood, we only use wooden nails. We're able to achieve a really nice finish with the multifunction bridge [...] cleanly at defined intervals down to the exact millimeter." The multifunction bridge with integrated wood nailer is currently the only one of its kind in Germany. As mentioned earlier, Zimmerei Wissel uses

Simple steps to digitalization – with a sense of proportion

and an edgebanding machine; everything this carpentry business requires for processing panels, solid wood and veneer. The final surfaces are applied to the individual items of furniture and interior fittings [...] fittings in a small paint shop. "Panel processing makes up around two thirds of our work, but solid wood and veneer are still very important to our business," says Fritz Strom. He continues, "We don't participate [...] start," there is still plenty of scope for further optimization. For example: with an upstream "real" CAD system or cabinet generator, he could supply the cutting optimization software with consistent and

Batch size 1 at furniture factory Rudolf

production planning and organization. The data is created in an upstream design software such as woodCAD/CAM and transferred to ControllerMES. This guarantees consistent data processing. Labels with barcodes

Best possibly way to manage the diversity of materials in cutting

2019. Standard: Batch size 1 in production Under the brand motto "Holz. Raum. Passion." (English: "Wood. Space. Passion."), today at Schurig around 30 specialists produce a portfolio of modern interior [...] workflow with the acquisition of the new hall: from the room layout and the transfer of information to a CAD system in the work preparation department to the data transfer to the processing machines. The advantage:

The digital job folder brings transparency to the workshop

the user imports all data for a job from any software systems, such as Excel, industry software or a CAD/CAM system, into the productionManager app. Alternatively, the user can create the data directly in [...] the important information about a job in one place. And because it's a web-based app, employees of wood-processing companies can access it from anywhere where they have access to the Internet: in the office

HOMAG INTELLIGENCE: The digital, modular platform for sales, configuration and production

to the ongoing digitalization and management of data throughout the order and production process, wood processing companies of all sizes are currently facing a number of questions: How do I transfer data [...] planning software for the sales consultant in the furniture store or order entry and design programs (CAD/CAM) for work preparation. All of these software tools generate planning, design or order data that [...] industry. tapio offers this infrastructure to both HOMAG and the now more than 45 partners from the wood industry and furniture manufacturers as users of digital services. Users have access to all important

Wood frame construction - efficiency with a small footprint

A wood frame construction firm from Schopfheim transitioned entirely to cutting-edge CNC technology over a period of just two years - in a pre-existing, non-custom-built workshop. What prompted M. Räuber [...] interest among building owners and architects. In the words of Stefan Räuber, "We've never seen as much wood as we have over the past two years. What we do has changed a lot, and now encompasses everything from [...] " Räuber Holzbau has gradually shifted its focus away from renovations and towards new builds and wood frame construction - meaning that its capacities were pushed to the limit. "Our joining operations