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Artisanal timber construction 4.0

production environment and springboard into the digital future. All signs in the timber construction industry point toward growth: Only by growing can firms take advantage of the rapidly increasing volume of [...] the tables, it became abundantly clear that the modular expansion potential offered by WEINMANN machines wasn't just an empty advertising promise." The system's peripherals have been refined in order to [...] employee can access. Granit will be the production interface in this process." Artisanry 4.0 Or rather Industry 4.0? In prin-ciple, they are the same thing; but despite all the automation and digitalization,

Modular system allows for customized solutions

training courses around six months in advance so that details compatible with the machine could be created. The machine operators had also attended a training course at WEINMANN, so the introductory phase [...] construction services rose by 12% in the first half of 2018. However, there is a risk that this industry will overheat, which has already led to a flatter growth curve. Many construction companies are [...] quality of their houses." A short startup phase "Reliability" was also central to selecting a suitable machine manufacturer: "WEINMANN is well-known on the market and enjoys a good reputation internationally

The charm of serial construction

the city converted into land for construction in 2017 to counteract the housing shortage in the industrially well-developed region. In 2020, the non-profit-making housing association in Lippstadt advertised [...] company in Soest has been using a WALLTEQ M-120 from WEINMANN for production. If required, this machine is also suitable for ceiling elements, and a special hall was built for it at the new company location [...] house within a week. However, in our experience, we do have to employ dedicated employees on such a machine. That way, we can achieve quantities that are even higher than WEINMANN's forecasts." When the company

Environmentally friendly insulation

WEINMANN WALLTEQ M-380 multifunction bridge, which is supplemented with a WALLTEQ M-380 insuFill machine. This second multifunction bridge, which is equipped with a blow-in plate, serves as a pure insulating [...] The automatic insertion of insulation has proven to be very efficient - employees no longer have to cut and insert the insulating material manually, and the process is fully automatic. Additional savings

HOMAG Group continues on successful course with a strong second quarter of 2014

ing interests) 4.9 2.2 * New calculation method: Order intake and order backlog now contain own machines, merchandise of production companies and the after-sales segment ** Earnings before interest, taxes [...] expenses The HOMAG Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of plant and machinery for the woodworking industry and cabinet makers, has increased its order intake by nearly 20 percent to EUR 214.5 million in

HOMAG Group raises order intake, sales revenue and earnings

ing interests) 8.8 6.6 * New calculation method: Order intake and order backlog now contain own machines, merchandise of production companies and after sales ** Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation [...] expenses The HOMAG Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of plant and machinery for the woodworking industry and for cabinet makers continued its positive business development in the third quarter of 2014

Fit for the new standard

stories high) will be built entirely of wood, which resulted in a boost for the timber construction industry in the country as a whole. Accordingly, RE 2020 stipulates that from 2022 onwards, all new public [...] bridge with assembly table in 1990, which was supplemented in the following years by a carpentry machine and quickly expanded into a production line consisting of several tables. This was done with a view [...] delayed and the line being installed later than planned. "WEINMANN supported us by providing rental machines during this phase so that production didn't come to a standstill," recalls Walter Mignot. Since

All targets for efficient timber construction achieved

Johannes Strobel: "They were very competent, in terms of both the CAD software and the work on the machine. For several days, they worked out solutions with our employees in key areas, and that was really [...] prefabrication. The volume did not increase proportionally: "We are already producing more and the machine is well utilized, but we are now also producing components that were too complicated for us when [...] also impressed by the new technology and welcome the construction reliability, which is linked to industrial precision and the automatic documentation of all process steps. However, the restructuring is not

Shaping the future together

quality and defect management. In the case of maintenance, the problem lies mainly with the "key machines". These are between five and twelve years old. The problem is less the age than the lack of preventive [...] fronts with defects amounted to around 350 to 400 units per day. However, it is often possible to cut these defective parts "well" again in order to feed them back into the production process. The aim

Customized and versatile

ing tasks, the company also invested in a Hundegger K2i industrial beam processing system and a gantry processing center. With this new machine technology, CLTECH is now able to produce the majority of