Automation solutions for the furniture industry, cabinetmakers, joiners, and woodworkers
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Automation
Automation solutions from HOMAG: Efficiency and precision for the woodworking industry, furniture manufacturing, SMEs, and carpentry businesses
Custom design, made-to-measure production, and fast delivery require smart manufacturing with strong connectivity and optimal material flow. Total process control is essential—whether for series production or batch size one. This is our area of expertise. We offer the best technical solutions for your production of tomorrow.
“Additional to the knowhow and experience of the employees, high flexible production lines and most modern control techniques are used in manufacturing to cope with the complexity of the products.”
Jürgen Schmitt Production Manager, Leicht Küchen
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The facade shoe for the WALLTEQ multifunction bridge
The facade shoe for the WALLTEQ multifunction bridge
Automatic alignment and fastening of façade boards with the WALLTEQ multifunction bridge and the facade shoe.
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The RAPICMASTER applicator developed jointly by WEINMANN and pro clima allows sealing tape to be applied to the element automatically and at high speed.
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At Kaster Keukens in Roeselare, everything revolves around precision, efficiency, and customization. Thanks to its collaboration with the OPTIMAT Group and the use of advanced HOMAG machines, Kaster has one of the most modern production facilities in Belgium.
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VEPA & OPTIMAT Group: Cutting-Edge Woodworking with HOMAG Technology
Discover one of the most advanced woodworking lines in the Benelux region – developed by the OPTIMAT Group in collaboration with HOMAG Germany. From automatic panel storage and double saws to intelligent stacking robots: software, robotics, and machinery work seamlessly together. A true showcase of efficient and future-proof manufacturing.
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Tulp Kitchens, part of the Mandemakers Group, relies on advanced HOMAG technology and the expertise of the OPTIMAT Group. A fully automated production line with robotics and software ensures precision from panel storage to edge processing and final assembly – a benchmark for Industry 4.0 in kitchen manufacturing.
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The high degree of automation of the edge banding machine enables quick and easy removal or stacking of the finished parts and ensures smooth work processes.
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Our nesting machines allow for machining and dividing of panel-shaped materials with waste reduction as a focus. In combination with other machines, they can produce highly efficiently. Here the example with the panel storage system STORETEQ S-200.
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Do you currently need a lot of time for destacking and coordinating the material flow after the saw? With the saw SAWTEQ B-300 flexTec stacking becomes easier.
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Automation Technology: That's what our customers say
Automation Technology: That's what our customers say
Modern manufacturing depends on efficiency, flexibility, and precision. HOMAG offers customized automation technologies that enable both large industrial companies and small and medium-sized businesses to optimize their production processes.
What are the benefits of automation?
Optimize processes
Increase productivity and speed
Improve accuracy and reliability
Reduce errors
Our solutions are designed to make your production more efficient and sustainable. Automation creates competitiveness, simplifies manufacturing processes, drives digitalization, and reduces costs, leading to more sustainable production.
Why choose HOMAG automation solutions?
Increased efficiency: Reduce throughput times and increase productivity.
Flexibility: Adapt production to specific production requirements. Ideal for individual customer orders.
Precision: High dimensional and angular accuracy for first-class product quality.
Process reliability: Minimize errors and downtime.
Resource conservation: Intelligent use of materials reduces waste.
Integration: Seamless integration into existing production lines, system landscapes, and workshop environments.
Scalability: Expandable systems for growing requirements.
Automation in industrial furniture production
Automation and robotics have been important topics in the furniture industry for many years. The significance and possible applications of automation technologies in industrial furniture production are manifold. Innovative IT solutions play a decisive role in automating and optimizing processes. Maximum transparency and an overview of all order progress and production processes are prerequisites for successful automation. By using our solutions, you can achieve significant cost savings.
Do automation and robotics offer concrete savings potential in the furniture industry?
By automating production processes, you can increase efficiency, reduce errors, and minimize costs. Automated solutions also lead to time and cost savings in the area of material logistics. Automated production processes and material logistics solutions have proven particularly successful in industrial furniture production, as they lead to higher efficiency, improved quality, and faster and more cost-effective production.
In the future, automation in the furniture industry will continue to increase and open up new potential.
Bailey of Bristol future-proofed its production and addressed challenges caused from aging machinery by making a significant investment in HOMAG technology.
Yamato Scientific and HOMAG Japan. A perfect partnership to breathe life into the concept of a Smart Factory. And a Letter of appreciation from Yamato Scientific.
What are the advantages of automating your production facility?
More efficient production: Use robots and automated technologies to carry out production processes faster and more precisely.
Improved quality: Higher precision and quality of the furniture produced.
Cost savings: Greater efficiency through the automation of production and logistics processes. This reduces costs.
Shorter delivery times: Faster and more efficient order processing through automated packaging and logistics solutions leads to shorter delivery times.
Reduced waste: The automation of production processes leads to a reduction in errors and waste, which results in lower costs.
Monotonous and heavy work is no longer in demand. Despite the individualized production of batch size 1 orders, many work steps in joineries and carpentry workshops can be automated. Panel storage systems, stacking units, robots, and return systems take over the tedious tasks.
Examples of automation solutions in joineries and carpentry workshops:
Automated panel storage for pre-production and sorting of panels, even outside working hours.
Handling portal with vacuum lifter for labeling panels before cutting and preparing for nesting CNC.
Nesting CNC machining centers for cutting and processing panels, including automatic disposal of waste strips.
Nesting picker for automatic workpiece recognition and distribution onto pallets.
Production cells with CNC machining centers and robotic handling.
Automated panel storage with automatic pre- and post-sorting.
Labeling of panels before cutting.
Automatic cutting and processing of panels.
Automatic disposal of waste strips.
Automatic re-storage of leftover pieces.
Automatic workpiece recognition and pallet distribution.
What are the benefits of automation and robotics for joineries?
High production capacity with low staffing requirements.
Increased productivity through unmanned working hours, e.g., overnight.
Boost in daily panel production.
Potential for additional shifts and further growth.
Our Conclusion
Key takeaways:
Automation is not just for the furniture industry – small craft businesses also benefit.
Software and robotics are key drivers.
Successful implementation requires good consulting and training.
Modular systems allow for individual adaptation to company size and requirements.
Workpiece Return Systems for Automated Edge Processing
Return systems from HOMAG are perfectly matched to edge banding machines and increase their efficiency. Through intelligent part return, the production line becomes an automated cell operated by a single person.
Why invest in automated edge processing solutions?
The edge banding machine with integrated part return and stacking offers significantly reduced throughput times, improved quality, and better working conditions through automated processes.
Streamline production processes
Improve working conditions
Better quality
Automated workflows
The solution enables the recognition and processing of panels with unusual dimensions and shapes, leading to more flexible and faster processing. This also results in noticeable relief and improved ergonomics for employees. One-person operation becomes possible, leading to more efficient use of machine capacity. Additionally, processing quality is improved, increasing production efficiency.
Joineries benefit from optimized workflows and increased flexibility in edge processing:
Optimization of the edge banding process: Automation and organization of material flow.
Automation and ergonomics: One operator is sufficient for the entire process.
Wide range of applications: Suitable for batch size 1 to series production.
Gentle handling: Air cushion tables and vacuum traverses improve processing quality.
Cost-effectiveness: High profitability and fast amortization for businesses of all sizes.
The movement and management of large, bulky panels in joineries can be a challenge. The decision whether to deliver material just-in-time from the supplier directly to the saw, or to store it in-house before cutting, depends on production planning, delivery times, and material throughput. Various hybrid forms of panel organization are possible, such as timely and sorted delivery of individual jobs or combinations of storage, saw, and nesting systems.
The sequence of processing steps and the choice between conventional machining, CNC formatting, or nesting methods are flexible. The nesting method, which combines cutting, formatting, drilling, and milling in a single process, can be a perfect solution for your workshop.
Advantages:
Just-in-time delivery from the supplier to the saw reduces inventory and enables efficient material usage.
Storage–Saw/Nesting combinations allow constant access to materials and are ideal for operations with high material throughput.
The nesting method enables cutting, formatting, drilling, and milling in one process — saving time and increasing efficiency.
Automation in Prefabricated Timber Construction
A high degree of prefabrication in the factory is playing an increasingly important role in timber construction. For every investment planned or made today, it is crucial to increase productivity and reduce costs by automating production steps. Another key aspect is maintaining the high quality of element production while enabling weather-independent manufacturing. Additionally, flexible production of a wide variety of elements without changeover times is essential.
In timber construction, this particularly applies to structural sheathing using OSB boards, gypsum plasterboards, and wood fiber insulation panels. What began decades ago in small and medium-sized timber construction companies with automatic hand tools and later evolved into semi-automated stapling machines has now become a nail bridge for small-series element production. This solution is characterized by low acquisition costs and can be used even in production halls with limited space.
In the prefabricated housing industry, robots enable the fast, cost-efficient, and precise construction of timber houses with a high degree of variation. Robotics introduces a new level of automation in the prefabricated housing sector. Robots work under time pressure without fatigue or breaks, as fast and as precisely as required for the construction of multi-story timber buildings. With robotic support, companies can impress homeowners with the speed at which timber houses can be built—even when their order books are full.
Automation for Timber Construction Companies – in Contract Joinery and Timber Frame Construction
Many timber builders have been continuously automating their processes for years. Even smaller carpentry businesses today work with fully automated joinery systems and planing machines. Assembly tables and multifunction bridges are also increasingly being adopted by many companies.
Benefits of Automation in Timber Construction
Faster, cost-efficient, and precise realization of prefabricated houses
High degree of customization for clients
Efficient use of resources and materials
Relief from heavy and strenuous tasks through machine technology
Increased productivity and flexibility in production
Enhanced precision and output
Collaborative control systems enable user-friendly operation
Flexibility and process reliability in automated wall production
Sustainable use of materials and waste management
Flexible manufacturing processes
Attractive workplaces for skilled workers
Creating More Attractive Workplaces Through Automation
For several years now, a modernization push has been observed in carpentry businesses, increasingly affecting smaller companies. This push primarily concerns the automation of element production. The main arguments for this are usually better quality management and greater flexibility to handle peak orders at short notice. However, the chronic shortage of skilled workers is also a strong argument for automation.
Physical relief for employees
Simplification of labor-intensive work steps
Improved employee retention and sustainable resource use
Recruitment of skilled workers for prefabrication and long-term employment
Relief for employees through targeted use of machine technology
Saving time and effort in workflows
Simplification of heavy and strenuous tasks through automation technology
Robots demonstrate their strengths especially when handling heavy components, such as loading CNC machining centers or palletizing and packaging. They also take over assembly line tasks—repetitive and monotonous operations—and can work night shifts autonomously without fatigue or breaks. This makes them attractive even to skilled workers and enhances the company’s appeal on the job market. Robotic technology allows employees to be assigned to more engaging and meaningful tasks.
The use of robots in material handling offers numerous advantages, including outstanding part quality. Robots operate with vacuum lifters that are gentle on materials and avoid damage that can sometimes occur during manual handling. After all, a robot doesn’t get distracted.
A modern cutting cell, for example, consists of an automated panel storage system, a panel saw, and a handling robot. At the labeling station, each cut piece is tagged with the necessary information.
“People are our most valuable asset, not the machines.”
Oliver Bantli, Master Carpenter and Owner
Robotic Cells
CNC machines from HOMAG stand for maximum precision and versatility. They are suitable for large industrial operations as well as for joiners, cabinetmakers, and timber construction companies. These machines handle the processing of complex workpieces in a single operation—autonomously and even outside of regular working hours.
A CNC machining center with robotic support forms the smallest unit of automation—a compact cell within an automated production system.
Robotic Solutions for the Furniture Industry and Prefabricated House Manufacturers
Robotic cells from HOMAG increase productivity and are suitable for a wide range of tasks.
Applications include: Handling, laminating, edge processing, drilling, milling, assembling, packaging, sorting, and order picking.
Automation of production processes: Optimization of CNC machining cells and other systems.
Cell control systems: Simplify operation for both series and batch-size-one production.
Advantages: Easy maintenance, high availability, and improved reproducibility.
Application Areas
Cabinet furniture production: Milling, drilling, and grooving in a single pass.
Furniture fronts: Fast processing and finishing.
Frame furniture: High utilization through simple handling.
Prefabricated house construction: Production of wall elements.
Technology
State-of-the-art 3-, 4-, and 5-axis techniques.
Processing not only solid wood and wood-based panels but also demanding materials such as Plexiglas, Alucobond, and gypsum boards.
Robotic Solutions in Craft Businesses
Robotics is not just a solution for industry—it’s also highly relevant for craft businesses. Modern robotic technology can significantly boost productivity in small workshops and meaningfully complement traditional craftsmanship. Whether in joineries, cabinetmaking shops, or timber construction companies, the use of robots—e.g., at CNC machining centers—offers efficient and flexible solutions.
Robotics increases overall productivity, operates around the clock without breaks, and ensures consistently high quality. By using robotic cells, you can save time, reduce workload for skilled workers, and organize personnel more flexibly. Robots also enable the production of small batch sizes and reduce handling damage to workpieces and materials.
Additional benefits include sensitive positioning on CNC pins, automatic cell setup, and plausibility checks of data.
What Are the Benefits of Robotic Solutions in Craft Businesses?
Smooth and efficient production processes
Perfectly coordinated machine operations
End-to-end data flow saves time and effort
Fast and efficient production
Employees are motivated by engaging projects and further developed
Skilled workers are freed up for value-adding tasks
Our ergonomic handling systems increase the level of automation and offer precise material handling. Robots and lifting devices such as the FEEDBOT W-500 or FEEDBOT F-500 make heavy physical work easier.
Robot integration: Automates the placement and fixing of sheathing materials
Precise material handling: Fully automatic insertion of studs and rails
Bailey of Bristol future-proofed its production and addressed challenges caused from aging machinery by making a significant investment in HOMAG technology.
Yamato Scientific and HOMAG Japan. A perfect partnership to breathe life into the concept of a Smart Factory. And a Letter of appreciation from Yamato Scientific.
Transport and Storage Technology: Maximum Capacity and Efficiency
Storage solutions from HOMAG maximize your storage capacity by making optimal use of available hall height. The STORETEQ series transforms limited space into efficient storage areas.
Space optimization: Utilization of full hall height
Versatility and energy efficiency: Suitable for various materials
Automated panel handling: Efficient use of minimal space with the STORETEQ F-100
Advantages
Increased production
Material savings
Reduced physical strain on employees
More engaging work and opportunities to learn new skills
Securing the future of the company
Faster production with the same number of employees
Transport and Storage Systems for Wall Elements in Timber and Prefabricated House Construction
Optimize the safe and efficient transport and storage of wall elements. Our systems ensure flexible material flow and secure relocation.
Ergonomic transport: Safe and easy movement between workstations
Efficient storage: Optimized sequencing for smooth production workflows
Sorting, Buffering, and Picking Systems
Our systems ensure maximum transparency and process reliability in material flow. They offer flexible combinations and high storage capacity.
Material flow optimization: Sorting of randomly arriving parts
High flexibility: Adaptation to different material sizes
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