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All or nothing - Restructuring results in more flexib

An Article of HOLZBAU-MAGAZIN, 2/2017. Read the HOLZBAU-MAGAZIN Online. Editor: Dr. Joachim Mohr, Tübingen After reaching the capacity limits for the production of timber frame elements in 2008, maste

From zero to a hundred in just a few years:The shopfitting company Holzakzente

Published in “möbelfertigung 1/2017”; Editor: Doris Bauer From zero to a hundred: It was eight years ago that Matthias Schäfer founded his shopfitting company Holzakzente. Within an incredibly short t

Carpenter produces 3D parts for his 5 axis CNC without using a CA

Many joiners and carpenters cannot manufacture 3D parts with their 5 axis CNC machine because they shy away from investing in expensive CAD-CAM systems. The Löw und Breidenbach carpenters workshop has

Modular construction of temporary and permanent buildings

Not just temporary Known for its numerous innovative ideas in the timber construction industry, Swiss-based Blumer-Lehmann AG is also one of the pioneers of modular timber construction. Today, even de

A HOMAG storage system for the Plastics Industry

The logic of individual production processes requires high problem-solving expertise by a professional supplier. Optimum process operations, saving of production costs and flexibility in order process

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

Timber construction in Estonia and the United States It is hard to imagine two countries in which the role of the timber construction diverges further than in Estonia and the United States. In Estonia

Flexibility was key

The automated assembly line, which he ordered from WEINMANN last year, had to be extremely versatile. He discovered just how versatile the assembly line was when it prefabricated free-formed pieces —

Fully automatic batch size one production at the kitchen manufacturer

"When we approached the topic of batch size 1 production, there was no talk of 'Production 4.0'. First we focused on flexibility in our production of structural parts while expanding our production ca

A flexible service provider for timber construction

It's an area of business that has developed so positively in recent years that the company has come to invest in automated element production — particularly in light of the strained situation with reg

From the felled tree to the finished house

Trucks are maneuvering, machines are humming, the smell of spruce and fir is in the air. Visitors notice immediately: It’s all about wood at Blumer-Lehmann in Gossau, a town near St. Gallen, about 25