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Subissati increases capacity at its company site

Founded in 1963, it currently employees around 50 people. It is a family-run business and the managing director is Paolo Subissati. Subissati produces around 100 timber frame and CLT objects annually, including

Sven Christiansen invests in new edgebanding and CNC solutions

woodworking equipment available. Our partnership with HOMAG UK has grown out of this approach. The majority of machinery in our facility is from HOMAG; we even have a 27 year old BP15 CNC machine which is [...] people. “When it’s time to invest in new equipment HOMAG is always on our short list. In this instance, it was the knowledge and experience of HOMAG’s Matt Long that swung the deal their way. We told Matt [...] options for us to consider.” HOMAG KAL 370 flexLine with LOOPTEQ O-500 return system “After visiting a number of factories in the UK who had similar equipment we settled on the HOMAG KAL 370 flexLine edge bander

Familiar, but contemporary

quality management and a unique selling point compared to its competitors. Family-run companies are one of the mainstays of artisanal timber construction, with advantages including a manageable size, a [...] site and two in production. Up until 2019, the work was done manually. At that point, the two managing directors initially decided to invest in a beam processing machine, with the following result: "After [...] flexibility, a large amount of individual freedom in product design and direct contact between management and customer. There is also a close relationship of trust based on the good name of the family

Roof and house from the same production line

together with the WEINMANN engineers to adapt the software and the settings accordingly," recalls Managing Director Nicky Wijlens. The objective of this course of action was to use the line for a pilot project [...] constant quality for all components – was thus achieved almost immediately. "For us, improved quality management was an important reason for the investment," explains Nicky Wijlens, "because our customers expect [...] professional production methods because their construction projects benefit from improved quality management and leaner time schedules. Furthermore, the automated production offers even more complex processing

German machine technology as the key to success

with the American prospective buyers. This led to Blueprint Robotics management forming a strong relationship with this German HOMAG subsidiary. Numerous visits of the Blueprint Robotics founders Jerry [...] the decision in favor of WEINMANN, Karim Sahyoun reports retrospectively, was Hansbert Ott, managing director and head of sales & service for almost 25 years. Karim Sahyoun is quick to say: “Hansbert’s

A flexible service provider for timber construction

gradually developed and given the joinery center a much more solid base for its operations. Managing Director Manfred Fritz, a qualified carpenter and business administrator, explains: "With beam processing [...] advising the opposite." Even when it came to the commissioning of the new plant, the manufacturing director felt that they were "excellently looked after": "The switch from manual to automated manufacturing

Digitalisation in the compressed air technology

company looks back on a hundred years of company history and offers the "Sigma Air Manager 4.0" compressed air management system as a digital solution. This is a central control system that adjusts compressed [...] rising energy costs, we therefore want to examine exactly where we can reduce them," explains Managing Director Thomas Moser. The operating pressure of the digitally controlled system is infinitely variable [...] tradition and an equally 100-year history. This company relies on the modular "Air Control" system to manage and monitor the entire compressed air supply system. Moser GmbH in Haslach, Baden, which is located

Custom-made flexible workflow

it was the employees who decided which production line was put in the hall." For the junior managing director this was an important success factor: "If you completely change your production from one day [...] M-300 insuFill. The system was put into operation in August of the same year. Florian Hegar, who now manages Holzhaus Bonndorf GmbH together with his father Bernhard Hegar, had a particular focus on his employees [...] modern machine technology can timber construction companies offer larger properties in a relatively manageable production period," explains Florian Hegar. This goal was achieved with flying colors in Bonndorf:

All targets for efficient timber construction achieved

work preparation for the new tasks," explains Johannes Strobel. And the company managed all this with ease. From the management's point of view, the hall extension, including the building application, component [...] projects in a timely manner. However, higher quantities were not the primary objective of the managing directors' investment, which is why they use the increase in capacity to a large extent to increase the [...] word of mouth. "Small" bridge with saw In 2016, Johannes Strobel joined his father Arthur on the management board. In view of the good market situation, father and son made a first attempt in 2019 to automate

Step by step to success

GmbH & Co. KG in Bremervörde in Lower Saxony. First step, 2013 Heiko Pape is one of three managing directors of a company steeped in tradition. Founded 102 years ago, Kurt Buck Baugesellschaft was long [...] opportunities available," remembers Jörg Groß, who manages the project department at WEINMANN. "But at Kurt Buck, they wanted to invest at a manageable level initially and then wait to see how the market [...] important argument for working together with WEINMANN on future expansion projects as well. The management already has its eye on the next round of negotiations: the company has already submitted a planning