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Digitalization: How will the production processes of woodworking shops look in the future?

"intelliGuide" operator assistance systems for machines: these systems show the operators of panel dividing saws, edge banding machines and drilling machines the next steps to take and how to execute them [...] production cells, machines, software and logistics. However, there is one key factor to these solutions: the customer does not have to buy an entire system — instead, they can buy individual machines, hardware [...] Digitalization—also known "digital transformation"— is currently a hot topic in the wood industry. While some companies work with tablets and adopt digital tools, others work with handwritten order lists

Welcome to the world's leading trade fair! – LIGNA is back

with great interest. Using a coffee machine as a simple simulation, Bastian Schulz (Team Leader Industry 4.0) showed how our tool can be used to connect any machine to the digital value stream in order [...] LIGNA either Another highlight for us was welcoming the next generation of wood industry professionals to our stand: A total of 60 wood technology students from the Rosenheim Technical University and the Hildesheim

Maßarbeit – Issue 6 | 2021

shop with like-minded people, impressing those who love wood with the latest technology or answering practical questions directly on the machine. Our experts were in their element, just like the 1700 [...] Neckar and Holzbronn has shown us how much we have missed being together: live demonstrations on the machine, personal conversations and well-attended webinars. Even though it was „only“ a digital conference

Modernizing the spindle cooling system: Why you should switch now

functions, but also increases the operational reliability of your machine. You will benefit from this… Longer service life of the machining spindle due to improved cooling properties Reduced downtimes due [...] cooling is particularly suitable for 5-axis spindles as well as for increased machining volumes and the primary processing of solid wood. We also recommend active spindle cooling when the spindle is subject to [...] of the passive cooling system Passive spindle cooling is ideally suited for machines with 4-axis spindles with normal machining volumes and processing of sheet material up to 19 mm. The advantages are..

SAWTEQ S-300 flexTec robot saw in use at Neue Räume GmbH

brought into the modern era with the help of the latest computer programs and high-tech wood processing machines, enabling on-time industrial production at the highest level while also maintaining the [...] optimized, stock is managed transparently and processing machines are used in an optimal way. The storage system is operated via the intelligent woodStore storage control system from Homag, which grows along [...] EDGETEQ S-500 edge banding machine with a LOOPTEQ O-600 gantry return from HOMAG is set to be installed at the Schwäbisch Hall site as early as July/August. The new machine features automatic destacking

Starbank Panel Products invests in HOMAG

BAZ 723 CNC’s, a machine that believe it or not we bought way back in 2004. This machine had put in a lot of production hours for us on often on two shifts per day. These gantry machining centres with their [...] our operators can easily switch between machines without having to learn new programming or machine skills. “Our people really like the latest powerTouch and woodWOP 7.2 software. The tool databases are [...] systems on these CNC machines enable us to run for longer periods without any issues. “We believe the finish of our products is second to none which is partly down to the machines and a reflection of the

HOMAG Group acquires remaining shares in System TM

percent of the Danish engineering and manufacturing company in 2020. System TM offers machines and services for solid wood processing. The resulting elements can be used in timber house construction, among [...] well, making us one of the world's leading system suppliers of production technology for the solid wood sector." Company Background The HOMAG Group is the world's leading provider of integrated solutions

Pionier des industrialisierten Bauens in Brasilien

2014 with the implementation of a new factory aiming at scale production, equipped with WEINMANN machines. In 2016, another important development was achieved, with the approval of the first multi-family [...] or even a combination of both, which is usually presented as a more optimized alternative. Light wood framing system The construction sector, which has impressive proportions and, even so, with artisanal [...] adaptable to building materials and national labor characteristics. Thus, the definition by the light wood framing system occurred, with the research being carried out on the state of the art of the construction

Goodbye, stopwatch. Hello, digital value stream optimization!

collect a lot of machine and operational data with almost no employee interaction. The technology works for any machine and in any production context, whether furniture, kitchen, store or wood construction [...] analysis always depends on the quality of the production data collected. In heterogeneous machine environments with machines from different manufacturers of different ages, however, the data often cannot even [...] challenges in complex machine environments. Thanks to a "digital value stream analysis" performed with smartphones, it is possible to capture production data regardless of the machine type, manufacturer or

London Pro-Fitters select 3 HOMAG models for new business venture

DRILLTEQ V-200, a flexible and space saving vertical CNC wood processing centre was the third machine acquired for the business. A robust and versatile machine, it can be used for drilling, trimming and grooving [...] mention good value for money. “The three HOMAG machines that we’ve invested in have been consistently operating since November 2021. I am delighted with the machines' reliability and operational performance [...] both commercial and domestic markets for a variety of businesses and individual homes. Three HOMAG machines for a new business venture To start the in-house manufacture of a range of made-to-measure furniture