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Goodbye, stopwatch. Hello, digital value stream optimization!

01/2021: Here you can read the whole issue [German] In addition, very short throughput times and a large number of fast-moving parts are common in productions in the wood and furniture industry, which make measuring [...] basis. The continuous improvement process is rethought: changes and implemented optimizations can be tracked in detail through the use of digital technologies. The effect of the optimization measure is not

Production line for batch size 1 kitchens

delivery date is fixed." The train's carriages—to continue this metaphor—are then picking trolleys, its tracks a continuous roller conveyor. "Once the material has been cut, it comes onto the carriages and runs [...] table top attachments or cover plates, all of which have no straight edges. "But that's only a small number," clarifies Hoffmann. And so, after processing when the sanded and painted parts have been fed onto

Mastering software selection part 2:

generates an order confirmation to the customer. LIGNOS-M is able to track five variants per part via a part identification number and map them with its characteristics. Given the wide range of colours [...] had been developed specifically for furniture production and made it possible to store a limited number of variants for each part produced. The aim of the joint software project with Schuler Consulting [...] variants. This is a major challenge for handling the flow of materials and information. With the large number of combinations of colours and dimensions, only frequently-used parts are produced in stock; all

Networked Workshop (Part 1): Why Company Size Doesn't Matter

amount of programming required, as well as make work preparation more efficient and minimize the number of manual work steps involved. Production throughput times also become shorter, since complete production [...] will be supported by software, from production planning and capacity planning to order and parts tracking, right through to the organization of reworking, order picking and shipping. The component will

Simple steps to digitalization – with a sense of proportion

the workshop. Directly proven in practice Once the master joiner had successfully got the setup on track without any notable hurdles, work could start. The new workflow is based on starting with the SketchUp [...] been created, it provides the business with an overview of all apps that it uses and can give any number of employees access to the individual applications. Further assistants: The cutting assistant is

25 Years of HOMAG Window Production Solutions - Concepts for automated production since 1999

that complete processing of window parts with CNC technology is more economical, especially when the number of variants increases. Added to this is the trend for the machine to run as autonomously as possible [...] followed by the development of a production line control system with which workpieces could be tracked across several machines working in a network. Since 2005, the successor, the "powerControl" control

Wood work is on the up

According to Jozsef Karpati, chairperson of the Hungarian association of prefabricated housing, the number of orders increased by around 300% in the prefabricated construction industry alone. But the boom [...] bridge. On table 4, the elements are then erected and distributed to a wall slot system. The outermost track on the left-hand side of this wall slot system is intended for installing windows and doors. Berger

Networked Production

professional" tools reduce programming work woodCAD|CAM streamlines work preparation and reduces the number of manual work steps Production throughput times are shorter, since complete production informat [...] increasingly on a software-supported basis: From production and capacity planning through part and order tracking to the organization of finish processing, order picking and shipping. Here, we offer the manufacturing

HOMAG Treff 2024: Where sawdust flies and inspiration lands

all: the app also makes the current status of individual components transparent, and you always keep track of the status of your orders. productionManager not only supports carpenters in the fight against [...] reworked part flows quickly and smoothly back into the production process. This means that you can track the status of your reworks at any time in the order progress of the productionManager and view them [...] during cutting (sawing or nesting) and on the edge banding machine. Other key figures, such as the number of furniture pieces to be assembled, make the impact of your formed lots on production immediately