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Concepts for the digital workshop

data is uploaded. For this purpose, the woodWOP programs are nested automatically on the unprocessed panels. At the end, operators can download the finished woodWOP program (the nest) for their machine [...] folder with a click of the mouse and thus retrieve the data at any time via the tablet. Data from CAD/CAM systems or industry solutions can also be imported. Carpenters/joiners now always have at their [...] machine can be used universally for different materials, whether they are panel materials or solid wood. The machine also offers 360° clearance and all-round bumper safety technology. This allows the machine

Where skilled workers are forged

MBA level. The wood technology department offers courses with recognized qualifications, primarily skilled worker and master craftsman training courses, as well as special courses such as CAD, CNC or interior [...] for us," stresses the head of the department. This tool fits into a "woodWOP" full configuration, which includes in particular "woodMotion" for the simulation of five-axis processing and the CAM plug-in [...] A whole range of requirements were therefore also on the agenda. In Linz, the machine pool of the wood technology department is generally equipped with high-quality machines. When thinking of the apprentices

Robot inspires flexibility

in Germany. In 1997, Andreas Balnuweit (an industrial clerk) and Andreas Watzinger (a carpenter and wood engineering graduate) took over the business from its founder Theodor Schönefeldt. The company's range [...] thirds of them working in production — almost all of these are skilled workers. The company also trains wood technicians. However, the lack of new blood and skilled workers is also a big issue here. Andreas [...] " Challenges for data and information flow In terms of software, the company currently uses Imos (CAD) and OSD (industry software). Watzinger: "There is a trend toward office and work preparation. While

2 birds with one stone — cutting and element production in one machine

highly economical and precise way." The multifunction bridge is also used to process all of the solid wood panels that make up a large part of the Lehmann business. Among other things, this is guaranteed by [...] work preparation stage via the new interface. The interface processes BTLx or WuP files generated by CAD/CAM programs into machine-readable MPR files automatically, thereby making a further contribution to [...] cutting panels in large surface processing." The 55-cm diameter saw blade required for cutting solid wood and the 2.5-m-by-5-m vacuum table guarantee that work is so much easier . The accuracy in cutting

Increased investment and automation | Market report India

technologies has created a vacuum in new skill areas where furniture design, production planning and CAD cam skills are in demand. This is a new challenge for many manufacturers, for which our Schuler team [...] data and to optimise the value stream in the long term. As India's leading trade fair for the local wood and furniture industry, Indiawood is a key event in our schedule. We will be there as part of the

Process steps "shortened"

The family-run B&O Gruppe has been involved in renovation for 30 years and has been active in wood and wood hybrid construction for 15 years. Today, the group of companies is divided into the main divisions [...] a vertical solid construction timber, the top and bottom plates of which lie not above the upright wood, but rather on the sides of the component as slim CLT planks. Regularly recurring stops in the plates [...] provided with a type of ring armature made of reinforced in-situ concrete. The high quality of the wood components is achieved, among other aspects, by high mechanical precision and a double-layered wall

Sharing Passion. HOMAG at LIGNA 2023

personnel and wood resources Wood is a sustainable and carbon-neutral resource that must be treated with care. The machines from System TM make it possible to get the most out of raw wood material and to [...] Solutions for CNC processing woodWOP update to version 8.1 The latest version of the woodWOP programming software is packed with new features and enhancements that make using this powerful software even [...] The nesting plug-in allows users to manually position and nest individual woodWOP programs on an unprocessed panel directly in woodWOP. The nesting plug-in then automatically generates the milling path for

Holzbronn Technology Days 2024 attract numerous visitors

basic model, but optionally available for even more flexibility in part labeling. New functions in woodStore 8: proactive, efficient and forward-looking Another highlight of the Technology Days in Holzbronn [...] new storage range, HOMAG presented the new quickTip and intelliStore AI - Offcuts functions of the woodStore 8 storage software for the first time. HOMAG has once again demonstrated how artificial intelligence [...] full storage potential can be always utilized. The advantage: All quickTips are listed centrally in woodStore – this makes work easier, improves stock management and enables simple panel handling. 2) in

John Worth Shopfitters invests in HOMAG CENTATEQ N-500 CNC

jobs rapidly and with ease. The CENTATEQ N-500 is perfect for our needs; we’ve linked its woodWOP software to our CAD system making it quick and easy to setup and operate.” HOMAG CENTATEQ N-500 CNC Gantry

Demystifying the path towards Batch Size 1 Production

batch size 1 production,” shared Pfetzing. “It also helped that manufacturers in the more developed wood industries like those in China are starting to have more surplus money to afford these new technologies [...] also known as vertical process integration. With bigger batches, the work preparation department does CAD drawings only once and they can be used repeatedly and never have to change. Now, essentially every [...] manufacturers try to use “generic, low costs” workarounds like Excel spreadsheets paired with basic 2D CAD standard, such solution may still be workable for small companies with high skill set but it will not