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LIGNA 2023 was a great success!

and machines work in action. From technical demonstrations to digital content, the shows offered a varied program. This year, the new STORETEQ F-100 single-axis feeder was among the new machine innovations [...] comes to precision and comfort. A new product from the world of edge banding machines was the EDGETEQ S-500 narrow parts machine, which was presented alongside other innovative products. It enables the production [...] this year, HOMAG also presented key topics that are of vital importance for the wood processing industry. One of these topics was sustainability, which plays a central role alongside continuously increasing

Five steps to more effectiveness

practice. Identifying the causes of errors and preventing machine downtimes It is a well-known problem: resources such as time, skilled workers, machines, material and energy must be used in the best possible [...] possible way to cope with high production pressure. OEE analyses help to understand and prevent machine downtimes and organisational or unfounded interruptions, thereby increasing the effectiveness of production [...] and more. One of the most important results of an OEE potential analysis is transparency: Why do machine downtimes occur? Where are the causes of faults? Where does waste occur? To find out, we use different

The first WEINMANN smartPrefab at WeberHaus

700 mm up to 3500 mm. Longer top and bottom parts are fed in directly from the WEINMANN carpentry machine. The maximum part weight that a robot can pick up is 75 kg. The robot collects the timber from two [...] implemented at WeberHaus during the summer vacation shutdown in 2021. The panels, which have already been cut to size in the nesting procedure in the HOMAG CNC panel processing center, are provided to the robot

Annual general meeting of HOMAG Group AG

end-to-end solutions. "We know a lot about digital products, where we are the leading company in our industry, and we are committed to expanding this position further", says Paasivaara. "In 2018 we combined [...] business field. In this in-house think tank, around 70 employees develop digital solutions for all machines, production concepts and technologies." He presented several digital solutions by the HOMAG Group

DBJ, where anything less than near-perfection is unacceptable.

investing in the latest machinery and technology is a priority, as they strive to remain at the cutting edge of industry advancements. They are aware of the rapid pace at which technology evolves and are committed [...] technology and systems pertaining to programming drawings at the time of his takeover. With an aging CNC machine and edge bander, Walkinton saw a chance to make significant investments and elevate the company to

Wood frame construction — clamping, alignment, setup

between the beam processing machine and the carpentry table is also evident, because Holzbau Vock works with grain-cuts. These are produced with the beam processing machine and they define the positions [...] opposite the BEAMTEQ B-560 beam processing machine. Processed beams, plates and studs are placed directly on the assembly table by the outfeed of the beam processing machine. Initially, the beams and plates are [...] the table is perfect and it's a big help to us. And with the combination of the beam processing machine and the carpentry table, we are now much more flexible. Now it only takes one person to process beams

Truwood opens up new avenues with complete edgebanding package

old solid wood edge bander, but with laminates becoming more and more popular our old machine just wasn’t cutting the mustard. So we began to look for a replacement. “Initial research was carried out at [...] edge banders impressed us, but at this early stage we weren’t ready to make a decision. “We saw the machines again at the W18 show at the NEC in October. However, it wasn’t until we visited a company who already [...] already had an HOMAG EDGETEQ and listened to their extremely complimentary evaluation of the machine that we made the final decision to purchase. “Although it wasn’t the cheapest option, the quality and

Mathews Kitchens increase edging capacity with HOMAG Ambition 2274

staff on the machine and, after just a couple of weeks, we were enjoying production capacity benefits of at least 30 percent. HOMAG’s powerTouch touchscreen controller makes operating the machine easy and [...] demands of which are completely different to those of the bespoke kitchen and bedroom furniture industry that was the foundation of our business. “To compete in the contract office furniture market you [...] own research and seeing the HOMAG Ambition 2274 in action, it was clear to us that this was the machine that would meet all the production demands of our business. “It certainly wasn’t the cheapest option

HOMAG Ambition 1230 airTec - Customer Case Study

with HOMAG UK that won the day. The Vantage 43 CNC machine we purchased from HOMAG UK six years ago had proved to be a cost effective, high quality machine and the company’s aftersales service was first class [...] edging. Although we have only had the machine for a few months, it is already proving to be an essential addition to our plant list. When the panels come off the machine, they are totally clean and so there [...] looking for a like-for-like replacement, but when we saw the results from the Ambition 1230 airTec machine, it changed our thinking and we knew zero-joint technology was the way forward. With a turnover of

Inserting insulation at the factory

conditions. As we all know, the time spent at the construction site is the most expensive and the machine has been vital in allowing us to successfully move more of this work into the factory." Compact line [...] Peter Jandrasits remembers just what it was like to work with insulation before the new system: "We cut mineral wool panels to size with a bread knife and inserted them or blew in cellulose insulation at [...] irritating to the skin, as I'm sure you can imagine," he jokes. "Now, the work is great: I move the machine over the infill and I barely need to touch the insulating material at all. The insulation plate simply