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EDITORIAL 

We love wood … 

… and we're not alone. Wood is in vogue. Furniture manufacturers, interior decorators and 

architects rely on it. This is true in the outdoor sector as well as with stylish solid wood furniture, 

with exterior panelling, and also in interior design. The timber construction sector is also recording 

growth, as wood conveys a pleasant living climate and is sustainable. 

A megatrend of our time, individualisation, plays a major role in the rapidly growing popularity 

of this natural material. At the same time, however, it represents a challenge for the wood processing 

industry, as it is increasingly replacing series production and mass-produced goods. 

Eric Schäfer 

Editor 

Whether talking about Industry 4.0, the latest materials or raw materials - it is not unusual for 

wood to be used primarily to implement a wide range of customer requirements, for example with 

technical innovations such as digital printing. The key technology for the efficient production of 

individual furniture surfaces will be in the spotlight at "interzum 2019", which will present fresh 

ideas and progressive solutions in May. 

How the manufacturing industry and craftsmen will react to the trend towards individualisation 

can also be seen in May. With new smart machines and innovative processing methods, LIGNA 

in Hanover will show the future of woodworking and wood processing; you will find initial information 

in your personal WiN copy. Who would not want to risk a glimpse into the future - when 

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contents 

EDITORIAL 

We love wood... 3 

News 6 

FAIRS 

SICAM Grows Once Again 8 

Leitz at the BAU 8 

Weinig Continues to Focus on the Russian Market 9 

MEM Industrial 2019 9 

DOMOTEX Worldwide 10 

Salone Internazionale del Mobile 11 

interzum 2019 12 

LIGNA 2019 13 

LIGNA Preview 2019 16 

From Large to Small, From Individual Production 

to Series Production 16 

AKE Cutting 2.0 ‐ The Success Story Moves On 16 

Focusing on Themes of the Future 17 

50 Years of Innovation and Technology Dedicated to the Future 17 

Biesse Confirms and Further Strengthens the Bond 

Between Man and Robot 17 

Automation With High Customer Benefits 18 

A Traditional Company on a New Course 18 

Definitely Worth a Look! 19 

“Smart&Human Factory“ 20 

Layer Check LC 1000 Makes Powder and Liquid Coating 

More Precise 20 

Innovative Cutting-edge Technology for Every Requirement 21 

One Stop Shop for Briquetting 22 

Focus on Innovative Tool Solutions and Dialogue 

with Customers 23 

COMPANIES 

New Dimension of the Collated Nail Made of Wood 23 

Extension of the Production Area 24 

Siempelkamp Produces “Happy Chinese New Year“ 25 

Board on a New MDF/HDF Production Line in China 25 

The Specialist Company for Shredding Technology 25 

Is Growing More Strongly Than the Market 25 

Efficient Order Picking of Single-unit Batches 26 

Wood Automotive Interior Shown at Future Interior Summit 27 

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY 

Strong Entry Level System for Small Shops 28 

SCM Revolutionizes the World of Nesting 29 

ARCHITECTURE 

Success for American Hardwood Projects at Wood Awards 2018 30 

These are the Highlights 31 

FURNITURE 

The Real Tree Story 32 

“World Furniture Outlook 2019“ 33 

SURFACES 

Modern digital production for modern flooring 34 

Combined with Structuring and Glaze 35 

ILVA Is One of the Key Players of Wood Lifecycle, 

an Exhibition on Wood. 36 

Pfleiderer Introduces its Wood-based Panels to the Outdoors 

for the First Time Ever 38 

DECORS 

Schattdecor Positions Itself as an Impregnator Worldwide 39 

EVENTS 

Conference 2018 in Guangzhou 40 

17th Jowat Symposium 2018 41 

European Coatings Show Conference 41 

Guide to Products and Manufacturers 

Index of Manufacturers 42 

“Test the Future“ 24 

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News 

Change at the Weinig Top 

Mr. Wolfgang Pöschl, Chairman of the Management Board of the Weinig Group, has 

asked for his resignation from his position as Chairman of the Management Board at 

the end of 2018 for personal reasons. The Supervisory Board noted this request with 

regret, but respects Mr. Pöschl's personal reasons. 

At its meeting on December 11th 2018, the 

Supervisory Board of Michael Weinig AG appointed 

Mr. Gregor Baumbusch as Chairman of the 

Management Board with effect from 1 January 

2019. This was announced by the Chairman of 

the Supervisory Board, Thomas Bach, following a 

resolution of the Supervisory Board. 

Mr. Baumbusch has been appointed by the 

Supervisory Board to adapt the corporate strategy 

to the new challenges in the market and 

to further develop WEINIG with regard to digitization. 

This will ensure a sustainable strengthening 

of the WEINIG Group with the two brands 

WEINIG and HOLZ-HER. 

”The entire Supervisory Board has full confidence 

that Mr. Baumbusch, in his new position, 

will align the company in this sense and lead it 

into a successful future,” explained Thomas Bach. 

Previously, Mr. Baumbusch had presented the 

first guidelines of a new corporate strategy to the 

Supervisory Board. In his new function as CEO, 

he will also continue to assume his previous responsibility 

for Sales and Marketing. In addition, 

Mr. Baumbusch will temporarily take over the 

function of Chief Technology Officer until this position 

is filled again. 

www.weinig.com 

The new WEINIG CEO Gregor Baumbusch 

EGGER is Starting to Build a Chipboard Plant in Lexington, 

North Carolina 

In July of last year, the EGGER Group announced the greenfield investment, and the machines 

are now starting to build. EGGER is launching the construction of its new woodbased 

materials plant in Lexington, North Carolina (US), according to plan. The chipboard 

plant is scheduled to start operation in late 2020. 

The EGGER Group has launched the construction 

of its first US production plant in Lexington, 

North Carolina. The chipboard plant with lamination 

capacities represents the first project phase. 

It involves an investment volume of approximately 

EUR 260 million and will create 400 direct jobs over 

the next six years. 

The state-of-the-art chipboard plant with lamination 

capacities is scheduled to start operation in 

late 2020, and will play a decisive role for the growing 

presence of EGGER on the North American 

market for wood-based materials. Having a local 

production plant will secure product availability for 

EGGER customers in the region and increase speed 

of delivery. 

www.egger.com 

The EGGER US project team at the ground-breaking ceremony 

for the construction of the plant: Karl Grasser, Bernd Bielfeldt, 

Raymond Pitman, Christian Kasper, Yorck Wendenburg 

(from l. to r.). 


Weinig Expands in the USA 

News 

Weinig and Holz-Her are strengthening 

their market presence in North America. 

The subsidiary of the German Weinig Group, 

which has been operating from Mooresville in the 

east of the USA since 1976, is opening an additional 

location on the West Coast. From December 2018, 

the wide portfolio of the leading technology provider 

for solid wood and panel processing can also be 

experienced live in Anaheim, California. 

“We are pleased to be able to present our innovative technologies to the many customers on the West Coast directly on site and in a 

first-class environment,“ said Sales Manager Andy Turner. 

The heart of the 600 square meter facility is a 

fully equipped Expocenter for the machines and systems 

of the premium manufacturer. In addition to 

daily demonstrations, the new location will be used 

for in-house trade fairs, exhibitions, conferences 

and training courses. Offices, a service center and 

a spare parts warehouse have also been installed in 

the premises. 


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APOS and Fagus-GreCon Agree on Strategic Cooperation 

Spectroscope-based Moisture Measurement 

Less energy, more power! 

Energy-efficient filtration plants 

for the woodworking industry. 

MultiStar filtration plant 

Made by Höcker Polytechnik 

APOS GmbH ('APOS') in Wedel and Fagus- 

GreCon Greten GmbH & Co. KG ('Fagus- 

GreCon') in Alfeld have agreed on strategic 

cooperation for the spectroscope-based 

measuring systems. Besides the collaboration 

for the market development, this 

cooperation also includes joint activities 

in terms of service and support. 

Spectroscope-based systems for the moisture 

measurement have established in the past years by 

adding new applications as the measurement of the 

pH value or the determination of the resin quantity 

throughout the overall process chain - from the acceptance 

of the raw material at the factory gate to 

the quality assurance for the finished board. 

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By using Fagus-GreCon's worldwide sales 

and service network, the continuous availability 

of the APOS systems can be even better guaranteed 

than hitherto. Common further product 

developments are also on the agenda. Heinrich 

Unland, Managing Director of APOS, is convinced 

to have found with Fagus-GreCon the 

perfect market and service partner for APOS solutions. 

”Our product portfolios perfectly fit together 

and we see a large common potential,” 

Unland says. 

Thanks to cooperation with APOS, Fagus- 

GreCon extends its product range by the spectroscopy 

systems which APOS developed especially 

for the wood-based panel industry and the 

pulp & paper industry. ”With this addition to our 

product portfolio, we are able to support our 

customers in their efforts for an optimisation of 

their production process in a better way than before. 

Our customers benefit from the expertise 

and technology know-how of both companies,” 

Dr Jörg Hasener, Manager of Fagus-GreCon's measuring 

technology division, comments. 

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Höcker Polytechnik GmbH 

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Germany ▪ Mail info@hpt.net 

Fon +49 5409 405 0 

www.fagus-grecon.com 

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FAIRS 

SICAM Grows Once Again 

New Stimuli for the Global Furniture Industry 

SICAM, the International Exhibition of Components, Accessories, and Semi-Finished Products 

for the Furniture Industry, reached the ten-year mark and celebrated by growing even 

further last October, bringing over 8,000 companies from all over the world to Pordenone 

to visit its 612 exhibitors from 33 different countries in addition to Italy itself. The surface 

area exceeded a record 16,400 net square metres this year to give visibility to producers 

and offer the most extensive collection of ideas, designs and creativity inputs to the professionals 

who crowded the halls of Pordenone Fiere over the four days of the event. 

SICAM’s international dimension was even wider 

this edition, with buyers and operators from 104 

countries registered at the trade fair and significant 

increases recorded above all by markets that are important 

though geographically far away and distant 

from each other, such as Canada and the US on the 

one hand and China, Korea, and Japan on the other. 

SICAM 2018 also continued to record gradual, 

constant growth in terms of attendance and also the 

quality and completeness of the accessories, components 

and materials on offer. The mid-October date 

of the event is the perfect positioning during the year 

for making choices and determining the trends that 

will characterise the following season at the large 

global furniture trade fairs. 

SICAM is attended by those who decide, choose, 

and direct decisions, those who determine the furnishing 

trends on the global markets. 

www.exposicam.it 

Leitz at the BAU 

Start into the Trade Fair Year 2019 

At BAU 2019 Leitz presented intelligent tool solutions for the processing of solid wood, wood derived materials, insulating materials 

as well as plastics and NF metals. 

Low weight, quiet, efficient! The expanded Leitz HeliCut system. (Photo: Leitz) 

The new ProfilCut Q profile tool system is already 

being used very successfully amongst window, 

furniture, interior doors and straircase manufacturers 

in the processing of wood and wood derived 

materials. Besides the outstanding machining 

quality, ProfilCut Q is particularly convincing with 

its combination of performance and easy handling. 

The clamping system and cutting edge arrangement 

are designed in such a way that users can 

change all knives quickly and easily without having 

to disassemble the tool set. 

Leitz not only offers tool solutions for the professional 

production of windows and front doors, 

but also verified window system solutions. The 

ClimaTrend Style system is particularly economical 

to produce and meets the high market requirements 

in terms of design and functionality. The 

Patio Inowa sliding door system was developed 

and implemented together with numerous wellknown 

project partners. This system sets new standards 

in terms of user comfort and tightness and 

at the same time offers all possibilities of modern 

production technology and process design to the 

manufacturers. 

As a further highlight, Leitz presented the multifunctional 

HeliCut product family. For years the 

HeliCut rounding cutterhead has been convincing 

in timber construction on CNC-controlled joinery 

machines. With the revision of the product range, 

the advantages of this system have been transferred 

to numerous other applications which significantly 

expands the range of applications of this 

tooling system. Productively and flexibly it offers 

the right solution for almost any challenge. 

www.leitz.org 


FAIRS 

Weinig Continues to Focus on the Russian Market 

Trade Fair Success in Moscow 

Lesdrevmash is the most important wood trade fair in Russia. The 

latest edition took place in Moscow at the end of October 2018. As 

always in the past, Weinig was there as an exhibitor. The ongoing 

economic problems in the country and the additional burden on the 

investment climate caused by the decline of the ruble had given cause 

for concern. Despite these difficult conditions, the leading technology 

supplier of machines and systems for solid wood and panel 

processing registered a satisfactory result. The success was noted 

with satisfaction in Tauberbischofsheim, because in contrast to other 

major players in the industry, Weinig is pursuing an offensive strategy 

despite the current situation in Russia. The company is currently 

even expanding its organizational structures in Russia. 

Well positioned for the future: The Weinig Russia Team at Lesdrevmash. 

Weinig presented five machines at its 325 sqm 

stand, all of which could be experienced live in action. 

With this ambitious appearance, Weinig underlined 

its consistent attitude of maintaining business 

contacts with its Russian partners even in the current 

tense economic situation. The Weinig brand has 

an outstanding reputation among wood-processing 

companies, which is reflected in the large number 

of machines and systems installed. Especially in 

the project business, Weinig demonstrates its competence 

for the entire value chain. With a good response 

to the complete range for wood processing, 

Weinig registered a noticeable increase in qualified 

customer contacts compared to the last Lesdrevmash 

edition. The number of contracts closed was also 

higher than in recent years. ”We were able to witness 

a positive mood, which makes us confident for 

the future development”, summarized Klaus Müller, 

Head of Marketing Communications. 

Weinig had also invited to a press reception 

during the fair. In the presence of Knud Dethloff, 

Sales Manager for Russia, the Weinig management 

board announced a groundbreaking message to the 

Russian and international media representatives. 

The previous company Service Weinig RUS OOO has 

been expanded to form the organization Service & 

Sales Weinig RUS OOO. This shows that the premium 

provider is expanding its involvement in Russia even 

further. Managing director of the presence is Maxim 

Prituzhalov. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering 

and has many years of Weinig experience. 

Weinig is relying on the enormous dormant potential 

of the Russian market and well prepared to build 

on the previous, very successful decades of cooperation 

with Russian companies. 


MEM Industrial 2019 

The MEM Industrial trade show, which closed its gates in Mexico City’s Centro Citibanamex convention center on 18 January, underscored 

its reputation as a business platform that delivers for international exhibitors and visitors alike. “Our successful partnership with 

AMPIMM, the Mexican Association of Wood Industry Suppliers, has given the show a new face and effectively transformed it into a 

one-stop shop. We have succeeded in turning MEM Industrial into Mexico’s leading industry showcase,“ commented Christian Pfeiffer, 

Deutsche Messe’s Global Director LIGNA & Woodworking Events. “This year’s show put the spotlight on machines and accessories and 

featured a high-caliber conference program.“ Over 130 companies and 230 brands from Mexico and around the world exhibited their 

latest products and solutions on over 10,000 square meters (107,640 sq.ft.) of space. 

”We are delighted that this year’s MEM 

Industrial was well received by exhibitors and visitors 

alike,” commented Pfeiffer. ”Our efforts taken 

over the preceding months to align the show with 

current market requirements have clearly paid off. By 

partnering with AMPIMM, the Mexican Association 

of Wood Industry Suppliers, we have been able create 

an industry platform which not only showcases 

machines in action as well as the latest technologies 

and applications, but which now also features materials, 

accessories, fixtures and fittings. Our international 

clients have been showing increasing interest 

in developing Mexico’s and South America’s fastgrowing 

markets. MEM Industrial is the perfect platform 

for them because it efficiently matches their 

offering with local buyers.” 

Alejandro Tena, AMPIMM President and 

Managing Director of Maderas y Plásticos: ”This 

year’s MEM Industrial was a big success in terms 

of demonstrating its ability to help companies tap 

into the enormous potential of the Mexican and 

South American markets. The show is well-structured 

and perfectly aligned with the needs of the 

woodworking and timber processing industries. It 

has the full range of products ‐ everything from machines, 

panel products and veneers to numerical 

control systems.” 

Over 30 percent of exhibitors at Mexico’s leading 

trade show for the woodworking and timber processing 

industries came from outside Mexico, including 

from countries like Germany, Italy, Brazil, 

Spain, China, Taiwan, Columbia and the USA. MEM 

Industrial’s comprehensive exhibition offering includes 

woodworking machinery, tools and equipment 

for custom and mass production, fittings, accessories, 

materials and panel product and sawmill technology. 

The next MEM Industrial will run from 22 to 24 

January 2020 at the Centro Citibanamex convention 

center in Mexico City. 

www.memindustrial.mx 


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FAIRS 

DOMOTEX Worldwide 

DOMOTEX is a unique platform that brings together the world’s carpet and floor coverings industry at different locations around the 

globe. The show is unrivalled in its ability to help providers present and market their latest products to carefully targeted buyer groups 

in the world’s most promising markets. The international parent show in Hannover, Germany, is complemented by specialized offshoots 

in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East and, for the first time this year, in the Americas region. 

DOMOTEX USA: premiere in the American East 

DOMOTEX USA (Atlanta, Georgia) is the only combined trade show and conference event in North America that is exclusively dedicated to the carpet and 

floor coverings industry. It is organized and managed by Hannover Fairs USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Deutsche Messe AG. The debut event, which will put the spotlight 

on the US market for residential floor coverings, will be held from 28 February to 2 March 2019 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Over 200 

exhibitors, about 60 percent of which are based in the USA, have already booked over 8,500 square meters (about 91,500 sq. ft.) of display space. The US-based 

participants include many leading companies, such as Beauflor USA, Card-Monroe, The Dixie Group, Engineered Floors, Graf Brothers Flooring & Lumber, Hamat, 

Joy, Joy Carpets & Co, Merinos, Milliken & Company, Mullican Flooring, Shaw Industries Group, Swiss Krono Group and Tuftco Corporation. 

Dates for upcoming show: 28 February to 2 March 2019 

Venue: Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta 

www.domotexusa.com 

DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR: celebrating success for over 20 years 

DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR (Shanghai), which is organized with the support of VNU Exhibitions Asia and Build Your Dream, boasts the most comprehensive 

exhibition offering of all DOMOTEX subsidiary shows. It is also the largest trade show for carpets and floor coverings in the Asia-Pacific region. Around 

1,240 exhibitors have already registered for the next show, which runs from 26 to 28 March 2019. Among them are renowned international companies, such 

as Balsan, Beaulieu International, Classen, Decospan, Dynea, Faus, Gerflor, Haro, Hawk, Homag, Huayu, Invista, Lamett, LG Hausys, Nox, Oriental Weavers, 

Parador, Sensa, Swiss Krono, Tarkett, Unilin, US Floors, Voxflor and Wintersteiger. The major display categories at DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR include machine- 

and handmade carpets, parquet and laminate flooring, resilient floor coverings, luxury vinyl tiles and floor laying technologies and techniques. 

The Flooring Technologies display area has more than doubled in size and will occupy over 21,000 square meters (226,000 sq. ft.) across two exhibition halls this 

year. Displays of wood flooring products have enjoyed steady growth and will have their own dedicated exhibition hall in 2019. In addition, visitors will have the opportunity 

to see special exhibitions and participate in diverse events. 

Dates for upcoming show: 26 to 28 March 2019 

Venue: Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai 

www.domotexasiachinafloor.com 


FAIRS 

Salone Internazionale del Mobile 

The press conference for the 58th edition of 

the Salone del Mobile at the Triennale di Milano, 

was the harbinger of much important 

news. 

From the addition of a new term to the 

Manifesto launched last year to new exhibition 

formats at Workplace3.0 and 

S.Project, two great installations dedicated 

to Leonardo in the city and at the 

fairgrounds and a three-year collaboration 

with the Teatro alla Scala Foundation. 

Claudio Luti touched on three crucial issues 

for maintaining the event’s leadership position: 

nurturing creativity, increasing connections and 

creating a system. He also announced the new 

exhibition formats for the 2019 edition, responding 

to the demands of a growing and evolving 

market. Workplace3.0 will become more widespread 

and crosscutting, while S.Project is being 

launched as a new multipurpose space devoted to 

design products and decorative and technical interior 

design solutions. 

Lastly, the President of the Salone del Mobile 

discussed the new word that is being integrated into 

the Manifesto: genius, i.e. the ability to create and 

think in a way that will trigger fresh ways of looking 

at the world and coming up with brilliant and effective 

solutions. This is a talent that the companies and 

designers that are the protagonists of the Salone 

possess and are constantly developing and which, 

symbolically, they have inherited from Leonardo, to 

whom the Salone is dedicating two great events, curated 

by Marco Balich and Davide Rampello. 

Two videos, by Steven Holl and Neri&Hu and 

by James Bradburne and Alexander Pereira, will be 

testament to the international nature of the Salone 

and to the close relationship between design and 

art. The conference culminated with the announcement 

of a three-year partnership between the Teatro 

alla Scala and the Salone, born of the desire to share 

common values, with the dual aim of promoting the 

talent of the Filarmonica della Scala and allowing 

the design community an opportunity to be involved 

in a unique experience. 

www.salonemilano.it 


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FAIRS 

interzum 2019 

Digital Printing in the Spotlight 

Offering even greater individualisation in 

furniture production and interior design 

”Individualisation” is today’s buzzword in furniture 

production. Whether Industry 4.0, the latest 

facing materials or fabrics ‐ in many cases they 

only serve one purpose: to make the end customer’s 

dream of a personalised home a reality. Technical innovations 

are absolutely central to the subject of individuality, 

and digital printing will play an important 

role here in the future. It’s the key to the efficient 

production of furniture, fabrics or carpets 

whose finishes are individually designed according 

to the customer’s wishes. As a source of inspiration 

for the design of tomorrow’s living spaces, interzum 

is the ideal launch pad from which to present new, 

promising innovations such as digital printing to the 

industry. 

In Hall 3.2’s edutainment area, the potential 

uses of digital printing will be shown in a highly 

practical demonstration ranging from the design 

concept to the finished piece of furniture and thus 

including all the important process steps required 

for the integration of digital printing into furniture 

production and interior design. The entire process 

will therefore be shown, from the choice of decoration 

and its transfer into the computer programs 

to the actual printing stage and the subsequent finishing 

step. 

In this way, visitors will discover how digital 

printing technology can be integrated into their processes 

to worthwhile effect. With this knowledge, 

visitors will gain valuable know-how with practical 

relevance. 

”Digital printing gives furniture manufacturers, 

architects and interior designers the ability to 

respond quickly and flexibly to customers’ needs,” 

explains Dr Anke Pankoke from Hymmen GmbH 

Maschinen- und Anlagenbau. The mechanical and 

plant engineering business from Bielefeld will be 

one of the companies exhibiting at interzum 2019 

and providing content for the edutainment area as 

supporting partners. 

”Koelnmesse’s decision to explain the individual 

steps that are necessary to successfully integrate 

digital printing into furniture production and interior 

design is extremely helpful for companies ‐ and it’s 

allowing us to reach out to new customer groups,” 

continues Dr Pankoke. 

”The recent rapid development in the operational 

readiness and stability of digital printing has convinced 

us to give this topic more space at interzum, 

because the desire to use this technology is growing 

among our visitors,” says Maik Fischer, Director 

of interzum, confirming the emphasis placed on this 

theme. 

www.interzum.com 


FAIRS 

LIGNA 2019 

Future Showcase for the Woodworking and Timber 

Processing Industries 

This May, over 1,500 companies will be 

gathering in Hannover, Germany, to showcase 

the future of the woodworking and 

timber processing industries. Whether it’s 

about digitization, automation, IoT platforms 

or collaborative systems, LIGNA is 

where innovations are shown for the first 

time ‐ and on an unrivalled scale. 130,000 

square meters (nearly 1.4 million square 

feet) is the total net display area that will 

be occupied by exhibition stands featuring 

the latest woodworking and timber processing 

plant, machinery and tools. 

”From 27 to 31 May 2019, exhibitors from 

over 50 countries will gather here at the Hannover 

Exhibition Center to showcase state-of-the-art processing 

solutions, applications and concepts for the 

entire forestry & wood industry. The presence of all 

the world’s leading technology providers will make 

Hannover the global hotspot for the wood-based industries 

during those five days. No other fair compares 

in terms of international appeal”, asserted 

Dr Andreas Gruchow, Managing Board member 

at Deutsche Messe, during the LIGNA Preview 

press conference on 5 February in Hannover, adding: 

”Once again in 2019, LIGNA will serve as the 

industry’s showcase of choice for unveiling their innovations, 

with a great many exhibitors even timing 

their development cycles to coincide with the show’s 

staging every two years.” 

Visitors can expect to see innovations across all 

display categories, from forestry technology, furniture 

and window manufacturing, through to tooling 

systems and surface technology. They will also see 

live demonstrations of fully functional furniture production 

plants, learn about IoT platforms for Industry 

4.0 plants and the latest R&D projects, and be able 

to participate at networking events throughout the 

show. Dr Andreas Gruchow: ”One of the big challenges 

is the ever greater trend to product individualization 

‐ a trend that is putting pressure on manufacturers 

to deliver customized products at least 

as quickly, profitably and efficiently as with series 

production. It’s these sorts of challenges for which 

LIGNA exhibitors will be presenting solutions.” 

“Integrated Woodworking ‐ Customized 

Solutions“ 

In the wood industry, there is keen interest in IoT 

application scenarios, such as condition monitoring 

and predictive maintenance, as a means of further 

boosting production plant efficiency. In such scenarios, 

humans remain an integral part of the production 

process but are supported by cyber-physical assistance 

systems, such as collaborative robots, automated 

guided vehicles and smart worker support 

technologies. The trend is thus towards hybrid human-machine 

production systems in which the product 

is inextricably linked to the production plant and 

the humans who operate it. ”Visitors to the next 

LIGNA will gain captivating insights into what the 

future has in store for the furniture and woodworking 

industries”, explained Gruchow. 

Smart Surface Technology 

Themed ”Smart Surface Technology”, the surface 

finishing exhibits at LIGNA 2019 will span all 

the intelligent processing solutions needed to cater 

for today’s surging demand for haptic, matt and reflective 

surfaces. That’s digital printing and decorative 

gravure printing systems, inspection systems, 

the latest generation of spray coating machines, robotics 

systems, and much more besides. Here, too, 

digitization and automation are the key to achieving 

greater flexibility while keeping costs to a minimum. 

The full range of the latest surface technologies, applications, 

innovations and solutions will be on display 

in halls 16 and 17. 

www.ligna.de 


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1 trip + 1 ticket = 2 shows: 

visit interzum and LIGNA 

in May 2019! 

21. – 24. May 2019 

Cologne, Germany 

World’s leading event of furniture production 

and interior 

Every two years, woodworking and furniture specialists from around the world come to 

Germany to attend the most important trade fairs for their industry: interzum in Cologne 

and LIGNA in Hannover. The two fairs are staged in quick succession so that international 

visitors can attend both in a single trip. 

2019 will be no different. Together, interzum and LIGNA will once again provide a comprehensive 

overview of the materials, design solutions and innovative technologies for 

the woodworking, wood processing and furniture industries. interzum and LIGNA are the 

world’s foremost trade fairs in their respective sectors. Together, they cover a very broad 

spectrum of exhibition topics, ranging from wood as a renewable material to efficient 

wood working and processing technology to components for the furniture and interior 

finishing sectors. For visitors from abroad, the timing of the two fairs is ideal as it enables 

them to take in both events in a single trip – which is eminently feasible, given that the 

host cities, Cologne and Hannover, are only 300 kilometres apart by car and only two and 

a half hours by high speed train. 

Our offer – how you benefit 

In May 2019, the future will once again 

take shape in Cologne – at interzum. 

Decision makers, opinion leaders and 

disseminators from all over the world keep 

up with the innovations in the industry, seek 

and establish new contacts. 

Your contact: 

Koelnmesse GmbH 

Tel. +49 1806 077 050 

interzum@visitor.koelnmesse.de 

Ticket Shop interzum 

Go to: www.interzum.com/tickets 

interzum.com 

Just buy one ticket for either interzum or LIGNA and get access to interzum and LIGNA!

27. – 31. May 2019 

Hannover, Germany 

INTERZUM COVERS THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT 

GROUPS: 

■ Materials & Nature: Wood, veneers, parquet flooring, 

interior works 

■ Decorative surfaces, decor papers, laminates, 

wood-based panels, laminated plastic, mineral materials, 

edges, surface treatments, embossing cylinders, 

press plates 

■ Function & Components: Lamps and lighting systems, 

semi-finished products for cabinet, kitchen, 

office and modular furniture fittings, locks, built-in 

parts 

■ Textile & Machinery: Machinery for upholstery and 

bedding 

■ Upholstery materials, upholstery accessories, cover 

fabrics, leather, adhesives 

LIGNA, the world’s leading trade fair for 

Woodworking and Wood Processing Plant, 

Machinery and Tools embraces the entire production 

chain – from forestry and the timber 

trade through to industrial mass and custom 

production of wood products and surface 

treatment technology. 

In short, LIGNA is the interface to every area 

of woodworking! 

Your contact: 

Deutsche Messe 

Tel. +49 511 89-0 

incoming@messe.de 

Ticket Shop LIGNA 

Go to: www.ligna.de/en/tickets 

ligna.de 

LIGNA COVERS THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT 

GROUPS: 

■ Tools and Machinery for Custom and Mass 

Production 

■ Surface Technology 

■ Wood based panel and veneer production 

■ Sawmill technology 

■ Energy from wood 

■ Machine Components and Automation 

Technology 

■ Forestry Technology

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From Large to Small, From Individual Production to Series Production 

As the technology and world market leader, Leitz will once again be presenting technical innovations and additions to its range at 

this year’s LIGNA in Hanover under the motto “Solutions in new dimensions“. For users of Leitz products, this means an increase in 

productivity, more efficiency in work processes, conscious and careful handling of resources and employees as well as a particularly 

high flexibility in use. 

Just in time for LIGNA, Leitz opens a new chapter 

in the success story of the ProfilCut product family. 

Leitz developed the latest members of the family 

under the name ProfilCut Q Plus and ProfilCut Q 

Premium Plus with resharpenable, diameter and profile-constant 

cutting edges especially for the window 

construction industry or also for companies that process 

solid wood, plastic or MDF panels. 

The new compact hogger generation is ideally 

suited for batch size 1 production as well as for 

processing large quantities in furniture production. 

Changing quantities, the increasing variety of decorative 

finishes for furniture surfaces and the increasing 

proportion of waste wood in panel production 

pose ever greater challenges for manufacturing 

companies. Fast wearing cutting edges and 

the low machining quality are the consequences 

which also push production to its limits here. The 

new Leitz compact hogger is the solution for increasing 

productivity thanks to its longer service 

life and increased efficiency thanks to guaranteed 

constant cutting width. In addition, the resharpenability 

is also a great advantage from an economic 

point of view and the optimized chip collection increases 

productivity due to shorter machine downtimes, 

reduces dirt on the plate and extends tool 

life. In addition, the tool design has been modified 

in such a way that a significant noise reduction can 

be measured. 

A further innovation of this year’s LIGNA is the 

swivelling bevel cutterhead with exchangeable cutting 

systems. Due to the increasing variety of materials 

used in the construction of buildings and interiors, 

the tools are subject to high stresses. This can 

be seen above all in an excessively large variety of 

tools required, fast wearing cutting edges and correspondingly 

low cutting quality. In small or mediumsized 

companies, the resulting tool or material costs 

often make production a tightrope walk in economic 

terms. This makes the choice of the right tool all 

the more important. The new Leitz solution offers users 

several possibilities to optimally coordinate their 

tooling requirements. The use of a cutting edge concept 

adapted to the workpiece (HeliCut carbide cutting 

edges and Whispercut diamond cutting edges) 

as well as the possibility of exchanging individual 

cutting edges depending on wear makes production 

much more flexible. This enables the resource-saving 

processing of different materials such as solid wood, 

panel materials or abrasive plastics. The high quality 

of the tear-free edges, even with sensitive decors, 

also speaks for the tool system. 

www.leitz.org 

AKE Cutting 2.0 ‐ The Success Story Moves On 

The LIGNA fair in Hannover is just around the corner. Among the exhibitors AKE presents 

their latest and most innovative tooling solutions. The focus of AKE is on the award-winning 

Cutting 2.0 Technology, which has been established successfully in the market since 

2013 and found the approval of an ever increasing number of users. In the course of the 

last few years the extraordinary cutting principle had successfully been transferred from 

the saw blade to most diverse cutting tools. In 2019 interested visitors can look forward 

to new further developments. 

Cutting 2.0 stands for the directed chip removal, 

which almost eliminates unwanted multiple chipping 

- the specific conception of the tools makes it 

possible. With the saw blade there is no longer the 

classical gullet. Immediately after cutting the chip 

is purposefully guided to the specific area of the 

blade’s stepped body, the so-called ChipBelt ® and 

carried off. The chips of the cutters are removed upward 

through the spiral chip channel. They can thus 

be removed from the material immediately after cutting 

without the risk of being cut again. 

The current Cutting 2.0 product family 

consists of: 

•• 

Panel Sizing Saw Blade 2.0 

•• 

DP Jointing Cutter 2.0 

(optionally in Harmony) 

•• 

DP Shank Cutter 2.0 

(optionally in Harmony) 

•• 

SuperSilent 

The Cutting 2.0 product family is rounded 

out by the HP clamping system which 

combines the advantages of various 

different clamping systems. It stands 

out due to an improved run-out accuracy, 

slim design and easy mounting. 

Compared to conventional clamping 

systems it ensures that improved processing 

results can be achieved. 

The positive experiences with Cutting 2.0, 

both nationally and internationally, are evidence 

of the excellent acceptance and outstanding advantages 

of this innovative technology. The 2.0 

product family is therefore constantly expanded. 

The latest developments of 2.0 will initially 

be presented on the occasion of the LIGNA 2019. 

All interested parties as well as visitors to the fair 

can look forward to it. 

www.ake.de 


Focusing on Themes of the Future 

At this year’s LIGNA, the Altendorf Group is introducing itself for the first time to the international trade-fair audience. Hebrock edge 

banding machines and Altendorf sliding table saws will be displayed together at the booth in Hall 12. The edge banding machines 

have been redesigned. They now bear a strong resemblance to the design of the Altendorf F45 sliding table saw, the winner of multiple 

awards. This step has given an even sharper edge to the machine profile of the Altendorf Group. The Altendorf Group will also inform 

about its latest innovations, options and product improvements regarding both product lines. 

In addition, the company will devote much 

space to the overarching themes of digitalization 

for the craftsmen and occupational safety. Digital 

services and connected machines, to one another 

and to areas such as office, material warehouses, 

purchasing and work preparation, will also be discussed. 

Safety for all machine categories will be a 

key issue in product development at the Altendorf 

Group in future years. 

One major goal of the Altendorf Group is not 

only to address themes of the future in the handcraft 

sector, but also to act as a momentum generator 

in this area. The topic of digitalization is a 

top priority here. Digitalization projects tailored 

to the needs of the international handcraft sector 

can be carried out much faster in the Group than 

they could have been by the individual companies. 

Under the Altendorf Group’s plans, digital services 

will play a bigger role in the future as a way of 

accelerating the process of offering the company’s 

entire service range to the market. One possible 

option would involve expanding the online registration 

of machines in order to provide faster and 

better spare part and repair services. The range of 

online maintenance support will be expanded significantly 

to reduce machine downtime. With the 

help of an international online user platform, the 

Altendorf Group intends to integrate its customers 

into a broad range of processes. 

After the acquisition of the Altendorf company 

in 2017, the investor Avedon together with the 

management team devised a concept that shows 

how they would position the company in the 

near future: The Altendorf Group would become 

a supplier of high-quality machines for the 

international craft businesses in the field of 

panel-based furniture manufacturing. In addition 

to the classical sliding table saw two additional 

categories of machines are planned, the 

Altendorf Group will become partner of the handcraft 

sector in the areas of cutting, edging and 

CNC boring. 

The first steps to successfully implement this 

concept around the world have already been taken: 

Hebrock, a company based in eastern Westphalia, 

Germany, whose edge-banding machines have 

made an international name for themselves, has 

been integrated into the Altendorf Group since 

April 2018, further acquisitions are planned. 

The Altendorf Group America was established in 

Mooresville, North Carolina at the beginning of 

2019. 

www.altendorf.com 

50 Years of Innovation and Technology Dedicated to the Future 

LIGNA is for Biesse the ultimate place for sharing about the opportunities provided by robotisation and the advantages offered by new 

technology. Thanks to years of investments in services and technology designed to help develop digital factories, Biesse is framing its 

new business strategy by placing people at the centre of its approach to designing machines. Guided by the Automaction concept, a 

guiding principle that fully describes the tangible impact of Biesse solutions on automated and interconnected production, Biesse confirms 

and further strengthens the bond between man and robot, not just by presenting a greater number of solutions that make use of 

robots on the stand, but also by demonstrating how people can benefit from them, validating their work and making production more 

efficient. The used of robotic systems in factories guarantees maximum production efficiency and helps simplify processes. 


The Biesse stand at LIGNA will present 3 process 

solutions that have been automated from the 

raw material to the finished product. Several integrated 

lines and several robotised cells will also 

be present, offering incomparable levels of customisation, 

modularity and flexibility for the facility, 

fundamental requirements for contemporary 

production. 

In order to constantly make the factory more efficient, 

Biesse pairs robotisation and digitalisation 

with the development of new software and continues 

the innovative journey that started with SOPHIA, 

the IoT service platform, expanding its functionality 

to embrace predictability, which will greatly improve 

the customised interaction with the customer when 

it comes to the machine and will significantly reduce 

the time required for assistance. 

www.biessegroup.com 

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Automation With High Customer Benefits 

The next big step in automated production at HOLZ-HER is called Automation Pro. This concept is the logical continuation of the innovative 

NEXTEC solutions. lt interconnects the entire production process from the STORE-MASTER panel storage system to finished pieces 

of furniture across the entire HOLZ-HER machine inventory, even in large interior fitting companies and in industrial production. The 

own, pre-installed solution defines the production route. The HOLZ-HER Warehouse has a key function here. Released orders are transmitted 

to the HOLZ-HER Warehouse for management, and processing instructions are distributed to the relevant HOLZ-HER machines 

such as saws, nesting machines and edge banders. New HOLZ-HER machines can of course also be integrated. 

NEXTEC 4.0 

With the NEXTEC 4.0, HOLZ-HER has taken the 

NEXTEC workshop of the future one step further, The 

new NEXTEC 4.0 office software module is a standard 

feature of the Push, Automatic and Lift Edition 

machine versions. For the customer, this means that 

the software and database for production control 

aS well aS the CabinetSelect Software are already 

pre-installed. 

EVOLUTION series 

Efficient production is hardly conceivable without 

a CNC processing center, even in smaller carpentry 

businesses. And there‘s room for it even with 

the minimum of space: with its EVQLUTION series, 

HOLZ-HER offers complete vertical processing with 

a smallfootprint. The processing capabilities of the 

vertical CNC processing centers from the EVOLUTION 

series are almost unlimited. 

Even with the new EVOLUTION 7402 4mat 

you can benefit from four-sided formatting. Even 

the standard version of the drilling and formatting 

center is equipped with a powerful 5.6 kW spindle, 

making it ideal for cut-outs and pockets. A fully 

equipped drilling head (15 spindles) incl. a grooving 

saw are available to cover all drilling requirements. 

Optionally, the system can be equipped with even 

stronger spindles and larger drilling heads. 

The 7405 4mat can do even more with the integrated 

6-position tool changer: For example milling, 

cut-outs, engraving, profiling, furniture joints. New 

is the ingenious door package ”Doors Ready”. lt consists 

of a specially developed angular gear for lock 

mortises and a lock mortise cutting unit. The package 

allows for complete processing of door leaves 

up to 70 mm thick. 

TECTRA 6120 

With its new appearance in dark grey, the HOLZ- 

HER TECTRA 6120 pressure beam saw matches the 

design of the HOLZ-HER machines perfectly. lt offers 

a maximum of performance and quality for perfect 

panel splitting. The standard electrical adjustment of 

the 2.2 kW scoring saw saves a lot of time and offers 

a precise adjustment of the Scoring saw blade. 

A bidirectional grooving device is another standard 

feature. 

www.holzher.de 

“Wood+“ 

A Traditional Company on a New Course 

Already in its fourth generation, AWUKO ABRASIVES Wandmacher GmbH & Co. KG manufactures 

abrasives ‘Made in Germany’ for a broad range of applications. Due to its unusual 

working width (2,050 mm) and the ability to manufacture products with a unique 

bonding system, the family-run business is an established producer of abrasives on a flexible 

backing. In order to keep up with the times and guarantee sustainable production, 

innovative technologies are employed and constantly upgraded. 

Part of the core business of AWUKO ABRASIVES 

is the wood and leather processing industries. The 

customers range from medium-sized firms to global 

players in major industries. 

Considerable investment is flowing into the 

new business segments, in particular the major projects, 

‘wood+’ and ‘ALL IN’. Specialist staff are being 

acquired for these, and considerable investments 

are being made in equipment and in development 

work. AWUKO has completely overcome procedural 

challenges using their own human resources 

and have been testing the first ‘wood+’ prototypes 

since November 2018. Test results have so far recorded 

very good technical abrasion figures, outstanding 

antistatic properties and optimal service 

life. Depending on the test results, the marketing 

of ‘wood+’ should begin in time for LIGNA. The result 

will be a strong product, both technically and 

in terms of sales, which will have the best possible 

chance in the wood segment and will meet the high 

expectations. 

www.awuko.com 


Definitely Worth a Look! 

At the LIGNA 2019 trade fair, HOMAG will once again fill hall 14 with machines, software, and technical innovations for wood processing 

— all live in action. Small woodworking shops and large industrial companies alike will feel right at home in more than 5000 m² 

of exhibition space. 

HOMAG requires such a vast space in order to 

house its huge range of machinery, cells, systems 

and software for wood processing. 

As part of the HOMAG claim ”YOUR 

SOLUTION”, HOMAG will show visitors holistic solution 

concepts that allow large or small businesses 

to meet modern market requirements and the 

trends of the future. 

This year, companies that manufacture components 

will find relevant innovations on an extra-large, 

solid-wood platform, supplemented by 

all topics surrounding automation solutions for 

prefabricated housing. In addition, WEINMANN 

will be presenting the latest machine technology 

for the house construction industry at a separate 

stand in hall 13. 

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The heart of the HOMAG stand is the Innovation 

Center - here, HOMAG will take visitors on a journey 

through time to see the ”furniture of the future” and 

the technologies that may be required to build it. 

Solutions for woodworking shops 

Step-by-step: an overall concept built from 

single parts 

At LIGNA 2019, HOMAG will present an extended spray painting portfolio including solutions for woodworking shops and industry. 

The central questions relating to woodworking 

shops that HOMAG will answer at the stand are: 

What concrete possibilities does digitalization offer 

small and medium-sized businesses today? Which 

easy-to-use assistants and features can support carpenters 

in their day-to-day work? 

There is a wide range of possible answers. 

However, there is one key factor: the user does not 

have to invest in an entire system - instead, they can 

opt for individual machines, hardware, applications 

and apps that can communicate with each other and 

integrate them into their workshop. Thanks to this 

approach, interest in digital solutions is increasing 

among woodworking shops. 

Making digital concepts come alive 

After the LIGNA fair, HOMAG will offer woodworking 

shops further tools for greatly simplifying 


day-to-day work and supporting processes in addition 

to existing features. These will be demonstrated 

live. They are incorporated into new integrated cell 

concepts, ranging from small workshops and networked 

concepts for woodworking shops through 

automated SMB solutions, all of which are available 

in various performance classes. Each concept has a 

different focus, enabling every company to select 

and adapt the components and digital products that 

are right for them and their operation. 

Autonomous production & batch size 1 in 

high-speed performance 

For companies using entry-level industrial applications 

for production and those in the industrial 

furniture production sector, HOMAG will also exhibit 

an integrated cell concept and a holistic, industrial 

high-tech solution for industrial operations. This is 

also available in various performance classes. 

New features across the board: 

Surface finishing expertise at LIGNA 

Technological developments for surface processing 

are continuing at HOMAG. Surface solutions 

take center stage in the exhibition space at 

the trade fair in Hannover. Machines for surface 

and profile painting, sanding machines in different 

performance classes, solid wood profiling and 

the latest developments in the field of lamination 

will all be on display. HOMAG will also be represented 

at the Makor stand: Over the last two 

years, HOMAG has enjoyed a close creative partnership 

with the painting system specialist from 

Italy. HOMAG will be presenting new technologies 

and features for all aspects of surface processing, 

offering users new ergonomic, smart and 

efficient methods for manufacturing high-quality 

furniture. 

www.homag.com 

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“Smart&Human Factory“ 

SCM, the world leader in the field of secondary woodworking technologies, is gearing up for the next edition of LIGNA. After launching 

its “Lean Celi 4.0“ for highly automated industrial production two years ago, from this same Hannover event, SCM now goes further 

with its breakthrough concept of Smart Manufacturing. The ltalian woodworking giant will present its “Smart&Human Factory“: a 

cutting-edge production model based on digital and automation systems and allowing for advanced man-machine interaction and 

360-degree control over the entire production flow. A model based on highly innovative, flexible, modular and easily reconfigurable 

systems, designed to respond in an increasingly effective and fast way to the challenges of mass customisation. A new “smart and 

human“ factory - also making progress in terms of work flow: thanks to the integration of robotics, low-added value and repetitive 

human tasks are now 

The claim ”You will never work alone” effectively 

summarises the goal of the new SCM product range: 

to supply a ”user-friendly” wood panel processing 

automation system, with the option to reconfigure 

the production process whenever this is necessary, 

to quickly process increasingly smaller ”order to production” 

batches. 

After previewing a working application of 

its ”Smart&Human Factory” at the Open House 

2019 event, which drew crowds to the company‘s 

Technology Center of Rimini (ltaly), SCM will showcase 

an even richer version at the next LIGNA. An automated 

system for all the phases of furniture production 

will be presented: from furniture designing 

to the generation of machine programs and from 

panel processing to cabinet assembling. 

The process aims at optimising as much as possible 

panel cutting, edgebanding and drilling operations, 

so as to reduce waste, rejects and retooling 

requirements during product changeovers, to then 

reassemble orders back together at the end of the 

process and delaying customisation until this stage. 

With this system, low-added value and repetitive 

human tasks are minimised, thanks to the use 

of KUKA industrial anthropomorphic robots, assisted 

by collaborative Universal Robots in the final process 

stages (assembly, hardware insertion, glue dispensing 

and surface finishing) and ensuring totally 

safe conditions without the use of enclosures. 

Finally, process logistics are made flexible thanks to 

the use of MiR intelligent autonomous self-driving 

shuttles. The entire process will be managed and supervised 

by the Maestro Watch supervision software 

- monitoring the state of each of the products being 

machined throughout the process, and by the loT 

Maestro Connect system - which collects and analyses 

SCM technology data, ensuring on the one hand 

full control over the production flow and, on the other, 

the implementation of smart predictive maintenance 

models. 

www.scmgroup.com 

Layer Check LC 1000 Makes Powder and Liquid Coating More Precise 

With the Layer Check LC 1000 from WAGNER, 

the layer thickness of powder and liquid 

paint can be measured with micrometer accuracy 

before curing or drying - and readjusted 

if necessary. This ensures high quality 

with material and cost savings. 

The patented technology of the Layer Check LC 

1000 is based on thermal optics and enables seamless 

logging during the coating process by means 

of constant measurement. Non-contact and non-destructive 

layer thickness measurement is carried out 

at a distance of up to 50 cm from the workpiece. 

Overcoatings are prevented, resulting in material 

savings of up to 30 % for powder and corresponding 

cost savings. Undercoating with too little material is 

avoided as well, which additionally reduces the reject 

rate and makes less reworking necessary. By reliably 

achieving the optimum layer thickness through 

precise measurement, the quality of the coating is 

increased. It is documented by means of individual 

measurements per component. Since the measurement 

can take place during the coating process and 

even on moving workpieces in the coating plant, 

production continues without interruption. 

Suitable for different surfaces and complex 

geometries 

The device can be used for almost all colours 

in the coating of different materials, including metal, 

aluminium, plastic, CFRP or MDF. The high-precision 

measuring device easily determines the layer 

thicknesses even on workpieces with crooked 

surfaces, on inner sides and edges and thus reliably 

ensures a constant coating result. Possible areas 

of application are metal and plastic coatings 

in the automotive and transport industry, white 

goods, MDF panels, corrosion protection or metal 

construction. 

”Users who apply the Layer Check LC 1000 can 

optimize the coating result and at the same time 

save up to a third on powder in powder coating, 

which significantly reduces production costs. This 

can be an important competitive advantage for 

customers from the manufacturing industry in globalised 

markets. In addition, excellent quality with 

regard to layer thickness and the necessary verification 

management is becoming increasingly important,” 

explains Mario Oesterle, Senior Product 

Manager at WAGNER. 

Two versions for different requirements 

The layer thickness gauge is available in two 

versions: The standard model can be used on 

a mobile lift truck and is controlled via a touch 

screen. The robot/lift model, which can be mounted 

on robots and reciprocators, is integrated into 

a WAGNER coating system. For powder coatings, 

this model enables a so-called ”closed loop” application 

in which the powder output is automatically 

adjusted to the required layer thickness. 

www.wagner-group.com 


Innovative Cutting-edge Technology for Every Requirement 

More exhibits, more novelties and more live experiences than ever before: That Weinig Group with its two brands Weinig and Holz-Her 

looks forward to a great appearance at LIGNA 2019. In Hanover, the leading technology provider for solid wood and panel processing will 

present itself on an area of 5,000 m 2 ‐ a considerably larger exhibition space compared to LIGNA 2017. 

Under the motto THINK WEINIG, more than 50 

exhibits await customers in Hall 27. Among them 

are numerous innovations and evolutions. A unique 

range of solutions will be on display, covering the 

entire value chain and appealing to both small shops 

and industry. A special highlight of the stand is a 

complex production line in which all areas of competence 

of Weinig AG are directly or indirectly integrated. 

All machines and systems will be demonstrated 

live in action. 

New moulders for the high-performance 

segment 

Weinig will present three new developments in 

its product unit Planing and Profiling. In the highperformance 

sector, the new Hydromat generation 

will celebrate its world premiere. The machine series 

has a performance potential of up to 300 m/min. 

Feeding is performed via the new SF 200 accelerator. 

The Powermat 2400 3D is the second innovation 

in the product unit Planing and Profiling. It allows 

the production of furniture parts or designed workpieces 

by contour milling from the right and left during 

throughfeed. Until recently, it was not possible to 

manufacture such parts during throughfeed. 

Another innovation at LIGNA is the Powermat 

3000 for feed speeds of up to 100 m/min. This 

moulder covers every requirement - from pre-planing 

with hydro technology to built-to-order production. 

This particularly flexible machine sets new standards 

in its class in terms of operation, set-up time 

and safety. 

World premiere in Weinig CNC centers 

ture and frame construction, and thus contributes 

to securing the future of companies in this segment. 

The second novelty is the Conturex Artis. With 

a capacity from 7 window units per shift, the Artis 

is positioned below the previous entry-level machine, 

the worldwide popular Conturex Compact. 

Technically, it has all the features that make up the 

current success of the CNC series. In particular, the 

machine offers the user limitless options in terms of 

window systems. Its highlight is the patent pending 

RePos easy reclamping process. It enables variable 

part clamping and automatic movement of the 

workpieces in the machine. The workpieces remain 

clamped throughout the manufacturing process, 

thus achieving maximum precision and quality. For 

complex clamping situations, PowerGrip RePos easy 

also enables clamping in the fold. The qualities of 

the new development prove to be particularly advantageous 

with slim profiles and new architectural 

window systems. 

Evolution in cutting 

The OptiCut 150 for hardwood users will be 

presented for the first time at LIGNA. The ultra-fast 

through-feed saw OptiCut 550 Quantum, which in 

its latest version features even greater speed, has 

undergone decisive modifications. The new OptiCut 

260 with EasyScan scanner is also available for performance-oriented 

cross-cutting. 

The compact ProfiPress LB gluing press with automatic 

packaging system will be on show for the 

first time in Hanover. The compact and flexible press 

works with high-frequency technology and is ideally 

suited for operations with a capacity of up to 20 m 3 

lamellae per shift. 

Novelties also in jointing technology 

Weinig Powermat 700 Black Line: Limited special edition with attractive price advantages. 


The focus of the product unit Jointing Technology 

in Hanover is on short wood lines. New is the patented 

Turbo S 1000 milling combination for the production 

of horizontal and vertical joints. Its outstanding 

features are the high capacity and the individual 

adaptability. At our stand the Turbo S 1000 will 

be integrated into the Weinig production line. The 

shaper combination automatically forms packages. 

Dividing saws ensure precise output lengths. 

The fully automatic CNC system Conturex has 

long been the benchmark in window manufacturing. 

Weinig has now added two new models to this 

successful range. Both will be shown as a novelty in 

Hanover. The Conturex Vario S is aimed at customers 

from the industrial sector. With new profile systems 

and added processing for smart home window solutions, 

this machine is Weinig’s answer to increasing 

demands on production technology. The domain 

of the highly productive Conturex Vario S is window 

manufacturing. But the new CNC center also offers 

more flexibility for other applications, such as furniwww.weinig.com 

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One Stop Shop for Briquetting 

At LIGNA 2019, RUF Briquetting Systems and C.F. Nielsen will jointly present their brlquetting 

solutions as one company for the first time. Following the merger of the two 

world market leaders, customers will be able to see the versatile range of applications at 

the LIGNA trade fair. The team will be on hand to demonstrate their product range and 

discuss the many benefits offered by the comprehensive briquetting solutions. 

The merger of the companies 

As the world market leader in hydraulic briquetting 

presses, RUF has successfully installed their systems 

in to more than 100 countries. A significant factor 

is that the family-owned business has an extensive 

range of briquetting solutions to cater for most 

organic and inorganic raw materials. The acquisition 

of C. F. Nielsen by RUF in 2018 is a significant step 

for both companies. lt will ensure their combined 

continued growth, extensions to the product range, 

expansion into new markets and give greater benefits 

to customers and prospects. 

With the merger RUF is expanding its product 

range with various important technologies in 

this industry - the mechanical briquetting and the 

briquetting with Extruder also known as Shimada 

technology. 

Roland Ruf, Director at RUF, explained about the 

complementary benefits ”We are both family businesses 

wiih a very similar philosophy, cutture and 

method of operating. we both attach great importance 

to being innovative through our satisfied employees 

and presenting ourselves as reliable partners 

on the market. With this in mind, we will collectively 

drive new advances for our customers and make use 

of synergy effects.” 

Mogens Slot Knudsen, Director at C.F. Nielsen, 

went on to explain the significant potential for 

growth through the international RUF sales network: 

”C.F. Nielsen has developed a range of new products 

and applications in the recent years, and with this 

the international market support provided by RUF 

will help to achieve significant growth by getting access 

to this markets.” 

The world of briquetting, under one roof - 

Benefits to the customer 

NEW PRODUCTS 

RUF Briquetting Systems: Hydraulic 

briquetting presses - 25 percent improved 

efficiency 

RUF Mechanical Engineering optimized 

the hydraulics of its wood and biomass 

systems. The new RUF Briquetting series 

LIGNUM (for wood) and RUF 500-800 

(for biomass) require 25 percent less energy 

and produce 15 percent more briquettes. 

In order to achieve this, engineers 

and technicians from the company 

have improved the efficiency of the 

hydraulics. The improvements lead to a 

more efficient oil flow which results in a 

reduction of the resistance and the heat 

generation in the system. 

C.F. Nielsen: SBP-9 Star Press 

The latest addition is the Star Press. It is 

a new revolutionary concept in briquetting 

and the worlds’ largest briquetting 

press. The design of the press is based 

on a radial principle of movement - similar 

to the design of a radial combustion 

engine, a ”star” engine, or an old 

type of airplane engine which drives 9 

briquetting stations. The first press will 

be installed in 2019. The press produces 

briquettes with diameters of Ø40-60 

and can with Ø60 briquettes reach a 

capacity of up to 5.000 kg/h. 

From the new RUF Briquetting series: LIGNUM. 

SBP-9 Star Press, the worlds’ largest briquetting press. 

The merger enables the companies to provide 

the complete spectrum of briquetting technologies, 

hydraulic and mechanical, plus the newly acquired 

extrusion briquetting technology. ln close cooperation 

of both companies and their international 

sales network, the client’s requirements can now 

be met regardless of depending raw material, necessary 

throughput volume, the production facilities 

and conditions etc. 

ln order to provide the best possible briquetting 

solution, RUF and C.F. Nielsen are now able to offer 

the widest selection of briquettinq systems available 

on the market. The experienced briquetting experts 

in both companies can give advice in order to 

check feasibilities, select products or to design a customized 

briquetting solution. Their combined experience 

of more than 100 years and 5,500 briquettinq 

machines sold worldwide underlines their significant 

experience in this sector. 

The innovation capability of RUF and C.F. 

Nielsen will be increased through their joint knowledge, 

experience and expertise to deliver innovation, 

concepts and technologies. 

Either to sell briquettes on the consumer market 

or to use them for industrial heating, the companies 

can supply suitable solutions for consumeror 

industrial briquetting. The consumer market offers 

various marketing opportunities.Ihe rec- tangular 

”RUF Briquettes” are, as wellas the C.F. Nielsen‘s 

machines producing round briquettes, the leading 

products on the consumer market. 

With throughput capacities of 30 to 3.500 kq/h, 

RUF & C.F. Nielsen are able to offer the right machinery 

for a complete range of applications, including 

wood, agricultural and other biomass raw material. 

Facilities in both companies enable a test pressing 

based on sample material to check feasibilities or 

the briquette quality. 

www.briquetting.com 


Focus on Innovative Tool Solutions and Dialogue with Customers 

LEUCO goes to LIGNA 2019 with the brand promise “Magentify Wood Processing“. This means that LEUCO has the ambition to know the 

industry as a whole and to shape it with tailor-made solutions and intelligent services. 

For LEUCO, the LIGNA in Hanover continues to 

impress with its outstanding role in the worldwide 

trade fair landscape of the wood and furniture industry. 

As an innovative tool manufacturer with an 

ambitious domestic market and an export share of 

70 percent, we appreciate the unique combination 

of this trade fair with a high degree of innovation 

and a large proportion of trade visitors and exhibitors 

from abroad. 

Market environment forecast for LIGNA 2019 

LIGNA in May 2019 should take place in the 

context of an economic environment that is becoming 

calmer worldwide. For the wood and furniture 

industry worldwide, this could also mean a slowdown. 

The industry is therefore likely to focus on 

internal optimization and efficiency improvements. 

One trend could be that large technology leaders 

and specialists serving a certain niche could secure 

additional market share in the coming year, while 

it could become increasingly difficult for companies 

in between. 

Tooltrends at LIGNA 2019 

LEUCO is a leader in tooling solutions for all 

materials. New materials mean new challenges for 

tools used in trade and industry. Today, chipboards 

for kitchens and furniture, shops and trade fairs are 

equipped with many different layers. These include 

fire protection layers, abrasive coatings and anti-fingerprint 

materials. Most of these coatings are harder 

or tougher than wood and require appropriate tooling 

and application know-how. A visit to the LEUCO 

stand is worthwhile - LEUCO has further expanded 

its competence and will be showing tool innovations 

for processing new materials and will be providing 

advice with an international trade fair team. 

Improvements to edge lives means a better 

price/performance ratio for customers, simpler tool 

handling, more flexible and multi-purpose tools, 

Iess noise in use - these are classic performance 

features for saw blades, milling cutters, drills and 

clamping devices. At the LEUCO booth at LIGNA, 

LEUCO will present innovative solutions. 

Service, digitisation and process management 

ln addition to tool improvements, improvements 

in processes are crucial for the wood and furniture 

industry today in order to move the company forward. 

LEUCO plans to support the industry with 

digital tool management. With digital tool management, 

a digital twin of the tool is created with 

static tool data, e.g. dimensions of the new tool, 

and with dynamic data, e.g. location, updating of 

the application data, dimensions after the sharpening 

service. This is managed in the ”ToolCloud”. 

Performance data and stock overviews become significantly 

more transparent and can be used for process 

improvements. 

LIGNA Preview 

www.leuco.com 

COMPANIES 

New Dimension of the Collated Nail Made of Wood 

One year after the market launch of LignoLoc ® , the first collated wooden nail, BECK 

presents the further development of the innovation product. The system consists of the 

F60 LignoLoc ® pneumatic nailer and beech wood nails with a length of 45 to 90 mm in 

diameters of 4.7 and 5.3 mm. 

Especially the ecological wooden house construction 

benefits from the new dimensions due to 

new metal-free fastening options, for example for 

prefabrication of the laminated timber ceilings or 

in the production of solid wood wall systems. 

Pure connections at the push of a button 

The LignoLoc ® F60 pneumatic nailer provides 

the necessary power to shot the wooden nails directly 

into wood* or wooden materials without predrilling. 

Pure wood connections are particularly appreciated 

in ecological wooden house construction. 

They avoid thermal bridges and leave no traces of 

corrosion. Resistant to fungal infestation, LignoLoc ® 

nails can also be best used outdoors. 

Maximum holding power thanks to lignin 

welding 

When LignoLoc ® Nails are driven in they 

fuse perfectly with the surrounding wood, 

forming an inseparable bond. This effect ‐ referred 

to as lignin welding ‐ has been tested 

and confirmed by scientists at the University of 

Hamburg. 

Exemplary ecology 

From production to recycling, LignoLoc ® 

wood nails have outstanding eco-friendly properties. 

European beech is a renewable raw material 

with short transport routes. According to a 

BECK LignoLoc ® F60 nails are available from 45 - 90 mm in 

diameters 4.7 and 5.3 mm. 

study by the Nova Institute, the production of a 

LignoLoc ® wood nail causes only a quarter of the 

greenhouse gases compared to a technically comparable 

steel nail. 

www.beck-lignoloc.com 

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COMPANIES 

Makor: Open House 

“Test the Future“ 

The presentation of a new Test Lab of 1200 

square meters, with 16 islands complete 

with machinery in operation, the illustration 

of new sales strategies for the international 

development of the group, the meeting 

between the most innovative technologies 

in the sector. These were the main innovations 

of the “Open House ‐ Test the Future“ 

that Makor Group organized in its historical 

headquarters at Sinalunga to celebrate 50th 

years of activity. 

Visitors at the Makor Open House. 

The event was organized both to celebrate the 

story of a company born in 1968 from the brilliant intuition 

of two businesspersons, Mario Ceccuzzi and 

Luigi Scaperrotta, and to create a meeting place between 

different entrepreneurship (suppliers, dealers, 

collaborators, customers) that form the vast Makor 

galaxy representing the finishing sector. 

Three days in September 2018 that allowed 

touching the beating heart of the company‘s production. 

To know the future strategies of the group. 

The Tuscan company, a reality present in over fifty 

countries, has developed ‐ as pointed out by Ing. 

Carlo Dolciami, describing the marketing strategies 

‐ a sales network mainly based on the HOMAG one, 

but completed with important ”historical” collaborations 

of other dealers. 

This broad strategy has allowed Makor to be 

more and more a global Finishing supplier. In particular, 

the Sinalunga group will focus on an ”audience” 

‐ explained Dolciami ‐ ”which will go from entry-level 

to complex systems, from the small customer 

to the big industry”. 

Makor will concentrate its efforts in various sectors: 

from small craft companies, to bring them to 

the use of finishing machines, to that of robotic systems 

in spraying to guarantee a quality finish; from 

the new digital printing processes, also thanks to the 

cooperation with Projecta (which will allow Makor to 

face the problem of a complete line for printing panels, 

profiles and edges), to expand the range, even 

thanks to the collaboration with Tomanin; from the 

edge coating, where the latest development with 

spray application completes the offer in this field 

(roller-vacuum-spray), to the development of technologies 

for glass processing. 

Moreover, this renewed projection of development 

corresponded to the news at the stock level 

that involved the company about a year ago. In fact, 

in 2017, the Ceccuzzi family purchased the share of 

Makor Group in the hands of the Scaperrotta family, 

now reaching 100 % of the ownership. 

”Our commitment to the growth of the company 

‐ said the CEO of the group, Simone Ceccuzzi ‐ 

will be based on three pillars: internationalization, 

innovation, professionalism. Makor Group will accentuate 

its natural vocation to export (today 95 % 

of turnover comes from abroad). We want to be 

more and more a global supplier of finishing. The 

expansion of our research and test laboratory demonstrates 

Makor’s desire to focus on product and 

process research. We strongly believe in the development 

of robotics, not only to increase the technology 

of the single machine, but also to allow the 

machines to communicate to each other, read the 

data, make the most of its potential. Finally we will 

continue to invest also on the professionalism and 

skills of our employees, an essential part of this development 

strategy”. 

www.makor.it // www.homag.com 

Extension of the Production Area 

In November, Fagus-GreCon Greten GmbH & 

Co KG has turned the first sod for the new 

building for another production hall on the 

company‘s premises in Alfeld. With this extension 

of the available production surface, 

the process improvements in the production 

areas shall be implemented. Furthermore, 

more assembly places will be available for 

the manufacture of large measuring systems 

in the future. 

The complete logistics chain will be optimised 

thanks to the extension of the surface and the successful 

integration of the new building in the current 

situation; a main warehouse in the centre of the 

building complex ensures short distances in all production 

areas; in the new office area specialist planning, 

logistics and production control will be spatially 

consolidated to make an even better and more 

direct exchange of information possible thanks to 

short distances. 



COMPANIES 

Siempelkamp Produces “Happy Chinese New Year“ 

Board on a New MDF/HDF Production Line in China 

Production of the first board on the new line at Yekalon in 

China. 

Siempelkamp, one of the leading system 

suppliers for press technology, has produced 

the first board on a new MDF/HDF 

production line in China in the beginning 

of February. This means the completion 

of the plant is in its final stages and in 

accordance with the timetable. The installation 

of the plant started in April 

2018. After becoming fully operational, 

the plant will produce 300,000 cm 3 of 

MDF/HDF annually. 

The line is designed for the high-speed production 

of thin boards and includes a 9’ x 33.8 

m ContiRoll ® Generation 8 press. The scope of 

supply also included a flash tube dryer, a fiber 

sifter, the resin dosing system with Ecoresinator, 

a mat compactor and a mat preheating system. 

Furthermore, Siempelkamp provided the finishing 

line with a multi-diagonal saw, a cooling and 

stacking line as well as an automated high-stack 

storage system. The production management will 

be administered with Siempelkamp’s process control 

technology Prod-IQ ® as a full package. 

The customer of this plant is the Chinese 

Yekalon Group which, among other things, produces 

and sells high quality laminate flooring and 

other wood based panel products for the building 

and interior decoration sector. 

www.siempelkamp.com 

Vecoplan Continues Its Successful Course 

The Specialist Company for Shredding Technology 

Is Growing More Strongly Than the Market 

2018 saw the Vecoplan Group continue its 

successful development of last year. The 

leading supplier of machines and plants 

for shredding, conveying and processing 

primary and secondary raw materials in 

the production and resources cycle is growing 

even faster than the market ‐ with 

an increase in sales of 15 percent and a 

25 percent increase in orders. One of the 

reasons for this positive development is 

that the mechanical engineering company 

from the Westerwald region clearly 

focuses on user benefits and market orientation. 

In May, the IFAT in Munich was the highlight 

of fiscal year 2018 for Vecoplan and the first indicator 

of a positive course for the year. The company 

made a big impression at the world’s leading 

trade fair for environmental technologies with 

the premiere of a powerful single-shaft pre-shredder. 

The pre-shredder’s special feature is its completely 

new design, which is notable not only for 

colour and styling, but above all for functionality. 

The developers have clearly focused on added value 

for the customer. When making design improvements 

Vecoplan also takes into account the latest 

engineering developments in order to give its customers 

forward-looking solutions and provide them 

with clear advantages. 

The new VEZ 3200 impresses thanks to its functional design ‐ and above all its added value: The powerful single-shaft pre-shredder 

also has a high throughput capacity. 

With its broad product portfolio, the machine 

manufacturer is very well positioned to supply practical 

solutions ‐ even for the most difficult applications. 

To ensure that this remains the case, Vecoplan 

continuously monitors the requirements of the various 

markets in order to initiate new developments 

in line with requirements at an early stage ‐ and this 

approach is proving successful, because the new 

products are quickly accepted in the market. 

www.vecoplan.com 


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COMPANIES 

Efficient Order Picking of Single-unit Batches 

Eurotech is adding a new order picking system to its product range to tackle the challenge of batch size 1. The advanced system picks 

items from multiple pallet positions and places them on a single customer pallet. It offers increased security and efficiency while protecting 

the health of employees. 

Eurotech is launching a new order picking system 

in response to continuously changing market 

requirements. Customers are increasingly calling for 

individual production and faster deliveries; production 

and storage departments have to keep up with 

their demands. Orders of ever-smaller batch sizes 

require efficient, cost-saving production and storage 

management. To tackle these issues, Eurotech 

develops customer-specific order picking systems 

for handling panels and other large, flat products of 

various formats and surfaces. 

Hand-picking large, flat items requires multiple 

employees. A fully automatic order picking system, 

on the other hand, offers greater efficiency 

and safety while protecting the quality of the products. 

Employees no longer have to carry out the hard 

physical work involved in hand-picking. This prevents 

health risks. Employees endure less strain on 

their backs and avoid accidents. 

A system for the effective order picking of small and single-unit batches. 

Eurotech offers comprehensive picking solutions 

developed under the same roof: its entire development, 

production, assembly and commissioning processes 

are carried out to customer requirements. 

The system consists of multiple pallet positions. 

A trolley with a vacuum lifting frame picks up the 

goods from prepared pallets and deposits them on 

the customer pallet. 

An employee operates the user interface of the 

system to specify source and target stations and 

picking volumes. To start its fully automated picking 

cycle, the machine requires information about which 

vacuum circuits to activate for the different loads. 

These data are stored in a database or a bar code. 

Picking then takes place fully automatically. The system 

is equipped with multiple sensors to prevent errors. 

For instance, it compares the weight of the panel 

to be lifted with previously registered data; if the 

weight is a match, the machine carries out its cycle. 

If there are deviations between the source and target 

weight, the cycle is interrupted, and the machine 

produces an error notification. 

Suction plates can be activated and deactivated based on the load format. 

Adhesion is a common problem in handling 

large, flat loads such as panels. It refers to a physical 

state in which two surfaces attach to each other 

and become difficult to separate. The solution: separating 

the loads at the corners. This involves the use 

of bellow suction cups at the corners of the vacuum 

lifting frame. 


COMPANIES 

The new order picking machine can be integrated 

into an existing cantilever rack system. As 

Eurotech carries out all development and production 

steps in house, it can cater to individual customer requirements. 

At an expansion stage of the order picking 

system, a floating vacuum lifting frame can make 

up for misalignments of up to 50 millimetres, helping 

customers to create well-aligned, tidy stacks. 

Integrated linear actuators adjust the position of the 

floating vacuum lifting frame using the corresponding 

edge. This achieves results with a maximal misalignment 

of two millimetres. The precise alignment 

and stacking of loads protects sensitive surfaces. 

With the fully automatic order picking system, 

users can effectively pick small and single-unit batches. 

It also eases the physical work involved and creates 

safer, more pleasant conditions for employees. 

Eurotech has already designed efficient, customised 

order picking solutions for several renowned 

customers. Multiple security and warning 

systems designed in accordance with DIN EN 45014 

prevent operation errors and hazards. 

The sprung suction plate unit can be adjusted flexibly. 

www.etvac.com 

Hardwood Specialist Danzer Showcases Wood Surfaces for Car Interiors 

Wood Automotive Interior Shown at Future Interior Summit 

Hardwood specialist Danzer presented wood trends for car interiors at the Future Interior Summit on November 20 and 21 in Böblingen, 

Germany. Its wood-metal and wood-light combinations formed the focus at the show. “Our Danzer Freeform line and our latest 

wood-light ideas are among the most in-demand products right now in the automotive industry. Carmakers are increasingly using 

wood for vehicle interiors. Wood emanates warmth, conveying a sense of comfort and security. As an element, wood is set to play an 

increasingly important role, particularly when it comes to the high-tech cars of the future ‐ primarily with respect to new generations 

of self-driving vehicles,“ explained Eckart Schmitt, CEO of Danzer’s Specialty Division. “Wood is ideal for combining with a wide range 

of other materials ‐ and that is a major advantage,“ he added. 

Danzer Freeform and wood-light combinations 

Center stage at Danzer’s appearance at the Future Interior Summit was reserved 

for the tried-and-trusted Danzer Freeform product and prototypes of new 

wood-light combinations. Danzer’s Freeform technology is an industrial process 

that adds metal inlays to wood surfaces. Until now only possible through painstaking 

handcraftsmanship, or restricted to straightforward linear designs, the technology 

makes it possible to create veneers with inlays in virtually any shape. Decorative 

elements, typographical details and even logos can be added to wood surfaces 

quickly and at reasonable cost. ”Industrial production techniques make it possible 

to offer competitive prices, for all kinds of orders from small batches to large runs 

‐ while opening up a huge range of additional options. ”Our technical capabilities 

are now so advanced that the possibilities are virtually limitless,” Eckart Schmitt 

added. ”We have seen strong demand for our wood-light innovations ‐ the harmonious 

feel-good atmosphere that it creates in the car’s interior is rapidly gaining 

in popularity.” 

www.danzer.com 

Wood is rapidly gaining in popularity as a material for car interiors: Danzer presented concepts and 

prototypes at the FutureInterior Summit. (Rendering) 

Picture credits: Danzer 


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New Weinig Conturex Artis Window Center 

Strong Entry Level System for Small Shops 

The CNC system Conturex has been setting standards in window manufacturing for a long time. Now Weinig has extended the model 

range with a compact Center. The Conturex Artis offers all the highlights of the successful technology, but on top also an innovation 

at a very attractive price. 

In addition, Artis impresses with an open, 

modular concept and a system capability that corresponds 

to the latest state of the digital world. 

However, that is not all. The designers have given 

the Artis an additional highlight with a lot of 

added value - the RePos easy. The patent-pending 

reclamping process enables variable part clamping 

and automatic movement of the workpieces 

in the machine. The workpieces remain clamped 

throughout the manufacturing process, thus 

achieving maximum precision and quality. For 

complex clamping situations, PowerGrip RePos 

easy also enables clamping in the fold. The qualities 

of the new development prove to be particularly 

advantageous with slim profiles and new architectural 

window systems. All in all, small shops 

benefit from maximum flexibility when using the 

RePos easy. 

The new Conturex Artis: Powerful entry-level CNC for small businesses. 

With the fully automatic Conturex Window 

Center, Weinig introduced a revolutionary innovation 

to the market in 2005. From then on, it was 

possible to produce windows of first-class quality 

with unprecedented flexibility. The Conturex concept 

includes items such as single part production, 

complete processing in one clamping process, setup-free 

processing and tool splitting with all the associated 

advantages. The heart of the system solution 

to this day is the patented clamping system. The 

Powergrip RePos easy: The easy way to sophisticated quality 

products. 

tool is guided past the firmly clamped workpiece and 

not vice versa. 

Since the very first machine, Weinig has continuously 

worked to meet every customer requirement 

with an ever broader portfolio. The new 

Conturex Artis is another milestone that builds on 

this experience. Weinig deliberately does not aim 

for even higher productivity with this model: ”The 

‘Conturex Artis’ is designed to be a flexible, highperformance 

machine for smaller companies as an 

answer to the consolidation process in the window 

market,” said Karlheinz Moldan, head of the product 

unit Windows. With this high-performance basic 

solution, Weinig aims to maintain and improve 

the competitiveness of its small shop customers in 

a rapidly changing environment. With a capacity 

from 7 window units per shift, the Artis is positioned 

below the previous entry-level machine, the 

worldwide popular Conturex Compact. Technically, 

it has all the features that make up the current success 

of the CNC series. In particular, the machine 

offers the user limitless options in terms of window 

systems. 

The Conturex Artis is equipped with a main 

spindle with 3-axles, but is also available with 

4-axle technology on request. An indirect drive 

protects the 30 kW motor in critical situations. The 

standard machine is designed for lengths from 175 

to 3,500 mm and can process workpieces up to 

4,500 mm if required. With a mandrel length of 

290 mm, the tool magazine offers sufficient capacity 

for extremely flexible and economical order processing. 

In the field of connectivity, the new machine 

presents itself at the level of Weinig technology, 

as it is used in large system solutions. This includes 

above all the Weinig CAM, a fully-fledged 

and easily programmable 3D CAD/CAM system 

for individual design. Also supplied is Weinig Sim, 

which allows the visualization of production data. 

The simulation of the process steps planned by the 

operator ensures effective collision control, for example. 

Standard interfaces for any common industry 

software, e.g. window/door production, WOP or 

external CAD/CAM software, complete the Artis IT 

package. Naturally, the principle of Weinig product 

integration also applies to the new machine. This 

is based on the requirement that one and the same 

data record must be sufficient for the operation 

of all desired production components. As a result, 

the Conturex Artis can be easily integrated into the 

complete Weinig solid WF, which opens the system 

to a wide range of work environments. Multi-stage 

mechanization systems are available for upgrading 

the Artis even further. 




SCM Revolutionizes the World of Nesting 

SCM hosted from the 31st January through to 2nd February 2019, in the Technology Center of its Rimini Headquarters, an Open House 

event named ”Smart&Human Factory” for the launch of a new, advanced production model, with digital and automation systems designed 

to enable advanced man-machine interaction and 360-degree control over the entire production flow. 

During the event, the new range of Morbidelli 

CNC Nesting machining centres was presented 

to the world: they apply top performance, 5-axis 

”all-in-one” technology to dedicated solutions for 

Nesting machining processes, in line with the requirements 

of a market that is increasingly oriented 

to ”Batch 1” production, and therefore needs to 

combine high speed and outstanding flexibility in 

panel cutting patterns. 

From the worktop to the drilling heads, from 

the footprint - increasingly less invasive, smarter 

and more functional, to the innovative machine 

tool magazine for tool changeover in record time: 

every detail in these machines, including the restyled 

design, has been implemented with the utmost 

accuracy and care, for the purpose of ensuring 

all the necessary performance, efficiency, quality 

and business growth potential. 

”The new Morbidelli machining centres have 

been designed on the basis of market feedback. 

All the most popular innovations of m100 

and m200 Morbidelli work centres have been 

transferred to these new designs” - confirms 

Bruno Di Napoli, the SCM Machining Centres 

BU Manager. ”The new, highly innovative 

range is the perfect solution for the vast majority of 

larger and smaller furniture manufacturers.” 

With their improved-performance feeding 

magazines, different safety system options to 

meet any needs, and greater machining precision 

for even the most complex items, our new generation 

of Morbidelli machining centres can fulfil 

the requirements of the most demanding customers. 

Featuring the Maestro software suite, they can 

also be equipped with automated loading and unloading 

systems and used both in cell and in standalone 

versions. 

A ”smart” and ”human” factory 

At the SCM’s Open House event, a practical 

demonstration of the unique performance of our 

new range was delivered: a nesting cell supplemented 

by automation and industrial and collaborative 

robotics systems delivered a real time representation 

of the production process of different 

types of cabinet. In particular, according to the 

new SCM ”Smart&Human Factory” model, operators 

at the Rimini Technology Center were assisted 

during the various panel processing stages 

(nesting, edge-banding, drilling, dowelling hardware 

insertion, glue dispensing, finishing and assembly) 

by industrial anthropomorphic robots for 

risky and low added-value tasks, by collaborative 

robots (cobots) for the final process stages and by 

AMR - Autonomous Mobile Robots to carry panels 

from one island or cell to the next. The entire work 

process was coordinated by the Maestro Watch 

Supervision Software - monitoring the state of 

each of the products being machined throughout 

the process, and by the IoT Maestro Connect system 

- which collects and analyses SCM technology 

data, ensuring on the one hand full control over the 

production flow and, on the other, the implementation 

of smart predictive maintenance models. 

www.scmgroup.com 


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ARCHITECTURE 

Success for American Hardwood Projects 

at Wood Awards 2018 

Wood Species: 

American cherry, European oak 

The American Hardwood Export Council is delighted to announce that three projects 

using American hardwoods have been successful in the Wood Awards 2018. The winners 

were revealed at the annual Wood Awards ceremony at Carpenters’ Hall on 20th November, 

by ceremony host David Hopkins, Director of the Timber Trade Federation. 

Location: 

London 

Architect: 

Ian Ritchie Architects Ltd 

Established in 1971, the Wood Awards is the 

UK’s premier competition for excellence in architecture 

and product design in the world’s most naturally 

sustainable material. The Awards are free to enter 

and aim to encourage and promote outstanding 

design, craftsmanship and installation using wood. 

The judging panels visit all the shortlisted projects in 

person, making this a uniquely rigorous competition. 

Winner of the Interiors category 

Royal Academy of music theatre & new recital 

hall 

Two exceptional performance spaces have 

been integrated within the Academy site. The 309- 

seat American cherry-lined Susie Sainsbury Theatre 

now forms the heart of the Academy. Inspired by 

the curved shapes of string instruments, it has been 

acoustically refined to deliver excellent sound qualities. 

Each acoustic treatment has its own graded detailing 

to blend the sound in all directions. 

Ruth Slavid, one of this year’s Wood Awards 

judges, says, ”The Royal Academy of Music has acquired 

two new performance spaces that offer necessary 

facilities with a lot of ‘wow’. Visitors come up 

the staircase and emerge into the main performance 

space, which is warm and exciting. The architect has 

created a timber enclosure in which the doors disappear 

and the acoustic variation has been achieved 

with an unusual approach of ‘library shelves’. The 

warmth and luxury are contemporary.“ 

www.americanhardwood.org 

Client/Owner: 

Royal Academy of Music 

Structural Engineer: 

WSP 

Main Contractor: 

Geoffrey Osborne Ltd 

Joinery: 

James Johnson & Co. Ltd 

Specialist Theatre Electrics & Lighting: 

Push The Button 

Acoustic Engineer: 

Arup 

Wood Supplier: 

Hardwood Sales, Brooks Bros, Lathams 


SAFETY 

REMBE at POWTECH 2019 

These are the Highlights 

The REMBE live demonstrations have been an integral part of the POWTECH for many years. The same applies to the key player Roland 

Bunse - an established figure in the world of Explosion Safety since the 1990s, who has been at REMBE just as long, and has been 

head of the REMBE Research + Technology Center GmbH for 2 years. With the accreditation as a testing laboratory according to DIN 

EN ISO 17025 the team around Roland Bunse the independence and professionalism appreciated by many customers was once again 

confirmed. 

products, including a non-invasive signalling system 

and a newly developed graphite rupture disc. 

In addition to the REMBE GmbH Safety + 

Control with the business units Explosion Safety 

and Process Safety, as well as REMBE Research 

+ Technology GmbH, REMBE Kersting GmbH will 

also participate at the POWTECH. A new, fully automatic 

sampling system will be presented, that 

is able to depict the entire process chain from 

the sample extraction in one part of the plant all 

the way up to the laboratory. In addition to inline 

sampling, REMBE Kersting offers its customers 

products for flow measurements, and the silo 

weighing of bulk materials worldwide. 

You will find the REMBE Alliance companies 

in Hall 5, at Booths 5-407, 5-408, 5-409 and 

5-410. 

Always a highlight, not only by daylight: REMBE live demonstration at POWTECH. 

In addition to the REMBE Research + Technology 

Center, REMBE GmbH Safety + Control will of course 

also be represented at POWTECH, but no longer in 

Hall 4 as before, but rather in the ”new” Hall 5. At 

the booth 5-410, REMBE engineers will be presenting 

a new non-return valve and the Q-Ball E flameless 

venting device especially designed for elevator 

in addition to other selected products. 

Q-Flap RX non-return valve 

The new Q-Flap RX non-return valve is a joint 

development between REMBE and the Swiss company 

RICO. The Q-Flap RX is available up to DN 1250. 

The strict requirements of EN 16447 are mainly 

achieved through the very high strengths and flexible 

installation distances. This is made possible by 

the so-called swivel carriage principle. 

Isolation is essential for an effective Explosion 

Safety. No matter how much operators invest 

into (flameless) venting, if an isolation is miss- 

ing the explosion can spread within the system 

and continue to propagate from one facility part 

to another. 

Flameless pressure relief for elevators: 

Q-Ball E 

The Q-Ball E, which is primarily designed for 

elevators, uses the principle of the contour-parallel 

relief developed by REMBE. Thanks to the innovative 

design, the weight of the Q-Ball is very low. 

While comparable products from other suppliers 

weigh between 100-200 kg, the Q-Ball is an absolute 

lightweight with just 25-50 kg. This particularly 

facilitates the handling during assembly, as well 

as the requirements for an installation on the systems 

in the truest sense of the word. 

REMBE Process Safety and REMBE 

Kersting GmbH 

At POWTECH 2019, the REMBE Process Safety 

business unit will also be presenting various new 

Q-Flap RX DN 710. 

Q-Ball E ‐ flame-free pressure 

relief for elevators. 

www.rembe.de 


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FURNITURE 

Extraordinary Creations in Solid Wood, at the imm cologne 2019 

The Real Tree Story 

In these times of digitalisation, high tech and global networking, there is a growing need for oases of calm. Our homes in particular 

should be a place where we feel able to slow down. Natural materials create a rich sensory aesthetic. Organic shapes and a pleasing 

texture embody an unspoilt authenticity, giving us a comfortable sense of security. There is also a growing demand for products with 

character, custom-made to suit personal preferences. This results in unique items with distinctive characteristics, an unmistakable 

charm and special charisma ‐ our home becomes a reflection of our personality, as well as a refuge. 

Furniture from TEAM 7 fulfils these aspirations. Today this Austrian manufacturer 

is regarded as a pioneer of environmentally friendly designer furniture, 

and is one of the world’s leading providers of sustainable furnishing concepts. 

Their products are sold in more than 30 countries worldwide. TEAM 7 is uniquely 

successful in expressing the principles of nature in a contemporary design language, 

while also perfecting the concept of a furniture system. Their latest innovations 

exemplify this once again. ”There is a special art to combining fine, precise 

craftsmanship with optimal functionality”, explains CEO and owner Dr Georg 

Emprechtinger. This skill is apparent in their new releases for 2019, and underpins 

the emphasis on design perfection and top quality wood craftsmanship. 

filigno wall unit with extremely slim console. 

filigno ‐ an elegant link 

between different areas 

in your living space 

Flexible, versatile and smart ‐ TEAM 7 makes 

connections between different areas and rooms in 

the home, with products that are right on target for 

modern lifestyles. The trend towards urbanisation 

demands entirely new concepts in furniture design 

and planning. How do we define dining space, living 

space, work space? Customers want all-in-one solutions. 

For today’s lifestyles, the functional areas in 

our homes are merging, they often fulfil several functions 

at once, and are used flexibly. TEAM 7’s filigno 

range is a perfect example of this trend. In the past, 

this versatile system has already led the way from 

the kitchen into the dining room and its sophisticated 

solid wood design style is now advancing into the 

living area too. Smart functions, refined details and 

customised furniture, made to order ‐ these are the 

defining principles of this concept for living. As well 

as storage furniture with drawers, flap fronts and 

hinged doors, there is also a choice of wall shelves 

in L, C or U forms, and wall panels with shelves and 

consoles. TEAM 7’s advanced technology ensures 

that filigno’s triple-layered boards, just 12 mm thick, 

are tremendously stable, enabling technical equipment 

and the latest entertainment technology to be 

elegantly concealed. Designer styling, with a finely 

crafted shadow gap at the edges, wood panels 

and handles, and the choice of vertical or horizontal 

wood grain, makes these products eye-catching 

in any setting and showcases the natural beauty of 

this wonderful material. 


FURNITURE 

tema table in walnut, filigno sideboard. 

tema ‐ a dining table with 

brilliant extension technology 

and super-smart 

functionality 

With their new tema dining table, designed by 

Dominik Tesseraux, this solid wood expert brings 

even more design options to the drawing board. 

Here natural solid wood, pared-back modernity and 

high-level functionality are combined in a beautiful 

form that also has an amazing capacity for transformation. 

A single hand movement is all it takes to unfold 

the full growth potential of this table. tema can 

be extended by 100 cm in just a few seconds. The 

extension mechanism was developed by TEAM 7 and 

has already been a great success in their flaye table. 

With smoother functioning than ever and allowing 

even more generous leg-room, tema brings a new 

freedom of movement to the dining area. 

”Our new products for 2019 showcase the 

breadth of our functional know-how at the highest 

level”, emphasises Dr Georg Emprechtinger. With 

individual shelf and home entertainment systems, 

practical extending tables, innovative seating furniture 

and new materials, TEAM 7 is responding to 

the need for flexible furniture ranges for open plan 

homes, as well as the demand for sustainable, ecologically 

acceptable manufacturing and individual 

design concepts. 

www.team7.at 

Report by CSIL 

“World Furniture Outlook 2019“ 

Since 2000 the ‘World Furniture Outlook’ is the flagship CSIL (Center for Industrial Studies) publication on the status and prospects of 

the furniture sector. It covers production, consumption, imports and exports of furniture in a wide selection of countries. The number 

of countries covered increased gradually from 50 to 70. Starting with the July 2017 edition of CSIL ‘World Furniture Outlook’, coverage 

has been extended to 100 countries. The 100 countries constitute almost 90 % of world population and more than 95 % of world GDP. 

Aggregate furniture production for these countries (at production prices, excluding retail markup) exceeded US$ 460 billion in 2018. 

This means the inclusion of virtually all countries that are significant for the furniture industry. After the expansion, CSIL coverage 

includes 40 countries in Europe, 18 countries in the Americas, 21 in Middle East and Africa and 21 in Asia and the Pacific. 

The main furniture producer is China, with 39 % of world furniture production. 

Other major furniture manufacturing countries are the United States, 

Germany, Italy, India, Poland and Vietnam. From 2009 to 2018 production in Asia 

and Pacific more than doubled while changes in other regions were comparatively 

minor. As a consequence, in 2018 more than half of world furniture production 

took place in Asia and the Pacific. 

The leading importers of furniture are the United States, Germany, France, 

the United Kingdom, and Canada. 

The main furniture exporting country is China, followed at a distance by 

Germany, Poland, Italy and Vietnam. 

The international furniture trade of this group of 100 countries (which we 

shall hereafter refer to as the world), amounted to about US$ 150 billion in 

2018. This corresponds to about 1% of world trade of manufactures. Forecasts 

are for continuing growth both in 2019 and 2020. The forecast is affected by 

substantial downside risks deriving from growing trade tensions and protectionist 

policies. 

www.worldfurnitureonline.com 


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SURFACES 

Modern digital production for modern flooring 

Deceptively authentic design in decoration and structure, low-maintenance and water-resistant ‐ this is what 

today’s floors provide in order to meet the high demands of the customer. Often the derived timber products industry 

has even managed to keep one step ahead of the wishes of the market with efficient production systems. 

Mechanical and system engineering company Hymmen stands at the side of floor manufacturers with a large 

range of state-of-the-art technology with a focus on industrial digital printing. 

Dr René Pankoke, Managing Partner and CEO of Hymmen. 

Hymmen does not just provide the latest production technology 

for conventional manufacturing methods for laminated flooring. 

The innovative mechanical and system engineer from Bielefeld 

also provides a full industrial solution for multilayer modular flooring 

(MMF). This system technology can be adapted individually 

to the requirements of the flooring manufacturer’s methods; from 

full board with a working width of 2,100 mm right down to highly 

flexible ”individual board production”. A complete solution from 

Hymmen can cover everything from primer application using liquid 

coating systems to high-quality digital decorative printing, even for 

difficult decorative patterns, to multiple layers and even structured 

digital printing using Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE). The excimer 

at the end of the system can achieve even further product qualities 

(e.g. anti-fingerprint, different levels of gloss). 

Hymmen’s decorative digital printing has already been 

tried and tested in practical application for MMF. Firstly, the reliable 

adhesion of the inks on the substrates has been proven. 

Wood effect, geometric decorative patterns and more - digital surface structuring 

with Digital Lacquer Embossing makes it possible. 

And secondly, the company has managed to print 

even particularly difficult flooring decorations (e.g. 

stone patterns with almost single-colour surfaces) in 

excellent quality, in a single pass. For this purpose, 

Hymmen has developed the ACC (Automatic Color 

Calibration) software. The printed decorative pattern 

is captured and analysed using scanning technology 

developed in-house, and the smallest discrepancies 

and irregularities are corrected. 

When the digital method is selected for decorative 

printing on LVT or multilayer modular flooring, 

in addition to high quality, clear cost benefits 

can also be achieved: the traditional process 

of LVT production includes the extrusion of carrier 

boards, laminating with a printed decorative 

layer and a transparent layer for abrasion protection. 

Purchasing decorative films and the abrasionresistant 

layers in the form of thermoplastic films 

leads to high material consumption and thus increased 

production costs. Digitally printed LVT on 

the other hand requires only a base coat, the digital 

decorative print and an abrasion-resistant top 

coat for the same finish quality. It is possible to 

achieve cost savings of approximately 20-30 % by 

using lacquers and digital printing in place of thermoplastic 

films. 

Hymmen’s newly developed JPT-CS digital printing 

system for conveying and printing single planks 

with a maximum width of 410 mm is of particular 

interest for flooring manufacturers with lower output 

quantities. The specially developed vacuum conveyor 

secures the planks. It allows for different digitally 

printed decorative patterns on a flexible individual 

plank basis. One particular benefit of the individual 

plank handling system is the fact that the 

decorative pattern can be printed into and beyond 

the V-groove.. The investment for the JPT-CS is much 

lower with the same economy per individual board 

when compared to a system for greater capacities. 

This is still the case even when the capacity limit of a 

system (2 million m²/a) is exceeded and investment 

needs to be made in a second system. 

If each plank is to be given both a different 

decorative pattern and a different structure, 

Hymmen Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE) is the 

ideal technology. It can be used to print matt and 

gloss structures in various depth structures into the 

lacquer. The DLE is an excellent piece of technology 

even for single-colour finishes, for giving the finishes 

structures which go beyond the wood effect. 

All the digital benefits are utilised and further benefits 

exploited: 

• High flexibility 

• No costs for rollers or press plates 

• Avoidance of make-ready times for roller or press 

plate changes 

• New design options 

• Option of integration into existing conventional 

production lines 

• Synchronous structures without repetition 

• All tried-and-tested properties of known lacquers 

are maintained (e.g. scratch resistance, surface 

hardness, chemical resistance) 

• Only one single-pass print bar (up to 2,100 mm) 

Hymmen can also supply excimer technology, as 

the final element of this type of complete production 

line for multilayer modular flooring, to achieve various 

levels of matt and gloss finishes. Exposure of 

surface coatings to short-wave excimer beams leads 

to polymerisation (hardening) in the upper layer of 

the lacquer. A thin hardened film forms on the surface. 

The polymerisation also causes shrinkage. As a 

result, the surface film features micro-folds, creating 

a matt finish. No matting agents are required, but 

they can still be used. The achievable level of gloss 

finish is 2-30 gloss units (measuring angle: 60°), depending 

on the parameters and coating. In addition 

to the various gloss levels without matting agents, 

the excimer technology provides further benefits: 

• Extremely scratch-resistant and abrasion-resistant 

lacquer finishes 

• Increased surface hardness 

• Excellent chemical resistance 

• Soft-touch effect 

• Anti-fingerprint effect 

• Perfect reproducibility 

• Pleasant feel 

• No solvents 


SURFACES 

A combination of DLE and excimer matting facilitates 

optical distinction using gloss effects, the increase 

in surface resistance, the anti-fingerprint effect 

and an increased variety of designs. 

Hymmen’s experience in digital printing of more 

than 10 years, with the first systems purchased in 

2008, has lead to today’s fully industrial systems. 

The Hymmen technicians used intensive development 

work to turn the first prototypes from 2008 and 

2009 into today’s digital production systems, which 

fully utilise the benefits of high flexibility. Alongside 

the excellent print image, this primarily includes userfriendliness 

and the repeatability of the printed decorative 

patterns, and the automatic digital error correction 

described above. As shareholder and Managing 

Director Dr René Pankoke explains, Hymmen has also 

placed the focus on these factors for the development 

of new digital printing systems and flooring production 

lines. There has thus been a high level of investment 

and effort generated in this area over the last 

few years in particular. Pankoke: ”A great new flooring 

pattern shown at a trade fair that has been digitally 

printed behind closed doors is still nowhere near 

being a system suitable for industry. But our newly 

developed ACC error correction system now gives us a 

clear competitive advantage. It guarantees reproducible 

quality in industrial conditions”. 

In summary, Hymmen supplies a piece of technology 

for the manufacture of multilayer modular 

flooring which is considerably more flexible 

and cost-effective than conventional methods. In 

the process, Hymmen is happy to act as a turnkey 

supplier, providing the complete system, including 

handling equipment and process control. However, 

parts of the described overall process can just as 

easily be integrated into existing production processes. 

Hymmen employees can call on a decade of 

process know-how, meaning that individual technical 

solutions can be created. 

www.hymmen.com 

Carbonised Wood Surfaces 

Combined with Structuring and Glaze 

MOCOPINUS continues last year’s successful market launch of carbonised facade surfaces 

with further developments. The innovation leader in the field of planed timber for 

extravagant surfaces has rediscovered and refined the traditional and centuries-old Japanese 

method of refining wood with the aid of fire. Inspired by the carbonised look that 

is produced by the controlled burning, its product designers have created new structures 

with a touch of uniqueness. During elaborate production technology test series, innovations 

have been developed and Carboset 10 is one part of them. The innovation could be 

seen at the trade fair BAU 2019 for the first time. 

With Carboset 10 , the black layer of ash is 

brushed off after carbonisation. While the carbonised 

material remains on the hard growth rings, the 

softer parts show a wavy and considerably lighter 

indentation as a result. Then the surface is finished 

with a walnut coloured wood glaze. The result is a 

particularly concise tone-on-tone colouring. 

Distinctive structures in modern design 

When burning the upper layer, the individual 

veins and fibre structures of the different types 

of wood become unmistakably obvious. The special 

finishing technology of Carboset 10 reinforces this effect. 

In addition, the appearance of the new profile 

series gets a noble touch with a glaze in harmonised 

brown shades. If used in parts, the natural wooden 

profiles are an ideal combination for modern facades 

of cubic buildings. In using them, the linear “language 

of forms“ can be emphasised. 

Durable wood protection in transparent look 

of the noble look is additionally enhanced. There is 

no need to treat the wood with chemical wood protection 

agents. 

Two kinds of wood in all profile versions 

Carboset 10 is offered in two versions of wood that 

have ideal material features for finishing and their 

use in outdoor areas. Be it Nordic spruce or European 

Douglas fir, each version is characterised by special 

patterning that gives a distinctive design to the facades. 

For the planning of individual facade concepts, 

all profile versions are available from the MOCOPINUS 

range of products. In addition, custom-made products 

are possible. 

Another new finishing version ‐ slightly flamed 

Facade profiles in slightly flamed look supplement 

the presentation of innovations at the BAU 

2019. By using this form of treatment, the wooden 

surfaces retain their distinctive structures. These 

structures are even intensified in the versions Flam 

‐ planed, Flamon ‐ fine-sawn and Flamtec ‐ structured. 

In addition, the selection of the type of wood 

offers a variety of design. 

www.mocopinus.com 

The wood cells of the facade profiles are compressed 

with the carbonisation and are hence better 

protected against weathering, rot and water. By 

applying the open-pore wood glaze, the durability 

No. 1 • March 2019

SURFACES 

Domotex 

ILVA Is One of the Key Players of Wood Lifecycle, 

an Exhibition on Wood. 

IVM is one of the key players of Wood Lifecycle, the installation on wood created by the architect Giulio Ceppi of Total Tool Milano for Domotex 

2019. The world’s most important fair for the flooring industry, a reference point in this sector for over thirty years, offered an in-depth look 

at the use of wood for floors and facings this year, specifically with the exhibition Wood Lifecycle. Organized as a fluid space, Wood Lifecycle 

presents an interactive and engaging itinerary in which leading brands like ILVA illustrate and highlight the characteristics, applications and 

qualities of wood products to meet the needs of the world of design, interiors and construction. 

IVM Group, which sets the global standard in the 

field of wood coatings, takes part with the Ilva brand in 

Wood Lifecycle, an all-Italian project on the excellence 

of wood as a material, with its surprising capacity to 

provide an optimal response to the needs of the world 

of architecture and interior finishing. 

At the core of the exhibition layout, Ilva presented 

some of its most innovative wood coating solutions, 

generated by constant activities of R&D. 

Research is the strategic driver that allowed the 

Group to stand out on an international level, with over 

200 employees in this area operating at the Italian 

headquarters and in subsidiaries all over the world, 

in total synergy with the deeply rooted manufacturing 

culture of the national wood-furniture supply 

chain, with which the Group has interacted since its 

constitution. 

ILVA wood coating solutions on display at Domotex 

HECOPUR BIO 

As part of the commitment to reduce environmental 

impact of processes, products and services, Ilva has developed 

the Hecopur Bio line of eco-friendly coatings. This is 

an important innovation that combines high environmental 

sustainability with high levels of chemical-physical performance. 

Hecopur Bio is the line of polyurethane wood 

coatings allowing to obtain a dry film with the highest 

percentage ever achieved of renewable raw material of 

botanical waste origin, not suitable for human nutrition. 

These materials represent up to 50 % of the composition 

of the film, as opposed to 35 % for films made with other 

coatings, including water-base products. This level has 

been measured through Carbon-14 dating tests and certified 

by BETA ANALYTIC (*). 

Offered in transparent and pigmented versions, as 

shown in the exhibit, with all the variations of color and 

gloss to adapt to the needs of any project, Hecopur Bio 

can be applied to furniture, complements, doors and paneling, 

or even to children’s toys. The products in the line 

comply with EN 71-3:2013 regulations certifying the safety 

of toys, also in terms of their chemical composition. The 

Hecopur Bio line is yet another example of Ilva’s commitment 

to the creation of innovative solutions with a particular 

focus on environmental sustainability and the health 

of both end-users and workers in every phase of the coating 

cycle. 

(*) Carbon-14 dating, indicated on an international level as 

ASTM D6866 testing, permits measurement of the renewable 

biobased content of botanical origin in products. A standard codified 

test has been developed for this purpose. BETA ANALYTIC 

is a research laboratory that is a worldwide leader in this type of 

analysis, since 1979; it is based in Miami and collaborates with 

government agencies, scientists and engineers, as well as with 

companies all over the world. 


SURFACES 

LEGNO 

A range of coatings created to protect wood, 

bringing out its natural beauty while at the same 

time making the material highly resistant to abrasion 

and liquids. The colors and grain remain perfectly 

intact. 

OLIO UV 

The innovative Olio UV stands out for its lack of 

emissions thanks to a dry residue level of 100 % that 

generates no VOC emissions, and its 32 % content 

of renewable raw material of botanical waste origin 

not suitable for human nutrition. These factors make 

it an environmental friendly product. 

The particular focus on issues of sustainability 

is combined with a high level of productivity, thanks 

to the use of UV technology that significantly cuts 

down drying time, making this oil a purely industrial 

product applicable with rollers, with or without 

brushing, with higher levels of chemical-physical 

strength with respect to traditional oxidative oils. 

The excellent penetration of the wood brings out the 

beauty of its grain, for an appealing natural look. 

SUPER SCRATCH RESISTANCE 

Pigmented and transparent polyurethane finishes in all colors, conceived for industry and artisans, and 

developed to guarantee excellent scratch resistance and polishing performance, comparable to those of materials 

such as laminates. 

www.ilva.it 


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SURFACES 

Pfleiderer Introduces its Wood-based Panels 

to the Outdoors for the First Time Ever 

Pfleiderer, one of the leading wood-based panel manufacturers in Europe, presented new 

surface technologies for indoor use, and for the first time ever, for outdoor use also, at 

the BAU trade fair in Munich. The focus was on the compact laminate XTerior compact 

for outdoor applications, which recently received the ICONIC AWARD in the “Innovative 

Material“ category. Pfleiderer showcased its entire collection, comprising more than 360 

decors, 21 textures and a large number of core materials. 

“From decorative to structural at the BAU 2019 

we will be showing high-end surfaces. Our comprehensive 

decor and surfaces expertise is put to use 

outdoors for the first time ever with the UV and 

weather resistant XTerior compact. For example, in 

façade design, garden furniture, playground construction 

or urban street furniture“, said Stefan Zinn, 

Managing Director of Pfleiderer Deutschland GmbH. 

“During the course of climate change and the increasing 

worldwide consumption of resources, topics 

such as ecology and sustainability are becoming 

increasingly important. We have been actively committed 

here for many years: Our wood comes solely 

from sustainable forest management. And our formaldehyde-free 

glued particleboard LivingBoard is 

particularly low in emissions, which contributes to 

a healthier room climate.“ 

Wood-based panel surfaces suitable for 

kitchens 

Pfleiderer presented the functions of its woodbased 

panel surfaces using the example of a cooking 

island. “In the kitchen, as well as in all other areas 

in the home, furniture and interior finishes surfaces 

have to withstand heavy-duty use. For this reason, 

we have developed functional high-end surfaces“, 

explained Stiefermann. 

The PrimeBoard products with their high-quality 

multi-coat lacquering and XTreme plus with high 

scratch resistance and colour stability are true allrounders.“ 

The PUR function coat used increases resistance 

and the anti-fingerprint effect makes it easier 

to clean the surface. PrimeBoard XTreme highgloss 

and XTreme matt are available on the P2 and 

MDF plus cores in 2,800 x 2,100 mm format with 

low cutting waste. 

www.pfleiderer.com 


DECORS 

Schattdecor Positions Itself as an Impregnator Worldwide 

In 2018, the Schattdecor group invested worldwide in the expansion of impregnation 

facilities and production halls at our locations in Italy, Brazil, Russia, and China. By 

doing so Schattdecor positions itself also as a global independent impregnator and 

offers additional service, first-hand, to our customers in the furniture and wood-based 

materials industry. The surface specialist reacts to market needs with the constant 

innovative and visionary upgrading of core competencies and new products, filling 

another industry segment, and taking the next step towards the future. The message 

to the customer: From concept to finished surface ‐ Schattdecor does it all! With the 

implementation of this investment program, the company is able to react faster, more 

independently and quantitatively to the constantly growing demand from the international 

markets and work on new ideas, products, and infrastructures. 

Klaus Müller, Executive Sales Director Processed Surfaces. 

More ”Made by Schattdecor” 

Klaus Müller, Executive Sales Director Processed 

Surfaces: ”It is our job to make sure that the company 

is seen as an independent, international impregnator.” 

The planned status quo after completion 

of all investments: Schattdecor will produce in 

four countries on 15 impregnation channels. Klaus 

Müller: ”Something really big is happening in the 

world of Schattdecor. This additional service we 

are able to offer opens up new possibilities. For instance, 

as an independent impregnator we are able 

to provide a quick and targeted supply of new design 

collections to customers even in smaller quantities 

with large-format product quality, or as finishers 

offer competent solutions and service packages on 

demand. We are also now able to further expand our 

market position in the extremely competitive plaincolored, 

white decor market segment and capitalize 

on new potentials. The same applies to technical 

melamine films ‐ Teclay, meaning overlay and alternatives 

to laminate floor manufacturing. These additional 

competencies basically provide us with more 

avenues of activity, market shares, new aspects and 

incentives for the future!” 

Schattdecor invests worldwide in the 

expansion of impregnation sites 

The demand from the Italian and international 

markets, which has been growing in recent years, 

is being met with an expansion of machinery and 

production facilities in Italy for even more capacity. 

Following the acquisition of Coveright do Brasil 

in 2013, Schattdecor in Brazil decided to use its existing 

technical infrastructure to serve a demanding 

market and expand its own product and service portfolio. 

The optimization of that work was completed 

in 2018. Investments were also made in Russia 

in 2018: in Tyumen, in two new resin impregnation 

channels, in Tschechov, in a state-of-the-art printing 

and impregnation center with a new plant. Apart 

from classic melamine films, today‘s product range 

also includes pigmented melamine films (super 

white) as well as decors and technical finish layers 

for flooring applications. In addition, Schattdecor 

sees great potential in the Asian region and is increasingly 

investing in this promising market. In 

2014, the construction of an impregnation site 

started with Schattdecor joint venture, Saintdecor, 

in China. Today, the plant with its modern system 

technology is one of the most advanced in China. 

www.schattdecor.de 

Impregnation channel. 


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EVENTS 

Conference 2018 in Guangzhou 

Integrated Woodworking ‐ Customized Solutions 

Running under the theme of “Integrated Manufacturing ‐ Customized Solutions“, the LIGNA.Conference was held on 4 and 5 December 

2018 in Guangzhou, China, attracting over 400 attendees. 

Attendees were unanimous that the conference 

gave a clear and compelling overview of the challenges 

currently facing the woodworking and timber 

processing industries, providing a quality roundup 

of the latest approaches and developments in digitization, 

automation, IoT platforms and product individualization. 

Over the course of two busy, thoughtprovoking 

days, 11 speakers from diverse sectors of 

the woodworking, timber processing and other, allied 

industries shared their thoughts and experiences 

on digitization and the way it is being implemented 

in their respective production processes, focusing 

on current best practices. The speaker lineup, 

consisting of experts from China and abroad, was 

very high-caliber, making for an engaging, stimulating 

program. 

Day one kicked off with a talk by Dieter 

Rezbach from Lignum Consulting, speaking on ”The 

Symphony of Integrated Woodworking”, followed by 

Dr Giuseppe Bacci, CEO, Bacci & Bacci Automation, 

who spoke on ”Cutting-edge-Technology in Solid 

Woodworking”. 

Other highlights included a much-anticipated 

and controversial presentation on ”The Digital Twintool-lifecycle 

in the Cloud” by Udo Leiber, Managing 

Director, LEUCO Asia PTE Ltd, and a presentation by 

Yiqun Gong, General Manager of Hangzhou Ji Dong 

Woodworking Machinery Co., Ltd., who offered insights 

into current applications and developments in 

intelligent woodworking machinery in China. 

Day two was opened by Chengzhi Zhang, 

Secretary General of the Guangdong Furniture 

Association, who presented an analysis of future 

market demand and its implications for furniture 

manufacturing in Guangdong. Other presentations 

dealt with topics like digitization and automation 

solutions in mass production, a German- 

Chinese Industry 4.0 project called ”The Industry 

Corporation”, the integration of data intelligence 

into furniture manufacturing, and a case study on 

digitization. 

One of the major highlights of the conference 

consisted of the closing panel discussion, which provided 

a global perspective on industrial applications 

and solutions for the furniture and wood industry. 

The following experts took part in the discussion: 

Piergiorgio Franca, Biesse China Director, BIESSE 

Group; Luigi de Vito, SCM Division Director, SCM 

Group; Mario Kordt, Managing Director, WEINIG 

DIMTER GmbH & Co. KG; Dieter Rezbach, Managing 

Partner, Lignum Consulting; and Ernst Esslinger, 

Director Methods/Tools Systems, HOMAG Group. 

The discussion was highly informative, especially 

when it came to topics like the challenges currently 

facing the wood and furniture industry and the extent 

to which the necessary applications and solutions 

had already been implemented. 

”The LIGNA.Conference in China was a complete 

success,” commented Christian Pfeiffer, 

Deutsche Messe’s Global Director of LIGNA & 

Woodworking 

Events. ”With its lineup of engaging, highly relevant 

topics based around the overarching themes 

of digitally integrated woodworking and wood processing, 

the challenges currently facing the industry 

in China and around the world and the resulting 

opportunities for industrial and small-scale furniture 

manufacturing, the conference delivered real 

value for its attendees. Our decision to stage this 

year’s conference in Southern China, the heart of the 

Chinese furniture industry, was right on the money.” 

The Chinese furniture industry is an extremely 

important market for European machinery manufacturers. 

One such manufacturer is HOMAG GmbH. 

Ernst Esslinger, Director Methods/Tools, made the 

following comment: ”The Chinese market is very important 

for HOMAG, and its importance will doubtless 

continue to grow. The conference highlighted 

this fact and demonstrated to us that our current focus 

on integrated solutions and our progressive development 

of the LIGNA format are precisely what 

the market is looking for.” 

The central theme of the LIGNA.Conference, 

”Integrated Woodworking ‐ Customized Solutions”, 

is also one of the lead themes of the upcoming 

LIGNA show in Germany. 

The two-day conference also featured presentations 

and displays by Biesse, Durst Phototechnik, 

HOMAG Group, Leuco Ledermann, SCM Group, 

Siempelkamp, Wemhöner Surface Technologies, 

Michael Weinig and Rosenheim University. 

Conference participants used this part of the event 

for The LIGNA.Conference was staged with support 

of the German Woodworking Machinery 

Manufacturers’ Association. 

After the conference, attendees headed to 

the China Shunde International Woodworking 

Machinery Fair (Lunjiao), which opened the next day 

in the neighboring city of Foshan. 

www.ligna.de 


EVENTS 

17th Jowat Symposium 2018 

“Open Doors for Service That Unites“ 

Just over a year after the ceremonial groundbreaking in September 2017, the adhesives specialist Jowat opened the doors of its new 

House of Technology for the 17th get-together in the wood and furniture industry. Under the headline “Open doors for service that 

unites“, the Innovation and Application Centre welcomed industry professionals from Germany and abroad. The new building was finished 

just in time: The 2018 symposium was attended by a significantly increased number of participants, and the extended program 

with external speakers and practical workshops promoted an active transfer of expert knowledge from the world of bonding. 

The venue, the House of Technology with its 

”Building with customers” concept, provided a more 

than worthy framework for this year’s symposium. 

The lectures session was started by ”lignotrend”, 

a manufacturer of cross-laminated timber solutions 

and just one of many companies that provided 

products for the construction project of the adhesives 

specialist from Detmold. The program was 

rounded off by further lectures focusing on doors ‐ 

from the manufacturing of door leaves or frames, to 

”Appretur” finishing in lightweight construction. The 

session ended with an outlook on future-oriented research 

projects. 

The new 2,500 m 2 Jowat Innovation and 

Application Centre named ”House of Technology” 

will house the enterprise’s Research Services including 

several labs, Application Technology for the clients, 

as well as exhibition and training rooms. Two 

machinery halls facilitate e.g. edgebanding, wrapping, 

flat and 3D laminating applications. In total, 

the House of Technology offers workplaces for 

45 Jowat employees. Based on a glued laminated 

timber frame, the building also has a unique design: 

Outside, on the surrounding walkway, wooden 

beams symbolising adhesive strings connect the 

floor slab with the roof. With a span of 15 metres, 

the wood-concrete-composite ceiling is so far the 

biggest of its type in Germany. 

The symposium ended with a ceremony in which 

Dr Matthias Hopp was presented with the Jowat 

Adhesive Research Award. 

www.jowat.com 

European Coatings Show Conference 

International Expert Dialogue on Coating Trends 

The European Coatings Show Conference is the leading dialogue platform for experts in the international coatings community. On 18 

and 19 March 2019, it will bring prominent specialists from around the world together at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, and will 

partly overlap with the European Coatings Show, the leading international trade show in this sector, which begins on 19 March. 

In 24 sessions and a total of 144 presentations 

the European Coatings Show Conference 

will offer an insight into the latest research results 

from scientific institutes and universities and 

information on changes in the market for raw materials, 

and will also provide an ideal opportunity 

to network with the recognised heavyweights 

in the sector. 

Expertise for the entire process chain of coating 

production 

Show Conference at: www.european-coatingsshow.com/conference 

Opening ceremony with keynote and award 

presentation in the plenary session 

The European Coatings Show Conference will 

kick off with the plenary session, including a keynote 

presentation by Professor Markus Antonietti, 

Managing Director at the Max Planck Institute for 

Colloids and Interfaces. 

It thus maps the entire process chain for the 

manufacture of paints and coatings from a scientific 

perspective, and is the perfect complement to 

the trade show. 

Selected presentations are also available as 

live streams. Free recordings are available online 

for those unable to attend the European Coatings 

He will discuss the latest approaches and processes 

for the manufacture of monomers, solvents, 

plasticisers and hardenable oligomer systems from 

wood-like waste products. He will look at aspects including 

consideration of life cycle from the perspective 

of sustainability, and will explain low-cost methods 

of extending the by-products bioethanol, lignin 

and sugar for the needs of the coatings industry. 

The plenary session will also include the presentation 

of the European Coatings Award for the 

best submission to the conference. 

www.european-coatings-show.com 


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Index of Manufacturers 

Manufacturer 

Electronic Wood Systems GmbH 

Robert-Henseling-Str. 1, 31789 Hameln 

Germany 

Tel: +49 5151 5574-0 

Fax: +49 5151 5574-222 

Email: info@electronic-wood-systems.de 

www.electronic-wood-systems.com 

ELKOM-Elektroheizplatten-Technik GmbH 

Oberbecksener Str. 80, 32547 Bad Oeynhausen 

Germany 

Tel: +49 5731 7782-0 

Fax: +49 5731 7782-12 

Email: elkom@elkom.de 

euroTECH Vertriebs GmbH 

Dammstr. 1, 72351 Geislingen 

Germany 

Tel: +49 7433 90468-0 

Fax: +49 7433 90468-13 

Email: info@etvac.de 

www.elkom.de 

www.etvac.de 

Fagus-GreCon Greten GmbH & Co. KG 

Hannoversche Str. 58, 31061 Alfeld 

Germany 

Tel: +49 5181 79-0 

Fax: +49 5181 79-229 

Email: marketing@fagus-grecon.com 


Höcker Polytechnik GmbH 

Borgloher Str. 1, 49176 Hilter 

Germany 

Tel: +49 5409 405-0 

Fax: +49 5409 405-595 

Email: info@hpt.net 

www.hoecker-polytechnik.com 

Products 

Measuring systems for the panel industry 

Thickness gauges and blow detection systems 

Area weight measurement 

Foreign body detection for mat 

Density profile measurement for Laboratory 

Spark extinguishing systems 

Cooling plates 

Fluid medium plates 

Heating plates 

Preheating station for solid surface and thermoplastics 

Thermoforming station for solid surface and thermoplastics 

Vacuum plates 

Vacuum tables 

Customized plant engineering 

Transportation and handling equipment 

Vacuum components 

Automatic woodinspection machines, scanners 

Density profile measurement 

Fire protection for industrial risks 

Measuring systems for the panel industry 

Moisture meters, in-line type for boards or veneer 

Spark extinguishing systems 

Briquetting press 

Cyclone separator 

Dust extractor 

Industrial fan 

Paint booth 



Manufacturer 

Hymmen GmbH 

Maschinen- und Anlagenbau 

Theodor-Hymmen-Str. 3, 33613 Bielefeld 

Germany 

Tel: +49 521 5806-516 

Fax: +49 521 5806-3145 

Email: sales@hymmen.com 

www.hymmen.com 

Leitz GmbH & Co. KG 

Leitzstr. 2, 73447 Oberkochen 

Germany 

Tel: +49 7364 950-0 

Fax: +49 7364 950-662 

Email: leitz@leitz.org 

www.leitz.org 

Michael Weinig AG 

Michael-Weinig-Str. 2-4, 97941 Tauberbischofsheim 

Germany 

Tel: +49 9341 86-0 

Fax: +49 9341 7080 

Email: info@weinig.com 

Reichenbacher Hamuel GmbH 

Postfach 28, 96487 Dörfles-Esbach 

Germany 

Tel: +49 9561 599-0 

Fax: +49 9561 599-199 

Email: info@reichenbacher.de 


www.reichenbacher.de 

Siempelkamp Maschinen- und Anlagenbau 

Siempelkampstr. 75, 47803 Krefeld 

Germany 

Tel: +49 2151 92-30 

Fax: +49 2151 92-5604 

Your company is missing? 

www.siempelkamp.com 

Products 


Industrial digital printing lines 

Lacquering and liquid coating machines 

Laminating presses 

Presses, multiopening 

Presses, continuous 

Printing machines, direct 

Tools and tooling systems for the processing of wood, 

wood-products, and plastics 

Planers and molders 

CNC-Machining centres 

CNC-Processing centres 

CNC-Routers 

Drilling systems 

Milling machines 

Presses, continuous, for production of chipboards 

and fibre boards 

Contiroll Technology 

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