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Vol. 37/2019
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Good climate ...
Owners:
Dr. Claus-Jörg Harnisch
Benno Keller
... dominated this year's LIGNA for
topics of the future. The world's leading trade fair
for woodworking and wood processing showed
that interest in modern technology continues unabated
worldwide. Digitalisation, which primarily
concerned comprehensive solution concepts
for craft and industrial enterprises from small to
large, is making its way into more and more areas.
Numerous new machine solutions were presented,
a selection is presented under the heading
Machine Technology.
The increasing interest in timber house construction
was often heard at the trade fair. In
Germany alone, the number of people opting
for a wooden house has risen from 12 percent in
2000 to 17 percent in 2017. This also has to do
with the prevailing climate. This is because solid
wood construction is particularly interesting
for climate protection. Solid timber houses are
nowadays made of wood throughout the complete
wall thickness. For this purpose, computer-controlled
machines assemble wall and ceiling
elements from boards of different thicknesses
in layers to form "cross laminated timber". From
this, components are then milled, from which the
wooden house is assembled on the construction
site.
The strategic partnership between HOMAG
and Hans Hundegger AG, which both companies
announced during LIGNA, shows how hot the
topic of timber house construction is at present.
Hundegger is known as a machine manufacturer
for prefabricated wooden houses and can increase
its profile outside Europe as part of the
partnership.
We at WiN will, of course, continue to monitor
how timber house construction will develop
in the future.
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contents
EDITORIAL
Good climate ... 3
Automatic Processing of Multiple Profiles 24
A Strong Addition to the Family 24
News
The New Top-of-the-Range Model of the Powermat Series 25
Swedish Wood Construction Takes Centre Stage at the UN 6
Plug & Work 6
Schattdecor AG Expands its Executive Team 7
Generational Change at the Top 7
Working Partnership Extended 8
Innovation for Mobile, Glueless Edge Banding 8
Schattdecor Completes Its Largest Single Construction Project 9
COMPANIES
Manual, Flexible and Cost-Efficient Coating as Never Before 10
New Product Family for Load-bearing Glued Wood Construction 10
Continued Demand for TAKRAF Africa’s Range of Technologies
from Across the Commodity Spectrum 11
LIGNIA Branches out into Europe and Asia with Global Timber 12
SPÄNEX Successful at LIGNA 2019 12
Reducing Risks for Operators and Machines While Simplifying
the Safety Concept 13
World Market Leader in Only 50 Years 14
Premiere in the Inspection of Raw Panels 15
TOOLS
Compression Routers in Woodworking Offer a Superior Cut 16
Powertec airFace Hoggers 17
Long Edge Lives, Optimum Cutting Quality 17
DT Premium Compact Hogger 18
Pioneer in Technology of PCD Sharpening by Laser Ablation 19
MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
Uniteam RC: Machining Centre for Beams and Partitions 20
Supplement to EVOLUTION 7405 doors 21
Firework of Innovations 22
New SCM Features for Solid Wood 26
Help Optimize the Entire Panel Manufacturing Process 27
New CNC Working Centers with Top Performance 27
SURFACES
The Excimers 28
Barberán Introduces the Revolutionary System trueTEXTURE 29
Start of Modern Material Thinking 29
Impressive Innovations from H. Heitz 30
Sustainable, Healthy and Aesthetic 32
DECORS
The Latest Trends with Decor and Structure Combinations 33
FURNITURE
“Beyond the Limits of Nature“ 34
CH 01, the Kitchen Turns into a Wooden Sideboard 35
USER REPORT
Italian Saw Blade Manufacturer Puts Its Trust in VOLLMER 36
Craftsmanship at the Highest Level 37
FAIRS
“ATMYSPHERE“: Keynote Theme for DOMOTEX 2020 38
6th DOMOTEX Turkey in Gaziantep 38
Innovative, Inspiring, International 38
Indonesia’s Leading Trade Show for Woodworking Machinery 39
Gateway to Asian markets 39
INTERVIEW
“We’re Bringing Digitalisation to Vacuum Clamping Technology“ 40
Guide to Products and Manufacturers
Index of Manufacturers 41
Flexible Edge Solutions for Trade and Industry 23
4 No. 3 • August 2019

News
Swedish Wood Construction Takes Centre Stage at the UN
Swedish wood construction was a key point
on the agenda at the first UN-Habitat Assembly,
which focused on innovations in sustainable development
and was held in Nairobi, Kenya, on
27-31 May. A seminar stressed the global importance
of beginning to ‘grow our cities’.
”There’s a huge need globally to transition
to sustainable cities, and Sweden’s knowledge of
modern wood construction, combined with sustainable
forestry, can drive this transformation.
The Swedish forest and wood industry offers technical,
economic and sustainable solution for future
cities,” stated Jörgen Hermansson, head of Södra
Building Systems, who represented Swedish Wood
in Nairobi.
The theme of this year’s Assembly was
Agenda 2030, which fits in well with UN-Habitat’s
ambition ‘For a better urban future’. According
to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC), the construction industry currently
accounts for 40 % of global carbon emissions. The
discussions about sustainable construction were
therefore an important point on the agenda.
Wooden housing developer Arvet presented
an exhibition on how wood construction meets
all of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals,
with sustainable forestry and the expertise of the
Swedish wood industry as core factors. Architects
Sweden, in partnership with the Swedish Institute
and the Swedish Embassy, also unveiled ‘Woodland
Sweden’ ‐ an exhibition about the know-how that
Swedish architects possess with regard to designing
wooden buildings and sustainable societies of
the future.
”Sweden has amassed a great deal of experience
and knowledge about modern wood con-
struction. Building cities in wood ‐ literally growing
our cities ‐ offers a sustainable solution to challenges
such as housing supply, climate change,
employment and urbanisation,” said Susanne
Rudenstam, head of the Swedish Wood Building
Council.
www.swedishwood.com
Seamless Communication Between Machines
Plug & Work
The production in the woodworking industry
nowadays implies more and more digital manufacturing
processes to gain efficiency and competitiveness
through integrated data management
and analysis. This means that woodworking machines
need to be connected to each other and
form a production network linked to an ERP/MES
system or a cloud. Without a standard communication
protocol connecting machinery from different
suppliers, software programming is always required,
thus affecting efficiency and costs.
For this reason, eight leading European woodworking
machinery manufacturers have formed a
working group to define a common language,
that enables a seamless communication between
machines of different brands. The framework
for a new standard, called ”P&W, Plug &
Work”, was launched at LIGNA 2019. This project
is specific for the woodworking industry and is
based upon the OPC UA standard (Open Platform
Communication Unified Architecture), promoted
by the OPC Foundation, an international non-profit
organization.
Under the roof of EUMABOIS and VDMA, the
P&W working group is currently defining a standardized
semantic architecture specially for the
woodworking industry. The plan is to finalize this
ambitious and challenging project in early 2020.
In order to maximize the benefits for the clients
within the woodworking industry worldwide, the
P&W working group is also cooperating with its
machine tool manufacturers’ counterpart, which
is developing a specific language named UMATI
(Universal Machine Tool Interface) dedicated to
machine tools.
This will assure woodworkers who are choosing
solutions from any company taking part in the
P&W working group a perfect and straightforward
machine integration independent from their machine/tool
brand, and IoT solution.
www.eumabois.eu
6 No. 3 • August 2019

Schattdecor AG Expands its Executive Team
News
With effect from September 2019, the
Supervisory Board of Schattdecor AG will appoint
two additional members to the executive
team: Claudia Küchen, who has worked for
the international surface specialist since 1999,
most recently as the Executive Creative Director
of Design, Marketing, and Communications for
the Schattdecor Group, and Frank Schumacher,
who until 2018 was the longserving CEO of the
Interprint-Group and is an experienced industry
expert.
Frank Schumacher will be responsible for
Sales and Strategic Purchasing while also contributing
his experience to the long-term development
of the company. Claudia Küchen will lead
Claudia Küchen and Frank Schumacher: Two additional members to the executive team of Schattdecor.
the newly created Board for Design, Marketing,
Communications, and Decor Development. From
September 2019, therefore there will be six members
of the executive team.
www.schattdecor.de
Generational Change at the Top
With Christian Dieffenbacher joining the
Management Board of the family-run machine
and plant manufacturer at the beginning of 2016,
DIEFFENBACHER set a course for transferring
management responsibility from the fourth to the
fifth generation. Effective July 1, 2019, Wolf-Gerd
Dieffenbacher resigned from the Management
Board.
Wolf-Gerd Dieffenbacher was actively involved
in the company for over 40 years and
served as a member of the Management Board
since 1985. In times of great change, he helped
develop the pure press manufacturer into an internationally
leading supplier of complete plants for
the wood-based panels, composites and recycling
industries. During this period, the company’s turnover
increased from 36 million euros to over 400
million euros.
Wolf-Gerd Dieffenbacher will become part of
the Board of Advisors and will remain associated
with the company in various other capacities.
The DIEFFENBACHER Management Board
consists of the three remaining members: Christian
Dieffenbacher, Volker Kitzelmann and Lothar
Fischer. In addition to his other responsibilities,
Christian Dieffenbacher will become CEO and
spokesman for the Management Board. The roles
of CFO Volker Kitzelmann and CTO Lothar Fischer
remain unchanged.
From left: Christian and Wolf-Gerd Dieffenbacher.
www.dieffenbacher.de
SPÄNEX GmbH
Luft-, Energie- und Umwelttechnik
Visit us at the HOLZ in Basel
15. - 19.10.2019 - hall 1.0, no. E 21
safe clean efficient
Dedusting
Conveying Filtering Briquetting
Varnishing Crushing Parts Control units
SPÄNEX GmbH
Luft-, Energie- und Umwelttechnik
Otto-Brenner-Straße 6
D-37170 Uslar
Phone: +49 (0) 5571 304-0
Fax: +49 (0) 5571 304-111
info@spaenex.de
www.spaenex.de
No. 3 • August 2019
7

News
Working Partnership Extended
During the recent LIGNA International
Woodworking fair in Hanover, GRASCHE USA
signed an extension to their dealer agreement
which extends the working partnership with the
CERATIZIT Group in total to 10 years for the distribution
of knives and profile blanks in North
America.
Since the launch of the collaboration in 2014,
the sales for both companies have grown steadily.
The close working relationship to promote the ”Go
Chrome” carbide grade program has been very
successful, and it has now been further expanded
with the addition of the new KCR18+ grade,
providing a comprehensive offering suitable for all
wood-processing applications.
GRASCHE USA is the premier U.S. manufacturer
of quality custom saw bodies ready for tipping.
The saw bodies are laser-cut, heat-treated,
reamed, surface-ground, and hammered by expert
craftsmen. Each saw is built in the U.S. with
German cold-rolled saw steel using European machine
and manufacturing processes to ensure the
tightest tolerances possible.
Richard Comer, President of GRASCHE USA (centre), signing the dealer extension joined by Andreas Olthoff, Managing Director of
CERATIZIT Luxembourg (left), and Chris McKenna, Sales Director Americas.
www.ceratizit.com
MAFELL and KLUGE Sign Strategic Sales Cooperation Agreement
Innovation for Mobile, Glueless Edge Banding
MAFELL AG, based in Oberndorf, and
Aggregate und Sonderbau KLUGE GmbH,
Schmallenberg, have entered into a strategic sales
cooperation agreement for mobile, glueless edge
banding. The solution, which was introduced in
2018, will be marketed throughout the world exclusively
by MAFELL.
”The MAFELL Powershop is ideal for marketing
these top-quality mobile solutions and will ensure
that first-rate advisory services are provided
to dealers,” says Holger Kluge, Managing Director
of Aggregate und Sonderbau KLUGE GmbH.
Matthias Krauss, Board Chairman of MAFELL AG,
adds: ”Kluge’s innovative solutions for mobile,
glueless edge banding fit perfectly with MAFELL’s
product range and are in keeping with its philosophy,
Creating Excellence.”
MAFELL will thus market the world’s first mobile
unit for zero-joint finishing without additional
peripheral equipment. The patented hot air injection
technology creates edges with an optical
zero joint ‐ without any use of liquid glue. It can
process commercially available laser edges and
MAFELL is marketing the world’s first mobile device without peripheral equipment for zero-joint finishing.
Airtec edges up to a height of 103 mm (co-extruded,
post-coated), and pre-coated EVA hot-melt adhesive
edges. The device can also process bevelled
(up to 55°), curved and round panel materials and
moulded parts.
www.mafell.de
8 No. 3 • August 2019

News
Schattdecor Completes Its Largest Single Construction Project
The second printing facility in Quzhou,
China began operations in May 2019, making it
Schattdecor’s 18th location worldwide. The plant
was designed and built by the Schattdecor Group
itself over a period of 13 months. And in the spring
of 2019, the site’s first roll of printed paper was already
ready for delivery.
Over a period of one year, the company built
a production and office facility with 25,000 m² of
floor space on a property spanning 100,000 m².
Construction work on the adjacent buildings and
outdoor facilities is scheduled to be completed in
June 2019. The new building offers space for a total
of ten narrow 4-foot and six wide 8-foot printing
machines. The surface specialist built the new
facility in response to limitations on capacity at the
Shanghai plant, which had been producing at full
capacity for some time.
According to Roland Auer, CEO of
Schattdecor AG: ”We are currently reaching
our capacity constraints in Shanghai, but there
is simply no way to expand the site structurally.
This means we needed to build a second
production facility immediately. We are seeing
strong demand for printed decor paper in Asia,
so it was only logical to invest in another location.
This allows us to expand our local capacities
and offer a comprehensive range of products
from the two printing facilities, along with
impregnation in Huanggang and our Kingdecor
joint paper venture in Quzhou. By opening this
new location, we have created the ideal conditions
to respond to the dynamic growth we are
seeing in China and Asia.”
Initially, the plant will be equipped with two
4-foot printing machines. Two additional printing
machines are already in production and are
scheduled to go into operation by the end of the
year.
Following the acquisitions of the Malaysian
impregnation company, Vasatech, and the
American finish foil manufacturer, US Coating, at
the beginning of 2019, the Schattdecor Group is
once again expanding its network by adding another
international location.
www.schattdecor.de

COMPANIES
Manual, Flexible and Cost-Efficient Coating as Never Before
WAGNER expands its range in the liquid coating sector with a manual Airspray gun that can do more than previously available models: The
GM 1030P provides high-quality coatings with high-class components - with efficient material consumption, versatile application possibilities,
easy and fatigue-free handling and unrivalled low operating costs.
The new manual Airspray gun GM 1030P from
WAGNER is not only highly precise in its application,
but also extremely versatile. It is equipped
with a nozzle which, with a maximum material
passage of 9 mm, enables flexible processing
of low to high viscosity materials with a high solids
content. Depending on the application, a large
number of air caps and nozzle sizes can be used.
All components that come into direct contact with
the coating material are made of durable stainless
steel. Solvent-resistant gaskets, on the other hand,
make it easy to use the gun with water- and solvent-based
materials. The GM 1030P can be used
for a variety of applications in many industries. It is
suitable for the application of primers, fillers, clear
lacquers or stains. Metal parts can be coated as
well as furniture or plastic decorative elements.
Intelligent features support constant
spray pattern and reduce overspray
The new development from WAGNER is also
characterised by numerous details which are new
to the market and which on the one hand reduce
the material costs of the medium to be sprayed
and on the other hand ensure a particularly uniform
spray pattern. These features include setting
the desired spray jet width with just one rotary
knob. Once set, the air volume is automatically
adjusted when the spray pattern changes
from round to flat jet without having to readjust
the atomizing air. ”Spraying with too high atomizer
air pressure is prevented, which reduces overspray
by up to 15 percent and significantly lowers
material costs”, explains Peter Neu, Senior Product
Manager Industrial Solutions at WAGNER. The GM
1030P is equipped with a fixable needle stroke adjustment
for process-safe coating with a constant
material flow rate. This additionally optimises the
material usage and has a positive effect on the application
efficiency. The large material and air passages
of the components also support perfect atomisation
and at the same time permit a high application
speed.
Two-part nozzle for lower spare part
and maintenance costs
Unlike comparable models, the new Airspray
gun from WAGNER is equipped with a two-part
nozzle consisting of nozzle head and nozzle nut.
If necessary, it is sufficient to replace the nozzle
head, which is considerably cheaper than replacing
the complete nozzle and significantly reduces
the cost of wearing parts. The reduced maintenance
costs and minimal downtime of the gun are
also due to long-life needles and the revised concept
of the nozzle packing. This concept features
an improved, highly resistant polyethylene seal.
www.wagner-group.com
New Product Family for Load-bearing Glued Wood
Construction
The new product family in the Jowapur ® series of the adhesives specialist from Detmold provides a comprehensive portfolio of certified
1-component PUR prepolymer adhesives, with different product versions for a wide range of manufacturing processes in load-bearing glued
wood construction.
The adhesives in the new product family have
been tested according to EN 15425:2017 and fully
meet the requirements for load-bearing glued
wood applications due to their composition, characteristics
and processing parameters. The adhesives
can be used for fingerjointing as well as
for glulam, offer the choice of assembly times between
10 and 60 minutes, and facilitate an assembly
time-pressing time ratio of up to 1:1 that has
never been achieved before. Jowapur ® prepolymers
for load- bearing glued wood construction
are characterised by their particularly high initial
strength and internal hold of the bondline that increases
reliability during the curing of the adhesive
in fingerjointing operations. Industrial users
can optimise their processes by choosing the formulation
best suited for their application. A simple
change of adhesive, for instance, can lead to the
realisation of an increase in capacity or alternatively
improve process reliability without the need for
major investments.
With the new Jowapur ® product family, Jowat
continues to build on single- component, moisture-curing
polyurethane (PUR) prepolymer adhesives
that impress due to formulations that are
free of formaldehyde and VOC, and which facilitate
lower application amounts compared to alternative
adhesive systems. The new Jowapur ® series
provides certified and highly efficient bonding solutions
for manufacturing all kinds of load-bearing
glued timber and all generally accepted application
technologies for that purpose.
The product portfolio is complemented by
Jowat’s own comprehensive service in all things
adhesive. Since 1919, the globally active adhesives
specialist from Detmold has systematically
and successfully been building on an impressive
product diversity, deep understanding of the
industries as well as close customer contact, and
is therefore celebrating its 100th anniversary this
year.
www.jowat100.com
10 No. 3 • August 2019

COMPANIES
Continued Demand for TAKRAF Africa’s Range of
Technologies from Across the Commodity Spectrum
Key equipment supplier, TAKRAF Africa, part of the global Tenova TAKRAF group, is handing over a complete woodchip conveying package as
part of an expansion to a specialized cellulose production facility in South Africa. The facility produces Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) dissolving
wood pulp, mostly for the export market.
The fast track contract covered the design, engineering,
installation and commissioning of 24
trough conveyors, 3 Redler en-masse chain conveyors,
transfer towers and related systems.
The TAKRAF Africa conveyors were integrated
into both current and new lines to handle the
increased production made possible by the expansion,
with the conveyor system comprising
3 stockpiles fed by shuttle conveyors. With the
new system, woodchips are conveyed from the
existing and new chipping lines to the relevant
stockpiles and then, using reclaim and associated
conveyors, conveyed to existing infeed digester
conveyors.
A number of new and/or unique features were
designed by TAKRAF Africa and incorporated into
the conveying package, including reversible belts
to ensure that material could be conveyed to both
stockpiles from the different chipping lines. All the
chutes were designed and assessed using Discrete
Element Method (DEM) technology as woodchips
tend to exhibit airborne behavior when they reach
certain velocities. In addition, stockpile stacking is
to be conducted through automated zone control,
using a combination of instruments and sensors
to ensure equal spreading of the different wood
species.
Various bypass systems have been planned
and provided for, including that from the stacking
route to the reclaim conveyors in the event that
a reclaim machine is undergoing maintenance or
unplanned downtime. The bypass conveyors are
based on a self-supported design requiring no intermediate
trestle support. In addition, a bypass
plough mechanism diverts material temporarily
from the existing chipping line to a newly supplied
conveyor.
A set of Redler conveyors were installed for
the conveying of fines generated by the screening
system, which greatly assists in dust control.
”The Redler conveyors were selected for a number
of the benefits they offer, including their
ability to fit in with the current layout of the
screening building, as well as space constraints
within the plant,” says Richard Späth, General
Manager ‐ Technologies, TAKRAF Africa. ”The
The Redler conveyors were selected for a number of the benefits they offer, including their ability to fit in with the current layout of the
screening building, as well as space constraints within the plant.
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Redler conveyor also boasts multiple discharges,
facilitating the building of a ”cone-shell
type” stockpile, while also assisting in loading
a truck evenly.”
Another uncommon feature designed and
installed by TAKRAF Africa is the 4-conveyor
walk-in type gallery, with some of the conveyor
gantries being required to span between 45 m
C
and 50 m due to space constraints and existing
M
infrastructure.
Continuing demand
This recent contract highlights the continuing
demand from a wide range of industries,
CY
from the mineral processing to biomass sectors,
for TAKRAF Africa’s material handling expertise, K
notes Späth.
TAKRAF Africa attributes its continuing success
to a comprehensive and evolving product
and service offering that is ideally suited to the
operational realities that local industrial operations
face.
www.takraf.com
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No. 3 • August 2019
11

COMPANIES
LIGNIA Branches out into Europe and Asia
with Global Timber
UK-based LIGNIA ® Wood Company, the modified timber business, has announced a new distribution partnership that covers much of Europe
and South East Asia with Global Timber, one of Europe’s leading timber companies.
Peter Baek, CEO Global Timber, Steve Rogers, Commercial
Director LIGNIA and Kasper Fredsted, Creative Director Global
Timber. (From left to right)
Global Timber, based in Aarhus in Denmark,
has the largest warehouse in northern Europe for
hardwoods, with stock purchased on six continents.
In addition to its European sales, it also has
a significant presence in South East Asia.
The agreement between LIGNIA and Global
Timber covers an initial five-year period. LIGNIA
Yacht will be sold across Europe on a joint exclusive
basis and LIGNIA and LIGNIA Fire (the latter
when it comes on stream in 2019) across the
Nordic countries exclusively. Global Timber will
also sell LIGNIA and LIGNIA Fire in South East Asia
via its offices in Malaysia.
LIGNIA is FSC ® -certified softwood that is modified
in the company’s new manufacturing plant in
Barry and then turned into a wood with all the aes-
thetic beauty and working properties of many popular
hardwoods such as Burmese teak or
European oak. Applications are varied depending
on product and include yacht decking (LIGNIA
Yacht is the only proven wood alternative to
Burmese teak for yacht decks) and joinery including
decking, flooring, cladding, doors and more.
LIGNIA’s Commercial Director Steve Rogers
said: ”We’re already working with leading distributors
in the UK and North America and I’m delighted
to say that Global Timber will be a very important
element in our development now across
Europe and Asia. Thanks to Global Timber, LIGNIA
is now available from their Danish and German depots
anywhere in Europe within 48-72 hours.”
www.lignia.com
SPÄNEX Successful at LIGNA 2019
SPÄNEX, the specialist for extraction and briquetting systems, presented its innovations and product improvements on the subjects of extraction,
conveying, filtering, dust extraction, briquetting, paint mist extraction, control and shredding.
The eye-catcher of the trade fair appearance
were the extraction and filter systems to which the
woodworking machines exhibited and demonstrated
by the WEINIG Group were connected. The
required extraction volume flow of 87,000 m3/h
was provided by two filter systems and two dust
extractors. The two compact filters and the dust extractors
were equipped with efficiency-optimised
and speed-controlled radial fans. Depending on
the number of machines demonstrated, only the
quantity of volume flow required was provided via
the speed control units, i.e. the extraction capacities
were automatically adapted to the respective
requirements. This energy-saving mode of operation
could thus be demonstrated to the customers
in live operation.
The two compact filters as well as the dust extractors
were convincing due to their particularly
quiet operation, which is essentially due to the effective
sound insulation of the fan cells.
Briquetting press type SHB 250.
Under one of the two compact filters and under
the two dust extractors, powerful briquetting
presses were arranged, which were automatically
put into operation depending on the amount of
chips. During live operation, the customers were
thus able to gain an impression of the working
method and performance of the machines as well
as the outstanding briquette quality.
Also on display was the most powerful compact
briquetting press of the series with round briquette,
the design of which can be placed both
under a dust extractor and under a filter system.
The chips are conveyed from the container via the
fall stack into the feed screw, which transports the
material into the compacting chamber in metered
quantities. The dosage depends on the material
properties.
www.spaenex.de
12 No. 3 • August 2019

One of the latest innovations developed by Bonfiglioli is about the extension of the range of safety functions available on frequency converters and servo drives, to open new opportunities at the application
level and to avoid the need of external components, which generate additional costs and complexity in the electrical installation.
Bonfiglioli Innovation for Functional Safety with Digital Approach
Reducing Risks for Operators and Machines While
Simplifying the Safety Concept
One of the latest innovations developed in Bonfiglioli Electronics R&D Department is about the extension of the range of safety functions
available on frequency converters and servo drives, to open new opportunities at the application level and to avoid the need of external components,
which generate additional costs and complexity in the electrical installation.
The project has focused on both open
loop and closed loop safety functions, with
the possibility to control them not only via
safe digital I/Os, but also via safety fieldbuses
(FSoE, Profisafe), extending in this way the level
of flexibility and digital integration of the
system.
One main activity has been the development
of SLS (safely limited speed) safety function, both
sensorless and in closed loop, with the possibility
to dynamically set several different safe speed
thresholds directly via safety fieldbus.
Such a function is particularly appreciated
in material working machinery, where it is often
required to set different safe speed limits
according to the tool in use and avoiding
unnecessary downtimes.
The possibility to flexibly do this with integrated
safety, and avoiding the use of encoders
thanks to sensorless safety technologies, ensures
the protection of the user and of the machine
itself in a robust, cost effective and easily certifiable
way.
The innovation has been accomplished
through the development of a single control unit,
which is able to execute both the SLS function,
according to the standard EN61800-5-2, and the
process-dependent speed limitation.
The superimposition of both functions needs
the independent parameterization of two limits.
A first parameter defines the limit of the safety
function SLS and a second parameter determines
the threshold value for the SLS function
with sliding process-dependent speed limitation.
This second value is not fixed and can vary during
the manufacturing process. In order to avoid
unnecessary interruptions of the manufacturing
process, a realtime adjustment of the sliding
speed limit is required.
This requirement has been implemented
by a parameter transmission via safety fieldbus
(FSoE, ProfiSafe), giving maximum flexibility at
the system level.
The execution of both functions, SLS according
the standard EN61800-5-2 and SLS function
with sliding limits, is possible with safety encoders
and also sensorless.
Bonfiglioli’s innovation is aimed, more in
general, at offering frequency converters with
advanced integrated safety functions for a reduction
of wiring, maintenance and servicing
effort together with a simplification of the safety
concept.
These safety functions will be available on
the next generation of Bonfiglioli frequency
converters, planned to be launched in 2020.
www.bonfiglioli.com
No. 3 • August 2019
13

COMPANIES
World Market Leader in Only 50 Years
In 1969, Hans Ruf established a small company, which has in the meantime developed into the leading producer of high quality, hydraulic
briquetting systems. Today, his two sons, Roland and Wolfgang Ruf, manage the company. Consistent growth with motivated and highly
qualified employees, who develop and manufacture on-site in Bavaria, was the far-sighted strategy from the beginning on; and it remains
valid today.
”We are located in Zaisertshofen, but we are
at home throughout the world”, is how Managing
Director Roland Ruf summarises the company philosophy
of Ruf Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG.
After all, although the company develops and
produces in their Bavarian home, they are active
worldwide. In total, there are more than 4,500
RUF systems in operation in over 100 countries,
pressing metal, wood, biomass or other residuals,
to small briquettes, at high throughput rates of 20
kg/h to 4,800 kg/h, depending on material.
How it all began
The establishment of the company 50 years
ago was concerned with a somewhat different
development from Hans Ruf; one which was
designed for use in the Forestry sector. The socalled
”Schälhexe” was a tractor driven machine,
which enabled tree trunks to be easily and quickly
debarked. Around 13 years and many successful
ideas later, the resourceful mechanical engineer
laid the cornerstone for today’s worldwide
renowned briquetting systems, with a patented
pressing method. In 1985, he exhibited his first
model at the craftsmanship trade fair in Munich,
and managed to sell this model in the same year
to the nearby sawmill, Schmied in Anhofen. This
machine is still completely functional after an unbelievable
30 years in a two-shift operation! ”That
shows the high quality with which we produced
back in those days”, says Managing Director
Wolfgang Ruf, ”And that has not changed to this
day”.
The company’s central philosophy, which came
from Hans Ruf, has also remained unchanged and
is lived in just the same way by his sons. He describes
it thus, in a few words. ”We always want
to be an honest and reliable partner for our customers,
employees and suppliers”. And thanks not
least to this attitude and method of working; RUF
has successfully achieved numerous, notable milestones,
after somewhat difficult beginnings.
Milestones at RUF Maschinenbau
After the first few briquetting presses had
been successfully sold, Hans Ruf used the oppor-
The family owners (f.l.t.r.): Wolfgang Ruf, Hans Ruf, Roland Ruf, Helga Ruf.
tunity to exhibit at an international wood processing
trade fair in Hannover in1986. An explosion
in order intake followed. Enquiries came from
all over the world, and therefore the mechanical
engineer travelled to Malaysia, Kuwait and the
Philippines, to mention but a few countries. While
this was happening, the roughly five employees in
his hometown of Zaisertshofen were constructing
one machine after another.
Hans Ruf took on the further development of
his briquetting technology at this time, alongside
his sales activities. The results of his tireless dedication
saw the first metal press being constructed
and sold in 1988. In 1990 the company was restructured
to become a GmbH & Co. KG. For the
first time, apprenticeships were offered. By the
middle of the following year, Ruf had already sold
84 briquetting presses and increased annual production
to 23 machines. Now there were ten employees
working on the machines.
The following years saw a period of consistent
growth. By 1995, RUF Maschinenbau
GmbH & Co. KG was employing around 30 people.
This was a good enough reason to search for
and find a new company premises. The same year
saw the commencement of building on the first
new hall of today’s location in Hausener Straße. In
2004, a second hall was erected and in the following
years up to 2008, four further halls were put
up alongside office buildings, also on Hausener
Straße. In addition the family established a subsidiary,
Ruf UK, in Fauld, north of Birmingham. The
worldwide Financial Crisis of 2009 saw a decrease
of turnover at Ruf. However, using careful foresight
the employee numbers were maintained at around
100 strong, which meant that within a relatively
short time this situation could be reversed. Further
growth became possible.
Internationalisation proceeds apace
At this time, both sons, Roland and Wolfgang
Ruf, had already been active in the company for
several years and were lending their support in development
and production as well as with further
internationalisation. The family established subsidiaries
in the USA (Elyria, Ohio) and in Slovenia
(Radovljica).
In 2012 there was a partial handover to the
two sons, and four years later they took over the
operative running of the business. Complying
with this responsibility, they have lead RUF
Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG to further success.
They have invested in two additional halls, making
a total of nine halls now in the Zaisertshofen site.
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COMPANIES
In 2018, RUF took over the Danish competitor
C.F. Nielsen. This meant that in future the complete
spectrum of briquetting technology could be
provided from one source. In concrete terms: the
hydraulic briquetting systems from Ruf are now
complemented by two further important technologies
in the branch, contributed by C.F. Nielsen;
mechanical briquetting and pressing via extruder
which is known as Shimada. This means the family
run RUF Company is very well set up for the future.
www.brikettieren.de
In 1982 RUF registered a patent for its first
briquetting press. Today‘s presses distinguish
themselves strongly both technologically
and optically from the first generation.
And when it comes to quality the Company
makes no compromises.
Pioneering Innovations in the Inspection of Furniture Parts
Premiere in the Inspection of Raw Panels
Do you have a really good overview of the quality in your production? Can you detect the defects in your production and assign them to the
root cause in the process? This is exactly where the solutions from Baumer Inspection come in. Through the use of automatic optical inspection
systems, qualitative production deviations can be measured. With the help of extensive evaluation statistics, sound decisions for process
optimization can be made.
Baumer celebrates with ColourBrain ®
RawBoard 4.0 its premiere in the inspection of raw
panels and shows with ColourBrain ® Furniture 4.0
pioneering innovations in the quality inspection of
furniture parts. Further exciting innovations will be
presented in the inspection of furniture edges, the
monitoring of single-pass digital printing as well
as the rework station for the batch-1 production
lines.
ColourBrain ® RawBoard 4.0 ‐ New
Benchmarks in the Raw Panel
Inspection
With the inspection system ColourBrain ®
RawBoard 4.0, Baumer sets new standards in the
double-sided inspection of chipboards and MDF /
HDF boards. Typical process errors such as grinding
defects, damage to the surface and in the edge
area as well as contamination caused by oil, water
or dust spots are stably identified. Using standardized
interfaces, the ColourBrain ® RawBoard 4.0 inspection
system can be easily and quickly integrated
into customary line controls. The slim design
and the concept of a ”self-sufficient unit” lead to
a significantly reduced space requirement in the
production environment. The new and unique illumination
module in combination with the proven,
in-house developed line scan camera results in a
powerful inspection unit that reliably detects surface
defects at the highest transport speeds and in
harsh environmental conditions.
ColourBrain ® Furniture 4.0 ‐
Technologically Leading in Furniture
Inspection
The inspection system ColourBrain ® Furniture
4.0 is the technology leader in the double-sided
inspection of foil- coated, melamine-coated and
lacquered furniture panels. The outcome are impressive
inspection results: Surface defects such as
bubbles, dents, fine scratches or shiny spots are
precisely recognized in their smallest size - whether
diagonally or transversely to the feed direction.
An optional drill hole control also checks for the
integrity of drilling holes and profile deviations
of grooves. The slim design guarantees a small
space requirement in the feed direction. The system
availability is maximized due to the ease of
maintenance. The ColourBrain ® Furniture 4.0 system
can be used both in series production and in
batch-1 production for defect detection and process
optimization, while a ColourBrain ® Edge inspection
system complements and expands surface
inspection in an ideal way. In addition the
modular design allows Baumer to react flexibly
to customer requirements. In the most advanced
stage the brand new illumination in combination
with the first- class multiReflex ® inspection module
provide outstanding results in defect detection.
www.baumerinspection.com
No. 3 • August 2019
15

TOOLS
Reducing Waste and Improve Cutting Finish
Compression Routers in Woodworking Offer a Superior Cut
Simon Richardson ANCA Product Manager gives some insight into the use and applications for solid carbide Compression Routers (also known
as compound shear cutters) used in the woodworking industry.
Compression Routers (CR) are used for machining
composite materials and extensively in
the woodworking industry to cut solid wood and
particle boards. CR for woodworking applications
are distinct from other types of shank tools as they
have opposing flutes and can have both right and
left helix cutting edges. Available in roughing (with
chip breakers) and for finishing operations CR are
also produced in a range of single flute and multiple
flute tools.
ANCA’s ToolRoom Software has a dedicated
package to produce all types of Compression
Routers with the required geometry. In addition,
the digitising routines within the software exactly
follow the geometry which means regrinding
Compression Routers is easy.
Benefits of Compression Routers
Compression Routers are used for machining
wood, flat pack furniture, kitchen cabinets
and worktops. Materials such as plywood and
melamine board have a finished face on the top
and bottom of the material. When the board is
cut ”break out” or chipping of the material on either
side of the board can occur and looks unsightly.
Severe break out or chipping after cutting can
mean the part is scrapped or further finishing or
sanding work is required.
Simon Richardson goes onto to say the benefit
of a compression router is when it cuts the
material the tool ”compresses” the chips towards
the centre of the tool. The ”Upcut” part
of the router forces chips upwards while the
”Downcut” section forces chips downwards towards
the tip of the tool.
Cutting Tool Manufacturers know when grinding
a CR, it can be a challenge to maintain size
consistently between the up and down cut diameters.
For these types of tools fluting can be a contributor
to diameter variance. ANCA’s LaserPlus
system now supports measurement and compensation
of Compression Routers. It is now possible
to measure both up and down cut diameters or
single sections of the router using the Laser. This
capability is invaluable for companies producing
these tools as consistency will be maintained between
the cutting diameters.
CR are used on CNC Gantry Routers or 5 to 3
Axis machining centres for cutting many sheets of
board at the same time or multiple profiles from
one sheet (called nesting). CR can cut boards
to size, outer edges, profile slots and drill holes
through the skin of the material. When using a
CNC Router or Machining centre, a suction bed
is required to rigidly hold the material (some machines
have physical clamps). Suction beds have
pods for raising the work above the table for edge
profiling or undercutting.
Dust extraction and collection is critical to
ensure adequate chip removal to carry the chips
away from the work piece. Feeds and speeds can
be adjusted to increase the chip load and take heat
away from the cutter, but the dust collection system
must be powerful enough to remove chips
from the work area. Good housekeeping will also
mean that collets, collet nuts and spindles should
be continually maintained as dust build up will affect
performance.
Compression Router Geometry
Helix angles required for woodworking are
considered low when compared to metal cutting
tools. A helix angle range between 22° to 30°
would be considered in many wood applications.
But clearance angles used are a lot higher with
materials such as Medium Fibre Density (MDF)
board due to ”spring back” after separation from
the chip. This ”spring back” of the material is why
multiple OD back offs are used on a CR and clearance
angles between 15-20° are standard.
As a rule, when machining softer materials
larger Rake Angles can be used. Particularly when
cutting wood and MDF, a larger Rake angle will
lift fibres rather than flatten them. When machining
wood materials, insufficient clearance angles,
with smaller Hook Angles can have the following
negative effects:
• Increased tool wear
• Raised or fuzzy grain
• Burning or Glazing of the material
In addition to the tool geometry, the operator
must also consider the following
• Grain directions in the material
• Spring back of the material during the cut
• The wear rate of the cutting edge and how it reacts
to the material being cut
• Resins in hard and softwoods
• Glues included in the sandwich materials such
as plywood
• Contaminates included in materials like
chipboard
www.anca.com
16 No. 3 • August 2019

TOOLS
“Long-Distance Runners“ with Long Edge Lives
Powertec airFace Hoggers
Thanks to its high productivity and the very long edge lives, the PowerTec is one of the most
successful hogger manufactured by LEUCO. The most recent version in the airFace design has
an even longer tool life. The constant cutting width and its usability for panel materials with
different coatings are further benefits of the PowerTec.
Due to the suitability for high feed speeds
and the long edge lives, the LEUCO PowerTec
is one of the most established tool in the furniture
and kitchen design industry. Feed rates up
to 100 m/min for panels from a thickness of 8
mm can easily be reached using this hogger. The
edge life of the new PowerTec airFace could be
improved by up to 15 percent thanks to a more
advantageous tooth geometry. This means an
even longer service life without tool change and
thus a higher productivity.
Smooth running thanks to a
streamlined design
To improve the noise reduction, the PowerTec
is provided with the flow-optimized surface air-
Face. This design to be recognized by the grooves
in the body generates a uniform air flow around
the tool. By this, the noise emission is reduced.
Another special feature of the PowerTec also
optimizes the smooth running. Compared to the
usual hoggers, the number of tooth wings is reduced
by half. This also means a reduction of
the turbulences. This benefit can be achieved
through the arrangement of two cutting edges
next to each other: a precutting and a finish cutting
edge. The noise emissions are not only reduced
by the airFace design but also by the reduced
number of tooth wings acting on the
material.
Hogging of laminated panels in a fast
and material protecting way
The PowerTec cuts materials with hard coatings
and those with sensitive, high-gloss surfaces
such as anti-fingerprint designs. Even at high
feed rates, a constantly high surface quality can
be achieved with this hogger.
In addition to these features, the PowerTec users
appreciate the constant cutting width which
remain the same over the entire life cycle. The cutting
edges of many other hoggers become thinner
after each sharpening cycle and do no longer
reach the initially possible cutting width. The
The new version of the established PowerTec hogger allows
feed rates of up to 100 m/min for panels with a thickness of at
least 8 mm. The edge lives of the new PowerTec airFace could
be improved by up to 15 percent thanks to a more advantageous
tooth geometry. The body is equipped with the optically
distinctive airFace which reduces noise emission.
cutting width of the PowerTec airFace remain the
same over the entire tool life.
Premium hoggers PowerTec airFace S
The PowerTec airFace S of LEUCO successfully
combines the two typical strengths of the hogger:
high cutting speed and long edge life. The
PowerTec airFace S is equipped with a high number
of cutting edges. By this, it achieves a higher
material removal rate compared with the already
powerful basic model. Thicker DP cutting edges result
in a higher stability of the cutting edges, a reduced
susceptibility to wear and longer edge lives.
www.leuco.com
Long Edge Lives, Optimum Cutting Quality
Dividing laminated panels in best quality is the strength of the carbide-tipped Q-Cut G6 from LEUCO. This saw blade now achieves longer edge
lives. The Q-Cut G6 is part of the Q-Cut family. What they have in common is the finish-cut quality.
Q-Cut G6 is a standard tool for horizontal panel
sizing saws. The strengths of this saw blade become
particularly apparent when laminated composite
wood boards have to be divided. Individual
panels or stacks up to a cutting height of 80 mm
can be processed in perfect cutting quality. Q-Cut
G6 now achieves longer edge lives than before.
The improvement could be achieved by an optimization
of the particularly smooth tooth geometry
and the use of a special tungsten carbide for the
cutting edges. The implementation of these two
measures results in the longest edge life of this
saw blade LEUCO could ever reach with tungsten
carbide tips for composite wood boards and this in
perfect cutting quality.
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High quality and low noise
One factor for the high quality of the panels
processed with the Q-Cut G6 is the stiff tool body.
This results in a smooth and low-vibration running
and therefore in an increased accuracy during the
sawing process. In addition, the saw blade is resistant
to breakage and shocks caused by foreign
objects.
LEUCO has not only redesigned the standard
saw blade but also the variant Q-Cut G6 nn-System.
The abbreviation ”nn” stands for ”no noise”.
The standard version is already silent thanks to its
low-vibration tool body (”low noise”). Due to the
smaller gullets, the noise level of the Q-Cut G6 nn-
System when idling is even lower. The air turbulences
generated by the tool are reduced which
leads to a lower noise level.
www.leuco.com
In the Q-Cut family, woodworking companies can find the right
tool for every sizing process for finish-cut quality:
Q-Cut K, Q-Cut G5, Q-Cut G6 and Q-Cut G6 17 nn-System (from left)

TOOLS
20 Percent Less Panel Processing Costs
DT Premium Compact Hogger
At LIGNA, Leitz presented its new diamond tipped DT Premium compact hogger with optimized cutting geometry, improved chip removal and
additional damping elements. The precision tool manufacturer from Oberkochen is thus replacing its proven DT PLUS product and enabling
users in the furniture industry to achieve significant increases in productivity and efficiency.
New Leitz DT Premium Compact
Hogger - 20 Percent Less Panel
Processing Costs
Individual customer requirements, the increasing
variety of decors and the increasing proportion
of waste wood in the panel material, confront
manufacturing companies with new challenges
every day. The associated numerous tool changes,
downtimes, frequent material changes and
fast wearing tools make it difficult for manufacturing
companies to keep processing costs low, but
at the same time to keep output and quality constantly
high.
The new DT Premium compact hogger from
Leitz offers protection in such scenarios. Compared
to the previous model DT PLUS, the advantages of
the further development DT Premium are obvious.
With a significantly longer life time, impressive results
were achieved in the long-term test at various
Leitz customers in terms of productivity and
effectivity.
Equally important, the long life time also has
an effect on the efficiency of the tool. Fewer tool
changes and downtime in series productions as
well as the permanent usability in batch size 1
production, make it possible to reduce machining
costs by up to 20 percent. The constant cutting
width after sharpening, the perfect edges and
smooth cutting surfaces are further quality features
that prove that the new DT Premium compact
hogger offers a convincing price-performance
ratio.
The new compact hogger is also convincing
from the point of view of sustainability. The resharpenability
has been significantly increased to
15 sharpening cycles and the specially developed
tool design reduces annoying noise and avoids
vibrations
Highly Flexible Profile Change on
HOMAG Edge Banding Machines
Leitz presented its most technically complex
new development flexTrim3. The new pneumatically
switchable tool system contains three different
edge profiles, which can be used as required.
Developed especially for HOMAG units, hardly
any tool solution offers more flexibility and efficiency
in the field of edge processing than the
flexTrim3.
The continuing consumer demand for individual
furniture is also reflected in the processes
of the manufacturing companies. Small series
or batch size one have been established manufacturing
concepts in the industry for years
with a high variety of materials and workpieces.
However, it is precisely the resulting demands on
processes, machines and tools that keep furniture
manufacturers on the move every day. After
all, for the manifold requirements, appropriate
solutions have to be found in each individual process
step, provided that the processing costs are
kept within reasonable limits. Especially the tasks
in edge finishing, such as flexible fine jointing,
longitudinal profiling or corner copy shaping, often
become a challenge. The increasing variability
of the workpieces to be machined shows that
every change in the workpiece always involves
time-consuming tool replacement work.
The new flexTrim3 profile cutter from Leitz
provides a solution in such situations. The developers
from Oberkochen have created a solution
by combining three profiles in one tool system
and additionally enabling the automatic profile
change within a few seconds. Without exchanging
the complete tool system. This means triple
flexibility in profile selection, more efficiency due
to less downtime during tool change and lower
investment costs, as fewer units are required for
additional tools. The tool costs themselves can
also be significantly reduced with the flexTrim3.
The 3-in-1 concept reduces the primary acquisition
costs for several tools and due to the reusable
tool body, profiles only have to be replaced
or exchanged.
The technical basis of the flexTrim3 is a precise
switching mechanism. Located inside the tool
body and protected from external influences, the
individual switching positions with the desired
profile are thus brought into operation precisely at
the push of a button. This makes fine adjustment
after changing the profile unnecessary.
With regard to profile types, all customer-specific
profiles up to a depth of 3 mm can be produced
on the profile rings. Even the combination
of with feed and against feed running or bevelling
of edges is individually possible up to 45 degrees
with the system.
The flexTrim3 system can also be used universally
in the materials to be processed. Softwood,
hardwood, veneer or plastic edge bands can be
processed reliably and in best quality. On the machine
side, the new flexTrim3 system can be used
especially on HOMAG FF32 units.
The New TurboPlan PLUS - Machine
Tuning for Planing Lines
Specially developed for high-performance
planing, Leitz will be presenting its latest product
from the range of hydro cutterheads at this year’s
LIGNA. The new TurboPlan PLUS is a further development
of the proven TurboPlan cutterhead product
range. The new, weight-optimized system is
characterized by significantly higher feed speeds
and by its proven simple and reliable knife clamping.
A solution that promises more productivity
and efficiency while maintaining the same high
machining quality.
The requirements placed on processes in joinery
plants are fundamentally described by terms
such as feed rate, quality and time. Today, modern
high-performance planing machines are designed
for high feed rates. However, it is difficult,
to maximize the performance of these machines
and achieve the required finish qualities if the tools
used are unsuitable for such applications. In order
for the corresponding quality to be achieved
at high feed rates, planing tools must meet special
requirements.
The number of knives and their form-fitting
installation are important points that come into
play here and push conventional planer systems
to their limits. Knife adaptors must withstand
high forces. However, the wedge clamping
widely used in many systems requires a lot
of space. This in turn means a limited number of
knives that can be mounted on the tool. A cycle,
that is further intensified by the fact that the readjustment
during servicing or the replacement
of worn knives can only be carried out with a
great deal of time. All in all, this results in low
18 No. 3 • August 2019

TOOLS
Leitz compact hogger DT Premium ‐ maximum efficiency due
to long life time.
The new flexTrim3 from Leitz.
The new TurboPlan PLUS from Leitz.
Photos: Leitz
productivity values and ultimately high processing
costs. A situation, that nobody can afford in
the long run.
The new TurboPlan PLUS hydro planer cutterhead
from Leitz promises true machine tuning
in such cases. With this tooling system, the potential
of high-performance systems can be fully
used.
The basis of this further developed system is
the space-saving, hydraulic simultaneous clamping
with back-serrated knives, which was already
used in the proven TurboPlan product series.
However, the developers at Leitz have managed to
significantly increase the productivity of this planing
system.
There is, for example, the increased number
of knives, that turn a powerful planing system
into a high-performance planing system. Up to
20 cutting edges, for example, are mounted in
a 250 mm diameter planing head with positive
locking and finally make high surface finishes a
reality at feed speeds of up to 300 m/min.
In terms of efficiency, fast and safe knife replacement
is another advantage. A knife exchange
can be carried out in just a few simple steps, reducing
set-up times by up to 80 percent.
Another PLUS are the numerous advantages
in terms of sustainability. All the lead is taken by
the three to fivefold performance time achieved by
the resistant high-performance Marathon coating
compared to uncoated HS knives. Furthermore the
weight of the tool body has been reduced by about
thirty percent. This not only protects the machine,
but above all makes handlig easier for the user in
the truest sense of the word.
www.leitz.org
Pioneer in Technology of PCD Sharpening by Laser Ablation
ITA TOOLS Company is a Polish manufacturer of professional cutting tools located in Cracow
with Production and Service center in Mielec Special Industrial Zone and warehouse in
Wieliczka. In total, ITA TOOLS employs over 120 workers and offers a wide range of tools for
woodworking industry, furniture production and processing composite materials
Laser ablation works by focusing a laser onto
a substrate to a remove material that is on it’s surface.
The amount that is removed depends on the
intensity, pulse length, and wavelength of the laser,
as well as the material itself. The area absorbs
the laser that is being directed on it, thereby
breaking down the chemical bonds within the
area. Laser ablation is a much more efficient, reliable
and cost-effective method.
www.ita.tools
Laser ablation has many benefits over more traditional
methods of Sharpening processes, such as:
• The sharpening area doesn’t warmup
• Ultimate precision especially for DIA profile cutting edges,
thanks a laser we are able to sharp any angle
• Possibility to sharpening chip breakers
• After Laser ablation the cutting blade is more acute, the laser
cuts not eroding
• The laser cuts PCD and binder concurrent
• Simple processing of coarse PCD
• Expanding tools life
• Not harmful for ecology
No. 3 • August 2019
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MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
The Perfect Balance Between Precision and Productivity
Uniteam RC: Machining Centre for Beams and Partitions
Durability, eco-sustainability, design flexibility and freedom, high seismic safety and energy saving in the building industry: these are all advantages
that come from using wood in the housing industry as well as the many opportunities offered by digital transformation as part of the
fourth industrial revolution. By combining wood and the building industry and using innovative machining technologies, Biesse is promoting
something in which added value and tangible benefits for customers are within easy reach of all firms whether they are small- or medium/
large-sized ones, depending on their production needs.
Biesse, a pioneer in the wood building industry,
has already been producing specific technology
for doors and windows for a long time and,
in recent years, has expanded its product range
with specific models for the machining of solid
wood beams and panels for any wooden structure
used in the construction of wooden frame houses,
wooden panel houses, prefabricated buildings,
large-scale civil engineering structures, play
grounds and much more besides. More specifically,
the latest models devoted to building includes
the Uniteam range, an innovative series of machining
centres dedicated to machining beams of
solid or laminated wood which offers the best performance
available on the market. They can rapidly
carry out all the most common cuts in the sector
including mortice and tenon, strut, half lap joint,
profile, dovetail joint, etc.
In a constantly expanding industry like housing
in which a change in production processes is
required, fueled by the need to accept as many job
orders as possible while still maintaining a high
standard of quality, Biesse responds by launching
the latest innovative range: Uniteam RC.
Uniteam RC is the new, compact, top-performance
machining centre for beams and partitions
for creating prefabricated panels and frame structures.
Ideal for small- and medium-sized firms that
want to respond to the most complex demands of
modern design. The new machine is ideal for highspeed
work, processing large production volumes
with the utmost precision.
The main advantages of the new machining
centre are that: it is extremely reliable and
strong, offers maximum machining precision
and efficiency in all types of machining as well
as perfect clamping for different sized pieces and
beams. By working at very high speeds, Uniteam
RC can guarantee excellent production efficiency
and quality and precision levels that are way
above the market standards so that it can be
used to carry out various state-of-the-art machining
operations.
The sturdy fixed doorway structure, which
houses the working units, includes a steel beam
welded to a solid metal base. The overhead beam
has a wide cross-section and was created using
combined sections designed to guarantee extreme
sturdiness. The clamps that support and
move the beam being processed run across the
base below. This structure can guarantee sturdiness
and reliability and can adapt the produc-
tion flow to customers‘ needs and requirements.
The machine‘s modular design can meet all loading
requirements. Indeed, the enclosed structure
guarantees a higher degree of cleanliness by reducing
the number of fine particles and machining
noise.
Its maximum machining precision comes from
the use of high level components which are synonymous
with the internationally renowned ”Made
In Biesse” quality which has always represented
the added value that puts it ahead of its competitors.
All the machines in the range are equipped
with components made for Biesse by HSD, a global
leader in the industry. Two working units can be
placed in the RC machining centre: the blade unit
with a 650 mm diameter and 5 controlled axes
which ensures rapid, precise cuts and the threeunit
milling unit with tools positioned at 120° for
a higher degree of machining freedom.
Perfect clamping and maximum grip are guaranteed
by a clamp system that takes the beam to
be machined from the loading area and transfers
it to the central area to be machined on each side,
guaranteeing maximum precision.
www.biessegroup.com
20 No. 3 • August 2019

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
New CNC Machines from HOLZ-HER
Supplement to EVOLUTION 7405 doors
It would be really difficult to imagine rational production without CNC machining centers, even in smaller carpentry workshops.
HOLZ-HER offers a variety of CNC machine lines to provide the ideal solution for all users.
The new, must-have feature for the 7405 4mat
and Connect is the optional ”Doors” package. It
allows complete machining of door leaves with a
maximum thickness of up to 70 mm. The optional
EVOLUTION door package, consisting of a specially
developed angle gear for lock boxes and a lock
box cutter, expands the capabilities of this vertical
CNC machine from HOLZ-HER. The door package
allows complete machining of door leaves with
a maximum thickness of up to 70 mm. This process
machines the hinge side and lock side in two
clamping operations. The 16 mm diameter end
mill cutter supplied with the machine provides for
milling depths of up to 115 mm, allowing installation
of lock boxes with different backsets. Handle
and lock holes can also be drilled precisely using
HOPS macros. After turning and reclamping the
door leaf, it is possible to recess hinges for rabbeted
doors as well as install concealed hinges or fittings
for object doors.
The new EVOLUTION xcut package
- for simple production of furniture
components
Vertical CNC machining with our ”best performers”,
the EVOLUTION 7402 and 7405
Connect: The EVOLUTION models offer complete,
versatile and universal machining on all 4 edges in
spite of their extremely low space requirement in
your workshop.
The latest feature on all EVOLUTION models is
the Laser Plausibility Check. Here the exact height
of the workpieces is read out of the machining program.
This value is checked by a quick test run in
the machine and any deviation in the tolerance is
output as an error message. This accessory feature
prevents operating errors and helps minimize material
waste in your workshop.
At the LIGNA, HOLZ-HER introduced its xcut
package as a new feature for the EVOLUTION
models. With this package the vertical CNC machines
automatically produce the required workpieces
from panel strips previously cut in the longitudinal
direction. This xcut mode completely
eliminates cross-cuts otherwise required. The
machine operator simply activates the xcut mode
with a single click and positions the requested
panel strips. The suction cups are automatically
positioned on the machine, the material-friendly
vacuum is activated and the machine started.
During this machining process the parts are measured
and subjected to a plausibility check fully
automatically.
The software for the xcut mode lists all jobs
pending on the machine. This provides the machine
operator with a perfect overview of all
jobs and the required strip material. After positioning
the strip, the EVOLUTION starts its optimized
cutting and four-sided formating operations.
The strips are cut to the precise length, machined,
and drilled as required. This process ensures
that the entire surface of the panel strips is
utilized optimally.
The HOLZ-HER edgebanders offer the perfect
supplement to the EVOLUTION CNC machines and
the SECTOR line of vertical panel saws. Together
they form an efficient production cell, for optimal
combination of all production sequences.
Your creativity has no limits
The 5-axis, HOLZ-HER PRO-MASTER Series
7125 and 7225 machining centers offer maximum
variability for universal utility. Their top equipment,
fully interpolating 5-axis technology and generous
machining dimensions make these power packages
ideal for highly varying types of machining operations.
The powerful 10 kW or 12 kW milling spindles,
4 machining areas, a completely equipped
drilling head and traveling tool changer for 18
tools are only a few of the comprehensive features
offered as standard equipment. The 17 kW
Power Spindle with PRO-Torque technology offers
a practical solution for extreme machining operations
Machining lengths of 3620 mm to 7220 mm
and machining depths up to 1600 mm as well as
a 565 mm Z-stroke are ideal for extremely versatile
machining on highly varying types of materials
and shapes.
The CAMPUS/NC HOP software package
supplied with the machine includes the
aCADemy CAD program - also for professional
data import from DWG/DXF formats ‐ and 3D material
removal simulation with collision monitoring.
The open interface to NC-HOPS allows processing
of real 5-axis CAD/CAM programs using
a post-processor. The maximum Z-height on the
PRO-MASTER 7225 is 300 mm from the top of the
suction cups, giving you the capability of fulfilling
virtually all customer wishes.
www.holzher.de
No. 3 • August 2019
21

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
Firework of Innovations
Wintersteiger AG arrived at LIGNA with a whole host of product innovations and optimizations in tow. Along with two new systems from the
field of wood surface repair and cosmetic processing from the Wintersteiger group company VAP Gruber Automations GmbH, the thin-cutting
saw specialist from Upper Austria also demonstrated its passion for innovation with its range of automated solutions, band saw blades and
even a new machine combination.
TRC 1500 ‐ increased capacity for
wood surface repairs
The new TRC 1500 can be used for the fully
automated repair of top layers, engineered and
solid hardwood flooring, and all sorts of planed
goods. The combination of injection unit and application
unit allows for an increase in capacity.
The application unit has a special application
system that fills smaller skipped seeds with filling
material, while the injection unit repairs larger
skipped seeds and actual holes. The TRC 1500
also makes the fully automated repair of top layers
possible for the first time.
Timber dimensions: Length: 500–3000 mm, width:
100–350 mm, thickness: 3–30 mm
TRC Manufactory for unique wood
surfaces
Rustic floors are becoming increasingly
popular and the newly developed TRC
Manufactory guarantees a unique surface every
time. The TRC Manufactory processes repaired
and formatted individual planks. The
system analyzes the planks and then each one
is individually processed as follows: The edges
of floorboards can be rounded without relying
on a regular pattern, while cracks can be
milled away and wood grain and knots can be
ground out to create a contrasting effect in the
overall finish. This results in unique surfaces,
and a look and feel that can only be created
using the TRC Manufactory.
Timber dimensions: Length: from 500 mm, width:
100–650 mm, thickness: 8–45 mm
Automation solution for stacking
lamellas
When stacking lamellas, the distance between
the stacking bars and the number of them
on each layer have a huge impact on the drying
performance ‐ as does the repeat accuracy
at the positioning stage. This process is very monotonous
and requires intensive manual labor.
At LIGNA, Wintersteiger demonstrated an automation
solution that evenly spaces out stacking
bars, which makes the distances freely adjustable.
Customers can choose between a fully
automated complete solution and a stand-alone
solution in line with their specific requirements
for the stacking unit.
Machine duo producing sawn veneers
measuring just 1 mm in thickness
Due to the increase in price of high-quality
woods, thinner top layers are becoming increasingly
popular. Wintersteiger has therefore combined
the DSG Notum thin-cutting frame saw
with the DSB Compact XM thin-cutting band saw
complete with feeding magazine to allow for
sawn veneers measuring just 1 mm in thickness
to be processed cost-effectively and with a consistent
level of quality guaranteed. The cutting
process has been optimized to ensure that even
rustic items can be split.
The TRC Manufactory processes repaired and formatted individual
planks. This results in unique surfaces and a special look
and feel that.
22 No. 3 • August 2019

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
Innovations in band saw blades
Wintersteiger has also been working hard
to develop its line of tools ‐ in particular, its
band saw blades. It has developed a new generation
of thin-cutting band saw blades with
improved cutting performance. When combined
with a thin-cutting band saw, the new Stellite ®
DSB Prime ST band saw blades will allow you to
achieve an extremely small kerf, while ensuring
ultimate precision when cutting hardwood and
softwood alike.
www.wintersteiger.com
Huge impact on the drying performance. Automation solution
that evenly spaces out stacking bars, which makes the distances
freely adjustable.
Equipped For New Trends
Flexible Edge Solutions for Trade and Industry
A wide variety of designs and materials, combined with frequently changing edge profiles - for these requirements, in the entry-level range
of edge banding machines, HOMAG offers the new EDGETEQ S-240 model 1240. The machine is completely new in the HOMAG portfolio and
celebrated its premiere at LIGNA.
In the basic version alone, this edge banding
machine offers a high level of automation. The automation,
for example, at the pressure zone, on
the snipping unit, on the flush routing unit and on
the dual-motor profile routing unit results in significant
simplification and time-saving during setup.
Individual adjustments can be executed quickly
and efficiently using the axis adjustments on
the units. For edge banding, the QA65N overhead
glue application system with easy cleaning and
emptying function is used. The special coating of
the system means that all types of glue can be processed,
including PUR. In the finishing area, the
multi-level scraper unit with two different profiles
stands out. It can be fully operated and configured
on an individual basis from the powerTouch control
system.
Freedom in terms of performance
and flexibility for edge banding in
batch size 1 - the new EDGETEQ S-800
profiLine series
The new, one-sided EDGETEQ S-800 profiLine
series is powerful, and is ideal for special orderbased
production. It works independently of the
width and can therefore be used very flexibly. With
a feed speed of up to 35 m/min, the new workpiece
supply system enables high capacities to
be achieved. With this workpiece supply, parallel,
precise cutting is not necessary as this is done
by the dimensioning unit. High productivity is also
ensured by the ”gap setup” control function. The
control system calculates the gap required for the
changeover and blocks the machine infeed for the
required length of time. The machine does not
have to be run empty.
The new drilling grid makes it easier and more
flexible to retrofit the machines with units and offers
greater investment security. Less installation
space is also required because the outfeed switch
cabinet is now integrated in the machine.
The EDGETEQ S-800 is equipped with a joint
routing unit with a noise protection hood, a gluing
unit for processing rolls of material with PUR and
a magazine with 24 rollers. The lighting above the
gluing unit provides better illumination and operability.
A laserTec unit is also installed for edge
banding of the highest quality with zero joints.
The supply of liquids, that is, the supply of
separating agents, lubricants, antistatic agents
and cleaning agents is arranged outside the machine,
is more easily accessible for changing the
container and the fill levels are more visible. Highperformance
servo units are also used in post-processing.
The new SF25 Servo features two grooving
units for grooving and rabbeting from above/
underneath/from the side in batch size 1, including
the option of processing lamello grooves.
The groove position optimization ensures greater
groove clearances from the glue joint. All of these
processing units allow a fast changeover to increase
the number of workpieces per shift.
www.homag.com
No. 3 • August 2019
23

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
Automatic Processing of Multiple Profiles
With the Novimat Contour L20/Multi lipping and veneer edge banding machine, IMA Schelling offers a manufacturing solution aimed at furniture
producers, shopfitters and component suppliers looking for a highly flexible automated edgebander that can process coiled materials
and solid wood lippings.
The Novimat Contour L20 is a highly flexible and automated
edgebander that can process coiled materials and solid wood
lippings.
The Novimat Contour L20/Multi has been specifically
designed for automatic processing of multiple
profiles. It completes the series of Novimat
edgebanders for getting started with industrial
fabrication.
The highly flexible machine combines the capabilities
of a Novimat Contour R3 for coiled materials
and a Novimat Contour L20 for lipping
strips and veneer edgings. Hence it can process,
aside from paper, veneer and plastic edgings, also
real wood edgings up to 20 mm. In order to ensure
high-quality processing of solid wood lippings, the
IMA Schelling designers adapted the sequence for
the fine-finishing units. In this process, the direct
drive used on the linear end-trimming unit for the
first time makes inroads into the market of edge
processing machines for beginners.
Depending on the edging thickness and the
desired design, the new Novimat Contour L20/
Multi enables automatic program-controlled finefinishing
of multiple profiles such as radiused edges
and chamfered edges. Manual interventions or
motor changes are no longer required for this purpose.
Moreover the new machine offers optional
setup time gap control. This optional feature allows
a profile change to be performed while the
machine is busy. Hence, there is no need to empty
the machine before a profile change.
Feedback 2.1
Parts travel out of the edgebander onto the
downstream Feedback 2.1 return conveyor system
featuring an optimized design compared to its predecessor
version. For example, the 2.1 version of
the return conveyor system is designed for eight
to 10 cycles per minute. The parts are shuttled
across to the return conveyor by a double crosstransfer
device. Users of the Novimat Contour/L20/
Multi will get double benefit: they will have a highly
flexible edge banding machine for multiple profiles
that can be operated by one person.
www.imaschelling.com
Energy-efficient Wood Shredding
A Strong Addition to the Family
Following the launch of the VHZ 600-1100 series (Vecoplan wood shredders), Vecoplan has
expanded the series to include stronger components, the VHZ 1300 and the VHZ 1600. Since
this technology can be used to reliably process wood leftovers, the compact series is suitable
for applications in the woodworking industry and for carpenters, cabinet makers and joiners.
The patented drive technology “ESC Drive“ sets new standards in energy efficiency and
ensures minimal operating costs. The two new shredders are also the first machines in the
Wood I Biomass sector to be manufactured by Vecoplan in the new industrial design.
In response to market demands, Vecoplan has
now designed and built the VHZ 1600, the ”big
brother” of the smaller, compact and sturdy shredders
of the VHZ series. Medium-sized companies
in the woodworking industry in particular had requested
a heavier series of shredders for a wide variety
of applications.
Wood processing companies can use this robust
shredding solution to process chipboard,
bark, cardboard, softwood, hardwood and solid
wood leftovers, turning them into wood chips and
material suitable for making briquettes. The patented
ESC Drive is installed in the compact units
- with a motor output of 55 to 90 kilowatts, this
asynchronous motor with its powerful frequency
converter is energy-efficient, inexpensive and economical
in operation. Compared with competitors’
products, it allows users to save up to 25 % in
energy thanks to its improved efficiency. The belt
drive features sophisticated slippage control plus
extraneous material detection - and fast reversing
and restarting makes the ESC Drive very dynamic.
Users can easily modulate the throughput during
operation, because the speed range of the drive is
variably adjustable.
The new machines have also been given a
completely new design. In the course of developing
the VHZ 1600, the Vecoplan engineers
made more enhancements, combining the functional
areas of the machine among other things.
The hydraulic drive and the ESC Drive are mounted
at a central position on the machine body, enabling
simple and fast maintenance work. The cutting
unit consists of a profiled rotor with easy-tochange
profiled counter-knives that can be used
on both sides. The arrangement of the cutting tips
and the optimised rotor configuration ensure a homogeneous
output particle size.
With the single-shaft shredders from the VHZ
series, companies have universal and frequentlyused
machines at hand which can handle most
applications without additional feeding systems.
With this series, the user can feed in the collected
materials directly, with no dosing. The hydraulically-powered
ram feeds it all quickly and easily into
the shredding mechanism.
www.vecoplan.com
24 No. 3 • August 2019

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
The New Top-of-the-Range Model of the Powermat Series
The Powermat 3000 sets new standards in the high-performance sector in terms of operation, set-up and safety. High flexibility and WEINIG’s
signature machining precision make this a winner.
The Powermat 3000 has been developed
for industrial applications where high quality is
key. In terms of machine performance and spindle
technology, it is currently unmatched in its
class. Depending on the application, the machine
can be operated at speeds of up to 12,000 RPM.
Thanks to the PowerLock tool holders with hybrid
ball bearings for a long service life and jointers,
it can achieve an excellent multi-blade finish up
to a feed speed of 100 m/min. The straight and
profile jointers follow the radial adjustment of the
spindle, thus making manual repositioning unnecessary.
Several patent-pending features highlight
just how much potential for innovation there is
with this new product. This includes the system for
permanent monitoring of the temperature at the
spindle bearings. If a defined threshold value is exceeded,
the machine is automatically switched off.
This means superior production safety. With the
Comfort Set operating concept and other components
such as PowerLock and CNC-controlled axes
and guide elements, the Powermat 3000 has options
that make handling significantly easier and
provide a degree of flexibility that is unusual in
this machine class. All of these features make the
Powermat 3000 a machine for powerful performance
combined with economical production in
an industrial environment.
A new solution allows for contour
milling during throughfeed
Be it conical, curved or 3D decor, the Powermat
2400 3D can tackle even the most demanding applications
with ease. And it can do it with four-sided
processing.
Innovative, creative applications are the bread
and butter of the Powermat 2400 3D. In order to
serve these applications, the moulder is equipped
with the Alphacam software, which allows the design
of three-dimensional workpieces and the creation
of a CNC program. Two of the upper spindles
are used for axial and radial 3D structuring.
Controlled spindles from the right and left make
it possible to produce workpieces with a wide
variety of contours and small radii. High performance
can be achieved through machining during
throughfeed. Part recognition ensures optimum
precision. Machining can be simulated in advance.
On the contour milling spindles, the Powermat is
equipped with the new WEINIG temperature monitoring
system, which guarantees maximum production
safety.
A new addition to the Hydromat series
The Hydromat 3000 comes with very resilient
machine technology that is perfectly suited for use
in multi-shift operation and for the production of
products with a high linear production output.
The Hydromat 3000 is the robust powerhouse
for pre-planing or profiling work using hydro
technology. The outboard bearings and tools
with HydroLock technology that WEINIG has now
developed even further make operation very user
friendly. With this system, the grease gun is replaced
with an Allen key in everyday use, thus
simplifying tool changes and reducing set-up time.
In addition, the Hydromat 3000 impresses
with a robust machine stand and a strong feed system,
both designed for feed speeds up to 100 m/
min. The 100 m/min version features large feed
rollers with a diameter of 170 mm. These transport
the workpieces through the machine in a safe and
reliable manner. Furthermore, the Hydromat 3000
is designed for integration into other systems and
allows connection to peripheral devices such as a
mechanization system, but also to Central System
Control.
New Hydromat 4300 for the highperformance
sector
As the quickest in the series, the Hydromat
4300 makes it possible to achieve excellent results
when planing and profiling up to a feed speed of
300 m/min.
This new WEINIG product is everything you
need from a high-speed machine all rolled into
one: a solid design, a strong feed system, and
HydroLock technology with excellent performance
potential. A distinguishing feature of this highspeed
machine is the feed system with individual
drives as well as the feed rollers and table rollers,
which each have a diameter of 250 mm. Strong
spindle drives and heavy pressure rollers also allow
the production of top-quality products, both
with four-sided planing and with profiling. The
new WMC (WEINIG Machine Control) system allows
the user to view all relevant production data
on a central dashboard.
www.weinig.com
No. 3 • August 2019
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MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
New SCM Features for Solid Wood
Solid wood, a high-quality, refined wood par excellence, can bring a warmth to any environment thanks to its aesthetic features and exclusive
materials, a sign of how much better nature has managed to create and preserve. SCM proposes a wide range of technologically advanced
solutions, capable of fully meeting all the different processing requirements of solid wood demanded nowadays by the market: from its uses in
building (doors and windows, staircases) to furniture and furnishing accessories (especially chairs and tables) that aim to stand apart in their
design and quality of the material.
stefani cell H/H+ provides a 100 % efficient
machining of components for furniture items for
every part of the home (kitchens, living rooms,
sleeping areas, bathrooms, wardrobes and studies)
with considerable advantages.
HYPSOS - highly flexible 5-axis
machining centre
Hypsos is the highly flexible 5-axis machining
centre designed to process complex-shaped elements
in curved wood or solid wood: armchairs,
chairs, furniture and design furnishing accessories
The machine’s design characterised by a high
vertical stroke of the machining head unit, means
a high volume of work and the possibility to position
large-sized elements. Thanks to the high power
electro-spindle, high stock removal can be carried
out with large sized tools, arranged on various
automatic tool stores. Applied to a robust
integral monobloc structure, it guarantees maximum
precision and perfect finishing of the element
surface, in line with the high quality required
by the end product. With the integrated protection
enclosure, the machine is completely closed
during processing and an excellent rapport is established
between volume of work and footprint,
with the dual advantage for the client of: space
saving and complete safety for the operator.
All this without compromising on general ergonomics:
the sliding front doors provide easy access
to the worktable during the piece loading/unloading
operations and are fitted with transparent windows
to ensure the operations in progress are always
under control.
Complex processes do not correspond to complexity
in using the machine: the new Maestro active
interface software, available on the SCM machining
centres, simplifies the operator‘s everyday
work by monitoring all the information required in
real time and optimising productivity.
stefani cell H/H+: Productivity and
quality without compromising
High productivity, maximum customisation
and excellent machining quality. Stefani cell H/H+
is the new edgebanding and square edging cell
that brings together all these advantages in a single
solution. The cell is fitted with an automatic
panel feeder system and, is structured for technical
solutions, level of investment and efficiency and is
designed to guarantee both industrial level production
volumes as well as maximum diversification
of the production batch.
• Instant production and financially advantageous
both for batches with single panels as
well as for average standard stacks, without
the need to stop production for a change of format,
thickness, ornamentation and gluing quality
that occur on a regular basis during a machining
shift.
• No errors and a guarantee of always feeding in
the panels in the right direction, thanks to the
SIDE FINDER technology, which, via a display in
the operator‘s area, shows how to position the
panel so that it can be correctly machined.
• Instant availability, even on mobile devices, of
the machining information relating to each single
panel, wherever it is in the cycle, thanks to
the continuous tracking provided by the supervision
software.
• Optimisation of the panel flows and movements
which are managed and synchronised by
the data sent to the company network: this allows
you to choose the best machining results,
gluing quality and tool change flexibility within
the minimum space and with a single operator,
thereby significantly optimising production
costs.
www.scmgroup.com
26 No. 3 • August 2019

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
New Solutions and Fresh Ideas
Help Optimize the Entire Panel Manufacturing Process
Practical solutions for Smart Manufacturing are one example. DIEFFENBACHER goes beyond the hype of Industry 4.0 to present digital and
intelligent production solutions focused on customers’ needs. With permanent condition-monitoring, self-controlled production solutions and
the MyDIEFFENBACHER platform, customers can make faster and safer decisions, work efficiently and increase the productivity of their plants.
The new HCOS High-Capacity Oscillating
Screen for particleboard production was also
featured. It is lightweight for hanging installation,
eliminates the need for dedicated foundation
blocks and ensures a long frame life. Meeting
ATEX safety standards, it is ready for indoor installations.
The sheer size and the ability to adjust the
screen’s inclination enable high capacities. Selfcleaning
and quickly changeable screen nets simplify
operation.
The new MAIER Knife Ring Flaker with integrated
FlowOptimizer ensures optimal material
distribution over both the complete knife
ring width and circumference. In practice, it has
achieved 25 % higher throughput, 20 % less energy
consumption, 20 % longer service life of wear
parts and improved flake quality.
DIEFFENBACHER also showed how to gain
raw material flexibility by replacing fresh wood
with recycling wood - without compromising
board quality. DIEFFENBACHER wood recycling
plants reliably eliminate impurities. Customers
benefit from reduced material costs, maximum
cleaning efficiency with low wood losses, and increased
sustainability.
The new-generation MDF glue-saving system
EVOjet M 2.0 literally turns gluing upside down for
more efficiency. The simplified gluing system delivers
high throughput and resin savings up to 25 %
while reducing emissions out of the dryer and precuring
of the resin.
A new concept dedicated to work safety, environmental
protection and sustainability is the
DIEFFENBACHER Intelligent Air Management
System, which helps improve the air climate in
a production hall. The system can easily be retrofitted
in existing plants to comply with new
and stricter regulations. In-depth analyses such
as CFD simulations (computational fluid dynamics)
are carried out to configure an optimal
solution meeting the customer’s requirements.
DIEFFENBACHER is undertaking its first
industrial project of this type for Swiss Krono in
Germany.
www.dieffenbacher.de
Casadei-Busellato, a Tradition Looking to the Future
New CNC Working Centers with Top Performance
Wide machine range, solutions and high technology: This year Casadei Busellato presented during the LIGNA exhibition its wide range of
classic and special machines and CNC working centres. All product lines are shown with a completely renewed look, to make the operator‘s
work more and more pleasant, as well as simple and functional.
CNC working center Jet Master T - Jet
Master RT
The Busellato working centers of the Jet
Master T and Jet Master RT series are flexible and
reliable and are suitable for processing of panels
and solid wood, with possibility of loading in Y of
panels up to 2200 mm.
Various dimensions and a wide range of equipment
make the new Jet Master T range with panel
supports extremely versatile and competitive.
The machines can be equipped with the exclusive
Busellato ”Jet Fast” system that allows the automatic
positioning supports, suction cups and clamps
through a floating aggregate managed by the electrospindle
that does not require any manual intervention
by the operator.
The boring heads of different dimensions
and the horizontal router with 1 or 2 outlets
make these models extremely flexible and suitable
for any processing need. The choice between
the Busellato ”TL” and ”IMC” panel supports
allows to fulfill the customer’s requirements
and ”configure” the machine according
to their needs. High speed and maximum productivity
with the new motorized panel supports
Jet Power guarantee complete automation
of the working table and maximum
productivity.
The range is enriched with the models Jet
Master RT with multifunction table that allows
nesting processing and can be equipped with
3,4, and 5 axis and unloading belt conveyor
The versatility in processing offered by the
5-axis unit ”Jet 5T” group makes the Jet Master
T and Jet master RT range ideal for modern companies
that require diversified and fast processing
without renouncing to high quality.
www.casadeibusellato.com
No. 3 • August 2019
27

SURFACES
Giardina Group Presented New Products
The Excimers
“We will show the focal points of our production, focusing a lot on the new products: I must say that the events of recent years and the necessary
renovation have led us to a different management and vision, which has not failed to influence our ability to innovate.“ This is how
Stefano Tibè, sales director of Giardina Group, explained the strategy that has led to the definition of the “Guidelines“ for the participation
in Ligna.
Giardina Group is one of the very first pioneers
of excimer technology with the ”GST Zero Gloss”
mattifying tunnels; a process known to the technological
world in which the group has believed
for several years.
At Ligna Giardina Group exhibited two roller
machines - one for finishes with grammage up
to 5/7 grams and the other that can reach 20, 30
grams per square meter - and the panels painted
like so will be mattified with the ‘Gst Zero Gloss’
excimer oven and finally reticulated with the very
well-known ‘Gst Uv’ technology. Giardina then
demonstrated the result on different finishes for
different sectors, wooden flooring and furniture.
Giardina presented another great world innovation,
a brand-new solution for the mattifying of
three-dimensional spray-painted surfaces using
excimer UV radiation.
The company from Figino Serenza (Como,
Italy) has developed a new solution that allows
the application of a technological process that is
already known and appreciated in various industrial
sectors, like in the world of wood and furniture.
Thanks to the excimer technology, it is now possible
to obtain ”super-matte” surfaces, a decidedly
superior chemical and mechanical resistance, a
perfect adhesion of the coating product to the support,
and maximum ease in cleaning operations on
any type of surface.
In recent years, matte finishes have been having
a great success, but the traditional systems
to obtain them, that is the use of silica particles,
used to make the final result particularly sensitive
to scratches, abrasions, and impacts, a fragility directly
proportional to the quantity of ”mattifying
product” in the paint.
The excimer technology solves the long-standing
problem: thanks to paints with special characteristics
and the use of special lamps that act in
a nitrogen-rich environment, the surface structure
can be reticulated to obtain a ”zero gloss”, resistant
surface, without damaging the support.
The process takes place in the presence of nitrogen,
activated thanks to the energy that the excimer
lamp emits with a specific wavelength able
to reticulate a very thin layer of the surface (between
100 and 500 nm), a very thin micro surface
structure which is on the liquid layer of paint
and which will then be reticulated with a traditional
UV lamp.
The advantages are many and of great interest:
an ultra-matte (1.5-5 gloss without using
mattifying agents) and ”anti-fingerprint” surface,
an increase in surface hardness, chemical
and abrasion resistance, an extreme ”softness” to
the touch, a lower chance of yellowing over time,
thanks to a lower quantity of photo initiator and
the possibility of obtaining surfaces with a regular
and uniform three-dimensional effect.
Many are the fields of application: from furniture
to kitchens, wooden floors, but also plastics,
composite materials, metal, glass.
A technology that can be used with different
application methods: roller coating for flat elements,
both on reels and in single pieces; curtain
coating on flat elements; spray painting on threedimensional
elements. Giardina Group offers two
technological solutions, an oven for industrial applications
and a laboratory version. You can obtain
transparent or pigmented finishes and the coating
products that can be used are 100 % solids UV and
solvent or water-based UV.
www.giardinagroup.com
28 No. 3 • August 2019

SURFACES
Barberán Introduces the Revolutionary System
trueTEXTURE
Company Barberán presented at LIGNA a revolutionary technology. During a decade Barberán has been leading the development of digital
single pass presses for the furniture and flooring industry with great success, reaching a high print quality imitating wood, stone or any other
types of design at industrial speeds.
But in order to make it look real it also has to
feel real, and this is where the efforts of these last
years have been for company Barberán, resulting
into the trueTEXTURE technology. Barberán in collaboration
with company ZeeTree has developed
a technology which will mean the final breakthrough
of the digital printing technology into the
furniture and flooring industry.
Barberán showed a complete digital printing
line for furniture and flooring purposes at LIGNA.
The line has a six-color digital press, the Jetmaster
840 as well as the Barberán Jetmaster TRT 840
with the ZeeTree patented technology which will
generate a multitude of different embossing effects
imitating to perfection the real wood look,
as well as stone or other materials. This new technology
presented by Barberán and Zee Tree is an
innovative and game-changing technology which
will change the future of the flooring and furniture
industry.
www.barberan.com
karuun ® - Natural Perfection
Start of Modern Material Thinking
Using highly energy efficient technology, out for space transform rattan’s natural structure into a material which is both versatile and innovative.
We call this new material karuun ® .
A cross-section of rattan looks like a bundle
of tubes. These tubes are in fact capillaries
which give rattan the ability to transport water
up to 200 metres. When the capillaries are injected
with various fillers, rattan is transformed
from a non-timber product with limited use to a
versatile material at the forefront of natural alternatives
to plastic. karuun ® defies classification
and unlocks a wealth of innovative applications
in areas such as the transportation sector, interior
and furniture design, sports industry, interaction
design, and consumer goods to name but a
few. out for space has already attracted several
well known companies to work on custom material
development projects.
The karuun ® product family
Processing karuun ® rods into blocks opens
the door to a multitude of new applications which
harness the material’s natural flexibility and light
weight. The homogeneous structure of the fibre is
unique, and depending on the direction it is cut,
three different karuun ® products each with various
possibilities are created.
out for space sells semi-finished products
made of karuun ® for suitability testing. If you’re interested
in discovering the variety of karuun ® materials,
you can get samples box on karuun.com.
karuun ® stripe - superior aesthetic
standard
karuun ® stripe allows surfaces with custom dimensions
to be manufactured in a process which
leaves no visible joints or offcuts. Almost any color
variation can be injected into the capillaries and
processed into a karuun ® surface. karuun ® stripe is
perfect for use on flat surfaces such as boards or
panels and its applications in interior design are
boundless.
karuun ® 3D ‐ the ecological
alternative to plastic
By combining capillary treatment and special
nonwoven viscose fabric, the innovative
karuun ® 3D surface boasts unprecedented threedimensional
formability. Spherical objects as small
as a button to as large as a deep-drawn formed
component can be easily manufactured without
having to worry about splintering.
karuun ® shine - translucent wooden
board
karuun ® shine is a lightweight material which
is simultaneously permeable to both air and light
while being strong, pleasant to the touch and
highly formable. The unique capillary structure
makes karuun ® shine suitable for richly diverse
applications, ranging from tailormade, high-tech
acoustic protection and futuristic lighting to innovative
flooring.
www.karuun.com
The karuun ® product family - stripe, 3D and shine.
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SURFACES
Impressive Innovations from H. Heitz
In addition to the already established surfaces Sandblast, Wormhole, Rough Cut and Wave H. Heitz Furnierkantenwerk, Melle now offers a
new relief-like structure for natural veneer surfaces ‐ Nero CroCo/CroCo.
This relief-like texture expands the tactile
experience of veneer surfaces remarkably. It
can be produced on all common wood species
and is not limited to custom veneer cuts or expensive
processing procedures. Heitz offers a
wide range of applications at reasonable cost.
Variable thicknesses of veneer allows for individual
adjustments of the texture - from moderate
to expressive.
Natural veneer offers a lot more possibilities
than paper, foil or plastic ever could. All essential
production parameters remain the same, which allows
for a wide range of use for the new textured
edgebanding.
The Nero CroCo texture gives the impression
of a burned wooden surface as it arises,
for example, by slight charring without burning
the wood. This strutcure can ideally be
used to accentuate surfaces of commercially
available veneers or plastic surfaces. This creates
a delightful edge look on the workpiece
with an expressive surface very close to the
look of burned wood. By white colouring the
pores, the ”charred” optic is accentuated visually
and can be used effectively as a design
element.
The CroCo texture is inspired by the look
of crocodile skin. Any type of veneer can be expressively
refined in this way. Through the use
of stains and lacquers, the design options can
be further expanded. For example, by colouring
the pores white the impression of a Vintage
or Shabby surface can be underlined.
Through the use of this texture, tactile and visually
acceptable accents can be set on the workpiece,
which underlines the naturalness of the
material wood. This texture gives even very plain
types of wood an interesting visual enhancement.
Previous experience shows that the textured
surfaces can be realized for the complete product
range from Heitz. Remarkable surface textures
can be created from thick veneer edgebanding to
wrapping and softforming veneers. Regardless of
the use: base mouldings, picture frames, furniture
profiles or as a special accent for interior doors -
sophisticated and up-to-date designs are possible.
Heitz and its dedicated sales representatives
are available for further questions and to adjust
the individual specifications of the product.
The following designs are now immediately available:
”Wormhole”
This texture simulates the look of timber worm affected solid wood.
But other than the real affection by insects our Wormhole design does not
come with any technical disadvantage. In combination with the natural
figure of the veneer you get a unique appearance.
”Sandblast”
This texture is similar to rustic solid wood beams and also matches well
with all other sandblasted surfaces. Furthermore you can achieve stunning
looks by combining the Sandblast texture with our Rough Cut or Wormhole
Design.
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SURFACES
”Nero-CroCo”
This texture gives the impression of a burned wooden surface as it arises,
for example, by slight charring without burning the wood. By white colouring
the pores, the ”charred” optic is accentuated visually and can be
used effectively as a design element.
”CroCo”
This texture is inspired by the look of crocodile skin. Any type of veneer
can be expressively refined in this way. By white colouring the pores, the
impression of a Vintage or Shabby surface can be underlined.
”Rough Cut”
This design gives you the look of a rough, untreated surface that you
typically get from band saws or reciprocating saws. Our Rough Cut edgebanding
can be used with all different rough cut veneers available on the
market.
”Wave”
With ist special texture across the grain this design offers a very interesting
contrast to the natural appearance of the veneer. It can also enhance
the look of plain veneer species by adding depth and structure in
an unexpected way.
www.h-heitz.de
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SURFACES
At Delos HQ in New York, mafi Creates a Feel-good Atmosphere
Sustainable, Healthy and Aesthetic
In the middle of New York City and yet amazingly close to nature: The Delos headquarters in the Meatpacking District features “green“ office
design. This not only includes the lush planting of the terraces and interiors - the entire head office has been designed sustainably. Elegant
EICHE Vulcano natural oak wood from mafi fits perfectly with the concept and contributes to the continuous improvement of indoor air.
Highest standards for the ”green
building” approach
The American company Delos specializes
in innovative solutions and concepts for health
and wellbeing in the spaces in which we live
and work. When it came to designing their
own company headquarters in Manhattan, the
wellness experts were certain that they wanted
to set a good example: Not only the ”WELL
Building Standard ” criteria developed by Delos
itself had to be met, but also further certifications
for sustainable buildings such as ”LEED”
and the ”Living Building Challenge”. The project
was commissioned by the renowned architectural
firm Gensler, which has a lot of experience in the
field of green office design.
Room climate as a key factor for
efficiency
One of the key objectives of the project was
to ensure good air quality in the offices. Humans
spend 90 percent of their lifetime in buildings, so
factors such as air quality can affect health. Room
air is decisively influenced by the products used in
the interior design. For this reason, the architects
paid particular attention to healthy, pollutant-free
furniture and materials.
Stairs as eye-catchers and style
elements
When designing the central staircase that connects
the two office floors, the choice was made
for a product that combines all the advantages:
EICHE Vulcano brushed / oiled natural natural oak
wood parquet flooring from the Austrian company
mafi is simultaneously environmentally-friendly,
house-healthy, durable, long-lasting, maintenance-friendly
and extremely aesthetic.
The medium brown natural wood with an elegant
grain not only adorns the steps, but also the
wall and ceiling of the staircase. Thanks to a special
heat treatment developed by mafi, for which
no chemical additives are required, lends the oak
its warm brown tones. The wood is refined exclusively
with natural wood floor oils based on linseed
oil. Floors from mafi are formaldehyde-free, have
no VOCs and are also ideal for allergy sufferers.
The open-pored wood surface can absorb moisture
and emit it back into the ambient air - which
is why the parquet floors by mafi function like natural
air conditioning.
Object-suited, oiled natural wood
floors
In heavily trafficked areas - such as the staircase
of a corporate headquarters - the durability
of a floor is another important criterion. The EICHE
Vulcano brushed/natural oiled, natural oak wood
parquet impresses here thanks to the dimensionally
stable 3-layer structure that is so typical of mafi
products. The softwood middle layer also insulates
footstep noise and thus improves room acoustics.
Another feel-good factor that makes working in
the Delos wellness office even more pleasant and
relaxing.
www.mafi.com
32 No. 3 • August 2019

DECORS
The Latest Trends with Decor and Structure Combinations
From natural and fresh, to rough and casual: Pfleiderer, the leading partner for structural and refined natural materials presented the decorative
trends and new products at the Interzum trade fair.
”For our new decors and textures we examined
current living trends in depth”, explained
Christiane Gebert, Head of Design & Development
at Pfleiderer. ”The trend is very clearly towards materials
such as concrete, metal and textile, as well
as more muted variations of wood, stone and marble.
This was the basis on which the new collection
variants were selected.” In 2019, there are therefore
around 35 new decors, which extend the
company’s portfolio offered worldwide. The living
styles, into which Pfleiderer classifies its various
decors, help to illustrate and inspire.
Understatement & nonchalance are also reflected
by the still fashionable industrial look:
Ground concrete and smoothed surfaces paired
with metals, such as black steel or even glass and
rotary cut veneer. Decor innovations such as the
silhouetted glass decor ”Window”, steel decors
or the expressive ”Terrazzo Nero” as well as diverse
concrete variants represent casual industrial
charm.
”Expressive wood species continue to characterise
interior and furniture design. The trend here
however is for light, natural wood species with balanced,
more muted grain and figure”, said Gebert.
Decors such as Light Portland Ash impart lightness
and freshness. Recommended combinations include
cool grey tones and textile surface textures.
Pfleiderer summarises this rather Nordic, unpretentious
lifestyle as Authenticity & Artisanship.
Pfleiderer also presented its textures portfolio,
which can be combined with the large number
of decors. Including new textures such as the
grainy pearlescent texture Sandpearl and the universal
rust texture Corrosio. ”The rough, vivid material
texture of Corrosio is reminiscent of corroded
metal. With its overall matt, broken-up surface,
it is primed by a semi-matt shimmering substrate”,
explained Gebert. The new texture is particularly
authentic with metal decors such as steel, bronze
or even gold. ”With Sandpearl we have achieved
a modern development of our successful Miniperl
texture. It is matt and subtle, so that it lends particular
noblesse and modernity, especially to material
and plain decors”, added Gebert.
The Pfleiderer Design collection is unique in
the world of wood-based panels: With far more
than 360 decors, of which 300 decors as well as
21 surface textures in the composite of melamine
facing and HPL, any number of combinations can
be created. In addition, 20 core materials are available
to choose from. These include wood-based
panels for classic furniture making and interior
finishes, fixtures and fittings, fire protection and
moisture-resistant boards as well as the special
Pfleiderer cores such as BalanceBoard for lightweight
construction and LivingBoard for ecological
building.
www.pfleiderer.com
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33

FURNITURE
3D printing with sustainable Swedish
forest materials. The microscopy
images of real wood tissue and the 3D
printed version show how the researchers
mimicked the real wood‘s cellular
architecture.
The printed version is at a larger scale
for ease of handling and display, but
the researchers are able to print at any
scale.
(Photographer / Source Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers
University of Technology)
Mimicking the Ultrastructure of Wood with 3D-Printing for Green Products
“Beyond the Limits of Nature“
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in 3D printing with a wood-based ink in a way that mimics the
unique ‘ultrastructure’ of wood. Their research could revolutionise the manufacturing of green products. Through emulating the natural cellular
architecture of wood, they now present the ability to create green products derived from trees, with unique properties - everything from
clothes, packaging, and furniture to healthcare and personal care products.
The way in which wood grows is controlled
by its genetic code, which gives it unique properties
in terms of porosity, toughness and torsional
strength. But wood has limitations when it comes
to processing. Unlike metals and plastics, it cannot
be melted and easily reshaped, and instead must
be sawn, planed or curved. Processes which do involve
conversion, to make products such as paper,
card and textiles, destroy the underlying ultrastructure,
or architecture of the wood cells. But the new
technology now presented allows wood to be, in
effect, grown into exactly the shape desired for the
final product, through the medium of 3D printing.
By previously converting wood pulp into a
nanocellulose gel, researchers at Chalmers had
already succeeded in creating a type of ink that
could be 3D printed. Now, they present a major
progression – successfully interpreting and digitising
wood’s genetic code, so that it can instruct a
3D printer.
It means that now, the arrangement of the
cellulose nanofibrils can be precisely controlled
during the printing process, to actually replicate
the desirable ultrastructure of wood. Being able
to manage the orientation and shape means that
they can capture those useful properties of natural
wood.
”This is a breakthrough in manufacturing
technology. It allows us to move beyond the limits
of nature, to create new sustainable, green
products. It means that those products which today
are already forest-based can now be 3D printed,
in a much shorter time. And the metals and
plastics currently used in 3D printing can be replaced
with a renewable, sustainable alternative,”
says Professor Paul Gatenholm, who has led this
research within the Wallenberg Wood Science
Centre at Chalmers University of Technology.
A further advance on previous research is the
addition of hemicellulose, a natural component of
plant cells, to the nanocellulose gel. The hemicellulose
acts as a glue, giving the cellulose sufficient
strength to be useful, in a similar manner to the
natural process of lignification, through which cell
walls are built.
The new technology opens up a whole new
area of possibilities. Wood-based products could
now be designed and ‘grown’ to order – at a vastly
reduced timescale compared with natural wood.
Paul Gatenholm’s group has already developed
a prototype for an innovative packaging
concept. They printed out honeycomb structures,
with chambers in between the printed walls, and
then managed to encapsulate solid particles inside
those chambers. Cellulose has excellent oxygen
barrier properties, meaning this could be a promising
method for creating airtight packaging for
foodstuffs or pharmaceuticals for example.
”Manufacturing products in this way could
lead to huge savings in terms of resources and
harmful emissions,” he says. ”Imagine, for example,
if we could start printing packaging locally. It
would mean an alternative to today’s industries,
with heavy reliance on plastics and C02-generating
transport. Packaging could be designed and manufactured
to order without any waste”.
They have also developed prototypes for
healthcare products and clothing. Another area
where Paul Gatenholm sees huge potential for
the technology is in space, believing that it offers
the perfect first test bed to develop the technology
further.
”The source material of plants is fantastically
renewable, so the raw materials can be produced
on site during longer space travel, or on the moon
or on Mars. If you are growing food, there will
probably be access to both cellulose and hemicellulose,”
says Paul Gatenholm.
The researchers have already successfully
demonstrated their technology at a workshop
at the European Space Agency, ESA, and are also
working with Florida Tech and NASA on another
project, including tests of materials in microgravity.
”Traveling in space has always acted as a catalyst
for material development on earth,” he says.
www.chalmers.se
34 No. 3 • August 2019

FURNITURE
CH 01, the Kitchen Turns into a Wooden Sideboard
As new product for 2019, sanwacompany introduces the new kitchen CH 01 designed by Christian Haas. This is the first product born from the
cooperation with Karimoku New Standard (KNS), which is a brand that Karimoku Furniture inc., the biggest Japanese manufacturer of wooden
furniture, founded in 2009.
This unprecedented combination between the
knowledgeable expertise of sanwacompany as
kitchen manufacturer and the sophisticated woodworking
technology of Karimoku gives birth to a
new kind of spatial layout, where the concepts of
functional kitchen and wooden sideboard have a
superb balance.
In this project, horizontal and vertical volumes
are counterposed, creating grids inspired
by modernist buildings. CH 01 is perfectly consistent
with its essential nature and realized in the
precious Japanese Nara wood and with the most
updated Japanese technology. Thanks to its refined
materials and finishes, its modular system
(available in three different dimensions), its functionality
- the countertop contains the sink and
a useful cooktop -, the kitchen evokes the concepts
of minimalism and suggests sophisticated
and contemporary living spaces. A wall shelf, also
made of Japanese Nara wood, complements the
kitchen.
www.sanwacompany.global
No. 3 • August 2019
35

USER REPORT
Italian Saw Blade Manufacturer Puts Its Trust in VOLLMER
Steep mountain passes and narrow, winding roads - despite a difficult journey, the first VOLLMER sharpening machine found its way through
the Northern Italian Alps more than 25 years ago. Its destination was the saw blade manufacturer Moreschi in the small town of Vilminore
di Scalve. A strong partnership has linked the two companies since then. Moreschi relies on VOLLMER‘s grinding machines from the CHD,
CHF and CM model series for sharpening carbide-tipped circular saws with precision and Loroch machines (from the KSC-710 model serie) for
sharpening HSS circular saws.
Brothers Marco and Luciano Moreschi founded
Moreschi in 1987 in the Alpine town of
Vilminore di Scalve. Starting out as a grinding centre
for small workshops, the company soon began
specialising in the production of custom-made circular
and band saw blades. Moreschi now employs
more than 40 members of staff and supplies
its products to customers in Italy and abroad. The
saw blade manufacturer also runs a grinding centre
in Poland.
Founded on family and reliable
partners
Despite its growth and international focus,
tradition and family play a major part in the company.
Moreschi shares close ties with its home in
the Bergamasque Alps, where it was founded. And
even the second generation of the family is already
involved in the business, with Marco Moreschi’s
son Mattia and daughter Gloria Moreschi, also
working for the family-run company. ”For us, what
matters is not only continuing our family tradition;
it is also essential to have reliable partners so that
we can offer our customers the best saw blades,”
explains Marco Moreschi, CEO of Moreschi Srl.
”This is why we have been relying on the grinding
machines from Biberach since 1991. We are currently
using more than 15 VOLLMER and Loroch
machines at our company.”
The Italian saw blade manufacturer Moreschi uses VOLLMER
machines, including various models of the CM sharpening machine,
for machining its carbide-tipped circular saw blades.
Even the second generation of the Moreschi family is already involved in the saw blade manufacturer‘s business: (from left to right)
Mattia and Gloria Moreschi alongside their father Marco Moreschi, CEO of Moreschi Srl, and his brothers Luciano and Angelo Moreschi.
VOLLMER precision ‐ from small to
large
Moreschi mainly uses grinding machines from
the CHD, CHF and CM model series. They allow for
precise sharpening without the saw blades having
to be clamped in more than one position and
make it possible to machine a range of saw blades
with different diameters and tooth geometries.
What particularly impresses staff is how efficient
and simple the machines are to use, as well as the
reliability they offer.
Eight CNC-controlled axes and measuring
equipment make the CHD 270 from the Swabian
sharpening specialist ideal for automatically machining
carbide-tipped circular saw blades with
an outer diameter of between 80 and 840 millimetres.
Thanks to a fixed grinding unit and its
solid structure, the CM 300 grinding machine
achieves outstanding precision for circular saw
blades with a diameter of between 200 and 1440
millimetres. When it comes to extremely large dimensions,
right up to circular saw blades with
a diameter of 2200 millimetres, Moreschi uses
VOLLMER‘s CHM and CHMF 400 grinding ma-
chines. These two models, with five CNC axes
each, grind the tooth face and tooth top of the
saw teeth, as well as their sides.
Custom-made saw blades for a wide
range of applications
Moreschi’s international customer base includes
numerous companies from the steel and
metal alloy industry, meaning that the saw blades
are used for saws produced by large manufacturers,
as well as in saw mills. Since customer requirements
can differ greatly, Moreschi provides
advice that is tailored to each individual customer
and custom-produces saw blades. These saw
blades machine materials which require precision
and vary in their hardness and size, including steel
and metal alloys, as well as wood, plastics and
composite materials. To ensure a high standard
of quality, Moreschi performs several trials before
the final product reaches the customer. The company
is also always working on further developing
its products and technologies to find ideal solutions
for its customers’ various application areas.
Moreschi does this by exchanging knowledge and
ideas with Italian universities.
www.vollmer-group.com
36 No. 3 • August 2019

USER REPORT
Ruwac-Sauger in Steinway & Sons Piano Production
Craftsmanship at the Highest Level
“The best pianos and grand pianos in the world are produced at the Steinway manufacturing facility in Hamburg.“ The most famous concert
pianists would likely agree with this sentence; after all, roughly 99 % of them play a Steinway. Arthur Rubinstein, who owned a Steinway
D-274 his whole life, stated: “A Steinway is a Steinway and there is nothing like it in the world.“
The Steinway & Sons company was founded
in New York in 1853 by the Steinweg family, which
had emigrated there from Hamburg. The manufacturing
facility in Hamburg was created in 1880
to provide a second production location. The two
facilities produce around 3,000 grand pianos and
600 upright pianos each year. By 2016, Steinway
had produced around 600,000 instruments. These
not only offer an unmatched auditory experience,
but are a good investment as well: The value of
a Steinway grand piano grows consistently as it
ages.
The term ”manufacturing facility” used today
correctly describes production in Hamburg.
Workers there produce (Latin ”facere”) something
with their hands (Latin ”manus”) - an extremely
complex instrument made of roughly
12,000 individual parts. Many components and
process steps used to do so were developed in
house: With around 125 patents, Steinway has
continuously added new innovations to modern
piano building.
Why does the world’s leading manufacturer
of concert grand pianos trust vacuums by Ruwac?
Thomas Lompa, master engineer at Steinway,
breaks it down to a simple formula: ”Steinway and
Ruwac ‐ both offer great quality.” This sentiment is
confirmed by the large number of Ruwac vacuums
that are twenty years old, or even much older than
that. A vacuum systems expert touring the facility
would notice equipment dating back to 1979.
Ensuring all these systems function properly, offer
daily usability, and have up to date test seals is a
must for Steinway & Sons.
www.ruwac.de
Apart from the cast plate, which is filled with
around 450 drill holes made by a CNC machine in
Hamburg, most components used in the body are
made of high-quality wood. Any process that involves
woodworking creates chips and dust that
need to be suctioned away. Industrial vacuums
and suction systems are an essential part of the
Steinway manufacturing facility.
Most Ruwac vacuums used at Steinway & Sons suction wood chips and dust. However, they are also used after cast plate processing.
The vacuum pictured here is over thirty years old.
Steinway chose Ruwac decades ago as its supplier
of vacuum systems, and has remained with
the company ever since. Over ninety Ruwac vacuums
are used at the individual work stations. Most
of them are used to clean the floor and to suction
wood chips and dust from the grand and upright
pianos being produced. A Ruwac system suctions
metal chips at the CNC system used to process
cast plates.
The range of vacuums in use reflects almost
the entire product portfolio of dust suction devices
made by Ruwac over the last forty years: The company
uses both old and new devices of different
designs and power classes, mobile and stationary
systems, vacuums with and without pre-separators,
and both AC and three phase AC drives. In
short: Any time a Steinway is being built, a Ruwac
is on hand.
Steinway grand pianos produced in Hamburg consist of up to 12,000 individual parts. Ruwac vacuums are in use at many work
stations in the manufacturing facility.
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FAIRS
DOMOTEX
“ATMYSPHERE“: Keynote Theme for DOMOTEX 2020
The keynote theme for the 2020 edition of DOMOTEX, the world’s leading trade show for carpets and floor coverings, is “ATMYSPHERE“. The
show, which runs from 10 to 13 January 2020 in Hannover, Germany, will thus have as its central focus all those qualities of floors and floor
coverings that contribute to wellbeing and accentuate naturalness and sustainability.
The latest developments in outdoor flooring will be on show at DOMOTEX 2020.
Health and wellness are a major social trend at
present, and for many people that means spending
plenty of their leisure time outdoors in natural
settings. On sunny days, patios, decks, balconies
and gardens double as lovingly designed, lifestyle-enhancing
outdoor extensions of indoor living
spaces. The same holds true in the contract
flooring sector. Society’s growing awareness of
health and wellness translates into heightened expectations
in terms of the visual aesthetics, quality
and characteristics of outdoor flooring products ‐
whether in the home or in hotels, restaurants and
outdoor areas of showrooms.
It is with these trends firmly in mind that the
companies exhibiting at DOMOTEX are increasingly
developing high-quality flooring made of
natural wood, innovative planks made of WPC,
and tiles that are suitable for both indoor and
outdoor use. The sheer range of the products
available provides a richly diverse and creative
design palette for home owners and contract
flooring professionals. Architects and interior designers
use the products showcased by exhibitors
at DOMOTEX to create fluid transitions between
indoor and outdoor spaces. By connecting
otherwise disparate functional areas, these products
create unique spaces that contribute directly
to the wellbeing of the people who live and
work in them.
www.domotex.de
6th DOMOTEX Turkey in Gaziantep
Held for the sixth time in Gaziantep from
27 to 30 May 2019, DOMOTEX Turkey has once
again underscored its status as Eurasia’s leading
trade show for the carpet and floor coverings
sectors. The show generated intense interest
from international brands, attracting more than
200 exhibitor firms from 14 countries and over
14,000 visitors from 89 countries. Organized by
Deutsche Messe subsidiary Hannover Fairs Turkey
in partnership with the Gaziantep Chamber of
Commerce, the Southeastern Anatolia Carpet
Exporters Union and the Gaziantep Chamber of
Carpet Producers and Weavers, the show was
attended by an international delegation of buyers
from a broad array of countries ranging from
Russia to South Africa.
www.domotexturkey.com
interzum
Innovative, Inspiring, International
With this year’s outstanding figures, interzum has continued its impressive success story. The number of trade visitors has risen by more than
28 per cent since 2015. The atmosphere in the trade fair halls was excellent: exhibitors and visitors from across the globe were very satisfied
with the event. This was reflected in the highly positive verdict from the participating companies, who confirmed interzum’s leading position
as the industry’s number one trade fair in the world.
Alongside visitors from Germany, the most
strongly represented European nations were
Italy, France, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands
and the United Kingdom. Significant increases
were seen in visitors from Asia, with particularly
strong growth from China, as well as increases
from Central and South America, Eastern Europe
and North America).
In its anniversary year, interzum mastered the
balancing act of being an industry meeting place
for trade visitors on the one hand and a hotspot
for the creative professions on the other. A large
number of inspiring presentations by companies
contributed to this.
The next interzum will take place from 4
to 7 May 2021 in Cologne.
www.koelnmesse.de
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FAIRS
IFMAC 2019
Indonesia’s Leading Trade Show for Woodworking Machinery
Deutsche Messe is further expanding its portfolio of international shows by joining forces with Indonesia’s leading event for woodworking
machinery and components, the IFMAC show in Jakarta. The tradeshow company based in Hannover, Germany has been operating LIGNA, the
world’s leading trade fair for woodworking and wood processing plant, machinery and tools, since 1975. Its move into Indonesia will enable
it to apply its extensive wood-industry tradeshow expertise to one of the most dynamic regions of Southeast Asia and makes IFMAC the latest
new member of its “Woodworking Shows Worldwide“ family of trade fairs.
IFMAC (International Furniture Manufacturing
Component Exhibition) is a specialist trade show
and conference for woodworking machinery and
tools, machines, materials and components for interior
finishing and furniture production. Launched
in 2012, it is held in parallel with WOODMAC
every autumn at the Jakarta International Expo
Kemayoran exhibition center and is organized
by the Indonesian tradeshow company Wakeni
(PT. Wahana Kemalaniaga Makmur). IFMAC
is supported by the Ministry of Industry of the
Republic of Indonesia and by several local and
international industry associations, including the
European Federation of Woodworking Machinery
Manufacturers (EUMABOIS). The 8th edition of
IFMAC held this year (9 to 12 October) is the first
time that Deutsche Messe and Wakeni are joining
forces.
IFMAC features a comprehensive array of
products including furniture-making and woodworking
machinery and associated materials and
components, solutions for processing packaging,
plastics, rubber and metals, CNC machining centers
and machines for interior works, raw materials
and components for furniture production, surface
processing and coating machinery, decorative papers,
membranes, films and adhesives and more.
www.messe.de
Taiwan Woodworking Machinery Continues to Gain Worldwide Momentum
Gateway to Asian Markets
Global buyers, mostly Asians, head to Wood Taiwan to find excellent machines. Especially since Asian countries’ wood and wood products
industry still remain strong, and Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, 5 of the top 10 visiting countries of the show, are
fast growing furniture suppliers, Wood Taiwan ist the best platform to explore Asian markets.
According to the International Trade Centre
(ITC), the export value of Taiwan woodworking
machinery reached US S 0.73 billion in 2017
(a 40 % increase from 2016), accounted for 7 %
share of total global export, making Taiwan the
4th, largest exporter in the world following
Germany, Italy and China. Taiwan holds that place
thanks to its agile woodworking industrial cluster.
There are around 300 woodworking machine
manufacturers in Taiwan. Over 80 % of them are
located in central Taiwan, creating a synergy that
consists of an entirevalue chain offering superior
product quality and service with competetive
price.
With more than 60 years of development and
strong R&D capability, Taiwanese woodworking
machinery industry provides advanced technologies
and innovative solutions in every aspect of
woodworking operation from machining, assembly,
pre-finishing to surface-finishing.
As the concept of Industry 4.0 is changing
global manufacturing, woodworking industry
embraces automated equipment, robots, advanced
analytics, cloud computing and Iot to offer
smart solution for materials optimization and
production efficiency. Woodworking machine
makers integrate processing machines with smart
technologies to deliver customized products
and best-fit technologies tailored to customers’
need.
Save the date: Wood Taiwan, April 22-25, 2021
www.woodtaiwan.com
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INTERVIEW
Dr. Kurt Schmalz, Managing Director of J. Schmalz GmbH
“We’re Bringing Digitalisation
to Vacuum Clamping Technology“
This year’s LIGNA demonstrated how
companies can use digitalisation to implement
individualized, economical production. How
do you help machine manufacturers meet the
demand for networked systems?
We do so by using our expertise in the area
of vacuum automation: we have been developing
intelligent components that generate data
and therefore allow for functions such as energy
monitoring or predictive maintenance for
quite some time now. For example, our compact
ejector SCPMi can increase the performance
of an automated gripping process by up
to 10 percent. For us, integrating intelligence
into our vacuum clamping system of woodworking
machines is a logical next step. That
is why we are currently working on an intelligent
vacuum block. In a technological study,
we connected this Smart Block to the system
and, in this way, helped the manufacturer develop
an efficient and safe machine for wood
working.
You presented the Smart Block for the first
time at LIGNA 2019. What advantages does
this system offer?
One concrete example: When the Smart
Block reports the vacuum level to the machining
center, the machine knows when the wooden
board is secured in place and can start automatically.
If it registers an incorrect position or detects
that the active vacuum block is incorrect and not
suitable for the process in question, it will not
continue. The operator simply needs to configure
the vacuum block in order to make this possible ‐
no complicated laser or camera technology is required.
The CNC machining center can also adapt
its milling to the clamping situation for optimum
performance. To do so, it can determine which
lateral forces the system can hold securely based
on a combination of the surface composition and
the vacuum level.
Can you tell us some of the specific
advantages that the digital transformation
offers in terms of vacuum clamping
technology?
Based on our experiences with our smart
field devices, we know what an important role in-
telligent vacuum components play when it comes
to automation. With our technological study, we
are integrating the vacuum block into a digital
environment and allowing it to use process-relevant
data in the controller, in internal company
systems or on external cloud platforms. This
data can be used to continually optimize the
workflow ‐ shorter production times, less downtime
and more efficient production planning are
just a few advantages of this smart technology.
The monitoring of the suction capacity of the
vacuum block results in improvements in performance
and a significant increase in machine
safety across the entire process.
www.schmalz.com
It transmits data via Bluetooth interface to a
higher-level controller in real-time, making it visible
within the digital manufacturing environment.
Then, for example, the machine can calculate
the wear based on the current vacuum level.
This allows the user to schedule preventive maintenance
as needed, which results in a significant
drop in unexpected downtime. Moreover, the vacuum
block knows the serial numbers of its wearing
components and can display these numbers
as needed. This makes it much easier to purchase
spare parts.
If we put predictive maintenance to the side
for a moment, how does the direct connection
between the machine and the Smart Block
generate added value?
The Schmalz Smart Block records and transmits real-time data for the optimization of the clamping process.
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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
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.elkom.de
www.etvac.de
www.fagus-grecon.com
www.hoecker-polytechnik.com
Products
Guide to Products and Manufacturers
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
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Manufacturer
HOLZ-HER GmbH
Plochinger Str. 65, 72666 Nürtingen
Germany
Tel: +49 7022 702-0
Fax: +49 7022 702-101
Email: kontakt@holzher.com
www.holzher.de
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
Ledermann GmbH & Co. KG
Willi-Ledermann-Str. 1, 72160 Horb a. N.
Germany
Tel: +49 7451 93-0
Fax: +49 7541 93-270
Email: info@leuco.com
www.leitz.org
www.leuco.com
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.weinig.com
www.reichenbacher.de
Products
Edgebanding
CNC machining centres
Panel saws
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
TC and DP tipped machine tools for processing wood,
wooden and composite panels, plastics and NF-materials,
tool management & service
Planers and molders
CNC-Machining centres
CNC-Processing centres
CNC-Routers
Drilling systems
Milling machines
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Manufacturer
Siempelkamp Maschinen- und Anlagenbau
Siempelkampstr. 75, 47803 Krefeld
Germany
Tel: +49 2151 92-30
Fax: +49 2151 92-5604
www.siempelkamp.com
SPÄNEX GmbH
Luft-, Energie- und Umwelttechnik
Otto-Brenner-Str. 6, 37170 Uslar
Germany
Tel.: +49 5571-304 0
Fax: +49 5571-304 111
Email: info@spaenex.de
www.spaenex.de
Products
Guide to Products and Manufacturers
Presses, continuous, for production of chipboards
and fibre boards
Controll Technology
Briquetting presses
Dust extractors
Exhaust filter systems
Fans
Heat recovery systems
Spraying walls
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