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ISSN 1438-1672 · Vol. 40 · No. 4/22 · November<br />
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CONTENTS<br />
COMPANIES<br />
HOLZ-HER makes long-term investments in the future 6<br />
Always one idea ahead 7<br />
Greenlam South Limited orders high-end particleboard plant 8<br />
Bringing artificial intelligence technology<br />
to the wood-based panel industry 8<br />
New dual leadership 9<br />
USER REPORT<br />
Phillips Saw & Tool takes automation to the next level 10<br />
Sawing always produces shavings and chips 13<br />
SUSTAINABILITY<br />
Development of utilisation options for calamity wood:<br />
„NUKAFI“ project launched 15<br />
FURNITURE<br />
Sustainable adhesives for furniture manufacturing 15<br />
Catas engineering: misure the quality in production 16<br />
Largest bathroom and kitchen retailer in the Czech Republic<br />
and Slovakia relies on 2020‘s web-based planning solution 16<br />
The smart way to design furniture 17<br />
TOOLS<br />
Material diversity in the furniture<br />
and interior design industry 18<br />
One cutter for two directions of rotation 21<br />
MACHINING TECHNOLOGY<br />
New fine finishing units for edge banding 22<br />
Salvamac Group at Xylexpo 23<br />
New needle gripper: Picked up instead of sucked in 24<br />
High duty cycle lift tables offer extended time between<br />
maintenance24<br />
Innovation in surface finishing 25<br />
Switch to automated coating easily and cost-effectively 25<br />
A long-awaited return … 26<br />
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Explosion isolation should not be missing in a safety concept 27<br />
Mobile turning table enables back- and material-friendly<br />
workpiece handling 28<br />
DECORS<br />
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SURFACES<br />
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New particleboard: more sustainability thanks to<br />
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FAIRS<br />
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GUIDE TO PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURERS 34<br />
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COMPANIES<br />
Holz-Her Maschinenbau GmbH in Voitsberg<br />
HOLZ-HER makes long-term investments in the future<br />
Holz-Her Maschinenbau GmbH in Voitsberg, corporate affiliate of the WEINIG Group, announced in September its two-stage investment<br />
program with a total volume of 15 million euros. At the event, the symbolic ground breaking ceremony was reenacted with a delay<br />
caused by the pandemic. The first expansion stage, a new assembly hall with floor space of 1,700 sq. meters, will start operation as<br />
early as the beginning of December this year. Expansion stage two, a new, highly automated storage hall, will be started in the Spring<br />
of 2023. During this phase the ExpoCenter showroom will be expanded and the entire office infrastructure modernized.<br />
Hearty words of greeting were extended<br />
to the guests from the Weinig Technical<br />
CEO, Dr. Georg Hanrath, Harald Steiner,<br />
Business Manager at Holz-Her Maschinenbau<br />
GmbH in Voitsberg, Frank Epple, Business<br />
Manager at Holz-Her GmbH in Nürtingen as<br />
well as Voitsberg Mayor Mag. Bernd Osprian.<br />
Dr. Georg Hanrath explained the decision for<br />
these comprehensive investments in a few<br />
words: “The excellent development of Holz-Her<br />
has led to production in Voitsberg continuously<br />
reaching the limits of its capacity ever since<br />
2019. In addition to expanding our production<br />
capacity with this expansion, we are also creating<br />
space to extend our portfolio of products.<br />
We are making these investments in the conviction<br />
that this location has a great future.” added<br />
Harald Steiner in his speech. “By the end of the<br />
year <strong>2022</strong>, over 2000 machines will be produced<br />
and shipped from Voitsberg.<br />
We believe that expansion of the assembly<br />
area by 60 percent is a sign of our recognition<br />
for this location and are simultaneously aware<br />
of the challenge placed on us.”<br />
In the second expansion state, the entire logistics<br />
concept will be reconsidered. At the bottom<br />
line, effective, real-time supply of parts and<br />
material is more important than ever today. The<br />
new automated storage facilities save space<br />
and provide for an additional 3,000 sq. meters<br />
of floor space in the previous storage area for<br />
assembly. The planned expansion of the showroom<br />
is intended particularly for local customers<br />
and interested visitors from around the world to<br />
make their visit at Holz-Her in Voitsberg even<br />
more attractive.<br />
Frank Epple from the Nürtingen Headquarters<br />
emphasized: “Holz-Her has developed a strong<br />
position as a trailblazer and competent partner<br />
for innovative customer solutions in conjunction<br />
with current topics such as standardized wood<br />
processing machines, automation, digital services<br />
and networked production. For this reason we<br />
greatly appreciate the close, professional cooperation<br />
with our production location. The additional<br />
capacity will help us serve our customers even<br />
faster.”<br />
www.weinig.com // www.holzher.de<br />
Symbolic ground breaking ceremony at Holz-Her Maschinenbau GmbH in Voitsberg, corporate affiliate of the WEINIG Group. Left to right: Oliver Kunzweiler (Marketing Manager at Weinig), Dr. Georg Hanrath<br />
(Technical CEO / CTO Michael Weinig AG), Mag. Bernd Osprian (Voitsberg Mayor), Harald Steiner (Business Manager at Holz-Her Maschinenbau GmbH), Frank Epple (Business Manager at Holz-Her GmbH)<br />
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Höcker Polytechnik is celebrating its 60th anniversary<br />
Always one idea ahead<br />
For 60 years, Höcker Polytechnik has been one of the leading companies in the industry.<br />
For “Polytechers”, team spirit and a love of innovative technology are at the forefront.<br />
On 16 September, the company celebrated its 60th anniversary with employees, friends<br />
and business partners. The company‘s new image film was presented as part of the anniversary<br />
celebrations, delighting the 500 or so guests.<br />
We develop the solutions<br />
of tomorrow – since 1969.<br />
Owner Frank Höcker and Christian Vennemann in the new logistics hall in 2020 – the two Managing Directors work together very<br />
successfully.<br />
When the merchant Günther Höcker<br />
founded his trading and assembly company<br />
POLYTECHNIK on 1 July 1962, he laid the foundations<br />
for an impressive success story. He was<br />
quick to recognise the market’s actual needs,<br />
concentrating on the development and production<br />
of space- and energy-saving extraction<br />
and filtration systems. In 1991, corporate foresight<br />
and intelligently managed growth led to<br />
the next logical step: the company established<br />
a production and distribution site in Poland in<br />
addition to the existing Hilter site. This new<br />
site soon became a very important part of the<br />
company.<br />
In 1993 there was a changing of the guard,<br />
with Günther Höcker handing over the reins<br />
to his son Frank, who continued to focus on<br />
progress: in addition to expanding the business<br />
in the new states of the Federal Republic<br />
of Germany, he also promoted the establishment<br />
and maintenance of a quality management<br />
system. In 2001, he appointed Christian<br />
Vennemann, a long-time employee and authorised<br />
signatory, as the second Managing<br />
Director. Today, the two Managing Directors<br />
continue to work together successfully.<br />
No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong><br />
By 2009, the Hilter site was bursting at the<br />
seams; it had to accommodate the company’s<br />
growth. Frank Höcker decided to make the largest<br />
single investment in the company‘s history:<br />
a new office building was erected in 2010, followed<br />
by a new logistics centre in 2012. With<br />
a footprint of 3300 m 2 , the logistics centre provides<br />
ample storage space as well as an order<br />
picking area. In 2014, Höcker Polytechnik added<br />
coating systems technology to its product<br />
portfolio through the acquisition of Pipgras<br />
Lackieranlagen GmbH. In 2015, another solar<br />
power plant went into operation on the roof<br />
of the production facility; in total, this generates<br />
over 230,000 kW/h of electricity annually.<br />
The buildings have been largely independent of<br />
fossil fuels since 2021 thanks to modern heat<br />
pump heating and cooling systems. This energy<br />
management system has been certified in accordance<br />
with ISO 50001 since 2016.<br />
When Höcker Polytechnik launched tapio<br />
on the market in 2017, it became the world‘s<br />
first manufacturer of extraction systems that are<br />
100 % interface-compatible with tapio (Industry<br />
4.0 for wood processing). In addition, the company<br />
opened a new laser centre in the second<br />
plant in Poland, and a year later the completely<br />
new MultiStar C hybrid filter system was<br />
launched on the market. Innovations such as the<br />
newly developed Vacumobil with IE5 efficiency<br />
power pack and the Vacumobil MD160 medium-pressure<br />
dust extractor were presented to<br />
the public in 2020 and 2021 and have driven<br />
the company‘s success to date.<br />
www.hoecker-polytechnik.de<br />
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COMPANIES<br />
With more than 5,000 employees, a network<br />
of over 14,000 channel partners and a<br />
production capacity of 15.62 million sheets of<br />
HPL per annum, Greenlam is among the world’s<br />
top three producers of laminates. Saurabh<br />
Mittal, Managing Director & CEO at Greenlam<br />
Industries, said, “Our new DIEFFENBACHER<br />
particleboard plant marks our third production<br />
unit in India and puts us on a path to becoming<br />
a leading wood-panel producer in India.”<br />
Greenlam has 15 international offices and four<br />
international distribution centers from which it<br />
exports products to more than 100 countries.<br />
Greenlam South Limited orders highend<br />
particleboard plant<br />
Greenlam South Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Greenlam Industries Limited<br />
headquartered in New Delhi, India, has ordered a high-end particleboard plant from<br />
DIEFFENBACHER for its new manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh. Commercial production<br />
of up to 265,000 m³ of particleboard per year is expected by the fourth quarter<br />
of financial year 2023 – 24.<br />
DIEFFENBACHER will supply the new<br />
plant’s forming station and forming line with<br />
prepress, the CPS+ continuous press with press<br />
emission control system, the raw board handling<br />
system and the dryer. Also included are<br />
engineering, electrics and plant automation<br />
for the complete plant and the proven and<br />
highly flexible Lukki raw board storage system.<br />
Greenlam’s new high-end particleboard<br />
plant will feature EVORIS, DIEFFENBACHER’s<br />
new digital platform. “EVORIS will help us to<br />
understand and control our plant in a better<br />
and easier manner,” said UN Sarma,<br />
President – Manufacturing Chip Board &<br />
Siempelkamp and SMARTECH announce their upcoming collaboration<br />
Bringing artificial intelligence technology<br />
to the wood-based panel industry<br />
Siempelkamp and SMARTECH are proud to announce their collaboration to ignite a manufacturing revolution with artificial intelligence<br />
for the wood-based panel industry. Siempelkamp, one of the world‘s leading providers of wood panel manufacturing lines, and<br />
SMARTECH, an acclaimed and innovative hi-tech company, will partner together to bring a major transformation to the manufacturers<br />
of engineered wood panels.<br />
„We believe our collaboration with<br />
SMARTECH will drive the next generation of<br />
wood-based panel manufacturing. We look forward<br />
to working together to bring to market the<br />
most cutting-edge technology with a massive impact<br />
for our customers,“ says Gregor Bernardy,<br />
Head of MES and Industrial IT Solutions,<br />
Siempelkamp Logistics & Service GmbH.<br />
“Siempelkamp is a global leader in supplying<br />
press lines to the wood-based panel industry<br />
and we are excited to be working together.<br />
Technology is the key for better growth<br />
and a better future. The synergy between<br />
Siempelkamp and SMARTECH will drive the<br />
market with a game-changing solution.” says<br />
Hanoch Magid, CEO of SMARTECH.<br />
SMARTECH is a pioneering hi-tech company<br />
that provides game-changing technologies<br />
to the global manufacturing industry.<br />
SMARTECH revolutionizes traditional manufacturing<br />
by unleashing the latent potential of raw<br />
materials and data, and helps industries upgrade<br />
their plants to smart factories by transforming<br />
existing production lines into high-performing,<br />
autonomous, data-driven and sustainable<br />
assets. They spark new possibilities for<br />
manufacturing with intelligence. SMARTECH,<br />
ManewfacturingTM Technologies is headquartered<br />
in Israel, with a presence in the USA,<br />
Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America.<br />
www.smartech.com // www.siempelkamp.com<br />
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Engineering Services. “When DIEFFENBACHER<br />
introduced us to the EVORIS platform, we were<br />
immediately hooked. I strongly believe it is the<br />
future of wood-based panel production,” he<br />
concluded.<br />
“EVORIS is a real success story,” stated<br />
Stefan Zipf, head of the Wood business unit at<br />
DIEFFENBACHER. “Since introducing the digital<br />
platform at LIGNA.Innovation Network in<br />
September 2021, we’ve received overwhelmingly<br />
positive feedback from customers and a<br />
large number of inquiries to implement EVORIS<br />
in new and existing plants. We are very happy<br />
that Greenlam South will be among the first<br />
companies to benefit from EVORIS.”<br />
www.dieffenbacher.de<br />
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As of January 1st, 2023, Martin Scherrer<br />
will become member of the management<br />
board of the Siempelkamp Group and will<br />
succeed Dr. Martin Stark as CEO of the<br />
management board from July 2023, who<br />
last led the group successfully. Already<br />
in October <strong>2022</strong>, Martin Sieringhaus will<br />
become the new CFO of the Siempelkamp<br />
Group and will succeed the long-standing<br />
commercial managing director Elisabeth<br />
Bienbeck-Ketelhohn. She will retire<br />
from the company in March 2023 after<br />
the end of the <strong>2022</strong> financial year and<br />
the respective handover. Martin Scherrer<br />
joins Siempelkamp from AstenJohnson,<br />
a supplier to the paper industry, where<br />
he most recently headed the business as<br />
President Eurasia.<br />
rembe.com<br />
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extensive experience in strategic development<br />
and the implementation of change processes.<br />
Mr Sieringhaus also managed the commercial<br />
aspects of extensive change initiatives,“<br />
says Bertram Staudenmaier, Chairman of the<br />
Siempelkamp Advisory Board.<br />
www.siempelkamp.com<br />
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No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong><br />
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USER REPORT<br />
Phillips Saw & Tool takes automation to the next level<br />
Established more than 60 years ago,<br />
Phillips Tool Co was initially founded by<br />
Ted Phillips back in 1959 as a tool and<br />
die manufacturing business serving local<br />
customers in the Frankfort, IN area.<br />
In 1962, the company started sharpening<br />
saw blades and welding bandsaw<br />
blades, and after more than 20 years of<br />
saw blade servicing playing a greater<br />
role in the business, the next generation<br />
of the family changed the company<br />
name to Phillips Saw and Tool (PSAWS).<br />
Soon afterwards, the company invested<br />
in grinding technology from VOLLMER of<br />
America and the company hasn’t looked<br />
back since.<br />
Over time, local industries using saw blades<br />
started bringing their dull blades into Phillips<br />
Tool to get them sharpened. The Phillips toolmakers<br />
responded by retrofitting 2 Cincinnati<br />
#2 Cutter Grinders, building jigs and fixtures to<br />
hold and index saw blades from 7” to 30” diameter.<br />
A niche was developing within Phillips<br />
Tool Company. In 1981 Ted hired his son-in-law<br />
Jeff Chynoweth after serving 4 years in the US<br />
Navy. Ted taught Jeff about saw blades over the<br />
years and the business rapidly grew. Between<br />
1985 and 1988, current Company President Jeff<br />
Chynoweth shifted the focus from tool and die<br />
manufacturing to saw blade distribution, servicing<br />
and regrinding as the saw blade side<br />
of the business was outgrowing the tool & die<br />
business. In 1989 Jeff & Kathy Chynoweth purchased<br />
the company, and to honor Ted Phillips,<br />
his name remained in the title.<br />
Now, the Indiana based company is one<br />
of the largest service centers in the US, supplying<br />
customers nationwide. Before the 1980s<br />
and the company’s first investment in its first<br />
CNC grinding center, company founder Ted and<br />
his small team were increasingly servicing saw<br />
blades for the <strong>woodworking</strong> industry, with Ted<br />
conducting delivery and sales during the day<br />
and manual regrinding and servicing long into<br />
the night to provide a next-day delivery service.<br />
The regular 18 hour working day was simplified<br />
with the arrival of a CNC grinding center in the<br />
mid 80’s that provided the opportunity to automate<br />
processes, enhance quality, grow the business<br />
and give Ted more time with the family.<br />
The introduction of VOLLMER<br />
The first CNC installation in the mid 80’s<br />
enabled the company to expand its customer<br />
base in the <strong>woodworking</strong> and construction industry<br />
and in 1995, the first VOLLMER machine<br />
was purchased. Discussing the arrival of the<br />
VOLLMER CHF210 TCT side-grinding machine,<br />
Jeff Chynoweth recalls: “Our business grew<br />
right along with the state of Indiana’s growth<br />
into automobile production. We started servicing<br />
Tier One and Tier Two suppliers to the automakers.<br />
We were asked to provide tighter tolerances<br />
on our saw blades and tools. This led us<br />
to VOLLMER and Loroch machines. We put the<br />
same demands on VOLLMER that our customers<br />
asked of us!”<br />
“We needed a machine for servicing customers<br />
that were cutting non-ferrous materi-<br />
als that could also undertake periphery grinding,<br />
which was the preferred solution for the<br />
<strong>woodworking</strong> industry. At that time, VOLLMER<br />
was streets ahead of anything else and they<br />
had the only suitable solution. Not only was<br />
VOLLMER the only suitable solution, but we<br />
also discovered they had the best machine design,<br />
and the CNC control unit was extremely<br />
easy to use. The machine design and format<br />
of the CNC control instantly created familiarity<br />
for our staff, and this made production considerably<br />
easier to undertake. The added benefit<br />
was that our customers continuously provided<br />
feedback on the quality of our saw blades<br />
that were manufactured on the VOLLMER<br />
machine.”<br />
This switch to VOLLMER machine tools has<br />
evolved into a technology partnership that has<br />
now spanned more than 25 years. Following<br />
the installation of the company’s first VOLLMER<br />
CHF210, PSAWS quickly continued its acquisition<br />
trail with the purchase of a VOLLMER<br />
CHD250 8-axis top and face grinding machine<br />
in 1997. Over the next decade, the company<br />
witnessed an increasing shift with saw blades<br />
for the metalworking industry rapidly outgrowing<br />
sales for the <strong>woodworking</strong> sector.<br />
By the early 2000s, the <strong>woodworking</strong> customer<br />
base had grown at a steady rate, but<br />
as a percentage of the PSAWS business, ferrous<br />
and non-ferrous saws had become 75 %<br />
of the business. With the demand for aluminium<br />
processing blades in the residential sector<br />
outstripping all other services, PSAWS<br />
once again turned to VOLLMER, purchasing<br />
a Loroch SW-630ST grinding machine in 2006<br />
and an EKOSTAR760 in 2009 for the sharpening,<br />
re-toothing and chamfering of metal-cutting<br />
circular saw blades.<br />
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The next generation<br />
Today, the company comprises three main<br />
departments, the carbide tipped circular saw<br />
blades up to 54” diameter, the cold saw blades<br />
sales and service and the band saw blade welding.<br />
The 11,000sq/ft shop is climate controlled<br />
and the environment is very clean. “Over the last<br />
15+ years we have relied heavily on VOLLMER<br />
and Loroch machine technology and support.<br />
Our first VOLLMER in 1995 (CHC025) has blossomed<br />
and our saw shop now looks like a<br />
VOLLMER showroom.”<br />
As the third generation of the family to join<br />
the company in 2009, the current Vice President,<br />
Mr. Jordan Chynoweth takes up the story on<br />
how PSAWS has evolved in the last 10 years.<br />
“We now have distributors around the US, and<br />
we are receiving crates of saw blades daily from<br />
48 different states. The three core areas of our<br />
business are bandsaw, TCT saws and cold saw<br />
production and servicing, which includes tensioning,<br />
straightening, re-tipping and returning<br />
saws to customers in an ‘as-new’ condition.”<br />
“With the Loroch machines from VOLLMER<br />
catering for the ferrous metal saw blades, we<br />
once again needed to investigate a TCT grinding<br />
solution for processing saws up to a 24-inch<br />
diameter. From our experience, nobody else had<br />
the expertise or the capabilities of the VOLLMER<br />
brand. Over the previous 12 years of working<br />
with VOLLMER, we found the machine tools to<br />
be very reliable, easy-to-use, the service was<br />
outstanding and the robust monoblock design<br />
helped us to improve the quality of our saws.<br />
Taking this into account, we op-ted for the<br />
VOLLMER CHD 270 sharpening machine with<br />
eight CNC-controlled axes for atomatic machining<br />
of carbide-tipped circular saw blades with<br />
different diameters and tooth geometries on<br />
the tooth faces and tooth tops. What was more<br />
impressive was the technological leap forward<br />
that VOLLMER had made from the CHD250 machine<br />
we bought in 1997 to the 2012 CHD270<br />
variant.”<br />
“The VOLLMER CHD 270 was a big leap forward<br />
for our business and a step-up in technology<br />
from machines we had from other suppliers.<br />
The CHD 270 allowed us to grind with<br />
a flat wheel as opposed to a peripheral wheel,<br />
it was 30 % faster than the previous machine,<br />
it had significantly improved automation with<br />
the ND230 3-cart automation system and the<br />
build quality was much ‘tighter’ than ever before.<br />
Nobody else had the capabilities or innovation<br />
that VOLLMER offered.”<br />
Continual growth trajectory<br />
COVID aside, PSAWS has been on a journey<br />
that has seen the 13-employee company located<br />
North of Indianapolis grow annually by<br />
15 – 20 %, expanding its factory space from an<br />
initial 1,500 sq ft to 7,000 sq ft. However, when<br />
the business installed a VOLLMER CPF200 in<br />
2012 and a Loroch EKOSTAR760 in 2013, they<br />
realized the need to once again expand, almost<br />
doubling the floor area in 2015 to 12,000 sq ft.<br />
With the extra floor area PSAWS once again set<br />
about looking for more VOLLMER machines to<br />
underpin the service and support provided to its<br />
customers.<br />
As Jordan Chynoweth recalls: “A few years<br />
back, we acknowledged that there are a lot of<br />
good saw blade manufacturers in the marketplace,<br />
but there are very few that can process<br />
saw blades and bodies above 600 mm (24 inches).<br />
We spotted a niche and we invested in two<br />
Gerling GLH brazing machines and a VOLLMER<br />
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2017 for grinding the hook, clearance and face<br />
of saws from 80 to 1300 mm (3 to 51 inches).”<br />
The operating concept with the new multifunction<br />
handwheel on the CHP1300 makes<br />
work significantly easier and faster than ever<br />
before. The axes are selected and moved by only<br />
one module, which helps to eliminate operator<br />
error. The handwheel is also used as a potentiometer<br />
to be able to carry out speed adjustments<br />
in automatic mode whilst the automatic<br />
adjustment of the hook angle and clearance angle<br />
through digital detection avoids adjustment<br />
errors.<br />
Increasing automation<br />
While many machines at PSAWS already<br />
provide automated loading/unloading and the<br />
VOLLMER ND230 three carriage system has<br />
been facilitating the automation of up to 250<br />
saw blades from 100 to 630 mm for a number<br />
of years on the CHD270 24-inch capacity machine,<br />
the company never stands still. As Jordan<br />
Chynoweth continues: “We have changed the automation<br />
system on the 2012 CHD270 machine<br />
from the ND230 to the larger capacity ND360.<br />
This really takes automation to the next level.”<br />
The ND 360 handling system takes the previous<br />
3-station system up to 6-stations, providing<br />
the capacity for up to 550 circular saw<br />
blades to be loaded automatically. Not only has<br />
the ND360 increased automation capacity from<br />
250 to 550 saws and the maximum diameter capacity<br />
from 630 to 840 mm diameter, but it also<br />
permits the integration of up to three grinding<br />
centers. Something PSAWS has fully exploited<br />
by investing in 2019 in a VOLLMER CHF270, a<br />
machine for grinding the tooth sides of carbidetipped<br />
circular saw blades that will complement<br />
the CHD270 that automatically machines<br />
tooth faces and tooth tops of carbide-tipped<br />
circular saw blades. “We updated the existing<br />
Grind Center by adding the CHF270 side grinder<br />
and replacing the ND230 loader with the larger<br />
ND360, increasing the number of carts to 6 and<br />
increasing the lifting capacity to 32” diameter<br />
blades. Both the CHF270 and ND360 were installed<br />
at the same time.”<br />
The ND 360 handling system has four CNC<br />
controlled axes and its double gripper system<br />
guarantees extremely quick and stable changeover<br />
times. Furthermore, the ND360 communicates<br />
with each machine to ensure complete<br />
autonomy of the complete process. Alluding<br />
to this, Jordan Chynoweth continues: “We upgraded<br />
the automation system to add capacity<br />
as well as the facility for larger blades up<br />
to 840 mm diameter. The investment in the<br />
VOLLMER CHF270 that was added to the cell<br />
in 2019 was for us to target a new market audience.<br />
The CHF270 allows us to build a better<br />
saw blade and gives us extra capacity.”<br />
“By adding the CHF270 to the existing<br />
CHD270+ND360 cell, we can run the CHF270<br />
‘around the clock’. Regardless of whether the<br />
business expands or contracts in the future, our<br />
level of automation perfectly poises our business<br />
to deal with any fluctuation in demand. In<br />
our area, skilled staff is also a challenge and the<br />
cell somewhat insulates us from these concerns.<br />
We are so convinced by the VOLLMER machines<br />
and the automation that we have recently added<br />
a third machine to the cell earlier this year.”<br />
The future<br />
Regardless of the global COVID pandemic,<br />
the business has remained relatively strong<br />
through 2020 for PSAWS and the company has<br />
re-affirmed its commitment to customer service,<br />
ordering an additional two VOLLMER machines<br />
that arrived in March 2021.<br />
Discussing the machines, Jordan Chynoweth<br />
states: “We have ordered a CHD271 machine<br />
that was incorporated into the existing<br />
CHF270, CHD270 and ND360 cell to deliver<br />
complete automated production autonomy.<br />
Before COVID took hold in 2020, we ordered<br />
another VOLLMER topper/facer for the ND360,<br />
the CHD271 machine completed the 3 machine<br />
grinding center. The CHD271 was installed this<br />
year and this version has many updates compared<br />
to our other CHD machine. The CHD271<br />
has the (optional) notching wheel installed. We<br />
also had a major 3-axis rebuild completed on<br />
our existing CHD270 by the VOLLMER techs.<br />
Giving us more years of service.”<br />
Referring to the CHD271 acquisition,<br />
VOLLMER of America Regional Sales Manager,<br />
Mr. Shaun Loveless adds: “The CHD271 is a variant<br />
of the CHD270 where the saw carrier has<br />
been completely re-designed, and the arbor has<br />
dampening incorporated. This reduces the existing<br />
tolerance of the machine from +/-5 microns<br />
to considerably less. Whilst this level of precision<br />
will be more relevant to saw production for<br />
the metal cutting sector than the <strong>woodworking</strong><br />
industry, PSAW customers in both industry segments<br />
will benefit from the outstanding level of<br />
precision.”<br />
As well as the CHD271, PSAWS also had a<br />
CHF1300 arriving early in 2021. Furthermore,<br />
the cold saw business has continued to grow,<br />
even through the COVID pandemic. “During<br />
the uncertain COVID months of 2020, we updated<br />
our existing Schmidt Tempo Freestyle<br />
CNC grinder with the Loroch Evolution machine,<br />
which was installed in August 2021 with filtration<br />
and chiller.”<br />
Concluding on this, Jordan Chynoweth<br />
says: “The CHF1300 complements our existing<br />
CHP1300 and supports us as we expand our<br />
business in the niche area of large saw blades.<br />
We are now servicing and manufacturing tens<br />
of thousands of saw blades a year with a large<br />
number of these blades being manufactured on<br />
the VOLLMER machines. As a company, we love<br />
VOLLMER machines, and the service has always<br />
been excellent. Technologically, there is nothing<br />
in the industry that compares to the VOLLMER<br />
machines and this is demonstrated in our service,<br />
quality, productivity levels and also our<br />
ability to consult with our customers and develop<br />
blade geometries and solutions according<br />
to their exact needs. We always reinvest in our<br />
business and VOLLMER will always be part of<br />
the investment strategy.”<br />
www.vollmer-group.com<br />
12 No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong>
USER REPORT<br />
GELO Holzwerke GmbH relies on waste wood processing from Vecoplan at the Wunsiedel Bioenergy Park<br />
Sawing always produces shavings and chips<br />
Making the best possible use of local<br />
natural resources and networking them<br />
with each other – that’s one of the core<br />
concepts pursued by the Wunsiedel Energy<br />
Park. WUN Bioenergie is a joint venture<br />
of the SWW Wunsiedel GmbH and the<br />
GELO Sawmill from Weißenstadt. GELO<br />
primarily manufactures from building or<br />
construction timber, available in abundance<br />
in the Fichtel Mountains. The waste<br />
wood in the energy park is processed into<br />
pellets, which are sent to a large biomass<br />
combined heat and power plant (CHP).<br />
The sawmill operator relies on high-performance<br />
shredding and conveyor technology<br />
from Vecoplan to process the waste<br />
wood for this purpose.<br />
GELO Timber has built the world’s most modern, small-dimensioned wood sawmill in Wunsiedel in the Fichtel Mountains.<br />
“The sawmill industry experienced strong<br />
cut-throat competition between 2008 and<br />
2018,” reports Wolf-Christian Küspert, owner<br />
and Managing Director of the GELO Sawmill<br />
in Weißenstadt, Upper Franconia. “About 30 %<br />
of the timber companies disappeared from the<br />
market, and those that managed to survive lost<br />
a fair amount of ground. This also created an<br />
enormous investment backlog in the industry,<br />
which is only now being gradually cleared.”<br />
Küspert took over the family business from his<br />
father in 2003. The company was founded as<br />
a sawmill in 1898. With around 600,000 cubic<br />
metres cut annually, it is now one of the largest<br />
wood processors in Germany and part of a<br />
state-of-the-art wood processing industrial site.<br />
“We provide different finishing steps on site,<br />
so our customers get everything from a single<br />
source,” says the Managing Director.<br />
In 2011, the company founded the WUN<br />
Bioenergie GmbH in Weißenstadt together with<br />
the Wunsiedel Public Utilities (SWW). With its<br />
attached biomass CHP, the subsidiary produces<br />
energy from renewable and, above all, regional<br />
sources. No waste is produced at GELO because<br />
the trees are entirely recycled: Wood chips generated<br />
during production end up in the pulp industry.<br />
The sawdust is pressed into pellets that<br />
provide electricity and sustainable heat for regional<br />
households. “We have constantly expanded<br />
the Weißenstadt site,” says Küspert.<br />
“However, we reached our limits in terms of<br />
space.”<br />
The logical solution for continued growth<br />
was a new site – an ideal location was found<br />
in Wunsiedel, just a few kilometres away, and<br />
the new energy park there soon hosted a CHP<br />
and a pellets facility. The wood processing company<br />
built the GELO sawmill in the energy park<br />
– probably one of the few German greenfield<br />
projects constructed in recent years.<br />
The smell of freshly sawn wood is in the air.<br />
Wolf-Christian Küspert points to the new hall.<br />
“We have built the world’s most modern smalldiameter<br />
timber sawmill here,” he says. Smalldiameter<br />
wood is an excellent timber with firmly<br />
intergrown branches. With this project, the<br />
company also supports the increasing amount<br />
of forest conversion, which is occurring because<br />
climate change is causing older trees to<br />
die earlier and regrowing trees have to be felled<br />
more quickly. “The wood has a top diameter of<br />
about 25 centimetres or less,” Küspert explains.<br />
“Small-diameter wood always means a lot of<br />
waste wood, and that’s because the smaller the<br />
diameter, the higher the percentage of waste<br />
wood when we saw out a rectangular crosssection.”<br />
The sawmill in Wunsiedel processes<br />
mainly spruce – around 350,000 cubic metres<br />
per year.<br />
Efficient processing of waste wood<br />
The waste wood falls directly from the sawmill onto the conveyor system, ready for the next stage of pellet production.<br />
To prepare the sawdust and wood chips<br />
for pellet production, GELO Timber relies<br />
on Vecoplan – as it has done for years in<br />
Weißenstadt. Vecoplan, the specialist for processing<br />
residual materials, is headquartered<br />
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USER REPORT<br />
in Bad Marienberg in the Westerwald region.<br />
The company develops plants to shred,<br />
convey, separate, and store wood, biomass,<br />
plastics, paper and household & commercial<br />
The star screening machine separates excess lengths from the<br />
material.<br />
The screened excess lengths and offcuts from the board sorting<br />
are transported to the drum chipper via belts and vibrating<br />
conveyors.<br />
The drum chipper shreds the resulting waste wood to dryercapable<br />
chip size.<br />
waste. “Our tasks include consultancy, planning<br />
and finding solutions. We provide integrated<br />
project management, including installation,<br />
commissioning and comprehensive service,”<br />
explains Michael Mützel, Regional Sales<br />
Manager in the Wood I Biomass Division at<br />
Vecoplan. Wolf-Christian Küspert has known<br />
him for a long time through joint projects.<br />
The Managing Director has known Vecoplan<br />
for even longer: “Even my father and grandfather<br />
relied on the reliability of Vecoplan machines<br />
and the company’s competence. I grew<br />
up with that name. Here, the old German saying<br />
is: “Cobbler, stick to your last.”<br />
Vecoplan was involved in the project from<br />
the very beginning. “We received the order in<br />
January 2020,” says Michael Mützel. “We accompanied<br />
the planning phase and were able<br />
to build our facilities on the greenfield site during<br />
the new construction.” The delivery date<br />
was in the summer of 2020, and installation<br />
and commissioning took place in November.<br />
Wood chopped into small pieces<br />
Motor noise fills the hall. Vecoplan expert<br />
Mützel points to the equipment installed by<br />
the Vecoplan team. From the saw line, sawdust<br />
and chips fall through the floor of the saw<br />
hall onto a long conveyor belt. The conveyor<br />
technology transports the material to a star<br />
screen to separate excess lengths. The matching<br />
waste wood falls onto another conveyor<br />
belt. The screened excess lengths and offcuts<br />
from the board sorting are transported to the<br />
drum chipper via belts and vibrating conveyors.<br />
These feed the material to be processed horizontally<br />
to the machine. Vecoplan technicians<br />
adapted the chipper to match the sawmill’s<br />
tasks and achieved a homogeneous and highquality<br />
result.<br />
“Our series is extremely compact,” says<br />
Mützel. “The shredding principle reduces the<br />
waste wood to a chipping length of about ten<br />
millimetres to be fed directly to the drying process<br />
in the pellet plant opposite.”<br />
The chips produced by the chipper are<br />
then fed back onto the long conveyor belt under<br />
the saw line. A chain conveyor takes the<br />
waste wood, which has been freed from excess<br />
lengths, out of the hall together with the material<br />
rated as good by the star screen and transfers<br />
it to an approximately 40 metrelong VRF<br />
pipe conveyor in the direction of the pellet mill.<br />
So that nothing is lost<br />
“This series consumes about half as much<br />
electricity as similar conveyor belt systems,”<br />
Mützel reports. The VRF transports the material<br />
across the yard to the storage boxes and a<br />
screening station. To ensure that nothing is lost,<br />
the tubular system completely encloses the material<br />
so that neither wind nor storm can blow<br />
it away. The conveyor belt in this series passes<br />
through a tube; it does not run on rollers as<br />
in conventional conveyors. Since an air cushion<br />
supports the belt, only minor friction losses occur<br />
during operation. It also runs quietly, which<br />
makes for a more pleasant atmosphere on the<br />
premises.<br />
Each drive station is equipped with two<br />
scrapers. Users can adjust the front head scraper<br />
and the carbide scraper from outside the machine.<br />
The components can be re-tensioned<br />
quickly and easily with a ratchet. The front head<br />
scraper is flexible but strong enough to remove<br />
extraneous materials from the belt. The carbide<br />
scraper is more thorough and prevents resin,<br />
for example, from sticking to the belt. These<br />
scrapers reduce maintenance times, increase<br />
equipment availability, and reduce material<br />
carry-over. The system conveys the material at<br />
a maximum of 2.5 metres per second. Another<br />
Vecobelt, approximately 80 metres in length,<br />
carries the waste wood from the screening station<br />
to the pellet plant.<br />
An optimal location<br />
“The transport routes here are short and energy-saving<br />
so that we can save several thousand<br />
truck trips a year,” says Küspert. The pellets<br />
are not only sold regionally; they are also<br />
supplied to various wood pellet gasifiers operated<br />
by the Stadtwerke Wunsiedel, GELO and<br />
other partners. The electricity generated is fed<br />
into the SWW grid. The heat supplies local networks<br />
in neighbouring districts, and the power<br />
plant also transfers its waste heat to the pellet<br />
plant to dry the chips.<br />
Küspert is certain: “A project this big can<br />
only succeed with the right partners.And to reduce<br />
the complexity, I have to be able to rely<br />
on them. With a partner like Vecoplan, I know<br />
that things will run smoothly. And if things<br />
don’t work out, their experts know exactly<br />
what to do.” The time frame of the project was<br />
tight. Covid-19’s entry restrictions delayed the<br />
work of the installation crews from Finland and<br />
Portugal. Still, the wood processing company<br />
was finally able to start its regular operations<br />
at the end of February 2021. And just three<br />
months later, the company was already running<br />
at a stable 80 % of its total capacity.<br />
www.vecoplan.com<br />
14 No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong>
SUSTAINABILITY<br />
Development of utilisation options for calamity wood:<br />
„NUKAFI“ project launched<br />
The Federal Ministries BMEL and BMUV have reacted to this dramatic development with the funding call „Dealing with calamity areas<br />
and calamity wood“ (funding guideline „Forest Climate Fund“), within the framework of which the project supervised by the Agency of<br />
Renewable Resources e.V. (FNR) is running.<br />
The joint project is being carried out<br />
by 5 research partners, each with specific<br />
tasks. These include the Fraunhofer Institute<br />
for Wood Research (WKI) as project coordinator,<br />
the German Sawmill and Timber<br />
Industry Association (DeSH), the Georg-August<br />
University of Göttingen, the Centre for Forestry<br />
and Timber – Forest and Wood NRW and the<br />
Institute for Wood Technology Dresden (IHD).<br />
The project will be accompanied by the Harz<br />
National Park Administration, the Association of<br />
the German Wood-Based Panel Industry (VHI),<br />
ante-holz GmbH and EGGER Holzwerkstoffe<br />
Brilon GmbH & Co. KG.<br />
The aim is to systematically investigate the<br />
change in wood quality in spruce trees damaged<br />
by bark beetle infestation or in dead spruce<br />
trees that remain unharvested in the forest for a<br />
certain period of time after infestation or death<br />
in the sense of „standing storage“. The aim is to<br />
clarify how the wood quality changes depending<br />
on the storage period and the respective location<br />
and when further processing for certain<br />
wood products such as cross-laminated timber<br />
or wood-based materials is still possible. In addition,<br />
a guideline for forest owners and wood<br />
users is to be created, with the help of which<br />
a product-specific standing grading of calamity<br />
spruce is possible and the possible uses of the<br />
wood can be estimated.<br />
The tasks of the IHD are in particular the determination<br />
of biotic harmful organisms as well<br />
as physical-mechanical investigations on glued<br />
solid wood products.<br />
In August, the FNR joint project „Material utilisation options for<br />
standing calamity wood of the spruce tree species depending<br />
on damage progress and wood quality (NUKAFI)“ was launched.<br />
The background to this is the massive and further increasing<br />
forest damage.<br />
www.ihd-dresden.de<br />
Sustainable adhesives for furniture manufacturing<br />
FURNITURE<br />
The adhesive manufacturer Jowat from<br />
Detmold has made sustainability the guiding<br />
principle for its trade fair participation<br />
at this year’s Holzhandwerk. The “Green<br />
Adhesives” product line follows a holistic<br />
approach to sustainability and moves<br />
aspects such as resource conservation,<br />
healthy living environments and occupational<br />
safety to the center of modern<br />
bonding processes in furniture manufacturing.<br />
Sustainable and responsible joining processes<br />
go beyond the use of sustainably sourced<br />
raw materials, according to the adhesives expert<br />
Jowat. Therefore, the manufacturer’s<br />
“Green Adhesives” also contribute to the conservation<br />
of valuable resources and the protection<br />
of employees as well as end customers.<br />
For example, processors can protect their<br />
employees during the application process and<br />
at the same time avoid high training costs by<br />
choosing a tried and trusted monomer-reduced<br />
PUR hot melt adhesive with hazard-free labeling.<br />
Jowatherm-Reaktant ® MR 607.90 is one<br />
such hot melt adhesive with hazard-free labeling<br />
for general edgebanding purposes. It can<br />
be used for the bonding of established edgebands<br />
with through-feed edgebanders and is<br />
also supplied in the much demanded PUR granulate<br />
form. The premium grade Jowatherm-<br />
Reaktant ® MR 608.90 facilitates high-quality<br />
bonding with virtually invisible bondlines for superior<br />
furniture designs. Transition to the modern,<br />
monomer-reduced adhesives can be very<br />
easy.<br />
Low-emission adhesives of Jowat go yet a<br />
step further. As part of a responsible and sustainable<br />
bonding process, their use helps protect<br />
not only the processor but also the end customer.<br />
The dispersion adhesives Jowacoll ® 103.10<br />
and Jowacoll ® 103.30 of the “Green Adhesives”<br />
series can impress with very low emissions of<br />
formaldehyde, plasticizers and other ingredients<br />
and support the manufacture of products<br />
with low emissions. The two dispersion adhesives<br />
meet durability class D3 and can be used<br />
for the bonding of hard and soft wood species<br />
as well as for the flat lamination of woodbased<br />
materials. In addition, Jowacoll ® 103.30<br />
has been classified as having “low flammability”<br />
characteristics at the specified application<br />
amount and may also be used for interior finishing<br />
in shipbuilding.<br />
And not least, resource-conserving production<br />
processes can produce positive sustainability<br />
effects. In edgebanding, the unfilled PUR hot<br />
melt adhesive Jowatherm-Reaktant ® 608.00,<br />
which is also available in granulate form, can<br />
support manufacturers in that regard. The colorless<br />
glue line, its wide range of adhesion, excellent<br />
thermal stability and high initial strength<br />
coupled with a significantly reduced application<br />
amount for thinnest bondlines make this adhesive<br />
a very attractive partner for highest requirements<br />
in furniture manufacturing. The low-temp<br />
hot melt adhesive Jowatherm ® 282.20 facilitates<br />
energy savings in processing. This classic<br />
adhesive supports a sustainable minimization of<br />
manufacturing costs due to a significant reduction<br />
in energy consumption. In addition, it also<br />
optimizes safety at the workplace due to the reduced<br />
risk of burns.<br />
www.jowat.de<br />
Jowat showed its products<br />
of the “Green Adhesives”<br />
series for furniture manufacturing<br />
at Holzhandwerk.<br />
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FURNITURE<br />
Catas engineering: misure the quality in production<br />
One of the lesser-known activities of<br />
Catas – the leading European laboratory<br />
for tests in the wood-furniture sector – is<br />
undoubtedly the complete catalog of machines<br />
and equipment that companies can<br />
buy to test „continuously“ their products.<br />
It is obviously essential that a new chair or a<br />
mattress shall be properly tested by Catas in its<br />
laboratories, but in many situations, the same<br />
manufacturers may greatly benefit to have internally<br />
test and measurement tools with which<br />
to verify at any time the quality or the performance<br />
of their production, of a prototype, of a<br />
new concept,...<br />
Catas Engineering, the section of the Italian<br />
laboratory to which this activity is delegated,<br />
stands alongside the companies to create real<br />
„test laboratories“ in the production sites with<br />
which to perform, for example, „pre-tests“ on<br />
every component or finished product the design<br />
department can imagine, in a short time and<br />
with absolutely reliable results.<br />
„More and more companies decide not to<br />
limit themselves to „official“ tests and decide<br />
to internally have measurement tools that actually<br />
become an integral part of the production<br />
system“, Franco Bulian, the Catas Managing<br />
Director, remarks: „Very often they start with<br />
one equipment, and then expand this department<br />
according to new needs. A chair manufacturer<br />
operating in the European market could<br />
decide to invest in the equipment necessary for<br />
the fatigue test on the seat and back according<br />
to EN 1728, but if he decided to export also<br />
to the United States, the reference standards<br />
would be different and so he would have the<br />
option to install a machine that also performs<br />
static load tests according to the ANSI / BIFMA<br />
X5.1 standard“.<br />
Setting up a test laboratory requires only<br />
a small space with an internal climate possibly<br />
not subject to sudden changes in temperature<br />
and humidity, electricity, compressed air and a<br />
dedicated technician. Catas Engineering takes<br />
care of the rest, installing machines identical<br />
to those present in its accredited laboratories<br />
in Lissone (Monza Brianza) and San Giovanni al<br />
Natisone (Udine).<br />
„We are talking about a choice that allows<br />
companies to tackle delicate issues with greater<br />
competence and preparation – Bulian adds<br />
– thanks to safe technologies, which we have<br />
been supplying to companies and laboratories<br />
all over the world for many years and that our<br />
technicians will be able to update according to<br />
the standards evolution, providing for the maintenance<br />
and the periodical training of the personnel<br />
who use them, also checking the calibration<br />
status“.<br />
Finally, we can also mention the positive impact<br />
that such an activity would have on customers,<br />
who would face with a practical demonstration<br />
of how a manufacturer takes into high<br />
account the „measurable“ quality.<br />
www.catas.com<br />
Largest bathroom and kitchen retailer in the Czech Republic<br />
and Slovakia relies on 2020‘s web-based planning solution<br />
Nowadays, kitchen customers obtain information online before they purchase a kitchen. To attract this potential to the retail sector,<br />
SIKO is now using the web-based kitchen planning solution 2020 Ideal Spaces from 2020 Technologies GmbH.<br />
Advantages for kitchen planners and endcustomers<br />
While today many retailer websites are<br />
very static with inspiration images and eCommerce-compatible<br />
product images, SIKO wants<br />
to offer its visitors an interactive customer experience.<br />
With its new tool, SIKO creates the<br />
possibility of switching directly from an image<br />
to a configuration or planning. By using a specially<br />
developed algorithm, planning is child‘s<br />
play for the end-customer. All that is needed<br />
is to enter room dimensions and answer a few<br />
questions. The planning result is a very professional<br />
3D visualization and an item list, which<br />
together with an appointment request, can be<br />
sent to the nearest SIKO store. Based on this<br />
type of planning, kitchen planners can prepare<br />
themselves for the appointment during downtime.<br />
The actual appointment, which usually<br />
takes place in the evening or on the weekend,<br />
becomes shorter. The SIKO kitchen planner is<br />
better prepared and can thus advise more customers<br />
at the same time.<br />
Omnichannel experience<br />
In addition to the improvement of customer<br />
service and kitchen planner efficiency, 2020<br />
Ideal Spaces is an essential element in the company‘s<br />
omnichannel strategy. For SIKO CEO<br />
Tomáš Vala, 2020 Ideal Spaces is the critical<br />
bridge between the online and offline worlds.<br />
2020 Ideal Spaces offers customers a great online<br />
experience on all devices and is an important<br />
part in the „Consideration Phase of the<br />
Customer Journey.“ Visitors to the SIKO website<br />
can find out more about kitchens. In addition,<br />
2020 Ideal Spaces allows them to visualize their<br />
own ideas of a kitchen. Using the planning results<br />
created by the customer in the store means<br />
that customers perceive both touchpoint experiences<br />
as one consistent customer experience.<br />
The possibility of having their planning checked<br />
quickly and purposefully by a technical expert is<br />
thus a real added value that drives leads from<br />
the website to the stores.<br />
www.2020spaces.com<br />
!<br />
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2020 Technologies GmbH, based in<br />
Osnabrück, is part of the 2020 company,<br />
which was founded in 1987<br />
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They are uniquely positioned<br />
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landscape of the consumer<br />
buying habits.<br />
16 No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong>
FURNITURE<br />
The smart way to design furniture<br />
Many customers want furniture design software that is very easy to use but also offers maximum flexibility in design.<br />
With SmartWOP, HOMAG offers a new software that meets exactly these requirements.<br />
The software for innovative designs<br />
SmartWOP provides the user with a powerful<br />
CAD/CAM system that they can use to design<br />
individual furniture quickly and intuitively using<br />
drag and drop. The individual components of an<br />
item of furniture are simply drawn into a previously<br />
selected volume. In addition to the standard<br />
rectangular volume, special volumes such<br />
as a sloping ceiling or corner cabinets are also<br />
available. Furniture already designed can be<br />
stored in a separate library and can be called<br />
up or changed at any time. The room planning<br />
allows entire furnishings to be designed quickly<br />
and easily, including offices or kitchens, for<br />
example.<br />
Smart, simple and fast design of closets in the future with SmartWOP<br />
Intelligent operation and flexible design<br />
paths<br />
The simple options for operation and design<br />
via drag and drop allow users to create custom-made<br />
furniture quickly and easily – without<br />
any CAD knowledge. The opening of doors and<br />
drawers can also be simulated, meaning potential<br />
collisions with neighboring components are<br />
monitored and displayed. In addition, fixtures<br />
and connectors can be set. The scope of delivery<br />
includes a large library with all common fixtures<br />
of the well-known manufacturers. Even<br />
own woodWOP components can be added to<br />
the furniture without any problems.<br />
Individual design of all furnishings<br />
SmartWOP allows users to design not only<br />
individual pieces of furniture, but also entire furnishings.<br />
The room planning allows users to design<br />
individual cabinets up to entire living areas<br />
– depending on the requirements.<br />
Innovative integration of woodWOP into<br />
SmartWOP<br />
The integrated interaction between the two<br />
software solutions offers the special feature of<br />
selecting a single part of an individual item of<br />
furniture in SmartWOP and opening it directly<br />
in woodWOP. Processing steps can now be<br />
added and saved in woodWOP. All changes are<br />
transferred directly to SmartWOP and visualized<br />
there.<br />
Direct transfer of data from SmartWOP to<br />
the HOMAG digital assistants<br />
Production data such as CNC programs,<br />
parts lists for panel cutting, fixture lists and<br />
technical drawings are generated at the touch<br />
of a button. Remember, the generated data<br />
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TOOLS<br />
Material diversity in the furniture and interior design industry<br />
A technical report on current challenges in the trade and the associated processing solutions by Ing. Christian Wimmer, B.Eng. MBA<br />
(Leitz Industry Manager Furniture and Interior Design) and Dipl.-Ing. Zeljko Pekec (Head of Application Technology Leitz, Riedau).<br />
finishes are also very much in vogue. After all,<br />
wood is the ideal and most natural material for<br />
a cozy and sustainable interior design and can<br />
be perfectly combined with a wide variety of<br />
materials and colors.<br />
For craft businesses, therefore, the question<br />
arises as to how such an extensive range<br />
of materials can be machined in the best possible<br />
way. Always under the condition of ensuring<br />
perfect quality on the workpiece and the highest<br />
possible efficiency, productivity and flexibility<br />
within the machining process. Above all,<br />
however, users must ask themselves which tool<br />
solutions are suitable for this in order to be able<br />
to produce successfully.<br />
Solution 1: Sizing with scoring and main<br />
circular sawblade<br />
In sizing, seemingly simple things such as sawblade protrusion or the position of the visible side can be decisive for quality.<br />
(Photo: Leitz)<br />
One‘s own home is the center of one‘s life.<br />
Not least due to the life-changing events of the<br />
past months, a large part of the population<br />
spends more time within their own four walls<br />
than ever before. In many places, this has increased<br />
the desire for a relaxing and comfortable<br />
home as well as high-quality interior design.<br />
Colors inspired by nature, natural materials<br />
and a clear, reduced design are popular.<br />
A modern home is an oasis of well-being, a<br />
workplace and a place of retreat all at the same<br />
time, which means that the functions of furniture<br />
pieces sometimes blur into one another.<br />
Furniture today must not only be beautiful, but<br />
multifunctional and meet several requirements<br />
at the same time, without neglecting the aspect<br />
of coziness. To ensure that a piece of furniture<br />
can meet all requirements in terms of design,<br />
materials, size and functionality, the trend<br />
is moving away from a one-size-fits-all look to<br />
individual, mostly handcrafted solutions with a<br />
variety of user properties.<br />
For craftsmen, this opens up almost unlimited<br />
design possibilities, but also new challenges.<br />
The number of materials to be processed has increased<br />
significantly, and combinations of natural<br />
wood with high-tech finishes are the norm.<br />
One example of such high-tech finishes is antifingerprint<br />
(AFP) coatings. These are preferably<br />
used in the area of kitchen furniture, but also<br />
more and more in classic furniture construction<br />
or interior design. In the recent past, modern,<br />
puristic designs with high-gloss and matte<br />
lacquer finishes had become the trend, but the<br />
end user quickly recognized the disadvantage of<br />
these noble-looking surfaces: Fingerprints and<br />
grease residues are visible immediately after<br />
touching them and the beloved designer furniture<br />
quickly looks unattractive. In contrast, the<br />
so-called anti-fingerprint finishes, which make<br />
fingerprints invisible thanks to a special coating,<br />
are becoming increasingly popular.<br />
In addition to such high-tech finishes, solid<br />
wood furniture or furniture with real wood<br />
The most traditional processing method is<br />
cutting with the help of a sizing saw. Craftsmen<br />
attach particular importance to the quality of<br />
the cut. As perfect as possible with tear-free<br />
edges on both sides and clean cut areas in all<br />
panel materials and decors, so that time-consuming<br />
reworking can be avoided. To achieve<br />
this, it is recommended to use a new or just reconditioned<br />
circular sawblade before sawing<br />
panel material with sensitive finishes (such as<br />
anti-fingerprint materials). To achieve a perfect<br />
top edge, the radial projection of the circular<br />
saw blade to the panel should be set at up<br />
to ten millimeters. To achieve a perfect bottom<br />
edge, the use of scoring circular sawblades is<br />
highly recommended. In addition, it is advisable<br />
to place the panel on the saw table with the visible<br />
side facing up. In this way, perfect work results<br />
can be achieved and the lifetime of the circular<br />
sawblades used can be maximized.<br />
Solution 2: Combining different cutting<br />
materials for panel sizing<br />
Panel sizing saws are becoming more and<br />
more common in craft workshops. For a perfect<br />
cutting edge without further sizing steps,<br />
coated wood materials, such as chipboard or<br />
MDF as a single board, must first be pre-scored<br />
on the bottom side with a scoring circular saw<br />
blade and then sawn with a main circular sawblade.<br />
To ensure that the main and scoring cir-<br />
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Many users also still have potential to reduce their costs<br />
when working with panel sizing saws. Tip: Sharing diamond-tipped<br />
scoring circular sawblades and carbide-tipped<br />
main circular sawblades helps save money in the long run.<br />
(Photo: Leitz)<br />
cular sawblades function optimally, it is absolutely<br />
recommendable to match the cutting<br />
widths of the two circular sawblades to each<br />
other and also to service them in pairs after the<br />
end of the tool life.<br />
Many carpenters implement this utilization<br />
concept in their machining processes on a<br />
daily basis. However, there is the possibility to<br />
save costs, which many users are hardly aware<br />
of. If, instead of a carbide scoring sawblade, a<br />
diamond-tipped variant is used together with<br />
several main circular sawblades, tool costs can<br />
be significantly reduced over longer periods of<br />
time. Specifically, it is recommended to use up<br />
to ten carbide main circular sawblades together<br />
with one diamond scoring circular sawblade.<br />
Due to the significantly higher wear resistance<br />
of diamond cutting materials, these scoring circular<br />
sawblades achieve a much longer tool life<br />
than the main circular sawblades with carbide<br />
tipping used at the same time. Thus, the scoring<br />
circular sawblade remains in the machine after<br />
the main circular sawblade has reached the end<br />
of its tool life. This means that only the main circular<br />
sawblade needs to be replaced and reconditioned.<br />
Time-saving processes and additional<br />
savings in tool costs are the result. An additional<br />
saving effect: the main circular sawblades<br />
with carbide cutting edges can be resharpened<br />
several times until the end of the tool life of the<br />
diamond scoring circular sawblade. The resulting<br />
loss of cutting width can be compensated<br />
simply and without great additional expense by<br />
changing the scoring depth. This procedure allows<br />
the maximum tool life to be achieved on all<br />
tools and costs to be saved.<br />
A perfect example of how this works is the<br />
combination of RazorCut PLUS circular sawblades<br />
and DP scoring circular sawblades from<br />
Leitz. With its cutting geometry designed for<br />
finish cutting, RazorCut PLUS ensures perfect,<br />
breakout-free edges as well as smooth and<br />
score-free finishes, even in delicate decors. In<br />
combination with the diamond scoring circular<br />
sawblades, users can save costs and permanently<br />
achieve the highest quality when<br />
sawing.<br />
Solution 3: Stationary technology (CNC)<br />
CNC technology has become established<br />
as a manufacturing concept in many craft businesses,<br />
and the trend continues without interruption.<br />
Finally, complex workpieces and a<br />
wide variety of shapes and designs can be produced<br />
quickly and easily with the help of CNC<br />
machines. After all, it is possible to machine almost<br />
all coated and uncoated wood materials,<br />
solid wood elements, compact panels or plywood<br />
with shank or jointing cutters and circular<br />
sawblades. However, the quality of the machining<br />
result always depends on the machining<br />
strategy used and the tool systems used for<br />
this purpose.<br />
CNC sizing with shank or jointing cutters<br />
The aim of sizing with jointing cutters is to<br />
achieve tear-free edges on both sides. This is<br />
best achieved with diamond-tipped tools that<br />
have alternating shear angles – i.e. inclined cutting<br />
edges. However, this shear angle may only<br />
have a certain minimum size in order to reduce<br />
the cutting pressure. Tools with too large shear<br />
angles produce rough and porous, pitted finishes<br />
on chipboard with a loose medium layer.<br />
Especially with laser edging, this can lead<br />
to problems with edge adhesion or water resistance<br />
tests. Another argument against using<br />
such tools is the significantly higher purchase<br />
and maintenance costs. This is because<br />
tool systems with a high shear angle are usually<br />
equipped with extra-long cutting elements.<br />
The use of diamond cutting edges therefore<br />
causes high costs in terms of both purchase and<br />
resharpening.<br />
Studies over many years have shown that<br />
the best machining results in terms of perfect<br />
edges and tear-free medium position are best<br />
achieved with tools that have an shear angle of<br />
50 degrees. This is the only way to produce a<br />
perfect cutting result during jointing and prevent<br />
process costs from rising unnecessarily.<br />
For example, with the EdgeExpert cutting tools<br />
from Leitz.<br />
In addition to the selection of the optimum<br />
tool, the processing strategy also has an important<br />
influence on the processing quality during<br />
sizing. It is therefore recommended to pay attention<br />
that the edge and straight cutting strategies<br />
are also optimized. Users who are dealing<br />
with this topic for the first time are well advised<br />
to have an experienced contact person with profound<br />
knowledge of materials, tools and machining<br />
processes at their side.<br />
Mitre cutting with CNC machines<br />
Mitre sawing is one of the most demanding<br />
machining operations in the furniture and interior<br />
design industry. On 5-axis machining centers<br />
or with special CNC sawing units, inclined saw<br />
cuts at all desired angles can be produced very<br />
efficiently. In practice, it has been proven that<br />
circular sawblades specially designed for mitre<br />
cuts are an absolute necessity for this field of<br />
application. The main difference to conventional<br />
circular sawblades is their small cutting width<br />
and the simultaneous high axial run-out quality.<br />
These technical features are of great importance<br />
here in order to avoid break-outs on the pointed<br />
side of the mitre. Especially with very tapered<br />
mitres – such as 60 degrees – the slightest inaccuracy<br />
in the overall system significantly worsens<br />
the machining result.<br />
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challenges. With diameters starting at 10 millimeters<br />
and, depending on the version, suitable<br />
for feed rates of up to 35 m/min, it is perfect for<br />
delicate and, above all, fast nesting – ideal for<br />
machining plywood, compact laminate, chipboard<br />
or MDF.<br />
When mitre sawing on CNC systems, it is important to ensure that the circular sawblades used are really suitable for such<br />
applications and which machining strategy is used. (Photo: Leitz)<br />
Another important point is the use of the<br />
right machining strategy. In this case, it is recommended<br />
to score the panel two millimeters<br />
deep on the inside edge with feed in a first<br />
cutting movement. Subsequently, the cut-off is<br />
performed in the counter-rotation. In this way,<br />
CNC users achieve the perfect cut. Free of tearout<br />
on both edges and in the cut area without<br />
defects.<br />
In the so-called nesting process, nested<br />
shapes are cut from panel-shaped materials<br />
with the help of shank tools. Especially with<br />
delicate parts and high feed rates, CNC users<br />
are regularly faced with the challenge that the<br />
milled parts are displaced and damaged by the<br />
high-speed cutter during cutting. The vacuum<br />
of the machining table is not sufficient to balance<br />
the resulting forces and prevent the manufactured<br />
parts from slipping. The use of small<br />
tool diameters can help here. On the one hand,<br />
this reduces the cutting forces, but much more<br />
important are the smaller cutting grooves that<br />
are created. If, for example, the cutter diameter<br />
is reduced from 16 to 12 millimeters, this corresponds<br />
to a 44 percent reduction in the cutting<br />
volume. So the less material is removed<br />
during nesting and the smaller the resulting cutting<br />
grooves are, the less this weakens the vacuum<br />
performance on the machining table and the<br />
workpieces are held firmly in place.<br />
With its nesting cutters, Leitz offers an extensive<br />
and powerful range of tools for such<br />
Depending on the machine equipment and<br />
machining process, a wide variety of tooling solutions<br />
and machining strategies are used in<br />
furniture production or interior design. The variety<br />
of materials and the demands on materials<br />
and end products are constantly growing,<br />
but the machining processes themselves will<br />
hardly change in the coming years. For this reason,<br />
universally applicable tools with maximum<br />
performance are becoming increasingly important<br />
in the industry. After all, „time is money“<br />
and „quality pays off“ will continue to apply in<br />
the future. More efficiency, more flexibility and<br />
more productivity in manufacturing therefore<br />
not only helps to save money or to increase output<br />
quantities, but also in the field of tool maintenance<br />
these slogans will increasingly be aspects<br />
to be considered in the future. Craftsmanoriented<br />
furniture manufacturers and interior<br />
designers will take this into account in their future<br />
business plans. It‘s good to have a tooling<br />
partner at your side who can provide suitable<br />
tooling solutions, demand-oriented services and<br />
a great deal of knowledge about processes, machines<br />
and materials. For more efficiency, productivity,<br />
flexibility and quality in the trade.<br />
www.leitz.org<br />
Examples of such circular sawblades, especially<br />
for mitre cuts, are the Katana carbidetipped<br />
circular sawblade and the WhisperCut<br />
diamond-tipped circular sawblade from Leitz.<br />
Both Katana and WhisperCut enable perfect<br />
cutting results in all common materials thanks<br />
to their small cutting width and particularly<br />
smooth running characteristics.<br />
The Nesting process<br />
When nesting, it is recommended to use cutters with small diameters. This reduces the cutting volume and the vacuum<br />
output at the machining table remains constantly high. The workpieces are thus further held firmly on the table. (Photo: Leitz)<br />
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TOOLS<br />
Edge finishing in practice<br />
One cutter for two directions of rotation<br />
The kitchen furniture manufacturer Schüller Möbelwerk KG uses only one edge milling cutter for the edge trimming of plastic as well<br />
as veneer edges: A special multi-profile lip trimmer from LEUCO. The special feature: It can operate both with the feed and against<br />
the feed. With around 2,000 employees, Schüller Möbelwerk KG produces around 150,000 customized kitchens a year that are sold<br />
worldwide.<br />
Change of direction easily automated<br />
To ensure that the edges on furniture fronts<br />
look smooth and are of high quality, edge trimming<br />
is carried out on appropriate machines.<br />
The challenge here is that the machining of plastic<br />
edges is carried out against the feed. In the<br />
case of solid wood and veneer edges, however,<br />
processing ideally takes place with the feed.<br />
The reason: Unlike plastic, wood fibers tear easily<br />
when the lip trimmer works against the direction<br />
of the fibers. To prevent this, the machine<br />
mills with the feed for wood.<br />
In the past, the machine stopped at Schüller<br />
and the mo- tor was replaced. Many furniture<br />
manufacturers even produce the different types<br />
of fronts on several edge banding machines to<br />
solve the problem. Alternatively, one machine is<br />
equipped with several units for the same application.<br />
Schüller asked LEUCO and IMA Schelling<br />
if they could develop a tool that would solve this<br />
problem.<br />
The multi-profile lip trimmer from LEUCO is a special version. This is designed for operation with the feed as well as against the feed.<br />
Development of the single multi-profile lip<br />
trimmer<br />
Schematic view of the machining of veneer edges – upper corner with the feed.<br />
Schematic view of the machining of plastic edges – upper corner against the feed.<br />
LEUCO developed a suitable tool for milling<br />
in both directions in the future. IMA Schelling<br />
modified the equipment to meet the requirements.<br />
New programming now shows the edge<br />
banding machine when a change in the direction<br />
of rotation is about to occur.<br />
With the fully automated change in the direction<br />
of rotation, Schüller saves about 20 minutes<br />
with this solution. Depending on the furniture<br />
front, the machine control stops the<br />
machining and the motor. The change in the<br />
direction of rotation is initiated and the tool<br />
moves into position. This process takes about<br />
20 seconds. For many users, this solution eliminates<br />
the need for additional equipment or a<br />
second machine. Depending on how they used<br />
to deal with this issue previously.<br />
www.leuco.com<br />
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MACHINING TECHNOLOGY<br />
For highest quality edges<br />
New fine finishing units for edge banding<br />
„For decades now, IMA Schelling has specialized in sealing the narrow surfaces of board-shaped workpieces with externally fed banding<br />
material so that the inside cannot be seen, and then providing a top-quality finish.“ This is how Dennis Reddig, Product Manager<br />
Edge Processing at IMA Schelling, summarizes the extraordinary level of expertise that the company has in banding. This covers not<br />
only the sizing of the master boards and the application of the edges, but also addresses the finishing of the process.<br />
IMA Schelling has now enhanced and optimized<br />
its machines and solutions for the final<br />
machining step, in which any protrusions and<br />
impurities are removed and special profiles attached.<br />
„We‘ve made a number of adjustments<br />
to increase the quality of the automated finishing<br />
even further,“ notes Reddig.<br />
Modules simplified<br />
The plant specialist first set about consolidating<br />
its modules. Among the items it standardized<br />
was the support design for its static<br />
fine finishing units, which reduces the spare<br />
parts inventory for customers. The units are<br />
now offered in a plug&play design and obtain<br />
almost all the supplies they need through a single<br />
interface.<br />
The amount of energy used for chip removal<br />
has been optimized so the underpressure required<br />
for this process is now lower, reducing<br />
the power used by the fans and saving energy.<br />
IMA Schelling has also equipped the fine finishing<br />
units with absolute value axes. „This means<br />
that the axes always know their position and<br />
don‘t need to be referenced first, which saves<br />
time,“ explains Dennis Reddig.<br />
IMA Schelling has now standardized all its static fine finishing<br />
units and converted them to absolute value axes.<br />
(Photos credit: IMA Schelling)<br />
The new I-KFA contour milling unit can also automatically<br />
finish profiles on the front and/or rear edge that lie perpendicular<br />
to the processing direction<br />
New unit for J-profiles<br />
Another optimization will benefit batch size<br />
1 production in particular. „Empirical evidence<br />
with batch size 1 and the associated mix of<br />
parts reveals a certain tolerance in the thickness<br />
of the workpieces. A 19 mm workpiece is sometimes<br />
18.5 mm and other times 19.3 mm thick,“<br />
observes Reddig. IMA Schelling has therefore<br />
equipped the units with a vertical adjusting motor<br />
and decoupled them from the overpressure.<br />
This allows the units to always position themselves<br />
perfectly relative to the workpiece, with<br />
an identical tracing path and tracing pressure<br />
in each case.<br />
For the fine finishing of the currently<br />
very popular handleless furniture fronts, IMA<br />
Schelling has developed a new fine finishing<br />
unit. The I-KFA contour milling unit supports the<br />
automated fine finishing of profiles with inside<br />
contours in the corners, even if the profiles on<br />
the front or rear edge lie perpendicular to the<br />
processing direction. This enables J-profiles on<br />
these workpieces to be finished to a very high<br />
quality.<br />
www.imaschelling.com<br />
22 No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong>
MACHINING TECHNOLOGY<br />
Salvamac Group at Xylexpo<br />
„At Xylexpo we will first and foremost reaffirm<br />
our philosophy, how the ability to<br />
network is embedded in our DNA, allowing<br />
us to design an ever broader offer for<br />
our customers: today we are able to offer<br />
answers ranging from optimisation, which<br />
has always been our ‚core business‘, to<br />
vacuum, from spray booths to finger joint<br />
production technologies.“ This is Ziemovit<br />
Dolkowski and Christian Salvador, owners<br />
of Salvamac – described how the Italian-<br />
Polish company, born from more than 20<br />
years‘ experience of its founders, di prepare<br />
for the Milan event, a company that<br />
experiments with innovative business<br />
models in the wood technology sector.<br />
Featured at Xylexpo was the new „Dynamic<br />
500“ cut-off machine, which stands alongside<br />
what can be described as the company‘s workhorse,<br />
the „Salvapush 2000“. The real novelty<br />
was the „Salvacut 5000“, a high-speed through<br />
feed optimiser with electronic cutting and a<br />
handling system that can optimise up to 3,500<br />
linear metres of profiles per hour. „A solution<br />
that contains many innovative aspects, especially<br />
in the feed system of the elements to be<br />
cut,“ Dolkowski points out. „A mature project<br />
started in 2020 and long since installed at several<br />
companies, which allowed us to further refine<br />
a proposal that will be a new benchmark in<br />
the market. However, we have had the opportunity<br />
to install it at various companies that have<br />
allowed us to further refine a proposal that –<br />
we are sure – will be a new point of reference<br />
in the market“.<br />
tronics of this optimizing saw, an evolution that<br />
involved both the optimization algorithms and<br />
the digital management of all the functions of<br />
the machine.<br />
A demonstration that the Italian-Polish company<br />
has never stopped and, indeed, wants to<br />
continue raising the bar: „We are a young company,<br />
although we have long roots in this sector,<br />
and it is crucial for us to be able to actually show<br />
what it means for our customers to be able to<br />
count on a strong and articulate network“.<br />
The „recipe“ with which Salvamac reports<br />
to the market was told in Milan: strong and<br />
deep relationships, quality products, an everincreasing<br />
catalogue, a 360-degree vision and,<br />
It should be noted that the organizers of<br />
Drema have awarded the „Salvapush 2000“ the<br />
Gold Medal of the event, confirming the ability<br />
of Salvamac to make a concrete and perceptible<br />
innovation. The jury of the award recognized<br />
the quality of the updating of the elecabove<br />
all, the desire to always go „above and<br />
beyond“, to experiment at every level how the<br />
ability to be flexible and evolving can open up<br />
new avenues.<br />
www.salvamac.com<br />
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No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong><br />
23
MACHINING TECHNOLOGY<br />
New needle gripper: Picked up instead of sucked in<br />
Growth for the JumboErgo: Schmalz‘ new<br />
needle gripper holds softwood fibreboards<br />
weighing up to 100 kilograms. It makes<br />
handling large air-permeable components<br />
safe and ergonomic.<br />
Large surfaces and porous are a challenging<br />
combination of properties in manual handling.<br />
While J. Schmalz GmbH normally relies on<br />
vacuum, this time a positive gripping principle<br />
is used: the new needle gripper from the vacuum<br />
expert extends up to 80 needles to safely lift<br />
and transport air-permeable components such<br />
as softwood fibreboards with an ideal insertion<br />
angle and optimised needle arrangement. Its<br />
robust and lightweight aluminium construction<br />
is modular and can thus be individually adapted<br />
to different applications and workpiece formats.<br />
Carries up to 100 kilograms<br />
A strong team:<br />
needle grippers and JumboErgo complement<br />
each other to form the ideal lever solution for numerous applications.<br />
The needle gripper consists of two or four<br />
needle modules, each with a counter-rotating<br />
needle position, and a pneumatic control system<br />
– including a safety module. The nature<br />
of the material determines the maximum load:<br />
since each individual module carries up to 25 kilograms,<br />
the needle gripper lifts a total maximum<br />
weight of 50 or 100 kilograms – depending<br />
on the number of modules. A workpiece can<br />
be lifted from a thickness of 20 mm. The vacuum<br />
specialist supplies the new gripper with a<br />
connection disk that fits the JumboErgo. A connection<br />
to the quick-change adapter or a chain<br />
hoist is optionally available.<br />
Where so many tips are involved, Schmalz<br />
pays particular attention to safety for the user:<br />
the gripper detects whether it has a workpiece<br />
under the needles, the operator has to confirm<br />
the release of the load twice, and switching<br />
flags always show the position of the metal<br />
tips.<br />
www.schmalz.com<br />
High duty cycle lift tables offer extended time between<br />
maintenance<br />
For applications that require frequent cycling (lifting and lowering) of lift tables, Southworth offers high duty cycle packages that<br />
increase recommended maintenance intervals from 50,000 cycles to 200,000 cycles. The dramatic increase in cycles is attributed to<br />
upgraded components including more rugged and durable wear parts. In addition to better accommodating higher cycles, these components<br />
also deliver longer life and better performance in applications that involve oversized or non-uniform loads which can cause<br />
uneven wear in standard lifts.<br />
High cycle lift tables are often specified for<br />
integration with other handling systems, like<br />
conveyors and sortation systems, where standard<br />
maintenance intervals could create unnecessary<br />
system downtime and production bottlenecks.<br />
They are also a preferred option when<br />
lifts are installed in congested areas or where<br />
maintenance access is limited or difficult. High<br />
cycle lifts are also recommended for applications<br />
where there is limited or no maintenance<br />
staff to inspect and maintain the equipment.<br />
Specific component differences between<br />
standard and high cycle lift packages include<br />
high strength, oversized alloy shafts and pins<br />
that are turned, ground and polished; hardened,<br />
regreaseable cam followers; glass filament<br />
wound PTFE impregnated epoxy backed<br />
bushings; steel roller wear strips; and an upper<br />
limit switch.<br />
In some cases, continuous duty power units<br />
may also be specified. All Southworth LS Series<br />
lifts, including 2000, 4000, 6000 and 8000 lb.<br />
units, can be configured for high duty cycles.<br />
www.southworthproducts.com<br />
24 No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong>
MACHINING TECHNOLOGY<br />
Innovation in surface finishing<br />
Hans Weber Maschinenfabrik from Kronach has stood for innovative ideas in the mechanical engineering sector for 100 years.<br />
This year, the company presented its new concept for individual surface finishing at the HOLZ-HANDWERK trade fair in Nuremberg:<br />
CBF-Motion-Control<br />
Product introduction: WEBER HD<br />
Creativschliff<br />
The new concept for surface finishing<br />
which WEBER did present at the Nuremberg<br />
HOLZ-HANDWERK trade fair is: WEBER HD<br />
Creativschliff. This new and unique add-on<br />
package enables companies to create their own,<br />
individual sanding patterns – effortlessly.<br />
This package is the first of its kind in the<br />
market and consists of a Creativschliff (i.e. creative<br />
sanding) blade developed and patented<br />
especially by WEBER, the necessary software<br />
programming, and the relevant training.<br />
The pressure pieces can be applied to the<br />
blade individually and in any random order in<br />
order to achieve unique and individual surface<br />
patterns.<br />
And to top it all: the package can also be<br />
easily retrofitted to existing WEBER sander machines<br />
from the KSL, KSF, KSN and KSN Compact<br />
with years of manufacture 2015 and younger.<br />
Product launch: CBF-Motion-Control<br />
One of the innovations WEBER presented<br />
at the HOLZ-HANDWERK in Nuremberg is the<br />
new concept for surface finishing in the field of<br />
sanding technology: CBF-Motion-Control. With<br />
this new add-on system for our patented CBF<br />
unit, it is possible to configure different effect<br />
sandings – and it’s child’s play.<br />
Using special software, the unit is switched<br />
from fine sanding to effect sanding mode at<br />
the touch of a button. The adapted user interface<br />
now allows the operator to design his individual<br />
surface in an almost infinite number<br />
of ways. In just one pass, wave, zigzag, segment<br />
and line patterns in the grit range of 40-<br />
150 can be sanded into all woods and woodbased<br />
materials.<br />
The system is so far unique on the market<br />
and can be retrofitted both in new machines<br />
and in existing WEBER sanding machines of the<br />
KSL, KSF and KSN series from year of manufacture<br />
2019.<br />
A retrofit is carried out as a complete package<br />
and includes:<br />
• Unit conversion<br />
• Software update<br />
• Training of your operating personnel by an<br />
application engineer.<br />
www.hansweber.de<br />
Switch to automated coating easily and cost-effectively<br />
At this year’s HOLZ-HANDWERK, Venjakob<br />
Maschinenbau focused on the VEN<br />
SPRAY ONE. As a sensible replacement, or<br />
as a supplement to your hand-held spray<br />
booth and the growing demands for reliability<br />
and quality, Venjakob Maschinenbau<br />
offers an interesting alternative with<br />
the VEN SPRAY ONE model.<br />
The compact spray coating machine is specially<br />
designed for the needs of entry-level users.<br />
The extra-large touch screen and the selfexplanatory<br />
user interface of the control make<br />
machine operation easier.<br />
The stand-alone solution has an integrated<br />
control cabinet. This means that commissioning<br />
can be carried out quickly and easily, which<br />
saves installation costs and time. The solid and<br />
inexpensive technology convinces the users of<br />
the performance and surface quality produced.<br />
The entry-level model is in no way inferior<br />
to the professional range in terms of design<br />
and energy efficiency. It also has a large-volume<br />
spray booth and long-lasting, energy-efficient<br />
LEDs. The VEN SPRAY ONE is designed for the<br />
use of 4 spray guns. In order to achieve reproducible<br />
quality, recipes can be stored in the system<br />
control and called up quickly and easily. The<br />
cleaning effort of the coating machine is very<br />
low, it is equipped with a paper belt transport.<br />
With its new coating system, Venjakob<br />
would like to meet the requirements of carpenters<br />
and craft businesses.<br />
www.venjakob.de<br />
No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong><br />
25
MACHINING TECHNOLOGY<br />
A long-awaited return …<br />
Giardina Group returned to Xylexpo with a clear desire to show off all the work it has done over the last few difficult years. A challenging<br />
time, but one that also brought great satisfaction and was a valuable opportunity to reflect on one’s own business activities and<br />
to undertake new initiatives.<br />
One of the focal points of the <strong>2022</strong> edition of Xylexpo: “Dualtech<br />
Forma“.<br />
A specific entrepreneurial path, starting<br />
with the decision to breathe new life into<br />
Destefani, one of the best known Italian brands<br />
in edge and profile sanding, and culminating in<br />
the Italian Group’s latest and greatest adventure,<br />
a partnership with Pininfarina that marks<br />
the beginning of a new season, the first accomplishment<br />
of which is the brand new “Dualtech<br />
Forma” automatic spraying machine, unveiled<br />
in Milan on 12th October as a world premiere.<br />
At Xylexpo, Giardina Group had a stand that<br />
showcased the Group’s two current focal points:<br />
coating and sanding. For coating, Giardina<br />
Group unveiled in Milan – alongside the aforementioned,<br />
iconic “Dualtech Forma” – the “2VE”<br />
profile spraying machine, which, completely redesigned,<br />
is already achieving outstanding success<br />
in the finishing of solid wood elements.<br />
In the spotlight is the brand new “Flexi Roll”,<br />
which combines the search for the highest coating<br />
quality with the increasingly urgent need to<br />
optimise costs and reduce harmful emissions<br />
into the atmosphere, a technology – available<br />
in various configurations – that achieves significant<br />
results in the treatment of not only flat, but<br />
also three-dimensional surfaces.<br />
“Thanks to the new “Flexi Roll”, we have<br />
been able to develop a new production process<br />
that can be integrated into our already wide<br />
range of roller coaters and with drying technology<br />
– commented Stefano Tibè, Sales Manager<br />
of the Group – and we are confident that this<br />
technology can provide new insights into the<br />
coating cycles of those surfaces for which, until<br />
now, spray coating was very often preferred”.<br />
A process that will be seen fully operational at<br />
Xylexpo.<br />
With regards to sanding, Destefani exhibited<br />
several solutions in Milan, including the<br />
“MVT 4000” single-side edge sanding machine,<br />
in a particularly effective configuration that<br />
makes it perfect for sanding the edges of MDF<br />
panels, chipboard and coated elements. Not<br />
far behind will be the “MVS 2500”, the smallest<br />
profile sander in the “MVS” range, an authentic<br />
masterpiece by Destefani, designed and<br />
manufactured for sanding frames, poles, strips,<br />
elements of door and window frames, veneers,<br />
solid wood elements and unfinished or treated<br />
MDF parts.<br />
But the real innovation that Destefani proposed<br />
in Milan is the “MVS Floor” profile brushing/sanding<br />
machine equipped to be particularly<br />
effective in machining wooden floor elements,<br />
guaranteeing excellent levels of finish<br />
not only on the sides, but also on the top surface<br />
of the element, creating three-dimensional<br />
effects increasingly sought after on the market,<br />
which can be obtained extremely easily with<br />
this machine.<br />
Automatic spraying machine designed by<br />
Pininfarina<br />
Considerable interest was raised by the<br />
launch of the new “Dualtech Forma” automatic<br />
spraying machine designed by Pininfarina, undoubtedly<br />
one of the focal points of the <strong>2022</strong><br />
edition of Xylexpo.<br />
Giardina Group has chosen Pininfarina, a<br />
name that does not need any introduction, to<br />
create a new machine that strongly demonstrates<br />
the Italian Group’s desire to expand its<br />
business worldwide.<br />
“Dualtech Forma” is the culmination of the<br />
close collaboration between the two companies<br />
that are true emblems of the Made in Italy mark<br />
and know-how around the world, a relationship<br />
born from sharing the same innovation, research<br />
and customer care values.<br />
Pininfarina, with its manufacturing background<br />
and in-depth multidisciplinary expertise<br />
in various sectors, was chosen by Giardina<br />
Group to give a distinctive boost to its strategies,<br />
with its energy, creativity, and unmistakable<br />
quality of design that is not merely aesthetic,<br />
but is also a strong contribution to the<br />
industrialisation of a product which is both<br />
technically advanced and iconic, unique, exclusive<br />
and recognisable.<br />
“We are convinced that this first machine<br />
developed together, unveiled as a world premiere<br />
at Xylexpo <strong>2022</strong>, represents not only a<br />
milestone in the collaboration between the two<br />
companies, but also for the coating industry”,<br />
commented Fabio Calorio, Head of UX&ID Sales<br />
and Global Brand Extension di Pininfarina.<br />
The partnership between the two companies<br />
is intended to forge new directions in terms<br />
of design, production and brand growth, in a<br />
vision that sees “Dualtech Forma” as the flagship<br />
project, the top of the range product capable<br />
of paving the way for new machines<br />
that will strengthen Giardina Group’s position<br />
among the leaders in coating technologies and<br />
solutions.<br />
www.giardinagroup.com<br />
Perfect for sanding the edges of MDF panels<br />
chipboard and coated elements: “MVT 4000”<br />
single-side edge sanding machine.<br />
26 No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong>
SAFETY<br />
Isolation systems<br />
Explosion isolation should not be missing in a safety concept<br />
Explosion isolation is essential for comprehensive<br />
explosion protection. Without isolation, an<br />
explosion safety concept is not only incomplete,<br />
but is also a waste of money for operators as:<br />
In almost every production facility, individual<br />
plant components are interconnected by<br />
means of pipelines. The purpose of explosion<br />
isolation is to seal these pipelines in the event<br />
of an explosion to prevent the propagation of<br />
pressure and flames, thereby protecting the adjacent<br />
plant components. Precompression and<br />
flame jet ignition increase the severity of the explosion<br />
in the connected vessels. This leads to<br />
secondary explosions that can cause even more<br />
catastrophic damage.<br />
Isolation systems prevent an explosion from<br />
propagating, thereby reducing the effects of the<br />
explosion to a minimum. Adjacent system components<br />
are optimally protected.<br />
A distinction is made between active and<br />
passive isolation systems:<br />
Active systems use sensors or detectors to<br />
detect an explosion as it occurs by registering<br />
the rising pressure or flames as they form and<br />
activate the associated isolation device, e.g. a<br />
quench valve.<br />
Due to their structural design, passive isolation<br />
systems react purely mechanically to a<br />
propagation or loss of pressure. The latter also<br />
applies to explosion isolation flap valve. They<br />
are kept open during normal mode by means<br />
of the currents present in the pipeline. In the<br />
event of an explosion, the valve closes due to<br />
the propagating pressure front, effectively preventing<br />
the further propagation of pressure and<br />
flames.<br />
Explosion isolation using quench valves:<br />
EXKOP system<br />
The EXKOP system offers safe, economical<br />
and simple isolation of explosions, sparks and<br />
flames. By closing within milliseconds, quench<br />
valves protect interconnected system parts. In<br />
the event of an explosion, the EXKOP control<br />
system receives a trigger signal.<br />
The entire system is fail-safe thanks to an<br />
integrated pressure accumulator and a selfmonitoring<br />
control system. After triggering, the<br />
quench valves are ready for use again at the<br />
touch of a button. Plant downtimes can thus<br />
be reduced to a minimum. The compact design<br />
from DN 80 to DN 600 enables flexible integration<br />
into your production process.<br />
Explosion isolation due to slide valves<br />
The slide valves RSV and REDEX Slide enable<br />
silos, mills and extraction systems to be<br />
safely isolated and are also available for challenging<br />
CIP, dust or gas applications. Both slide<br />
valves are suitable for abrasive media.<br />
Explosions are reliably detected by pressure<br />
and/or infrared detectors installed in the plants<br />
to be protected and a signal is sent to the slide<br />
valve. This activates one or more gas generators,<br />
which close the slide valves. Flames and<br />
pressure waves are thus unable to propagate.<br />
Explosion isolation flap valve Q-Flap RX –<br />
Isolation of raw gas lines to filters and<br />
dust collectors<br />
The explosion isolation flap valve Q-Flap RX<br />
is offered in three different designs. The nominal<br />
widths from DN 140 to DN 710 have an in-<br />
Explosion isolation flap valve Q-Flap RX<br />
spection flap, while the largest nominal widths<br />
(up to DN 1000) have a modular structure to<br />
make maintenance as easy as possible. The<br />
Q-Flap RX is suitable, among other things, for<br />
the aspiration lines of filtering dust collectors<br />
and the suction lines of mills.<br />
Alongside the stated features, the non-return<br />
valve Q-Flap RX allows for high K St<br />
values,<br />
flexible installation distances and the highest<br />
strengths.<br />
Explosion Isolation with chemical barriers<br />
The explosion isolation system<br />
Q-Bic registers the emerging explosion<br />
and extinguishes the developing<br />
explosion flames within<br />
milliseconds by applying the extinguishing<br />
powder. The extinguishing<br />
powder is optimally distributed<br />
in the pipeline via a nozzle system<br />
and guarantees reliable isolation.<br />
The chemical barrier is particularly<br />
well-suited to applications in elevators<br />
and spray dryers.<br />
Conclusion<br />
Explosion isolation<br />
system Q-Bic<br />
Explosion isolation systems form part of<br />
the measures for explosion protection and are<br />
a must in every safety concept for process engineering<br />
plants such as silos, mills, filters and<br />
conveyors.<br />
www.rembe.de<br />
Quench valves open and closed<br />
The experts from REMBE ® GmbH Safety+Control<br />
will be happy to help you to select the “right” measures<br />
at any time.<br />
No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong><br />
27
SAFETY<br />
Occupational safety and health<br />
Mobile turning table enables back- and material-friendly<br />
workpiece handling<br />
In numerous industrial applications, workpieces with larger dimensions and heavy weights have to be positioned and turned every day.<br />
This task is often performed by several employees turning the workpiece with their bare hands due to a lack of suitable devices – at<br />
the expense of their own back. With several hundred parts per day, hustle and bustle may quickly arise, causing injuries to employees<br />
and scratches on the component due to imprecise and excessively fast movements being almost unavoidable. This is where the wendoLIFT<br />
range of Barth GmbH provides relief, offering mobile and reliable work tables equipped with a turning device that are suitable<br />
for component weights from 140 to 450 kg. Due to their space-saving design, easy handling and flexible alignment, they are suitable<br />
for numerous operation locations<br />
“Sensitive glass parts, heavy cooling cell elements<br />
or large-format wooden panels for further<br />
processing: all these components have<br />
one thing in common: they are often turned<br />
by hand in production. Two or more employees<br />
lift the workpiece onto a lifting table or carry<br />
it to the next manual workstation, which is labour-intensive<br />
and at the expense of ergonomics<br />
and employee health,” says Markus May,<br />
Managing Director of Barth GmbH. “When developing<br />
wendoLIFT, our focus was on the idea<br />
of constructing a practical helper for very different<br />
production locations that is neither too<br />
large nor too complex to operate.” The turning<br />
device should be mobile, reliable and robust<br />
in order to withstand everyday production, requiring<br />
the handling of hundreds of workpieces<br />
per day, without wear and tear and maintenance.<br />
The new wendoLIFT family – work or lifting<br />
tables with turning device – has a robust<br />
design and offers various work surface designs<br />
so that workpieces can be aligned safely and<br />
back-friendly by just one employee. Specific adjustments<br />
can be constructively implemented by<br />
Barth. It was this practicability that made the<br />
<strong>woodworking</strong> company Schuhbauer decide to<br />
use the device in their own production logistics.<br />
Moving components flexibly between<br />
processing stations<br />
The wendoLIFT compact is used by the<br />
<strong>woodworking</strong> company Schuhbauer GmbH as<br />
a reliable and mobile load helper. “We use five<br />
tables with roller conveyors in our production<br />
because we often have to transport our components<br />
back and forth between different processing<br />
stations – and that over a total factory<br />
area of 6,000 m²,” explains Max Schuhbauer,<br />
who is responsible for the engineering department<br />
of Schuhbauer GmbH. The workpieces are<br />
heavy, long table tops that are, among other<br />
things, part of workshop furniture. The panels<br />
are machined on both sides. The reliable turning<br />
process ensures high, exact repeatability when<br />
aligning.<br />
“Thanks to the wendoLIFT, one employee<br />
can move the panels back and forth between<br />
the stations without any effort and turn them<br />
over for processing at the same time. In the<br />
past, other colleagues always had to be called<br />
in for this,” says Schuhbauer. The high quality<br />
rollers with brake ensure smooth movement,<br />
the component is securely supported and can<br />
also be fixed using special mounts. Since the<br />
table top can also be used as a work surface,<br />
you can also have minor processing, such as<br />
painting, carried out directly on the wendoLIFT.<br />
Another bonus of the relatively compact and<br />
mobile turning device: The tables take up little<br />
space and can be kept ready for several workstations.<br />
This also saves additional processing<br />
stations. “Our employees have already been enthusiastic<br />
about the great flexibility from the<br />
first test table. Operation is easy to learn, taking<br />
away the fear of using the ‘new colleague’,”<br />
adds Schuhbauer.<br />
Workpiece and application-specific adaptations<br />
are not uncommon at Barth and are taken<br />
into account in the design in order to make the<br />
respective processing steps safer and more efficient.<br />
The focus is always on ergonomic work<br />
and minimizing injuries to employees and damage<br />
to the component. “The flexible wendoLIFT<br />
does not only turn workpieces. It enables faster<br />
and easier processing with fewer personnel<br />
than before, and this can improve the entire<br />
plant logistics in the long term,” says May, summarizing<br />
the design requirements of Barth.<br />
www.barth.de<br />
The woodworkers at Schuhbauer GmbH use the wendoLIFT<br />
compact as a reliable and mobile load helper. The tables are<br />
equipped with a roller conveyor supplement, since the components<br />
often have to be transported back and forth between<br />
different processing stations.<br />
Source: Schuhbauer GmbH<br />
28 No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong>
DECORS<br />
New website dedicated to ceramic decoration<br />
The new Cefla Group website<br />
www.ceflafinishing-ceramic.com is dedicated<br />
to ceramic surfaces decoration. An<br />
evocative virtual space conceived to describe<br />
the new ceramic borders in the design<br />
field and the cutting-edge solutions<br />
by Cefla Finishing Business Unit.<br />
Cefla Finishing has been working for 60<br />
years in the industrial finishing surfaces sector –<br />
with seats all over the world. With more than<br />
300 types of machinery, Cefla Finishing designs<br />
and produces coating machines. Furthermore,<br />
it is specialized in digital printing for surfaces<br />
such as ceramic, wood, plastic, metal, glass<br />
and inert materials. Innovation is at the core of<br />
Cefla Finishing’s solutions in every specific field.<br />
In 2016, Cefla Finishing took over a company<br />
specialized in the design and production of industrial<br />
multi-pass and single-pass digital printers.<br />
They merged the well-established experience<br />
in the ceramic field with Cefla Finishing’s<br />
technology.<br />
The new Cefla Finishing website highlights<br />
Cefla Finishing’s accomplishments in<br />
ceramics innovation<br />
These cutting-edge solutions aim to meet<br />
the needs of a more and more demanding market.<br />
Ceramic decorators are accountable for<br />
processing sustainability. Furthermore, decorators<br />
must adapt to this new market, offer a vast<br />
selection of colors, luxury finishes, tailored products<br />
and just-in-time deliveries.<br />
With new technologies, ceramics applications<br />
for interior design break every pattern, expand<br />
creative possibilities and bring to life suggestive<br />
environments. For this reason, the user’s<br />
UX on this new website has been conceived as<br />
a whole new sensory experience in this kind of<br />
setting. A virtual reality that displays sparkling<br />
colors, unusual decorations, dreamy atmospheres<br />
where you can lose yourself for a moment.<br />
A space that reflects ceramics potential,<br />
finally free from tile limits. Vertical surfaces with<br />
new dimensions -from large slabs to mosaics –<br />
are permeated with ceramics.<br />
The innovative aesthetic of the homepage<br />
shows the endless number of decorative options.<br />
But visiting the section dedicated to processes<br />
and technologies makes you realize the<br />
revolutionary use of ceramics in design.<br />
Cefla Finishing has designed multiple<br />
cutting-edge processes, thinking over the traditional<br />
methods for ceramic decorations. The<br />
technological asset – the result of decades of<br />
experience in the surfaces’ finishes field – has<br />
been exploited.<br />
Together with its partners who produce inks<br />
and coatings, Cefla Finishing has developed<br />
original processes and solutions. Consolidated<br />
methods have been thought over and improved<br />
– new methodologies enhance quality,<br />
efficiency and sustainability.<br />
It is asserted by those companies that<br />
decide to invest in innovation with Cefla<br />
Finishing’s solutions. This is Uptiles case, a business<br />
specialized in ceramic decoration with its<br />
headquarter in Spezzano (MO – Italy). Thanks<br />
to Cefla Finishing digital printing, Uptiles managed<br />
to triple productivity and meet the customers’<br />
need for customization.<br />
Uptiles Production Director, based on the<br />
case study Uptiles<br />
“The major benefits of Cefla’s productive<br />
offer are an increased productivity – that doubled<br />
and tripled, compared to past results – and<br />
added color bars in the machine. This helped<br />
us to reach a color gamut, and a greater color<br />
space that is close to low temperature digital<br />
printing”.<br />
Cefla Finishing suggests three cuttingedge<br />
processes for ceramic decoration:<br />
Low Temperature, High Temperature<br />
and Solid Color.<br />
Low temperature digital printing is extremely<br />
versatile and allows us to meet every<br />
customi-zation request, without minimum production<br />
quantities. Furthermore, this technique<br />
opens the doors to a range of colors that goes<br />
far beyond traditional ceramic inks. Thanks to<br />
the low temperature drying process, it is possible<br />
not to alter colors and cut production costs.<br />
Superficial finishes ensure customization from<br />
high gloss to deep matt.<br />
High temperature digital printing goes beyond<br />
new horizons. With Cefla Finishing, customization<br />
invades the borders of the “third firing”<br />
traditional method. An optimized and extremely<br />
productive technique characterized by<br />
high definition images and the expressive vitrifiable<br />
colors’ power. Gloss superficial finish enhances<br />
precious pigments’ brightness such as<br />
gold, platinum and luster.<br />
Solid-color has been completely thought<br />
over so that it can remove every imperfection,<br />
boost up the range of colors and improve productivity.<br />
The color can show itself in all its power<br />
and turn each room into an experience to<br />
live.<br />
With the solid-color process, it is possible<br />
to faithfully reproduce any RAL or Pantone nuance.<br />
The finished product has that precise color<br />
you asked for because the ink is not altered<br />
by firing.<br />
www.ceflafinishing.com<br />
No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong><br />
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SURFACES<br />
Enabling Exceptional Design<br />
Extraordinary design emerges from the visionary strength of its creators. Allowing that<br />
strength to unfold takes a design process supported by optimised service, high-quality<br />
materials and forward-thinking expertise. It’s how projects are elevated to a new level,<br />
how spaces are created that make our lives better. This complete package for interior<br />
design is what REHAU means by “Enabling Exceptional Design”, which the company is<br />
now focussing on at SICAM.<br />
Collection noble matt<br />
The combination of product innovation and<br />
service capabilities is also the basis for REHAU’s<br />
SICAM presence: the German specialist for furniture<br />
and interiors is expanding their range of<br />
surfaces by a new high-quality solution focused<br />
on design match, while at the same time boosting<br />
their customer service substantially. The<br />
opening of the new, highly automated service<br />
and logistics centre at the Visbek location is a<br />
real milestone.<br />
Design match for maximum design<br />
freedom<br />
Those who demand flawless results appreciate<br />
REHAU products. Thanks to the REHAU design<br />
match, our surfaces, edgebands and storage<br />
solutions are perfectly coordinated in terms<br />
of appearance, tactile characteristics and materials.<br />
Not only do they look great, but they<br />
also save time – because all components can<br />
be conveniently and reliably procured from one<br />
source. At SICAM, visitors could experience displays<br />
in perfect design harmony. Not only with<br />
the prize-winning noble matt collection but also<br />
with the popular crystal family including surfaces<br />
RAUVISIO crystal and the RAUVOLET crystalline<br />
tambour door system canmonolithic pieces<br />
of furniture can be easily and simply be built –<br />
thought-through down to the last detail.<br />
At SICAM, REHAU introduced RAUVISIO<br />
eco-line, its sustainable surface programme line,<br />
for the first time. It is made of up to 97 per cent<br />
recycled materials, as both the substrate board<br />
and the furniture foil are available in variants<br />
made almost entirely from recyclates. That way,<br />
the board can simply be recycled and reprocessed<br />
at the end of its life cycle. Here again,<br />
the product match comes into play: with the<br />
prize-winning RAUKANTEX eco and evo edgebands,<br />
REHAU provides the tailor-made sustainable<br />
solution.<br />
Edgebands with added value<br />
The story of the edgeband is a story of progress.<br />
RAUKANTEX has taken great evolutionary<br />
strides, and not just in terms of its look and ease<br />
of processing – the edgeband is now also available<br />
with various special functions. In the interactive<br />
presentation space, visitors could discover<br />
lots of services, as well as material and finishing<br />
options.<br />
New service and logistics centre:<br />
investment with Europe-wide impact<br />
The expansion of the logistics centre is a<br />
clear sign for Germany as a business location.<br />
REHAU‘s promise of quality ‚Made in Germany‘<br />
with guaranteed consistently high quality directly<br />
from the manufacturer becomes visible<br />
here. The new logistics centre brings further<br />
service advantages for our customers, thanks<br />
to the higher degree of automation, the digital<br />
RAUVISIO crystal Deep Collection<br />
linking of all processes and the state-of-the-art<br />
transport systems that were part of the expansion<br />
concept. REHAU has therefore significantly<br />
increased its capacity for the edgeband range,<br />
as well as accelerating its pace: “Production<br />
and logistics are so perfectly interconnected<br />
that the entire standard warehouse programme<br />
in Germany is ready to ship immediately. Orders<br />
of stock items that are received before 4 p.m.<br />
are transferred to the shipping company on the<br />
same day. Individual requests such as edgeband<br />
widths, cut length from one metre, larger inner<br />
core, different coatings for machine processing<br />
are included. With 2,400 colours and décors in<br />
over 200,000 different variants, the edgebands<br />
of the standard collection match the board and<br />
laminate collections of all leading manufacturers,<br />
for example Egger, Pfleiderer or Kronospan.<br />
REHAU offers zero joint edgebands as well as<br />
classic adhesion promoter edgebands. In addition,<br />
the company offers industrial customers<br />
small batches for building tambour door cabinets<br />
in a perfect design match with its surfaces<br />
and edgebands – from quantities of just 1.<br />
www.rehau.com<br />
30 No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong>
SURFACES<br />
New particleboard: more sustainability<br />
thanks to OrganicGlue<br />
It is well known that Pfleiderer has set<br />
high standards in the area of sustainability<br />
and is operating successfully. The<br />
company‘s ambitious goals are now also<br />
reflected in the new product OrganicBoard<br />
P2. With its natural and regenerative raw<br />
material concept, the decorative board for<br />
furniture and interior design sets standards<br />
in the shift from fossil to biogenic<br />
formulations: by using the biogenic resin<br />
OrganicGlue, the use of fossil resources<br />
in production can be reduced by approx.<br />
50 percent. „Pfleiderer recognised a long<br />
time ago that we as a company have a social<br />
responsibility that we want to live up<br />
to,“ explains Stefan Zinn, CCO of Pfleiderer<br />
Deutschland GmbH. This realisation led to<br />
the „Naturally Sustainable“ sustainability<br />
strategy published in 2021, in which<br />
Pfleiderer committed itself, among others,<br />
to producing at least 10 percent of the<br />
volume of particleboard produced annually<br />
using bio- resins by 2025. „We are following<br />
up these words with actions,“ says<br />
Stefan Zinn. „Also in the product range.<br />
The OrganicBoard P2 is an extension of<br />
our sustainable portfolio with which we<br />
contribute to achieving a better climate<br />
balance.“<br />
More sustainability through biogenic raw<br />
materials<br />
The melamine-faced decorative panel<br />
OrganicBoard P2 is based on a resource-saving,<br />
sustainable wood mix – with FSC or PEFC certification<br />
on request. As with all Pfleiderer products,<br />
OrganicBoard P2 offers uncompromising<br />
„Quality Made in Germany“, which is reliable to<br />
process and sets no limits to design freedom –<br />
thanks to the unlimited decor and structure selection<br />
of the DST EXPRESS stock and fast delivery<br />
programme. „A real innovation here is our<br />
new biogenic glue OrganicGlue,“ says Stefan<br />
Zinn. OrganicGlue is made from biogenic raw<br />
materials that are by-products of other industries.<br />
This contributes significantly to better sustainability<br />
and saves around 20 m 3 of natural<br />
gas in the production of 1 m 3 of OrganicBoard<br />
P2. And Stefan Zinn sees a further advantage<br />
in the product: „By using OrganicGlue, production<br />
is largely decoupled from the supply situation<br />
for natural gas and urea. In principle and<br />
in the current situation, this fact is also highly<br />
significant.“<br />
„Close to nature: the new OrganicBoard P2 from Pfleiderer uses the biogenic glue OrganicGlue.“<br />
© Pfleiderer Deutschland GmbH<br />
OrganicBoard P2 is offered in panel sizes<br />
5,310 / 2,655 × 2,100 mm and in thicknesses<br />
16, 18, 19, 22 mm. Other thicknesses are available<br />
on request. In addition to its ecological and<br />
design advantages, the new board, like all decorative<br />
products from Pfleiderer, is particularly<br />
easy to clean and antimicrobial. In terms of<br />
technical properties as well as workability and<br />
processability, there are no restrictions to the<br />
previous standard DecoBoard P2. „Innovation,<br />
customer orientation, sustainability and quality<br />
– the OrganicBoard P2 incorporates everything<br />
Pfleiderer stands for,“ says Stefan Zinn.<br />
www.pfleiderer.com<br />
„Thanks to the biogenic glue OrganicGlue, the use of fossil resources in the production can be reduced by approx. 50 %.“<br />
© David Clapp via Getty Images<br />
No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong><br />
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SURFACES<br />
Healthy wood protection for indoor areas<br />
High-quality surfaces within one day<br />
Wood is one of the most popular home furnishing materials for indoor areas thanks to its unmistakeable appearance, pleasant feel<br />
and its natural properties. To retain these advantages for a long time, an effective surface treatment is essential. As partners for<br />
craftspeople, Osmo Holz und Color GmbH & Co. KG has a comprehensive product range which focuses on effectiveness and supporting<br />
a healthy indoor climate as well as an economical and efficient application. With the innovative natural-oil-and-wax-based Osmo<br />
Spray-Wax, the Warendorf-based company has a product on offer that combines all of these aspects and creates low-maintenance,<br />
robust and attractive surfaces.<br />
Finished surface in only one day<br />
This microporous oil-wax coating developed<br />
specifically for professional users is suited to all<br />
interior wooden elements that require a durable,<br />
easy-to-maintain and hard-wearing surface.<br />
Amongst these are stairs, table tops and<br />
kitchen worktops, but also furniture and children’s<br />
toys. In addition, it is predestined for<br />
the use in wet rooms like kitchens and bathrooms.<br />
Osmo Spray-Wax is waterborne, dirtresistant,<br />
and provides a breathable surface<br />
that is pleasant to the touch. The application is<br />
just as fast as effective. With two coats, a finished<br />
surface with long-lasting protection can be<br />
achieved in one day. Between the coats, processors<br />
only need to wait six to eight hours. The<br />
product is applied by means of a cup, airless/<br />
airmix or HVLP spray gun and left to dry under<br />
good ventilation. A total of ten different colours<br />
are available to choose from – from Natural to<br />
Clear Glossy, from White transparent to Black<br />
opaque matt.<br />
Individual colour results thanks to Oil<br />
Stain<br />
Even more individual colorations are available<br />
by combining Spray-Wax and Oil Stain.<br />
There are two possibilities to combine these<br />
Osmo’s microporous Spray-Wax is suitable for all interior wood<br />
that needs a durable, low-maintenance and hard-wearing surface.<br />
It is water-repellent and dirt-resistant, and provides an<br />
attractive surface. (Photo: Osmo)<br />
Osmo Spray-Wax is an oil-wax combination<br />
with high mechanical and chemical resistance.<br />
(Photo: Osmo)<br />
The application with Osmo Spray-Wax is simple and quick with<br />
a cup, airless/airmix or HVLP spray gun. Besides the ten standard<br />
colours, individual colour tones can be produced through a<br />
combination with Osmo Oil Stain. (Photo: Osmo)<br />
products. In the first variation, Oil Stain is first<br />
put on the surface with a brush and buffed in<br />
with a pad. After drying, an application with<br />
Spray-Wax is carried out. For the second variation,<br />
up to 30 per cent Oil Stain is mixed into<br />
Spray-Wax; then the mixture is applied. Finally,<br />
the surface is top-coated with a clear Spray-<br />
Wax. Thus, an attractive wood surface with a<br />
pleasant touch that supports a healthy indoor<br />
climate is created. The surface finish will not<br />
crack, flake or peel and is resistant to liquids of<br />
beverages.<br />
www.osmo.de<br />
32 No. 4 • November <strong>2022</strong>
FAIRS<br />
interzum 2023: The best of both worlds<br />
Live on-site and digital with interzum @home<br />
The world’s leading international trade fair for the furniture supplier industry and interior design has used the challenges of the last<br />
years to create the optimal hybrid format. By combining a digital and on-site event, the leading global trade fair will now provide<br />
exhibitors the opportunity to broaden their reach via interzum @home and generate additional sales leads. Since its premiere in 2021,<br />
the focus of the interzum @home online platform has been product innovations, knowledge exchange, high-quality content and networking.<br />
Last year, 142 companies from 24 countries used interzum @home. There were over 80,000 chat conversations and audio/<br />
video calls in total. During the 5,760 minutes of the event, more than 10,000 leads were generated. This amounts to more than one<br />
lead per minute.<br />
Next year, exhibitors as well as visitors will<br />
be able to take full advantage of the synergies<br />
that come from interzum on-site combined with<br />
its digital extension interzum @home. In line<br />
with this concept, the on-site and digital events<br />
are optimally lined up. interzum 2023 will kick<br />
off with the digital pre-show phase from 2 to 8<br />
May 2023. Along with generating interest and<br />
visibility, participants will be able to preview the<br />
products, innovations and services at the physical<br />
trade fair through the virtual company profiles<br />
or digital product stage of the exhibitors<br />
ahead of interzum in Cologne on 9 May. In addition,<br />
the pre-show phase will also serve as a<br />
platform for scheduling on-site appointments in<br />
Cologne.<br />
interzum on 9 May 2023 is where the future<br />
of furniture manufacturing and interior design<br />
will start again live in Cologne. No other leading<br />
industry event in the world provides impetus<br />
for the global furniture supplier sector in such a<br />
needs-oriented and forward-looking way as interzum.<br />
Decision makers, opinion leaders, multipliers<br />
and trendsetters from all over the world<br />
learn about innovations in the sector, discover<br />
inspiring ideas and connect with existing and<br />
new business contacts.<br />
On 15 and 16 May 2023, interzum @home<br />
will really take off with the live digital event.<br />
Over the course of two days, participating companies<br />
will have the opportunity to present<br />
themselves to the global community when their<br />
digital company profiles are full of the innovative<br />
products and solutions recently exhibited at<br />
interzum in Cologne. Users who are also interested<br />
in high-quality content and knowledge exchange<br />
will find both the digital product stage<br />
of the exhibitors as well as the digital interzum<br />
Trend Stage to be valuable sources of inspiration.<br />
At the latter, renowned experts from all<br />
over the world will talk about topics that will be<br />
very important for the global furniture industry<br />
and interior design in the future. In this phase of<br />
the digital live event, users will have the chance<br />
to go over their trade fair visit in Cologne and<br />
also find out about the innovations and offerings<br />
of participating exhibitors in a completely<br />
digital way – the very meaning of the core<br />
objective of interzum @home 2023 of increasing<br />
global reach and generating additional sales<br />
leads. AI-based matchmaking as well as the<br />
wide range of networking options will also contribute<br />
to this.<br />
But that’s not all: Starting 17 May 2023, interzum<br />
@home will remain available online as<br />
an on-demand offering.<br />
www.interzum.com<br />
WOOD TAIWAN 2023<br />
One of Asia’s cutting-edge <strong>woodworking</strong><br />
machinery trade shows, WOOD TAIWAN,<br />
started to accept its booth application in<br />
September.<br />
WOOD TAIWAN, short for Taiwan<br />
International Woodworking Machinery Show,<br />
scheduled to kick off at Taipei Nangang<br />
Exhibition Center Hall 1, April 20, 2023, is an<br />
iconic event for the <strong>woodworking</strong> machinery industry.<br />
It typically attracts exhibitors from every<br />
facet of the industry, namely <strong>woodworking</strong><br />
machinery makers, timber, hand tools, DIYs and<br />
furniture hardware, etc, who come to showcase<br />
their latest in <strong>woodworking</strong> solutions.<br />
“It’s going to complement the industry’s<br />
goals of increasing businesses, supporting our<br />
industry professionals, initiating green projects,<br />
and making sure that WOOD TAIWAN continues<br />
to be a leader in Asia when it comes to <strong>woodworking</strong><br />
machinery around the world,” show<br />
organizer Taiwan External Trade Development<br />
Council (TAITRA) said.<br />
In line with the trend of sustainability,<br />
“Envision a Greener Future” is themed for<br />
this year. TAITRA will launch a Sustainability<br />
Advocate initiative to encourage exhibitors to<br />
share how their solutions can contribute to the<br />
sustainability of the earth, embody the spirit<br />
of WOOD TAIWAN 2023. All manufacturers<br />
who take part in the initiative can get WOOD<br />
TAIWAN’s free promotional resources and a<br />
Sustainability Advocate Badge.<br />
www.woodtaiwan.com<br />
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GUIDE TO PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURERS<br />
Manufacturer Manufacturer Products<br />
ELKOM-Elektroheizplatten-Technik GmbH<br />
Oberbecksener Str. 80, 32547 Bad Oeynhausen<br />
Germany<br />
Tel: +49 5731 7782-0<br />
Fax: +49 5731 7782-12<br />
Email: elkom@elkom.de<br />
www.elkom.de<br />
Cooling plates<br />
Fluid medium plates<br />
Heating plates<br />
Preheating station for solid surface and thermoplastics<br />
Thermoforming station for solid surface and<br />
thermoplastics<br />
Vacuum plates<br />
Vacuum tables<br />
Fagus-GreCon Greten GmbH & Co. KG<br />
Hannoversche Str. 58, 31061 Alfeld<br />
Germany<br />
Tel: +49 5181 79-0<br />
Fax: +49 5181 79-229<br />
Email: marketing@fagus-grecon.com<br />
Automatic woodinspection machines, scanners<br />
Density profile measurement<br />
Fire protection for industrial risks<br />
Measuring systems for the panel industry<br />
Moisture meters, in-line type for boards or veneer<br />
Spark extinguishing systems<br />
www.fagus-grecon.com<br />
Höcker Polytechnik GmbH<br />
Borgloher Str. 1, 49176 Hilter a.T.W.<br />
Germany<br />
Tel: +49 5409 405-0<br />
Fax: +49 5409 405-595<br />
Email: info@hpt.net<br />
Briquetting press<br />
Cyclone separator<br />
Dust extractor<br />
Industrial fan<br />
Paint booth<br />
www.hoecker-polytechnik.com<br />
HOLZ-HER GmbH<br />
Plochinger Str. 65, 72666 Nürtingen<br />
Germany<br />
Tel: +49 7022 702-0<br />
Fax: +49 7022 702-101<br />
Email: kontakt@holzher.com<br />
CNC machining centres<br />
Edgebanding<br />
Panel saws<br />
www.holzher.de<br />
Hymmen GmbH<br />
Maschinen- und Anlagenbau<br />
Theodor-Hymmen-Str. 3, 33613 Bielefeld<br />
Germany<br />
Tel: +49 521 5806 0<br />
Fax: +49 521 5806 190<br />
Email: info@hymmen.com<br />
www.hymmen.com<br />
Industrial digital printing lines<br />
Lacquering and liquid coating machines<br />
Laminating presses<br />
Presses, multiopening<br />
Presses, continuous<br />
Printing machines, direct<br />
Service<br />
Leitz GmbH & Co. KG<br />
Leitzstr. 2, 73447 Oberkochen<br />
Germany<br />
Tel: +49 7364 950-0<br />
Fax: +49 7364 950-662<br />
Email: leitz@leitz.org<br />
Tools and tooling systems for the processing of wood,<br />
wood-products, and plastics<br />
www.leitz.org
GUIDE TO PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURERS<br />
Manufacturer Manufacturer Products<br />
LEUCO Ledermann GmbH & Co. KG<br />
Willi-Ledermann-Str. 1, 72160 Horb a. N.<br />
Germany<br />
Tel: +49 7451 93-0<br />
Fax: +49 7541 93-270<br />
Email: info@leuco.com<br />
TC and DP tipped machine tools for processing wood,<br />
wooden and composite panels, plastics and NF-materials,<br />
tool management & service<br />
www.leuco.com<br />
NESTRO Lufttechnik GmbH<br />
Paulus-Nettelnstroth-Platz, 07619 Schkölen<br />
Germany<br />
Tel: +49 36694 41-0<br />
Fax: +49 36694 41-260<br />
Email: info@nestro.de<br />
www.nestro.com<br />
Briquetting Presses<br />
Cyclone Separators<br />
Extraction and Filter Systems<br />
Fans<br />
Heating Systems<br />
Paint Spray Walls<br />
PAINTLINE Paint Mist Extraction Systems<br />
Shredders<br />
Reichenbacher Hamuel GmbH<br />
Postfach 28, 96487 Dörfles-Esbach<br />
Germany<br />
Tel: +49 9561 599-0<br />
Fax: +49 9561 599-199<br />
Email: info@reichenbacher.de<br />
CNC-Machining centres<br />
CNC-Processing centres<br />
CNC-Routers<br />
Drilling systems<br />
Milling machines<br />
www.reichenbacher.de<br />
SPÄNEX GmbH<br />
Luft-, Energie- und Umwelttechnik<br />
Otto-Brenner-Str. 6, 37170 Uslar<br />
Germany<br />
Tel.: +49 5571 304-0<br />
Fax: +49 5571 304-111<br />
Email: info@spaenex.de<br />
www.spaenex.de<br />
Briquetting presses<br />
Dust extractors<br />
Exhaust filter systems<br />
Fans<br />
Heat recovery systems<br />
Spraying walls<br />
WEIMA Maschinenbau GmbH<br />
Bustadt 6-10, 74360 Ilsfeld<br />
Germany<br />
Tel: +49 7062 9570 0<br />
Fax: +49 7062 9570 92<br />
Email: info@weima.com<br />
Single-shaft and four-shaft shredders<br />
Granulators and hammermills<br />
Briquetting presses<br />
www.weima.com<br />
Michael Weinig AG<br />
Michael-Weinig-Str. 2-4, 97941Tauberbischofsheim<br />
Germany<br />
Tel: +49 9341 86-0<br />
Fax: +49 9341 7080<br />
Email: info@weinig.com<br />
Planers and molders<br />
www.weinig.com
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