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WOODWORKING WORLD 6
Stiles Machinery
INTRODUCING BARRY KELLAR AS PRESIDENT OF STILES MACHINERY
ON FOCUS
SUSTAINABILITY
Siempelkamp
PROVEN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW POTENTIAL
BÜRKLE
REALIGNMENT FOR GROWTH
MACHINING TECHNOLOGY 11
IMA Schelling
TOP FIT INTO OLD AGE
SCM
SCM’S SMART&HUMAN EVOLUTION AT XYLEXPO
Sustainability is increasingly becoming an integral part of corporate
strategy. This is demonstrated by several articles in this issue
of WiN.
NEVA
FRAME- AND CIRCULAR SAW BLADE GRINDER IN ONE
HOMAG
THE MOTTO FROM NOW ON IS “TURN IT AROUND!“
WEINIG
HOLZ-HANDWERK 2024 HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL FOR WEINIG
TOOLS 18
LEITZ
NEW STANDARDS IN EFFICIENT JOINERY OF TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
ELEMENTS
LEUCO
SLIM, SWIFT AND STABLE
TIGRA
CARBIDE BLANKS AND DIAMOND FOR TOOLS FOR WORKING WOOD
MATERIALS
SAFETY 20
AL-KO
IMPRESSED BY THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS FOR CLEAN AIR
Schmalz
ALWAYS FOCUSSING ON THE USER
SURFACES 24
SUSTAINABILITY 26
Vecoplan
“OUR THINKING TRANSCENDS DIVISIONS”
RUF
BRIQUETTING FOR THE MATERIALS CYCLE
ARCHITECTURE 28
Osmo
CLADDING MADE FROM CANADIAN WOOD SPECIES
Rubner Haus
SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE LOG HOUSE INTO THE
MODERN AGE
USER REPORT 30
VOLLMER
LOROCH TWIN MACHINES ARE A MUST FOR SLOVENIAN TOOL
MANUFACTURER CAJHEN
DECORS 31
REHAU
NEW SERVICE FOR ARCHITECTS, CARPENTERS AND INTERIOR
PROFESSIONALS
Cefla Finishing
A JOURNEY INTO FINISHING INNOVATION
HMG Paint
BRITISH WEATHER DOESN’T DAMPEN SPIRIT FOR NEW GARDEN PAINT
WAGNER
FLOWSENSE SETS NEW STANDARDS
Hesse Lignal
INTERIM TARGET ACHIEVED: HESSE LIGNAL REPLACES SOLVENT-BASED
PRODUCTS WITH SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES
FURNITURE 32
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ADHESIVES IN THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY BY FRANCO BULIAN
FAIRS & EVENTS 32
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WOODWORKING WORLD
INTRODUCING BARRY KELLAR AS PRESIDENT
OF STILES MACHINERY
Stiles Machinery is pleased to announce Barry Kellar as its new President. Kellar will oversee all North American operations of the HOMAG
Group, which includes over 650 employees across Stiles Machinery, HOMAG Canada, and HOMAG Machinery North America.
Barry Kellar
Dr. Daniel Schmitt, CEO of the HOMAG
Group, writes, “I am very excited to welcome
Barry Kellar as the next president of Stiles
Machinery. Barry brings a wealth of knowledge
and expertise in manufacturing to the position,
which I am sure will complement an already exceptional
team at Stiles. Through Barry’s leadership
and dedication to customer centricity, I am
convinced that Stiles will continue to thrive as a
market leader in our industry.”
After graduating from the United States
Military Academy at West Point, NY, with a degree
in Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Kellar began
his career in 1986 with the US Army. He
joined GE Plastics in 1996 after working at
Hercules Aerospace and Lincoln Composites,
where he held various management positions.
In 2005, Mr. Kellar took on the role of Vice
President and General Manager of the Filtration
Division at Freudenberg Nonwovens. In 2009,
Mr. Kellar moved to Freudenberg Filtration
Technologies, as President and CEO for North
America. He then took on further responsibility
as Global Vice President of Automotive
Filtration for seven years. His last role was integrating
two acquisitions and forming a new
division as Global Vice President of Residential
Filters.
“I am very excited to join Stiles Machinery
and support their continued growth through
providing our customers with best-in-class sales
and service,” says Kellar. “The foundation of
parent HOMAG as a world-renowned manufacturer
of solutions for the woodworking industry,
coupled with our customer-centric approach to
the market, confirms to me we have the right
capabilities to deliver the value our customers
expect.
www.stilesmachinery.com
FOCUS ON THE CUSTOMER
Daniel Kessler has been responsible for technological development at Vecoplan since March 1, 2024. In addition to product development,
this includes all topics relating to digitalization and engineering. Kessler has a great deal of experience and expertise – his new role also
sees him promoted to the management board.
Daniel Kessler
“In order to provide customers worldwide
with the best possible support, we offer, among
other things, a powerful digitalization concept
that we are consistently expanding and driving
forward with additional services,” says Daniel
Kessler (35). He recently took over responsibility
for the technological development and engineering
of products at Vecoplan, as well as
everything to do with digitalization. In his new
role, Kessler is now also part of the management
team.
Daniel Kessler has been with Vecoplan for
19 years. He trained as a mechatronics engineer
and completed further training as a business
economist and state-certified electrical engineer
for automation. He gained around ten years of
experience in commissioning and then switched
to electrical development. Today, he can draw
on many years of management responsibility,
extensive process and product knowledge and
a wealth of practical experience through direct
customer contact. “In my new role, I not only
want to develop ideas, but also achieve a real
impact together with our global customers,”
says Kessler.
www.vecoplan.com
6 No. 2 • May 2024

WOODWORKING WORLD
JOWAT OPENS MODERN ADHESIVE CENTER IN CHINA
Setting sail in the world’s biggest adhesive market: Jowat inaugurates a new manufacturing location in China, underscoring its firm commitment
to close customer contact around the globe and expanding its innovation capacities.
Jowat’s new adhesive center in China
Located in Zhejiang province, around 70 km
from Shanghai, the new facility of the adhesive
manufacturer from Detmold is set to produce
approximately 9,000 tonnes of tailor-made adhesives
annually for the Asian market starting
from the second quarter of 2024.
With a focus on water-based dispersion
adhesives as well as on innovative solutions
specially adapted to the consumer electronics
market, the new facility spanning over 11,000
square meters provides not only robust production
and storage capabilities but also a stateof-the-art
research and development center.
“Over 80 percent of the highly demanded electronic
accessories are currently manufactured in
China. Due to the geographical proximity to this
very attractive growth market, we can now offer
our customers innovative Jowat adhesives locally,
with rapid development cycles and optimum
availability,” says a delighted Dr. Ralf Schelbach,
vice president for Asia Pacific at Jowat SE.
With the launch of the new adhesive center,
now the second manufacturing location in
Asia, Jowat SE is not only extending its presence
in the Asia-Pacific market. It also strengthens
another strategic cornerstone in its dynamic research
and development landscape, reaffirming
the enterprise’s position as an innovation leader
in the industry.
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WOODWORKING WORLD
NEW LOCATION AND BUILDING FOR HEADQUARTERS
LEUCO, a leading provider of precision tools
and sharpening services for the woodworking
industry, is pleased to announce the
opening of the new headquarters of the
Chinese LEUCO company in Taicang, Shaxi
Town. After more than a quarter of a century
of continuous growth and success, the
move to the state-of-the-art building marks
a significant milestone for LEUCO China.
Since June 2023, LEUCO China has been
operating from its new location, which has
been specifically designed to meet the growing
needs of the company and its customers.
The new location combines the production of
market-specific precision tools, the high-end
sharpening service for carbide and diamondtipped
tools, as well as the technical departments,
sales and marketing, and administration
under one roof.
Visit from the head office at the new LEUCO China headquarters: from left - Jason Chen (Head of Sales LEUCO China), Udo Leiber
(Managing Director LEUCO Asia) Daniel Schrenk (Managing Director LEUCO), Tony Yuan (Managing Director LEUCO China)
The new location in Taicang not only stands
for LEUCO’s continued commitment to quality
and innovation, but above all offers ideal conditions
for the future to serve the Chinese wood,
flooring and furniture industries as well as the
composite market in a flexible and future-oriented
manner. With this strategic move, LEUCO
China is ideally positioned to offer even better
products and services to customers in China.
The move reflects the steady growth of LEUCO
China since its foundation in 1997. The new
premises in Taicang offer double the production
space compared to the previous location, stateof-the-art
machinery and advanced equipment
to further increase the efficiency and quality of
production processes and services.
LEUCO China employs more than 100 people
and stands for local expertise and comprehensive
application consulting. In addition to
the production site in Taicang, LEUCO China
also operates service centers in Dongguan,
Wuxi, Yuyao and Wuhan to ensure a nationwide
presence and proximity to customers.
The company plans to continuously invest
in high-tech machinery and innovative business
systems at the new site to create innovative
and intelligent processes and offerings for
its customers.
www.leuco.com
PROVEN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW POTENTIAL
Pallmann Maschinenfabrik, located in Zweibrücken, took over the business operations of the Slovakian company Febs SK s.r.o. in Mytne
Ludany. For some time now, all activities of the former Febs spol. s.r.o., which was well-known in the market, have been transferred to
this company. Through this acquisition the Siempelkamp subsidiary increases its added value with important components in the complete
woodyard field, including conveying technology. Additionally, they profit from the engineering competence of a well-coordinated team.
Febs has specialized experience and expertise
which play a key role for Pallmann as a leading
supplier of size reduction technology. These
include the planning, design, manufacturing
and delivery of systems and components for mechanical
conveying.
The cooperation of both companies has
a long tradition. Pallmann and Febs combine
a long history of good cooperation which is
now leading to a new, strategic partnership.
Pallmann-Managing Director Uwe Wagner is
looking forward to a joint future and the associated
potential: “With the acquisition of Febs
and its entire intellectual property, we combine
the know-how of our companies, enlarge our
portfolio and prepare the ground for new developments
according to the principle “everything
from one source”, which will be beneficial to
both our and Febs’ customers.”
www.siempelkamp.com
8 No. 2 • May 2024

WOODWORKING WORLD
REALIGNMENT FOR GROWTH
Robert Bürkle GmbH announces that its subsidiary Bürkle North America Inc. (BNA) successfully completed a strategic realignment in
March. As part of this, the trading business with Schmoll Machines was sold to Schmoll America Ltd. and the position of CEO was filled by
Andy Turner. The measures are aimed at positioning Bürkle North America for long-term growth and at the same time strengthening the
global product and sales strategy of Robert Bürkle GmbH in the North American market.
“The realignment of Bürkle North America
is a key part of our global sales strategy to
strengthen our market presence in North
America and further expand our leading position
in surface and lamination technology,“ said
Jürgen Schröer, CEO of Robert Bürkle GmbH.
Jürgen Schröer, CEO of Robert Bürkle GmbH,
is confident in Turner‘s abilities and emphasized
his potential to continue the growth trajectory
initiated under the leadership of former
President and CEO Kurt Palmer. Kurt Palmer is
moving to the newly founded Schmoll America
as CEO and will continue to be responsible for
Schmoll‘s success in the USA. With Turner at
the helm, Bürkle North America will continue
to build on its reputation as a leading manufacturer
and pioneer in lamination and surface
technology.
The initiative includes a more intensive focus
on the sale of its own machines and systems
as well as the expansion of its service offering.
These steps should enable BNA to respond more
effectively to the needs of the North American
market and expand the business in the long term.
A key element of the realignment is the
expansion of the sales network, both through
direct sales and through the expansion of
the dealer network, in order to ensure greater
customer proximity and improved accessibility
to Bürkle‘s solutions. The restructuring
into “Surface Technology“ and “Lamination
Technology“ will enable a more specific and targeted
approach to customers in these key areas.
Andy Turner, coming from the Weinig
Group, is confident about the initiated strategic
realignment: “I am convinced that this new direction
will enable us to better meet the needs
of our customers and strengthen our position as
a preferred partner in the industry. Our aim is to
offer our customers not only high-quality products,
but also first-class service.”
In addition to expanding its own machine
sales, the company will also be focusing more on
its own service business in the future in order to
be able to offer customers in the North American
market a comprehensive range of services.
www.burkle.tech/de
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WOODWORKING WORLD
GEW APPOINTS GNG AS EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR
FOR SPAIN & PORTUGAL
GEW has announced the appointment of
Gestión de Negocios Gráficos (GNG) to represent
GEW exclusively for all its UV curing
business in Spain & Portugal. GNG is
a prominent and well-respected distributor
in the Graphic Arts sector, representing
many leading industry brands in this region,
including RMGT, Sakurai and Xeikon,
among others.
With offices in Barcelona and Madrid, GNG
supply a wide range of graphic machines now
including GEW UV curing solutions. The company
offers turnkey solutions for its clients, including
personalised sales service, catering to
the needs and requirements of each client, as
well as technical assistance for installation and
maintenance through its partnered service
company, Grupo Amagraf.
Francisco Jiménez, CEO at GNG, comments
on the new partnership with GEW: “We are excited
about GEW's wide variety of solutions
for both retrofits and for new presses, which
allows us to cater to our wide client portfolio.
We know that the technology provided by
GEW will help many of our customers to update
their way of working, resulting in a more
efficient curing process, shorter printing times,
and more sustainable practices with industryleading
technology.”
Robert Rae, Managing Director of Sales
at GEW, explains the background to this new
direction for both companies: “Spain and
Portugal are vital areas to our business, with
thriving printing, coating and converting industries
which span narrow web, wide web
converting, sheetfed offset, wood coating and
other industrial applications. GNG’s existing
contact network and experience in these areas
will enable us to increase GEW’s footprint in
more diverse UV curing markets. We now look
forward to a new era of proactive, dedicated
sales and service to our customers across the
region, coupled with a renewed drive to increase
our presence in sectors beyond our core
label and web business.
“In addition, in our core narrow web printing
and finishing market, GNG will bring an increased
focus on the market transition to LED
with their historical knowledge of this technology.
We look forward to an increased engagement
with customers on this critical issue.”
www.gewuv.com
Left to right: Robert Rae of GEW, Francisco Jimenez of GNG
(Gestión de Negocios Gráficos) and Franc Pagano of GEW.
GNG’s Barcelona showroom features a range of the latest printing machinery and accessories.
BIESSE EXPANDING AGAIN IN CANADA
To accommodate the growth in the Americas Region after last March inauguration of Biesse Brasil showroom in Curitiba, is now time to
invest again in Canada, a market of great success for Biesse.
The new Ontario Tech Center will be in
Vaughan, centrally located in the GTA at only
few minutes away from the Toronto Airport,
is set to facilitate easy access for same-day
demonstrations across the entire Canadian
territory.
The new facility tripling the current space
it will give Biesse the ability to provide an even
more positive and memorable customer experience
in the wood, glass, stone and advanced
material industries.
A state-of-the-art showroom to demonstrate
machinery, softwares and services solutions
designed to simplify the manufacturing
process, as well as dedicated areas for interactive
experiences, training, local services support
and educational workshops will be part of this
important investment.
The building completion accordingly to the
project leader Niki Kaltsounis – Kampiziones is
estimated for July 2024, full showroom operations
from 3rd quarter.
www.biesse.com
10 No. 2 • May 2024

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
TOP FIT INTO OLD AGE
Saving energy and conserving resources: Today, the topic of sustainability not only permeates all of a company’s processes, but also extends
to the entire life cycle of machines and systems. At IMA Schelling, too, this claim has long been part of corporate practice. Among
other things, the plant manufacturer relies on a sophisticated modernisation offering and discontinuation management.
For a long machine life: Department Manager Service Consulting
Thomas Inmann and his team offer their customers a
sophisticated modernisation concept for their system as well as
reliable discontinuation management.
“Nothing is more sustainable than using a
machine for a long time,” says Thomas Inmann,
Department Manager of Service Consulting at
IMA Schelling. “This is all the more true if its efficiency
is constantly updated over the years.”
The IMA Schelling Group therefore offers its
customers various options to extend the life cycle
of their machines and systems. These are already
produced to such a high standard that
they have a long service life anyway. Customers
also benefit from the global service available at
short notice as well as comprehensive service
packages that guarantee fast repairs and prevent
cost-intensive production downtimes.
MODERNISING FOR A LONG MACHINE LIFE
To extend the service life of the machines
even further, the specialists for customised systems
and processing solutions for the wood,
metal and plastics industries offer two additional
services. On the one hand, modernising the
control and drive technology, retrofitting processing
components or updating software can
extend the efficient service life of machines and
systems by years – at comparatively low cost.
With its discontinuation management,
IMA Schelling guarantees its customers the
long-term availability of spare parts. If a supplier
cancels a spare part, IMA Schellings
Service Consulting takes action. The customers
in whose systems the parts in question are installed
are proactively contacted. “We not only
inform them about the imminent end of a spare
part, but have also developed an alternative solution
that often works even more efficiently,”
explains Inmann. This not only extends the life
of the machines. It also makes maintenance and
repairs easier to plan, which in turn increases
machine availability.
IMA Schelling always uses the latest and
therefore most energy-efficient technology,
both when replacing components as part of a
modernisation and when replacing spare parts
that are no longer available. In addition to the
longevity of a system, this also increases its efficiency
– in the interests of the environment and
in line with sustainability.
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The IMA Schelling Group provides its customers with comprehensive
maintenance and service offers to extend the life cycle
of their machines and systems.
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MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
Integrated solutions and complete processes for any kind of woodworking application
SCM’S SMART&HUMAN EVOLUTION AT XYLEXPO
SCM is getting ready for the up-and-coming edition of Xylexpo with a full programme of technological and digital innovations, thanks to
the level of new entries which the Italian group has in store for the entire secondary wood processing sector, and for the completely new
presentation procedures.
Visitors will have a chance to explore the
technologies, software and digital services
which best suit their production needs in a completely
new fashion, with state-of-the-art multimedia
and immersive tools which will project
Xylexpo visitors even further into the future of
woodworking and into the heart of SCM’s complete
and limitless production range.
A Smart&Human evolution which will focus
on everything new within the automated,
integrated and complete processes, designed to
meet the new production challenges dedicated
to every field of application: furnishings and
kitchens, windows and doors, flooring, timber
construction, surface treatment, nautical and
caravan industry, and joinery.
Integrated and advanced machines and systems
will be showcased for each sector with the
additional integration of Cms – an Scm Group
company – technologies to machine material
like glass, stone, metal, plastic and composites.
Solutions aimed at making the processes
more sustainable and efficient even in batch-1
production and at achieving bespoke products
with an, as ever, outstanding quality and level
of design.
AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
Beam saw cell for batch 1 made up of:
flexstore elr automatic storage, for better logistics
of semi-machined pieces; single-blade
gabbiani g2 panel saw complete with, among
other things, automatic panel labelling;
articulated robot to automate the cutting and
off-loading operations, reducing the need for
human supervision.
The cell offers great flexibility when dealing
with processes at source because it allows
the finished pieces to be unloaded onto pallets
on the ground and on the roller. There is also
a vertical buffer in the cell, downstream of the
unloading roller, which optimises the workflow
efficiently separating the cutting cell from the
next machining processes.
Beam saw and nesting cell for batch 1
with flexstore hp automatic storage and robot
for unloading finished pieces, small pieces
and scraps. Gabbiani p80 beam saw and
morbidelli x200 nesting machining centre
are integrated in the automatic storage
which allows the panels to be stocked, labelled
and loaded directly onto the worktable
of both machines, protecting the
most delicate surfaces. Simultaneously, the
gabbiani p80 beam saw can perform stack cutting
with high levels of productivity.
Cargo is a patented automatic loading and
unloading system that can be integrated with
the morbidelli m 200 and accord 500/600 cnc
machining centres for the machining of panels
and doors.
morbidelli cx220 with robot
12 No. 2 • May 2024

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
gabbini gt 2 with robot
The fully automated cell requires no operator
supervision and is unique on the market in
carrying out continuous loading and unloading
of pieces in masked time, while the machine
performs drilling and routing. Maximum levels
of efficiency are thus achieved, avoiding manual
work steps and the associated costs and unproductive
time. All this with unprecedented ease
of use because both the machining centre and
Cargo are managed directly from the Maestro
active HMI.
The morbidelli cx220 drilling and dowelling
flexible cell with robot to create every kind
of furniture element more efficiently, even with
pieces that differ greatly from one another. The
cell produces one panel per minute and up to
more than 400 panels per shift with an operator
in just 50 m 2 . It can be used with just the robot
for continuous production, or with partial operator
supervision.
For windows and doors manufacturing, the
new version of windorflex will be on show, the
automatic and technological machining cell
for processing complete window frames, always
guaranteeing the best accuracy, high flexibility
and superior finish quality. The new machine
version is featured with two handling devices
for the work-pieces loading, with the aim
to increase performance and productivity, and
the front loading bench, to reduce the longitudinal
footprint.
BEAM SAW
The gabbiani p range expands with the
new gabbiani p95 and gabbiani pt95 panel
saws, designed respectively for batch-1 machining
and series production. All the options in the
higher range best loved by the market regarding
the SCM beam saw can be found in these
new models: the Flexcut unit for side-by-side
bars up to 600 mm, blade motors with a power
of up to 18.5 kW and led indicators of both
front and rear loading, in the presence of an lifting
table.
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No. 2 • May 2024
13

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
EDGEBANDING
Making its début is the stefani m, an industrial
edge bander representing a highly competitive
investment, with advanced technological
solutions for automatic set-up. Excellent
machining quality is the great advantage of
this edgebanding solution which has operating
units with servo-assisted technologies to continually
guarantee top design levels.
SURFACE TREATMENT
For finishing, Superfici will present stateof-the-art
UV processes like an excimer treatment
with exclusive excimatt technology for a
finish on the most extensive range of finished
products and material. The significant advantage
is the ability to generate extra-opacity effects
while being equally surprisingly smooth,
without further compromises on the mechanical
and chemical surface resistance.
Also being showcased is a UV LED polymerisation
system with several UV monochromatic
sources which, thanks to Superfici’s patented
system, manages to radiate at different wavelengths
for greater efficiency. UV LED matrix
guarantees all the typical advantages of LED polymerisation,
ensuring comparable performances
with standard UV polymerisation.
windorflex
Space is also made for the robotic sprayer
which offers excellent flexibility to machining,
while keeping the end product quality level extremely
high. In particular, the following will
be on display: robot maestro for painting windows
and doors, designed by Superfici starting
with the arm movement of an artisan and
converted into an articulated robot, now available
with 8 axes to machine even larger windows
and doors; robot bravo2, a Cartesian robot
for painting panels with two 5-axis heads
which guarantees an unprecedented quality,
precision, reliability and delicacy, together with
the speed and production continuity of an automatic
spraying system.
TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
Showcasing is the oikos xs, highly versatile
cnc machining centre, ideal for companies
looking for high speed and precision, combined
with a small footprint and low cost. This solution
is suitable for the production of straight
beams, prefabricated walls, trusses, roofs and
blockhauses, i.e. structural elements requiring
both very fast operations such as cutting, and
more complex machining such as drilling, routing,
dovetails and slots for hardware, on pieces
that can have a maximum length of 16 metres,
a maximum width of 450 mm and a maximum
thickness of 240 mm.
The dmc system xl will be presented for the
automatic sanding-calibrating of CLT panels,
nowadays with three new units: bottom lower
roller unit and top/bottom pad unit to machine
both the upper face and the lower one of the
CLT panels up to 3700 mm in width and 500 mm
thick, and the transversal “piggyback” crossbelt
unit, a solution developed to optimise the machine’s
spaces and guarantee as little space as
possible being taken up. These modules are fully
combinable and can be integrated with one
another to suit the client’s production needs, for
a top-quality finished product and in line with
current market demands which favour exposed
walls.
www.scmgroup.com
superfici technologies for finishing
14 No. 2 • May 2024

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
FRAME- AND CIRCULAR SAW BLADE GRINDER IN ONE
For 35 years, the NEVA company has been
a traditional Czech manufacturer of woodworking
machines and high-quality and
precise sharpeners, which it exports to the
whole world.
In the field of sharpening, Neva produces
sharpeners for frame saw blades, band saw
blades and circular saw blades. Neva sharpeners
can sharpen large band saw blades up to a
width of 300 mm. Sharpeners can be both righthanded
and left-handed for ease of handling
band saw blades, and are suitable for both end
customers and tool manufacturers.
The NBS 801 automatic sharpener for frame
saw and circular saw blades in one was created
by combining NEVA two single-purpose machines
into one, so that we can provide customers
with maximum flexibility of the machine,
quick adjustment, easy operation and, last but
not least, a reduction in acquisition costs, i.e.
1 machine vs. 2 machines.
The sharpener enables sharpening of saw
blades for frame saws up to a width of 150 mm
and a length of up to 1800 mm. It can sharpen
both classic set or swaged cutting blades made
of high-speed steel, as well as blades with stellite
teeth. The sharpener can handle one or
more cycles per tooth, so the entire sheet can be
sharpened in one pass of the machine.
In the case of circular saws, the entire range
of saw blades up to a diameter of 800 mm can
be sharpened, from so-called sheet metal to
blades with HM tips. The entire tooth shape
can be sharpened using a ceramic wheel with
a dresser, and in the case of HM tips, we sharpen
the faces, backs and trapezoidal teeth with a
diamond wheel without further mechanical adjustment
of the machine.
www.neva.cz
THE MOTTO FROM NOW ON IS “TURN IT AROUND!“
The new workpiece return system for the DRILLTEQ V-310 vertical CNC processing center has a special feature that its precursor could not
offer: It reverses the parts. To process the 6th side, the workpieces are now automatically fed back into the machine without any additional
manual intervention. It’s now a fully automated solution for complete part processing.
The 6-sided processing operation, which
previously required the workpiece to be reinserted
manually, now runs automatically in a
single flow. Manual intervention and reloading
between the processing of the 5th and 6th side
is not necessary. The result is better machine
utilization and significantly reduced downtimes.
Even large workpieces up to a length of
3,050 mm will be fully processed in an ergonomic
manner in future. Manual part handling
is reduced to a minimum, which also increases
the quality of processing. Thanks to the turning
function, one machine operator is sufficient
to process the workpieces. The workpiece return
is fully integrated into the machine’s user interface
and is operated via the powerTouch control
system.
The workpiece return system is the perfect
complement to the DRILLTEQ V-310 and
optimizes the machining process by perfectly
matching the characteristics of the CNC processing
center. The material flow is automated and
organized, and cost-effectiveness is increased.
The result is a lean and efficient process that offers
added value for every production solution,
regardless of whether it’s batch size 1, orderbased
or series production.
REVERSING FUNCTION OFFERS COMPLETE
PROCESSING
A “yes” to the automation of the DRILLTEQ
V-310 is not a question of company size, but
a prerequisite for greater economic efficiency.
Workpiece return solutions are therefore worthwhile
for anyone who operates a CNC processing
center in their production.
Thanks to the new reversing function, “The
Raumwunder” now also becomes a “amazing
mover” by offering the workpiece reverse.
www.homag.com
No. 2 • May 2024
15

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
HOLZ-HANDWERK 2024 HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL FOR WEINIG
Many customers from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France and Eastern Europe, numerous intensive technical discussions on each
day of the trade fair, very good order inflow and even some spontaneous purchases: the outcome of HOLZ-HANDWERK was extremely
positive for WEINIG.
Many industry visitors at the WEINIG
stand took advantage of the fact that some
of Weinig’s competitors were not present in
Nuremberg, and engaged in particularly detailed
discussions with the WEINIG sales team.
In addition to the presentation of new products
during the stand tour, the focus was often
on very specific customer projects, for which
potential solutions were discussed. The dialog
also focused on the individual economic
and technical challenges facing customers,
but also the prospects for the coming months.
WEINIG customers are concerned about the
general weakness of the (construction) economy
as well as the shortage of skilled labor,
which is increasingly affecting workshop businesses
in particular. Nevertheless, most manufacturing
companies are cautiously optimistic
about the future.
GRINDING MACHINE PORTFOLIO ACQUIRED
FROM STÄHLE-HESS
Right at the start of the trade fair, WEINIG
announced the acquisition of the grinding
machine portfolio of Stähle-Hess GmbH. The
Reutlingen-based company acquired the design
drawings and technical know-how for the construction
of the Rotofinish, Gloria and Saturn
machines as well as the marketing rights. The
tool grinding machines will be produced in
Tauberbischofsheim from 2025, and will then be
sold under the WEINIG brand name. CEO Gregor
Baumbusch is enthusiastic about the new opportunities
arising from the acquisition agreement:
“We are delighted to now be able to offer
our customers Rotofinish technology as part of
a complete solution for processing machines to
ensure perfect surface quality. This acquisition
strengthens our position as a leading technology
provider for timber window production and
underlines our commitment to innovation and
customer satisfaction.”
This became more than evident at the
WEINIG stand in Nuremberg, as the company
presented visitors with a whole range of exciting
innovations and product optimizations. The
trade fair appearance focused on increased productivity,
greater convenience, simplified and
accelerated work processes and maximum safety
across all product ranges.
NEW OptiCut C 50+
UNDERTABLE CROSS-CUT SAW
The new OptiCut C 50+ celebrated its premiere.
As the “little sister” of the OptiCut C
700+, the new undertable cross-cut saw is used
for smaller workpiece cross-sections up to a cutting
width of 300 mm. The dust extractor offers
improved performance and reduces chip formation
in the machine. The ideal area of application
for the OptiCut C 50+ is the processing
of boards of mixed wood species with efficient
cross-cutting to length. The machine offers a
high degree of flexibility, especially where space
is limited. Another new feature is the standard
working height of 900 mm for ergonomic working.
The design of the OptiCut C 50+ has been
optimized and now fits in perfectly with the new
“Plus” (+) series.
NEW EuroStacker STACKING AID
As a further innovation in the cutting segment,
WEINIG presented the EuroStacker, a
practical and cost-effective pallet truck solution
for semi-automatic stacking. With the
EuroStacker, the operator only has to insert
the stacking sticks for each new layer and
the pallet truck automatically lowers itself to
the next position. All further stacking steps
are also automatic. Three different safety systems
are available for the EuroStacker: Safety
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No. 2 • May 2024

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
Basic, Safety Classic and Safety Plus. This allows
you to select the solution that best suits
your application.
Profimat 50 NOW WITH CHAMFERING UNIT
A chamfering unit for the Profimat 50 planer
and profiler, used for producing profiled
goods and processing construction timber and
wet wood, was presented for the first time in
Nuremberg. It is positioned automatically in relation
to the left and top spindle and offers additional
flexibility when processing construction
timber in various dimensions and with different
chamfer thicknesses. In conjunction with the
optional control package, the width and thickness
can be positioned at the touch of a button
and settings can be saved for the best possible
repetition accuracy. The package also includes
the Memory Plus control unit, which has been
tried and tested in the Powermat series.
NEW RETURN CONVEYOR FOR THE Cube 3
feed unprocessed workpieces and stack the processed
parts at the same time. This takes the
machine’s performance potential to a new level.
The Cube 3 is particularly energy-efficient and
therefore eligible for various subsidy programs
aimed at saving energy.
DOUBLE-DIGIT PERFORMANCE INCREASE FOR
THE Conturex Vario XS
WEINIG’s Conturex Vario XS CNC machining
center showed how intelligent technology
can be used to achieve increased performance
potential. At HOLZ-HANDWERK 2024, it was
featured with the new cross-cross-longitudinal
process, in which the end profiles are processed
first and then the longitudinal profiles. This
translates into a performance increase of up to
15 %. And the new multi-part process, in which
two parts are clamped on a table and machined
together, even enables a performance increase
of 20 %. This means that maximum throughput
can be achieved and there are sufficient power
reserves for the peak season.
www.weinig.com
The Cube 3, the world’s most easy-to-use
planer, scored highly with users compared to its
predecessor, the Cube Plus, thanks to its higherquality
standard features and appealing design.
To make one-man operation even more convenient,
the Cube 3 now features a return conveyor
as an innovation. This allows the operator to
No. 2 • May 2024 17

TOOLS
NEW STANDARDS IN EFFICIENT JOINERY OF
TIMBER CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS
Leitz, the world’s leading manufacturer of precision tools, is proud to present a new, pioneering
product at HOLZ-HANDWERK in Nuremberg: the HeliCut Monoblock. This innovative
precision tool from the Oberkochen think tank sets new standards in the joinery of CLT
cross laminated timber, glulam, solid wood panels, natural beams and more by meeting the
highest demands in wood processing.
The new HeliCut Monoblock
from Leitz combines process-reliable cutting and drilling
in one tool.
The types of application in modern joinery
are particularly wide-ranging nowadays. From
cutting window cut-outs in CLT components to
rebating, slotting or grooving to drilling positioning
or anchor holes - each type of processing
requires a special tool that should ideally
not only be efficient, but also cost-effective,
time-saving and long-lasting. An extreme challenge
for anyone who has to keep an eye on
the joinery process and the associated machining
times and costs.
The new HeliCut Monoblock from Leitz offers
a solution, which can be used for a wide
range of applications such as drilling, pocket
milling, tenoning and rebate milling in perfect
quality. This eliminates time-consuming tool
changes and downtimes. The monolithic design
also makes the tool very stable and dampens vibrations.
Below are some of the most important
features and characteristics that make this tool
system so attractive:
Inclined plunging: The tool enables inclined
plunging - even at extreme angles. The innovative
separate drilling/chipping pocket optimises
the chip flow, which in turn leads to less
wear and makes the tool significantly more
long-lasting.
Katana circular sawblades from Leitz, used here on a CNC machining
centre, combine properties such as high cutting quality,
long tool life and low noise levels.
Precise drilling: The special design of the
tool enables precise drilling applications.
Another advantage that significantly streamlines
the overall joinery process!
Versatility: The new HeliCut Monoblock enables
a wide range of applications with just one
tool. Rebate processing, slotting, grooves and
recesses - everything that is required for comprehensive
joinery on a component (except
V-grooves) can be realised with the help of this
tool.
Spindle-friendly design, less vibration,
less heat: The HeliCut Monoblock successfully
solves repeated challenges caused by
high cutting pressures and vibrations on the
spindles. Compared to the competition, the
HeliCut Monoblock impresses with less vibration
thanks to the short distance to the spindle
system (lever). The optimum ratio of the overall
tool length to the effective working length
(180 mm) also contributes to improved stability.
In addition, the reduction in the number
of tooth rows results in less heat generation
and a 25% reduction in the power requirement
as well as a reduced number of turnblades required.
The result - longer tool AND machine
spindle life, lower costs and outstanding machining
quality.
The HeliCut Monoblock is now available on
the market in a 40 mm diameter. All spindle
adaptors for common machine types are compatible,
including all common HSK adaptors
and the S30 version.
KATANA CNC CIRCULAR SAWBLADES – ALL-
ROUNDER FOR THE HIGHEST DEMANDS
Increased productivity and efficiency, perfect
cutting results and flexibility in the processing
of different materials are possible with
Katana circular sawblades with significantly
lower noise pollution. Leitz thus offers the perfect
solution and a true all-rounder for sawing
on CNC machining centres and units.
Above all, Katana circular sawblades stand
for efficiency and productivity, as high feed
rates and high cutting speeds result in short
machining times. In addition, they deliver perfect
cutting results, which eliminate the need
to rework the edges and thus save time. The
Katana circular sawblades are also convincing
in terms of flexibility: They prove their performance
not only with different materials such
as chipboard and fibre materials with any kind
of coating, but also with laminated wood, solid
wood and lightweight boards. Of course,
Katana circular sawblades can be used on all
common CNC machining centres and units.
This means that they perfectly meet the basic
requirements for automation and batch size 1
production and make it possible to machine a
wide range of materials on the same machine
with the same tools.
Katana circular sawblades combine features
such as high cutting quality, long tool
life and low noise. The special design of the
sawblades carrier body dampens any vibrations
that may occur and leads to quiet running,
which results in a noise reduction of -6 to
-8 dB(A). The excellent running smoothness results
in high stability, in the machining process
and thus in an optimal cutting result. The special
balance quality also protects the machine.
Katana circular sawblades are also convincing
in terms of sustainability, as they can be resharpened
up to ten times. Here, too, Leitz is
a reliable partner with its tool service - around
the globe with more than 120 company-owned
service stations.
With the Katana circular sawblades, Leitz
offers an intelligent solution that evolves
with customer requirements and adapts precisely
to needs in order to work more profitably.
Katana circular sawblades are the perfect
tool for all operations that strive for
extremely efficient and productive best machining
results in trimming, mitre cutting, sizing
and cross-cutting.
www.leitz.org
18 No. 2 • May 2024

TOOLS
SLIM, SWIFT AND STABLE
LEUCO’s new Fibonacci Z4+4 shank-type cutter is a highlight on the nesting machining
scene. The manufacturer employs a new kind of construction design to accommodate four
rows of diamond-tipped cutters within a diameter of just twelve mm, including appropriate
gullets. This enables the milling cutter to achieve high feed speeds and excellent
cutting results while also remaining robust, even with its extended number of cutting edges,
operating smoothly and also consuming less energy.
Another advantage of these small nesting
cutters for milling is that they produce fewer
offcuts, meaning that they make much better
use of the material. With its new Z4+4 shanktype
cutter, LEUCO now combines the benefits
of minimum size with maximum cutting power
– employing a remarkable efficient concept derived
from mathematically definable structures
from the natural world.
GENUINE Z4+4: MORE TEETH, FASTER TEMPO
– AS WELL AS SHATTER-PROOF WITH LOW
VIBRATION
The LEUCO Fibonacci series of Z4+4 nesting
milling cutters operate using four rows of cutters,
each with several diamond-tipped blades
– all accommodated within a diameter of just
12 mm. Since four blades are in operation continuously
at every point on the workpiece, this
tool has everything that defines a genuine
Z4 milling cutter. It is the innovative design of
this milling cutter that enables it to operate so
robustly and smoothly. To achieve this, LEUCO
employs the Fibonacci principle, based on highly
functional shapes in the natural world. Which
results in an optimum arrangement of blades on
this narrow tool.
Because it has these additional blades and
because they are arranged in such an efficient
formation, this milling cutter is able to achieve
what at present are the highest speeds during
feed – a gain of as much as 25 % compared to
tools with three teeth. This enables the Z4+4
shank-type cutter with a 23 mm length of cut to
achieve feed rates of 17 to 22 meters a minute
when machining unpainted or coated particle
boards, at speeds of 18,000 rpm. At a rotational
speed of 24,000 rpm, that feed rate rises to
22 to 28 meters a minute.
LEUCO FIBONACCI NESTING RANGE:
VERSATILE AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT
In LEUCO’s new Fibonacci nesting range,
the Z4 milling cutter can also be paired with
tools with diameters of 12 and 16 mm and 1⁄2’’
with cutting widths of 23 and 28 mm. To satisfy
individual requirements, LEUCO can also
provide other cutting widths of 19 mm up to a
length of 45 mm.
Even on versions with fewer teeth, a
Fibonacci nesting milling cutter is worth choosing.
Operation is remarkably sustainable, with a
power saving of up to 15 % compared to tools
LEUCO’s genuine Z4 Fibonacci nesting milling cutter sets new standards in
terms of productivity, efficiency and quality.
with the same number of blades. In addition,
the special Fibonacci arrangement of blades
makes the base body more robust and the tool
breaks less easily.
Use of the Fibonacci principle prevents
overlapping cuts. This substantially improves
the cutting quality compared to conventional
nesting tools. The optimum configuration of
blades, based on a natural principle, minimizes
vibration and enables the tool to operate more
smoothly. LEUCO is able to use the space gained
from its efficient tool design in various ways, including
to strengthen the mounting of the basic
cutter. This also enables the milling tool to cope
with difficult situations.
Properties that make this nesting milling cutter
the top performer in its sector. It is also quite
unique: With its individual blades arranged within
a tiny area, robustly and efficiently in accordance
with a successful principle that has evolved
in the natural world of millions of years. A perfect
tool – small in size, big on delivery.
www.leuco.com
CARBIDE BLANKS AND DIAMOND FOR TOOLS
FOR WORKING WOOD MATERIALS
TIGRA is the competent partner for versatile
solutions made of carbide and ultrahard
cutting materials for tools for working
metal, wood and composite materials.
In order to always meet the application requirements
of customers and optimize tool
efficiency best as possible, innovation and
continuous improvement in the manufacture
of a wide range of products are a top
priority at TIGRA.
At Grinding Hub 2024 in Stuttgart, TIGRA
will be showcasing a wide range of carbide
blanks that are used for working metal and
composite materials after final machining by
the customer: custom-made preforms according
to the customer´s drawing, in a wide range
of dimensions and geometries depending on
the application, with insert seats and cooling
holes, raw and ground carbide rods with or
without cooling holes, standard milling cutter
blanks with a wide range of cooling hole variants
as well as carbide blanks and inserts for
positive and negative inserts in the most common
versions for subsequent PCD and PcBN
tipping.
In addition to carbide, the Bavarian-based
company also offers PCD and PcBN products.
Depending on the type of application and the
material to be processed, TIGRA uses optimally
matching grades to achieve the best results
with standing and rotating tools. PCD and PcBN
are always available in two versions: as blanks
with different total and PCD/PcBN layer thicknesses
and as laser or wire-cut segments with
and without angles. TIGRA also offers CVD as
blanks and segments in special grades for cutting
and dressing tools.
www.tigra.com
No. 2 • May 2024
19

SAFETY
IMPRESSED BY THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS
FOR CLEAN AIR
AL-KO Extraction Technology is completely satisfied with the outcome of the leading trade fair for carpenters, joiners and joiners in
Nuremberg. Numerous visitors were impressed by the high-performance solutions for clean air, such as the AL-KO POWER UNIT ® clean air
dust extractor, the AL-KO COLOUR JET paint mist extraction system and the PROFI JET ® system filter unit.
Customized devices and systems, precisely
adapted to the needs and requirements of customers,
with maximum efficiency and performance
and the highest quality – this is what
AL-KO Extraction Technology has stood for for
over 35 years.
At this year’s leading trade fair
HOLZ-HANDWERK, AL-KO Extraction Technology
presented the PROFI JET series with the new
convenient AL-KO High Performance control
generation. Visitors to the stand were shown
the new touchscreen display by the AL-KO
Extraction Technology team and were able to
see the simple, intuitive and customizable system
control for themselves.
MODULAR DESIGN, SCALABLE SYSTEM
The highlight of the PROFI JET is its modular
design, which allows the system filter unit
to be optimally adapted to the customer’s wishes
and requirements: The PROFI JET is designed
for an extraction capacity from 12,000 m³/h volume
flow up to over 140,000 m³/h volume flow.
Thanks to the double-walled panel construction
insulated with mineral fiber insulation, it offers
a high level of protection against noise pollution
and excellent thermal insulation as standard.
The optionally available filter monitor enables
recirculated air operation without fresh air supply.
This saves enormous heating costs in cold
temperatures.
The patented AL-KO OPTI JET ® filter cleaning
system (also integrated in the AL-KO POWER
UNIT clean air dust extractors) ensures consistently
high extraction performance: the filter elements
are cleaned of adhering dust and chips
fully automatically by a blast of compressed air,
which also increases the service life of the filters.
In addition, there is a wide range of options
for individual system configuration and an
extensive range of accessories to choose from,
not least frequency inverters for adjusting the
fan performance as required.
AL-KO Extraction Technology is highly satisfied with the outcome of the leading trade fair for the carpentry, joinery and carpentry
trades, HOLZ-HANDWERK 2024, in Nuremberg – many visitors came to find out about the high-performance solutions for clean air.
This year, trade fair visitors were increasingly interested in the energy-efficient drive and control technology from AL-KO Extraction
Technology – and the AL-KO team will be taking interesting discussions and exciting ideas back to Jettingen-Scheppach.
ALSO IN THE FOCUS OF VISITORS – CLEAN AIR
DEDUSTERS AND PAINT MIST EXTRACTION
The trade visitors also showed great interest
in the mobile clean air dedusters from
the AL-KO POWER UNIT series, which were on
display in several current versions and performance
levels. The AL-KO COLOUR JET paint
mist extraction system was also on show at
the stand: It removes pigments, additives and
other harmful components that are released
during wet painting. Available in four performance
levels and with many options for individual
adaptation, the COLOUR JET always offers
sufficient reserves – and is also certified
for ATEX zone 2.
POSITIVE CONCLUSION
The AL-KO team of experts was able to
answer many questions and make new contacts
at the HOLZ-HANDWERK trade fair
stand. Michael Seitz, Head of AL-KO Extraction
Technology, draws a positive conclusion from
the trade fair: “This year, trade fair visitors
were increasingly interested in our energy-efficient
drive and control technology, which is
used, for example, in the modular PROFI JET
system filter unit. HOLZ-HANDWERK 2024 was
a complete success for us, and we are taking
interesting discussions, exciting suggestions
and innovative ideas back home with us to
Jettingen-Scheppach.“
www.alko-extractiontechnology.com
20 No. 2 • May 2024

ALWAYS FOCUSSING ON THE USER
Secure fixing, efficient gripping, ergonomic handling – Schmalz demonstrated once again
at HOLZ-HANDWERK that vacuum technology is far from exhausted.
Reliably fixing wood on the processing table
is essential for perfect results with the CNC
machine. Schmalz has developed the VCBL-HD
suction block for this task and designed it to be
so flexible that time-consuming set-up processes
are no longer necessary. The suction block allows
precise set-up and reliable processing of
different materials on both 1-circuit and 2-circuit
console tables. This is made possible by prefixing
to the console by mechanical clamping or
vacuum. The suction plate can be rotated in
15-degree increments and thus adapts to even
complex workpiece geometries. The special feature:
Thanks to its full-surface elastomer friction
lining, the vacuum clamping system holds heavy
solid wood panels as well as light and delicate
products securely and gently. The high holding
force and lateral force absorption guarantee excellent
processes and help to avoid faulty batches.
The robust aluminium base body ensures
maximum stability and optimum milling results.
UNIVERSAL AND FLEXIBLE
be controlled centrally via the integrated M12
connector. This makes commissioning quick and
easy. The modular design enables uncomplicated
adaptation to new process parameters.
SIMPLY MOVE HEAVY LOADS
Lifting aids are indispensable when it comes
to the ergonomic handling of heavy and large
workpieces. Schmalz will be presenting the
VacuMaster Wood, a system that the vacuum
experts have developed especially for the timber
industry. With this lifting device, a single person
can move wooden panels or beams up to a
length of five metres and a weight of 250 kilograms
gently and ergonomically. Professionals
could also test the JumboErgo vacuum tube
lifter at the trade fair. Its twist grip is reminiscent
of a motorbike throttle grip and allows
them to lift heavy loads of up to 300 kilograms
with particular sensitivity and precision.
www.schmalz.com
REMBE®
Explosion Prevention
and Protection
Hazard oriented.
Risk appropriate.
Safety focused.
Sustainability driven.
Schmalz presents the new SCPLc / SCPLb
compact ejector for processes with high volume
flow requirements. It provides the vacuum required
for handling packaging and other porous
materials. Thanks to an optionally switchable
air-saving control, it makes the handling of suction-tight
materials particularly energy-efficient.
The ejector has integrated valve technology
and vacuum monitoring. This means that users
do not need an external solution to regulate
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A JOURNEY INTO FINISHING INNOVATION
Cefla Finishing manufactures surface finishing equipment, both as bespoke solutions and turnkey systems, for sectors ranging from
furniture and construction to automotive and aerospace. Our expertise covers wood and its derivatives, glass, plastic, fibre cement, cork,
ceramics, composite materials and metal.
Our solutions include integrated lines,
stand-alone machines, industrial digital printers,
as well as service packs and software solutions
to help companies achieve their business
objectives, leveraging our latest innovations
and extensive knowledge of the finishing
industry.
With around 15,000 integrated finishing
lines installed worldwide and 300 active
patents, Cefla develops spray, curtain, vacuum
and roller coating technologies, and manufacture
all sorts of drying solutions and excimer
matting ovens, lamination and profile wrapping
solutions, plus the latest industrial digital printing
technologies.
Our specialist brand for profile wrapping
and laminating solutions is located in Schloss
Holte, Germany. With over 50 years’ experience
Düspohl Maschinenbau designs and assembles
profile wrappers, laminating lines, slitting machines
and parquet presses. The hallmark of the
Düspohl brand is to apply new technologies to
profile wrapping and laminating so that users
will benefit in terms of efficiency and quality.
Major efforts are also made to offer customised
solutions consisting of basic machinery with a
high standard and a large selection of components
for all profile wrapping applications.
Present with operations in 11 countries and
a widespread sales network, Cefla facilities in
Italy, China and the USA also house fully functional
finishing laboratories, the largest in the
world, where customers can run tests on their
own products using their own lacquers.
Cefla Finishing, the world’s leading industrial
finishing solutions provider, participates
in numerous international events in 2024.
Audiences can get an unprecedented overview
of its latest innovative technologies and solutions
for the finishing industry, such as:
iBotic
Interpolated axis Cartesian spraying robot
for high quality finishes and high production
volumes. With two arms operating independently,
different pieces can move in a constant
flow while being sprayed.
It can be equipped with TIMESKIP for colour
changeovers that do not require the machine
to be stopped. TIMESKIP enables zero
downtime, allowing you to maintain production
with one arm while you switch lacquer colour
on the other.
Interpolated axis means you can use the two
arms on iBotic without ever risking them colliding
in the spraying area. Arms travel along 5
axes including the horizontal position achieved
to spray panel edges. Easy to program and use
even for complex trajectories, latest-generation
software enables total control.
Exydry
In line with a hybrid line (spray and roller
coating technologies), Exydry is an excimer matting
oven for flat and slightly raised panels using
significantly reduced quantities of nitrogen.
Achieves a deep matt value of less than 5 on
a 0/100 gloss scale and a fingerprint-proof surface,
even on raised panels thanks to a patented
innovation.
Special lamps using a wavelength of 172nm
bring about a partially cross-linked micro-structure
on the surface, followed by final curing for
a deep matt finish with superior resistance and
soft-touch effect.
Nitrogen consumption is reduced by up
to 65 % thanks also to a patent pending so-
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and operators also benefit from an auxiliary system
to facilitate reel feed.
AutoCut
lution which limits the amount of oxygen entering
the oven on the conveyed pieces.
Oven design enables a continuous flow of panels,
taking care of full oxygen removal without
stopping production.
Smartcoater PRO
Latest-generation roller coating machine
featuring exclusive innovations for flat or slightly
raised panels. Equipped with a soft rubber application
roller and special pneumatic floating
system to process poorly calibrated flat panels
or panels with an up to 10 mm groove.
Able to apply a base coat to raised panels
allows you to install hybrid finishing lines made
up of two roller coating stations and a spray
coating machine for the top coat. Fewer handling
operations, no intermediate sanding between
base coats, fewer abrasives, all leads to
lower costs, less manual labour and reduced
factory floorspace.
Transfer efficiency on roller coaters significantly
reduces lacquer consumption and consequent
solvent consumption. Fewer rejects
thanks to a built-in system using screw jacks
and a pneumatic device to compensate poorly
calibrated panels and maximise productivity.
DUESPOHL A COMPANY OF CEFLA
Lamination equipment
Easily integrated into complete panel lamination
and wrapping lines, they process reels
up to 1400 mm in width and ensure high-quality
gluing and work for a broad spectrum of substrate
types and profile types.
Suitable for standard, high-gloss and ultrathin
lamination materials, it can be used for furniture
panels, caravan or boat interior surfaces.
Processes U-shaped and L-shaped profiles,
as well as J-Pull handles, combining lamination
and wrapping operations. High-quality hot glue
application system doses glue carefully and ensures
energy efficiency. Reel (both upper and
lower) changeover mechanism is simple to use
Automatic reel slitting equipment designed
to process paper, plastic films, sandwich films,
lightweight laminates, some textiles and metal
foils. Speeds up to 150 metres/min.
AutoCut combines superior disc knife cutting
performance with rapid set-up procedures
and a hazard-free concept. Extensive machine
automation avoids need for qualified operators
and ensures quality is consistent and reproducible.
Narrow friction winding shafts guarantee
constant web tension for different widths.
Prints QR code including data which can be
read by the downstream profile wrapping machine
(MultiWrap Wood) to establish suitability
of reel for profile.
Upcoming Events:
www.cefla.com
May 2024
From 14 to 17 May, Cefla will be in
Valencia, Spain, at the international
Fimma + Maderalia event (Nivel 2
Pabellón 2 Stand B23). This European
fair showcases materials, technologies,
components, machinery and tools for
furniture, carpentry, interior design and
contract projects.
July 2024
From 2 to 5 July the company will be exhibiting
at the 10th edition of the international
Formobile fair (booth nr. H080)
in Sao Paulo, Brazil: the event will make
the city the hub for all the latest innovations
in the Latin American furniture
industry.
August 2024
From 6 to 9 August, Cefla innovations
will be on show at IWF, the International
Woodworking Fair being held in Atlanta,
Georgia, USA (hall B, booth #6773).
October 2024
Lastly, autumn will see the company involved
in a major metal processing,
welding and finishing event: FabTech,
where Cefla will be taking part on the
stand of partner company FAMIS. This
international event will be held from 15
to 17 October in Orlando, USA.
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BRITISH WEATHER DOESN’T DAMPEN SPIRIT FOR NEW GARDEN PAINT
Despite one of the wettest starts to the year on record customers are starting to plan for brighter days with HydroPro Garden Paint from
HMG Paints. The product is set to build on the success of HMG Paints previous exterior coatings which have proved extremely successful since
the pandemic.
2024 also sees two new vibrant colours enter
the colour palette for HMG Paints. The first
of the new colours is Spring Yellow, which is
sure to brighten up any garden no matter the
weather. Cherry Blossom Pink is another bold
colour to join the range and is proving popular
in early product sales.
With new colours also comes new uses, the
new HydroPro Garden Paint is ideal as a fence
and shed paint but can also be used on terracotta
pots and concrete, making it the perfect
choice for use across the whole garden.
“We’re really excited to see where and
how people use HydroPro Garden Paint” added
Paddy Dyson, HMG Paints Marketing Manager.
“We’ve already seen on social media people
making the most of the new colours and some
very vibrant garden fences, sheds and pots.
Summer 2024 is set to be very colourful.”
HydroPro Garden Paint is water based and
low VOC making it a perfect choice for consumers
looking to refresh their garden ahead of the
summer. The product can be applied by brush,
roller and even spray meaning it’s also ideal
for commercial products. The new containers
for HydroPro Garden Paint are made with
Post-Consumer Recycled material that can be
widely recycled and then reprocessed into a
resin, reducing the environmental impact for the
consumers.
The HydroPro Garden Paint range is available
to purchase via a growing list of HMG
stockists. The full range includes popular colours
such as Chartwell Green, Slate, Duck Egg
Blue and Walnut amongst others.
Available in 5 litres, customers can paint up
to 7 standard fence panel sides with one tub of
HydroPro Garden Paint. HMG have ensured that
the product is easy to apply meaning that anyone
can have a weather resistant substrate with
an excellent finish no matter their skill.
www.hmgpaint.com
FLOWSENSE SETS NEW STANDARDS
CONSTANT LAYER THICKNESSES THANKS
TO AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF THE POWDER
QUANTITY
With Flowsense, WAGNER is launching a
ground-breaking technology that measures and
fully automatically controls the powder output.
The result: Consistently high-quality results and
reduced powder consumption thanks to constant
layer thicknesses. This makes Flowsense a
quantum leap in powder application.
As part of the Flowsense technology, each
individual feeding element is equipped with
high-precision measuring sensors. The smart
system constantly monitors the powder flow
and compares the powder quantity with the
target values. Flowsense can even measure
the powder output in g/min and individually
for each gun. The exact dosing of the powder
quantity can be saved in the recipe and is
permanently reproducible, without any manual
corrections, which would be necessary without
Flowsense.
HIGH QUALITY & SAVINGS THANKS TO
CONSTANT LAYER THICKNESSES
In powder centers without Flowsense, the
user has to monitor the powder quantity himself
in order to be able to readjust it in good
time. The so-called sawtooth effect occurs to
varying degrees and leads to uneven powder
output during production. With Flowsense,
however, the output parameters are adjusted
independently and deviations are corrected
automatically. The system even compensates
for influences on the output, e.g. caused by
fluidization and fluctuating powder levels.
The sawtooth effect is smoothed out by the
control to a micro-sawtooth that can no longer
be measured. The powder output can
be adjusted much better to the target layer
thickness, which in turn minimizes the safety
margin. This enables significant powder savings.
Constant coating thicknesses within certain
limits are also an important criterion for
certification by quality associations for industrial
coating.
EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE OF WEAR PARTS
Another advantage is predictive maintenance:
As Flowsense permanently monitors the
powder flow, blockages, for example, are detected
in good time and rejects are avoided.
In combination with the injector technology,
Flowsense also provides information on the current
status of the collector nozzles.
This is clearly visualized on the touchscreen
of the powder center in a traffic light system.
This allows the user to keep an eye on the ex-
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act system status at all times and provides continuous
information on whether the coating can
achieve the desired quality. This allows the user
to replace the collector nozzles in no time at all
and exactly when it is actually necessary.
SIMPLE OPERATION & INTEGRATION WITH IOT
Flowsense is configured and operated on
the powder center’s touchscreen with intuitive
user guidance. Flowsense works mainly in the
background and automatically displays relevant
information. The smart system will also be integrated
into WAGNER’s COATIFY information
and management platform, which can be used
to intelligently visualize your own coating system.
With detailed knowledge about the system
status and information about which recipe can
currently be reliably produced, the user can control
production in a cost-optimized and sustainable
way.
Flowsense is also convincing in practice:
WAGNER customers who are already using
the system can confirm the benefits across
the board. The automated powder quantity
control significantly reduces the workload
of coating employees. Customers also
report immediately recognizable quality
improvements.
The status of each individual gun or injector is clearly displayed on the touchscreen
in a traffic light system. The request for the next wear part change
only appears when it is actually necessary.
www.wagner-group.com
INTERIM TARGET ACHIEVED: HESSE LIGNAL REPLACES SOLVENT-
BASED PRODUCTS WITH SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES
Hesse Lignal has reached a milestone:
As part of its sustainability strategy, the
Hamm surface coating specialist will remove
all nitrocellulose lacquers and solvent-based
acid-curing lacquers from its
range by 1st January 2024. Customers will
instead be able to use sustainable alternative
products from Hesse Lignal.
“Our transformation process is moving forward
as planned,” says J. Hesse, Managing
Director of the lacquer and stain manufacturer
Hesse Lignal. “By getting out of the nitro lacquer
market, we have now achieved an important
interim target in our sustainability strategy.”
Over the past few months the Hamm family
business has switched relevant customers over
to more sustainable products, enabling it to
stop production and distribution of non-sustainable
nitrocellulose lacquers and solvent-based
acid-curing lacquers as of 1st January 2024. It
will similarly stop offering some solvent-based
additives, colourants, pigment concentrates
and their associated thinners. Hesse Lignal has
therefore reached a first milestone in its progress
towards a sustainable range.
A WORLD WORTH LIVING IN FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS
“In Spring 2022 we decided to develop a
sustainability strategy to fulfil our responsibility
as a future-orientated family business with
a history across the generations,” explains
Managing Director Jens Hesse. Together with
Hans J. Hesse, they represent the third and
fourth generation to lead the company. “For our
children and grandchildren, we want to contribute
to creating a world worth living in by
minimising environmental harm and impact on
the climate.”
This is why the Hesse Board has decided to
replace all solvent-based products with sustainable
alternatives by 2030. To achieve this, they
are pursuing two objectives: On the one hand,
the use of volatile organic compounds (VOC) is
to be reduced, as these can contribute to the
formation of ozone in the lower atmosphere
and the development of CO 2
which is harmful to
the climate. On the other, products that contain
fossil raw materials are to be replaced by alternatives
made from sustainable raw materials.
REPLACING DISCONTINUED PRODUCTS WITH
TESTED ALTERNATIVES
“Our colleagues in the departments for
Research and Development, Product Manage-
ment and Sales/Distribution have invested a lot
of energy and know-how into developing and
testing sustainable alternative products,” reveals
Jens Hesse. The more sustainable alternatives
available today are water-based products,
lacquers made from sustainable raw materials,
UV lacquers and natural oils.
“We have already had numerous positive reactions
from our customer base. Many of them
are just as convinced as we are that more sustainable
products are the future,” continues the
Managing Director. “To ensure that the changeover
occurs smoothly in our customers’ operations,
we are actively supporting the transformation
process.” Amongst other things, the
Hesse team assists customers in choosing suitable
alternative products. The lacquer specialist’s
equipment and technology consultants also
support smaller craft businesses in converting
their machinery and processes.
MINIMISING VOC CONTENT AND THE USE OF
FOSSIL RAW MATERIALS BY 2030
“Restructuring the first part of our range
was a big step for us, but we are still far from
reaching our ultimate aim,” says Jens Hesse.
“We will continue to work consistently and actively
on the development of sustainable products,
so that all products with a high VOC content
and lacquers made from fossil-based raw
materials can be replaced with more climatefriendly
alternatives by 2030.”
www.hesse-lignal.com
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SUSTAINABILITY
Interview with Kersten Beib, Vecoplan Sales Manager, Wood | Biomass division
“OUR THINKING TRANSCENDS DIVISIONS”
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is a solid wood that can even replace concrete and steel in
ceilings, roofs, walls and stairs. However, the stability and the enormous dimensions of
CLT products make it extremely difficult to process the residual materials. Vecoplan offers
efficient shredding solutions for this challenge. Sales Manager Kersten Beib knows what
makes the machines and materials different and how the supplier’s expertise can be used
in other industries.
Kersten Beib
!
“Our big advantage at Vecoplan is that we
can adapt solutions from other industries for a
specific usage scenario.”
? Mr. Beib, can you explain what makes the
wood-based material CLT so special for the construction
industry?
Cross-laminated timber is exceptionally stable,
and its high strength is impressive. Building
with CLT is more ecologically sustainable and
progressive than using materials such as concrete
and steel, which have been mainly used in
the past decades. CLT is also ideal for constructing
multi-storey buildings thanks to its high
strength. In Scandinavia, buildings with total
heights approaching 100 metres are already being
constructed using CLT. This is not yet possible
in other European countries due to regulatory
requirements for using cross-laminated timber.
Within the EU countries, these requirements
are handled differently – and even in Germany,
this differs from region to region. A maximum of
four stories is permitted in timber construction
with CLT. It’s foreseeable that this will change as
sustainable wood construction becomes more
popular and is promoted by more and more
governments.
? How is the material constructed, and why is
it so stable?
CLT consists of several solid wood layers
glued together crosswise at a 90-degree angle
and compressed under high pressure. The result
is a material with a low density and amazingly
high degrees of strength and static stability,
so it can effectively replace steel and
concrete in the construction of houses. For
example, it’s suitable for the construction of
floor slabs, interior & exterior walls and roofs,
and its density also makes it relatively easy to
handle.
? Is cross-laminated timber more expensive
than the other two materials?
Yes, CLT is still comparatively expensive. No
one can look into a crystal ball and predict exact
developments, but it’s likely that this will
change in the coming years and that CLT prices
will align with those of materials such as concrete
and steel. This is because the requirements
for sustainable construction are still increasing,
and the technology in producing CLT and precast
elements for house construction is constantly
developing.
? The residual materials generated during the
production of CLT house construction elements
can be used for energy and heat recovery. How
challenging is it to prepare them for that?
As long as the material is not glued, the residual
wood consists of chips or board cuttings,
as seen in sawmills. These can be processed using
the classic methods. We offer proven solutions
here, such as our drum chippers and a
wide range of conveyor systems. However, the
process is more difficult when you have to deal
with finished components. For example, the dimensions
are very large. Window or door cutouts
can measure up to two-by-two metres in
length and width and have thicknesses up to
360 millimetres.
Then you also have the very high strength of
the glued CLT. Conventional sawmill shredding
lines can’t handle the CLT elements at all, so
we use our expertise and technology from our
Recycling | Waste division for this special material
– with the high-performance shredder of the
VAZ series, for instance.
This single-shaft, slow-running machine
can shred these solid, large-sized, and relatively
strong residual timbers. Grain sizes smaller
than 20 millimetres can be achieved in one single-stage
process. The plant operator can use
the shredded material for thermal recycling, but
he can also use it to produce briquettes or pellets.
It’s type-sorted, free of extraneous materials
and dry.
? Your customers include the Finnish-Swedish
group Stora-Enso. To handle this large-format
CLT production waste, the company needed
a processing line for its new plant in the
Czech Republic. How did you realise this for
Stora-Enso?
We installed our VAZ 1600 series shredder.
This machine gives us various configuration options.
For example, we can fit vibration dampers
to absorb the immense vibrations that occur
when CLT is shredded. Normally, we use dampers
for usage scenarios in our recycling division.
The rotor is fitted with cutting crowns and
matched in size to the required end product and
the selected screen perforation. The rotor jacket
can be hardfaced if necessary. This reduces
The robust and reliable VAZ 1600 single-shaft shredder has been equipped
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? In your opinion, is CLT being used more and
more?
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) can be used to construct entire house walls. The solid production waste can be processed for reuse
as fuel using Vecoplan technology.
Definitely. There are several studies on this.
Some say that global CLT production will increase
by an average of 15 per cent annually
in the coming years, while others believe that
volumes will increase three to four times by
2040 compared to the current demand. There
are many reasons for this, most of which we’ve
mentioned earlier. First and foremost, it’s about
the requirements for sustainable construction.
It can be assumed that the authorities will approve
increasingly higher construction methods
using this material in the medium term. At least
that’s what the forecasts say – and because the
demand is increasing, more and more plants
are being built. We’re very optimistic about this
development.
? Will you continue to develop your solutions
in this direction?
the wear from mechanical abrasion. We have
specially armoured, 60 by 60 millimetre cutting
tips on the rotor, providing much greater stability
– and we use our powerful HiTorc direct
drive. This purely electric drive solution is extremely
efficient. A ratchet coupling is also installed
to protect against extraneous materials:
The machine stops immediately if any foreign
body gets into it. There’s also a screen with a
very small hole diameter. The VAZ single-stage
shredding eliminates the need for pre- and
post-processing.
The large-format remnants are fed in via a
conveyor belt or a crane. We positioned a tilting
hopper upstream to feed the machine with the
CLT pieces. The hopper is raised or lowered depending
on the filling level.
with several special features and integrated into the processing line.
? Does Vecoplan support other customers
who process waste wood from the production
of CLT elements, and if so, what are the
requirements?
Yes, we’ve delivered solutions for CLT reprocessing
to several customers and the
number of customers is growing. We’ve already
installed a number of plants in various
European countries. The requirements
are all very similar: the shredding of largesized,
high-strength components. The differences
are mostly only in the required throughput
capacity. This is because some operators
produce 100 residential units in one period,
for example, while others produce only 20 in
the same time. To supply them with the right
solution, we equip our shredders with larger
or smaller drives as required – or we select
the machine to match the requirements. One
plant with a wide range of Vecoplan equipment
is used by our customer Mayr-Melnhof
Holz GmbH in Leoben, Austria. In addition to
several conveyor systems and components for
separation, the company integrated various
shredders for the disposal and processing of
waste wood from CLT production: a biomass
chipper, a VAZ 2500 shredder and a hammer
mill. Mayr-Melnhof officially opened its ultramodern,
energy-efficient plant in June 2023.
It uses the output material to produce highquality
pellets. Another company, Holzwerke
van Roje, which is based near our main site in
Bad Marienberg, has added CLT to its range
of products. In 2022 we supplied the company
with a disposal line, including a drum
chipper and various conveyor systems. Van
Roje also recycles its production waste to produce
pellets.
The market is constantly presenting us with
new challenges. We already know this from the
past. In the future, even smaller particles may
have to be produced when shredding CLT. Then
the machines will have to be protected from
dust and the danger of explosions. We’re continuously
making our plants more energy-efficient.
Confronting these challenges is a top priority.
This is the only way to move forward.
At Vecoplan, we can adapt solutions from
other industries to the respective usage scenario,
such as recycling – without having to pay for
the learning process. That’s also what makes us
so competitive – or even better, it sets us apart
from many of our market competitors. This enables
us to find the right technique, even for
materials that are very difficult to handle, such
as CLT.
www.vecoplan.com
Cross-laminated timber is based on wooden boards. Several solid wood layers
glued together crosswise at a 90-degree angle and compressed under
pressure. The result is a material with very high strength and stability.
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SUSTAINABILITY
BRIQUETTING FOR THE MATERIALS CYCLE
Circular economy and recycling are the central subjects at IFAT 2024, and also the focal targets at RUF Maschinenbau GmbH and its subsidiary
C.F. Nielsen: these two companies provide a wide range of briquetting systems that can transform the most diverse residuals into
compact, handy briquettes.
And this no matter what these residuals
are, whether wood chips, other biomass,
swarf, paper, plastics, or textile dust. RUF and
C.F. Nielsen can provide from their hydraulic
and mechanical portfolio the right solution
for every need. This ultimately benefits not
only the environment, but also the user’s cost
effectiveness in the form of greatly simplified
logistics in the handling of raw and secondary
resources and a simultaneous boost to their
value.
By presenting their RUF 11/1700/150×60,
the briquetting experts will be demonstrating
to the trade visitors at IFAT 2024 what makes
their machines such high quality solutions
and how easily, reliably, and quickly they can
produce highly compact briquettes of greatly
reduced volume from the most various materials.
Fitted with an 11 kW motor and applying
a specific pressure of 1700 kg/cm 2 , this machine
delivers rectangular briquettes measuring
150 × 60 mm.
Depending on the specific needs, RUF
provides a range of motor outputs from the
minimum 2.2 kW to its flagship 90 kW installations.
All of these systems present excellent
briquetting solutions for woods and metals,
delivering up to three tonnes an hour of steel
and cast iron and five tonnes an hour of copper
alloys. The mechanical continuous presses
from C.F. Nielsen are also suitable for generating
high-density biomass briquettes. These
systems achieve hourly throughputs as high
as three tonnes.
The high-quality technology offered by
the RUF Group is based on decades of experience
and the knowhow of its employees, the
power behind its briquetting systems’ continual
evolution. For example, all systems can
now be equipped with a remote access module.
This remote access, following the customer’s
consent, permits monitoring of the briquetting
system, no matter where it is in the
world. Users can then receive assistance for
any questions they may have about their installation’s
operations.
www.brikettieren.de
CLADDING MADE FROM CANADIAN WOOD SPECIES
The demand for natural and sustainable building materials is constantly increasing and timber cladding remains a key trend in architecture.
Osmo, a leading supplier of high-quality wood products, is responding to this development by expanding its product range to include
new, innovative wood species.
With a keen sense of quality and aesthetics,
Osmo has carefully expanded its range of timber
cladding. The new products include selected
wood species from Canadian forests: Larch,
Douglas Fir and Western Red Cedar. These species
are known not only for their beauty and durability,
but also for their resistance to weathering.
Consumers are looking for cladding solutions
that are both sustainable and visually
appealing - with the new Canadian wood species,
Osmo offers products that combine both.
They are a perfect addition to the existing product
range and emphasise the manufacturer's
commitment to sustainability and innovation.
LARCH, DOUGLAS FIR AND WESTERN RED
CEDAR FROM CANADA
Regardless of whether Larch, Cedar or
Douglas Fir - for climatic reasons, trees in the
Canadian mountains grow much more slowly
than in our region, which is why the annual
rings and woodgrain are denser and the wood is
considerably more resistant. The wood used for
Osmo timber cladding comes from the province
of British Columbia. The best-known and most
popular wood species from this region include
Canadian Larch, Canadian Douglas Fir (Oregon
Pine) and Canadian Cedar (Western Red Cedar).
However, the wood harvested here is not only
beautiful and durable - as it is sourced from responsible,
PEFC-certified forestry, it is also considered
sustainable and environmentally friendly.
LARGE SELECTION OF CLADDING PROFILES
The Osmo cladding range with Canadian
wood species currently comprises nine different
profile types. In addition to classic Rhombus
Boards for visible and hidden fastening, tongue
and groove Rhombus Profiles as well as laths,
Black Stripe and Cono profiles for trendy looks
are also available. With these additions, Osmo
is continuing on its path of helping to shape the
future of construction and supplying its customers
with the best products from nature.
www.osmo.com
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ARCHITECTURE
SUSTAINABLE
TRANSFORMATION
OF THE LOG HOUSE
INTO THE MODERN AGE
An extraordinary reinterpretation of the log house was on display at the Fuorisalone as part of Milan Design Week 2024. “Umbral, the temple
of listening” is a traditional building system made of solid wood and was developed by three selected young architects and promoted
and realized by Rubner Haus, a Rubner Group company. The installation was part of the INTERNI Cross Vision exhibition event from April
15 to 28, 2024 in the venerable Cortile d’Onore of the University of Milan.
FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE USE
“The sustainability aspect was particularly
important to us,” says Martin Oberhofer, CEO of
Rubner Haus. After the exhibition in Milan, the
installation will be dismantled and transported
directly to Sardinia, where it will remain permanently
in the Casa Albini of the Franco Albini
Foundation in Sardinia. There it will serve as a
special venue for educational events and design
campaigns. This is because the foundation honors
the principles of the well-known Italian architect
and designer Franco Albini.
CREATIVE IDEAS MEET TRADITIONAL BUILDING
SYSTEM
“Umbral, the Temple of Listening” was
developed as part of the “Progettare Futuri
Possibili” competition sponsored by the Franco
Albini Foundation and Rubner Haus, which invited
young talents to experiment with innovative
construction solutions made of wood. The
challenge was to create a lightweight, innovative,
sustainable and recyclable timber structure
that would transform the traditional log house
system into a modern one. The winners of the
competition were the young architects Memo
Sànchez Càrdenas, Carlo Farina and Veronica
Pesenti Rossi. They spent a week at Casa Albini
in Aglientu in Sardinia to develop their concept
on the site where the house will remain.
“SACRED” PLACE WITH “ZEBRA STRIPES”
The result is a modern wooden house with a
rectangular floor plan that conceals a space with
different heights that opens up a sensory experience
for visitors. Umbral stands for “crossing
the threshold”. The two-tone, horizontal zebrastriped
look gives visitors the feeling of a sacred
place. The legacy of Franco Albini is evident
here, who wrote to his son Marco: “Only sacred
places have the right to be built with black and
white stripes”. Inside, a red thread leads to a
central tree, which symbolizes the connection
between all people. There, visitors can discover
hidden paintings by young artists from different
cultures and countries. Modern lighting technologies
provide the right play of light and shadow.
The electronic control elements are made of renewable
and recycled plastic and underline the
sustainability concept of the wooden house. In
addition to the visual experiences, five perfume
essences provide the olfactory highlight.
www.rubner.com
No. 2 • May 2024
29

USER REPORT
LOROCH TWIN MACHINES ARE A MUST FOR SLOVENIAN
TOOL MANUFACTURER CAJHEN
Tool manufacturer Cajhen is Slovenia’s leading manufacturer of rotary tools and circular saws. In addition to serving the local market, the
company is also firmly established in south-east Europe and is increasingly supplying its products to the EU, Asia and Latin America. Part
of the VOLLMER Group, Hessian sharpening specialist Loroch has supplied Cajhen with several grinding machines, which the tool manufacturer
uses to produce and resharpen its circular saws. Loroch recently supplied Cajhen with two new TWIN 860 grinding machines, which
can “twin” both high-speed steel and carbide-tipped circular saws.
Matjaž Cajhen (left), CEO of
Slovenian tool manufacturer
Cajhen, recently received two
new Loroch TWIN 860 grinding
machines from Hartmut
Kälberer, CEO of the machine
manufacturer Loroch, which is
part of the VOLLMER Group,
based in Biberach an der Riss.
The Loroch “twin” is so named because
the CNC-controlled machine can automatically
sharpen high-speed steel (HSS) and carbide-tipped
(HW) circular saws using two different
processes. With carbide-tipped circular
saws with thick cutting widths in particular, the
feed on the TWIN 860 is not carried out via a
feed pawl as usual, but via the precisely controlled
centre drive device. The carbide-tipped
saw tooth is then clamped and machined solely
using the twin-axis controlled grinding head.
Thanks to the combined TWIN process, Cajhen
not only saves space for a second machine, but
can also control the machining of its high-speed
steel and carbide-tipped circular saws uniformly
and intuitively via a touchscreen.
The Slovenian town of Laško has around
13,000 inhabitants and is located in the
Štajerska region, the historical area of Lower
Styria. The town is not only known for its tasty
beer and relaxing thermal baths, but also for the
tool manufacturer Cajhen. The family-run company
was founded in 1969 as a small turning
shop and began producing cutting tools made
of carbide and ultra-hard cutting materials such
as PCD, MCD or CBN in 2001. Today, Cajhen
is a leading tool supplier not only in Slovenia,
but also in south-east Europe, with around two
thirds of its products being sold on the domestic
market. Cajhen’s customer base spans the
automotive and aerospace industries as well as
foundries and other sectors with high-volume
series production. Cajhen also manufactures
cutting tools and circular saws on behalf of other
tool manufacturers.
LOROCH MACHINES ENABLE CAJHEN TO
AUTOMATE PRODUCTION
“More than 90 % of our production is made
up of special tools that we adapt to the individual
requirements of our customers,” says Matjaž
Cajhen, CEO of Cajhen d.o.o.; “For this reason, it
is crucial that we can use high-precision CNC machines,
like our Loroch machines, that guarantee
automated tool processing around the clock.“
With its 30 employees and more than
25 CNC machines, Cajhen produces around
50,000 customised cutting tools and circular
saws every year: It takes 24 hours from the
enquiry about a special tool to the quotation,
and the average delivery time is three weeks.
The company also resharpens more than
70,000 tools and saws every year. Based in
Mörlenbach in southern Hesse, Loroch is part
of the Biberach-based VOLLMER Group and
the company has been supplying Cajhen with
grinding equipment to machine its high-speed
steel circular saws for many years. Cajhen’s
production hall in Laško includes the Loroch
Evolution K850-M and Solution K850 models
which serve as compact service centres
for sharpening and chamfering circular saw
blades.
THE LOROCH TWIN 860 SHARPENS HIGH-SPEED
STEEL AND CARBIDE-TIPPED CIRCULAR SAWS
“In the circular saw sector, we want to expand
our range both with our brand and our
renowned partners such as the Italian company
Julia,” explains Matjaž Cajhen. “For this
reason, we recently opted for two new Loroch
TWIN 860 machines, which will also help us to
make progress in the carbide-tipped circular
saw sector.”
CAJHEN SETS ITS SIGHTS ON GLOBAL GROWTH
THANKS TO LOROCH TECHNOLOGY
By investing in the two new Loroch machines,
Cajhen aims to sustainably increase its
growth and expand its global business in particular.
In addition to the European market, the
focus is particularly on Latin America and Asia,
where it has already established good partnerships.
Thanks to state-of-the-art machines such
as those from Loroch, Cajhen’s engineers can
develop innovative tools and circular saws that
offer long service lives and enable high-precision
machining of wood, metal or composite
materials. The tool manufacturer also offers full
control of its cutting tools, which are provided
with corresponding measurement records.
“As part of the VOLLMER Group, Loroch has
a global presence, which means that we not
only operate worldwide as a supplier of grinding
machines, but can also support our customers
as a comprehensive service provider when it
comes to sharpening,” states Hartmut Kälberer,
CEO of Loroch GmbH. “Our new TWIN 860
grinding machine in particular shows how we
can profitably bridge the gap between the machining
of high-speed steel and carbide-tipped
circular saws and thus innovatively expand the
portfolio of the entire VOLLMER Group.“
www.vollmer-group.com
30 No. 2 • May 2024

DECORS
NEW SERVICE FOR ARCHITECTS, CARPENTERS AND INTERIOR
PROFESSIONALS
The customization in the interior design industry
has led to a huge range of colors,
shapes and functions, which can make it
really challenging to keep an overview.
REHAU makes the selection easier for customers
thanks to a variety of services. The
Surface Select Tool comes into its own: at
www.rehau.com/surface-select, REHAU offers
a practical overview of all surface collections
as well as their respective benefits
and application areas. With just a few
clicks, furniture makers and interior professionals
can filter according to the desired
surface, allow themselves to be inspired by
combination examples and order samples
to help them make decisions.
The theme of customization remains topical:
the interior should reflect the personality
of the residents. As every person is unique,
the choice in the design industry has multiplied
significantly. REHAU has also continuously expanded
its RAUVISIO surface portfolio over the
years and now offers a wide range of product
lines. However, choice also means that searching
for the right solution is even more complex.
Not just in terms of colors, decorative designs,
and materials, but also in terms of application.
Surfaces are available with a fire protection
function, with antibacterial properties or for
narrow back splashes. Moreover, anyone looking
for a surface rarely makes a decision based
on an online photo or a hard copy of a catalogue.
A surface must be felt, touched, and presented
in the right light in order to be truly tailored
to the customer’s requirements.
PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW: SURFACE SELECT
ONLINE SERVICE
REHAU provides a new tool on its website
in response to these challenges. REHAU Surface
Select paves the way to quickly and efficiently ordering
samples in an intuitive and efficient way.
With clear filter functions, the web-based service
ensures that the right surface in the desired decorative
design is quickly found. At the same time,
material collages show the materials that can be
perfectly combined with the surfaces.
The tool takes it one step further: Surface
Select offers an individual webpage for each
surface, which provides information about the
corresponding product in the selected decorative
design. Technical information, combination
variants, product benefits—users can find everything
that is important to them at a glance.
And not just the bare facts, but also visually appealing
collages and short stories that can inspire
designers to create new ideas and combinations.
And because every sample is worth a
thousand words, commercial customers can request
up to three samples of the desired surfaces.
REHAU Interior Solutions therefore remains
true to its claim: “Enabling exceptional design”
means that REHAU not only offers the products
for top-quality interior design, but also the corresponding
services.
www.rehau.com
No. 2 • May 2024
31

FURNITURE
Book recommendation
ADHESIVES IN THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY BY FRANCO BULIAN
The furniture sector is currently undergoing
a phase of maturity. Following the rapid and
somewhat tumultuous growth that began in
the sixties and progressed for several subsequent
decades, there has been a gradual
shift towards furniture production that is
more attentive to organizational and qualitative
aspects, driven by profound changes
in the dynamics of the global market.
Consequently, the relationship between
users and adhesive manufacturers has also
evolved. There are increasingly diverse and specific
demands to address the needs of introducing
new materials, increasing productivity levels,
managing costs, and ensuring certainty
in performance. Additionally, there is a growing
emphasis on compliance with certain requirements,
supported by objective technical
evidence.
This includes not only technical “performance”
but also aspects related to environmental
compliance and the safety of adhesives
for end users. The genesis of this book stems
from the recognition that contributing to the
knowledge of adhesives is valuable, if not essential,
in the current phase of rapid evolution
in the wood and furniture sector. This notion
was shared by the author with members of
the Italian adhesive manufacturers’ association
(Avisa-Federchimica), who enthusiastically embraced
the initiative and collaborated intensively
in the preparation of this work.
The book delves into various types of adhesives
available in the furniture sector, analyzing
them in terms of composition, properties,
merits, and limitations. The nine chapters
collectively provide a comprehensive overview
with a balanced approach between theoretical
and practical aspects, aiming to serve as a
reference point for the study of adhesives and
their application processes. It also addresses
considerations closely related to daily practice,
including processing defects. Furthermore, the
publication offers an extensive case study with
investigation criteria and concrete suggestions
for resolution, drawing particularly from
the extensive experience of CATAS, the testing
and research institute where the author has
worked since 1987.
Franco Bulian
Adhesives in the furniture Industry
ISBN: 978-88-7873-195-0
www.catas.com
The Author
Franco Bulian, a graduate in chemistry
from the University of Padua, is the current
general director of CATAS, the largest
European laboratory in the wood
and furniture sector. At this institute, he
has gained extensive knowledge of materials
and technologies through numerous
research projects in which he has
been involved throughout his career.
Franco Bulian is also member of different
national and international standardization
committees.
Since 2007, Franco Bulian has been a
contract professor and the holder of
the course “Furniture Materials and
Technologies” in the Double Degree program
(Master degree and Master of
Science) at the University of Trieste and
the University of Applied Sciences in
Oswestfalen-Lippe (Germany).
FIMMA
TO DOUBLE SPACE WITH LATEST INNOVATIONS IN MACHINERY AND TECHNOLOGY
The International Fair for Machinery for the
Furnituremaking and Wood Sectors (FIMMA),
one of the sections of FIMMA+Maderalia, is
set to be the major feature of the upcoming edition
of this biennial fair, which runs from 14th
to 17th May at Feria Valencia. In fact, the area
dedicated specifically to machinery, technology
and solutions for the wood, furniture-making
and wood construction sectors is poised
to be twice the size it was last time, occupying
24,000 m 2 of exhibition space. Added to the
36,000 m 2 set aside for Maderalia, this is set to
be an historic edition of the fair – its 40th in fact
– with the total exhibition area expected to be
in excess of 60,000 m 2 .
The positive response from the leading
manufacturers of machinery for the industry,
both Spanish and international, together
with FIMMA’s positioning as one of the leading
events for booming sectors such as wood
construction, has driven this significant growth.
In fact, it has already been confirmed that the
foremost players in this segment of the market
will be present, both the principal Iberian operators
and the leading international companies
that are driving forces in Europe.
The companies from these sectors will be
spread across the two halls housing the FIMMA
offering: halls 1 and 2 on Level 2 at Feria
Valencia, an ideal location as the halls are just
by the main entrance to FIMMA+Maderalia.
As well as the technology and machinery on
show, both halls will feature demonstration areas
such as the ‘Carpenters Workhop’, which
will recreate how a carpentry production line
works, live. A series of demonstrations of construction
with wood is also scheduled to take
place. Maderalia, for its part, will occupy the
whole of halls 1, 2, 3 and 3 on Level 3 at Feria
Valencia.
The outlook is “very good”, according to
FIMMA Organising Committee chairman and
entrepreneur Santiago Riera. “The sector is really
keen to show all the new products and technological
solutions that have burst into our catalogues
on the one hand, and, on the other, the
rise of sectors such as contract projects and construction
with wood is driving the market and,
therefore, industry professionals’ capacity to
modernise their lines of work and their products”,
says Riera, the industrialist behind longestablished
manufacturer Rierge.
www.fimma-maderalia.feriavalencia.com
32 No. 2 • May 2024

FAIRS & EVENTS
Xylexpo 2024
READY FOR
“INDUSTRY 5.0”
With just left before the ribbon cutting,
it’s all set and Xylexpo will be once again
a reference event in the global trade fair
landscape: more than 260 exhibitors,
33 percent from abroad, will cover
25 thousand square meters of exhibition
area, in Halls 1 and 3 at FieraMilano Rho
(East or “Metropolitana” gate).
From 21 to 24 May, the event will present
the state-of-the-art of the international offer
of wood and furniture technology. “It will be a
valuable opportunity – said Dario Corbetta, exhibition
director – in view of the recent measures
for “Industry 5.0”. Italian companies will
benefit from fiscal incentives up to 45 percent
of their investments, provided they comply with
specific features in terms of digital transformation,
but most of all – that’s the news – sustain-
ability”. An attracting opportunity for all Italian
exhibitors and visitors in an Italian market that
is worth more than one billion euro.
Xylexpo will be a big date for exhibitors,
who can show how their technology is in line
with the current sustainability requirements,
and for visitors, who will have the opportunity
to see the new technological levels that
also woodworking machinery are required to
achieve.
www.xylexpo.com
CIFF GUANGZHOU 2024
A record-breaking edition and a major
boost to international furniture trade
An extraordinary edition of CIFF Guangzhou
has concluded, recording the highest number of
exhibitors and visitors ever. This success rewarded
the strategy of CIFF, an ever-evolving exhibition
event with a key role in the development of
the global furniture industry, promoting design
and innovation, boosting consumption, and fostering
international furniture trade.
A total area measuring 850,000 square metres;
4,700 exhibitors, 11.8 % more than the alltime
pre-pandemic peak in 2019; 363,449 trade
visitors, 22.06 % more than in 2019, including
51,205 international visitors from 178 countries,
an increase of as much as +43.11 % compared
to 2019.
Record-breaking numbers were recorded
last March at the Canton Fair Complex in
Guangzhou, further solidifying CIFF’s position
as the world’s largest furniture fair and the
most important and comprehensive business
and product research platform in Asia.
The 53rd CIFF Guangzhou 2024 showed
four major improvements in terms of scale,
product range, offering quality, and business
opportunities, providing a unique opportunity
to learn about the latest trends in design,
discover the novel aspects of furniture Made
in China and its business potential, and create
solid, profitable business relationships between
professionals from all over the world
and increasingly qualified exhibitors.
Divided into two phases for an exhibition
event lasting a total of eight days, the 53rd
CIFF Guangzhou 2024 represented the entire
supply chain of the furniture industry. CIFM/
interzum Guangzhou 2024 was a high-level
event focused on the supply chain, presenting
cutting-edge solutions in the production of
machinery, materials, and components indispensable
for the increasingly smart evolution
of the furniture industry.
The Materials section placed special emphasis
on original surface design, proposing
new trends in furniture and interior design. The
Hardware section set new standards in the production
of high-end furniture for ever smarter
homes. With a focus on the use of artificial intelligence
and integrated solutions, the Machinery
section became the benchmark for innovation
and digital transformation in the furniture
industry.
www.ciff-gz.com
No. 2 • May 2024
33

GUIDE TO PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURERS
Manufacturer
Products
Electronic Wood Systems GmbH
Robert-Henseling-Str. 1, 31789 Hameln
Germany
Tel: +49 5151 5574-0
Fax: +49 5151 5574-222
Email: info@electronic-wood-systems.de
www.electronic-wood-systems.com
Measuring and inspection systems for the panel industry
Moisture meters for various applications
Area weight measurement
Foreign body detection
Thickness gauges and blow detection systems
Non-contact panel scales
Density profile measurement
Spark detection and extinguishing systems
ELKOM-Elektroheizplatten-Technik GmbH
Oberbecksener Str. 80, 32547 Bad Oeynhausen
Germany
Tel: +49 5731 7782-0
Fax: +49 5731 7782-12
Email: elkom@elkom.de
www.elkom.de
Cooling plates
Fluid medium plates
Heating plates
Preheating station for solid surface and thermoplastics
Thermoforming station for solid surface and
thermoplastics
Vacuum plates
Vacuum tables
euroTECH Handling GmbH
Maybachstr. 7, 72348 Rosenfeld
Germany
Tel: +49 7428 93912-0
Fax: +49 7428 93912-13
Email: info@et-handling.de
www.et-handling.de
Destacking and palletizing systems
Picking systems
Vacuum components for the panel, floor, furniture and
door industry
Suction boxes type eT-Gripper
Tube lifter
Handling devices
Höcker Polytechnik GmbH
Borgloher Str. 1, 49176 Hilter a.T.W.
Germany
Tel: +49 5409 405-0
Fax: +49 5409 405-595
Email: info@hpt.net
Briquetting press
Cyclone separator
Dust extractor
Industrial fan
Paint booth
www.hoecker-polytechnik.com
LEUCO Ledermann GmbH & Co. KG
Willi-Ledermann-Str. 1, 72160 Horb a. N.
Germany
Tel: +49 7451 93-0
Fax: +49 7541 93-270
Email: info@leuco.com
TC and DP tipped machine tools for processing wood,
wooden and composite panels, plastics and NF-materials,
tool management & service
www.leuco.com
MHF GmbH Maschinen-Handel-Fertigung
Gewerbestr. 17-19, 33397 Rietberg
Germany
Tel: +49 2944 9723-0
Email: vertrieb@mhf-gmbh.de
Conveying and Materials Handling
Robotics
Sawing and Milling Technology
Wrapping Lines
www.mhf-gmbh.de

GUIDE TO PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURERS
Manufacturer
Products
NESTRO Lufttechnik GmbH
Paulus-Nettelnstroth-Platz, 07619 Schkölen
Germany
Tel: +49 36694 41-0
Fax: +49 36694 41-260
Email: info@nestro.de
www.nestro.com
Briquetting Presses
Cyclone Separators
Extraction and Filter Systems
Fans
Heating Systems
Paint Spray Walls
PAINTLINE Paint Mist Extraction Systems
Shredders
NEVA - TST s.r.o.
Husova 537, 378 21 Kardasova Recice
Czech Republik
Tel: +420 384 377 111
Fax: +420 384 377 187
Email: neva@neva.cz
Band Saw Blades Grinders
Circular saw blades grinders
Saw Blades
Thin Cutting Frame Saws
Thin Cutting Band Saws
www.neva.cz
Osmo Holz- und Color GmbH & Co.KG
Affhüppen Esch 12, 48231 Warendorf
Germany
Tel: +49 2581 922-100
Fax: +49 2581 922-200
Email: info@osmo.de
www.osmo.com
Coating systems for machine applications
For interior products:
Pre-treatment
Surface treatment
Maintenance and care
For exterior products:
Transparent coatings
Opaque coatings
Reichenbacher Hamuel GmbH
Postfach 28, 96487 Dörfles-Esbach
Germany
Tel: +49 9561 599-0
Fax: +49 9561 599-199
Email: info@reichenbacher.de
CNC-Machining centres
CNC-Processing centres
CNC-Routers
Drilling systems
Milling machines
www.reichenbacher.de
VOLLMER WERKE Maschinenfabrik GmbH
Ehinger Str. 34, 88400 Biberach an der Riß
Germany
Tel: +49 7351-571-0
Fax: +49 7351-571-130
Email: info@vollmer-group.com
Grinding machine
Eroding machine
Laser machine
Machining tools for rotary tools and circular saws
www.vollmer-group.com
WEIMA Maschinenbau GmbH
Bustadt 6-10, 74360 Ilsfeld
Germany
Tel: +49 7062 9570 0
Fax: +49 7062 9570 92
Email: info@weima.com
Single-shaft and four-shaft shredders
Granulators and hammermills
Briquetting presses
www.weima.com

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