Supplier July-Aug 2017 | Issue 195

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UPFRONT Hi everyone, welcome to the latest issue of Supplier magazine. It’s another bumper month here and we have a lot to bring you….

There is an extensive look at the impressive ‘Inside Biesse’ event held recently in Sydney and we take you behind the scenes with an interesting editorial and massive pictorial spread.

I chat with Paul Furlonger from Hettich Australia and we talk about the business and Hettich’s recent tour of the company’s headquarters in Germany.

There’s also some fresh News to keep you all busy reading – both local and overseas, as well as a look at Pytha in our Software section.

Supplier magazine’s Phil Ashley gives a comprehensive follow-up to this year’s Interzum and Ligna shows, with a great read all-round and many photos which really captured every moment of these huge global events!

We have our usual Design & Trends to keep you all upto-date with the hottest and newest out there and flick over to Product Updates, where you can see what’s new in the marketplace.

With Feature articles as well as a fresh Case Study, there’s truly something for everyone in this issue of the magazine.

I hope you enjoy Supplier magazine, and yes, we always welcome your feedback!

Until next time….

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News 06 AWISA 2018 08 SCM Event to be Held in September

Design & Trends 09 More at Interzum 2017 14 The Stefano Orlati Range at Titus Tekform

Manufacturing 16 The Ligna Report 2017

Software 28 Pytha 20 Years in Australia

Feature 37 Inside Biesse Event

Case Study 52 Increasing Productivity with Kitchenwerx

Front Cover Biesse www.biesse.com.au The only specialist business publication servicing the Furniture, Kitchen, Shop/Office Fittings, Cabinetmaking, Joinery and the related timber and panel product industries in Australasia for over 31 years!

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Ronnie Gramazio Editor

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AHEC Collaboration with Adam Goodrum Recently Announced Made in Australia and launched at Denfair on 8th June in Melbourne, the range proves the sound environmental credentials of good design combined with American hardwoods.

The Bilgola range itself is inspired by the modernist architecture found on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Launched at ICFF in New York in May, Adam Goodrum extended the range through the creation of the Limited Edition in two new American hardwood species, cherry and tulipwood.

Goodrum says of the Limited Edition “I was thrilled to be given the opportunity to have a limited edition version of the Bilgola collection. The collection is primarily about timber, so what better way than to realise the pieces in other beautiful species. The range is constructed of refined elements requiring timber with great strength.

Both the cherry and tulipwood have performed beautifully and have added a new look to the standard collection”.

Manufactured in Australia by Evostyle, the range has been subjected to a full environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) to prove its true environmental impact. LCA is a means of analysing and capturing all elements of the timber production process. This shows that the carbon stored in the cherry and tulipwood used in all 5 Bilgola Limited Edition designs exceeds all the carbon emissions associated with extraction, processing and transport. On arrival at the factory door in Sydney’s northwest, the timber used was still carbon negative. An extraordinary thought given its long journey to Australian

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shores. During the manufacturing process, Evostyle painstakingly recorded all energy used by each machine involved and meticulously measured and monitored all waste. This data allowed an independent assessor to establish the carbon footprint of the timber in the finished range to be just over 65kg of CO2 equivalent. That’s about the same as a single 350km journey in an average Australian car.

The timber not only has a minimal carbon footprint but is also truly sustainable. The American hardwood forest, which occupies about 120 million hectares of the United States, has been well managed by successive generations of private landowners. Trees are selectively harvested and replaced

through natural regeneration. The timber grows more rapidly than it is extracted and the forest increases by 401 hectares each year – the equivalent of a soccer pitch every minute.

Rod Wiles, Director of AHEC for Oceania says of the collaboration “It’s been fantastic to work with both Adam and Evostyle and of course Cult who have launched Bilgola as part of their new brand NAU. We all have a duty to scrutinise the environmental impact of what we do and Adam’s enthusiasm and commitment to using American species and creating designs that have a minimal environmental impact is very exciting.”

Bilgola for NAU is available at Cult showrooms nationwide.

AHEC is the leading international trade association for the U.S. hardwood industry, representing the committed exporters among American hardwood companies and all the major U.S. hardwood product trade associations.

For over 25 years, AHEC has been at the forefront of international wood promotion, successfully building a distinctive and creative brand for American hardwoods. AHEC’s support for creative design projects demonstrates the performance and aesthetic potential of these sustainable materials.

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AWISA 2018: On Track to Being the Biggest Ever The AWISA 2018 exhibition, taking place at Sydney’s brand-new ICC Sydney’s Exhibition Centre, is on track to being the biggest AWISA ever. ICC Sydney is a combined convention centre, exhibition centre and theatre complex that covers three city blocks.

It is built on the site of the previous Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, the venue for AWISA exhibitions from 1992 to 2012. The launch of space sales for AWISA 2018 has been the most successful ever, and to ensure that space is available for all those companies that might be wanting to book between now and July 2018, the Australian Woodworking Industry Suppliers Association’s board has decided to book more space at ICC Sydney.

AWISA booked the equivalent amount of venue space for AWISA 2018 at ICC Sydney as was occupied by AWISA 2016 in Melbourne, and by previous AWISA exhibitions at the old Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. The decision to book additional space means that the configuration of the show has had to alter.

The ICC Sydney Exhibition Centre is of an unusual design, with the

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exhibition halls being on two levels.

AWISA had initially booked all of the lower level halls, so the only way to expand the show floor plan is to book space on the upper level. Fortunately, AWISA is a show that has a natural split along product lines.

AWISA Wood & Panel Processing, the machinery part of the show, will remain on the lower level. AWISA has now booked two halls on the upper level for AWISA-Design. This ensures that there are 'headline' exhibitors on both levels, and for AWISA-Design exhibitors there are the added benefits of a quieter and dust-free show, and a show that will be more attractive to the design community.

AWISA 2018 will be one of the largest trade shows to ever take place in Australia, at a new venue that has all the location advantages of the old venue – close to Sydney’s CBD and to transport links, close to hotels, restaurants, and evening entertainment. For more information visit the AWISA website. From early 2018 there will be more detail available on the website and visitors will be able to pre-register through the site.

Andrew Brown from AJB Kitchens Awarded Andrew Brown from AJB Kitchens won the Business Person of the Year Award for the 2017 Blacktown Local Business Awards.

Mr Brown’s interest in cabinetmaking started at a young age.

“I helped my grandfather in his cabinetmaking business during the school holidays”, he said.

However, it was once Mr Brown established AJB Kitchens in 2000, he found a passion for both the manufacturing side and management of the business.

“I enjoy discovering new ways to grow the business, working through the challenges…and making improvements to all aspects of my business“, he said.

However, Mr Brown has decided he wants more freedom, “to be in control of [his] business, not feel controlled by it”. The plan is that with a list of systems, he will be able to monitor his staff’s performance on a weekly basis, without needing to be in the office, allowing him time to work on new business ideas.

Over the past year, Mr Brown has spent considerable time with the team to help them grow and improve their personal lives, not just at work. He has introduced weekly team meetings where all employees meet and have a turn to speak.

“We are creating a healthy work environment where our team want to come to work and want to work for each other, rather than only thinking of themselves”, he said.

“This healthier work environment has made our staff happier, which in turn makes our customers happier.”

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SCM Event to be Held in September

A two-day event showcasing the best that SCM Group Australia has to offer – see what SCM in Australia means for you.

Designed to change how you think about your manufacturing, the SCM Group Australia rEvolution will show you how to transform your business.

Implement real world automation, handling and software solutions allowing you to gain the competitive edge.

On display will be the innovative Flexstore storage and retrieval systems along with the latest technology in

edgebanders, 5 axis machines, dmc sanding and the extensive range of traditional woodwork machines.

Enjoy authentic Italian cuisine and hospitality, connect with key industry partners including software, hardware, edgetapes and more, all under one roof.

SCM Group Australia rEvolution is your opportunity to get up close and personal with the latest production machines and automation. The purpose built Sydney demonstration

facility will be geared up and ready to run.

SCM rEvolution Date – 7th & 8th September Time – 10am to 6pm Daily Location – 359 Vardys Road, Kings Park NSW 2148 Parking available onsite If you would like more information on the Showcase or to register your attendance, visit the SCM website at www.scmgroupaustralia.com.au

Titus Tekform Acquisition Announced Titus Tekform has acquired a new businesses into the Titus Group of companies distributing throughout Australia. Biemel's Cabinet Hardware in Western Australia is now part of Titus Tekform.

With the mission to provide solutions to their customers that improve their business competitiveness and overall offer, they have announced that they will now be servicing Western Australia directly. The acquistion of Biemel's Cabinet Hardware makes it even simpler to ensure our customers receive the products and service they need to stay competetive.

With the business addition and the subsequent transition to a full branch of Titus Tekform, customers will have access to the full Titus Tekform range of products. This inlcudes, but is not limited to: • Titus precision engineered furntiure hardware such as the T-type hinge, • Titus dampers and the world's best 8 | SupplierJuly/Aug 2017

furniture connectors; • Tekform functional hardware inclulding Tekform Innerware and • the well-known quality Double and Single wall drawers • and now even the Tekform Slimline drawer; • and lastly, Stefano Orlati decorative products will be available inlcuding LED lighting, cabinet handles, profiles and decorative doors and panels.

Western Australia becomes the 9th national Titus Tekform branch and distribution centre throughout Australia, helping Titus Tekform keep customer service at the forefront of our operations and ensuring a national reach and local next day delivery.

Existing customers of Biemel's Cabinet Hardware can expect the following: • NEW logos – combining Biemel's with the Titus Group.

• NEW branding will be on Business cards and Stationary.

• NEW Titus Tekform Trade Account.

• Access to the NEW Titus Tekform Online Shop.

• Increaed access to innovative and quaity tested products will increase.

For more information, contact the WA office.

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More at Interzum 2017 During May in the German city of Cologne, interzum set new benchmarks for all furniture and construction industry fairs. A must-see for leading furniture manufacturers, cabinet makers and interior designers; the show presents the latest trends in the supply sector, providing inspiration and the latest innovation to put your company in a leading position. interzum is the largest fair presenting World premieres; product innovations and pioneering concepts and has earned its reputation for quality and value, making it the place to be for anyone identifying with success.

There’s a reason this leading fair is held in Germany every two years. Brands like Hafele; Hettich; Kessebohmer; Schattdecor; Surteco and Vauth Sagel to name just a few are all made in Germany. From nearby countries we see Blum; Egger and Grass (Austria); Salice (Italy); Rehau (Switzerland) and Titus (Slovenia). It would be fair to say that most of the innovation in cabinet hardware; board products including surfaces and edges; connectors and now increasingly a whole range of innovative technological products are mainly coming from these companies.

There’s a lot of competition amongst these major players and it was all on display at interzum.

more and more expensive. It may be necessary to use a room for several purposes such as living room, study and kitchen. The customer may want to hide elements of their apartments such as hall stands, storage area, office area and even entire kitchen areas behind, for example, large front panels that need to open and close with ease. Blum’s concept study consists of a large bi-fold door that with a single touch, folds and neatly glides into a side pocket it works without handles. Also from Blum is a plinth pull-out with a step that has two advantages. First, it gives you easier access to the upper shelves of your wall cabinet. Second, the pull-out under the step provides extra storage space. Equipped with Servo-Drive or Tip-On Blumotion, the plinth pull-out opens with ease with a gentle nudge of the toe. This means you can use every inch of space from ceiling to floor.

EGGER This year’s interzum motto was “Simply Inspired” with their amazing

exhibit introducing EGGER’s new introductions from EGGERZUM 2017, as well as decor, product and service innovations from the EGGER Decorative Collection 20172019. The EGGERZUM exhibition is where EGGER introduces their newly developed decors, textures and products. Products include ‘PerfectSense’ Gloss and Matt lacquered boards where the Matt finish has a velvety feel and antifingerprint feature. The ‘Doppia edge’, available in numerous decor variants, was also an eye-catcher; the black on gold colour (imitates Glass on MDF) was awarded the ‘Special Mention’ in February 2017 at the German Design Award. These PMMA edges perfect the illusion of real glass on furniture and follow the design trend towards accents and contrasts.

Another release is digitally printed PP edges in wood and material reproductions, which will be launched in August. Thanks to the high print quality and depth effect, even more realistic images and a high reproducibility of natural materials such as wood and stone become possible. In addition to appearance, the feel of EGGER surfaces is also important. The textures are expressive and have character, depth and naturalness. EGGER’s objective is to come as close as possible to the original. The wood-based materials manufacturer consistently invests in new technologies in order to develop decors and surfaces that feel as real as they look and in the case of some new releases, the texture actually matches the printed surface of the woodgrain; it’s really impressive to look at and EGGER received the award ‘High product quality’ at the interzum fair.

The EGGER stand at Interzum.

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Fenix The multiple award-winning Fenix nanotech matt material won the ‘Best of the Best’ award at the last interzum and was exhibited at AWISA last year.

It was developed by Arpa Industriale in Italy and on hand at interzum were Stefano Mion and Sandro Marini.

Both men were phenomenally busy due to the massive interest in their new product that had six new colours and the introduction of a metallic surface with all the features of the nanotech material. If you haven’t seen this new product yet, you should because it’s one of the most revolutionary new materials of the last decade. Another fresh product is their new HPL (High Pressure Laminate) finish; released late last year is called ‘Losa’, a tribute to the texture of slate and has a threedimensional look about it. Losa won the “High Product Quality” award at the interzum fair.

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releases included ‘Tiomos Hidden’, the latest product of the Tiomos series and a perfect example of how functionality can be at one with the piece of furniture. The concealed hinge is recessed in the cabinet and is flush with the door and the inside wall of the piece of furniture so the inside of the cabinet has no visible hinge. Their ‘Vionaro’ drawer now has available a clip-on sleeve where designers can opt to install a drawer side with a design theme. Another great addition to the Grass range is a childproof drawer lock for the Nova Pro drawer that can be retrofitted at any time and is operated by hand, no tools required. ‘Tavinea’ is the name of the organising system at GRASS and for interzum the range was extended by an additional version. ‘Tavinea Sorto’ is a modest but practical interior fit-out system with two frames and one divider rail that makes sub-division into cutlery and small parts compartments easier. With integrated anti-slip devices, anti-slip mats are not needed.

Häfele GRASS Tiomos

Grass GRASS has been creating products which inspire their customers for almost 70 years and their interzum offerings did not let them down. New

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While I was enthralled by what every exhibitor had to offer, I was so impressed with the Häfele stand that I went back twice more to take another look. What was most impressive is what they have done with their ‘Loox’ lighting system. It almost looks like they’ve skipped several stages of invention and gone and gone straight

into the next century. It’s called Häfele Connect and it’s all about networked furniture and rooms. It’s a smart home that links and controls lighting and sound as well as electric drives in furniture and has already been developed for series production. It will be available soon and where it’s installed, will change the way people live. This extended application for all of building technology is already at an advanced prototype stage.

Häfele was able to demonstrate “More life per square metre” with a display of micro living, a Worldwide trend that the company has been working on with well-known designers and architects. Examples included a youth hostel room that inspired many planners and furniture manufacturers; and a micro-apartment that set new standards in terms of interior “size”. We are talking about 20‒30 square metres of scalable living space and a significant gain in functionality, comfort and convenience for furnishings. Rounding off Häfele’s stunning new releases were the onepiece spreading connectors for small or large furniture items awarded the interzum ‘Best of the Best’ award, and the ‘AXILOTM’ plinth adjusting fitting system, putting an end to gymnastics in front of the kitchen cabinet, office cabinet, wardrobe or sideboard.

The adjusting tool acts as an arm extension and why no one has thought of this before is a mystery.

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Hettich

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Letting their customers exploit the market even better while keeping production lean, Hettich greatly extended their drawer and runner platforms across all segments for Interzum 2017. On display were new differentiation options and user friendly functions for the three ‘AvanTech, ArciTech and InnoTech’ drawer systems as well as for the ‘Quadro’ runner platform.

Hettich also offers entry level products for its product platforms.

Hettich provides the option of high quality at an attractive cost to the large number of price conscious manufacturers. Even fitted with the new “Quadro” partial extension runner for wooden drawers with stay closed function, furniture comes with a good look; a running action and an integrated height adjustment that gives it the cost edge over products with ball bearing runners and roller runner systems. With identical carcase drillings and wooden drawer dimensions, it is also possible to use a Quadro full extension runner with 4-way adjustment and Push to open Silent. This gives furniture manufacturers maximum flexibility for their business model and in meeting their customers' price demands.

A cupboard is rarely just a cupboard and at interzum, Kesseböhmer demonstrated how consumer design expectations can be met by pairing wood and metal reshaped in contemporary designs.

Kesseböhmer's newly launched tray design, the "Arena pure", is designed on these minimalistic lines and harmonizes with contemporary drawer box designs. Its flat metal sides are seamlessly bonded with the wooden bottom panel.

The new ‘Arena select’ tray is another attractive mix of wood and metal, this time with a low railing.

Kesseböhmer’s ‘Edition’ concept with attractive wooden panels concealing the cabinet back panel; has already changed ‘Dispensa’ tall larder units into elegant, high-end pieces of furniture.

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Rehau

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Rehau has devoted its energies to seamless surfaces. The zero-joint edge-band ‘Raukantex’ pro for kitchen fronts and worktops has recently been extended with a special functional layer. The layer can be processed with various technologies such as hot air or near-infrared to permanently fuse the edge and the component to form a single visual unit with the invisible edge joint. Quite often a kitchen surface will look like something else. This is the case with Rehau’s ‘Rauvisio Crystal’ product, a polymer back-painted acrylic glass surface that is UV, scratch and impact resistant; ten times more break resistant, weighs just half as much as a real glass mirror and requires only a “laser” edge. Also from Rehau was an impressive and unique rippled surface texture called RAUVISIO wave. Released last year, the material attributes can affect the way in which the light interacts with the surface, creating fascinating patterns. Its distinctive texture is ideal for front panels or to create features in commercial and retail environments.

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Surteco

Salice ‘Air’ is Salice’s innovative and revolutionary hinge which, despite its compactness and small size, delivers full functionality to furniture manufacturers. The hinge is fully adjustable in three directions and also incorporates an integrated soft close mechanism for decelerated closing or the Push self-opening system for handle-less doors. The Air hinge is inserted into the top and bottom of the cabinet and the door and is practically invisible. Its small size means that the applications for Air are numerous: kitchens, bathrooms, living and bedroom furniture or display cabinets. Salice’s Air hinge won the interzum “Best of the Best” award.

Salice Edge and Grass Tiomos H hinges are similar in design and application and both are suited to framed glass doors.

Surteco ‘Seda’ is the Spanish word for “silk”.

The Surteco product name ‘Sedatecs’ refers to the unique properties of this natural material: Silk is not only soft and pleasant to the touch, but also extremely robust and hardwearing.

Thanks to its innovative multi-layer lacquer composition, the Sedatecs foil developed specially for the door industry is ideally suited to wide-area, particularly brilliant-white door leaf coating and for covering door frames.

Sedatecs also scores with regard to scratch-proofing, anti-fingerprint finish

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and surface smoothness. In terms of colour, Sedatecs follows the trend for a brilliant white while the foil is also available in beige and light grey shades; further plain colours on request.

Impossible to overlook at the Salone Del Mobile (Milan) fair last year; copper, brass and gold create a fluorescent interplay on many furniture surfaces. Surteco had long since implemented this trend. The new development, ‘Aureatecs’, on the basis of PET, effects echoes of precious, metallic materials with an impression of depth and a particular sophisticated appeal. And the name is also of noble origin, deriving from ‘aurum’, the Latin word for gold. Aureatecs has a supermatt surface with anti-fingerprint finish featuring extremely attractive haptic properties, good abrasion properties (AC 1) and, in addition, is free of PVC.

intuitive adjustment procedure of the damping action provides an efficient soft closing performance on doors of different dimensions and weights. The T-type Glissando soft closing action is tuned to Titus ‘ConfidentClose’.

The door closes fast; the deceleration action begins at a late point of door closing action and the closing is especially slow and soft in the last stage when the door leans against the cabinet side.

Titus Tekform Titus’s highlight and focus at the May’s Interzum Cologne trade show was ‘T-type’, the new generation hinge which enables time-savings at cabinet assembly with 3-way SnapOn mounting and assures a life-long consistent performance on a wide range of kitchen, bedroom and other doors. Launched recently in March this year, the ‘T-type Glissando’ assures a reliable operation over wide range of tolerances, even in case of accidental misalignment and inaccurate drillings. An easily accessible adjustment button and

Top: Schattdecor's Mathias Praxl and Polytec's Marylou Cafaro. Above: Supplier Magazine's Phil Ashley with John Tiddy of Tekform

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Vauth Sagel One of the global premieres celebrated at this year’s interzum was the corner cabinet system ‘Cornerstone Maxx.’ Developed

by Vauth-Sagel (Lincoln Sentry), it is a highly efficient and convenient solution for the insides of corner cabinets. Two shelf surfaces can be filled completely and travel forward on straight paths to bring the entire contents out in front of the cabinet. Its lightweight design makes the fixings virtually invisible, but it can still carry loads of up to 25 kilograms per shelf.

CEO Claus Sagel says “We have understood what customers would like to see in their homes, what kitchen fitters expect and what the industry needs.”

‘Planero’ is Vauth Sagel’s first steel tray shelving system with a push-toopen mechanism for a purist look inside and outside the cabinet. The Planero features various storage elements for not only kitchen utensils but products for the bathroom or laundry or even a living space for where the drawers are used there.

It’s a departure from Vauth Sagel’s traditional wire-ware product but follows on nicely from their ‘Cornerstone Maxx’ corner swivel unit.

Themes In addition to the huge range of supplier’s exhibits, three ‘themes’ were presented at this year’s fair.

These were small spaces; upcycling and mobile spaces. Not just three fanciful ideas either, these themes were supported by many of the major suppliers who recognise that these themes are not just fuzzy feel-good sidelines but real-life; important issues facing people all over the World.

Doing a lot with a little space is the challenge facing planners today.

Cities and towns are becoming more expensive, and space is in increasingly short supply. Growing numbers of architects and designers are responding to the shortage of space by proposing home living concepts for the smallest dwellings,

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Phil Ashley with Ian Reid of Vauth Sagel Australia

using flexible furniture and wellthought-out planning to create more space. In these homes, doing without also expresses a new attitude towards life. ‘Less is more’ is being applied to the home. The social trend for cutting back is being reflected in how we design our own living spaces. Architect Krista Blassy collaborated with the fittings specialist Häfele on its recent study on micro homes. Häfele’s concept can be scaled from a minimum living space of just under 20 square metres.

As the world's population increases, the shift away from the consumption of a resource to its use is becoming essential. For economic activity to be sustainable, the way in which we use available resources is becoming increasingly important. For this reason, issues such as upcycling are gaining more importance. Ideally, at the end of a product's lifecycle, high-quality materials remain for the manufacture of new products. Resources remain in the cycle, and waste is avoided in a sort of “closed material loop” system. ‘Circular Thinking’ presented new ideas for sustainable materials including the recycling of energy.

Recycling becomes upcycling; waste becomes reusable materials as the ideal industrial culture of the twentyfirst century would be one in which resources are infinitely recirculated.

The interzum fair has traditionally been associated with stationary spaces, such as houses and apartments, offices, hotels and public buildings. This year, selected companies demonstrated how important interzum is for a new target group; the manufacturers, developers and furnishers of “mobile spaces.”

For these emerging uses, materials and fittings need to cope with the different and often unusual locations where they may be used, for example in a vehicle, a boat, bus or mobile home. The range spans from climateregulating cover textiles to weatherresistant outdoor fabrics to lightweight panels and clever furniture fittings. The “mobile space” theme was centred on a mobile space on wheels. Alongside a premium motorhome of touring coach proportions and the American trend of small, transportable homes, a spectacular dual-use vehicle was also on show; a caravan from the Kielbased company Sealander that can also be used as a boat.

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Stefano Orlati Range Sets Trends at Titus Tekform The Titus Group develops, manufactures and markets innovative precision component solutions that improve the competitiveness of our customers in various industries.

Through innovative product design, high-volume manufacturing expertise and efficient service, it enables business partners to improve their productivity and quality as well as reduce costs of assembly, manufacturing and other processes.

With a knowledge of the furniture, cabinet making, kitchen manufacturing and interior design industries, tight relationships with suppliers, a large portfolio of relevant sourced products and a wide distribution network, Titus Tekform has become the one stop shop for cabinetry hardware, storage solutions and decorative products across the industries.

The Stefano Orlati brand represents the decorative product range sourced, fabrciated and distributed by Titus Tekform. The Stefano Orlati brand places an emphasis on providing a comprehensive range of high quality, stylish products that conform to the latest design trends coupled with the Titus Tekform service and supply.

Whether you’re updating an existing space or starting from scratch, there are a few top trends that are both easy to incorporate and sure to lift the room to the height of 2017 design look books.

For the kitchen, cabinets are a great way to ensure you have the space and style you need, and are also essential to a kitchen’s return on

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investment. White kitchens may never go out of style, but in 2017 we are seeing a softer take on the traditional with grey providing a neutral and classic alternative. Various shades of grey are being incorporated into everything from cabinets and baseboards to splashbacks and benchtops, as home-owners embrace simplicity without compromising on personality.

Composite materials in both benchtops and sinkware are creating seamless aesthetics with innovative finishes to optimise both style and useability. The development of composite materials is opening the possibility for high-end luxury finishes that greatly increase the grandeur of a space at a relatively modest price.

The Stefano Orlati decorative product range includes panels, made to measure doors, solid surface sheets or fabricated benchtops, as well as metalaminates and HMR particle board, which can all add the finishing touch to a space.

New to the Stefano Orlati range is the Optimatt and Optiglaze panels and doors. The high gloss Optiglaze offers 10 finishes with matching edgebanding. The gloss range features UV stabilisation coating with a mirror-like finish. Also new to the range, to meet increasing demand for matt and satin finishes, is the Stefano Orlati OptiMatt range of PET panels and doors in 6 colours. The matt range featues doubled sided doors with a luxurious velvet feel ideal for

cabinetry and furniture applications..

Both the Optiglaze and Optimatt products are available in sheets as well as prefabricated to the required size and finished off with perfectly matched edgebanding.

Also introduced to the range is the the Stefano Orlati Chiara 100% acrylic benchtops, which are available in sheets or fabricated to required specifications. The Chiara range offers custom made applications with seamless joins and a repairable and renewable surface that is resistant to stains, mildew and bacteria. Because of its hygenic non-pourus nature, the Chiara solid surface is the perfect solution for medical areas. With NSF-51 certification, the surfaces can also be used in food preparation areas.

Choose from 10 stunning finishes.

In addition to the surfaces, the Stefano Orlati decorative product range offers other complementary products such as Made to Measure LED Lighting, Cabinet Handles and Handleless Cabinet profiles for drawers and wall cabinets.

Customers of Titus Tekform will receive the benefits of: • Quality on-trend product • Superior Customer Service • Increased access to innovative and quaity tested products • Online purchasing with trade pricing For more information, contact Titus or visit the company website at www.titustekform.com.au

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The Ligna Report 2017

By Philip Ashley If you love woodworking machines like I do, Ligna is something to look forward to. Most years, I spend four days there and don’t leave until they throw me out in the evening and while I always have the Friday if I need it, at the end of four days even I’ve had enough. Statistics say that most visitors spend two and a half days at the show and for most people this is possibly enough. This year though; I was still jogging through the halls late on day five; maybe I’m getting older and slower but I think this year there was more to see despite the fact that it was a more compact show.

This year Felder; Weinig and Biesse all had bigger stands; reflecting their increasing market shares. The bigger groups all sold well in excess of 40 million Euros (almost AUD$60 million).

SCM ran a really good series of lectures right on their stand and those that had the time to sit down said these were really good, informative talks. Weinig and Holz-Her exhibited together for the first time. Homag and IMA again impressed with the sheer scope of the displays they set up. It’s amazing to see hundred-metre long production lines in full production in a trade show setting.

Homag now sell throughfeed moulding machines, courtesy of a partnership with Leadermac. I also learned that suppliers no longer sell machines; they sell ‘solutions.’

The weather was great, visitor numbers have not dropped

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and the new show layout was a big success and cut down a lot of walking.

AKE AKE is supplied in Australia

by Salestech and Sam Travers. One of the more recent innovations of AKE has been the new Cutting 2.0 sawblade where chipbreakers (a chip-belt) are incorporated into the saw blade design to discharge the chips to the side. This takes the chips away from the saw blade and improves the life of the blade because it’s not cutting the same chip multiple times. An added benefit of this technology is the much reduced noise from the blade and AKE has won several international awards for this technology with their ’Supersilent’ blade.

Only a few years ago it had just been a matter of ideas, conceptions and

first application tests. The market took notice of this development and purchases were made by many manufacturers, even though the announcements at the time of the market launch sounded incredible. At Ligna, Leuco demonstrated that this technology can also be used on other cutting tools such as router bits and panel sizing saws. Salestech has adopted the full range into AKE’s Australian portfolio with a reported immediate success.

Sam Travers of AKE (right).

Altendorf LIGNA 2017 brings the world premiere of Altendorf's new saw operator system.

It’s not a cutting program such as a CAD or CAM system but a digital operator prompting system.

Developed in-house at Altendorf, the MAGIS system guides Altendorf machine operators through the steps to complete a pre-prepared cutting plan. The Altendorf MAGIS system is the first digital, mobile operator guidance system for a sliding table saw, explains Altendorf Managing Director Joerg Mayer. It shows the operator the cutting sequence to follow for fully optimised panel processing. It simplifies the operator's job and, being mobile, can be used with any Altendorf sliding table saw. Altendorf MAGIS also helps to enhance safety in the workplace and reduces

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the time required to complete a job at the machine.

The Altendorf MAGIS system consists essentially of software, a tablet and the tablet mount for the sliding table saw. The software can load the relevant data from the cut optimisation package, detect the saw specification and then incorporate this information into the visualisation. The clearly displayed uploaded dimension settings for manual stops and automatic adjustment for motorised stops simplify the cutting process. The display guides the operator step-bystep through cutting plans involving the most complex nesting using easily understood symbols. The system can also be used to apply labels to finished workpieces detailing the following processing instructions.

Other innovations from Altendorf in their 111th year include an option for an air table on the rip side (right hand side) of the machine and the ability to “park” the scoring saw to mount a larger blade of around 450mm.

The scoring blade stays on the machine. Mr. Mayer also reports that Altendorf have an arrangement with Schelling to sell their S45 tilting blade beam saws in Germany.

BESSEY

is therefore up to 35 mm and for push/pull clamp up to 13 mm. This means enormous time-savings, which pays off from the very first use.

As a specialist for manual clamping tools, BESSEY also offers a solution for securing a wide variety of building materials on the ceiling. The stable but flexible construction of the new ST telescopic drywall support holds a wide variety of building materials, such as plasterboard, wooden

boards, panels, roof battens or metal bars. Even thin construction foils can be quickly, easily and securely fixed to a dust protection wall.

It is available in three sizes and can handle up to 60 kilograms.

Biesse Group ‘Thinkforward’ is about Biesse's ability to innovate; to provide integrated solutions that are complex but easy to use, allowing

Biesse to produce more, better, at a lower cost.

Raphaël Prati, marketing and communication director for Biesse Group said “It encourages us to keep looking ahead, to get a better feel for how we need to act today.” The Biesse Group had over 40 fully functional solutions on display targeting large and small manufacturers alike and in almost every case was able to demonstrate the advantages of the new industry 4.0 thinking. At Ligna the Biesse Group demonstrated robotics; new software; new nesting machines and an automated production featuring the Rover B Edge with Synchro, a 4-axis manipulation system attached to the Rover machining centre that lifts the panels to be machined from a pile, positions them for the machining centre and, once machining is complete, deposits them in a pre-set location for machined

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panels. The working cycle is executed in automatic mode until the entire batch is complete, even without an operator present.

Biesse Group recently acquired the Uniteam brand and at Ligna displayed machining operations for solid and laminated wood beams. The Uniteam CK on display is specially designed for the machining of complex architectural elements for civil engineering, swimming pool covers, sport centres etc.

The machine is capable of processing beams with crosssections of up to 1000x300 mm and lengths of up to 14 metres. Beside it was the Uniteam E MIX, a machining centre that specialises in cutting X-Lam panels up to 300 mm thick.

Among new features for the Rover range, the new Rover M5, which was designed for machining high volume pieces, was on display for the first time at Ligna. Biesse claims that no other machine on the market matches its performance, size and price.

With a working height of up to 535 mm, this unique technology can be used by manufacturers of highly varied and delicate three dimensional items to create their own products without involving third parties. The work table can be customised to suit different machining requirements and can be used to clamp high volume pieces and load any type of equipment in order to machine elements in a wide range of sizes. The Rover M5 is extremely compact and offers high levels of performance, with a working field of 3200x1600x535 mm in a space of 18 square metres (everything included) with no additional elements required.

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Peter Vuille Bille from Costa

Tamara Felder with Stefan Kremer

Costa Peter Vuille Bille is Costa Australia and has been since 1980. The Costa sanders are manufactured by a family company that looks at trends and develops equipment to meet the emerging demands of the industries they serve.

First it was solid timber, then veneers and now, lacquer sanding. Our picture shows Peter with a 3.5 metre contact roller for processing linoleum that demonstrates Costa’s ability to produce at the most demanding level. In Australia, Costa sanders are used in these demanding situations such as the ‘International house’ in Sydney where five floors of cross laminated timber (CLT) were processed on the Costa machine. Costa sanders are able to process various materials such as linoleum; leather and rubber, cement sheets and even the seats of Volkswagen vehicles. Costa

sanders in Australia have also been used for furniture in the casino’s at Hobart and Cairns and in one particular case a machine cost a mere five thousand dollars in maintenance costs over a nineteen year lifespan. That’s about $250 a year, pretty incredible when you think about it.

Felder From Hall in Tirol in Austria we found Felder with a new CNC machine, the Format-4 Creator 950 available in various model variants. The Creator occupies the smallest space of any CNC machine doing the same work and is a great entry machine or maybe an extra machine to support your existing equipment if you find you need just that little bit more production capacity. It’s reported to sell really well in Japan where production space is at a premium. The

machine comes with 4-side formatting, drilling and routing and even dowel insertion but has no suction cups to worry about. Setup times are either very short or non-existent and the price is very attractive.

Felder’s new ‘advantEdge’ zero-line system is their own development for their edge banders to glue co-extruded and laser edge materials on the Tempora edge banding machines from Format-4.

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and enables a quick, easy and intuitive selection and control of the aggregate as well as the complete monitoring of all machine functions from the screen.

Other Felder highlights included a limited edition 60-year anniversary editions of the K940 x-motion panel saws were available with a touch screen control and programmable rip fence.

Materials handling and storage systems are now available from Felder and are becoming very popular; saving enormous amounts of floor space. Their vertical ‘wall’ saw range is expanded and the Profit H500 CNC processing machine has a whopping 325mm processing height is ideal for model making and aircraft parts.

Homag Group Undoubtedly the World-wide sales leader in high technology equipment; the Homag Group yet again excelled in their home show. This year’s theme was ‘HOMAG leading the industry into the digital future.’ HOMAG presented its digital platform for the wood industry; “tapio”. With tapio, manufacturers can move into the next stage of Industry 4.0 with software that combines digital products for the entire wood industry

with thousands of production machines from all manufacturers, different software solutions and a very diverse range of materials and tools in an IoT (Internet of Things) platform. This digital policy completely covers the wood industry value chain. The foundation for tapio is the close collaboration with major, renowned software partners such as Microsoft and Software AG. Fair visitors who used their smartphones to visit www.tapio.one website while at LIGNA were able to track and analyse the current operational performance of individual fair machines and cells live and in real time via WebApp. One unusual item was an automated guided vehicle (AGV) from Serva Systems; a sort of small trolley to automatically transport panels from one machine to the next without conveyors. The system is being used on a larger scale at some airports in Germany to park your car but to be honest; I wouldn’t want to trust my car to a machine. In a cabinet factory I cannot see the point just yet.

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packaging, and by intelligent technologies and processes that communicate with each other.

At the ‘Innovation Centre,’ a business-card only entry section of the stand; visitors could get a look at Homag’s new zero-joint technology waveTec ® In this patented process, the functional layer is melted by microwaves; no heating-up time is required and volume heating of stronger functional layers is also possible. ‘ Smart Solutions’ was another feature of the Innovation Centre. Here, Homag showed the opportunities to optimize production such as an automatic setup of machining parameters by scanning the tool and workpiece or the implementation of predictive maintenance on a tool spindle.

And if you still use a beam saw; Homag has a system they call ‘Intelliguide’ that projects the directions you need to move and turn your panels by a laser. The device speeds up production and eliminates costly cutting mistakes.

IMA Schelling Group IMA is supplied in Australia by the Wood Tech Group.

The company has significant numbers of machines in some of the largest European kitchen manufacturing plants; offering complete turnkey solutions for very high production rates. IMA partners with Priess and Horstmann (drilling and assembly) and Schelling (sawing) At Ligna, IMA showed a highly flexible, intelligent processing system in Industry 4.0 design purchased by Haworth from Holland, Michigan (USA).

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is controlled via the IMA supervisory control system specifically developed for automated processing systems of this scale. The customer benefits from this by having a holistic view of his complete process chain.

The flexible highperformance Combi.cut 1 cutting centre is the first real product made possible by the new company structure with IMA and Schelling as subsidiaries of the IMA Schelling Group. The machine combines the panel cutting technologies of both sister companies in an entirely new type of cutting centre for processing faced chipboard panels in custom production of furniture. When the new IMA work cell was developed, maximum return on capital investment and panel optimisation had absolute priority over other objectives. The new Combi. cut 1 is a very good solution for processing plants with a production capacity of 3000 to 4000 furniture components per shift. With its small floor space requirements of only 123 square metres, it provides maximum capacity and functionality on a minimum of floor space.

Kaeser

Kaeser At this year’s Ligna, Kaeser offered an extensive range of solutions, including both individual modular components as well as complete solutions for every stage of a compressed air system’s life-cycle. Specific capacity improvements of up 12 percent amongst rotary screw compressors 75 kW and larger have now been implemented because of Kaeser’s continual refinement of system components. These efficiency gains are achieved due to the enhancement and optimisation of the rotary ‘airend,’ the component that actually produces the compressed air. The new rotary screw compressors of the DSD and FSD series therefore deliver significantly better cost-effectiveness and increased flow rates than before.

Imagine a complete compressed air station housed in a standard shipping container? The Kaeser Contain-Air is the perfect

choice for any application requiring premium quality compressed air. This compact compressed air station can be deployed at short notice as a temporary source of oil-free compressed air for any production system and there’s no need to worry about logistics since its standard container dimensions guarantee rapid and straightforward transport.

The container houses an aircooled, oil-free compression rotary screw compressor with the integrated i.HOC rotation dryer, a sophisticated desiccant dryer. This powerful combination not only saves space, but also offers significant technical advantages.

Leitz The new era of manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and The Smart Factory; presents new opportunities for production processes in manufacturing and for the tools used. In the future, tools will not only be responsible for the processing quality of the workpiece, but will become a central information medium to control complex manufacturing processes and processing efficiency.

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Neil Staggs with Leuco's P-Tool

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To fulfil this important role, it is necessary that the tool is able to identify itself with regard to its dimensional and operational characteristics.

This on-board data includes basic elements regarding operational safety, and parameters for optimal processing efficiency. Based on the data provided, a machine can set appropriate processing parameters.

Feedback about the application allows in a learning system to register lifetime and critical operating conditions and to further optimize future production.

Additional benefits from this link include improved operational safety, troublefree resetting of tools and simulation of machining processes. This also results in quality improvement and increased energy efficiency.

Other Leitz developments include RAzorCut. By saving one process step on sizing single panels or low stacks of panels, the cutting efficiency can be considerably increased. The combination of low-vibration laser ornaments and irregular tooth pitches with highquality ultra-fine grain cutting materials with the Leitz RAzorCut program ensures perfect cuts and require no rework. One cut is enough to band a melamine edge.

Another newly redesigned product is the compact hogger DT PLUS that reduces costs in furniture production.

Due to its completely new edge arrangement, the tool works with constant cutting width during its total lifecycle. Increased resharpening areas on the edges ensure up to 12 resharpening cycles and maximum efficiency. Gullet areas with irregular pitch

and innovative tool body geometry result in low noise and vibrations in the hogger DT PLUS. Low vibrations and also the tipping with roughing and finishing knives increase the cutting quality of the new hogger.

Leuco During Ligna, Leuco introduced the industry to their solution that offers a longer edge life than previous diamond-tipped saw blades. The diamondtipped cutters have a special Leuco topcoat coating that considerably extends the already long edge life.

When trimming wood materials, the running meter performance has reached a completely new level. The goal of Leuco developers was also to design the tool body so that it is suitable for extremely long periods of operation. The laser ornaments with their special arrangement and shape, filled with a dampening material are the result of this intense development work. Users are guaranteed to receive the same high cutting performance and quality throughout the entire life cycle of a saw blade.

This new diamond tipped product line with the new laser ornaments filled with a dampening material will be available starting at Ligna.

At the Ligna, Leuco presented the new small dimensions offered by the “Leuco p-System� shanktype cutter. At first glance, you wouldn't think that some of the work pieces on display at the show could be produced by a shanktype cutter; since grooves are not only cut into the surface, but also on the front and longitudinal edge.

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This is an interesting area of application for this shank cutter. Thanks to the high shear angle of 70 degrees, the LEUCO p-System does not simply trim the fibres; it peels them off with minimal cutting pressure so it’s possible to produce flat and deep grooves and milling grooves on almost all surfaces without generating chips. Other Leuco innovations include three new diamond-tipped nesting shank-type cutters, specially designed for machining multiplex and MDF support panels. These new cutters reduce the chip volume and, at the same time, enlarge the chip gullet volume in the tool to guarantee chip evacuation goes more smoothly.

Martin Otto Martin established his company way back in 1922 and his first woodworking machine was a combination saw, spindle and drilling machine. For a while the company made tractors as well and this year they celebrated their 95th birthday. Some argue that the Martin is the best panel saw you can buy but there are so many good machines available now.

Martin produces a full range of static machines and a few numerical controlled machines as well. What sets a Martin apart is their robustness and long life. Several trade schools including RMIT in Melbourne have opted for Martin

machines in spite of their higher cost. At Ligna all of Martin’s machines were on display including the T75 (sounds like a tank) top of the line panel saw, for this show in black, explains marketing manager Michael Muhldorfer.

SCM

Michael Muhldorfer and Russell Anderson of Martin Machines (top) and Russell Anderson with the Martin T65.

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SCM’s presence at Ligna 2017 was focused on innovation with new software; new technological solutions and a completely automated cell for the production of customised furniture. The aim of the cell is to meet the individual needs of the client, whilst maintaining the advantages of the industrial production.

The “Cell Lean 4.0” consists of a Flexstore EL magazine that manages standard format panels.

The orders arrive to the magazine from the computer and the production starts

automatically, without losing any time with the set up. The Flexstore EL is supported by two units that operate simultaneously. For high quantities of panels there is the SCM Sigma 67 panel saw that cuts the pack. The SCM Pratix S CNC work centre for nesting productions is used to produce more complex parts. The line features an anthropomorphic robot that, thanks to an advanced viewer, is able to recognise and select the part of the nesting panel and transfer it to the Solution XD edgebander. With the Mahros automated panel return function the Solution XD is able to edge band the piece on the requested number of sides and guarantees conclusive levels of quality.

At the edge-bander outfeed the panel is transferred, by the robot once again, to the Cyflex HP boring unit, that

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edge bander development.

He describes it as a NIR (Near Infra-Red) which makes it similar to the system Holz-Her has been using for several years now; in fact from several AWISA shows ago. The Turanlar system differs in that it uses some hot air, (but no compressed air); so it’s a hybrid between Schugoma hot air and HolzHer NIR. Turanlar is sold in Australia by Beyond Tools and Mustafa plans to be at AWISA next year in Sydney with these machines.

Another very interesting machine is made closer to

home, in fact New Zealand.

It’s a computer controlled edge-banding machine that looks remarkably like a CNC router. There’s no routing on board but it fits very nicely into a cabinet shop where the edge-banding is done on irregular shaped parts and the CNC machine there does not have on-board edge-banding capabilities. The company is Vector Systems and the CEO is none other than Joiners Magazine’s Doctor Buzz; Duncan Such. Two machines are being installed in Australia soon and we’ll follow the story as it unfolds. The neat thing

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completes the production of the requested piece.

The process continues with roller conveyors that insert the pieces in a frame press used for the assembly. During Ligna the “Cell Lean 4.0” was used to produce libraries that will be installed in the recently rebuilt schools in Central Italy, destroyed in the 2016 summer and autumn earthquakes.

For the first time SCM decided to present in a single hall, rather than two or three in the past and this made it easier to see their technology as a whole. Multimedia and virtual technologies, like the two huge video walls and the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, were used to show all the machines and systems solutions produced by SCM at work. Clients were able to live a unique sensorial experience of navigating inside the SCM technologies and further appreciate each single detail

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of the machining process. For static machine users SCM showed the new Maestro Suite software. The most significant development affects Maestro Cut, the software for single blade panel saws that is fitted with a new “multi-touch” user interface on a 21-inch, 16:9 screen. Maestro Cut is available across the whole range of panel saws and can be used to manage all machine functions. All SCM software is ‘open system’ to allow any type of connection with third party software.

Some other really good stuff Turanlar make a range of machinery in Turkey and in fact, Turkey is one of the fastest growing wood working machinery manufacturing countries with plenty on show at Ligna. We met up with export manager Mustafa Sahin from Turanlar who showed us their latest

Top: Turanlar's Mustafa Sahin (left) with Phil Ashley. Above: Duncan Such of Vector Systems New Zealand.

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about this machine is that it doesn’t need to know the shape; it automatically finds the panel edge and starts the edge-banding process.

Weinig Group Under the motto ‘THINK WEINIG’, the market innovator in machines and systems for solid wood and panel processing presented a new trade fair concept, sharing a huge stand with group company and panel specialists Holz-Her for the first time. A highlight of the group was the new W4.0 digital standard, unveiled at Ligna for the first time by which the Weinig Group provides forward-looking responses to the challenges of networked production.

At Ligna, Weinig used linked production lines to demonstrate solutions for the entire value chain. The focus was on efficient and resource-saving planning and production, as well as intelligent maintenance.

Gregor Baumbusch, Director of Sales and Marketing said “We have a clear philosophy that guides us here; digitization for its own

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sake does not give you a competitive advantage. Our solutions always focus on providing added value to the customer.”

One of the biggest attractions at the Weinig Group trade fair stand was the unveiling of the new Powermat through-feed moulder. This high-performance moulder was demonstrated live, presented as a ‘disguised prototype’.

The new Powermat has many updated features, giving it an even greater technological edge. Features such as manual adjustments requiring no tools as well as CNCcontrolled elements ensure a quick; easy and safe set-up process. The handling of the new hydro outboard bearing has been greatly simplified and is achieved through the user-friendly ‘HydroLock’ principle. The hydro outboard bearing is equipped with an automatic clamp so that radial adjustment of the spindle is possible with the hood closed. With the new Powermat, there is no longer any difference between the straight jointer for PowerLock tools and that for hydro tools.

Instead, it is now possible to

use the same straight jointer up to a tool diameter of 180 mm. In addition, the profile jointers are now automatically clamped and operated from the front of the machine. And while the machine is actually running, adjustments can be made to the CNC controlled 4-roller infeed (width); lateral fences behind the left (outside vertical) spindle; jointers and hydro outboard bearing.

Holz-Her is part of the Weinig Group, just like several other ‘brands’ that have been incorporated over recent years. No longer just a specialist in solid wood processing; the Weinig Group is now part of the ‘big 4’ suppliers in Australia. At Ligna, Holz-Her presented a number of innovations not the least of which was NEXTEC, the complete solution for producing furniture without programming. Just a click of the mouse is all that is required to select the desired piece of furniture from the extensive ‘CabinetSelect’ database of over 300 carcass furniture models and drop it into your cart. Create any piece of custom furniture by simply adapting dimensions and

quantities. The NEXTEC writes the required nesting programs for formatting, drilling and grooving in the background; all you have to do is position the panel and press the “Start” button. Just remove the finished work from the machining table and apply edging as required and you are ready to assemble the furniture. Just select the right connection technique. The Weinig Group claim that you can produce a complete cabinet wall in less than 30 minutes.

Dr. Andreas Gruchow, the Deutsche Messe Managing Board member in charge of LIGNA said “LIGNA 2017 will go down as a milestone in the digitalization of the wood industry. Industry 4.0 concepts for the wood industry were the dominant theme at this year's LIGNA, with major emphasis placed on digitalization, integration and automation.”

More Australian and New Zealand manufacturers visited this show than the last two fairs, an indication that the digital revolution 4.0 is attracting some serious interest down under. If you missed this show, the next one is May 2019. ●

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Pytha 20 Years in Australia Next year Pytha will be 40 years in development, giving the German software program a pedigree that few others can claim. In Australia the first software was sold in January 1998 and their Australian reseller (Agent) Michael Rowe bought his first Pytha software in the same year. Michael used Pytha in his joinery business and eight years ago started distributing the software. Michael recalls that “In the beginning almost all the major shopfitters were using Pytha. Over the years some have moved to something else but most of these have come back.

This year we’re celebrating Pytha’s success in Australia and New Zealand with a

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“conference” to be held in Sydney mid-October.”

Pytha, like many other software programs has been a CAD (computer aided design) program and like most others is 3D. The design would need to be moved to a thirdparty software program to post-process the parts into machine code. Version 23 finally combines the functions of CAD and CAM (computer aided machining or manufacture) into the one software package and this will be released in Australia in October 13th and 14th. German technicians, customers and dealers will make the trip to Australia for the event and all existing

customers will be invited. In addition, new or potential customers will be made very welcome along with anyone interested to see what the new software version is capable of.

Pytha is a complete solution for planning; development; technical drawing; presentation; 3D animation through to cutting lists, estimating and the CNC machine. It’s currently taught at Lidcombe TAFE in NSW and Holmesglen TAFE in Victoria where hundreds of students are undertaking an eighteen hour course to learn the software. That’s all it takes to get started and with the help of an excellent training document produced

by German technical college trainers, the students have found it easy to learn and a lot of fun too.

The Sydney “conference” will be an event for training and the launch of the latest version 23 that adds the CAM feature, making it a true stand-alone CAD-CAM program in every sense. A dinner at Luna Park is also planned where guests will be able to network with users in Australia and Germany where the software is developed. Pytha has grown rapidly in the last four years as hundreds of new users join the growing list of satisfied and productive companies using the software in dozens of different applications. ●

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F EATURE

Q&A

Paul Furlonger of Hettich Australia

This month we take an in-depth look at Paul Furlonger at Hettich Australia, and see what makes him tick. He talks about Interzum, his role within the company, his colleagues and a recent tour he took with some additional Aussies and New Zealanders to the Head Office in Germany.

Supplier’s Ronnie Gramazio sat down with Paul and asked him a few questions….

Hi Paul, tell me a bit about your role there at Hettich? How long have you worked at the company and how did you get involved in the Sales side? Please tell our readers an overview of what Hettich does….

PF: I have worked at Hettich since 2007 just after the New Year, I had been interviewed in late December on the day of the Office Christmas Party and I think they may have forgotten me as I called back in January and asked the HR Manager what was going on and she said “You are starting next week I think”, we then found they had never sent me an offer letter and in all the buzz at Christmas and a busy sales period I got missed !!!

Initially I started doing research calls to prospective customers all over Australia

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and this morphed into a proper Market Research Department with three people in a couple of years, I also managed a Telesales Team of three at the same time and after another 18 months we made some internal changes in the business to be more direct with customers and an opportunity to move into a direct sales role came up near where much of my family lived on the NSW Central Coast. I moved up here on Australia Day 2012 exactly five years after I became an Australian Citizen.

Hettich in Australia is a subsidiary of the parent company headquartered in Germany, we bring in our own products from our own factories and warehouse and sell to our clients who are mainly kitchen manufacturers with some wardrobe and commercial business on top.

We have been in Australia now for over 25 years and have a few of our team who have been here since the start, quite a few have retired now and some have moved to new challenges but there still remains some of the original team.

What makes Hettich such a great place to work at?

Are there any elements to your job which you feel make it a stand-out role?

PF: I had mainly worked in Retail Management prior to working for Hettich so the autonomy here is quite refreshing as even in FMCG Retail it is demanding on your time and there are so many hard and fast rules it is not always enjoyable. In this respect we have some parameters at Hettich and

Paul Furlonger (left) with Michael Vartuli.

our parent company demand high standards but there is enough autonomy to allow free thinking and free strategy to improve our way of doing business with our customers without anyone always asking questions.

I guess the best way to describe this briefly is that Germany trust us with their business in Australia and we support their strategies and business plans within our own market very well. We use our own initiatives well to generate new business and offer our customers a simple way of dealing with a supplier and make that as stress free as we can which in turn allows us flexibility in our work time which is why the environment is great to work in.

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Left to right standing: Maurice Suarez, David Webster, Kevin Huang, Roberto Scacheri, Nafiye Scacheri, John Reuther, Belinda Reuther, Bob Haskell, Brett Chatfield, Peter Linning, Steve Haskell, Allan Andrews, Con Nianiakis, Jason Enright, Donna Andrews, Scott Irving, Darrell Anning, Sue Chatfield, Elizabeth Anning, Gary Sinclair, George Sarigianoglou, Peter Hay, Peter O’Donnell, Ben O’Donnell, Deborah Hay, Nathan Carter, Trent McDonnell, Micheal O’Donnell, Michael Vartuli, Martin Gane, John Giovanni ( Halliday ), Craig Lowrie, Andrew Buckingham, Mike Cross, Jacob Malinowski, Paul Furlonger. Front row kneeling: Kelvin Mansfield, George Kokkinos, Jack Dissegna, Oliver Finke, John Giovannoni , Roberto Asnicar.

You recently toured (with a group of customers) the Hettich factory as part of Interzum in Germany. How was that, and what did the tour comprise? How many people took part in the tour and please tell us your experiences at interzum this year, too!

Here at Supplier, we heard great things all round about this year’s Interzum show, what are some of your highlights, Paul? How did Hettich participate and was it a productive time?

PF: I was lucky enough to be asked to attend this years show in Germany based on some very strong sales performance in 2016 and also asked to be the leader of our group whilst in Germany, probably as I am a bit OCD with details and timing it was maybe a good fit !!!

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The tour was a blend of social, business and industry which in total we had 43 people attend including our own team which was almost a coach load of customers, from very mixed backgrounds in dealing with Hettich and also from all over Australia and a group from NZ. Predominantly we intended to attend the Trade show Interzum in Cologne for a few days including a detailed walk of our stand which was full with almost 100 Senior Hettich staff from all around the world.

At the same time we had plans and an itinerary for some wonderful social activities in and around Cologne and near our Head Office in the Northern Rhine area of Germany over many days interspersed with the show and some travel. We had a wonderful hotel in Cologne just out of the City Centre and along with another hotel nearby there

were well over 200 Hettich staff and associated customers staying from around the world just in these couple of hotels.

The Interzum show was almost beyond comprehension if I am honest, our stand whilst huge was dwarfed by the whole experience of literally thousands of stands in what seemed to be a city dedicated to our industry.

Ten halls and so many cafes, displays, Piazza’s, entry ways, exits, walk ways it was almost hard to navigate but navigate we all di over a few days and many of our group said they had walked 20 + kilometres each day.

The highlights of the show for me and also for most of our group was the amazing innovation and attention to detail shown by all exhibitors in all areas of our industry. People had come from all around the world to experience a trade show that touched so many of them in

different ways.

The details like food and drinks on stands, seating areas, private tours, innovative styles of displays seemed to them it was for their benefit only. I tested this one afternoon by going onto a stand twice in one afternoon with and without a hat and I got wonderful service and personal attention from two different people happy to make me feel part of their brand just for a sort time.

Our stand was special to us and our customers and we joked about the other offerings whilst also wanting to know more about our competition at the same time. It was a great learning experience for everyone involved and we were able to see how much effort goes into producing shows of this magnitude and why we are such a strong part of the business all the way away in Australia.

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Many of us watched our owner Dr Andreas Hettich filming on the first day and when we got a chance to speak to him on the stand and later that week he also was shocked at how many customers attended from the other side of the world and how much effort had been put in by our customers to be there. There were a further 15+ customers who attended the show but did not come on our tour so Australia was very well represented in Germany for a few days in May. We had a boat cruise down the Rhine one day with over 40 people and found a wonderful castle as part of the trip at the top of a huge mountain with a cable car and our group drunk hot chocolate, beer and some coffees overlooking the most amazing views stretching for hundreds of miles into the horizon down to the Rhine below us, small villages dotted around the landscape and mountain ranges in the distance.

We of course left four of our tour stranded at the boat ramp for a later boat which never arrived and they finally made their way back to Cologne that evening by rail, taxi and walking. What kind of tour does everything go smooth? I was hearing about it everyday until we left for the airports a week later.

Our factories in Kirchlingern in the Northern part of the country were really the focus of the next part of our trip with many days associated to seeing the centre of our operations and also looking at and admiring one of the largest kitchen operations in the world a company called Nobilia.

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our main reception with the best intentions in the world of it being exclusive on the day and would you believe a coach from the American and Canadian Tour turned up five minutes after us.

We made a few suitable jokes at their expense (a group of 40 Aussies) what else could we do? then proceeded to have a wonderful couple of days touring our production facilities and seeing first hand the ridiculous standards of production and quality control that we had only heard about before without seeing ourselves. Our customers were blown away and if they never believed us about quality and manufacturing standards before they were left in no doubt that Germany does this better than anyone in the world.

The latter part of the tour was some leisure and consuming food and drink at some amazing places, a semi private Brewery for the night and an amazing evening in the dining room of the huge Kaiserpalais in the Spa Town of Bad Oeynhausen. We also had a long but exciting day at Volkswagen and the Autostadt museums and showrooms where we lost another one of our tour for an hour and I found myself and the tour guide running through the town of Wolfsburg looking for a lost Australian. I didn’t find it all that funny but within minutes he had forgotten all about it I just had another few days of jokes about losing customers!!

The final day came and we all headed our different ways to other parts of Germany, back to Australia

and some to other cities in Europe to experience more of what was on offer.

Our customers certainly enjoyed the show, the tour and the experiences we gave them but interestingly enough they talked more about the time they spent with other business owners to pick their brains, laugh about similar problems and also to share new ideas.

Please tell our readers more about Hettich Australia in the global market place? Do you get to travel a lot as part of your role and how often do all the Hettich offices get together in the one place? Is there anything unique that you feel stands Hettich out from competitors; if anything at all?

PF: I have travelled quite a lot during almost ten years at Hettich, I have been to Melbourne maybe 5 times, Adelaide twice, Auckland once, Perth once, Cairns once and Brisbane maybe 3 times with my previous role and also for some shows like AWISA and Designex a few years ago, also travelled with a new training system in 2010 as well. We also have had Conferences in many places which also adds to this and I also have spent time travelling with NSW a lot with colleagues to see my own and their customers.

We have traditionally held Annual Sales Conferences within Australia which have focussed on product, direction, sales analysis, Global markets and also Awards Nights and these have been a great way to get everyone together as a team even just for a few days

to mingle, share some ideas and jokes and celebrate success we have had in the previous year.

We are unique of course in that we have a direct relationship with our customers more than any other manufacturer in the world in our own field. Our competitors do not have the same bond we maintain with our customers I am sure of that and with our experience in each state I think we certainly have much more knowledge of the industry and technical skills than those we compete with.

Hettich has operated fully owned subsidiaries in Australia and New Zealand since 1988. The customdesigned Hettich Australia head office and warehouse, in Smithfield Sydney, was opened in September 2002.

The facility incorporates a 7000m square national warehouse, a 300m square training centre and showroom. Hettich Australia has contributed to the Australian Cabinet Industry for more than 20 years.

National Marketing Manager Corene Roberts says “we believe in supporting the local organisations, groups and commercial bodies that represent the interests of the Australian cabinet industry – from cabinet makers in regional locations, to the large integrated manufacturing companies with showrooms and factories in a number of cities and sometimes across different states”. Globally, Hettich is one of the world's largest manufacturers of furniture fittings. Every day, 6,200 members of staff take up the challenge of developing intelligent technology for furniture. A family-owned SupplierJuly/Aug 2017 | 33

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business, Hettich is at home in Kirchlengern, Germany.

This is where ideas are born for furniture fittings we shape today and tomorrow with.

What were the reactions/ responses from the group of customers who attended the Interzum/ Hettich factory tour in Germany? Were you able to get their reaction to the factory tour?

PF: I have mentioned some reaction earlier from customers to the tour and show but also Corene can probably give some more detail on this question. See comments from Corene.

Customers walked away from the Factory tours in Germany with a deeper understanding of the sheer complexity of the many components of a drawer and hinge system, along with the complex test procedures, the testing of every Hettich product for qualities such as durability, resistance to changing climatic conditions, safety and ergonomics.

Customers were interested to learn about Hettich’s ongoing responsibility for

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the environment working today for a better tomorrow, through the Hettich Forum office building and showroom as well as the ArciTech production facility all examples of Hettich’s sustainability philosophy. The new production building's primary energy requirement is 73% lower than limits set by the German Energy Saving Regulation. And the Hettich Forum has received the national Green Building Award.

Who are your mentors, Paul? Any exciting developments at Hettich in the near future which you can reveal to us?

PF: I have probably not sought a mentor in my time in the business but certain people have given me some strong guidance and pushed

me to become a stronger technical person able to deal with enquiries and problems which may well normally be dealt with by someone with a trade or manufacturing background. This has meant that my confidence is always high when being asked questions or strategizing for new business if machinery, CAD, factory assembly and project planning is part of the deal we are doing.

Our Technical Manager in Australia Steve Bradley and one of my colleagues Marc Kirchner would be two people who have always listened to my bad ideas and given me a better way of dealing with things.

Hettich Australia is excited to announce the launch of a new product (Launching end of July), Easys for handleless refrigerator opening.

Handleless fronts give purist

looking kitchens a particularly sharp edge. The Easys electromechanical opening system from Hettich neatly incorporates refrigerators into handleless kitchen design.

Besides its space saving installed height, the system impresses in particular with user friendly functions.

Easys assisted opening is so powerful that it easily overcomes a refrigerator's magnetic door seal, opening the door in response to a light press on the front. The refrigerator door then opens ajar for a few seconds, leaving it to be pulled open all the way by hand. Making the system particularly user friendly, the time the door is left ajar for can be varied to suit any delay in opening it.

An intelligent control system prevents the refrigerator from being opened unintentionally.

The door is not pulled closed by a separate magnet either, reducing the risk of trapping fingers.

At only 22 mm, Easys has the lowest installed height on the market. Easys can also be integrated within usual hole line dimensions without any process alterations. The function unit can be used for any carcase material thickness and door opening direction. It is normally installed above the appliance and concealed with a loose shelf. A designer profile discreetly integrates Easys into the kitchen's design. â—?

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success of this initial customer relationship is above all stepping it up to become a business relationship.

Or, in other words: yes, it is a starting point, and an opportunity to turn a customer contact into a business relationship in an ideal environment.”

Ligna 2017: “A Success” Ligna 2017 is officially over.

According to the official figures, Ligna occupied an area of 129,000 square meters net and hosted 93,000 visitors, of which 42,000 were out of the national borders.

Eumabois has created a common area dedicated to the fair- organizers and national associations. The survey conducted by the Eumabois Secretariat showed that the initiative was judged positively by the participants and it is very likely that the same approach will be repeated in the next edition and in other international exhibitions.

The Secretariat also received some positive feedback on the event by some opinion leaders…

Luigi De Vito - SCM Division Director Machinery and Eumabois Vice-President “This edition confirms the strong growth in this sector and in the companies that we deal with day after day.

Ligna has shown that the companies in this sector are committed to a virtuous path, created by technological research at the highest level and by fanatical attention to the needs of the customer and the market.

The technological level shown by the important actors here at Ligna has taken the woodworking sector to the level of the most advanced

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machine tool manufacturing industries. All of this means that, if they are faced with courage, difficulties and challenges can lead to extraordinary results.

The new format of this event has received positive feedback: I think that spreading the most representative companies out in different halls has brought benefits to all of the exhibitors.

The numbers attending this edition of Ligna confirm its importance All regions of the world are represented at Ligna. An extremely significant global presence.

As a European citizen and Vice President of Eumabois, I am pleased to highlight the great ability that European companies have demonstrated in a worldwide context such as Ligna. Also in this case, we are disproving many clichés that suggest Europe is finding global competition difficult.

Europe is clearly present and is aware of its strength.”

plays a key role in a customer's decision-making process. Ligna offers a unique professional environment for this to happen.

Interaction at a trade fair is the crucial moment for reaching a joint understanding with the customer about their needs, presenting them with the ideal solution, convincing them of its merits, and making an offer.

The decisive factor for the further development and

And about the Eumabois common area…

“There are things that an individual cannot achieve alone, or times when it is not sensible for everybody to conduct their own searches, applications, or negotiations: it can be more efficient and effective to take a joint approach.

Eumabois, as an association and representative of approximately 850 European woodworking companies, is

Samuel Hänni - Lamello AG Marketing Manager and Eumabois Board Member “Ligna, an international marketplace, offers an excellent opportunity including for European exhibitors - to do business with interested parties from around the world.

I am convinced that a positive trade fair experience

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SCM Group shot at the awards with CEO Andrea Aureli and Regional Manager North America Giuseppe Riva.

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the ideal partner for precisely this task.

Or, in other words: Every individual company and all national associations are able to strengthen Eumabois and also to benefit from it.”

Passing through the “Ligna concept”…

“The hot topic at the moment is digitisation and networking within relationship fields; transitions between work steps and technologies are increasingly merging into a continual work and data process.

In that sense, the new concept made the physical proximity of the various providers more visible, but the process and networking can and must be developed much further. This is because there is still a need for additional foundations, standards, trust, processes, motivation, and a great deal of work.

Or, in other words: Digital networking generally only takes place virtually, and this was a first step to making it more tangible in a physical and visual sense.”

Arif Kacak - General Secretary AIMSADTurkish Woodworking Machinery and Side Industries Association.

Does the good number of international visitors mean good expectations for the world foreign trade of woodworking technology?

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“Of course, It is important to have high quality and high number of visitors for world trade and so visitors are learning more information about other companies technologies. But there is an important point that sometimes a very high number of visitors may not be very important for trade.

Because, quality of visitor’s mass is more important than its number. So, quantity and quality of visitors must be proportionate. In conclusion, LIGNA 2017 was satisfactory enough in this regard. From this point of view we are very satisfied at the LIGNA 2017.”

Is the Eumabois "common area" the perfect and correct layout in order to create sinergies between Associations and international exhibitions?

“EUMABOIS “Common Area” was chosen very well and made in terms of creating sinergies between Associatios and other international organizations.

Companies, associations and other international organizations had found a lot of opportunities for mutual communication due to this synergy that created

by EUMABOIS. Besides these, Visitors who had come to the LIGNA saw all associations and other international organizations under the framework of the EUMABOIS.” ●

SCM is currently celebrating a number of remarkable results at the AWFS Fair, the largest North American show for woodworking machine manufacturers on the West Coast that has just ended in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The company's “Lean Robot Cell 4.0” won the “Visionary New Product Award” in the Industry 4.0 category that was only added to the competition this year.

With its Lean Robot Cell 4.0, Scm thrilled Las Vegas with a completely automated wardrobe component production system, served by two anthropomorphic robots, which means that only one, not necessarily expert, operator is required to operate it. The “Lean Robot Cell 4.0” consists of a Morbidelli M600 nesting workcentre, a Stefani edge bander and a drilling centre.

The cell uses standard, high performance, easyto-use machines, operates automatically when the job is launched and has been specifically designed to integrate with the customer's production management system. The result is a system that can perform all the various machining stages, from semi-machined panels to machined panels. At the end of the process, the individual finished panels are also grouped by robots on special carriages, ready to be assembled in the CPC clamp.

The cell can produce up to 500 wardrobe panels every shift.

The “Visionary New Product Award” confirms yet again the technological excellence of Scm production and the

capacity of its Engineering division to design and create truly innovative systems.

The fair awarded nine different prizes for which 33 products were shortlisted as finalists from a total of 27 companies.

In addition to the wellearned satisfaction of winning this major award, Scm also ended the fair in Las Vegas with other extremely positive results in terms of contacts, agreements and orders.

In the North American market the woodworking sector is currently enjoying a boom and the AWFS fair clearly indicated its widespread and steady growth.

To sustain this growth Scm is doing major investments to reinforce the service level offered. The Mexican branch has been extended in recent months, the group's head offices in Atlanta are being restyled and the new base in Carson, just south of Los Angeles, is now ready for operation. All this means that the SCM now boasts a leading business network on the West Coast. In fact, the group's direct and indirect presence has grown across the entire area of North America and Mexico, and an ambitious expansion plan has also been launched in Canada. ● Lean Robot Cell 4.0

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‘Inside Biesse’ Event in the Spotlight On 28th July Biesse Australia closed its doors on the last “Inside” event to be held at 3 Widemere Road, Wetherill Park but this isn’t the end of the story. In early 2018, Biesse will launch the most ambitious new facility for the woodworking, stone, glass and advanced materials trades ever seen in Australia.

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Biesse’s Australian “Campus” will span 5,000 square metres and will be only slightly smaller than the first such facility, opened in Charlotte, North Carolina in April 2016. Luke Tenaglia, CEO of Biesse Australia said in Sydney this week “The new Campus is really important to us. We’ve experienced really strong growth over the last few years and we need more space, but more important to us is that we have a greater involvement with the industries we serve and work with. Our new Campus will allow us to engage with our customers like never before.”

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Inside Sydney follows hot on the heels of a 45 million Euro success at Ligna where the stand layout was entirely based on the Industry 4.0 concept. Biesse has embraced the new manufacturing philosophy from the very beginning and is in an excellent position to deliver the benefits of the IoT (Internet of things) to their customers. Biesse has taken the new manufacturing idea personally and calls it IoB (Internet of Biesse) because according to Federico Broccoli, Division Director Wood/Sales & Branch Division Director, machines aren’t things. Like Germany; Biesse

Inside in Sydney was able to show a full range of Industry 4.0 ready machines and systems and attracted hundreds of companies; all eager to see what 4.0 could do for their production.

The Inside event was opened by the Hon Richard Colless MLC, Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources and Western New South Wales; Mr Arturo Arcano, Consul General, Consulate-General of Italy; Ms Antonietta Baccanari, Director of the Italian Trade Commission and Biesse Australia CEO Luke Tenaglia. Along with Biesse machinery, software and

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expertise, many partners exhibited at the event. Hardware was covered by Hafele and Hettich. Software partners included 3D Live; Planit; Microvellum; Pytha and Topsolid. Surfaces and edges were covered by Rehau; Surteco and Corian with Chief Media and Zintra demonstrating advanced materials.

Other suppliers were Workmate Abrasives; Airtight dust management and Glenco air and power.

“Biesse’s Inside events have never been about pushing machines” says Luke. “We enjoy talking to our clients; seeing how they are going and sharing some quality time with them. They know who we are and when they are ready; they will come and talk to us.” Visitors were able to speak to several key individuals within the Biesse Company including Luca Donatoni from Donatoni Machine; Biesse partner supplying stone processing bridge saws; and Filippo Pepoli; Biesse systems area manager.

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Renato Liberto and Mike Hoskins at Workmate Abrasives

Kathryn Leonard at Rehau

More than 100 tons of fullyfunctioning technologies were on display at Biesse Inside in Sydney, designed for companies of all sizes that work with wood and other materials.

The displays enabled them to discover how the digital factory can change the way they design and produce objects, through integrated, complex solutions that are easy to use. Biesse is committed to transforming customer factories into digital factories, which enable them to benefit from the opportunities offered by being Industry 4.0 ready.

Equipment included the Viet Opera 5 finishing centre (sander) that won many awards in 2016; the Rover Plast J FT nesting machine for alternate material artisans and the KLEVER gantry machine for both wood-based, plastics and nonferrous materials. A complete range of edge banders were available from the small-shop Spark; through Akron with airforce technology; Jade; and Stream A and B. CNC machines included Rover A and B; Rover S; the Australian launch of the Rover A Smart; and Rover B Edge with on-board edge banding.

Several vertical CNC machines were in operation including the Brema EKO

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The Welcoming Committee from Biesse Cameron Scott at Baresque Australia

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From left: Supplier Magazine's Phil Ashley with Simon Repko and Sandy Benic at Hafele

Lydia Posthuma at Sage Doors

From left: Andrew Pratt Blake Cugley Leigh Swalling Michael Stewart at Planit

Rick Gunn and Geeta Gatto at Chief Media

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Michelle Bridger Darling at Corian CASF

2.1 and a full 4.0 line consisting of Selco WN2; Winstore and Rover A FT rounded out the wood working section. Donatoni’s bridge saw and Intermac’s Master 33 3-axis machining centre brought Biesse’s wide range of materials expertise into focus.

The Biesse Campus to open early 2018 will be the most game-changing investment made by any equipment supplier in Australia. At around 5,000 square metres it’s the same size as the stand at the recent Ligna fair, their biggest stand ever. This significant space “Will be dynamic and will change to our customer’s demands. It will have multiple media rooms for different purposes such as a boardroom, training rooms; seminar rooms or a VIP venue. It will be multifaceted and designed to go forward into the next twenty years with the expansion ability we’ve designed into the facility” said Luke, who says that TAFE students; private institutions; manufacturers and associations are welcome to use the facility which can be available both day and night.

Luke said in Sydney that one of his KPI’s is to bring more capital investment

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in human resources to the company and to make 70% of their physical investments in service. He says that “History teaches you about the future.

Biesse’s last exponential growth was in 2007-2008 and was heavily leveraged on turnover in the wood division. The future of Biesse will be both machinery and service driven. Luke says “Biesse has always done a decent job looking after our clients but we’ll always look to the next level. The Australian market is very developed and expects these changes, and we believe there are no limits to what we at Biesse can deliver.”●

Aktar Ali and Anthony Nichols at Surteco

Daniel Bowman and Adam Moretti at Cabmaster

From left: Tim Veale, Matt Davies, George Peshos and Brent Morris at Microvellum

From left: Joe Oreskovic and Norman Kurta of IdacsPLUS with Robert Cis and Chris Bruce at IJSPlus

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Brendan Farrugia at Hettich

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SCM AUSTRALIA R-Evolution See what SCM in Australia means for you A two day event showcasing the best that SCM Australia has to offer.

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Designed to change how you think about your manufacturing, the SCM AUSTRALIA R-Evolution will show you how to transform your business. Implement real world automation, handling and software solutions allowing you to gain the competitive edge.

SCM AUSTRALIA R-Evolution is your opportunity to get up close and personal with the latest production machines and automation. Our purpose built Sydney demonstration facility will be geared up and ready to run.

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New Addition to TigerSaw 1000 Announced by TigerStop TigerStop has just announced the addition of AutoLoader, an automatic infeed station for the TigerSaw 1000, its fully automated cross-cutting saw system. With AutoLoader, an operator can load five pieces at a time, reducing manual material handling time and increasing operator capacity for performing value-added tasks, such as sorting finished parts.

Cut parts can be inkjet- or label-printed on the TigerSaw 1000 facilitating fast, accurate and easy part sorting.

The AutoLoader can accommodate material from 4 to 24 feet in length and can be configured with up to seven stations with section lengths in either 3 foot or 6 foot intervals.

TigerStop states that its TigerSaw 1000 with AutoLoader is priced at about a third of the cost of comparable saw systems with automated infeed stations currently on the market.

“Our new AutoLoader is a powerful labor efficiency tool,” states Rakesh Sridharan, TigerStop CEO. “It will allow TigerSaw 1000 to run at maximum capacity with a single operator, providing significant savings on labor costs.”

TigerSaw 1000 delivers finished-part cut quality along with 5-Piece door optimization and pack and bundle processing.

It comes with best in class Dynamic Optimization™ software for achieving maximum material yield, and a Crayon Defect Marking system that allows shops to defect in house and use lower grade, less expensive material. Adding the AutoLoader can free up top operators and skilled laborers. A skilled employee can mark material defects with a UV crayon ahead of time and even the newest/least experienced operator can finish the job, loading pieces onto the Automatic Infeed Station and sorting finished pieces.

The new AutoLoader for TigerSaw 1000 Features: • Robust loading station capacity: Each loading station has 5 dogs designed to move material forward with a pushing capacity of up to 100lbs per set of dogs.

• Flexible material length capacities: will accommodate material ranging from 4 feet to 24 feet.

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• Custom loading station, configurable: Customize the number of Automatic Infeed Stations based on the length of the material needed to process. Integrate anywhere from 2-7 stations in 3 or 6 foot increments • Sensors: Allow loading station to recognize when material is pressed against the back fence, signaling that the material is ready to be processed through the saw and to continue feeding material until more is needed or the cut list is complete.

• Safety: Switch and kill line runs the entire length of the Infeed Station.

About TigerStop TigerStop was founded in 1994 by Spencer Dick, who as the owner of a thriving manufacturing business, became frustrated with the inherent inefficiencies of his machine operators stopping to reset and recalibrate whenever they were cutting material to various lengths. Spencer also noticed that regardless of how carefully material was measured, the end results were always of slightly different dimensions. He founded TigerStop to automate the cutting process so that exact and accurate parts, whether wood, metal or plastic, would result each and every time.

TigerStop, LLC is a global leader in automated stop/ gauge and pusher systems under the TigerStop and SawGear brand names. Headquartered in Washington State, TigerStop is a U.S. manufacturer of products for the fenestration, cabinet, furniture, construction, electronics, plastics and metalworking industries.

TigerStop has a second manufacturing and distribution facility in Wierden, Netherlands, a distribution network spanning six continents, and product support in five languages. TigerStop products easily integrate with existing equipment to help optimize and improve the accuracy of all lineal cutting processes.●

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The Refrigerator as a Design Object is Finally Here Handleless fronts give purist looking kitchens a particularly sharp edge. The Easys electromechanical opening system from Hettich neatly incorporates refrigerators into handleless kitchen design.

Besides its space saving installed height, the system impresses in particular with user friendly functions.

Intelligent functionality – working parts hidden from view Easys assisted opening is so powerful that it easily overcomes a refrigerator's magnetic door seal, opening the door in response to a light press on the front.

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The refrigerator door then opens ajar for a few seconds, leaving it to be pulled open all the way by hand.

Making the system particularly user friendly, the time the door is left ajar for can be varied to suit any delay in opening it.

Finger protection – not only for children's hands An intelligent control system prevents the refrigerator from being opened unintentionally.

The door is not pulled closed by a separate magnet either, reducing the risk of trapping fingers.

Configured for universal use – slim line design At only 22 mm, Easys has the lowest installed height on the market. Easys can also be integrated within usual hole line dimensions without any process alterations.

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Lamello Wood Joining System in Focus Manufactured in Switzerland, Lamello continues to create innovative joining solutions and the Zeta P2 carries on the tradition.

At the core of the Lamello Zeta P2 is the compact vertical mechanical drive (VMD) which works as follows: The cutter dives into the preset depth, then follows a vertical movement up and down for the profile cut. This profile cutting function is user-friendly since it triggers automatically and is mechanically reliable.

The P System elements are designed to slide into the profile cut without the use of glues or screws. The elements clamp together to create a very strong joint and have the ability to be pulled apart for ease of transportation.

The versatility of joining mitres from 30deg to 180deg opens up greater possibilities for woodworkers to manufacture creative work pieces.

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Polytec Compact Laminate Range Updated The Polytec COMPACT laminate range has been updated with four new colours, in the new Smooth finish: Calacutta D’oro – a white marble with large, soft gold coloured vein.

Calacutta Grey - A white marble with large, dark grey veins.

Athena - A near-black marble with subtle black veining throughout and fine white vein highlights.

Grey Cement - A mid-toned, grey, realistic concrete with mid grey shadow.

As the consummate, long-lasting, low-maintenance, decorative panel, Polytec’s COMPACT laminate is a go-to product for the most demanding professional interior and external joinery environments. Being manufactured

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from quality materials embeds Polytec’s COMPACT laminate with excellent technical characteristics. It’s totally impervious to water and has outstanding impact, stain and wear resistance, along with excellent hygienic properties.

Characterised by a distinctive black core, COMPACT laminate holds extra appeal on the aesthetic front and as a structurally sound material.

Polytec’s COMPACT laminate range is available in 3600 x 1800mm sheet sizes, at 13mm thickness. Adding a designer touch is easier to achieve with COMPACT laminate, which is offered in five profiles to suit any project: Shark Nose, Square Edge, Arc, 2mm Double Fine Edge and Aris. ●

The GRASS range now features a new highlight for kitchens, bathrooms and living areas: Tipmatic Soft-close, a system that perfectly combines two popular comfort aspects.

From the outside, only a sleek surface is visible. Completely handle-free. Slight pressure is all that is needed to open the drawer. It is also gently closed with a familiar movement without any sudden braking. With these features, the new GRASS opening system provides access to a new dimension in comfort. Tipmatic Soft-close combines two familiar functions: the mechanical opening of handle-free fronts (Tipmatic) plus the elegant, damped closure of the drawer (Soft-close). Another noteworthy advantage: Tipmatic Soft-close can be easily retrofitted on the Nova Pro and Dynapro slide systems.

When Tipmatic Soft-close is installed, the size and weight of the drawer are of virtually no consequence. With the integrated three-level adjustment of the opening force, one ejector unit is sufficient for all weight categories and nominal lengths. The opening force can also be subsequently modified to suit the weight of the drawer.

The large activation zone also ensures optimum ease of operation. Tipmatic Soft-close offers yet another functional advantage with its small minimum front gap of 2.5 millimetres and the integrated, toolfree depth adjustment.

"With Tipmatic Soft-close, we once more do justice to our high quality and comfort aspirations," comments GRASS board member Thomas Müller. "It is important for us that we focus on both target groups: processors, who are looking for flexible and simple installation, and users, who appreciate that our movement systems make everyday life easier. These benefits are perfectly incorporated into our new product." ●

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SCM Flexstore: Storage and Retrieval System Has Arrived The new revolutionary range of SCM Flexstore stock and retrieval systems will change the way you see your whole production environment.

Premium European design with total flexibility to suit the Australian market.

Flexstore offers instant connection to current SCM machinery or other brands.

How Flexstore works Flexstore is an automatic storage system used to optimize the handling of different panels designed for medium-large industries; it can be integrated in production lines for nesting and/or sizing cells, with a significant increase in productivity and considerable reduction of costs.

The system manages homogeneous and mixed stacks, i.e. made of different dimensions and colours, and raw panels and/or panels with low thickness up to 3 mm depending on the material to process.

With Flexstore you’ll experience: • Easy tracking of any panel inside the storage • Increase of productivity • Reduction of the storage management costs • Maximum care of your panels, with reduced opportunity for scratching and marking • A safer working environment For more information on the Flexstore Storage and Retrieval System, contact SCM Group Australia. ●

Vermeister UP-GRADE Now Available Vermeister UP-GRADE is a special predosed shader that can be added to any Vermeister waterborne products, sealer or top coat, single or two component, to lighten or darken the original color of the wood, eliminating unpleasant colour changes. Especially for oak and, in general, for all light coloured woods, UP-GRADE in its white version tends to neutralise yellowing and excess shading due to water soluble extractives naturally present in the wood. Each coat increases the toning effect and it is advisable to carry out a preliminary test to verify the final look.

UP-GRADE is available in white, grey, black and amber shades and is distributed through South Pacific Timber in Auckland, New Zealand. ●

Polytec Expands Collection with Woodmatt Polytec’s core palette collection has expanded with the addition of WOODMATT, a new range of 14 tactile woodgrain prints, setting a new benchmark for standard laminates and melamines.

Combining the best of natural timber with technology advancements, the matt finished subtle woodgrain embossing - is designed to match perceptions of authentic timber veneer - in look, feel and warmth.

WOODMATT is available in laminate and pre-finished boards for use on any horizontal or vertical surface – joinery, walls and benchtops - where warmth, timber tones, durability, easy clean, scratch resistant qualities and a consistent and fade-free appearance are desired.

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achieved through advanced print quality, improved surface finish - and tweaking natural timbers with more contemporary tones.

The launch of residential sheet sizes in board and laminate (LPM 2400x1200x16mm, 3115x 1200x16mm and HPL 3650x1220mm benchtop and laminate) now has additional sizing in Polytec’s commercial range (3600 x 1800 x 18mm and 3600 x 1800 x 25mm).

Like no other laminate, Polytec’s WOODMATT has taken that next step in advancing and improving laminates and melamines to offer greater choice and a touch of luxe, in the value category.

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Carolynne Bourne and the Manufacturing Industries In a recent issue of Supplier Carolynne Bourne wrote about Australian manufacturing and skills.

She argued that we need change to reduce the skills gaps in industry and that we need high level skills to convert research and ideas into product. The fact is Carolynne Bourne AM (Order of Australia) has fought for trade skills all her life. So who is Carolynne Bourne and what has she done for the manufacturing industries?

First though, we need to look at Carolynne in the context of the trades because it’s important to know that she’s not just a talker, Carolynne is a doer as well. When Carolynne was twelve, every weekend and holidays she would go to her beloved mother’s family home. Grandpa, Harry, was there and so were Uncle Henry and Uncle Jeff. They talked, played draughts and www.suppliermagazine.com.au

monopoly, and she learnt how to make “things”. She spent hours in Grandpa’s shed. In his overalls, with passion, pride and joy, he taught her how to mix paint from first principles, lath and plaster, gild, hang wallpaper and work timber. How to saw, plane, sand, dovetail, rebate, about biscuits, what tool for what job and so much more.

It was Christmas holidays, soon to start high school; the weather was hot. She decided to make out-door furniture. She asked adults all sorts of questions; did they like outdoor furniture, if they did; had they any, or would they buy some and so forth. She discovered people wanted outdoor furniture, but there wasn’t much around and it was expensive. So on a piece of cardboard from a John Bull Oats pack, she drew a table and chair with construction details. Tea tree SupplierJuly/Aug 2017 | 49

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wood was cut from the back of the house, the branches removed, the bark stripped.

Beeswax was rubbed into the finished furniture. She sold the lot for seven shillings.

And so Carolynne embarked on a journey that would take her from Grandpa’s shed to the very corridors of Government.

Before entering the training arena Carolynne was an industrial chemist; a clinical and research medical laboratory scientist and a chief technical officer (genetic engineering). Heady stuff indeed, but education was where Carolynne saw the most potential, so she took a position in TAFE in the design field, teaching and curriculum writing. At that time the 1% Government training levy was in force. She was selected to undertake an advanced Consultancy Program that focused on building industry capabilities.

She combined business consultancy with related medical-based expertise to conduct an audit of a multi-national pharmaceutical company’s testing facilities/ equipment and processes. In 1990, following the success of this project Carolynne was invited by Sir James Gobbo to manage the ‘Specialised Skills Courses with Italy Project’.

Carolynne was given a box of notes from an overseas study tour. She compiled a report to show the gaps between local and international skills. It identified what skills we don’t have that our global competitors do. It also showed where we don’t have the TAFE colleges or universities to learn them. Between 1991 and 2010, nearly two hundred studies were made 50 | SupplierJuly/Aug 2017

by Australians with a number of these being overseas experts who visited Australia to deliver workshops and skills training; a catalyst for change.

Over the years the name changed to finally International Specialised Skills Institute Inc. (ISS Institute) with Carolynne as the founding CEO until her resignation in 2010.

Change; always at the core of Carolynne’s work, was not always supported by government; higher education; firms or industry associations. Regardless of this, it has been a hugely successful program. No fewer than twenty persons in the furniture and wood trades have made overseas studies and brought those skills back to this country to enrich the learning of teachers, industry persons and students.

This enrichment occurs in education/training activities and events. The very first was a mould making workshop for the glass industry. From the outset, Sir James and Carolynne were both very conscious that there had to be a “multiplier effect” for the program to be beneficial.

For Sir James the “multiplier effect” was through the reports. For Carolynne, the reports captured the overseas trip with the ‘real’ learning through workshops; forums; masterclasses; lectures; conferences; demonstrations and industry events she conceived, developed and executed - bringing the professions and the trades together in teams – learning new skills, new ways of working together – change.

It wasn’t just about ticking a box; the program had to make a difference to industry, to the workplace.

It’s important to say that throughout Carolynne’s career, every action has been with Australian skills and industry in mind. It is a fact that the vast majority of apprentices never go beyond Certificate 3 (basic apprenticeship certificate) either because they are not motivated by trade teachers; or there are no courses available.

While there has been some verbal support, the idea of advanced skills training remains a dream.

In 2007 the then Minister for Vocational Education and Training Andrew Robb met with Carolynne prior to an address to the National Press Club the next day. Based on that conversation, he spoke about exploring a higher level qualification to complement an apprenticeship - a master crafts qualification equal, but different to a PhD pathway with each pathway being attributed the highest level status within the workplace, within society. Sadly, it was

just a speech even though it was applauded by the Australian Industry Group; Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and TAFE Directors. That was ten years ago; nothing has changed.

Carolynne continues her work in her own business including working with past fellows to promote advanced skills in a wide variety of trade areas such as furniture and stonemasonry, including heritage work. She strongly believes in people, their self-esteem and personal dreams. She says “Look around – what you wear, the food you eat at your favourite restaurant, the home you live and love in, your comfy couch, the stand you sit in to watch a football game or an orchestra in a concert hall, the mattress you rest upon all have a trades hand in them.

Trades are the economic backbone of our nation.

If we don’t have a tradie to make ‘it’, we import it, or go without. If the skills level of the tradie is basic, then that’s what we’ll get. Our trades are educationally and socially disadvantaged against those working in professional occupations

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in Australia, their overseas counterparts and, in turn, we as a nation are economically disadvantaged against our global competitors. How clever are we? Give young people who choose the trades a career pathway which has the capacity for increased satisfaction, pride and self-esteem – employees who can add value to a firm’s capacity. Across manufacturing industries, we need a new Master crafts pathway so that trades talents can be taken to the highest level, plus position design as a business tool and collaboration in our culture, our workplace, then maybe we can really be the clever country.”

Carolynne has current and past affiliations and memberships including

being invited as one of Victoria’s design leaders to sit on ‘Design Victoria’s, Advisory Board’. For her, design is a vital part of manufacturing, “Design is problem solving to meet our needs, wants and desires.

Design is everything we do, everyday; by everyone”.

Her view is an antiparadigm in Australia, but face-to-face, frank dialogue with notable international experts including Alberto Alessi, Alessandro Mendini, Sir George Cox and organisations such as the Design Council UK to name a few. These conversations yielded a singularity of view in-line with her definition and perspectives.

She believes that design includes a better factory floor plan or even the

worker who identifies better production practices. These are the ideas of a person who sees the industry in its entirety and can put all the players together for a real and constructive outcome.

Carolynne is an entrepreneur and alternative thinker and possesses significant local and international experience melding business, multidisciplinary design and education.

She is about turning ideas into practical, commercial innovations, something every manufacturer needs. She possesses a rare capacity to work effectively through complex arrangements and frequently competing agendas of jurisdictions, Ministers and senior officials, as well as selected firms, government, professional

associations, peak bodies and community figures.

As this article goes to press, Carolynne will be meeting with the Hon. Josh Frydenberg MP; Minister for the Environment and Energy.

She will be talking about manufacturing and all the above - the certificate 3 “glass ceiling” that seems to exist for trade skills in this country and appears unbreakable. It’s all about prestige, self-esteem and realising one’s dreams and not just for employees; manufacturers desire these things too. Carolynne continues to work towards realising her dreams for manufacturing. She has laid the foundations for change; change we must have for our manufacturing sector to flourish in these ever uncertain times. ●

HMPG HAS BEEN REPAIRING ALL TYPES OF ELECTROSPINDLES & MACHINE TOOL SPINDLES SINCE THE YEAR 2000.

We are pleased to announce that we have been appointed the Australasian Repair and Sales Agents for Hiteco Italy who have been manufacturing spindles for SCM, Morbidelli, Busellato and most famous CNC machine manufacturers for many years.

Our close association with Hiteco will provide an opportunity for manufacturers to purchase new spindles, aggregates and spare parts at competitive prices, as well as establishing a cost effective Australian based repair service.

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Increasing Productivity with Kitchenwerx When you’ve got 25 years of experience in the industry, it’s safe to say that you know what you’re talking about when it comes to fitting out a joinery workshop. After spending some time sharing a workshop filled with dated and failing equipment, Angelo Kandalepas decided to set up his own space - Kitchenwerx.

After carrying out his own

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research and talking to a few colleagues, Angelo purchased a new SCM Pratika 310 MFV Nesting Machine, SCM SI400 Nova Panel Saw and a MiniMax ME35 Edgebander, along with Xcab Software to complement his new machinery.

“I was mostly concerned with buying a reliable machine,’ said Angelo. ‘I

wanted something that wasn’t going to break down, as well as wanting to buy from a company with a good reputation who has been around for a long time.”

The Need For A Dedicated Solution During the years that Angelo ran his own building company, it became increasingly evident that there

was a great need for quality joinery. Starting his own joinery company seemed like the only obvious solution.

Now supplying and installing everything from kitchens to wardrobes in high end residential projects, Angelo is able to personally monitor the quality of each and every element of a project that leaves the Kitchenwerx workshop.

“Having the right machinery not only helps with improving the quality of the kitchens I build, but it also means a much quicker turnaround. With my SCM Pratika 310 MFV, I can easily cut two complete jobs in less than 2 days – on my own,” said Angelo. “Before I had the machine I needed two or three people because a traditional panel saw can only cut as fast as you can push the panels through.”

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and his wife Sevesta. “That’s all we need,” states Angelo.”

Having the Pratika 310 MFV is like having three workers. In the time it used to take me to manually cut out a kitchen, I can now cut out three.”

“It is such a time and cost saver that I can now work in the factory on my own and meet all of my orders.” A part time employee is used to

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assist only with deliveries and installations allowing Angelo to run the manufacturing and assembly process entirely on his own.

Minimal Planning Time For Maximum Output The ability to carefully plan and design a project before needing to cut a single piece of timber also helps Angelo

keep costs down. “Partnering the Pratika 310 MFV with Xcab Software lets me design a kitchen in as little as an hour and a half,” says Angelo. “I send the design to the machine and the pieces and labels are ready to cut – it’s that simple.”

So have the new machines lived up to Angelo’s expectations?

“I’m so confident with the product these machines create that I offer a 7 year warranty on all Kitchenwerx workmanship.”

“I’ve had them for nearly a year now and haven’t had to touch a single setting. They’re performing exactly as they’re meant to without the need for any repairs,” said Angelo.

“I wanted to invest in a workshop that would last 20 years, and it really looks like I’ll get my wish.”

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