Six month report

Toon Snoeijen, technical project manager at the Dutch door manufacturer BERKVENS TUR SYSTEMEN BV, describes his experiences after the first six months with the CENTATEQ from HOMAG.

Why did BERKVENS decide on this type of solution?

The new CENTATQ with robotic feeding replaced a HOMAG machine that had to be fed manually. We want to increase production capacity and decided on this solution.

What were the important factors in the design for you?

That the system meets our demands precisely in terms of capacity and performance. We also had limited space therefore this cell was ideal for the final processing of the doors.

What conclusion can you draw after six months of production? Have the requirements that you set out for the machine in advance been fulfilled and what is the effect on production?

Yes, the system was delivered according to our wishes and the agreed requirements. Thanks to the autonomous cell, we have become more flexible and we will optimize our processes further.

Can the machine also produce autonomously, without any personnel? Our production needs were taken into account fully when putting the system together and we can therefore produce autonomously, with less personnel.

How happy are you with the software and the control system?

We had a list of requirements in advance and we were able to integrate these into the existing software and control system when designing the system with HOMAG.

I can also say that we are very happy with the control system.

Robot management system that moves on the X and Y axes: unlimited workpiece handling with a wide range of storage patterns, storage slots, alignment and turning of workpieces.