BUILDING THE FUTURE

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Long established as pioneers in developing and manufacturing highperformance machinery for the offsite housing market, Sweden-based Randek are now ready to expand into the UK.

Randek UK is a joint venture with Randek AB – based in Falkenburg and Arvika Sweden and have been specialists in providing production automation for prefabricated homes since the 1940s. Driven by sustainability targets, labour shortages and the requirement for large scale house manufacturing, the new arm of the company will offer complete lines for walls, floor cassettes, roof cassettes, trusses and saw solutions.

These will range from simple, light automation manufacturing lines through to the cutting edge robotic ‘Zero Labor’ system – this automated operation handles the complete production for open and closed walls including board handling, nailing, drilling, milling, gluing, screwing, stapling and automated recycling/waste handling. The production lines are suitable for a range of materials used in panelised timber frame systems such as OSB and plasterboard. These lines also lend themselves to produce timber and light gauge steel components for modular and volumetric buildings.

An increased demand and move from the government to use more modern methods of construction (MMC) for building sustainable homes, has resulted in technology being at the heart of future home production. The UK’s housing requirements continue to grow and currently Government targets of building in excess of 300,000 newbuild homes per annum, plus stringent 2050 net zero carbon emissions targets, have resulted in companies looking to offsite manufacturing for the answers.

To maintain and improve its services and support, Randek has set up a UK-based company with personnel spanning more than 30 years relevant experience. As sales and product requirements vary from country to country, and each region requires a dedicated local sales and service support, it was felt that now was the right time to open a UK facility. Also, with the expected level of automated systems over the next decade set to increase, this local support is essential for customers.

“Randek intends to supply an improved and very expanded service to the UK market,” says Gordon Young, Director, Randek UK. “Our customers from the housebuilding sector, those who have invested in their own offsite manufacturing facilities or specialist suppliers of timber or light gauge steel components, will find Randek machinery very robust with installations still running perfectly well 20-30 years post-installation.”

The UK office will fulfil several key functions including sales and service in accordance with UK customer requirements, alongside locally based installation and technical backup for UK and Ireland customers. “Now’s the time for manufacturers to invest in the future,” adds Gordon. “New manufacturers need to invest in ‘best value’ to ensure they get a good return on their investment. Our UK company can also assist with modelling and impartial advice on many subjects including which fastening systems and products are best suited to your requirements and target output.”

Randek treat all customers as ‘partners’ and work with them to support and provide solutions to suit their individual plans and growth for the future. “The basic working principles we offer can be adapted and customised to many individual requirements,” says Gordon. “Such as changing the degree of automation to fit the desired output requirements. It is important to us to know and understand the customers, changes in the market and innovate with our customers to continue being the pioneers in the industry.”

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01-02. Automated production lines guarantee quality and can be customised to customer requirements

TIMBER FRAME PRODUCTION LINES

Randek are pioneers in developing and manufacturing high-performance machines and systems for prefabricated house manufacturing. We lead the way in the innovation of production lines ranging from light automation through to Robotic Zero Labor systems. Randek production lines for prefabricated house manufacturing are not just the most automated in the world but are also the most flexible. Providing fully automated production lines as well as manual and semi-automatic. The system can be configured from small compact solutions to full production lines with high output. We constantly adapt our products and services to suit both customer and market. Contact us at sales@randek.com

RANDEK UK sales@randek.com +44(0)1793378580

www.randek.com Randek Products and Services:

• Timber Frame Wall Lines • Truss Automation & Equipment • Floor and Roof Cassette Automation • Saws • Butterfly & working tables • Fully Automatic or Manual • UK Service &

Maintenance

Support

Automated processes:

• Nailing • Feeding framework • Stud feeder • Crown check of wall/ stud • Drilling of stud • Drilling top and bottom plate • Marking top and bottom plate • Trim cut of studs • Nailing/sawing/ handling of noggins/ blockins to stud • Stud straightener before nailing of sheets to ensure nail hit the stud • Sawing of sheets • Milling of sheets • Handling of sheets • Sheet cut to right width • Feeding of membrane • Nailing of sheets • Squaring of wall elements • Cutting of merged multi walls • Stacking to predefined stack according to software • Transport between stations