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PANEL, WOOD 

& Solid Surface 

Issue No. 54 November 2012 

Ten bright new 

classic colours 

from Renolit 

Turn to page 8 for the full story 

Also inside this month: 

All the latest News 

CNC Machinery & Equipment pp 6 & 7 

Sanding & Finishing pp 16-18 

Wood Waste & Dust Control pp 19-22 

Windows: Design & Manufacture pp 23-24 

W12 Review 

pp 24-39

Contact us for the latest developments in sanding lacquer and high grade surfaces 

Tel 0845 833 0565 ● Fax 0845 833 0567 

Email sales@kundig.co.uk ● www.kundig.co.uk 

Kündig Ltd

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Power Capacitors to the rescue! 

POWER CAPACITORS Ltd featured 

on Grand Designs, broadcast on 

Channel 4 on 19 September 2012. 

The programme featured Celia 

and Diana and their plans to build a 

state-of-the-art home from scratch 

on a plot of land in Hertfordshire. 

The couple decided to pioneer 

an entirely new way of building 

and construct what is believed to 

be the world’s first computer-cut 

house, acting as guinea pigs for a 

team of young industrial designers 

from London who came up 

with a complex yet simple to 

assemble structure. 

The centrepiece of the build 

process is the Facit Mobile Production 

Facility (pictured). This 

“workshop in a container” is believed 

to be the first of its kind 

anywhere in the world, allowing 

the whole structure to be produced 

and assembled on site 

(small team, low overheads, high 

output) — “the facility just keeps 

rolling until we have enough to 

keep us busy for a day, or until it 

stops raining!” 

However, few sites have access 

to mains 415 V 3-phase power — 

this site in Hertfordshire was no 

exception. 

Bruce Bell at Facit Homes contacted 

Power Capacitors Ltd who 

provided a TRANS WAVE Rotary 

Converter to facilitate the operation 

of the Multicam CNC router 

equipment including a large vacuum 

pump from the single phase 

240 V mains supply. 

This was achieved at a fraction 

of the cost of the installation of a 

3-phase supply or an alternative 

generator option. 

The build was completed inside 

seven months. The Mobile Production 

Facility has since moved 

on to the next site. 

Power Capacitors Ltd 

Tel 0121 708 4511 

Email 

sales@powercapacitors.co.uk 

www.powercapacitors.co.uk 

What’s in a name? Plenty, says Norbord! 

NORBORD, a leading panel products manufacturer, 

has relaunched its MDF range with new 

product names designed to help customers 

choose the right board for their requirements — 

quickly and easily. 

The new range offers the same variety of high quality 

boards yet these are now grouped logically into 

just three basic lines so that the purchaser can identify 

the best board for specific requirements: Caberwood 

MDF Trade, Caberwood MDF Pro and Caberwood 

MDF Industrial MR. 

MDF is one of the most widely-used materials in interior 

fit-out, general building and furniture manufacture. 

Made from wood fibres bonded together in a 

resin matrix, its fine, even texture and excellent workability 

make it ideal for many applications traditionally 

calling for natural wood. 

Norbord currently produces three basic types of 

MDF, ranging from a lightweight general purpose 

board through to a relatively high-density grade designed 

for use in manufactured components. 

Previously marketed at “Light”, “Standard” or “Deep 

Rout”, these three basic lines were further supplemented 

with “Moisture Resistant” (MR), “Moisture 

Resistant Light” and “Industrial MR”. 

“The new structure means that the focus of the 

three new names is on typical end users, not the MDF 

grade. Ease of selection for the end-user was our 

objective,” explains Norbord regional sales manager, 

David Webb. 

“Trade” is a term widely used to describe products 

designed for general use by tradesmen carrying out a 

range of small building works. 

The term “Pro” or “Professional” is widely used to denote 

professional carpenters and joiners who specialise 

in high-end applications such as interior fit-out 

work. They will be using Caberwood MDF on a daily 

basis, procuring their supplies through both builders’ 

and timber merchants. 

“Industrial” indicates the suitability of the product 

for use as a stock material in a manufacturing process. 

Caberwood MDF Industrial is, therefore, aimed at 

manufacturers of doors, furniture, architectural 

mouldings and other added-value products which 

involve extensive machining and the application of 

specialist surface finishes. 

Norbord 

Tel 01786 812921 ● www.norbord.co.uk 

Panel, Wood & Solid Surface November 2012 Page 3

NEWS 

American Softwoods launches new species brochure 

AMERICAN Softwoods has published a new brochure to provide 

importers, architects and specifiers with information on the 

range and diversity of American softwood species, and which 

are best suited to a wide variety of different applications. 

A Guide to American Softwood Species presents details of the 

botanical name, properties and uses of the commercially important 

American softwood species. Physical and mechanical 

properties are described and each species is given a durability 

rating according to BS EN 350-1 (European Durability Classes). 

Architects and structural engineers can also refer to tables 

which list and compare mechanical properties, such as the 

specific gravity, modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity 

and compressive strength of American softwood species 

with the properties of European species such as Scots pine 

(Pinus sylvestris), Whitewood (Picea abies) and Sitka spruce 

(Picea sitchensis). Southern Yellow Pine and Douglas fir perform 

particularly well on these measures. 

As well as better known species, the new guide to 

American softwood species also lists and describes less 

common species such as Engelmann spruce, California 

redwood, Alaska cedar and Incense cedar. 

The brochure is an indispensable aid for importers 

and specifiers when choosing timber from what is believed 

to be the world’s largest producer of sustainable 

softwoods. Renowned for their strength and beauty, 

American softwoods are harvested from sustainably 

managed forests. Every year 1.6 billion seedlings are 

planted in the US — the equivalent of 4.4 million 

trees every single day of the year. As a result, America’s 

forests currently produce over 80 million cubic 

metres of sawn timber a year, but the success of its 

forest management and conservation has ensured 

that forested land is now greater than it was 75 

years ago, and is increasing year on year. 

The carbon sequestration during each tree’s 

growth more than offsets the total combined 

emissions from harvesting, processing and 

even transport of the timber to the EU from the 

US. American softwoods also offer a sustainable, fast growing 

and, when pressure treated, durable alternative to much more expensive 

tropical hardwoods, which can take three times as long to mature. 

A Guide to American Softwood 

Species can be downloaded from 

www.americansoftwoods.com 

American Softwoods 

Tel 020 8444 0885 

info@americansoftwoods.com 

www.americansoftwoods.com 

Page 4 Panel, Wood & Solid Surface November 2012

NEWS 

Six more Combilifts 

for James Latham 

JAMES LATHAM started to introduce 

Combilift 4-way forklifts 

into its depots over ten years 

ago when it decided to replace a 

combination of sideloaders and 

counterbalance trucks to 

achieve better storage density 

and improve overall handling 

procedures. 

The initial projects were so successful 

that Combilifts are now 

Latham’s preferred trucks, with 

around 50 in operation at the 

company’s 10 sites across the 

country. The latest addition is a 

fleet of six 4 tonne machines for 

the newly opened Leeds depot. 

With a footprint of 69,000 ft, the 

Leeds depot is slightly smaller 

than the former Ossett site, but an 

impressive 39% more storage 

space has been achieved. 

“The key element for the extra 

capacity was the ability to store 

the whole of our wide product 

range as high as possible,” says director, 

Andrew Wright, “and close 

collaboration with Combilift’s 

Tommy Cadden and the company’s 

design engineers, racking 

provider Stakapal and Latham personnel 

such as Andy Duffin enabled 

us to realise this by installing 

the top beam of racking to 9.3 m, 

the highest at any of our depots. 

“Guided aisle systems have also 

enabled us to 

keep aisle widths 

at a minimum in 

certain areas of 

the warehouse to 

further maximise 

available space.” 

James Latham 

has a standard 

specification for 

its Combilifts — 

the C4000 4 

tonne capacity 

LPG powered 

model, which enables 

trucks to be 

moved around 

from one depot 

to another if 

necessary. 

Due to the demands 

of lifting 

full loads to the 

top bay of racking 

it was initially 

thought that 

larger trucks 

would be needed 

for this particular 

application, but 

Combilift engineers incorporated 

extra capacity into the Leeds 

trucks, which have a 9.3 m mast 

height, whilst maintaining the 

same physical dimensions as the 

rest of the fleet. 

The combination of guide rails 

fitted to aisles and rollers on the 

trucks offer the advantages of 

quicker access and travel down 

the aisles for drivers as well as a 

greatly reduced risk of product 

damage. Combilift and Stakapal 

came up with a new system to replace 

the traditional steel elements 

with new style larger 

dia meter polyurethane rollers and 

rubber mounted lead-in sections 

which improves shock absorption, 

reduces steel on steel wear and 

which also results in much quieter 

operation. 

Other features on the Combilifts 

include hydraulically operated 

fork positioners for easy 

in-cab adjustment to handle the 

varying sizes of panel products 

and packs of timber, and telescopic 

forks have been fitted to 

some of the trucks for manoeuvering 

larger panels with a depth 

of 2,050 mm. 

Combilift Ltd 

Tel 07870 976758 

Email info@combilift.com 

www.combilift.com 


CNC MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT 

Creative diversity from Weinig with structured surfaces 

WHETHER for interior fittings, 

furniture or the external sector, 

structured surfaces for solid 

wood are in fashion. 

This opens up a lucrative business 

area for wood processing 

companies. Profitable production 

is best achieved when value enhancement 

is generated as an additional 

benefit on a universal 

machine and, as a pioneer in structured 

planing, Weinig has already 

laid down the blueprint for how 

this can work. Now, with the new 

generation of technology, Weinig 

is going on the offensive once 

again. Besides the renowned functionality 

in S4S planing and profiling, 

the Powermat 1200 and 2400 

models now offer the customer 

two options for the creation of 

structured surfaces. 

The first option allows “random” 

structures to be produced, whose 

finish resembles “hand-scrubbed” 

panels or boards. A wave-like surface 

is created using oscillating 

spindles at a feed speed of up to 

100 rpm. Processing is performed 

in a single pass. Decisive influencing 

factors are the shape of the 

profile knife, the range of travel of 

the spindles and the oscillation 

speed. Multiple oscillation is also 

possible in a single pass to create a 

very lively and diverse surface finish. 

The axial and radial structuring 

motion of the spindles is controlled 

via special software by random 

generator. The principal 

applications are flooring and furniture 

production. However, a further 

area of application is interior 

fittings, eg for wall cladding or exposed 

beams. “The random structuring 

is working completely 

reliably for many customers but 

we are not resting on our laurels,” 

says Peter Martin, technical director 

of the profiling product division 

for Weinig. 

With 3D structuring, Weinig 

presents a second stage of development, 

which significantly expands 

possibilities for the customer 

yet further. Building upon 

random structuring, the 3D version 

enables any three-dimensional 

structure to be 

programmed freely. The technology 

allows both the design of creative 

decor by the wood 

processing company itself as well 

as problem-free production of individual 

designs according to customer 

requests. In addition, 

technical parts can be produced 

to high precision specifications. 

Previously, this would have required 

special machines and the 

use of special tools, such as immersion 

spindles. Thanks to 3D 

structuring, there is now universal, 

freely programmable technology 

available. Peter Martin: “We are 

looking here at the elite class of 

surface structuring, which is now 

almost without limits.” There is no 

restriction on the length of the 

workpiece to be processed. The 

3D structure is programmed using 

Excel, which can be undertaken either 

by the customer or by Weinig 

itself. 

The 3D structures are based 

upon special, precise measuring 

systems that measure the start 

Diversity of design thanks to freely programmable structures. 

Ideal basis for surface structuring: 

The new Weinig Powermat models 1200 and 2400. 

Structured workpiece in a single pass via random generator. 

and end of the workpiece prior to 

chip removal. Only then is a controlled 

transition possible between 

smoothly planed and 

contoured surfaces. The tools used 

are multi-toothed, CNC-controlled 

cutters that move axially at a 

speed of 30 rpm and radially at 15 

rpm. The production speed is dependent 

on the complexity of the 

structures and tolerances of the 

workpiece to be observed. As with 

random structuring, processing is 

performed in a single pass. 

Among the many benefits of 

Weinig 3D structuring is the fact 

that the same materials can be 

processed as on a customary planing 

and profiling machine. “Even 

MDF and plastic are no problem,” 

underlines Peter Martin. Furthermore, 

no difficult clamping of the 

workpiece is required by the operator. 

It simply has to be fed into 

the machine, which safely accepts 

and guides it. 3D profiling is also 

impressive in terms of cost-effectiveness. 

Thanks to the throughfeed 

technology, an impressive 

processing speed is achieved 

when it comes to producing large 

volumes. Conversely, small batch 

sizes and even individual pieces 

can be produced without a problem. 

If you add in the higher 

automation potential of the automatic 

moulder, the benefits for 

productivity are significant. The 

versatility of the machine configuration 

means that the technology 

can also be easily integrated into 

existing production lines. 

Thus Weinig technology not 

only ensures the investor’s competitiveness 

via a new, sought 

after application. The universal 

machine also means a company is 

best equipped for the requirements 

of the traditional market. 

Whether planing and profiling, 

random structuring or creative, 

controlled diversity — flexibility is 

the outstanding feature of the 

Weinig solution. And if the trend 

for structured surfaces establishes 

itself further, there is an additional 

option: A Weinig Powermat 1200 

or 2400 as an auxiliary machine for 

pure structuring. 

Michael Weinig (UK) Ltd 

Tel 01235 557600 

Michael Weinig AG 

Tel 0049 (0) 93 41 86-0 

Email info@weinig.com 

www.weinig.com 


CNC MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT 

Euroskills wood event benefits from Alphacam and Proteus 

EUROPE’S leading event for promoting 

vocational trades and 

crafts to young people relied on 

the Alphacam CNC software and 

its Benelux reseller, Proteus, in 

the Woodcrafting Technology 

competition. 

Alphacam donated free licences 

to the nine competitors in 

Euroskills 2012’s wood machining 

event, while Proteus set the CNC 

part of the competiton and drew 

up training modules for it. 

Proteus sales manager, Henk 

van Heuveln, says: “Euroskills is extremely 

important for the future of 

craftsmanship and trades 

throughout Europe.” Over 450 

youngsters were involved in more 

than 40 skills-based events including 

CNC machining, hair dressing, 

plumbing, cooking, website design, 

electrical installation, landscape 

gardening, bricklaying and 

roadbuilding. 

The competitors in the wood 

event had to create a cabinet, 

which included working with 

Alphacam and a CNC router, to 

produce an insert panel containing 

the word ‘Euroskills’ and the 

The task was to create a cabinet in wood, utilising both a CNC router 

and Alphacam, complete with an inset panel including the word 

‘Euroskills’ and the shape of the Spa Francorchamps F1 circuit. 

shape of the Spa Francorchamps metries, editing, panel definition, 

F1 circuit in Belgium, where Euro - rough finishing, pocketing and 

skills was held. 

simulation. 

The Alphacam training provided 

by Proteus ahead of the were surprised how well the 

Henk van Heuveln says Proteus 

competition consisted of four youngsters worked with Alphacam 

and how much knowledge 

modules, Drawing, Editing, Art 

and a final tutorial and exercise they had of it during the competition. 

“Maybe this is because it is so 

comprising all three aspects. 

It included modelling, geo- 

easy to learn how to use the software 

effectively. Their initial 

knowledge of Alphacam varied 

considerably; for one competitor it 

was part of his schooling, but another 

hadn’t used it at all. 

“We’re glad to say the results of 

the competition were very good, 

with above average marks.” 

As part of its sponsorship of the 

wood event, Alphacam donated licences 

to the competitors — who 

came from Hungary, The Netherlands, 

Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, 

Slovenia, Spain, Latvia and Portugal 

— so they could practise programming 

and machining, and 

then continue using the the software 

after Euroskills. 

“There were many extremely 

favourable comments about 

Alphacam during the competition,” 

says Henk van Heuveln. “The 

Woodcrafting Technology event 

was particularly attractive to 

watch — it was very lively and dynamic, 

and drew a lot of attention 

from visitors.” 

Vero Software 

Tel 0118 922 6677 

www.alphacam.com 

www.cabinetvision.com 


NEWS 

Ten bright new classic 

colours from RENOLIT 

RENOLIT now offers a total of 15 RENOLIT ALKOREN high gloss colours with the 

addition of 10 new colours in to its collection of classic 3D forming foils. High Gloss 

remains a strong market trend and the introduction of these new items provides 

the market with attractive high performing products in a range of commercial 

colours. 

Fragrantly named in Italian after popular varieties of plants which 

portray their colour, the range covers an extensive spectrum, 

from popular volume selling whites and creams, to beiges 

and neutral greys. For a stronger statement RENO- 

LIT has introduced a vibrant orange, red and 

lime green. Sophisticated shades of 

grey, aubergine, rose-tea and 

blacks complete the range. 

There is a colour to fill every 

space with flamboyant character, 

soft and gentle calm or 

deep and stylish ambiance. 

The RENOLIT AKOREN range 

comprises of the following 

with an asterisk (*) indicating 

new introductions: 

HG Calla Bianca in Bright 

White (ref B2406Z); HG 

Margherita in Warm White (ref 

B2404); HG Papavero in Dark 

Red (ref R1750); HG Magnolia 

in Light Cream (ref G2576); 

HG Tulipano Nero in Black 

(ref N749); HG Cappuccino* 

in Coffee (ref 

G2573); HG Aubergine* 

in Deep Purple (ref 

R1751); HG Gerbera* in 

Vibrant Orange (ref 

R1756); HG Peperoncino 

Rosso* in Dark 

Black (ref N741); HG Peo- 

HG Orchidea Nera* in 

Red (ref R1754); HG 

nia* in Rich Cream (ref 

Agave* in Dark 

G2574); HG Edera* in Bright Light 

Grey (ref Z1078); 

Green (ref V1222); HG Billbergia* in 

Light Grey (ref Z1107); HG Rosa Tea* in 

Red-Brown (ref L1458). 

The RENOLIT AKOREN high gloss colours 

were added into the 2012 stock range alongside 

a number of other exciting new decors. 

The new introductions consisted of 16 different 

woodgrain effects, printed effects and textures, and 10 

high gloss solid colours and are subdivideded into seven 

groups consisting of: 

Elm: Swiss Elm in 3 colours, 1 also in high gloss. 

Walnut: Pacific with a light and dark choice. 

Textured solid colours: Elegant Ash, Okasha and Saw Cut textured surfaces. 

Conifer: Mountain Larch Cappuccino P. 

Oak: Luan Oak Tobacco, Trojan PA and Foscari Oak Pale Nat. 

Special Effects: Fantasy effects of Cobra and Moulins SC. 

High Gloss solid colours: Selection of 10 fashionable colours. 

All the new designs can be seen in the A4 RENOLIT Highlights collection binder or 

within the handy A6 sized 3 part complete range set off RENOLIT COVAREN, RENOLIT 

ALKOREN and RENOLIT Solid Colours. 

To request samples or any further information, please contact RENOLIT Cramlington Ltd using 

the details below. 

RENOLIT Cramlington Ltd 

Tel 01670 718222 

Email renolit.cramlington@renolit.com ● www.renolit.com/design 


NEWS 

ToughPly: the tougher choice 

COILLTE Panel Products has launched SmartPly ToughPly: a fully certified, legal and sustainable 

OSB3 alternative to tropical plywood. The new general builders’ board provides a 

solution for a variety of applications such as roofing, sheathing and boarding. The product 

can even be used where a structural solution is required by the building regulations. 

ToughPly, which is a double-sided, pre-coated structural OSB3 panel, is sanded and finished 

on both sides. The product’s coating allows considerable time saving onsite since it can be 

painted directly with no further surface preparation. As with all panels in the SmartPly range, 

ToughPly panels are manufactured in accordance with EN 300, which confirms the pro duct’s attention 

to quality and detail. This allows the panels, which are easy to cut, plane, route and 

work with, to be nailed as close as 10 mm from the edge, with no risk of splintering or failure. 

Smartply understands the importance of legality and sustainable compliance when it 

comes to wood products. ToughPly importantly with all new legislation for wood-based 

panel products including forthcoming legislation such as the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR). 

The EUTR will mean that, as of March 2013, it will be illegal to buy or sell illegally harvested 

timber and wood products. It will therefore be paramount that products have full documentation, 

in the form of a paper trail, to prove where the timber was sourced from originally, 

providing a history that traces the timber all the way from its harvesting, through the production and handling process, to reaching the merchant 

branch. This documentation will need to carry not only the FSC stamp, but also an FSC Chain of Custody number, which should be kept by the contractor 

to show to the end client to reassure them of the legality and sustainability 

of the timber. 

BBA assessment received 

As with all SmartPly panels, the timber used in the manufacture of 

ToughPly is sourced from the company’s own FSC-certified forests with 

fully audited chain of custody. This gives merchants, DIY retailers and 

builders the reassurance that the product will provide a fully documented 

and reliable specification alternative to tropical plywood products in structural 

applications. As such, ToughPly meets the requirements of the EUTR. 

In structural applications, ToughPly also fulfils all the legal requirements 

where the building regulations call for materials to be tested for 

durability, strength and loading in structural applications. It is also fully 

tested in accordance with EN 13986 and bears the CE mark to verify this. 

Coillte Panel Products 

Tel 01322 424900 ● Email info@smartply.com ● www.smartply.com 

A COMPLETE RANGE OF 3, 4 & 5 AXIS CNC ROUTERS 

MANUFACTURED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD 

FOR PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY 

COILLTE Panel Product’s Medite 

Tricoya has now received a 

British Board of Agrément (BBA) 

assessment. The extremely 

durable MDF can be specified 

with confidence. 

Medite Tricoya benefits from 

the latest advancements in acetylation 

technology, which naturally 

alters the wood’s chemical structure 

so that water absorption does 

not affect it. This results in a more 

dimensionally stable MDF meaning 

it won’t swell, shrink or decay 

— making it extremely durable. It 

is also incredibly versatile — it can 

be cut, coated, coloured, sanded, 

glued, machined and fastened. 

The assessment report, which is 

recognised by building control, government 

departments, architects, 

local authorities, specifiers and industry 

insurers such as the NHBC, 

confirms that the product is fit for 

purpose. The BBA’s impartial and unbiased 

information on the performance 

of the product complements 

Medite Tricoya’s own technical data. 

In order to achieve the assessment, 

the product successfully 

passed a comprehensive review of 

the testing co-ordinated by the 

Building Research Establishment 

(BRE), on-site evaluations and inspections. 

The manufacturing 

process was also audited to ensure 

that a suitable quality management 

system is in place. Regular 

monitoring of the manufacture of 

Medite Tricoya will also take place 

twice a year by the BBA with a full 

and comprehensive reassessment 

every three years. 

“Gaining the BBA assessment 

has really underpinned the high 

quality and durability characteristics 

of Medite Tricoya. It’s a great 

achievement and gives our customers 

peace of mind that the 

product will deliver on expectations,” 

commented Peter Clifton, 

product manager for Medite Tricoya 

from Coillte Panel Products. 

Coillte Panel Products 

Tel 01322 424900 

www.meditetricoya.com 

5 AXIS 


NEWS 

Latest laminate collection goes on parade 

ABET LAMINATI has introduced 

the Parade Collection, 

created by Giulio 

Iacchetti. This is an innovative 

and quirky range of 12 

digitally printed laminate 

decors each available in 

three colour shades. 

Parade is made up of two 

major groups of decors. One 

comes from the study of six 

different units developed 

through a strong digital 

approach. 

The other is the result of 

freehand drawings subsequently 

scanned and 

processed in order to complete 

the graphics of the entire 

laminate panel. 

Each decor effect is rich in 

purpose and is designed to 

cross bi-dimensional boundaries to achieve a well-rooted third dimension. 

The six digital-age inspired decors are entitled ‘The Moduli family’ and 

include Tartan, Fishbone, Rockets, Paesemio, Knock-Out and Artichoke 

while the ‘Fatto A Mano family’ includes Furrows, Betulla, Yayoi, Massaua, 

Derby and Canvas. 

Paesemio, for example, depicts small white houses clinging to the 

sides of an imaginary hill creating 

a sea of roofs, doors and 

windows. This is a tribute to 

the Italian landscape dotted 

with many such small villages 

and celebrated in a popular 

Italian song. 

Fishbone is a suitably 

schematised and simplified 

fishbone which gives life to a 

graphic design of both iconic 

and ironic impact. Yayoi, on 

the other hand, is the name of 

the Japanese artist whose signature 

style is represented by 

polka dots. In this graphic, the 

dots give life to a type of chromatic 

projection obtained by 

the superimposition of different 

coloured ink drops. 

The versatile and unique 

Parade Collection has been realised 

using ABET’s digital printing technology. It reaffirms the important 

link between the company’s corporate philosophy of working with some 

of the world’s best designers and its design-led approach to the manufacture 

of high pressure laminates. 

ABET Laminati 

Tel 020 7473 6915 ● Email sales@abet.ltd.uk ● www.abetuk.com 

Devon cabinet maker benefits from a used Striebig 

FOR SMALL business owners keeping a 

chine that had just been traded in and was I 

tight rein on cash flow is crucial, so the financial 

benefits of buying a used rather 

After being thoroughly overhauled by TM 

still interested, which I was.” 

than a new machine can be rewarding. 

engineers, the Compact 4164 was delivered 

This was the case with Clayton Cabinets, 

and installed. Due to the low doorway in the 

which has bought a refurbished four-year-old 

barn where the saw was to be housed, TM 

Striebig vertical panel saw from exclusive UK 

made a special frame so that the machine 

distributor, TM Machinery Sales. 

could be brought into the building. 

Established in 2001 by Nick Clayton and 

Said TM Machinery director, Matt Pearce: 

housed in former farm buildings in the heart 

“We only supply second-hand Striebig machines 

that we are sure will give many more 

of rural Devon, Clayton Cabinets specialises 

in designing and making bespoke kitchens 

years’ reliable service. All machines undergo 

and furniture of exceptional quality. 

a comprehensive refurbishment with older 

All of Clayton Cabinets’ kitchens and freestanding 

furniture is made using locally- 

so that all bearings and other parts subject 

machines being completely stripped down 

sourced materials wherever possible, chiefly 

to wear can be replaced. Our confidence in 

oak but also cedar, chestnut and yew. 

our refurbished machinery is backed up by a 

A major customer is the National Trust, for 

six-month parts and labour warranty.” 

which the company makes special items of 

The saw is used chiefly to cut carcass 

furniture for the castles and stately homes. 

materials such as birch ply, MDF veneered 

When an elderly beam saw that had become 

increasingly inaccurate and took up a 

an optional scoring blade for sizing ve- 

board and block board. It was supplied with 

great deal of space needed to be replaced, Mr 

neered and melamine panels. 

Clayton decided to switch to a vertical panel 

Another useful accessory chosen by Mr 

machine. “I talked to several woodworking 

Clayton was a 400 mm strip cutting gauge. 

machinery suppliers but after reading a completely 

independent review of a Striebig ma- 

Nick Clayton with the refurbished Striebig Com- 

intricate work is carried out which requires 

This has proved very useful as a great deal of 

chine, which was very positive, I decided to 

100 mm x 100 mm pieces. 

speak to the company’s dealer,” he said. pact vertical panel saw in his Devon workshop. He is effusive in his praise of the saw. “It’s 

TM discussed with him the kind of work the saw was needed for before easy to use, cuts dead straight and square every time, even on small components. 

The scales are easy to read and it is very versatile. It has also 

suggesting which model and size of machine would best suit his needs. 

“As a small business I need to watch the pennies. As I did not want to given us a lot of extra space for assembly work to be carried out in. 

borrow from the bank I told them I was perfectly happy to go for a good, “I didn’t mind buying a used machine because as well as being totally 

used machine. 

refurbished, TM provided a six-month warranty.” 

“They said that because of their long working life used Striebig machines 

did not come on the market every day, but kept my details. Three Tel 0116 271 7155 ● Email sales@tmservices.co.uk 

TM Machinery Sales 

months later they called to say they had a four-year-old Compact ma- 

www.tmmachinery.co.uk ● www.claytoncabinets.co.uk 


NEWS 

New training courses from Cabinet Vision 

LEADING manufacturing software 

for cabinets and casegoods, 

Cabinet Vision, is 

launching three new advanced 

training courses in the autumn. 

Looking in detail at the Screen- 

To-Machine, the Bid Centre, and 

CAD title blocks and drawings, the 

new courses are aimed at helping 

users manage their software without 

having to dip into its extensive 

helpfiles or contact the support 

team. 

They will form part of Cabinet 

Vision’s wider training strategy, 

which includes elearning courses, 

webinars, esupport forum and the 

global support portal. The subjects 

are also included as bitesized 

tasters in Cabinet Vision’s 

basic course, but a survey, run by 

Business Manager Marie Cassidy 

among customers, highlighted 

the three topics as a priority for additional, 

advanced training. 

“The basic course explains the 

software’s broad aspects, then we 

provide more specific, customised 

training for each customer during 

installation and integration, along 

with giving additional training on 

a consultancy basis where required. 

This new training will help 

customers use Cabinet Vision to 

take their business to the next 

level much quicker than at the 

moment.” 

Elearning 

A number of self-pace elearning 

courses are geared towards advanced 

users. Subjects include 

how to produce perfect rendering, 

User Created Standards, and the 

Bid Centre showing the best way 

to price materials and jobs. “Customers 

download any of the six 

courses from the Cabinet Vision 

website, and can learn at their 

own pace, at any time they 

choose.” 

Webinars 

Following the success of Cabinet 

Vision’s popular webinars in the 

United States, they were launched 

in the UK in the Spring. The hourlong 

sessions are held every fortnight, 

each covering a particular 

feature or aspect in detail. Recent 

topics include how to back up and 

restore data, how to transfer data 

from one computer to another, 

and Advanced CAD and drawing 

templates. Delegates watch the 

live presentation on their computer 

screen, and have the opportunity 

to ask questions via the 

phone link. 

“All aspects of our training combine 

to put users in total control of 

their software, enabling them to 

get the very best out of it.” 

Global Support Portal and 

esupport 

The Global Support Portal is a twoway 

communication channel. As 

well as customers logging requests 

for support — of which 84 

per cent currently receive an initial 

response within an hour and 55 

per cent are actually resolved 

within three hours — they can 

also use the portal to access helpfiles 

and upgrades. 

“Around 30 per cent of customers 

use it regularly for all its 

functionality, while a further 15 

per cent download builds of the 

software and documentation but 

prefer to log support cases by telephone,” 

says Marie Cassidy. “It 

gives customers greater flexibility 

to do what they want, when they 

want — they have 24-hour access 

for logging calls, downloading 

software and finding information.” 

Esupport is Cabinet Vision’s fastgrowing 

online community, now 

with more than 9,500 users 

around the world. Queries are 

logged on the forum and can be 

answered from anywhere in the 

world by other users who have resolved 

the issue. The queries range 

from simple design questions, 

through to technical aspects. 

“Another user provides the answer 

almost every time, but if it 

hasn’t been resolved within an 

hour, then technical support staff 

who monitor the forum from the 

UK and USA will log a response to 

ensure the service remains instantaneous.” 

Vero Software 

Tel 0118 922 6644 



NEWS 

Celebrating 60 years of Weinig ExpoCenter 

THIS YEAR, Weinig looks back on 

an event that is inseperable 

from the meteoric rise of the 

company since World War 2: the 

foundation of the ExpoCenter. 

With its permanent exhibition, 

Weinig created a central location 

for its ever-increasing international 

customer base, where its entire 

range of machines and production 

lines for solid wood processing 

were available at any time. Even 

back then, it was clear that a premium 

product requiring intensive 

consultation needed to be demonstrated 

in operation. It was also essential 

to make the fascination of 

Weinig production technology tangible, 

to substantiate the promise 

that “Weinig offers more”. 

Sixty years on, the exhibition has 

long since become an institution 

under the name “ExpoCenter”. The 

facility brings professional visitors 

from all over the world to Tauberbischofsheim. 

Since its beginnings, 

some 60,000 interested parties 

have attended demonstrations at 

the ever-expanding installation. 

Many become fervent Weinig customers 

who return again and again. 

There are many reasons for the 

incredible impact of the Expo - 

Center. The primary reason is the 

opportunity for the customer to 

experience processing “live” via 

the individual application as if it 

were in their own factory. They can 

even bring their own materials for 

this purpose. However, there is another 

secret to the success: “The 

entire concept wins people over,” 

says Klaus Müller, who has observed 

developments for over 40 

years and was formerly responsible 

for the ExpoCenter before becoming 

Head of Marketing and 

Communication for Weinig. By ‘entire 

concept’, he means the combination 

of the exhibition, training 

The Weinig ExpoCenter today. 

centre and production plant. Visitors 

to Tauberbischofsheim not 

only see the latest production 

technology in action but can gain 

an insight into how premium 

providers Weinig work during a 

tour of the production facility. 

Glancing over the shoulder of the 

man at the workstation is evidence 

of what the claim “Weinig 

offers more” means and what constitutes 

Weinig quality. 

The Expo Center package also 

includes the adjacent training 

centre. A team of experienced applications 

engineers is on hand 

here to deliver individual or group 

training to customers. 

The Weinig ExpoCenter currently 

comprises two halls covering 

How it used to be: the Weinig machine exhibition in Tauberbischofsheim 

in the 1960s. 

a total of approximately 1,400 m 2 

and accommodating 36 machines 

and systems along with peripherals 

ready for demonstration. 

The exhibition space has expanded 

in line with the growth of 

Weinig as a company. Initially, a 

space the size of a large garage was 

Keeping the optimal solution in mind: intensive exchange between 

customer and Weinig specialist. 

sufficient to exhibit the planing 

and profiling machines that constituted 

the entire Weinig range at 

the time. 

These facilities were supplemented 

in the 1960s by a Weinig 

demonstration vehicle. “This enabled 

us to demonstrate Weinig 

technology on site throughout 

Germany,” recounts Klaus Müller. 

Weinig also displayed breathtaking 

powers of innovation: Firstly 

came four-sided processing in a 

single pass. Then followed high-capacity 

spindles for ever-increasing 

feed speeds before Weinig 

brought a first generation of automation 

systems to the market. 

Further pioneering developments 

followed from hydro-planing technology, 

jointing, development of a 

Weinig tool and tool grinding system 

and frame-type window production 

through to CNC control. 

The pioneering technology 

prompted constant increases in 

customer visits to Tauberbischofsheim. 

And so, in the early 1980s, 

Weinig moved the machine exhibition 

into larger accommodation. 

Shortly after, the next Weinig 

era dawned. Not only did a number 

of successful independent 

companies in Waco, Dimter, Grecon 

and later Raimann and Lux- 

Scan join Weinig, but the size of 

the portfolio increased considerably. 

The all-round expertise in 

solid wood processing that developed 

at this time, and is still promoted 

by the company today via 

the slogan “Weinig Works Wood”, 

pushed the Expo Center to its limits 

yet again. Besides the familiar 

planing and profiling machines 

and window machines, additional 

space was now required for precutting 

solutions, wood optimisation 

systems and end profiling. 

The company seized the moment 

and commenced a total refurbishment 

of the existing exhibition 

space at the start of the year 2000. 

In addition to the required extension 

of the space, the facilities 

were also upgraded to modern requirements 

and appropriate presentation 

technology was installed. 

A test laboratory was also set up, 

where new products could be 

subjected to extensive verification 

in series of tests, often in conjunction 

with industrial partners. 

Besides its main function of 

hosting machine demonstrations, 

the ExpoCenter has since also 

been used for events. Weinig’s international 

in-house exhibition In- 

Tech, in particular, benefits from 

the installation’s outstanding facilities. 

In the multimedia area, almost 

all giants of the sector have 

given guest presentations. 

Klaus Müller concludes: “The 

name Expo Center is a brand with 

global resonance.” 


Tel 01235 557600 

Michael Weinig AG 

Tel 0049 (0) 93 41 86-0 

Email info@weinig.com 

www.weinig.com 


NEWS 

Pasquill engineers complex roof truss solution for Scottish school 

PASQUILL, a leading supplier of 

trussed rafters, has completed 

the design, manufacture and 

delivery of a complex hip-ended 

roof at a school in Fife, where 

extremely restricted site access 

has meant meeting elaborate 

logistical requirements. 

St Leonards school at St Andrews 

is in the final phase of seeing a 

major development of its junior section 

in the form of a £2.5 million new 

build project, which will result in enhanced 

facilities for the school’s 530 

pupils when completed. 

Pasquill worked very closely 

throughout the roof design 

process with the project’s timber 

frame kit provider, Fleming Buildings, 

and the architects on behalf 

of the main contractor, CBC. Providing 

considerable technical 

input over several design changes, 

Pasquill helped to engineer a costeffective 

interpretation of the architect’s 

requirements. The result 

is a complicated vaulted roof configuration 

featuring modified scissor 

and vaulted hips of varying 

Hitting all the right notes 

complexity with raised ties also included. 

The roof over the development’s 

gym hall was formed using 

a complex three part truss configuration. 

The design solution for 

this section of the project was one 

of the main factors contributing to 

Pasquill having won the contract. 

Forming the only access point 

to the site for all building materials 

and equipment is an archway 

built into what were once the 

walls of a medieval abbey. The feature 

may be historically interesting 

and visually appealing, but it presented 

Pasquill with quite a challenge, 

thanks to its height and 

width restrictions. 

The decision was taken to survey 

the site carefully, before working 

out the logistics of an efficient 

delivery and off-loading system. 

This meant unloading the roof 

trusses off-site before carrying 

them by hand through the archway 

and onto the site. 

Pasquill 

Tel 024 7643 8507 

www.pasquill.co.uk 

A STUDENT finished his education at the HMC Wood and Furniture 

College in Rotterdam with a unique final project: a wooden guitar 

which is specially designed to let musicians play it in a more natural 

position. And he used Alphacam CNC software to ensure accurate 

milling of the complicated shapes. 

The body of the electric bass guitar is twisted 15 degrees upwards and 

the neck 20 degrees downwards. It is made of four different kinds of 

wood, and all four parts — the neck, two cheeks and the keys — were 

processed and milled with Alphacam. 

Student Alex Blok, who was at HMC for six years, spent many hours drawing 

the guitar, thinking how to mill the special shape and working on countermoulds. 

A drawing programme helped him create the 3D drawing which 

was easily imported into Alphacam. “I’m kind of an Alphacam fan,” he says. 

“During my time at college I’ve used various software packages for milling, 

but most of them are hard to control, and while one of the systems worked 

very well for 3D shapes, it didn’t for 2D. Alphacam has the perfect balance.” 

Because of the non-standard design, Alex encountered some challenges in making the guitar — not with the college’s Biesse five-axis CNC router 

programmed with Alphacam, but with the postprocessor. Although HMC got the postprocessor with the CNC machine, he says it was very limited in 

simultaneously controlling five axes. 

He knew that with the CNC machine and Alphacam’s extensive five-axis capabilities, he 

should be able to create the guitar exactly as he designed it, but the original postprocessor 

would not let him. 

“The postprocessor got confused when I wanted to mill five axes simultaneously. I was 

sure the CNC machine could handle the Alphacam five-axis program, because it worked 

when I controlled it manually.” 

The college’s CNC Technology lecturor, Anton van Veldhoven, realised Alex would not be 

able to complete the guitar with the old postprocessor, so purchased a new one from 

Alphacam reseller, Proteus Systems Europe BV. With the new postprocessor in place, the fiveaxis 

Alphacam program was readily communicated to the Biesse, and easily created the separate 

pieces of the guitar. 

Alex’s guitar takes in concepts from five different styles, producing a unique end product 

that has drawn extremely favourable comments from bass guitarists who have trialled it. 

Following his graduation from college Alex landed a job with an interior designer in the 

Netherlands which focuses on design, creation and renovation. The company recently purchased 

a CNC machine, panel saw and edgebander, and hired Alex to set up the work preparation. 

And there was some additional good news for Alex — he will be teaming up with 

Alphacam again. His new employers are so convinced of the possibilities Alphacam can offer 

to the company that they have decided to buy the software for him to work with. 

Vero Software 

Tel 0118 922 6677 ● www.alphacam.com ● www.cabinetvision.com 


NEWS 

Lee Gibson is appointed Holz-Her area sales manager 

LEE GIBSON has been appointed 

as Holz-Her area sales manager 

covering the M62 corridor, the 

biggest panel processing area in 

the country. 

He is a time served wood machinist, 

with 30 years of practical 

and management experience in 

both solid wood and panel manufacturing 

and has an in-depth 

technical knowledge of the furniture 

industry: especially in panels. 

Holz-Her has a very strong 

product portfolio with a reputation 

for offering the latest advanced 

technology and solutions. 

Since the company came under 

the Weinig umbrella, Holz-Her has 

enjoyed a growing order book and 

an increasing number of enquiries. 

Lee’s appointment is very 

timely and he looks forward to a 

successful and challenging career 

with Weinig/Holz-Her. Holz-Her offers 

a comprehensive range of 

leading technology panel machinery 

— high quality edgebanders, 

pressure beam saws, wall saws 

and CNC machining centres to suit 

individual needs — backed up by 

prompt engineering services from 

Weinig, in Abingdon. 

Lee is pictured here on the 

right, with Paul Nightingale, his 

sales manager. His mobile number 

is 07788 312379. 


Tel 01235 557600 

Email sales-uk@weinig.com 

www.weinig.co.uk 

Hranipex: a truly global company 

AS YOU will see on page 31, Hranipex 

recently enjoyed a successful 

experience at its first UK 

event since becoming a standalone 

subsidiary in the UK market, 

at the W12 event in 

Birmingham in early October. 

Then, just one week after the 

completion of that event, Hranipex 

was showing again at the 

SICAM event at Pordenone in Italy! 

Hranipex would like to thank all 

those who attended W12 and 

SICAM and is pleased to report the 

impressive cross section of visitors 

to both events from all over Europe 

and beyond. 

The events were well attended 

by visitors from Italy, France, Germany 

and from all over Eastern Europe, 

to Israel and beyond. 

“Hranipex would like to congratulate 

SICAM event organiser 

and Carlo Giobbi and W12’s John 

Smith-Bodden on two superbly 

presented shows and look forward 

again to future shows. The events 

further highlight Hranipex’s commitment 

to becoming a truly 

global company with no barriers 

to business for all!” said sales representative, 

Jonathan Allaker. 

Hranipex UK 

Tel 0121 782 6248 

Email info@hranipex.co.uk 

www.hranipex.co.uk 

New spray 

shop comes 

on line 

GIBBS SANDTECH has opened an online 

store with a wide range of very 

competitively priced spray shop consumables 

and ancillary items, from the 

ever popular drying racks to the 

peelable booth coating. 

The site has a simple on line payment 

system, but also allows customers to 

place orders by telephone. Visit the site to 

locate those hard-to-find items and to 

find out how much you can save. 

Gibbs Sandtech 

Tel 01920 822404 

Email sales@spray-shop-supplies.co.uk 

www.spray-shop-supplies.co.uk 


SANDING & FINISHING 

Kündig Brilliant sander is “worth its weight in gold” 

DAVID J HADDOCK has been a cabinet maker for over 30 

years, working on everything from small jewellery boxes to 

the recently completed library at Wadham College, University 

of Oxford. He has never advertised, building his success 

on word of mouth recommendations. 

David recently invested in a Brilliant-2 1350 REd-L sander 

which, he says, is “worth its weight in gold”. 

His existing Taiwanese sander was good, but could only cope 

with solid timber. With projects on the horizon including the 

Wadham College library and a marquetry dressing room, David 

investigated the market for a quality sander that could cope 

with large quantities of panels. 

Seeking personal recommendations from his local contacts, 

David shortlisted two sanders: Kündig, and a German competitor. 

First, he visited Switzerland to see the Kündig factory and 

very much liked what he saw: this was followed by a visit to 

Germany, shortly after which he committed to the German 

machine, the deciding factors being the large number of extras 

it offered and a better financial package. 

Following the delivery of the German machine, David identified 

three key problems. David reports that it was too complex 

David is delighted with the results when lacquer panels, such as 

this one, are sanded on the Brilliant. 

The library at Wadham College, University of Oxford. 

for the workshop, could not cope with small timber components and, in 

David’s words, “did not do the job it was meant to.” 

He comments: “It was over engineered. It would have been fantastic if 

we had just been doing panels, but our work is incredibly diverse, including 

both small timber components and large panels.” 

With the marquetry dressing room and then the University library 

coming up fast, David urgently contacted Carl O’Meara of Kündig UK to 

see what was available. 

Time was short, so David took what was in stock: a machine with the 

option of lacquer finishing. David says, “It was more money, but it has 

proved it is worth its weight in gold. I never would have believed a sander 

could sand lacquered panels so well!” 

David is delighted with the finish achieved with the Kündig Brilliant- 

2 sander which, he says, is spot on. He continues: “It is so easy to use, any 

of my lads can use it without really thinking about it,” and has found that 

the sander has significantly speeded up production in the workshop. 

The Brilliant-2 1350 REd-L sander has a first contact roller for accurate 

calibration of the material and a second head, which is an electronic segmental 

sanding pad, which can be used for sanding veneer and, on the 

“-L” series, also lacquer. 

It also has a vacuum bed, belt blowers for cleaning the abrasive and 

variable speed to the abrasive, which is electronic inverter 

controlled: the segments in the pad are 22 mm. 

The “1350” in the machine’s title refers to the width of 

the sanding belt, 1,350 mm. 

Although the machine has only been in place for a 

few months, it has already proved its worth, having 

been used in the University library project, not one 

but two marquetry dressing rooms, and special projects 

such as the new inlaid BA logo for Gatwick Airport: 

a project which took advantage of the ability of 

the Brilliant to sand lacquered panels. 

With lacquer sanding, the amount removed can be 

as little as 0.01 mm. The precision of the Kündig Brilliant 

range allows a result to be achieved at a depth 

often invisible to the unaided human eye. 

When asked if he would recommend the sander, 

David’s response was: “100%, yes. In fact, I have recommended 

it to a colleague also looking around at 

machines, who took delivery of a Kündig sander on 

Monday. He is a local chap who I work with, and on 

my recommendation has gone with the Kündig.” 

Kündig Ltd 

Tel 0845 833 0565 

Email info@kundig.co.uk 

www.kundig.co.uk 



Makita’s first cordless sander “has the 

performance of a mains machine” 

THE NEW Makita BBO180 and 

BBO140 cordless 125 mm random 

orbit sanders give the 

same level of performance as AC 

mains powered models, according 

to the company, and being 

cordless have even greater 

manoeuvrability. 

Powered by a quick 22-minute 

recharge 18 V or 14.4 V Lithium-ion 

3.0 Ah battery, these two cordless 

sanders are a major new addition 

to the Makita range which boasts 

over 450 power tools designed for 

construction professionals. 

Aesthetically, the Makita 

BBO140 and BBO180 sanders are 

compact and stylish. The compact 

body design puts the top of the 

machine just 153 mm above the 

sanding surface whilst at the same 

time the low position of the motor 

lowers the centre of gravity making 

these sanders comfortable to 

use, well balanced and easily controllable 

with one or two hands. 

The ergonomic design of the 

handgrip adds to the comfort and 

control. The battery is mounted 

alongside the machine body and 

is easily accessible for changing. 

Ready to operate, these sanders 

weigh just 1.6-1.7 kg. 

Technically, these new Makita 

sanders bristle with innovations 

and performance features. High 

productivity is achieved by the 

high orbit speeds of up to 11,000 

orbits/minute. There are three 

speed settings, which are easily 

and conveniently selected by a 

push button control on the front 

of the handgrip. A choice of 7,000, 

9,500 and 11,000 rpm can be selected. 

The corresponding sanding 

stroke rates are 14,000, 19,000 

and 22,000 spm. The stop button 

is also located in this convenient 

forward position and this activates 

an electronic pad brake. The orbit 

dia meter is 2.8 mm. 

The new Makita Lithium-ion 

powered cordless sanders have a 

123 mm pad size to carry 125 mm 

diameter sanding discs from the 

Makita accessory range. Hook and 

loop abrasive attachment is a feature 

on the BBO140 and BBO180 

machines. A high rate of dust extraction 

is achieved with waste 

material being extracted through 

eight holes in the pad and captured 

through a nozzle that can be 

set at 12 different angles. 

Dust is discharged into a dust 

bag supplied with the machine or 

alternatively, these cordless sanders 

can be connected directly to a 

Makita dust extraction unit to maintain 

safe working environments. 

The Makita abrasive range offers 

a wide variety of abrasive discs 

with many alternative grit levels, 

pads and wool polishing mops. 

Makita (UK) Ltd 

Tel 01908 211678 

Email leads@makitauk.com 

www.makitauk.com 

Thank you to 

everyone who visited 

our stand at W12 

From woodwaste to final feedstock 

for briquetting/palletising 

Batch feed all types of woodwaste into a Scanhugger HL series Hopper Shredder and without 

further handling develop a premium material, a perfect product to make pellets or 

briquettes. With Scanhugger’s PLC drive SmartRam system and newly developed SmartFeed 

system, the pre-shredded material is metered into the Scanhugger EU Hammermill. The end 

result is a premium material, perfectly sized and ready for a pellet or breiquette press. 

The Scanhugger Shredder Re-shredder system is designed to meet your needs with 

capacities ranging from 500-3,000 kg/hr. This Scanhugger line-up of shredders, 

reshredders and a full range of options and 

auxiliary equipment, enables us to build 

turnkey woodwaste utilisation systems. 

Our range of auxiliary equipment 

includes: Chip conveyor and auger 

discharge systems; metal detection and 

metal separation systems; wood scrap 

conveyors and specially designed 

auxiliary hoppers. 

Scanhugger UK 

specialises in 

wood waste & biomass 

fuel processing machinery 

material handling systems 

shredders/re-shredders 

chippers/guillotines 

transport augers 

woodwaste conveyors 

metal separation 

Mobile: 07788 597749 

www.scanhuggeruk.com 

Scanhugger UK is a trading name of Woodheat Solutions Ltd. 

Company Registration No. 7159457 



Mirka launches Pneumatic Random 

Orbital Sander Mirka® PROS650CV 

MIRKA (UK) Ltd continues to expand 

its range of advanced 

sanding and polishing machines 

with the launch of its Pneumatic 

Random Orbital Sander — 

Mirka® PROS650CV. 

This machine was developed by 

Mirka’s industry leading design 

team. It is packed with many features 

that have made it an efficient 

and effective sanding tool, perfect 

for professional use. 

Mirka® PROS has been specifically 

developed to produce maximum 

dust extraction, even at 

reduced suction power. 

Mirka® PROS features optimised 

ergonomics that make it extremely 

user-friendly. The design 

incorporates an integrated cover, 

which supports the operator’s 

hand and protects it from outgoing 

air discharge, reducing the 

risk of cold finger — this enables 

operators to comfortably use the 

machine for longer periods. As an 

additional safety feature, when 

the support cover is raised the machine 

is locked, allowing the disc 

to be changed or an air inlet hose 

to be connected. 

The innovative features continue 

with a ‘brake seal’ designed 

to deliver unique performance 

benefits. For example, in contrast 

to conventional sanders, the brake 

seal on the Mirka® PROS makes 

the backing pad oscillate rather 

than free spin when holding the 

machine in the air. This eliminates 

the possibility of causing deep 

marks in the surface when the fast 

rotating abrasive first touches the 

surface to be sanded. In addition, 

as soon as the tool is removed 

from the work surface, the brake 

seal immediately brakes the ‘rotation 

speed’ of the backing pad. The 

long-life brake seal also contributes 

to improved dust extraction 

efficiency by minimising the 

internal suction leakage. 

What is more, the Mirka® PROS 

is constructed from high quality 

materials that deliver long lasting 

durability, ensuring outstanding 

performance long into the future. 

A new backing pad has also 

been designed for the Mirka® 

PROS. It features a central air inlet 

which results in improved air flow 

and helps extract dust away from 

the centre of the tool even faster. 

The new Mirka® PROS is testament 

to Mirka’s commitment to 

provide a total sanding solution 

that delivers real cost reduction 

benefits to its customers. It is designed 

to work perfectly with 

Mirka accessories and the revolutionary 

NET sanding abrasives 

range, including Autonet®, 

Abranet® and Abranet® HD. Combined 

with a dust extraction system 

the benefits are: true 

‘dust-free’ sanding; a cleaner work 

environment; better control and a 

high quality finish. In short, a total 

sanding solution. 

The new Mirka® PROS is available 

in both 5 mm and 8 mm orbits 

from all Mirka stockists. 

Mirka (UK) Ltd 

Tel 01908 375533 

Email housesalesuk@mirka.com 

www.mirka.com 


WOOD WASTE & DUST CONTROL 

Energy-saving extraction for Willerby Holiday Homes 

WILLERBY Holiday Homes, the Hull-based 

manufacturer of luxury holiday homes, has invested 

in a new energy-efficient dust extraction 

system which has been designed, supplied 

and installed by Dust Control Systems. 

Established just after the Second World War, 

Willerby is believed to be the UK’s largest manufacturer 

of holiday homes and lodges, selling its 

extensive range across the UK and Europe. The 

company is at the forefront of holiday home design 

and manufacture, and is committed to the 

pursuit of environmental excellence at its awardwinning, 

energy-efficient factory, which employs 

extensive recycling practices and waste 

reduction processes. 

The new dust extraction system comprises an 

externally-sited Schuko EcoVar 2030 modular 

chain filter which has a total airflow volume of 

135,000 m 3 /hr. Filter cleaning is carried out by a 

dual cleaning system which employs a cleaning fan 

housed at the top of the filter, and mechanical 

shaker system at the base. The energy-efficient system 

employs three 55 kW direct-drive main fan 

units, which replace the previous three 75 kW beltdriven 

fans, and extract from a total of 40 processing machines. The filter has 

rotary valve discharge into a 15 kW fan-powered closed-loop waste transfer 

system which feeds waste directly into two large capacity boxcarts. The new 

filter plant replaced the enormous drag chain filter, which had been built on 

top of the factory’s maintenance shop. DCS disconnected the old plant, in 

preparation for its removal, and installed three 710 mm diameter main ducting 

runs from the new main fans to existing junctions within the factory. 

A key feature of the energy-saving installation is the ECOGATE® 

extraction-on-demand system, which constantly monitors the use of 

each individual processing machine and automatically regulates the 

speed of the relevant fan unit accordingly. The system employs an Ecogate 

greenBOX MASTER SRL controller, motorised gates and sensors at 

each machine, together with variable speed drives for the three main 

fans. The required power requirement to each fan is determined by the 

opening and closing of the motorised gates, thereby only using the exact 

amount of power required and avoiding energy wastage. 

Willerby Holiday Homes contracted DCS to install the new system during 

the firm’s summer shutdown and Christian Wilson, facilities manager, 

says: “The project required a lot of detailed planning and DCS worked together 

with us from initial concept through to completion. They were 

confident from the outset that they could achieve installation and commissioning 

within the allotted timescale and that they could attain the 

levels of savings that they forecasted. I’m pleased to report that they 

scored highly on both counts: the transition from the old to the new system 

was almost seamless. And, our production people just love the new 

DCS EcoVar modular filter handles dust and chips from 40 machines. 

system — it’s far more efficient than the old plant, it’s much quieter, and 

it saves us a significant amount of expenditure on electricity.” 

DCS engineers conservatively predicted that the new system would 

save around £35,000 per year on energy usage, when compared to 

Willerby’s old dust plant. Following review of stored data carried out after 

one month’s operation, the annual savings prediction has now been adjusted 

up to £46,000. 

Dust Control Systems Ltd ● Tel 0800 040 7116 

Email sales@dcslimited.co.uk ● www.dcslimited.co.uk 

Ecogate greenBOX MASTER SRL controls all motorised gates, fans 

and variable speed drives. 



Dust extraction experience from Jeld-Wen 

WITH A client portfolio as 

blue chip as it comes, Dustraction’s 

range of dust and 

air pollution hardware, services 

and equipment has 

been deployed at one time 

or another in the service of 

almost all the production 

machinery brands on the 

display floor at this year’s 

W12 exhibition. Managing 

director, Steve Matuska, reports 

business as usual in 

difficult times. 

Dustraction is one of 

Britain’s pioneers in wood 

waste extraction with a track 

record going back more than 

half a century and counting 

among its customers in timber 

and board names like Jeld- 

Wen and Formica, and in specialist 

manufacturing, Jaguar 

Cars and Rolls Royce! At its factory 

at Oadby on the Leicester 

ring, Dustraction has a manufacturing 

floor area of more 

than 1,000 m 2 and some of the 

Dustraction’s work with the Health & Safety Executive is ongoing — the goal 

is to improve the monitoring of waste extraction from individual machines. 

best and most up-to-date 

computer controlled sheet 

metal working machinery in 

the business. 

All extraction systems are 

manufactured in-house, including 

ruggedly constructed 

paddle blade varieties for big 

waste volumes — at SAM 

Mouldings in Northern Ireland 

we’re talking 2.5 tons per hour 

of MDF dust — plus a huge 

range of other fan types for 

wood and panel waste in wide 

ranging load capacities. High 

volume cyclones are also now 

manufactured in-house under 

the Dustrax banner in order, 

Steve Matuska says, to maintain 

quality and efficiency 

standards plus, of course, 

ready availability. 

Shop floor technology at 

Dustraction includes computer-operated 

plasma profiling 

and a CNC press brake, 

both of which are backed up 

by an ongoing programme of 

Oakfield Cabinets was generating around 4 tonnes of waste a week that was costing £20,000 a year to dispose of; that cost is now recouped 

— and the factory is heated for free. 



to Formica and from Jaguar to Rolls Royce 

inward investment. It’s that, the inward 

investment, plus unparalleled 

manpower experience, that 

keeps Dustraction at the cutting 

edge of wood and panel waste extraction 

for design and engineering 

excellence. 

Ducting bearing the Dustraction 

label is in light gauge galvanised 

sheet steel, in stainless 

and in Cromweld heavy gauge 

mild steel — the latter is used also 

in cyclone manufacturing. Fabrication 

is all produced in-house, as 

are a range of finishing systems including 

sanding benches and 

spray booths, and all is built to full 

COSHH standards. Dustraction 

also offers a COSHH LEV testing 

service to ensure full compliance 

with Health & Safety Executive 

standards. 

Sales director, Steve Matuska, 

says: “The wealth of knowledge 

and design experience that Dustraction 

has accumulated over its 

50 plus years servicing Britain’s 

wood and panel processing industry 

really cannot be beaten. No 

other company in wood waste extraction 

comes close to the levels 

of experience that drives our 

drawing office and extraction 

equipment fabrication team — 

and, of course, our Dustrax brand 

label.” 

Dustraction Ltd 

Tel 0116 271 3212 

Email steve@dustraction.co.uk 

www.dustraction.co.uk 

Right, Dustraction’s multi-cyclo filter and silo installation in 

Antrim handles 2.5 tons of MDF dust per hour and is part of a 

power generating project that will turn wood waste into profit. 

A run of new ducting by Dustraction at JELD-WEN in 

Melton Mowbray is one metre in diameter and more than 100 metres in length. 



Hot new product from Wood Waste Technology 

LEADING manufacturer of waste 

to energy solutions, Wood Waste 

Technology Ltd, is launching a 

new hot water boiler system to 

compliment its current range of 

wood waste heaters, shredders 

and briquette machines — helping 

companies to use their wood 

waste to save money on heating 

and skip costs. 

With the Government’s Renewable 

Heat Incentive (RHI) offering 

substantial financial benefits to 

companies for 20 years, there’s 

never been a better time for UK 

businesses to invest in new biomass 

technology to produce heat 

and hot water from their waste. 

Wood Waste Technology has invested 

years in research and development 

to produce superior 

quality biomass boilers at competitive 

prices. Wood Waste Technology’s 

new boiler system will open 

up the market to allow smaller 

companies, as well as larger corporations, 

to benefit from renewable 

energy hot water solutions. 

The Wood Waste Technology boiler system offers three heating solutions 

in one package, providing space heating to factory areas, traditional 

radiator heating for offices and domestic hot water. 

The team at Wood Waste Technology is proud to have created what it 

believes may be the most efficient wood waste boiler system available 

in the UK, if not Europe. The products have been designed and tested to 

BSEN303-5-1999, the highest standard for efficiency and emissions, allowing 

customers to maximise their return from the RHI scheme. 

Built with UK wood manufacturers in mind, the boiler has fuel flexibility 

so can burn any type of chipped or shredded wood waste, from dust 

to rugged wood chips. As the official distributor for Gross UK, a German 

manufacturer of dependable, precision engineered shredders and briquetters, 

Wood Waste Technology also offers a range of shredding solutions 

for use with its waste to heat systems. 

The boilers are manufactured by Wood Waste Technology in the UK, 

to the company’s exacting quality standards, and are built to last. The 

team at Wood Waste Technology is very proud that all the wood 

waste heaters it has sold to date are still in operation today — a 

sign of the manufacturing excellence that Wood Waste Technology 

has built its reputation on. 

The units have been designed to be user friendly, and contain 

many innovative features. For instance, the units have flexible 

capability, so can run from 30% up to full capacity, allowing 

the boiler to be turned down when factories are empty 

overnight and on weekends. Not only does this make better use 

of resources, it gives companies a greater return on each kilogram 

of wood waste, and maximises possible RHI payments. 

The boilers are available in various outputs, from 300 kW up 

to 1 MW, to suit all business sizes. The touch screen PLC interfaces 

make them easy to use, and they are also easy to maintain. Other 

design features include a water cooled combustion chamber to 

provide greater efficiency and extend the life of the system, and 

low nitrogen oxide (NOx) output that falls within the lower limits 

proposed by the Government in its forthcoming legislation. 

Managing director of Wood Waste Technology, Kurt Cockroft, 

says: “We’re really excited by our new hot water boiler system, as 

Wood Waste Technology can now offer the full spectrum of biomass 

energy solutions, helping to protect businesses from 

escalating heating bills and on-going waste disposal costs.” 

Wood Waste Technology offers site survey, design, manufacture, 

installation and on-going maintenance for new and old 

units. To find out more about utilising wood waste more effectively 

in your business, contact Wood Waste Technology using 

the details given below. 

Wood Waste Technology 

Tel 01785 250400 

www.woodwastetechnology.com ● www.grossuk.co.uk 


WINDOWS: DESIGN & MANUFACTURE 

Woodex® wins approval with joiners 

TIMBER importer and distributor, 

James Latham, is seeing sales 

soar of its engineered hardwood 

and softwood, WoodEx®, as the 

versatile timber product gets 

specified in more and more joinery 

applications. 

WoodEx®, which is made from 

laminated oak, sapele and European 

redwood, offers numerous 

features and benefits. It has two 

high quality, clear faces for use in 

joinery applications and is ideally 

suitable for use in timber doors 

and windows as the product offers 

greater dimensional stability. 

In addition, WoodEx® is made 

from finger jointed lamells which 

are glued together, and Lathams 

can supply the product either as 

finger jointed or as one piece. 

Timber director for James 

Latham, John May, commented: 

“We introduced WoodEx® to the 

market last year and have had a 

fantastic reaction due to the options 

it offers. In line with growing 

demand, our stock now covers a 

wide range of sizes and species and 

provides a versatile addition to our 

already extensive timber range.” 

WoodEx® is available ex-stock in 

lengths of 0.8 m to 3 m, and in sizes 

ranging from 48 mm x 95 mm to 

72 mm x 120 mm. Special sizes and 

lengths are available to order. 

James Latham 

Tel 0116 257 3415 

Email marketing@lathams.co.uk 

www.lathamtimber.co.uk 


WINDOWS: DESIGN & MANUFACTURE 

Every eight minutes! 

WESTBURY Garden Rooms Ltd 

has recently installed a Stegherr 

KSF2/7E fully automatic glazing 

bar machining centre in its new 

manufacturing site in Essex. 

Jonathan Hey started the then 

named “Westbury Conservatories” 

in 1988 after building a conservatory 

for his mother: the business 

grew mainly through recommendation, 

and in 2001 he started Westbury 

Windows and Joinery Ltd. 

In 2011 a £2m investment was 

started with the move to the new 

site and the installation of a 

Weinig Conturex, S & S frame 

cramp and a biomass boiler. Included 

in this investment was the 

new Stegherr KSF2/7E. 

The KSF2/7E has the well 

proven four head halving joint 

cutting system guaranteeing a 

perfect joint on profiled bar without 

any breakout. This machine 

has the additional two head cutting 

element to automatically 

scribe the end of bars again without 

breakout. The seventh unit is 

an angle cutting saw that can be 

adjusted to five different angles 

and as an option can be controlled 

by a servo motor to cut any angle 

between –45° and +45°. 

At the start of the cycle the work 

piece is automatically fed into the 

machine and positioned for each 

process by the NC pusher. 

The package offered by John 

Penny Woodworking Machinery 

Ltd includes machine commissioning 

and full training by a 

Stegherr engineer over two days. 

Jonathan Hey has confirmed that 

on day 2 they were producing and 

fitting internal and external bars to 

a glazed frame on average every 

eight minutes: previously this 

could take up to an hour! 

Left to right Steve Cracknell, Rainer Bohm 

(Stegherr engineer) and Jonathan Hey. 

John Penny Woodworking 

Machinery Ltd 

Tel 01235 531700 

Email 

john.penny@btconnect.com 

www.john-penny.co.uk 

W12 REVIEW 

Many orders and enquiries for SCM Group at W12 

OVERALL, SCM Group had a 

very good W12 exhibition, with 

many orders and enquiries received 

over the four open days 

on the stand that had a wide 

range of machines on display 

from SCM’s Premium range. 

SCM’s trade account manager, 

Roger Gabb, commented: “We 

were very busy on all four days 

with many customers visiting our 

stand to view the latest developments 

in the SCM range of Premium 

Division machines. Our 

demonstrators were always kept 

busy which in turn led to orders for 

CNC machining centres, edge banders, 

planer moulders and classical 

machines, with several being delivered 

direct to customers from 

the stand after the show.” 

The Pratix ‘S’ CNC machining 

centre was very popular, being an 

entry level CNC machine for the 

nesting of full size 8 ft x 4 ft panels 

into component parts, and at a 

price that is very affordable and includes 

software for easy programming 

on the machine. 

With three edge banders on display 

and running, the K260 EVO, 

K600 and S1000, several machines 

were sold as melamine tape, 3 mm 

PVC/ABS and solid wood lippings 

were applied to show the excellent 

quality of finish obtained including 

corner rounding. On the 

K600, the RT-E panel edge trimming 

device provides a perfect 

edge to the panels before edge 

gluing, due to the use of the front 

copying devices that allows a constant 

removal of material over the 

entire panel length, maintaining 

the same work piece geometry. 

The new Profiset 60 Planer 

Moulder demonstrated is designed 

to be very sturdy with up 

to six spindles available and has a 

generous 230 x 120 mm capacity, 

with feed speeds of 6/12 or variable 

4-24 m/min. The new feed 

system using Cardan joints and 

gearboxes is the technological 

heart of this machine providing 

higher productivity and an even 

better finish to the timber. Distinctive 

features include pneumatic 

pressure on the feed rollers and 

the inverter for continuous speed 

control guaranteeing powerful, efficient 

and linear feeding. 

Making its UK debut was the 

Tech Z5 CNC machining centre. 

With a five-axis routing head, it has 

a table area of 5,200 x 1,550 mm 

and is ideal for the production of 

customised furniture components 

and for the machining of panels. It 

can also be equipped with devices 

suitable for solid wood machining 

especially for joinery companies 

that manufacture stairs and doors. 

High performance is guaranteed 

with the “photo bumpers” safety 

protection. 

Maximum operator convenience 

and flexibility of use is due 

to the “PRISMA 5” routing head 

that allows easy operation in a reduced 

space without the risk of 

collisions. 

Several machines from the SCM 

Classical and Minimax ranges 

were displayed, with the TI 155EP 

Class spindle moulder and SI 

400EP Class sliding table panel 

saw particularly popular. 

Minimax machines also displayed 

were very popular with the 

smaller joinery manufacturers. 

W12 has also been an opportunity 

to show the new operating 

system for the SCM Premium Division 

now in place around the 

world. Under the new organisation, 

the SCM Distributor network 

has a much higher involvement in 

the sale and servicing of SCM Premium 

Division machines, offering 

customers a more personalised 

approach. The ten SCM UK distributors 

are usually no more than 

one hours’ drive away from their 

customers, guaranteeing a fast response 

to sales enquiries and servicing 

requests. Also, they 

complement their portfolio with 

other non-SCM products. Distributors 

represent a ‘one stop shop’ 

opportunity which simplifies the 

running of small and medium size 

manufacturers in the woodworking 

industry. 

Roger Gabb concludes, “Considering 

the economic climate, we 

were very pleased with the W12 

exhibition, with small and 

medium sized manufacturers 

prevalent, who were looking to invest 

with the latest technology 

now or over the next few months. 

“Our excellent relationship with 

our distributors who attended our 

stand contributed to our success 

and we will be very busy visiting 

existing and new customers found 

at the show during the next few 

weeks to close more orders.” 

SCM Group (UK) Ltd 

Tel 0115 977 0044 

Email 

scmgroupuk@scmgroup.com 

www.scmgroup-uk.com 


W12 REVIEW 

Joinerysoft looking forward to W14 

THE WORKING WITH WOOD 

(W12) exhibition at the NEC in 

October proved successful for 

software company Joinerysoft 

Ltd, prompting advance booking 

for W14. 

Joinerysoft was promoting its 

forthcoming release of JMS Version 

4 and JMS Pro, which will further 

enhance its complete 

business software solution for bespoke 

joinery manufacturing. 

Providing cross sections, profiles 

and 3D images, the new software 

is eagerly awaited by the 

industry and existing users of JMS 

Version 2. Customers of Joinerysoft 

have the added benefit of 

receiving the new version free of 

charge with their annual support 

and updates package. 

Joinerysoft managing director, 

Alan Turner, said: “Though the 

show as a whole seemed quieter 

than in previous years, we still had 

significant interest in our software 

with enquiries remaining as 

strong as any other year. Our new 

version 4 was in demand with joinery 

manufacturers taking advantage 

of show discounts to 

purchase on the stand. Over the 

next few weeks we will be following 

up the interest we received at 

the show and expect many more 

sales as a result of W12.” 

This year Joinerysoft provided a separate stand specifically for its customers 

at W12 enabling up to 15 joiners at at time to benefit from free 

workshops running daily throughout the four day show. These workshops 

provided training on the current JMS Version 2 and also a look at 

the new features of JMS Version 4 and JMS Pro. Customers made the most 

of this opportunity and welcomed the opportunity to see JMS Version 4 

in action. 

Providing a complete software solution from initial design through 

manufacture to delivery, the new Joinery Management Software (JMS) 

Version 4 and JMS Pro both offer greater flexibility within curved work, 

and provide cut outs, cross sections and profiles as standard for all bespoke 

timber joinery. JMS Pro in addition provides greater management 

control and will typically suit joinery manufacturers with 10+ joiners. 

JMS Pro features include: 

● Links to accounting programs such as Sage and Quickbooks. 

● Comparison of estimated with actual manufacturing time. 

● Time tracking of jobs through production. 

● Batching of jobs. 

● Phase/splitting of jobs. 

● Built in CRM system (track customer requirements). 

● Company and user diary/To Do lists. 

● Capacity Loading charts for the workshop/machines. 

● ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). 

● Ability to view profiles at each process. 

● Ability to draw or import a dfx file to produce any profile shape. 

Attending W12, Nigel Foster from Phase One Joinery says, “I am very 

happy with JMS and use it all the time. The workshops at 

W12 were very informative and it was good to see what’s 

going to be available. I am looking forward to receiving 

cross sections because it will make my life much easier. Instead 

of manually drawing cross sections for building control 

I will be able to print them automatically within JMS 

Version 4.” 

Speaking at the newly introduced presentation theatre 

at W12, Joinerysoft’s Alan Turner said, “The concept for the 

presentation theatre is good and I am sure that once the 

idea gets established they will be better attended. Those 

that attended the Joinerysoft seminar on complying with 

building regulations, specifically U-Values and CE markings, 

certainly valued the opportunity to learn more.” 

He adds, “The ‘Working with Wood’ show provides a significant 

opportunity for joinery manufacturers to investigate 

the best the industry has to offer. We remain committed to 

the event and have already booked our space for 2014.” 

Joinerysoft Ltd 

Tel 01608 643302 

Email enquiries@joinerysoft.com 

www.joinerysoft.com 


W12 REVIEW 

CD (UK) reports solid success at W12 

GEOFF BAKER, co-founder and 

chairman of CD (UK) Ltd, confirms 

that the W12 exhibition 

was a resounding success for 

the company. As the UK distributor 

of DuPont Corian® solid 

surface materials and products, 

as well as being the exclusive 

distributor for several leading 

machinery manufacturers, W12 

proved the ideal platform to 

showcase the company’s port - 

folio of products and services. 

CD (UK) presented its wares on 

two separate stands: in the “Working 

with Design” section, visitors 

were treated to an array of stunning 

products exemplifying the 

endless design possibilities that 

can be realised with Corian, and, in 

the “Working with Wood” halls, the 

company displayed a host of specialist 

machinery and tools for use 

Demonstrations of solid surface thermoforming and sanding 

machinery proved to be a crowd-puller for CD (UK) Ltd at W12. 

in solid surface fabrication. Situated 

only a few steps apart, visitor 

traffic between the two stands 

was “greater than anticipated, and 

further justified our decision to exhibit 

in both areas,” said Mr Baker. 

Visitors to the ‘Working with 

Wood’ stand were able to explore 

the comprehensive range of professional 

tools for the solid surface 

and woodworking sectors that are 

distributed by CD (UK). Also featured 

was a working demonstration 

of the Elkom ‘Multitherm’ 

Thermoforming Centre which 

showed how efficiently the combined 

pre-heating station and vacuum 

press can form and shape all 

types of solid surface materials. 

However, the highlight of the machinery 

display was undoubtedly 

the demonstration of the newlyintroduced 

solid surface through- 

in under a minute. 

feed sanding machine. Named 

‘SolidSurfacer’, this unique and 

compact sander has been specially 

developed for solid surface 

material finishing. The multi-head 

machine is capable of bringing 

solid surface to an accurate calibrated 

thickness and sanding to a 

three grit 360/500 satin finish in a 

single pass. 

Eric Whorne, who manages the 

Machinery Division, explains: “The 

‘SolidSurfacer’ is an exciting new 

concept which dramatically reduces 

the time required to precisely 

finish solid surface materials. 

For example, a three metre long 

worktop can now be processed in 

one pass, and in under 60 seconds 

— compare this with around 45 

minutes using conventional methods 

of finishing with handheld 

machine tools.” 

The ‘SolidSurfacer’ has a footprint 

of just 1370 mm x 1800 mm 

and, with a working width of 950 

mm, it allows full sheets, worktop 

runs of any length, and individual 

pieces to be processed. Add to this 

the constructional benefits that 

calibrating solid surface to an accurate 

thickness provides in the 

final assembly stage, and the affordably-priced 

machine becomes 

an attractive proposition for solid 

surface fabricators. 

Mr Whorne adds: “Being able to 

run the ‘SolidSurfacer’ and demonstrate 

its unique qualities created lots 

of interest and we will be busy over 

the next few weeks following up a 

good number of solid enquiries.” 

CD (UK) Ltd 

Tel 0113 201 2240 

Email info@cdukltd.co.uk 

www.cdukltd.co.uk 

New catalogue from Scott & Sargeant 

THE FUTURE may not necessarily 

be orange, but Scott & Sargeant’s 

stand at W12 certainly was, as 

the company took the opportunity 

to launch the latest edition 

of its machinery and tooling catalogue, 

clad in a distinctive fluorescent 

orange cover. 

Packed with new products, 

such as premier quality CMT sawblades, 

a new range of iTECH 

thicknessers and a new portfolio 

of vacuum pressing equipment, 

the catalogues proved immensely 

popular with visitors. 

Whilst the exhibition footfall 

may have been down, sales director, 

Paul Charnaud, was upbeat 

about the quality of enquiries and 

the volume of orders taken in four 

busy days. 

The ‘SolidSurfacer’ can calibrate and sand a 3 metre long worktop 

“Certainly the exhibition was 

smaller and less well attended 

than in the past, but the percentage 

of genuine enquiries was 

pleasingly high, and those, 

combined with the firm orders 

taken at the show, certainly 

proved the value of attending,” 

says Mr Charnaud. 

As well as having their own 

stand, Scott & Sargeant’s sales 

team were also present on the 

SCM and Otto Martin stands, 

where business was similarly brisk, 

with orders taken for both classical 

and CNC machinery. 

Scott & Sargeant Woodworking 

Machinery Ltd 

Tel 01403 273000 

Email sales@scosarg.co.uk 

www.scosarg.com 


W12 REVIEW 

RW Machines at W12: innovation on display 

Above, the infeed of the Anderson Selexx. 

THE revolutionary CoJet 2612 

flatbed inkjet printer made its UK 

exhibition debut on the RW Machines 

stand at this year’s W12. 

This is technology that could ultimately 

change forever the way 

that decorative boards are prepared 

for cabinet furniture making 

or for custom interiors in kitchens, 

bedrooms, bathrooms or the 

shopfitting sector. This is high definition 

printing of anything from 

woodgrain images to complex 

graphic designs in a huge range of 

colours on flat wood based panels 

for fitted or three dimensional furniture 

making and including doors 

of any shape or size. CoJet not 

only prints with inks that are warranted 

UV stable for eight years, it 

can even reproduce texture on a 

surface to mimic the feel of real 

natural wood grains. Inkjet print 

heads will overprint an image 

using multiple passes to build a 

surface with real touch depth. 

The ability of CoJet to reproduce 

a woodgrain texture is superb: 

CoJet will also print to any 

material — even sheet metals, ceramics 

and glass; anything, in fact, 

that may be deployed in a decorative 

environment. 

Pop-up pin technology on the 

bed of the press enables simple repeat 

positioning of work pieces, 

making the CoJet 2612 a serious 

production machine that is available 

through RW Machines Ltd of 

Bicester, who will be fully support- 

Above, the CoJet 2612 flatbed inkjet printer with its ink trays on display, and below, an example of 

the type of result the printer can produce. 

ing CoJet for service, spares and 

inks via RW’s highly regarded team 

of service engineers. 

Also shown for the first time at 

W12 was a full-size Anderson Selexx 

CNC nesting line with vacuum 

loading and including a squaring 

device on entry to position panels 

without operator intervention and 

with a scissor lift and pusher/ 

destacker for completed panels. 

The speed of the Anderson Selexx 

working solely in conjunction with 

an edgebander could make a 

beam saw redundant in many situations, 

according to RW’s David 

Thompson-Rowland. 

A Giben Edge KS26J edge finishing 

automat was shown in support 

of a newly signed distribution 

deal with an Italian supplier better 

known for beam saws. The edgebander 

exhibit at W12 had been 

built especially for a UK customer 

to process 2 mm edgebandings 

and had been equipped with flat 

and profile scrapers for a better 

finish. Simplicity of operation is a 

major feature of Giben Edge banding 

— the screen controller is designed 

for fast setup and easy 

machine operation and this edgebander 

is also considered unique 

in trapping all edge trimmings 

within the cabinet in support of a 

cleaner working environment. 

A new membrane press from 

Orma on the RW stand was designed 

for the application of decorative 

coverings to flat and curved 

panels. The Orma Air System Eco 

25/14 press deploys one or two tables 

in a shuttle system and extra 

flanges can also adjust the chamber 

height for pressing curved 

panels with a maximum depth of 

200 mm. An intermediate flange 

can be used for high gloss work, 

guaranteeing uniform tempera- 


W12 REVIEW 

ture without bubbles or wrinkles 

and improving the definition of 

finish across all PVC foils. 

Also new from RW Machines’ 

Italian principal Stema at W12 was 

the new Multipoint three-axis machine; 

the configuration at this 

year’s show was for face and edge 

boring panels with two independent 

groups of tools for dowelling 

and fittings insertion on shelves, 

windows and doors. Groups of 

tools can be configured to drill, 

route and insert as needed. 

Also bearing the Stema label was 

the CB86 drilling and hinge insertion 

machine working from the underside 

of panels, drilling holes and 

inserting hinge plates. 

This machine from Stema can be 

configured to work with any hinge 

supplier just by changing the magazine 

and the pusher. It was 

equipped with three spindles for 

hinges and two for plates plus a chip 

extractor complete with dust collection 

bags. 

Spinamatic by the same maker 

was shown for gluing and dowelling 

and can be equipped with a choice 

of pumps for working in conjunction 

with a range of white adhesives. 

Edge finishing shaped panels 

has become big business for RW 

Machines, reports David Thompson 

Rowland, and two different 

capability options 

were 

fielded at W12. 

One was 

from Vitap; — 

the Eclipse 

model at the 

lower end of 

the capability 

spectrum and 

Vector, developed in New Zealand, 

at the other. First seen at W10 was 

Vitap’s easy-to-use Eclipse contour 

edgebander is now equipped with 

pre-milling. 

Both Vitap and Vector are designed 

to edge finish contoured 

panels, tracing the contour, applying 

an edgeband and cutting 

neatly on conclusion of the wrap. 

With Vector the operator need 

only position the panel for the 

head to find the edge automatically 

and then to complete the 

process. A patented system keeps 

the head pressed firmly against 

the edge of the panel, controlling 

both pressure and also speed to 

ensure a very tight and perfect 

bond. 

Vector will apply PP, acrylic, PVC, 

veneer and indeed almost any 

Above, the Stema Multipoint, on show on the RW stand at W12. 

Right, the Orma press is ideal for pressing curved and shaped panels. 


W12 REVIEW 

Bonacin Closer auto adjusts for height and length. 

type of edge finish to the most 

commonly used wood based 

panels, including hollowcore. 

An unfilled hotmelt adhesive of 

good quality is recommended for 

contours, says Vector, most of 

which will be high value products 

carrying better margins. 

Also from Vitap is the new 

Quartz, a small in-line edgebander 

with buffing units top and bottom. 

A glue joint and profile 

scraper unit was shown on the 

show machine with a trimmer and 

end cutter and also pre-milling for 

optimum edge quality. 

This is a highly cost-effective, 

small footprint edgebander designed 

for processing all types of 

finishing materials on small shop 

floors. 

In support of a very different 

application was Bonacin Closer, a 

cabinet clamp that is easily inserted 

into any production line; 

this electro-mechanical cabinet 

clamp adjusts automatically for 

both height and length using 

photo electric cells. 

Bonacin’s closer is adjustable for 

pressure and is considered the ultimate 

machine for high productivity 

and low operating costs. 

And lastly at W12, RW Machines 

announced a new agency agreement 

with Swiss veneer jointing and 

splicing specialists, Fisher+Ruckle. 

Managing director, Alexander 

Baptista, said on the stand that a 

Giacomo Bertone (right) with a specialist engineer from Vitap. 

range of different machines will 

make their UK entry under the 

Omni label for low cost glue jointing 

and longitudinal splicing applications 

in smaller workshops. 

The stand machine is the first of 

several that will be available from 

the Bicester-based distributor; 

managing director, David Thompson 

Rowland, said: “Omni represents 

a stable of very good 

machines that are designed to 

make veneer working simpler and 

more consistent.” 

RW Machines 

Tel 01869 244943 

Email sales@rwmachines.co.uk 

www.rwmachines.co.uk 


W12 REVIEW 

Flexible software 

MAGI-CUT’S optimisation and 

production software was on 

show in two halls at W12, in Hall 

8 (Working with Wood) on the 

Homag City stand, where it was 

shown alongside the Holzma 

HPP350 beam saw, and in Hall 6 

(Working with Design) where 

the Magi-Cut software was located 

alongside EQ Software 

and ArtiCAD. 

The Holzma HPP350 saw used 

at the show was destined for customer 

Urban Myth, who had also 

recently purchased a Magi-Cut V9 

modular system to use in conjunction 

with the saw and the company’s 

Weeke CNC router. 

Magi-Cut welcomed delegates 

from Fairline Boats, who have also 

W12 exhibition. 

LEADING dust extraction specialist, 

Wood Waste Control 

(Engineering) Ltd, reported 

strong interest from visitors to 

the W12 exhibition. 

recently purchased Magi-Cut Version 

9 including both Nesting and 

Optimisation modules along with 

the Bargstedt board storage system. 

Magi-Cut was able to guide 

them on how they might set up 

the manufacturing system to get 

the most out of the software as 

well as to integrate with their existing 

systems. 

Jim Wiltshire, managing director 

of Magi-Cut Software, was 

pleased with the variety of customers 

attending the stand — including 

many from smaller 

workshops who had come to see 

Magi-Cut Express — many who 

took away the free Express trial CD. 

“As well as potential new customers, 

it was a pleasure meeting 

Members of the Wood Waste Control team on their stand at the 

Andy Carter of Wood Waste 

Control said: “We sold a number of 

items direct from the stand and 

also came away with a lot of hot 

enquiries that we will be following 

Successful W12 

W12 HAS BEEN yet another very successful exhibition 

for Lamont Clamping Systems. 

Says Alan Lamont, “This is the second time we have 

shared an exhibition stand with JMJ Machinery who are 

our main UK dealers, and it has proven yet again to be 

the right decision. 

“We sold all the display items in the first couple of days 

with a number of other orders during the show and the 

period since. 

“Our machines have always been popular with all the 

sectors of the woodworking industry and further proof 

of this will be featured in future editions of this 

magazine.” 

Lamont 

Tel 01461 40017 

Email aalamont@hotmail.com 

www.clampingmachines.co.uk 

many of our existing customers 

who wanted to see what the new 

Modular Version 9 had to offer 

them and discuss upgrade options,” 

says Jim. 

There was also keen interest 

from visitors looking to integrate 

their existing design software 

Strong interest at W12 

up in the days and weeks ahead. 

“Interest was strong across the 

board — for our waste extraction 

equipment, heaters, briquetters 

and chippers.” 

Equipment on display on the 

Wood Waste Control stand included 

a two-module silo filter 

with rotary valve, 2-bin and 4-bin 

fine dust filters, wood-fired heater 

and Reinbold AZR 600 chipper 

and RB30 briquetter. In addition, 

the company showed examples 

from its comprehensive range of 

rolled-edge ducting components. 

Wood Waste Control provides 

the complete range of dust extraction 

and heating equipment. Its 

modular silo and chain filters meet 

a wide range of extraction requirements 

and from simple stand-alone 

(such as ArtiCAD) with Magi-Cut to 

provide seamless links to their 

saws and machining centres. 

Magi-Cut Software Ltd 

Tel 0117 927 6353 

Email 

sales@magi-cutsoftware.co.uk 

www.magi-cut.co.uk 

bagging units through to complex 

integrated systems, the company 

provides a comprehensive service. 

Wood Waste Control’s range of 

manual and automatic warm air 

models in its WWH range are capable 

of burning a wide range of 

wood fuels automatically, as well 

as accepting hand-loaded offcuts. 

Andy Carter said: “It is clear that 

decision makers in the woodworking 

industry are starting to see 

light at the end of the tunnel and 

are making decisions about how 

they will invest to make the most 

of the upturn when it comes.” 

Wood Waste Control 

(Engineering) Ltd 

Tel 01628 525290 

www.w-w-c.co.uk 

www.ducting-online.co.uk 


W12 REVIEW 

A thank you from Hranipex to visitors 

to its stand at W12 

HRANIPEX Ltd reports a successful W12 exhibition at the NEC Birmingham 

whilst enjoying a constant flow of visitors to its stand: the 

four day event has so far proved itself to be successful and further 

helped to highlight the company’s presence in the UK market. 

Hranipex notes that the event was well attended by visitors from all 

over the UK spanning from John o’Groats to Land’s End and ultimately 

appreciates the top quality contacts the event has yielded. 

W12 was a perfect place to showcase Hranipex’s vast range of ABS, design, 

veneer and melamine collections and gave potential clients a 

chance to view, touch and discuss with the sales representatives on hand. 

This year’s W12 event also represented Hranipex chairman Zdenek 

Ryzner’s first UK event and gave UK customers a chance to meet the man 

behind the company. The event also highlights that the UK customer demands 

fresh solutions to its edging headaches — the feedback was consistent 

that furniture manufacturers require a diverse range of decors in 

various dimensions without having to wait for long delivery times or 

worry about large minimum order quantities — with Hranipex the minimum 

order is kept low to give the customer the flexibility to use only 

what they need when they need it. 

The theme of the event was always “Simply more” — promoting over 

900 ABS decors with next day service in multiple dimensions in quantities 

from just one metre. The aim of the event was to promote the company’s 

commitment to matching decors to the boards of all the world’s 

leading board manufacturers from Egger to Krono span, Sonae, Finsa, etc, 

matching each edge individually. 

Hranipex matches each edge individually to ensure that the customer 

gets the best possible edge for their requirements — no need to use just one oak to match 

multiple oak boards from multiple board manufacturers as with Hranipex the customer has 

over 60 oaks to choose from in the Express Collection alone and there is no need for the customer 

to choose the match themselves — Hranipex has a solution with its edge banding 

search facility on its website, which is updated daily. 

As with the 2010 event, visitors to the Hranipex stand were treated to a relaxed atmosphere 

and excellent hospitality — which forms the basis of the company's mission statement in the UK 

— equal opportunities for customers big and small so regardless if you are a large producer or 

independent joiner, you are guaranteed the same excellent service and treatment every time. 

“Our visitors gave universal feedback that UK customers are generally impressed when 

there is a new company with fresh ideas and alternatives to the normal supply and matching 

headaches with new stock from Kronospan, Egger etc with 24 hour delivery. A company that 

can do everything for a customer’s needs, a company with the available technology to produce 

any edge with prompt response times,” commented 

sales representative, Jonathan Allaker. 

“The overall feedback is that customers are still 

looking for a supplier that can cater for their every 

requirement and would love to eliminate the need 

to make ten phone calls to the various suppliers on 

the UK market every time they need to buy an edge. 

“The feeling is the customer has never been asked 

the question — ‘what do you want?’. The Hranipex 

model is to investigate each customer’s individual 

needs and provide a truly unique bespoke customer 

care experience!” he concludes. 

Hranipex UK 

Tel 0121 782 6248 ● Email info@hranipex.co.uk 

www.hranipex.co.uk 


W12 REVIEW 

Fashionable display 

Expectations exceeded 

HIGH TECHNOLOGY coatings 

supplier, Movac Group, exhibited 

within the Working with 

Design area, with a show-stopper 

fashion show themed under 

the banner Movac — always at 

the forefront of colour fashion, 

and providing W12 with the 

“eXtra” factor! 

The stand comprised a central 

catwalk structure leading out of a 

circular entrance designed from 

an element of the Movac logo, 

onto the stage, using white minimalist 

backdrops alongside the 

company’s corporate red colour 

and bold fashion model images. 

The surrounding areas featured 

seven striking mannequins coated 

in various Sayerlack finishes, including 

gold acrylic two pack lacquer, 

pink water based crackle 

lacquer and white gloss 

polyurethane together with 

clothes rails holding wooden coat 

hangers sprayed in various Sayerlack 

finishes with tags attached 

providing details of the particular 

coatings used, so that visitors 

could ‘browse’ through them a 

their leisure. A large ‘live video’ 

screen ran throughout the day, together 

with touch screens, presenting 

the new website, which 

also incorporates the fashion 

theme and images. 

Movac then provided an entertaining 

ten minute fashion show 

twice a day, which never failed to 

draw appreciative visitors to the 

stand, with two models sporting 

various wooden garments coated 

in the company’s finishes, including 

tabard-style outfits, natural 

wood bangles and earrings using 

various Sayerlack stains and lacquers 

and wooden ties coated in 

various colours in Sayerlack topcoat 

and water based topcoat — 

all aided by wood and paint associated 

pop tunes and a fashion 

show commentary. 

Movac Group Ltd 

Tel 0844 561 0070 

Email info@movac.com 

www.movac.co.uk 

ARMAC MARTIN National Sales 

Manager, Gary Barnes was very 

pleased to talk to many customers 

old and new at the recent 

W12 exhibition. 

“Nothing beats face to face discussions 

and physically handling 

products for feedback on new lines 

and building relationships,” said 

Gary, also commenting again that 

the volume of enquiries harked 

back to the good old days of exhibitions 

in the 90s: all very heartening. 

Whilst customers in the kitchen 

market have driven new ranges 

and developments over the past 

few years it was domestic and contract 

furniture manufacturers, 

joiners and shopfitters that Armac 

Martin targeted at the show. 

With displays of new products 

and stock lines of stays, magnetic 

and specialist catches, hinges and 

bespoke manufacturing, there 

was something in the product 

portfolio for all. 

A brand new brochure is currently 

being produced to showcase 

all the new ranges, and PDFs 

of everything on the show at the 

exhibition can be obtained from 

the company by request. 

Armac Martin 

Tel 0121 359 2111 

Email sales@armacmartin.co.uk 

www.armacmartin.co.uk 

Talbott’s wood waste heating solutions are hot at W12 

TALBOTT’S, the original British manufacturer of wood waste heating 

solutions, received much interest at the recent W12 Working With 

Wood exhibition. 

At a time where making savings for companies is more important than 

ever, using on site generated wood waste for heating is an ideal solution. 

There are substantial savings to be made by eliminating wood waste disposal 

costs and heating bills. There is also an increased awareness for incorporating 

energy efficiency measures into businesses and this was 

recognised at the show by Talbott’s stand staff. 

A lot of companies were keen to discuss the renewable heat incentive, 

which is a Government tariff scheme for producing renewable biomass 

heating that also includes wood waste as a fuel. 

As welll as many new prospective clients looking to save money, Talbott’s 

also had many existing customers visit the stand, simply to say hello 

and how pleased they are with their Talbott’s system. 

Amy Fielding, commercial director for Talbott’s, 

comments: “It’s great to receive so much positive 

feedback all at once and makes our hard work and efforts 

worthwhile. Since the show, we have already 

converted numerous new enquiries into orders and 

expect to receive many more for our broad selection 

of wood waste heating systems.” 

The Talbott’s range of wood waste air heaters and 

boilers are available in a variety of sizes either as 

simple manual fed units or automated solutions. They 

are suitable to use hardwoods, softwoods, MDF and 

chipboards to provide space or process heating. All 

units are approved appliances for use within smoke 

control areas and Talbott’s has ranges eligible to receive 

the Renewable Heat Incentive. The company 

also offers some of the most competitive rates available 

for on going service, parts and maintenance. 

Talbott’s Biomass Energy Systems Ltd 

Tel 01785 213366 ● Email sales@talbotts.co.uk 

www.talbotts.co.uk 


W12 REVIEW 

£110,000 of Alphacam and Cabinet Vision orders at W12 

VERO Software’s two leading 

woodwork brands, Alphacam 

and Cabinet Vision, took orders 

worth over £110,000 at the W12 

exhibition. 

With W12 being the UK’s leading 

exhibition for the joinery and 

furniture manufacturing industries, 

Cabinet Vision general manager, 

Richard Chappell, says the 

company regards it as a sales 

event. “We’ve come to W12 with a 

different look, a different attitude 

and different feel, and taking over 

£110,000 worth of orders showed 

that exhibitions are not just places 

to be seen. They are places to conduct 

business.” 

As well as the firm orders, 

Alphacam and Cabinet Vision 

combined had over 160 additional 

leads. Alphacam general manager, 

Nick Spurrett, was extremely 

pleased to hear that many customers 

have full order books. “Because 

companies have a constant 

stream of work they have money 

to invest in the right software to 

not only drive their new CNC machine 

tools, but which drives their existing tools faster and better, increasing 

productivity. That’s why both Alphacam and Cabinet Vision did 

so well at W12.” 

He says customers have more confidence in the future today than they 

did at W10, and feels the market is buoyant. 

W12 was the first opportunity for UK users to see the new and enhanced 

functionality in the latest releases of both brands — Alphacam 

2013 R1 and Cabinet Vision V8. 

Visitors to the joint stand were impressed with Alphacam’s new reporting 

function. “They told us that being able to create user configurable 

reports and labels will improve both part and program traceability. They 

can set up bespoke documentation for nested job reports, setup sheets, 

tool listings and part labels,” says Nick Spurrett. The new tool path oscillation 

function also caused widespread interest at the show. A sinusoidal 

or zig-zag up and down movement can be applied to any contour toolpath, 

utilising more of the tool’s effective cutting length which will improve 

surface finish and extend 

tool life. 

And Richard Chappell says the 

new rendering features in Cabinet 

Vision V8 are the best ever. “Woodworking 

manufacturers already 

use rendering as a marketing tool. 

Now those renderings which show 

their customers exactly how the 

cabinets will look in situ, are even 

better.” 

W12 was the first time in the UK 

that Alphacam and Cabinet Vision 

exhibited under the new Vero 

branding, following the merger of 

Vero and Planit last year. The software 

was also used by machinery 

manufacturer partners in machining 

demonstrations on their own 

stands, featuring nesting and part 

machining. 

After the success of W12 Alphacam 

and Cabinet Vision look forward 

to a strong finish to 2012 and 

would like to take this opportunity 

to thank their many UK customers 

for their continued support. 

Vero Software 

Tel 0118 922 6644 

www.alphacam.com 



W12 REVIEW 

W12 exhibition success for Team Weinig 

MALCOLM Cuthbertson, managing director of Weinig UK in Abingdon, was highly satisfied with the sales and record number of quality enquiries 

received on the stand at W12. The Rubik’s Cube drew by far the most number of customers, with non-stop demonstrations from start to finish. 

A record number of orders are expected when enquiries are followed up — additional to those placed at the exhibition. Other Weinig machines 

on the stand also attracted interest and 

orders — the advanced technology of 

the 3D profiling Powermat was an ‘eye 

opener’ to many moulder users opening 

up new business opportunities. 

Holz-Her products on show also impressed 

visitors by their advanced technology, 

innovative features and quality. 

The edgebander technology in particular, 

attracted a lot of attention. The Glu 

Jet System, believed to be unique, 

clearly distances Holz-Her from others 

with its outstanding benefits: no glue 

pot, high precision, takes only three 

minutes to heat up and colour changes 

in no time at all. 

Holz-Her’s other machines: CNC 

routers, wall saws and beam saws attracted 

significant enquiries indicating 

the demand for a competitive range of 

quality machines supported by 

prompt, individual expert advice on solutions 

backed up by after-sales advice 

service from Weinig UK in Abingdon. 


Tel 01235 557600 

Email sales-uk@weinig.com 

Team Weinig at W12 in front of the star exhibit: the ‘Rubik’s’ Cube. 

www.weinig.co.uk 

Enthusiastic response 

FERCELL ENGINEERING and 

Weima reported a substantial 

volume of enquiries particularly 

in the first two days of W12, particularly 

for systems representing 

energy efficiency and 

operational cost saving: which, 

according to the company, 

pretty much describes its range 

of products and services. 

The show saw the UK launch of 

the Ultra Series Single Shaft Shredder 

Ultra 60, 80, 100 and the 

launch of the Fercell Wireless Networx 

systems. 

The launch of the Ultra single 

shaft shredder series (illustrated) 

from Weima met with an enthusiastic 

response for a machine designed 

especially for the UK SME 

woodworking joinery factory. 

New standard features include 

the Weima designed and manufactured 

WAP gearbox which, in 

the past, has been reserved for 

heavier industrial shredders. 

Also included as standard is the 

patented “V” rotor, delivering a 

considerable throughput volume 

and homogeneous fraction size. 

The Fercell Wireless Networx 

System demonstrator was also 

very popular, with a number of 

factory owners eager to view the 

latest generation of wireless technology 

for communication and 

control of numerous processors 

offering rapid deployment, easy 

adjustment and remote diagnostics. 

The system is claimed to offer 

infinite expansion, and is compatible 

with wired systems. 

The Fercell Networx System 

maximises performance and 

extends the life of extraction systems, 

while minimising operational 

costs by isolating unused 

suction points, increasing and 

optimising suction rates, reducing 

motor speeds, power consumption, 

noise and maintenance, and 

increased filter life. 

Also attracting attention at W12 

were the Sirrocco range of dryback 

spray booths, now available 

from Fercell Engineering with the 

“SubSonic Pack”. 

Incorporating the latest fan 

technology, decibel levels are 

greatly reduced for super quiet 

operation, higher energy efficiency 

and lower power consumption. 

The structural design 

has been improved, creating a 

more compact unit but retaining 

all the features this dryback spray 

booth has come to be known for. 

It represents quality built in England, 

in a variety of materials of a 

modular design and suited for use 

in the harshest of environments. 

Options available include single 

and three phase supply, IP55 or 

EExd DOL starter and thermal 

overload, three disposable cartridge 

filter types, filter monitoring, 

EG energy switch, a variety of 

lighting options and ancillary 

equipment such as conveyors, 

turntables and racking. 

Fercell Engineering Ltd 

Tel 0845 130 4014 

Email info@fercell.com 

www.fercell.com 


W12 REVIEW 

Positive response for David Clouting at W12 

The new stone designs produced an “excellent” response, 

says commercial director, Edward Quant. 

DAVID Clouting Ltd was pleased to see that the W12 exhibition had 

maintained its standards, with visitor numbers and their relevance 

to the company’s services providing a pleasing match. The business 

is now following up on the many contacts made at the event, which 

will require contact with 

nearly 250 individuals and 

companies. 

Edward Quant, David 

Clouting commercial director, 

said: “Our various different 

interior surfaces 

attracted a wide and varied 

audience. We were also delighted 

with the response 

from the shop fitting sector 

to Interior Film, which provides 

stunning designs and 

textures to cover all surfaces 

of interiors. Self-adhesive, 

fire rated, applied to most 

surfaces — it’s a perfect 

product to decorate and fit 

out buildings, saving time.” 

Interior Film can be easily 

fixed to the majority of substrates, 

allowing shop fitters 

to quickly transform any 

room setting. 

The selection of woods, stones, leathers, metals and decorative designs 

can also be applied to furniture and fittings, providing further potential 

to create unique settings with the minimum of disruption. 

The response from visitors to W12 further endorsed the company’s enviable 

reputation for being at the forefront of innovation. “Texture is increasingly 

important and our Graphite and White solid colour with a new 

horizontal emboss was a star of the exhibition,” said Mr Quant. 

Two recent introductions, Coimbra Ash and African Walnut, also attracted 

considerable interest, 

he continued. Coimbra 

Ash is matched to Egger’s 

Sand Lyon Ash H1298 and 

African Walnut is matched 

to Kronospan’s African Walnut 

D8311. The new options 

are now being introduced 

into the David Clouting 

stock range. 

“Paint — Innoface solid 

colours and High Gloss solid 

colours — are a key part of 

the KBB product selection, 

which David Clouting supports 

with a large number of 

stock colours. Mussel is 

being introduced in High 

Gloss to complement the Innoface 

pvc that was 

launched to match the Egger 

U717 MFC,” said Mr Quant. 

The feedback to two of the 

company’s stone PVCs was 

also described as “excellent” by Mr Quant. These are high quality reproductions 

which provide panel manufacturers with effective natural materials. 

David Clouting Ltd ● Tel 01376 518037 

Email marketing@davidclouting.co.uk ● www.davidclouting.co.uk 

Interior Film can be easily fixed to the majority of substrates. 

Odessa Oak on show on the David Clouting stand at W12. 


W12 REVIEW 

Eleven organisations support BWF’s CPD launch 

ELEVEN organisations, including 

nine joinery companies, 

have shown their support for 

the British Woodworking Federation’s 

Continuing Professional 

Development Scheme by signing 

up to the scheme at its 

launch at W12. 

Run by the BWF’s Woodworking 

Industry Training Forum (WIT - 

Forum), the CPD programme 

offers all those working within 

the joinery and woodworking 

industry the opportunity to develop 

new skills and to gain recognition 

for training and personal 

development. It is suitable for all 

roles in any joinery business, from 

apprentice to managing director. 

Representatives form the companies 

signed their names in a 

public display of commitment at 

the W12 exhibition, and have 

pledged to encourage all their 

THE INAUGURAL Design in 

Manu facturing Awards were 

presented on the third day of 

the show in the Working With 

Design Seminar panel. 

The judging panel, led by John 

Legg of Gearing Media, and also 

including Sue Calver of FIRA, Eddie 

Chu of Stoneham PLC and Martin 

Allen-Smith of Designer magazine, 

selected one winner and two 

Highly Commended companies 

from a shortlist of five. 

The winner was Curvomatic, 

with its all-in-one, fully reusable 

mould library developed for the 

manufacture of any curve. 

Initially developed for woodworking, 

the easy-to-use moulding 

system can replace, or be used 

in conjunction with, a hydraulic or 

vacuum press. 

Curvomatic is a fully re-usable 

and versatile product consisting of 

a series of modular sections constructed 

from a patented design 

of extruded aluminium. The modular 

sections come in various sizes 

and easily hinge together to create 

any length curve. The longitudinal 

joint evenly distributes the 

load and allows each one to support, 

and be supported by, its 

neighbouring extrusions, creating 

an incredibly rigid, structural 

curved surface requiring only a 

minimal number of formers to 

hold a shape. 

FINSA and Trade Mouldings 

were both Highly Commended. 

FINSA, a specialist in woodbased 

composite board products, 

combined its patented Superpan 

board technology with BASF’s 

staff to join the scheme. 

From left to right, they are: John 

Kerry, director of Elmwood Joinery 

(East Anglia); Peter Love, director 

of Oakwrights; David Oldfield, 

group joinery products manager 

of Arnold Laver; Peter Johnson, 

managing director of Vicaima; 

David Pattenden, managing director 

of Westgate Joinery; Andy 

Tompkins, director of Tompkins; 

Alan Shearer, general manager of 

Howarth Windows & Doors; 

Sharon Gorf, sales director of 

Parker & Highland Joinery; Iain 

McIlwee, chief executive of the 

BWF; Keith Tyson, chairman of 

Lignum Associates; Martin James, 

Kaurit Light system to produce a 

new super lightweight board, 

Superpan STAR, which was featured 

in our October issue. The result 

is a board product as strong 

and high performing as Superpan 

but up to 20% lighter. 

Trade Mouldings, a leading 

manufacturer of quality cabinet 

doors, accessories and matched 

wrapped components, has utilised 

laser edge technology to produce 

its new door range, Odyssey, 

which features 1 mm super high 

gloss acrylic faces and the seamless 

edge allowed by laser technology 

over an MDF core. 

Also shortlisted were EDP and 

Movac. In the case of EDP, this was 

for a sleek and beautiful high gloss 

commercial director of Didac; and 

John Carter, national specialist 

training advisor of CITB-Construction 

Skills. 

British Woodworking 

Federation 

Tel 0844 209 2610 

Email bwf@bwf.org.uk 

www.bwf.org.uk 

Inaugural Design in Manufacturing Awards 

CoffeeProof from Movac: Just one of the innovative entries in the 

inaugural Design in Manufacturing Awards. 

The winning award being presented to Jim and Neil Burgess of 

Curvomatic by John Legg of Gearing Media. 

chrome design created by COSMA, 

which is easily fitted to a prerouted 

groove on the top of a 

plain white or toned MFC door. 

Says EDP’s Terry Willett, “We believe 

that this type of styling from 

COSMA is exactly what Design in 

Manufacturing is all about.” 

For Movac, the shortlisting was 

for CoffeeProof from Sayerlack, a 

waterborne coating which, as its 

name suggests, is able to resist coffee 

stains. The company states that 

just 24 hours after application, cold 

coffee stains will not show: the 

same applies to hot coffee spilt at 

least 72 hours after application. 

Huddlestone Events Ltd 

Tel 01629 530998 

www.w12exhibition.com 


W12 REVIEW 

The Kündig Brilliant on show at W12. 

J & C O’MEARA was delighted with the interest in its full range of products at W12, with 

the sales team’s feet barely touching the ground during the course of 

the show. 

The star of the show for the company 

was the Genisis briquetter, pictured 

below. Suitable for compacting various 

materials such as light and heavy saw 

dust with a minimum/maximum moisture content 

of 8-14%, the briquetter is suitable for use 

with cork dust, bark and off-cuts of natural fibre, 

for example. The latest series are equipped with a 

Siemens touch screen interface. 

Alongside the well established Genisis panel saw range, pictured right, there was the first 

showing of the new Genisis hinge drilling and boring machines including the unique Scorpion, a three 

head borer specifically designed to make the pre drilling for cam and dowel fixings an easy task. 

The hinge borers are available as a manual bench top 

machine allowing it to be used for taking to site or as an 

automatic machine with pneumatic clamping and foot 

pedal operation. The machines can be specified to be used 

for FGV, BLUM, Grass, Hettich, Häfele, etc. 

Brilliant Kündig at W12 

THE TEAM on the Kündig stand were kept busy throughout W12, 

meeting up both with potential new customers as well as a lot of existing 

customers who are very happy with their machines. 

“On Sunday it was almost like Kündig club day!” commented Kündig 

UK’s Carl O’Meara, adding that it was “fantastic to see all the existing 

clients”, many of whom have been featured within the trade press. Busy 

on most days from the time the show opened until it closed, Carl commented, 

“It just seemed to be non-stop!”. 

The star machine on the stand was the Kündig Brilliant: see page 16 for 

a report on a satisfied customer who has recently purchased a Kündig Brilliant 

machine complete with the lacquer finishing option. 

“There were lots of enquiries,” Carl reports, adding that “The people we 

spoke to were making serious enquiries: there was a lot of in-depth talk 

about the capabilities of the various machines, and we are expecting a lot 

of enquiries to follow during the coming months.” 

He adds, “There was a high level of interest from high end, bespoke 

manufacturers looking for a machine that could give a superior finish, 

particularly when working with high end veneers and lacquer finishing. 

This is exactly the position within the market where Kündig sits.” 

Kündig Ltd 

Tel 0845 833 0565 ● Email info@kundig.co.uk ● www.kundig.co.uk 

J & C O’Meara constantly busy at W12 

The OMC press (pictured above) also proved popular, with a number of serious enquiries 

being received, several of which arose as a result of the article featuring the press in the 

October issue of this journal. Enquiries were also received for the vacuum press, as well as the 

Hofmann range of heavy duty, high quality spindle moulders. 

The company was delighted with the wide range of enquiries across its broad product range. 

J & C O’Meara Ltd 

Tel 01704 893109 ● Email info@ukwoodworkingmachinery.co.uk 

www.ukwoodworkingmachinery.co.uk 


W12 REVIEW 

Impressions of W12 from a first time exhibitor 

W12 MARKED the first experience 

of exhibiting for this publication 

at any exhibition. In common 

with many exhibitors, we have 

been asked the question, “How 

do you feel the show went?”. 

Often this is measured in the 

number of visitors to the stand, 

how busy you were, your impression 

of how busy the show was as 

a whole, as well as orders taken. 

My measure of success was how 

accurately had I judged the number 

of magazines I would be able 

to distribute off the stand: since I 

only had about 50 to take home 

with me when I started with 1,000, 

this was pretty good going! 

With my daughter, Christina, 

taking time off from her regular 

restaurant job to come to the 

show to assist on the stand on the 

second and third days, I had the 

opportunity to go out and about 

and get a feel for how the show 

was going for other exhibitors. 

We were tucked away at the far 

end of Working With Design, and 

there is no doubt that Working 

David Clouting was just one of the stands providing the opportunity 

to keep up with the latest in design trends. 

Live demonstrations, such as this one of the Vitap Eclipse on the RW Machines stand, are an 

important part of any exhibition. 

With Wood was busier. Several 

stand holders reported being busy 

on a regular basis from the time 

the show opened until it closed, 

and with others the best time to 

talk to them was either in the first 

hour or the final hour, before most 

visitors arrived or after most had 

left. In our location, the number of 

visitors would fall off earlier in the 

day: but I think that was in part because 

we were at the edge. From 

where I was positioned I could see 

visitors further in the exhibition 

congregating on other stands, but 

not making it as far as our area. 

In not coming this far out, they 

missed out on some treats: such as 

Television Lifts Ltd, situated opposite, 

with its lifts ascending and 

descending within built in cabinets, 

showing their versatility; or 

the castors on display on the Guy- 

Raymond stand; or the range of 

products exhibited by Mohawk 

Finishing Products (UK) Ltd. 

But it’s easily done: I know that 

even after being round the show 

several times, with specific destinations 

in mind, I could be surprised 

to find new stands at the 

extremes of the Working With 

Wood show that I had previously 

been unaware of. 

Moral of the story: When you 

visit a show, try to make sure you 

walk all the gangways. Otherwise, 

you never know what unexpected 

discovery you may miss out on! 

The stand holders in Working 

With Design had produced some 

very attractive stands, and it was a 

very pleasant show to walk 

through. And from our stand, we 

had a wonderful view looking further 

out into the exhibition. As 

well as the stands opposite, we 

could see Mundy Veneer; David 

Clouting; Movac; all with 

attractive displays. 

My impression from previous 

shows is that numbers are down: 

it will be interesting to see what 

the official figures released by the 

organisers are, both for people 

attending and for numbers of 

companies represented. 

While there is concern in some 

quarters that the fact that people 

are scanned each time they enter 

means that people may be 

counted multiple times, the fact 

that data for W10 is also available 

showing the number of com - 

panies, necessarily less than the 

number of visitors, indicates that 

the case of the Working With 

Wood/Working With Design figures, 

visitor numbers are an accurate 

reflection of the number of 

people attending the show, not 

simply the number of times a 

badge was scanned. 

If the number of visitors is down 

on previous years, this is no doubt 

due to the fact that the economy 

still needs to pick up, although 

there were signs at the show from 


W12 REVIEW 

Television Lifts Ltd demonstrated mechanisms for raising and 

lowering both televisions (right) and other units (left) concealed 

within cabinets. Christina has decided that she wants one … 

talking to visitors that business is 

significantly better this autumn 

than it had been earlier in the year: 

has the turning point that will lead 

to recovery been reached? 

And the feed back on the quality 

of visitors from any stand 

holder that you speak to is overwhelmingly 

positive: all report 

valuable enquiries from those seriously 

interested in taking purchasing 

decisions, emphasising 

the point that it is quality, not 

quantity, that counts. 

Exhibitions have a particularly 

valuable role to play for the carpenters, 

joiners, shopfitters, 

kitchen fitters and furniture manufacturers 

that make up the readership 

of this publication. They 

provide an opportunity to compare 

machines from several competitors 

side by side, to see in the 

live demonstrations how equipment 

will actually perform and get 

a sense of the quality of the build. 

At Working With Wood it was 

possible to visit the SCM, Weinig, 

Curvomatic won first prize in the inaugural Design in Manufacturing 

Awards, with the award (pictured in the foreground) being 

presented at Working With Design. 

Just a sample of the range available on the Mundy Veneer stand. 

Kündig, Schelling, TM Machinery, 

Sagetech, RW Machinery, Felder 

stands and many others and compare 

and contrast the machines 

you were interested in and maybe 

discover something you had not 

previously considered. Just look 

through the pages of this review 

section as well as last month’s preview 

(available for free download 

from our website) for a flavour of 

what was on offer: there are too 

many to list here! 

In terms of software, Joinery - 

soft, Cabinet Vision and Alphacam 

were all present at Working With 

Wood, along with many companies, 

including Delcam and 

Magi-Cut, on show in Working 

With Design: a good chance to 

compare and contrast the various 

programs, to find the one that is 

right for your needs. 

Need a phase converter? The 

Power Capacitors Ltd stand may 

well have had something to match 

your needs. 

Interested in developing your 

skills? Training provider Didac was 

present, along with the British 

Woodworking Federation, whose 

new training initiative was 

launched at the show. 

Wanting to keep up to date 

with the latest design trends? So 

many of the stands at Working 

With Design had so much that was 

new and vibrant, it would be impossible 

to mention them all. 

The list goes on … 

Wood waste control and dust 

extraction are vital in any workshop: 

the show included stands 

from Dust Control Systems, Fercell, 

Ecogate, Wood Waste Control 

(Engineering) Ltd, Talbott’s, Air 

Plants, Scanhugger, Wood Waste 

Technology and, on the Schelling 

stand, ASM: a great deal of variety 

all under one roof for the four days 

of the show. 

The key question for any first 

time exhibitor is, I guess, would I 

exhibit again? The answer: yes, we 

have already reserved our stand 

for W14. At W12 the organisers 

were very helpful and ensured 

that everything ran smoothly, and 

were a pleasure to work with. 

It was good to meet readers of 

this publication, and to see their 

positive response to it. It was also 

good to see the range of new technology 

and equipment coming on 

stream and, in time, going into 

workshops up and down the country, 

exemplified by the inaugural 

Design in Manufacturing award, 

presented at Working With Design. 

Here’s looking forward to W14! 

Panel, Wood & Solid Surface 

Tel 01424 205428 

Email info@pawprintuk.co.uk 

www.pawprintuk.co.uk

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