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CONTENTS EDITORIAL
See ...
Eric Schäfer
Editor
... how time flies.
The first issue of WiN was published
40 years ago. Back then, it was almost as thick
as a book, but nowhere near as colorful. But
the magazine offered a versatile mixture then
as now.
40 years of WiN means 40 years of specialist
information from the woodworking and
wood processing sector. Information about
machines, tools and surfaces, materials and
companies. WiN reports on new technologies,
developments and trends. Over the years,
the spectrum of reporting has expanded. This
range of information characterizes every issue
of WiN. But everything always revolves around
the natural product wood.
For sure you will find a topic in the 40th volume
of WiN that will benefit you in your own
work.
Sincerely,
Eric Schäfer
Anyone who works with it knows that
wood can never be completely perfect. For
example, hidden damage in wood has a
disruptive effect in furniture or laminate production
as well as in timber wood construction
or window and door production. In order
to detect material defects in good time, the
Wintersteiger company is presenting a solution
that can precisely detect the structure of
defects in wood. This sets new standards for
quality assurance.
Operator safety is the focus of a sliding
table saw from Altendorf, which has already
won awards for its innovative safety system
and will be presented to customers in North
America for the first time at the upcoming
IWF in Atlanta.
To ensure the safety of a complete production
line, Rembe is presenting a system that not
only provides an overview of all relevant states
of the respective protection and plant systems,
but also minimizes the risk of human error at
the same time.
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CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
See... how time flies 3
COMPANIES
Wolf-Gerd Dieffenbacher turned 70 6
Key positions strengthened 6
Member of the Executive Board of HOMAG Group AG 7
Issue of unmatched flat panel edges and surfaces solved 7
Building the future of timber construction 8
New procedure for recognising minimal defects 9
TOOLS
Application data and tips 10
From single tool to product family 11
MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
Top-quality machining on any kind of panel and material 12
OSB from date palm fronds 13
Automated quality control using “chemical sensing” 14
Altendorf saw safety wins German Technology Award 16
Pallmann-Size reduction technology for the perfect
particleboard16
Fast, clean change between EVA and PUR hot-melt glues 17
USER REPORT
An optimal surface result 18
Scottish saw centre counts on Swabian sharpening
expertise20
SUSTAINABILITY
Fireplace briquettes from discarded wooden pallets 24
The right shredding is essential for heating technology 25
DOORS
“A lot has gone very well” for Roto 26
WINDOWS
Energy efficiency with historic charm 27
FURNITURE
Innovative technologies for perfect edge finishes 28
Innovative interior for the noble matt collection 29
SAFETY
Biogenic coating material as flame retardant for OSB 29
Smart home for factories 30
EVENTS
Conference topics create link to LIGNA 2023 31
Great demand for innovative concepts 31
FAIRS
FIMMA–Maderalia32
Eurobois32
ZOW32
HOLZ-HANDWERK and FENSTERBAU FRONTALE 33
DACH+HOLZ International 33
IWF Atlanta 33
MASS TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
Green Tech meets Hi-Tech 21
SURFACES
GUIDE TO PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURERS 34
Sustainable lacquers for the furniture,
door and parquet industries 22
Easy operation for maximum productivity 22
High-performance coating systems for wooden stairs 23
EGGER convinces with the PerfectSense ® lacquered boards 23
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COMPANIES
Wolf-Gerd Dieffenbacher turned 70
Wolf-Gerd Dieffenbacher celebrated his seventieth birthday on December 20, 2021. Until his withdrawal from the day-to-day business
on July 1, 2019, the entrepreneur was active for more than 40 years in the Eppingen-based family business DIEFFENBACHER GMBH
Maschinen- und Anlagenbau, which he led as CEO beginning in 1985. As a member of the Board of Advisors and in various other capacities,
Wolf-Gerd Dieffenbacher remains closely associated with the company.
After completing his studies in business administration
at the University of Saarbrücken,
Wolf-Gerd Dieffenbacher gained his first professional
experience at the machine manufacturer
Pathex in Toronto, Canada. In 1979 he returned
to Germany and took over the commercial management
of the family business run by his father
Gerhard Dieffenbacher and his father’s cousin
Albert Dieffenbacher. Six years later, Wolf-Gerd
Dieffenbacher followed in his father’s footsteps
as a member of the Management Board.
“Wolf-Gerd Dieffenbacher shaped the company
for decades with his landmark decision in
1989 to develop the continuous wood-based
panel press,” recalled CFO Volker Kitzelmann,
who joined the DIEFFENBACHER Management
Board in 2016 together with Wolf-Gerd
Dieffenbacher’s son Christian.
Internationalization and the strengthening
of the company’s complete plant competence
highlighted Wolf-Gerd Dieffenbacher’s work.
His efforts to build the company’s proficiency included
setting up the Automation business unit
and founding an external Board of Advisors.
Meanwhile, he laid the foundation for new foreign
subsidiaries in the United States, Malaysia,
India, Russia, China and elsewhere and production
sites in Canada, the Czech Republic
and China. Additionally, he led the acquisition
and integration of several competitors, including
Schenkmann-Piel, Schenck, Maier, Metso
and SWPM, transforming the company from
a nationally oriented machine manufacturer
to a globally focused and world-leading plant
manufacturer.
www.dieffenbacher.de
Key positions strengthened
Vecoplan has had two new sales managers since the beginning of October: Tim Hamer
is now responsible for Sales in the Recycling | Waste division, Kersten Beib in the Wood |
Biomass division. Vecoplan has now sustainably strengthened its sales team. Both managers
have a great deal of experience and expertise.
In recent months, Vecoplan AG has continued
to increase the number of sales staff in
its most important growth markets and applications.
Key positions are now held by the two
new sales managers. They will ensure that employees
can successfully operate together internationally
and achieve the goals they have set.
The sales managers are responsible for strategic
planning and operational implementation.
These tasks require a great deal of experience
and know-how. This is why Vecoplan has been
relying on Tim Hamer (38) in the Recycling |
Waste division since the beginning of October.
Tim Hamer has been responsible for the Recycling | Waste business
unit as sales manager since October 1st.
Kersten Beib has been in charge of sales for the Wood | Biomass
division of Vecoplan AG since October 1st.
Kersten Beib has been in charge of sales in
the Wood | Biomass division since October. The
54-year-old can draw on a great deal of experience.
He has been working for the wood processing
industry since the beginning of his career
in mechanical and plant engineering. The
trained industrial clerk began his career at a
mechanical engineering company. After in-service
training, he worked there as an Area Sales
Manager. In 2008, he moved to Vecoplan. Four
years later, he went back to his old employer
and took over the CEO position there. Now,
almost ten years later, he is sales manager at
Vecoplan. Kersten Beib has a solid knowledge of
the market and products in the field of material
processing and handling in the wood industry.
www.vecoplan.de
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COMPANIES
Dr. Sergej Schwarz
Member of the Executive Board of HOMAG Group AG
The Supervisory Board of HOMAG Group AG has appointed Dr. Sergej Schwarz (49) to the Executive Board effective January 1, 2022.
This means that it will consist of three members even after the retirement of the Chairman of the CEO, Ralf W. Dieter, on December 31,
2021: Dr. Daniel Schmitt as the new Chief Executive Officer, Rainer Gausepohl as Chief Financial Officer and Dr. Sergej Schwarz.
Schwarz joined the HOMAG Group back
in 2016 as Head of the Edge Processing business
unit. Since March of 2021, he has also
been Spokesman of the Board of Management
of HOMAG GmbH, Schopfloch, and Managing
Director of HOMAG Kantentechnik GmbH,
Lemgo. As a member of the Executive Board, he
will in future be responsible for the global activities
of the Edge Processing business unit and
the project business with large-scale plants. In
addition, he is responsible for the Indian location
of the HOMAG Group.
Before joining the HOMAG Group, the graduate
engineer held various management positions
at Schaeffler AG in Herzogenaurach and
Schweinfurt for many years, most recently as
Vice President of the Renewable Energies sector.
www.homag.com
Vacuum coating technology
Issue of unmatched flat panel edges and surfaces solved
In the past, flat panel decoration has faced a recurrent issue without a satisfactory solution: how to make the surface of the panel
match its edge perfectly. Using vacuum coating technologies developed for both surface and edge, we have solved that problem.
There is a perfect combination to solve this
issue, made up of two machines Cefla has created
created. One is the Smartedge, a complete
solution for finishing panel edges, the other is
Smartvacuum, the latest innovation to coat the
flat panel surface. Same technique, same lacquer,
same top quality.
Smartvacuum deposits 100/140g per sqm
of 100 % UV lacquer in a single step, far less
than a spray coater. This reduces costs, lead
time and streamlines the coating process. No
solvents either for a more sustainable process.
Panels move on to Smartedge and you obtain
an excellent match between panel surface and
edge. Using vacuum coating for both sections,
quality is increased whereas process times and
costs are reduced. Moreover, the stability of UV
lacquers is better than those used currently, so
the quality finish obtained will also last much
longer.
www.cefla.it
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COMPANIES
Building the future of timber construction
SCM and Randek AB join forces in a new global cooperation, where the aim is to be a one-stop supplier for the complete timber construction
process offering the widest range of solutions for beams, walls, timber frame, X-lam/CLT panels machining.
The new partnership aims to further expand
and strengthen the range of technological
solutions already provided by both players
across the globe and complementary to
one another: SCM, that continues innovating
to offer advanced numeric control machining
centres capable of processing all kinds of
different construction elements requested by
today’s market, and Randek AB, well-known
worldwide for its high performance innovaand
a better return on investment” confirms
Tommaso Martini, SCM Manager for timber
construction business.
“An agreement with a global leading group
like SCM, with sound industrial expertise and
an extensive international distribution network,
means we can further strengthen our presence
on the most relevant markets, offering the customer
an even more direct, widespread service”
says Ola Lindh, CEO from Randek AB.
The collaboration intends to build a strategic
partnership, increasing the range of their
products and expanding the solution competence,
the production capacity and the level of
specialization of both companies.
The Italian Group SCM and the Swedish
company Randek AB have sealed a strategic
global agreement for the worldwide supply
of all-round, integrated solutions for timber
construction.
tive technologies in the prefabricated house
sector.
The partnership will also allow each company
to be able to offer the other party’s products,
making it possible an offering of integrated solutions,
which otherwise would not have been
feasible, except in the long term.
“Our global partnership with Randek AB
significantly and strategically expands our offer
of products and services for timber construction,
guaranteeing our customers access
to a wide range of specific technological solutions
dedicated to machining prefabricated
walls with increased production efficiency
This strategic partnership is expected to
have a beneficial effect on customers, who will
gain advantages from this collaboration and is
already giving its first significant results.
In fact, Randek AB and SCM will develop
and deliver equipment for one of the most advanced
house factories for production of modules
in wood and steel frame. The customer
consulted Bosch Engineering and Production
Services to perform a thorough analysis of potential
suppliers.
The collaboration between SCM and
Randek AB is ready to make its mark on the future
of timber construction, guaranteeing topquality,
unique solutions and expertise even for
the most complex projects.
www.randek.com // www.scmgroup.com
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COMPANIES
New procedure for recognising minimal defects has received
the Wilhelm-Klauditz Award
Dr. Torben Marhenke received the Wilhelm-Klauditz Award in Braunschweig in November.
The award committee rewarded his years of research that led to successful development
of a new non-destructive test procedure for recognition of defects with a diameter starting
at 1 mm.
The Wilhelm-Klauditz Award comes with a
prize money of 5,000 euros and is awarded for
outstanding scientific or application-oriented
work in the area of wood research and environmental
protection every three years.
Simple and reliable determination of the
mechanical parameters of wood materials
In spite of many years of use of wood materials
in construction, engineering knowledge
on the measuring-technical determination of
mechanical wood parameters has been lacking
so far. Where isotropic materials such as metals
can make do with two parameters, wood materials
require nine of them for clear description of
their mechanical material behaviour. The measuring
methods developed by Marhenke in the
scope of his research will permit non-destructive
determination of all nine required parameters
reliably and even right in the production
process in future.
Protecting resources by improving quality
assurance even further
Both procedures bring enormous gains for
the industry. Any production issues can be recognised
early on, and countermeasures can be
taken quickly, reducing rejects and warranting
the corresponding qualities in spite of growing
requirements.
Increased use of, e.g., wood panels in construction
makes recognition of even the smallest
delaminations essential as they may grow
into cracks or allow moisture to enter the material.
The new inspection method makes it possible
to utilise the entire application potential of
wood materials in construction.
A quantum leap when recognising
delamination
The inspection method developed by
Marhenke within the scope of his doctoral thesis
is a further development of the air-coupled
ultrasound procedure (ACU). Using this procedure
does not require any coupling medium between
the sonic head and specimen, though use
in production usually requires a minimum distance
between the sample and the sonic heads
in order to avoid contamination of or damage to
the sonic heads.
The shaft bend causes the image to blur increasingly
as the distance grows, negatively affecting
in particular thicker composites, such as
wood panels. While this procedure used to be
able to only recognise defects starting at a size
Reward for his research work: Dr. Torben Marhenke received
the Wilhelm-Klauditz Award
of 25 mm x 25 mm, the measuring process expansion
developed by Marhenke will be able to
recognise defects with a diameter from 1 mm
onwards in future. In addition to strict error recognition,
the procedure can even determine the
precise position of the defect, permitting conclusions
regarding its cause.
Time reversal as a solution approach
In the ACU procedure used to date, dispensing
with coupling media causes enormous
transmission loss that is compensated by
the new, specially developed evaluation algorithm.
The time reversal (TR) applied here considerably
improves error resolution of the ACU
imaging. The method called ACU-TR measures
the entire pressure distribution emitted by an
ACU source with receivers and reconstructs it
on the corresponding defect level by applying
physics of acoustic holography, thereby improving
the minimally detectable defect size to
a considerable degree.
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TOOLS
Nesting of solid core panels
Application data and tips
With their continuous alternating shear angles and application-oriented cutting edge geometry as well as PCD quality, LEUCO DP
shank-type cutters for machining solid core panels achieve clean, chip-free cuts when parting and formatting. When used together
with LEUCO’s expert tips, clean and economical machining is guaranteed.
Part in a single pass with finish-cut quality
at an appropriately reduced feed rate. As an alternative,
you can pre-size the workpieces in order
to then finish-cut with a lower removal volume
at a correspondingly higher feed rate. The
significantly reduced machining needed by the
finish cutter greatly extends the edge life of the
quality-enhancing tool. In addition to the familiar
finish cutters, LEUCO offers for this purpose
a diamond-tipped roughing cutter with
which correspondingly high material removal
rates can be achieved.
The main objective: avoid high
temperatures
Particularly with nesting and the associated
limited chip ejection possibilities, excessively
high speeds and overly low feed rates can
lead to severe heating of the material (lumpy
chips!) and the tool.
The known effects of heat are
• high cutting edge wear: short edge lives
• loss of teeth: tooth replacement and lower
overall life
• poor cutting surfaces/lubrication: rework required
or rejects
• fire hazard in the extractor hood due to the
possibility of extremely hot / glowing chips
It is therefore even more important to avoid
multiple cutting in solid-core materials than in
conventional wood-based materials. The speed
should generally not be set too high.
The number of teeth must be matched to
the feed rate. Note: The feed rate value entered
into the control often is not the actual average
feed rate, since this is frequently not reached
at all. This is particularly the case with relatively
small-format workpieces and narrow, nested
structures. Here, a two-flute cutter instead of a
3-flute cutter is often the better and more economical
choice.
High-precision clamping elements
And the following applies not only to all diamond-tipped
tools: Tools should only be used
in highly precise clamping elements: hydro expansion
chucks, TRIBOS power shrink chucks or
heat shrink chucks. A proven means of effectively
avoiding multiple cutting can relatively often
also be the use of suction turbines with hydro
expansion chucks. The ideal application parameters
and the achievable results can be determined
within the framework of a test carried
out together with the tool supplier on the customer’s
machine under real-world conditions.
www.leuco.com
These feed rates are to be regarded as max. values for guidance. They also depend, among other things, on the required cut quality
and the nature of the material to be processed. In some cases, there are relevant differences in terms of hardness and temperature
sensitivity. The data refer to the processing of panel thicknesses of up to 10 mm. For higher material thicknesses, feed rates must
be reduced accordingly. Higher speeds are possible, but resulting higher temperatures can greatly reduce single edge lives and
also the overall life of the tool, especially at n>18,000
Solid core panel nesting is challenging, because the panels react in particular to the frictional heat during milling and thus have a
highly abrasive effect on the milling cutters. The diamond-tipped LEUCO DP solid core panel roughing cutter (left) and the LEU-CO DP
solid core panel cutter Z=2 or Z=3 are ideal tools when the above application parameters are taken into account
10 No. 1 • March 2022

From single tool to product family
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When sizing panel material, tools are usually used that are loud and heavy due to their
structural design. The result is stress for man and machine. More than ten years ago,
Leitz developed the pioneering tool solution for this problem that still sets the standard
in terms of sustainability, efficiency and quality in edgebanding: the lightweight
and quiet Diamaster WhisperCut jointing cutterhead. In the meantime, the world market
leader from Oberkochen has turned it into a complete system family. With the available
product variants, including one with an integrated HSK 32 R adaptor, users will in future
be able to optimize existing jointing concepts and also optimize their production costs.
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significantly reduced compared to conventional
systems. A solution that can be described as efficient
in all respects.
The Diamaster WhisperCut product range is available in numerous
design variants and can be used on almost all common
machine types. (Photo: Leitz)
Light, quiet and efficient – these few words
describe the advantages of the WhisperCut programme.
In detail, it becomes apparent that it is
the technical design of the tools that produces
perfect edges and cut surfaces and also makes
the jointing cutterhead significantly quieter. The
reason for the noise reduction of up to 5 dB(A)
is, on the one hand, the closed shape of the
light metal tool body, which, with 50 percent
less weight, protects the machine and the ears
of the user, and, on the other hand, the special
machining quality is explained by the proven
DFC ® technology, with the help of which up to
95 percent of the chips are collected.
But that is not all. Considering the entire
machining process, the WhisperCut cutterhead
also saves time and money. Imitated by
many tool manufacturers, the WhisperCut system
still sets standards as an original – especially
with regard to costs and maintenance.
The specially developed diamond cutting edges
can be resharpened several times in the tool.
Alternatively, the replaceable cutting edges can
be replaced directly by the user, which means
that the diameter of the tool always remains
constant. Set-up and adjustment times are thus
No. 1 • March 2022
The Diamaster WhisperCut jointing cutterhead
is available in several versions. One
is the basic version, whose cutting edges can
be resharpened up to three times, and the
WhisperCut PLUS version with an enlarged resharpening
area on the cutting edges, which
can be resharpened up to ten times. Both versions
are available with a bore or shank, depending
on the requirements. In addition, the
WhisperCut jointing cutterhead is also available
with an integrated hydro adaptor or with a fitted
HSK 32 R adaptor. Both adaptor variants offer
significant advantages in terms of concentricity
and axial run-out accuracy, machining
quality and tool life extension.
For users of laser edging systems, Leitz also
has the WhisperCut EdgeExpert variant in its
product range. Also resharpenable up to three
times, it impresses with its special cutting edge
arrangement and provides even better machining
quality. On request, these jointing cutterheads
can also be supplied as a PLUS variant
and can therefore be resharpened up to ten
times.
With the development of the WhisperCut
system family, Leitz has demonstrated its leadership
in the customer-oriented development
of tool systems for the furniture industry. Even
more advantages and time savings are generated
for users who have the jointing cutterheads
resharpened in one of the more than
120 Leitz service centres around the globe.
Perfectly sharpened in manufacturer quality,
balanced and including the supplied setting
data, the tools can thus be used easily, quickly
and reliably.
www.leitz.org
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MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
New industrial edgebanding machine
Top-quality machining on any kind of panel and material
Yet another high-tech new entry from SCM to satisfy the latest trends in furniture and design in terms of flexible and 4.0 production.
The new “stefani x” industrial edgebanding
machine has everything it takes to win over
the market. Each detail has been designed to
offer an extremely innovative solution and in
line with the industry’s more complex demands:
from the machine’s structure to the digital and
electronic control systems; from the machining
units with power assisted movement to the latest
gluing devices, for an even faster, more efficient
glue change.
The result is a highly configurable, customised
edgebanding machine, designed to reliably
work several shifts and capable of providing
top-quality machining, both in the stand-alone
version and in integrated cells or lines.
One other important advantage is its ability
to achieve maximum quality standards easily
and without interruption, even on the most delicate,
state-of-the-art materials, thanks to SCM’s
new electronic touch systems.
Furthermore, in an attempt to meet the increasingly
more widespread demands for flexible,
connected and integrated production,
“stefani x” offers and exclusive digital control
system that means it can operate in perfect synergy
with other technologies and IT systems as
well as MES management used in the factory.
The end of compromise
in productivity
SCM’s new industrial edgebanding machine
can machine panels at a speed of up to 30 m/
min during several shifts per day. All this, thanks
to top-of-the-range units and a new, highly rigid
mechanical structure. It also has new dynamic
units, custom-designed to further increase performance
and to include additional high-end
functions if requested.
Highly flexible even
when changing the glue
Another significant new feature of
“stefani x” is the gluing unit which, thanks to
the unique “glue switch” solution, allows for
a just in time change of colour and glue type,
thus achieving even more flexible, efficient production.
The “secret” lies in the fact that there
are simultaneously two glue tanks which, during
machining, can be interchanged using the
type and colour of glue requested by the work
program. The glue tank can also be replaced
or maintenance work carried out on it without
having to stop the edgebanding machine.
Top quality even
on the most delicate edges
The new “stefani x” offers top-quality gluing
no matter what type of edge there is.
Indeed, the intensity of the first pressure roller
can be automatically adjusted by the edgebanding
machine’s control system. Furthermore, the
edge can be replaced without any distance limit
between the panels thanks to the new automatic
edge change device with 2 and 6 rolls and
with a roller change system that allows for a reduced
interspacing of 350 mm.
New range of high-end electronic units
The new “stefani x” electronic units are designed
to meet two objectives that are key to
the market: ease of use even for more complex
machinings on delicate, “trending” materials,
thanks to an automatic, flexible set-up, as well
as repeatability, quality and accurate production
processes, thanks to the electronic touch.
Y-SE 1000 Servo and Y-SE 1200 Servo
end trimming units
For constant precision when cutting, irrespective
of the amount and kind of panels machined,
to optimise machining work even on the
most delicate panels, automatically control adjustments
and correct any machining errors on
the spot.
Round 2 Servo rounding unit
To ensure top quality machining on any profile
and optimise the processes even on three
different edge thicknesses.
RC-E Multileaf glue scraping unit
Ideal for machining panels with film, thanks
to the automatic tool adjustment for any film
thicknesses.
www.scmgroup.com
12 No. 1 • March 2022

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
OSB from date palm fronds
On December 14, 2021, Al Talah Board from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, produced its first branded “Desert Board” on a new
DIEFFENBACHER plant using recycled date palm tree waste to manufacture OSB boards. The innovative and highly sustainable plant
will use about 15 % of the 500,000 tonnes of palm waste generated yearly in the UAE to produce 120,000 m³ of high-quality OSB per
year.
for our project,” said Mazen Dukmak, Business
Development Manager at Al Talah Board. “We
are the world’s first company to use recycled
palm waste to produce premium quality OSB.
We made this happen with the technical collaboration
of DIEFFENBACHER, their production
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field of alternative raw materials.”
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MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
Automated quality control using “chemical sensing”
Using the Perception HEAD enables the Woodtech Division of Wintersteiger AG to precisely detect the structure of defects in wood. This
allows chemical characteristics such as blue stain, weak spots, branch decay, galls, and knotholes to be precisely scanned & machined,
setting new quality assurance standards in the timber industry.
Fully automated timber repair and cosmetic system TRC 3000 with defect scanner (photograph: Wintersteiger)
Changes in the price of wood alongside new
material requirements and applications present
challenges in the growing, constantly shifting
timber market. At the same time, this offers up
opportunities for innovative timber processors
aided by improved quality control and longterm
cost savings. The application of chemical
sensing in the timber industry addresses quality
requirements, price pressures, and application
innovation all in one.
Scanner technology is among
Wintersteiger’s core competencies and is applied
in systems for timber surface repair as well
as in diverse sorting lines. Perception Park now
supplies the Perception HEAD, a special solution
that uses hyperspectral imaging technology.
This innovative technology that enables the
“chemical sensing” of the raw material to be
identified has aroused a great deal of interest
among Austrian machinery and plant engineering
businesses.
“Our current scanner technology gives us information
on the geometry, position, color, and
size of a defect, such as a knot or a crack in the
wood. Our solutions from the “Timber Repair &
Cosmetics” product group can then automatically
clean or machine out the defect and permanently
fill it. Hyperspectral imaging will then
additionally tell us about the structure of a defect.
So, only those defects that would cause
problems in the downstream process, such as
knotholes, can be pinpointed and removed.
That way, you can achieve a more natural look,”
explains Markus Weissenbrunner, Head of
Strategic Product Development at Wintersteiger
AG, as he sets out his vision for how the HSI
technology could be used.
Another application example can be found
where there is a need to distinguish heartwood
from sapwood when cutting green round timber,
such as pinewood. Since the color of the
heartwood will only change on contact with UV
light, production has to be halted to be able
to definitively detect the differences. Using
the Perception HEAD means the wood can be
scanned and classified at the sawing stage.
Wintersteiger is currently testing hyperspectral
imaging for other customer requirements,
e.g., for moisture measurement to
trace signs of decay when analyzing glued
joints in multilayer boards or when detecting
resin. “In addition to our existing scanner
technologies, hyperspectral imaging gives us
much more information and is opening up
completely new application areas in wood
processing,” according to Weissenbrunner,
who delightedly points out the potential of
the HSI technology.
The cooperation saves costs in later production
steps. Variations in quality (in lumber, engineering
timber, etc.) can be identified enabling
more accurate pricing. Its use also represents a
benefit for the end customer – since the quality
of timber products can be better matched to
the application.
“Fitting wood scanners with a
Perception HEAD was pure inspiration! Chemical
sensing permits new levels of quality – as yet unseen
– that will significantly improve production
processes,” believes Ulrich P. Schön, Business
Development Manager at Perception Park.
Cooperation driven by innovation
The outstanding benefits of this new inspection
technology will become available to
future customers of Wintersteiger AG. This cooperative
development between the Woodtech
Division of Wintersteiger AG and Perception
Park GmbH is set to further strengthen the position
of both companies in the market.
VAP-Wintersteiger GmbH as part of the
Woodtech Division in the Wintersteiger Group
14 No. 1 • March 2022

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
Defect: raw, repaired, and sanded down (photograph: Wintersteiger)
specializes in plant engineering and automation.
From feasibility studies to remote maintenance
of the overall installation, the innovative
plant engineers deliver automation solutions for
the production of windows, engineered flooring,
furniture, and multi-layer boards, as well as
large sawmills.
Perception Park is a world-renowned pioneer
in the field of chemical sensing, often
enabling solutions to problematic challenges
where other technologies miss the mark. This
technology allows materials that are very similar
visually to be distinguished on the basis of
their chemical composition or the concentration
and distribution of their constituents – such as
in foodstuffs or pharmaceutical products – and
to precisely capture this data in real time.
Chemical sensing
Their chemical properties mean substances
reflect completely different spectrums of
light. Using a hyperspectral camera, images
can be captured outside the visible range,
such as infrared. Unlike normal cameras, hyperspectral
technology shows a spectral image
of the light reflected from the material.
Each point is depicted not only by an intensity
value, but also by hundreds of spectral
wavebands. This ultra-precise spectral measurement
allows the properties of materials
to be tested and their chemical composition
to be visualized. The user gets a unique “fingerprint”
or “spectral signature” of the object,
which in its turn allows flaws and dirt invisible
to the naked eye to be detected.
Chemical sensing is used for applications
where materials need to be analyzed and/or
sorted based on chemical information.
It is used in the food-processing industry
(to identify pressure marks and decay in fruit,
ripeness requirements), the recycling industry
(material-selective plastics sorting), and diverse
medical technology applications.
www.wintersteiger.com
No. 1 • March 2022
15

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
Altendorf saw safety wins German Technology Award
Germany-based Altendorf GmbH won over a 12-member jury with its novel safety system for sliding table saws in the category “Industry
and Crafts.” This is an important area of development as a workers’ hands are only a few centimeters away from the high-speed
rotating saw blade when they guide workpieces during sawing operations. Every day around the world, work-related accidents occur
when various materials are cut using sliding table saws.
For the most part, commonly known protection
systems use technology that relies on
the conductivity of skin to detect a hazardous
situation and to then pulsate the saw blade
to a stop. The problem with this approach:
All existing solutions require that contact between
the saw blade and hand takes place
for the safety system to kick in. In some systems,
the machine’s internal components are
damaged to prevent continuation of work after
the incident.
Early hazard detection
is critical
Altendorf’s system relies on the ability to
detect the hazard at a very early stage. Various
defined situations are optically detected and
classified. For this, two cameras collect data
which is then processed by a powerful handdetection
program.
When the system identifies a dangerous situation,
the hazard is eliminated: Within a quarter
of a second the whole saw unit quickly slows
down and the saw blade abruptly stops. After the
safety assistant has been activated, the machine
can immediately go back to work. No damage to
the machine or saw blade occurs and the productivity
of operations remains intact.
Karl-Friedrich Schröder, Head of Development
at the Altendorf Group, explains the
motivation for the ground-breaking development:
“We’ve always been uneasy about the fact
that existing systems only ever kick in after the
accident has happened. And they cause damage
to parts of the machine as well. We wanted
the machine to act sooner, first and foremost to
prevent accidents – that is, to protect the operator.
So we developed a system that gains us
valuable time, one that enables us to disable
the danger before contact even happens.”
Honored for innovation power
As jury spokesperson, Thomas Niehoff,
General Manager of the Chamber of Commerce
of East Westphalia, Bielefeld, outlined the jury’s
reasons for their award decision. In his
remarks, Niehoff highlighted the innovation
power of the machine manufacturer’s longterm
development work: “In the view of the
jury, Altendorf’s many years of development
work has successfully produced the next level
of innovation in table saw safety. This will lead
to setting new standards that will improve requirements
for worker safety in the woodworking
industry and the trades worldwide. At the
same time, the company is effectively positioning
itself in global competition. With its safety
system, Altendorf will significantly boost sales
and safeguard jobs.”
www.altendorf-handguard.com
Pallmann-Size reduction technology
for the perfect particleboard
New order for Pallmann Maschinenfabrik GmbH, the size reduction specialist within the Siempelkamp Group: In August,
Merino Industry Ltd., one of the leading laminate producers in India, placed an order for several machines from Pallmann’s portfolio.
The order volume consists of three knife ring
flakers, two double stream mills and a re-chipper
as well as the supervision of commissioning.
The machines are part of a new particleboard
plant at Halol in the state of Gujarat: Merino
Industry Ltd. founded in 1974, primarily focuses
on the production of premium quality laminates,
however, with the new plant, they will also start
production of the carrier material. Excellence,
maximizing the product value, is firmly established
in the corporate motto of the company.
The Pallmann-flake preparation ensures quality,
especially in the surface layers of the board,
which is an indispensable prerequisite for the
downstream finishing process.
Three knife ring flakers, type PZKR 16-600
guarantee highest flake quality, a high throughput
capacity, quick knife ring exchange and precise
knife adjustment. Two double stream mills,
type PSKM 14-660 produce homogeneous fine
flakes with a low percentage of dust and coarse
material – ideal for the production of high quality
particleboards which have to meet highest
demands on surface quality. Merino Industry
Ltd. also placed an order for a re-chipper which
ensures an economic size reduction of oversized
wood chips.
The delivery of the Pallmann machines is
scheduled for March 2022.
Pallmann-Knife Ring Flaker, type PZKR 16-600
www.siempelkamp.com
16 No. 1 • March 2022

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
New equipment variants ensure even greater flexibility and efficiency
Fast, clean change between EVA and PUR hot-melt glues
At HOMAG, EVA and PUR hot-melt glues are processed on the same machines and with the same application unit. A new feature is that
the glue can be changed via the melting unit without mixing, i.e. with no cross-contamination and no cleaning.
Simple removal of the EVA interchangeable container
from the melting unit
fiLine and, from October, also for EDGETEQ
S-500 | S-500 profiLine series.
www.homag.com
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Interchangeable containers
for easy application of EVA and PUR
Due to its resistance to humidity and heat,
PUR is ideal for use with edge banding for furniture
in humid rooms such as bathrooms, kitchens
and laboratories. If these properties are not
necessary to achieve perfect edges, the carpenter
will prefer EVA for reasons of cost.
To facilitate fast switching between EVA
and PUR, the HOMAG melting unit can now
also be used for EVA. This is thanks to two differently
designed, interchangeable containers.
Melting unit for EVA and PUR
The interchangeable container design used up
to now has proven to be an excellent choice for
the processing of PUR cartridges. The new interchangeable
container is specially designed
C
for the metered supply of EVA granulate. The
M
ergonomically designed handles allow the interchangeable
containers to be removed from Y
or inserted into the melting unit quickly and
CM
easily. When changing between EVA and PUR,
MY
no time-consuming cleaning is required. In addition,
the application unit can either be replaced
without cleaning the machine or simply
CY
CMY
emptied and refilled in the machine.
There are three versions available: One
for processing both EVA and PUR alternately
(new), one for exclusively processing EVA
(new) or—as before—one for exclusively processing
PUR.
Glue change via the melting unit is available
for the EDGETEQ S-240 (from model 1240 FC),
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USER REPORT
To satisfy processors and end users alike, wood products must be convincing in terms of appearance and feel, as well as being robust, resilient, and easy to care for.
An optimal surface result
In the wood coating industry the requirements are constantly increasing – process reliability as well as efficient and sustainable production
are becoming more and more significant. In this regard, fluid pumps in coating equipment are a key factor, since precise surface
results can be achieved with a double diaphragm pump and paints as well as varnishes can be used in a manner that is resourcefriendly.
The fact that an investment will be worthwhile over the long-term is evident in the example of engineered wood manufacturer
EGGER Holzwerkstoffe GmbH at the Brilon site. The company invested in several double diaphragm pumps from Timmer GmbH. These
pumps ensure high-quality and uniform coatings, optimal processes and efficiency at the highest level.
EGGER Holzwerkstoffe GmbH headquartered
in the Austrian municipality St. Johann in
Tirol is one of the largest and best-known manufacturers
of engineered wood in Europe. The
family company, which was founded in 1961,
has approximately 10,000 employees and produces
engineered wood at 19 locations in nine
countries with an annual production capacity of
8.8 million cubic meters. The product range includes
chipboard, OSB-board, MDF-board and
sawn timber for furniture manufacture and interior
design, timber construction and for floors.
Design requirements for living spaces and work
spaces have become much more rigorous in recent
years. To meet the needs of both processors
and consumers, wood products must be
visually and haptically impressive, as well as
robust, durable and easy to maintain. In this
regard the wood coating has particular significance
because it ensures longevity and a flawless
surface appearance. In addition, a production
process with the utmost reliability that is
resource-friendly and sustainable also plays an
increasingly important role. To meet these requirements
and in order to further optimise
its own processes, EGGER invested in multiple
Timmer fluid pumps.
The coating of wood panels in painting
lines involves various process steps. For prepainting,
first a primer is applied and hardened,
before the wood material is sanded and
enhanced with stylish decors and surfaces. The
central component is the application roller that
applies a medium on the engineered wood.
The fluid pump ensures that a primer, a paint,
a varnish or a base coat flows in between the
application rollers from above. Because the
previous pumps did not have the desired service
life and due to the higher pulsation sometimes
this caused a certain shadowing and
bubbles on the wood surfaces, which required
labour-intensive removal, in 2014 EGGER invested
in the double diaphragm pumps from
Timmer GmbH. “For our second painting line,
we needed pumps with process reliability that
ensured an optimal surface result. Since several
of the Timmer pumps were being used
successfully, we also trusted in the competence
of Timmer GmbH for our second line”,
explains Stephan Rehker, Varnish Technologist
at EGGER Holzwerkstoffe GmbH. Today a total
of 12 Timmer pumps are used at the EGGER
plant in Brilon.
18 No. 1 • March 2022

USER REPORT
Efficient pump technology and a precise
surface result
With the Timmer pumps EGGER can pump
virtually all materials. A great advantage offered
by the double diaphragm pumps is the efficient
technology; the Timmer solution has an
extremely low start-up pressure. Conventional
market variants require a start-up pressure between
1.5 and 2 bar for the pump to even run at
all; the Timmer solution requires only 0.7 bar to
operate reliably even at 1 bar pressure. This results
in significant medium-term and long-term
energy savings, since compressed air requirements
are reduced by up to 50 %. Another advantage
is sustainable use of materials. For application
rollers the pumps work in a circulating
system: The medium is pumped between
the application roller and the dosing roller, excess
material runs back into the tank and is reused.
Thanks to the circulation system there is
no paint loss and EGGER saves valuable material
and it also saves costs.
Moreover, the proven control valve technology
developed by Timmer that is used
in the Timmer pumps, enables lower pulsation
and this is incredibly important for wood
coating processes: “With high pulsation, frequently
an irregular paint pattern occurs that
causes shadowing on the engineered wood”,
points out Rehker. Due to the fast changeover
time of the valve and the short-stroke principle
the pump generates a lower pulsation, so
that the medium flows uniformly through the
roller in a fine stream. This means that even
minimal quantities can be input into the process;
this is not the case with conventional
double diaphragm pumps. “For our customers
it is particularly important that the surface
of the wood always has the same appearance
– with a uniform paint application, the same
layer thickness and the same colour pattern.
Consequently, the high reproducibility that the
pumps make possible is critically important for
us”, states Rehker. Thanks to the Timmer solution
EGGER experiences far less microfoam in
the paint system; microfoam can cause small
air bubbles that impair the surface result. “The
advantage is that we don’t have to use an additive
and this protects the entire tubing and
the paint flow. Now we no longer need to add
anything and we can work without foam. Even
with low-viscosity fluids or varnish, there are
significantly fewer medium splashes, thanks to
the Timmer pumps”.
Maximum process reliability and easy
maintenance
Furthermore, the possibility of pump standstill
is excluded. This is ensured by a special,
low-wear, ceramic latching valve. All valve
plates in the heart of the Timmer pump are
made of ceramics in conjunction with precisionground,
high-performance plastics. This results
in minimum wear in the valve itself. In addition,
a short-stroke principle is used; the diaphragm
executes shorter strokes and therefore it is subject
to less wear. Also a flow monitor indicates
when varnish is no longer being pumped – this
is a customer-specific function that is a special
feature for EGGER. This prevents dry-run of the
application roller.
Timmer’s modern double diaphragm pumps ensure high-quality
coatings, optimal processes and efficiency at the highest level.
Another advantage: The double diaphragm
pumps from Timmer are extremely easy to
maintain and they are quite simply structured.
Because the valve is separated from the medium,
the diaphragms can be quickly replaced
when performing maintenance without having
to replace the air valve. Ball replacement and
cleaning are also quite simple. If specific pumps
must be inspected, they can be removed, i.e.
dismounted, very quickly and very easily. “The
pumps are so easy to maintain that they sustainably
increase the process efficiency in our
production and thus reduce costs long-term”,
says Rehker.
Timmer pump convinces EGGER
The surface coating of wood elements, for
which the high-performance double diaphragm
pumps are important components, quickly led
to the desired results: EGGER was able to optimise
the quality and the appearance of the coatings
and use the efficiencies to save valuable resources.
“The pumps were optimally tailored to
our process. The product quality and the minimal
service and maintenance effort required for
the Timmer pumps convinced us”, points out
Rehker and in addition he praises the short delivery
times, the service and reachability. With
this modernisation of the painting lines EGGER
and Timmer are laying the foundation for further
collaboration that will be continued and
expanded in the future. “EGGER is constantly
developing its capabilities as a company in the
wood coating industry. Naturally more systems
and pumps will be required”, says Rehker.
In wood processing, the coating is of particular importance, as it ensures durability and a flawless surface appearance.
www.timmer.de // www.egger.com
No. 1 • March 2022
19

USER REPORT
Scottish company “The Saw Centre” has been using
Swabian sharpening technology from VOLLMER for 20
years.
“The Saw Centre” trade shop and
distribution centre is based in the
Scottish city of Glasgow. While its
roots go back to 1889, the company
has now grown to 30 employees.
“The Saw Centre” has
been using Swabian sharpening
technology made by VOLLMER for
20 years. In April 2021, the company
put its new VOLLMER CHD
270 sharpening machine with an
ND 250 loading system into operation.
This enables operators to
machine carbide-tipped circular
saw blades with complex tooth
geometries in a single set-up and
run it around the clock without
manual intervention.
Since April 2021, “The Saw Centre” has been using the new VOLLMER CHD 270 sharpening machine with an ND 250
robot system to machine carbide-tipped circular saws without manual intervention and around the clock.
Scottish saw centre counts on Swabian sharpening expertise
The name says it all when it comes to “The
Saw Centre” in Glasgow. The site has a total
area of 20,000 square metres and the business
primarily resharpens circular and band saw
blades. Furthermore, the company makes solid
carbide tools and distributes machinery for the
wood processing and metalworking industries.
“The Saw Centre” is family-owned now the third
generation and is jointly managed by David
Stevenson and Tony Galbraith.
Sharpening complex tooth geometries in a
single set-up
“The evolution of saw blades for our primary
industries of wood, metal cutting, construction
and UPVC has moved on quite drastically in
the last 20 years,” says Tony Galbraith. “To service
the needs of our customers and streamline
our productivity, we needed to upgrade our machinery.
This upgrade was the VOLLMER CHD
270 with an ND 250 loading system that arrived
in April 2021.”
Thanks to its patented dual grinding
wheel concept, the CHD 270 machine made by
Biberach-based sharpening specialist VOLLMER
is able to fully machine carbide-tipped circular
saw blades in a single set-up – without having
to change the grinding wheel. This enables
“The Saw Centre” to machine circular saws with
a straight tooth geometry and side chamfers in
a single work operation – previously, three work
processes were required. In addition, the CHD
270 can also be used to sharpen saw blades
with alternating flat and angled teeth in a single
set-up. Manufacturers produce these types
of circular saw blades with more complex tooth
geometries in order to improve the performance
and durability of saw blades. Such circular saws
are used above all by companies that process
aluminium and PVC plastics. Moreover, there is
also an increasing demand for hollow ground
saw blades with concave tooth geometries.
VOLLMER’s technology achieves significant
time savings
By using the new CHD 270 sharpening machine,
“The Saw Centre” has halved the duration
of the sharpening process for carbide-tipped circular
saw blades from 40 to 20 minutes. The decisive
factor for these time savings is the fact
that it is no longer necessary to manually switch
between two machines. “Additionally, with the
variety of plunge saws on the market, we now
can use the ND 250 loading system to stack
blades that are under 180 millimetres,” says
Scott McQuillan, Factory Manager at “The Saw
Centre”. “We spent two to three hours of each
day manually loading the portable saw blades
and now with the facility of stacking up to 70 at
a time, we are gaining more time each day. The
processing time has gone from nine minutes to
six minutes.”
The combination of the CHD 270 and the ND
250 not only allows operators to sharpen carbide-tipped
circular saw blades without manual
intervention, but also to machine in an automated
system that runs around the clock and at
weekends. “The Saw Centre” also benefits from
the CHD 270’s advanced software, kinematics
and power. In addition, the robust machine has
an automatic testing and measuring system that
minimises process errors. Moreover, VOLLMER
has replaced the previous hydraulic oil system
with a pneumatic system, which makes using
the machine cleaner and safer.
“Our Scottish customer ‘The Saw Centre’
demonstrates not only how our machinery can
optimise the machining of carbide-tipped circular
saws, but also that Great Britain remains
an important market for VOLLMER after Brexit,”
says Jürgen Hauger, CEO of the VOLLMER Group.
“We founded VOLLMER UK over 40 years ago
and now have over ten employees at our branch
in Nottingham.“
www.vollmer-group.com
20 No. 1 • March 2022

MASS TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
Green Tech meets Hi-Tech
A nail, a robot, two experts, one mission. Fastening pioneer BECK is taking the next big step towards ecological fastening technology
with its LIGNOLOC ® wooden nail system. On board as a partner: KEHRATEC, leading specialist in the field of camera-guided robot
automation.
2 picking robots unmanned and CAD-controlled place the boards in a precise and position-oriented manner to complete layers.
The two companies are working on the realization
of a robot-assisted system for the fully or
partially automated implementation of timber
construction projects, especially by pre-assembling
completely glue-free and metal-free wall
and ceiling elements.
BECK contributes its versatile competencies
in the field of fastening technology, focusing
in particular on the LIGNOLOC ® wood nail
technology and the associated stationary and /
or manual nailing technology. KEHRATEC provides
the comprehensive, specific, technological
know-how regarding robotics and automation
environment.
Lignoloc ® and robotics in mass timber
construction – advantage for carpentries
“Small and medium-sized timber construction
companies and carpenters throughout
Europe should be able to manufacture metaland
glue-free mass timber wall or ceiling elements
themselves”, Christian Beck explains the
vision behind the project. “With the expansion
of the LIGNOLOC ® ecosystem in terms of compatibility
with common processing solutions
from companies such as Weinmann/HOMAG,
Randek or Techno-Wood, as well as the co-engineering
of the flexible, digital robot platform together
with KEHRATEC, the use of mass timber
elements becomes more flexible and the transport
distances shorter. As a final consequence,
it will be cheaper for many companies to manufacture
mass timber elements themselves”,
Beck is convinced of the benefits of the project
for the timber construction industry. “My team
and I are very much looking forward to working
with the BECK team. The technological capabilities
and the customer-oriented business philosophies
of both companies complement each
other unprecedented”, adds Carsten Kehr.
In mid-November, KEHRATEC CEO Carsten
Kehr and BECK CEO Christian Beck signed the
multi- year development and cooperation agreement
between KEHRATEC GmbH and Raimund
Beck Nageltechnik GmbH. A presentation of the
joint KEHRATEC/BECK automation solution is
also planned at the DACH + HOLZ exhibition in
Cologne/Germany from July 5 to 8, 2022.
www.beck-fastening.com / www.kehratec.de
First customer package
is planned
for spring 2022
The first machine prototype will be completed
by March 2022. For this, BECK is
developing the complete front end including
individual feeding of the nails,
while KEHRATEC is taking care of the
concept and construction of the wall
mounting peripherals, robotics, PLC, programming,
CAD software and final assembly.
After completion of the prototype,
an attractive package is to be put
together for potential customers by the
end of March 2022.
2 unmanned, CAD-controlled and precise setting robots shoot the LIGNOLOC ® nails in layers at defined connection points to form
an overall bond of the layers.
No. 1 • March 2022
21

SURFACES
Sustainable lacquers for the furniture,
door and parquet industries
Surface coating specialist Hesse Lignal is extending its product portfolio to include ecofriendly
lacquer systems: the company from Hamm has developed a product range called
“Better Carbon”, which contains a high proportion of renewable raw materials. These UV
lacquers will give furniture, door and parquet manufacturers the opportunity to increase
their products’ degree of sustainability without compromising on quality.
“Over many years we’ve been focusing on
sustainable approaches in relation to our product
optimisation, resource conservation, development
and implementation. This is enabling
us to meet our responsibility towards our employees,
society and the increasing environmental
awareness of our customers”, reports Hesse
Lignal CEO Jens Hesse. “We’ve developed a new
product range called ‘Better Carbon’ to better
enable us to satisfy our personal sustainability
aspirations and to support our customers in
making their production more sustainable.”
Renewable raw materials are replacing
fossils
Achieving the objective of a higher degree
of sustainability meant that the Hesse Lignal
product developers largely replaced the fossil
raw materials found in traditionally produced
lacquers with bio-renewable carbon (BRC). This
involves using renewable raw materials that remove
CO 2
from the atmosphere and then bind it.
The portfolio now includes products with a BRC
content of up to 30 per cent. The content of renewable
raw materials always refers to the total
quantity of carbon material in the product.
Filling materials from a natural source are not
included in this calculation.
Good resistance properties
“Our aim was to develop products for the
industrial production of furniture, doors and
parquet flooring, which are not only characterised
by their sustainable formulation but also by
high chemical and mechanical resistances,” Jens
Hesse explains. Clear and coloured UV lacquers
have finally been created after many years of
research and development. They now exhibit
the same properties in terms of appearance
and longevity as traditionally formulated products.
These BRC lacquers are available with immediate
effect.
www.hesse-lignal.com
Upgrade of the SprayPackE control unit
Easy operation for maximum productivity
Various configuration options with WAGNER application and
motion technology.
The SprayPackE has already proven itself
as an entry-level unit among the WAGNER
control units and is especially suitable for
users who are switching from manual application
to automatic coating. The unit
can be used to control automatic guns and
motion systems in a connected powder
booth easily and efficiently. A function upgrade
now offers even more flexibility and
opportunities to increase productivity.
Intuitive operation via the central touchscreen
– including menu-guided color change
– saves time and money and avoids operating
errors. Previously, a maximum of 20 automatic
guns could be controlled – from now on, the
SprayPackE is also available with an expansion
module that allows up to 32 guns to be connected.
Users can upgrade their existing SprayPackE
control unit with the expansion module and a
software update, if required. This enables even
greater flexibility and productivity. The required
powder quantity can be set simultaneously for
all guns, by groups (up to 8 groups) and also
individually.
Since its introduction, the SprayPackE has
already convinced with intelligent functions,
which can considerably save material and costs
during coating. In addition to easy operation,
the automatic gap and height control, as well
as depth control via recipe parameters, make
a major contribution to efficient production:
Spraying only takes place when the workpiece
is actually in front of the guns, and the distance
between the guns can be optimized. Powder
consumption is minimized, and the effort required
for manual coating is reduced.
With the function upgrade, coating efficiency
can be increased even further: Via an MES interface
(OPC-UA), the raw data of the coating
can be transmitted to a customer’s central control
system for documentation and further processing.
This includes, for example, application,
movement and recipe parameters. Alternatively,
this data can also be processed with the
WAGNER COATIFY information and management
platform (COATIFY.light). This IoT platform
enables permanent productivity monitoring, allowing
costs and quality to be optimized. The
user always has important performance data at
a glance and can use this information to take
measures to optimize system availability and
productivity.
www.wagner-group.com
22 No. 1 • March 2022

SURFACES
High-performance coating systems for wooden stairs
The medium-sized premium manufacturer Remmers offers a comprehensive range of high-performance product systems
tailored to the needs of craftsmen and semi-industrial wooden stair production. These include, for example, the two
water-based stair varnishes Aqua TL-422 and Aqua TL-412.
The professional applicator uses the onecomponent
layer coatings for priming and
finishing, e.g. for furniture and wooden stairs
indoors. They are highly resistant to mechanical
and chemical stresses as well as to commercially
available hand creams. They are
2K-ready, so that the mentioned resistances
can be additionally increased by adding Aqua
VGA-485. The addition of the VGA component
also opens up decorative design possibilities
for glass surfaces with an etched or
sandblasted look.
The high-solids stair varnish Aqua TL-412
has particularly low emissions and is also economical:
Often, just two spray applications
are enough for a durable, closed-pored and
rich wear layer. Aqua TL-412 is also creak-free.
To increase the slip resistance to class “R10”,
the addition of SM-820 texturing agent is
recommended.
Aqua TL-422 dries quickly and is easy to
sand. It can also be applied economically and
easily on vertical surfaces.
www.remmers.com
EGGER convinces with the PerfectSense ® lacquered boards
With the further development and expansion of the PerfectSense lacquered boards portfolio,
the wood-based materials specialist EGGER is opening up completely new possibilities
for its customers in the design of furniture and interior fittings with super-matt,
high-gloss or matt-textured surfaces. EGGER was not only able to impress its customers,
but also the international jury of the German Design Award.
Impressive look and feel have played a central
role since the market launch of PerfectSense
lacquered boards in 2015. Since then, the furniture
industry, architects, fabricators and end
customers have been delighted with the matt
and high-gloss surfaces. But EGGER, the woodbased
materials specialist, is known for constantly
developing its products. The expansion
of the PerfectSense product range also
stems from this innovative approach: At the
Brilon (DE) site, the EGGER Group invested in
an additional production line for this purpose.
Different PerfectSense lacquered board variants
are now produced on both lines: PerfectSense
Premium Matt and Premium Gloss as well as
PerfectSense Feelwood. This innovative approach
of the wood-based materials specialist
has now been rewarded with a special award:
The PerfectSense lacquered boards product
family was named “Winner” by the international
jury of the German Design Award for its outstanding
design quality. “The further developed
and new lacquered products are aimed precisely
at the needs and ideas of our customers in
terms of quality and design. We are catering to
the desire for more resistant and easy to clean
surfaces with a particularly natural feel,” explains
Hubert Höglauer, Head of Marketing and
Product Management Furniture and Interior
Design.
Since their introduction in 2015,
PerfectSense MDF lacquered boards have successfully
established themselves on the market.
The matt and high-gloss surfaces have already
won several awards: The Iconic Award 2016, the
German Design Award 2016, 2018 and 2020 as
well as the interzum award: intelligent material
& design 2017 and 2019. Since then, EGGER has
further developed its lacquer product portfolio
and the PerfectSense family.
The result is the innovation PerfectSense
lacquered boards with Feelwood textures: a
matt lacquer surface with textures synchronised
to the respective decor image and anti-fingerprint
property. Never before have optics and
haptics been brought into harmony in such a
way. The innovative product novelty arouses the
desire to feel the surfaces. Thanks to the anti-
fingerprint property, on which virtually no fingerprints
remain, this is possible without hesitation
even with dark colours. EGGER thus raises
the topic of haptics to a completely new level —
and this has been underpinned by two awards
already: The PerfectSense lacquered boards
with Feelwood textures were awarded the Red
Dot Award 2021 and designated as “Winner” at
the German Innovation Award 2021.
The entire PerfectSense portfolio has now
also convinced the international jury of experts
of the German Design Awards 2022 with its innovative
design. The award is given to products
and solutions that stand out from the competition
thanks to their ground-breaking design.
www.egger.com
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23

SUSTAINABILITY
Fireplace briquettes from discarded wooden pallets
Pallet manufacturer, Füngeling, has set up a lucrative new business field, meanwhile using 3 briquetting presses from RUF. Discarded
wooden pallets are processed by the company in Erftstadt, to wood briquettes which are highly prized by fireplace users as CO 2
-neutral
fuel. And the business should continue to grow.
Up to 40,000 pallets are handled per day
Currently, between 30,000 and 40,000 pallets
are in and out of the company every day.
About four-fifths of the pallet business is accounted
for by tailor-made solutions in which
Füngeling’s employees take over the complete
process for customers. This means that they put
new pallets in their customer’s yard in good
time, take back the used ones after circulation,
inspect and repair them, if necessary, return
them to the cycle or discard them. Customers
ultimately pay pro pallet cycle, which is easily
calculable, and no longer have to concern
themselves with handling. In addition, the company
supplies wooden transport packaging for
a wide variety of products from automobile engines
to 5-ton construction crane cabs.
Füngeling always makes sure that nothing
is wasted. If pallets have become unsightly after
a few uses, for example with food, he uses them
in other industries, such as the stone or paper
industry, where they continue to provide good
services. If a pallet is irreparably damaged, it is
usually not completely retired, but dismantled
and the still usable parts used for new pallets.
If you do not make this effort, a pallet’s lifecycle
might consist of ten uses, reports Füngeling.
“We get 20, 30 or even 40 uses,” says the
entrepreneur.
Packaging station: A 10 kg bundle is created from 12 briquettes each. (Pictures: RUF Maschinenbau)
The conservation of nature, recycling, waste
prevention and high economic efficiency are not
contradictions for Heribert Füngeling. The fact
that good business can be done with recycling
and the economical use of resources is proven
by the qualified forestry master with his company,
Füngeling Industrieservice. The core sector
of the group is the business with wooden
pallets and disposal services for industrial companies,
which the resourceful entrepreneur has
built up over the past two decades.
At his company’s headquarters in Erftstadt,
North Rhine-Westphalia, he produces around
2,000 tons of wood briquettes annually from
discarded pallets. The recycling company started
this line of business about eight years ago
with a used RB 440 briquetting press from RUF.
In the meantime, he is using two more RUF 500
systems, the most recent of which Füngeling
has only just put into operation.
Füngeling was self-employed with his forestry
business when, more or less by chance, he
was asked in 1990 to take over a small business
that produced pallets with a single employee.
For him it was a tryout, and he continued his
forestry business. It is still a component of the
group of companies, which employs a total of
about 170 people. “But the pallet business soon
grew so much that I concentrated primarily on
it,” reports the entrepreneur. With smart business
models – such as all-round carefree packages
for customers – he drove growth and later
also entered the industrial waste disposal
branch.
Sales of the wood briquettes picked up
speed rapidly
Despite this intensive use of the material,
it was a thorn in his side for a long time that
he had to get rid of numerous pallet boards at
some point, without much benefit. “I would like
to process everything that is generated here in
my yard,” is his philosophy. He was looking for
a sensible solution and found it in briquetting.
And so about eight years ago, he started a trial
with a used RUF RB 440.
He was also absolutely right with this decision.
Soon the business was running very well.
Only quality-tested, clean, natural A1 waste
wood is used. The larger the chips from which
the briquettes are pressed, the more similar the
briquettes look, when burning, to solid logs.
Because the briquette business was gaining
more and more momentum and is still growing,
Füngeling procured two more briquetting lines
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SUSTAINABILITY
— this time of the RUF 500 type — and in the
future also wants to offer other pallet manufacturers
the processing of their wood residues.
Designed for unmanned 24/7 operation
The personnel costs for the operation of the
briquetting systems are low. They are designed
for unmanned 24/7 operation. When the feeding
of the wood residue is automated by means
of a conveyor system, then the only effort is that
the collection containers need to be replaced by
empty pallet cages from time to time, when they
become full of wood briquettes. At Füngeling,
the feed is still carried out manually at the moment,
but a complete automation is in planning.
Currently, a shredder and a hammer mill first
crush the boards coarsely and then a little finer.
A container dryer then removes a large part
of the moisture from the chips, in batches. The
heat for the dryer is generated CO 2
neutrally in
a chip heating system operated with absolutely
uncontaminated A1 waste wood.
The residual water content is reduced from
about 22–23 % to about 15 %. This is a prerequisite
for the production of quality briquettes,
on the other hand the heating value of the briquettes
is increased. These dry chips are filled
using a forklift into the storage containers of
the briquetting presses. There, sensors detect
when sufficient material is available and give a
signal leading to the press starting. Conversely,
the system stops automatically when the supply
hopper has been emptied.
The specific pressing power of the systems
is 1700 kg/cm 2 . At this high pressure, solid,
high strength briquettes are created, and binders
can be completely dispensed with. Each briquette
measures 155 × 65 mm in cross-section
and about 90 mm in height and weighs approximately
840 g.
At Füngeling, each of the three RUF presses
produces around 500 briquettes per hour.
The systems are set in such a way that 12 briquettes
result in a 10 kg bundle. “At our customer
Füngeling, each press produces over 400 kg
of briquettes per hour. But we also have presses
in our range that process over 1000 kg of chips
per hour,” says Ralf Lorbach, technical consultant
at RUF. Füngeling employees remove the
briquettes from the pallet cages at the outlet of
the presses and pack them.
Automated from feeding to packaging
Heribert Füngeling emphasizes that the
company will further streamline its processes.
The briquettes will no longer be discharged
into containers by the presses, but rather onto
a conveyor belt. There, they will be aligned in
such a way that the packaging system can automatically
assemble them into bundles. In a
further step, the feeding of the presses with
wood chips is to be automated using a conveyor
system.
www.brikettieren.de
The right shredding is essential for heating technology
Keitel Haus from Brettheim/Baden-Württemberg
in Germany produces prefab
houses made from timber panels. The
production process yields waste wood in
a wide range of sizes, primarily solid wood
and cuts from panel materials. Two UNTHA
wood shredders are in continuous operation
for the shredding of the waste wood
and the production of high-grade wood
chips for thermal recovery.
Keitel Haus, a family business that goes back
to 1929. Since the 1970s, the site in Brettheim
has been producing around 200 prefab houses
made from timber panels per year. The company
has 160 employees and its strength lies in individualised
design. Keitel Haus has won numerous
awards, for instance the Hausbau Design
Award and the Deutsche Musterhauspreis.
LR1000 for waste wood shredding
Since 1999, the company has been using
an UNTHA wood shredder to process its waste
wood. Following the decision to expand the
business, Keitel Haus had decided to purchase
another shredder in 2020. As the first UNTHA
had been running for many years to the full satisfaction
of Keitel Haus, the company opted for
a second UNTHA shredding solution, this time
the LR1000. “The biggest factor for us was that
over all those years we never had any issues
with the first unit”, explains Technical Director
Heiko Kreiselmeyer. “UNTHA offers a highly reliable
service. If we have any questions, we immediately
get competent feedback.” With the
LR class, UNTHA offers a family of machines
that guarantees compact shredding for carpentry
shops, joineries, sawmills, and other timberprocessing
businesses of any size. Overall, the
LR series stands out for its efficient cutting system,
long lifespan and outstanding reliability.
All models are efficient, economical and maintenance-friendly,
ensuring a homogeneous output
material for users, combined with low cost
and with little effort in terms of operation.
Perfect combination of shredding and
conveying technology
At Keitel Haus, all the waste from the production
process, both laminated timber and solid
construction timber, is put through the two
UNTHA shredders. Keitel Haus thus produces almost
2,500 m 3 of material for thermal processing
every year. The waste wood is taken directly
to the shredder via several conveyor belts,
and the wood chips are transported to the storage
silo by means of a suction system. From the
silo, another conveyor system takes them to the
heating facility, located just below the silo.
Shredding as the most important element
of heating technology
As a rule, the wood chips suffice to operate
not just the entire heating system of the
Brettheim site, but also a neighbouring building,
an abattoir. Anything that Keitel Haus can’t
use for heat production on site is loaded onto
trucks using conveyor technology and taken to
businesses in the area that also use wood chips.
“Overall, the combination of UNTHA shredder,
customised conveyor technology and in-house
heating plant makes for an environmentally
friendly, economic way to process and utilise the
company’s waste wood. The efficient shredding
of the waste wood is crucial for the smooth running
of the heating plant, and we believe that
UNTHA shredding technology is handling this
aspect economically and sustainably. At Keitel
Haus, we are happy to recommend UNTHA
shredding technology without reservation,”
says Heiko Kreiselmeyer.
www.untha.com
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25

DOORS
“A lot has gone very well” for Roto
“We have successfully overcome another
extremely challenging year and are
completely satisfied with the results we
achieved in 2021. This applies to turnover,
profits and market shares alike.” This is
how Marcus Sander described this year’s
development of Roto Frank Fenster- und
Türtechnologie GmbH (FTT) in mid-November
2021. The “impressive performance” is
due to several factors, explained the CEO.
To achieve this performance, it is crucial
to maintain the high delivery capability
worldwide despite the serious crisis of
materials, including raw materials, mainly
caused by the coronavirus, and therefore
to meet the performance expectation for
the industry that is currently by far the
most important for customers. This is also
the result of consistent process digitalisation,
which achieves a real increase in
customer benefits through greater speed,
transparency and efficiency.
Expertise in all segments
The CEO provided details of the global
hardware industry’s market volume. According
to calculations and estimates, this was around
€ 3.4 billion in 2020 and was therefore at the
previous year’s level. The ranking of the individual
product segments also remained constant
according to these figures. Tilt&Turn
(35 % in total) took the leading position by
a clear margin, followed by Door (25 %) and
Sliding (23 %). Outward Opening (11 %) and
Casement & Awning (6 %) completed the field.
The company offers suitable hardware
technology solutions in all market segments.
As successful examples, Sander cited the
“Roto NX” Tilt&Turn range, a complete package
(door lock, door hinge, threshold) for main
doors, and the “Roto Patio Inowa” sliding series.
This is complemented by the compatibility
of the hardware systems. Alongside on-time
delivery – which is currently a priority – this
enables window and door producers to manufacture
a reduced number of parts and to cater
to end user requirements.
Short trip around the world
In the detailed overview of international
market regions and FTT’s performance in each
one, the same key words frequently cropped up:
the effects of the pandemic and material supply
issues on the one hand, and positive market
development, good delivery quality and strong
Roto turnover growth on the other hand. For
North America, the CEO also reported a general
trend towards larger windows and doors
and, for the FTT division in particular, the successful
acquisition of new customers. In South
America, the often volatile political situation
and macroeconomic challenges were a burden.
Nevertheless, construction growth is showing
signs of recovery in the most important countries.
Roto is experiencing an dramatic upturn in
Argentina, Brazil and Chile.
The same applies to Europe as a whole,
despite some differences in market development.
The driving force behind the considerable
growth, especially in the Tilt&Turn, Door
and Sliding segments, is the increasing volume
of renovations on the market side and, specifically
to the company, the launch of new products
and high delivery capability. The latter
factor also played a major part in acquiring new
customers and therefore gaining further market
shares.
The market development in the countries
and regions of Europe is, of course, also dependent
on particular influences. While there
is on the whole a clear upwards trend regardless
of this, for example in Germany, Austria,
Switzerland, the Benelux countries, France
and Italy, the construction crisis in the United
Kingdom remains serious. Scandinavia is still
stagnant, while Spain, Portugal and Greece are
proving to be resilient despite new outbreaks
of the coronavirus in 2021. However, Roto was
able to grow even in markets with “below-average
performance,” stated Sander.
In the Asia/Pacific business area, the market
development is particularly suffering from the
“toxic mix” of material shortages and a drastic
increase in the price of raw materials. In China,
this is having a negative impact on investment
in new construction in second- and third-tier
cities. In first-tier cities, the demand for new
construction has since largely been met. On
the whole, the market is shifting towards renovation
and retrofitting. Individual countries
throughout the rest of the Asia-Pacific region
are still having to cope with strict COVID-19 restrictions.
Despite this by no means easy situation,
FTT is still managing to perform well. With
the hardware portfolio in the premium market
segment, successful product launches and consistent
delivery performance, the company also
offers recognised advantages compared to its
competitors.
Stabilising the upturn
Sander’s initial conclusion was that, all
things considered, “a lot of things went the way
we wanted them to in 2021”. This is ultimately
apparent from a clear double-digit turnover increase,
excellent profitability and therefore the
renewed consolidation of the company’s economic
strength, as well as positive development
of market shares.
www.roto-frank.com
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WINDOWS
Energy efficiency with historic charm
SWISSPACER has been specified in a townhouse renovation in Basel, Switzerland. This sympathetic renovation ensured the windows
retained a traditional appearance while offering excellent levels of energy efficiency. The use of high performance glass and
SWISSPACER warm edge spacer bars within a slimline sealed unit helped maximise natural daylight in the property and create a comfortable
indoor temperature.
Translucent thermal insulating glass combined with the warm edge in the glazing edge to create a cosy and bright spatial experience
inside the historic building.
The renovation of a town house in Basel allowed the historic
windows to retain their original external look.
The townhouse’s original owners, brothers
Georg and Rudolf Stamm, understood the importance
of energy efficiency when they first designed
their home in 1897. While some rooms
were built with single-glazed windows, which
was typical for that period, the windows in the
main living areas included two panes of glass
for improved insulation. The brothers also in-
stalled a removable ‘winter window’, similar to
secondary glazing, for very cold weather.
Over the past two years, the townhouse,
which is located in a conservation area in Basel,
has undergone a total refurbishment. Architects
Schröer Sell were responsible for the project
and site management. Lead architect Carmen
Eichenberger explains: “This was a careful and
considered refurbishment that excluded major
structural changes. Our aim was to retain and
restore as many of the building’s original features
as possible.
“For example, we refurbished the roof for
improved energy performance and restored
the dormer window to its original design. We
also retained the original room layout and main
structures, including the windows and doors, to
the front and rear of the property.”
A slimline double glazing solution
The high-performance glazing edge also contributes to the high energy efficiency of the slender insulating glass unit.
Schröer Sell worked closely with sub-contractor
Holzmanufaktur Rottweil, who were responsible
for restoring the windows and developing
a solution that helped retain the building’s
original appearance. “We reconditioned
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WINDOWS
the window frames and reglazed them with
the original glass”, explains Dirk Obser, project
leader at Holzmanufaktur Rottweil. “This way,
all the authentic characteristics of the original
glass can be seen.”
The windows were restored using high
performance CLIMAPLUS ECLAZ LIGHT sealed
units from Saint-Gobain Glass. Its special
Low-E coating means the energy performance
of the double glazed units matches that of triple
glazing. The slimline unit also allowed for
the glass to be fitted into the original slim
frames for an authentic, elegant finish.
The ECLAZ LIGHT sealed units benefit
from 83 % translucency, which means rooms
are flooded with natural daylight – particularly
important for historic buildings with traditionally
small windows. The glass also benefits
from low iron oxide, which means a significant
reduction in the green tinge often
found with other glazing solutions, allowing
rooms to be viewed through the glass in their
true colours.
Warm edge spacer bars for outstanding
energy efficiency
SWISSPACER’s high performance warm
edge spacer bars also contributed to the
sealed unit’s excellent performance. With
its low thermal conductivity and low Psi
values, SWISSPACER Advance spacer bars
were specified to boost energy efficiency in
the building and prevent condensation and
mould forming on the inside of the windows.
Holzmanufaktur Rottweil, who regularly
specify SWISSPACER, says the sleek look
of SWISSPACER’s warm edge solution is another
big benefit. According to Dirk Obser,
“SWISSPACER spacer bars are the best looking:
they have a high end finish and clean,
neat corners.”
The combination of the ultra-slim, high
performance ECLAZ LIGHT sealed unit and
SWISSPACER Advance allowed project managers
to restore the windows to their former glory
and with the added benefit of top thermal
performance.
Project managers took a similar approach
to the townhouse’s two glazed doors, one facing
the street and the other opening onto the
courtyard terrace. The street door required an
ultra-slimline sealed unit, but Holzmanufaktur
Rottweil needed to develop a completely bespoke
solution for the terrace door: REVETRO.
By salvaging the door’s existing glass and using
it as the outer pane in a new, energy efficient
sealed unit, the refurbished terrace door features
the original glass complete with authentic
streaks, waves and bubbles.
www.swisspacer.com
FURNITURE
In trend: front structures with milled grooves
Innovative technologies for perfect edge finishes
Groove design is experiencing a revival and is currently particularly popular in furniture
construction. Unlike almost any other design element, it can be used to create fronts in
an elegant design language. Whether with narrow or the three-dimensionality of the
milled structures lend surfaces a striking character.
Reichert Holztechnik has taken up this trend
and has broken new ground in production. The
aim was to produce fronts with less warpage
and a homogeneous edge appearance, innovative
production technologies have been developed.
The traditional Black Forest company is
now presenting the new “GROOVE” structured
fronts, which can be individually configured.
Stable fronts – grooves perfected down to
the last detail
“We have developed a manufacturing process
that optimally highlights the groove design
to its best advantage. We came to the conclusion
that the grooves should only be milled after
the edges have been applied. Compared to subsequent
edging, this method allows a consistently
good appearance. But the focus was also
on a high dimensional stability. After numerous
trials, we were able to achieve that our milled
fronts have a significantly reduced risk of warpage
compared to panels embossed on one side,”
says Erhard John, Managing Director Sales.
Variable structures, thicknesses, wood
types and colors
Beyond the standard range with classic
wood species such as oak and walnut and thickness
of 19 mm, the new product series offers
a wide range of possibilities for individual design.
Thus, Reichert Holztechnik is able to produce
fronts in all veneer types and grains as well
as panel thicknesses. Also as color lacquered
front on MDF support. Any color from the NCS,
RAL and Sikkens system program is available.
In addition, for fine furniture contours, 45-degree
edges are also possible for fronts and side
panels.
With a width of 2 mm, the milled grooves
set discreet decorative accents. They give cabinet
fronts a touch of elegance with their purist
straight lines. Matching standardized cabinet
systems, the manufacturer produces different
web widths of 5, 10 and 20 mm. This always
results in compatible front dimensions for cabinets
in the 50 mm width grid.
www.reichertht.de
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FURNITURE
Awarded by the German Design Council
Innovative interior for the noble
matt collection
After having received not one but three three prizes at this year’s German Design, the
Furniture Solutions Division also captivated the jury of the ICONIC AWARDS: Innovative
Interior with the noble matt collection just before the end of the year. They have also
been established by the German Design Council – and highlight another aspect of excellent
design with a focus on architectural solutions.
The ICONIC AWARDS: Innovative Interior
are considered a trend indicator for the interior
design industry. The aim of the award, which according
to its self-description “only honors the
best of the best from the furnishing industry and
interior design”, is to develop a platform linking
architects, product designers and property developers
to the furnishing industry. Those who
come out on top against the top-class competition
here have proof of the exceptional quality
of their products.
According to the jury’s verdict, this applies
this year to the REHAU noble matt collection,
which was awarded the “Best of Best”
prize in the “Product Design/Furniture” category.
With the noble matt collection, which consistently
applies the trend towards matt furni-
ture, carpenters, designers and industry partners
can create furniture and rooms with total
seamless integration. This is made possible by
the fact that the surface, edgeband and storage
space are available in a coordinated design.
The appealing look is accompanied by a
pleasant, velvety-soft feel with soft touch and
anti-fingerprint.
www.rehau.com
SAFETY
Biogenic coating material as flame retardant for OSB
Modern timber design makes use of OSB, veneers or chipboards for noise and fire protection and also as load-bearing or
reinforcing planking.
The most commonly applied wood-based
materials include coarse particleboard (OSB).
It consists of chips of lengths from 100 mm
to 150 mm and widths from 10 mm to 15 mm.
OSB is preferably used as stiffening planking,
substructure, vapour barrier or footfall
sound insulation of, e.g., exterior wall constructions
and façades (6.6 million m 2 /a), interior
walls (2.5 million m 2 /a) or also flooring
(4.7 million m 2 /a).
However, by classifying wood products as
“normally flammable”, OSB loses numerous opportunities
for use as a construction element in
building classes 4 and 5, i.e., schools, hospitals
or sales premises, as “flame retardancy” is required
in such cases.
Although wood products can be boosted to
become flame-retardant by adding flame retardants
(FR), this often yields a few drawbacks.
Either high input quantities (> 30 wt-%) are necessary
or the material properties (E-modulus,
swelling behaviour or coatability) change unfavourably.
Furthermore, problems regarding the
compatibility of the materials used arise and require
an increase in the quantities of binder to
be applied. Therefore, the development and integration
of new, effective, sustainable and environmentally
friendly FR in wood-based building
products is highly important.
The research subject of a new project at the
IHD is to develop a process for the application
of a biocompatible, biogenic and universally applicable
coating material to modify OSB strands
for the production of flame-retardant multiply
chipboard. Apart from the flame retardant
properties, the additive can also act as an additional
adhesion promoter, which can prevent
before fire test
problems with compatibility and deteriorating
properties. Meeting this goal may lead to an increased
use of OSB for application in building
classes 4 and 5 as a significantly more ecological
option substituting mineral or plastic-based
building materials.
www.ihd-dresden.de
after fire test
No. 1 • March 2022
29

SAFETY
Digitisation in the field of explosion safety
Smart home for factories
Visualisation of safety-relevant faults in
the control room are only half the battle.
In order to appropriately react to such
faults, pre-defined counter measures have
to be initiated – what sounds simple is a
true challenge for plant operators in practice.
Although protective systems and
plant components react autonomously,
the right behavior of employees in critical
situations is mandatory. Given the risk of
human error, the REMBE iQ Safety Cockpit
was developed and launched:
GSME and HotSpot detector
Similar to a process control system, the
REMBE iQ Safety Cockpit offers an overview of
all relevant protective and equipment system
status, which can also be monitored in real time
from any location remotely via smart phone.
However, in addition to the PLC, detailed and
automatic and semi-automatic action plans can
be linked and initiated: In case of an event in
a certain area, sending an email or an SMS to
a pre-defined distribution group can be automated
to bring the incident to their attention.
Such a scenario could for example be, that in
the event of an explosion the responsible safety
officer might be informed by text message via
his service phone, the surveillance cameras in
the affected area could be activated or set to a
different mode and the management would receive
an email. Nevertheless, more importantly,
the REMBE iQ Safety Cockpit guides the logged
in user through the pre-defined plan of action.
Forced guidance thereby would ensure that
all desired and necessary process steps are followed
in the event of a disruption. Those applications
and process scenarios of the REMBE
iQ Safety Cockpit can be individually configured
for each plant; both analog and digital signals
can be processed. In addition to the REMBE autonomous
protective systems, GreCon spark extinguishing
systems, camera systems or even
fire detectors and other plant components can
be combined and connected to the REMBE iQ
Safety Cockpit.
Learnings from incidents and systematic
root cause analysis are subject to be implemented
in improved safety concepts. REMBE
iQ Safety Cockpit supports as all data recorded
during the emergency plan are compiled and archived
in a comprehensive log. This data can be
practically expended or adjusted via the various
REMBE iQ Safety Cockpit: Example of individually configured application and process scenarios.
end devices. When the location of the accident
is inspected, photos can be conveniently taken
and loaded into the log (via app) for subsequent
evaluation.
In the end, this means, that all conventional
autonomous protective systems from REMBE
have become smarter without sacrificing their
actual strength, the fast and reliable function.
In the age of digitization, it is just as important
to ensure a fast response time and the
resulting high availability. The REMBE iQ Safety
Cockpit also enables optimal integration of other
interfaces through the individually coordinated
visualization of each process. Faults or, in the
worst case, explosions not only require a regulated
emergency plan, but also a predictive
maintenance that is not only possible through
the pure workforce of the employee on site. By
detecting the operationally relevant components
such as explosion vents, quench valves
for explosion protection or pyrolysis gas and
fire detectors or grounding systems for explosion
prevention, all these can be registered and
connected to a material management system.
With the GSME and HotSpot detectors from
REMBE, an artificial intelligence has been created
that detects fire and explosion events at an
early stage. The GSME detector is an artificial
nose, “trained” for pyrolysis – popularly known
as smoldering gases, while the HotSpot detector
represents an artificial eye that already detects
surface temperature changes of 1 ˚C.
Connected to the REMBE iQ Safety Cockpit,
the two explosion prevention systems can evaluate
changes in state and bring the system into
a safe state either automatically or via precise
instructions to the operator.
If an event, such as an explosion occurs, the
system recognizes which areas are affected and
provides information about which spare parts
are required in order to restore the system to a
safe state as quickly as possible. These functions
can be submitted in the operator’s system as a
“suggestion” or sent directly to the manufacturer
as a non-binding request. This creates the option
to reduce, the time of plant downtime.
In a nutshell: REMBE iQ Safety Cockpit is
nothing else than a smart home control or driver
assistance system in the automotive industry.
Those are used to improve the efficiency and
safety of driving a car and enable, in the right
mix of auxiliary sensors and smart detectors,
autonomous driving. Staying in that picture,
simply spoken, REMBE iQ Safety Cockpit, such
as an driver assistance system for plants will allow
autonomous operation and push safety and
efficiency to the highest possible level in the industry
4.0.
www.rembe.de
30 No. 1 • March 2022

EVENTS
Conference topics create link to LIGNA 2023
After its cancellation in autumn 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 1st Rosenheim LIGNA.Conference is now being launched in
summer 2022. The organizer of the LIGNA, the world’s leading trade fair for the wood industry, Hannover-based Deutsche Messe, and the
Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences (TH Rosenheim) are teaming up to welcome you to Rosenheim on 1 and 2 June.
This event will continue the successful tradition
of LIGNA conferences dedicated to providing
information on the woodworking and wood
processing industry, including the latest trends
and topics, in the “non-LIGNA”, i.e. even-numbered
years. As this year’s first highlight, it provides
the industry with an opportunity to share
ideas and network on-site. Registrations for
conference attendance can now be made online,
with 1 May as the registration deadline.
The two-day conference will be held on the
campus of TH Rosenheim. And for good reason:
the university is considered an educational institution
for highly qualified young professionals
and is especially well-known for its Faculty of
Wood Technology and Construction. In 22 excellently
equipped laboratories, world-renowned
engineers are trained in the majors of Wood
Technology, Wood Building and Construction,
Interior Engineering and Civil Engineering, focus
timber construction. This educational portfolio
is rounded off by further qualification programs
for members of the wood industry.
“After the LIGNA.Innovation Network online
format, which took place in September
2021, we are now offering a highlight with the
1st Rosenheim LIGNA.Conference, which will provide
the international wood industry with the opportunity
for personal exchange and networking
once again, after many months of social distancing
including lockdowns, curfews, online events
and remote video conferences,” says Stephanie
Wagner, the new Head of LIGNA at Deutsche
Messe in Hannover. “We chose TH Rosenheim as
the venue because we can combine theory with a
practical approach directly on site.”
“We are pleased to be able to stage this conference
in Rosenheim together with LIGNA,” adds
Prof. Andreas Heinzmann from TH Rosenheim.
“It is important to us that by holding the LIGNA.
Conference on campus, there will be a close interaction
between the speakers, attendees, presenters
and demonstrators and students alike. This
time, the LIGNA.Conference will not be held in a
classic conference setting, but in the university’s
own lecture halls and laboratories.”
Conference takes up themes from LIGNA 2023
The contents of the 1st Rosenheim LIGNA.
Conference will address the topics of digitization,
prefab building and bioeconomy in line
with the thematic approach of LIGNA 2023
as well as those of its exhibitors and visitors.
Renowned speakers from the business community,
including the companies Binderholz, nobilia-Werke,
UPM and WeberHaus, will provide insights
and outlooks into future developments in
woodworking and wood processing in three key
topic areas. These speakers will explain what
drives and motivates companies and deliver
user reports from the field.
In addition to the presentations in two lecture
auditoriums, the event will be supplemented
by breakout sessions and live demonstrations
via table tops in the university laboratories,
providing an opportunity to delve
further into the topics, as suppliers such Biesse,
Homag, Microtec, SCM, Siempelkamp, Wandres
and Weinig as well as Holzbau.Tech, Hundegger,
imos, J. Schmalz, Leuco and Weinmann will
present their machines and solutions and provide
information about their products. All presentations
held in the auditorium will be simultaneously
translated into English.
The 1st Rosenheim LIGNA.Conference is
aimed primarily at technical managers from the
woodworking crafts, the wood industry, wood
construction and the furniture industry, both
from Germany and neighboring countries.
www.ligna.de
Great demand for innovative concepts
Planned as a hybrid event, implemented as an online event – and still a complete success: at IMA Schelling’s Open House 2021, many
customers were convinced by the new ideas and product innovations. This is now reflected in the current sales of the innovative concepts.
Due to the incidences at the time, it was
decided not to hold the Open House 2021 as
a hybrid event as planned, but to present the
ideas, concepts and new products purely digitally.
Thus, the virtual guests, who were connected
from all over the world, gained insights
into the future software landscape aimi as well
as the presentation of the innovative cutting
concepts, among other things. Another highlight
was the exclusive live demonstration of
the new IMAGIC L1 drilling machine for batch
size 1 production.
More than 250 companies took part of the
five days to inform themselves about the new
products. How successful and convincing the
online presentation of the machines and concepts
was is now reflected in the enquiries and
sales: IMA Schelling has received several orders
for the innovative machine concept for
high-performance cutting – the first line will
be delivered to a French customer at the beginning
of 2023. This customer has ordered three
high-performance lines at the same time, and
two further systems have been purchased by
German customers. The new insertion system
for edge processing presented in May is also
in demand. The internal contour milling unit
(I-KFA) was also ordered – both for new machines
and for retrofits. In addition, the first
system of the new automated saw-robot concept
will go to an interior fitter specialising in
fire protection requirements and will be installed
at the end of 2022.
For IMA Schelling, these are positive signs
and confirmation of the right strategy in this
time of crisis: the company with its 1,620 employees
worldwide has restructured its business
areas and invested, among other things,
in IT and digitalisation tools as well as new
processing machines for its own production,
opened new sales and service branches
in Sweden and Lithuania and pushed ahead
with the further development of its product
portfolio. Accordingly, the company is looking
ahead to the next few years with confidence
and with many orders that extend far
beyond 2022.
www.imaschelling.com
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FAIRS
Healthy outlook for upcoming edition of FIMMA–Maderalia
FIMMA–Maderalia 2022 takes place from
29th March to 1st April at Feria Valencia.
The International Fair for Materials,
Technology and Components for Furniture
Manufacturing, Interior Design and Contract
Projects has already stimulated considerable
interest amongst the industries
concerned.
FIMMA–Maderalia has confirmed that
more than 200 companies have already booked
themselves a space. These include both Spanish
and international companies, that will be offering
tools, machinery, technology, components,
board, and coverings, amongst many other
products. All are leading operators in their respective
sectors and have welcomed the return
of the industry’s foremost biennial fair following
FIMMA–Maderalia’s cancellation in 2020 due to
the pandemic.
The fair is now returning at full strength
and against a backdrop of the health situation
becoming normal again and international
contacts being re-established, and in a broader
context of strong growth in the industry fuelled
by high demand for services such as refurbishment
and fitting out ofhomes and other
environments.
New features to mark the industry coming
together again
Even though it will be taking place in the
wake of previous success, Fimma–Maderalia
2022 will be refreshing certain elements of its
content to ensure that, as a showcase, it reflects
the industry’s current needs. It will therefore
be featuring a stronger representation of
the new materials and components that have
appeared over the last few years and have become
established as a key part of the industry’s
development.
Technological advances will also be a major
feature of FIMMA–Maderalia’s offering, both as
regards to Industry 4.0 and the launch of different
digital platforms that optimize and improve
the efficiency of the furniture manufacturing
and wood processing industries. Commitment
to and investment in sustainability and the environment
will as a result be one of the cornerstones
of a significant part of the offering on
show
www.fimma-maderalia.com
Eurobois
postponed
Given the new health situation at the beginning
of this year, and because the health of all is
a priority, the Eurobois trade show, which was to
be held from February 1 to 4, 2022 will be postponed.
Eurobois will therefore be held from 14
to 17 June 2022 at Eurexpo Lyon, France.
It is in the respect of the sanitary instructions
which will be then in force that the professionals
of the wood sector will meet next June
to exchange, discover the last innovations, and
create new business opportunities.
www.eurobois.net
“ZOW reloaded”
Gathering ideas, maintaining contacts,
finding solutions for the challenges of the future,
the ZOW supplier trade fair for the furniture
and interiors industries, will be an incubator
for innovations in 2022. The popular
trade fair, which is both a creative workshop
and a business event for suppliers to the furniture
industry in Germany and neighbouring
countries, will take place in Bad Salzuflen
from 3 to 5 May 2022 due to the pandemic.
As the first trade fair of relevance for the
industry since autumn of last year, the next
ZOW will serve many visitors as a help in determining
their positions. This is because the
pressure for innovation and the demand for
unusual, new and smart product solutions is
enormous.
ZOW stands for an innovative concept and
promotes fresh approaches. It is therefore the
ideal platform for companies that are achieving
success with their approaches in this spirit, and
for visitors looking for precisely such “hidden
solutions” in order to stay one step ahead of the
competition. It is thus the goal of the ZOW team
to find the right exhibitor mix between “global
players“, innovative medium-sized companies
and “start-ups”. This was quite successful
for the event planned in February.
The furniture and interiors industries, as
well as their suppliers, machinery outfitters and
service providers, belong to the favourably positioned
growth industries. Especially in the currently
difficult times and subject to the renovation
congestion that has been building up for
years in the European apartment market, the focus
of many consumers is on updating or expanding
their interior design. The demand is
correspondingly high. Delivery chain disruptions
and the general acceleration in prices require
quick, acceptable, competitive solutions,
which also have to be produced sustainably and
responsibly. The perfect, next possible platform
for discussion and finding solutions for all these
challenges is therefore the ZOW in May 2022.
www.zow.de
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FAIRS
HOLZ-HANDWERK and FENSTERBAU FRONTALE 2022
The trade show pairing of HOLZ-HANDWERK
and FENSTERBAU FRONTALE 2022 has been rescheduled
in close consultation with exhibitors:
To meet multiple requests from registered
exhibitors and enable all participants to plan
with confidence, NürnbergMesse and VDMA
Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen, as the organizer
of HOLZ-HANDWERK, have jointly decided to
postpone the combined event until Tuesday 12
– Friday 15 July 2022.
Elke Harreiss, Director FENSTERBAU
FRONTALE, and Stefan Dittrich, Director HOLZ-
HANDWERK, add: “By acting early to reschedule
HOLZ- HANDWERK and FENSTERBAU FRONTALE
to a date in summer, we are accommodating the
wishes of many exhibitors to provide a meeting
place for the industry where they can network
and do business in a positive atmosphere
in 2022. To achieve this, we are relying on a hygiene
and access concept that has already proven
successful and combines our customers’
needs for personal interaction with safety in the
best possible way. We are very grateful for the
many constructive conversations with the advisory
boards and industry representatives, which
provided significant encouragement for this
decision.
VDMA Woodworking Machinery:
Confidence for HOLZ-HANDWERK trade fair
in summer
Dr Bernhard Dirr, Managing Director of the
VDMA Woodworking Machinery Association,
comments on the July date of the HOLZ-
HANDWERK 2022 trade fair. “Mid-July would
certainly not be a desirable date in normal times,
but we have to take the pandemic into account.
The fact that the federal states with the most
visitors do not yet have holidays is very convenient
for us. In any case, we are looking forward
to this important fair with confidence; we expect
that a large number of the targeted visitors
from the joinery and carpentry trades and other
woodworking sectors will come to Nuremberg
again. The commitment of renowned market
participants such as Homag, Weinig, Biesse,
Holz-Her, Leitz and Leuco is a clear signal from
the exhibitor side.
www.holz-handwerk.de
DACH+HOLZ International
DACH+HOLZ International will not be taking
place as originally planned in February 2022
in Cologne. The continuing coronavirus pandemic
and unpredictable framework conditions
for holding trade fairs as set by government
policy make it impossible to plan such an
event with any certainty. For this reason, the
organiser and institutions responsible for the
trade fair have unanimously agreed to postpone
DACH+HOLZ International until July. It will now
be held from 5 to 8 July 2022 (Tuesday to Friday)
at the Cologne Exhibition Centre.
www.dach-holz.com
IWF 2022
Of all the inquiries that arise among attendees
at the International Woodworking
Fair, “What’s new at IWF?” is the most
frequently asked.
One answer in a nutshell: the Challengers
Award Entries. Every product, technology or solution
entered is making its first appearance at
an IWF show. Challengers Award Entries represent
innovative technology in products, services,
or manufacturing techniques that will advance
wood manufacturing.
Twenty-one finalists in the competition will
be announced in the weeks running up to opening
day, and seven winners in the competition
will be unveiled on the morning of August 23,
opening day of IWF 2022.
Just a few examples from among these firsttimers
are new product brands, including two
from that casegoods manufacturing hotbed,
Jasper, IN: Robotic Solutions, a developer of robotic
and automated materials handling systems
and Cabentry, a software company making
its debut at IWF.
Other new names among First-time
Exhibitors are IMMCO, a Richmond, VA manufacturer
of Uniflow hot melt drum unloaders
and distributor of Meler gluing solutions; and
Swiss firm Rollomatic, which has established
its U.S. operations in Mundelein, IL, and offers
Strausek cutting and grinding tools, among other
offerings.
Also listed among First-Time Exhibitors are
some familiar names, under new owners or distributor
relationships, such as Gannomat-Akins,
now owned and distributed by Wurth Baer
Supply; and Altendorf, which has established
itself as an independent global brand, launching
Altendorf Group America in 2019, exhibiting
at IWF 2022. Altendorf has developed “Hand
Guard” technology for its sliding table saws, a
protection system that prevents serious injuries
by instantly halting saw blade rotation upon
skin contact.
Also booked for IWF 2022 is Huber
Engineered Woods. Huber is a name familiar
for edgeband adhesives; this sister division supplies
materials for construction and architectural
interiors. And Web-Cab is exhibiting under
its own banner for the first time. Its Production
Coach technology distributed by RSA Solutions
won a 2018 Challengers Award.
IWF 2022 opens Tuesday, August 23 and
runs through Friday, August 26 at the Georgia
World Congress Center.
www.iwfatlanta.com
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GUIDE TO PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURERS
Manufacturer Manufacturer Products
Electronic Wood Systems GmbH
Robert-Henseling-Str. 1, 31789 Hameln
Germany
Tel: +49 5151 5574-0
Fax: +49 5151 5574-222
Email: info@electronic-wood-systems.de
Measuring systems for the panel industry
Thickness gauges and blow detection systems
Area weight measurement
Foreign body detection for mat
Density profile measurement for Laboratory
Spark extinguishing systems
www.electronic-wood-systems.com
ELKOM-Elektroheizplatten-Technik GmbH
Oberbecksener Str. 80, 32547 Bad Oeynhausen
Germany
Tel: +49 5731 7782-0
Fax: +49 5731 7782-12
Email: elkom@elkom.de
www.elkom.de
Cooling plates
Fluid medium plates
Heating plates
Preheating station for solid surface and thermoplastics
Thermoforming station for solid surface and
thermoplastics
Vacuum plates
Vacuum tables
euroTECH Vertriebs GmbH
Maybachstr. 7, 72348 Rosenfeld
Germany
Tel: +49 7428 93912-0
Fax: +49 7428 93912-13
Email: info@etvac.de
Customized plant engineering
Transportation and handling equipment
Vacuum components
www.etvac.de
Fagus-GreCon Greten GmbH & Co. KG
Hannoversche Str. 58, 31061 Alfeld
Germany
Tel: +49 5181 79-0
Fax: +49 5181 79-229
Email: marketing@fagus-grecon.com
Automatic woodinspection machines, scanners
Density profile measurement
Fire protection for industrial risks
Measuring systems for the panel industry
Moisture meters, in-line type for boards or veneer
Spark extinguishing systems
www.fagus-grecon.com
Höcker Polytechnik GmbH
Borgloher Str. 1, 49176 Hilter a.T.W.
Germany
Tel: +49 5409 405-0
Fax: +49 5409 405-595
Email: info@hpt.net
Briquetting press
Cyclone separator
Dust extractor
Industrial fan
Paint booth
www.hoecker-polytechnik.com
HOLZ-HER GmbH
Plochinger Str. 65, 72666 Nürtingen
Germany
Tel: +49 7022 702-0
Fax: +49 7022 702-101
Email: kontakt@holzher.com
CNC machining centres
Edgebanding
Panel saws
www.holzher.de

GUIDE TO PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURERS
Manufacturer Manufacturer Products
Hymmen GmbH
Maschinen- und Anlagenbau
Theodor-Hymmen-Str. 3, 33613 Bielefeld
Germany
Tel: +49 521 5806 0
Fax: +49 521 5806 190
Email: info@hymmen.com
www.hymmen.com
Industrial digital printing lines
Lacquering and liquid coating machines
Laminating presses
Presses, multiopening
Presses, continuous
Printing machines, direct
Service
LEUCO Ledermann GmbH & Co. KG
Willi-Ledermann-Str. 1, 72160 Horb a. N.
Germany
Tel: +49 7451 93-0
Fax: +49 7541 93-270
Email: info@leuco.com
TC and DP tipped machine tools for processing wood,
wooden and composite panels, plastics and NF-materials,
tool management & service
www.leuco.com
NESTRO Lufttechnik GmbH
Paulus-Nettelnstroth-Platz, 07619 Schkölen
Germany
Tel: +49 36694 41-0
Fax: +49 36694 41-260
Email: info@nestro.de
www.nestro.com
Briquetting Presses
Cyclone Separators
Extraction and Filter Systems
Fans
Heating Systems
Paint Spray Walls
PAINTLINE Paint Mist Extraction Systems
Shredders
Reichenbacher Hamuel GmbH
Postfach 28, 96487 Dörfles-Esbach
Germany
Tel: +49 9561 599-0
Fax: +49 9561 599-199
Email: info@reichenbacher.de
CNC-Machining centres
CNC-Processing centres
CNC-Routers
Drilling systems
Milling machines
www.reichenbacher.de
SPÄNEX GmbH
Luft-, Energie- und Umwelttechnik
Otto-Brenner-Str. 6, 37170 Uslar
Germany
Tel.: +49 5571 304-0
Fax: +49 5571 304-111
Email: info@spaenex.de
www.spaenex.de
Briquetting presses
Dust extractors
Exhaust filter systems
Fans
Heat recovery systems
Spraying walls
Michael Weinig AG
Michael-Weinig-Str. 2-4, 97941Tauberbischofsheim
Germany
Tel: +49 9341 86-0
Fax: +49 9341 7080
Email: info@weinig.com
Planers and molders
www.weinig.com

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