Panels & Furniture Asia May/June 2022

FURNITURE MANUFACTURING
between the machine and the materialAssist
application, which manages the edging
material.
PARTNERING GROWTH IN THE INDUSTRY
In edge processing, the range of services offered
by HOMAG today extends from individual
machines in the entry-level, medium- or
high-end segment, through the engineering
and installation of complex production lines
and systems, to complete industry solutions,
including consulting and software. With this
machine and service range, the group continues
to offer a product range with customer benefits.
Meicha Furniture, a Taiwanese do-it-yourself
furniture manufacturing company since 1973,
has been using the same HOMAG edgebanding
machine acquired in 1987 to create its softforming
edges, alongside newer units.
“We are impressed by the quality, durability
and stability of HOMAG’s machines. As a trusted
brand, HOMAG is always the first we consult
whenever we have needs for edgebanding
machines,” said Bing Chen, factory manager at
Meicha.
Meicha Furniture has since acquired other
HOMAG models over the years, including
the EDGETEQ D-610, EDGETEQ S-500 and
TENONTEQ D-500, among others, to optimise
production and increase efficiency for their
larger honeycomb panels.
“The high-quality edgebanding machines,
combined with our special panels, increase
our productivity and give us high-quality
edges that are recognised, appraised and
trusted by customers worldwide — even by
our European customers who have many
more options in their region,” added Chen.
“We would like to emphasise the smooth
production and high productivity for serial
or small-batch production, especially larger
honeycomb panels; high quality and precision
can be achieved thanks to the double-sided
edgebander.”
Singapore-based Sen Wan Group, a plywood
and wood panel supplier, echoed HOMAG’s
consistency in producing high-quality edging
amid a high production volume of 1,000 parts
per shift for furniture parts and 3,000 boards
per shift for lamination.
“Because we deal with all types of plywood
surfaces, one of the most important features
of HOMAG’s edgebanding machines is the
automated calibration to suit each batch of
incoming materials,” explained Ashton Chan,
group executive director of Sen Wan Group.
“Even if you have 100 very skilled carpenters
to do edging, typically there would still be
inconsistent quality and all of them would
need to know how to manually calibrate
the machine according to the material,”
continued Claudia Eio, director of innovation
at Sen Wan Group. “HOMAG’s machine
calibration is automated and saves time and
skilled manpower. It allows production to be
seamless, saves a lot of time and increases the
consistency of the quality.”
Besides the high-quality edgebanding process
offered by the HOMAG KDF 110 and HOMAG
KDF 650 edgebanding machines purchased in
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2016, Sen Wan has also experienced optimal
after-sales service from the HOMAG team.
“For so many years, we have never felt that if
something goes wrong with production or the
machine, we would be left in the lurch. Once,
there was a software system issue that needed
attention and the engineers were even able
to connect to the machine from Germany to
conduct diagnostics and resolve the issue on
the spot,” commented Chan.
For Dongsheng Cabinets & Wardrobes in
Taiwan, which retails systems furniture
for residential homes, the EDGETEQ S-500
edgebanding machines purchased in 2018
and 2021 are stable, straightforward and userfriendly.
They are also flexible and adaptable,
producing high-quality edges to meet the
diverse and changing demands of customers.
“With increasing levels of demand and
sophistication, customers are starting to pay
attention to details such as perfect edges
and drilling. With more demand comes more
choices, ultimately giving consumers better
ability to select only the best among a wide
variety of options,” expressed Lo Yu-Ming,
owner of Dongsheng Cabinets & Wardrobes.
“The highly stable and high-yield HOMAG
machines produce these quality parts and
furniture that build trust and confidence
among end-users.”
HOMAG declared that it will continue to be
a partner to manufacturers of all sizes as
the industry progresses and evolves to meet
ever-growing customer needs and quality
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