Panels & Furniture Asia May/June 2022

FURNITURE MANUFACTURING
SOLUTION APPROACH 2:
AUTOMATION
The many different requirements
for windows and doors can result
in quite a large number of different
systems. Implementing these
successfully and economically
within a production process is a
challenge, especially with smaller
batch sizes. The key to success in
this regard is provided by highperformance
machine concepts
with a high degree of automation.
The performance and production
capacity of companies are thus
ensured for years to come and
processes become leaner or less
personnel-intensive. In times of
shortage of skilled workers, this
can be a competitive advantage for
manufacturing companies.
However, such modern machine
concepts also require tools to
ensure a highly efficient overall
package. After all, it is the tool
that contributes to the efficiency
of the machine on the material.
Therefore, the more powerful
the tool, the higher the economic
success. Leitz provides the
solution in this area with its
ProfilCut Q system series — it
is not only a fast tool system in
terms of productivity, resource
conservation and sustainability
were also taken into account
during development. For example,
the tools are equipped with
specially coated knives that keep
cutting-material wear as low
as possible and extend the tool
lifespan. With the ProfilCut Q PLUS
and ProfilCut Q Diamond systems,
Leitz also provides re-sharpenable,
constant-diameter and constantprofile
tools that make tool
changes even more cost- and
Climate protection through sustainable and environmentally conscious building, such
as highly insulating window and door systems made from sustainable raw materials
SOLUTION APPROACH 1:
WINDOW SYSTEM SOLUTION
Raw material, cost and price
developments, skilled labour,
control technology, and machine
and tool technologies represent
factors that influence a production
plant. However, if several factors
come into action at the same time,
for example in a product portfolio
change, entrepreneurial success
will be at risk. One approach to
a solution is therefore the use
of tested systems. In the course
of their development, all these
factors have already been taken
into account and, with a view to
the long-term development of
construction trends, such products
last longer on the market.
For example, to take into
account the rising prices of raw
materials and ensure sustainable,
cost-secure production, it is a
question of the raw material
for the customer product — the
window and door systems on one
hand, and the materials required
to manufacture it on the other.
Systems that allow for small face
widths and thus manage with
small material dimensions, such
as the ClimaTrend Style window
system from Leitz, therefore offer
advantages. In addition, this
system meets requirements such as
high burglar resistance, maximum
insulation and impermeability.
ClimaTrend Style can be produced
in various construction depths and
as a timber and timber-aluminium
system. Its modular design — the
same basic profiles are used for
timber and timber-aluminium
constructions — ensures more
efficiency and thus less time and
costs in production.
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