Panels & Furniture Asia July/August 2022

FURNITURE MANUFACTURING
For example, if the material composition
of a job changes, the software moves
the stored material around: Stacks that
are required are automatically stored
near the machine for quick removal,
thus optimising the storage process.
woodStore Analyzer also shows possible
efficiency improvements in the storage
facility, carrying out analysis per month,
week, day or hour. It is a system for
automatic evaluation of the analyses
recommending courses of action. In
this way, the analyser determines which
board materials have to be disposed
of or relocated based on the frequency
of use. This is an example of how
intelligent existing process data from a
system can be used in a meaningful way.
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Legend
1 woodStore 8 is the
brain of the storage
system
2 Smart connected
system: complete
integration of
optimisation, saw
and storage into
one cutting-tosize
system with
standard interfaces
that match
3 Integrated decor
selection: Decor
images for a
realistic display
of the panels
available in the
storage
One feature that has been developed by
HOMAG for woodStore 8 is the ability to
operate over Wi-Fi using a smartphone
or tablet. Production duration,
material equipment, job overviews or
information about missing boards can
then be accessed. This allows users
to estimate when additional panels
need to be transported from the block
storage to the storage return position.
The operator can then start the storage
return process directly from the forklift.
Using predefined barcodes, the operator
scans materials, enters the number of
plates to be stored and starts the storage
process — conveniently and quickly
using a mobile terminal.
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The storage return position can now
be used as a restacking position,
which is useful for companies with
smaller horizontal storage systems.
Capacity also increases compared to
random storage management. Smaller
convenience functions have also been
integrated. For example, the “cover
function” for light-sensitive plates no
longer needs to be started manually.
Instead, it can be started automatically
on a timed basis.
AT A GLANCE
With woodStore 8, HOMAG has
increased the number of processing
machines and storage return positions.
Users can group their machines with a
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separate production list for each, thus
increasing efficiency. With the extended
linking of multiple storage systems,
users can have an automatic master
data and production list comparison,
cross-system manual offcut storage and
prior removal from storage.
Moreover, HOMAG reported that 100%
of users’ storage return positions can
be used as a restack position, and old
plate stocks can be disposed quickly
and easily. Users can manage their
warehouse on the move with woodStore
8, thus simplifying operation with a
better overview and integration of
the camera to support functionally. It
automatically controls the covering
of plates made from light-sensitive
material. P
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