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Stiles Machinery Inc. acquired the
Howard S. Twichell Co. of Addison, Texas.
The synergies created by merging these two strong companies will
enable Stiles to better serve their customers in the Texas and
Oklahoma markets with a strong service network and a world-class
product offering. Together, Twichell and Stiles have the resources
necessary to grow and become a stronger, more efficient and
effective customer-focused organization, required to remain
competitive in today’s marketplace.
The Howard S. Twichell Co. has been a family-owned and operated
business since 1966, striving to represent the best quality
manufacturers of solid wood and panel processing machinery, tooling
and supplies as well as parts, financing and trade-in services.
Effective July 1, 2007 the ownership will change, but the Twichell
name and staff will remain delivering a consultative sales approach
that assists customers by identifying the best total solutions for
their business.
20-20 Pattern Systems Will Also Focus on Small Cabinetmakers
When 20-20 Technologies acquired
Pattern Systems International in January 2007, the acquisition
fuelled the two companies’ collective talent to develop brand new
software for small cabinetmakers - 20-20 Design for Manufacturing
CNC (20-20 DFMcnc).
20-20 DFMcnc extends 20-20 Technologies’ industry recognized 20-20
Design software to cabinetmakers’ CNC machines - in a fraction of
the time, and at a fraction of the cost of any other software on the
market today.
“We looked at statistics from various sources and saw that of the
50,000 cabinet manufacturers listed, 29,872 had less than 10
employees,” says Andrew Allu, Sales Manager 20-20 Pattern Systems.
“We know that a large part of that small cabinet manufacturing
market needs better software to make them more efficient. Once 20-20
Technologies and Pattern Systems joined forces we were able to start
developing products for that clientele.”
20-20 DFMcnc brings clear advantages to small shops. Software that
comes with most CNC saws can take, on average, 30 seconds to program
each part. . If there are 25 cabinets in a kitchen and four machined
parts per cabinet then there are 200 parts in a Kitchen. That’s
close to 2 hours of programming. The real value of 20-20 DFMcnc is
that it delivers all machine files relating to those 200 parts to
the machine automatically – in 10 to 15 seconds and that means
cabinet makers save huge amounts of time in preparing manufacturing
information in every job.
DFMcnc can generate part geometry in several different formats (DXF,
CID3, AScii or sheet DXF) for several industry standard CAM
solutions. Plus you can create your own parametric drilling programs
for every part. 20-20 DFMcnc also comes loaded with common
manufacturing files so customers don’t have to start from scratch.
And it works in both point-to-point and nesting manufacturing
environments making it easy to choose which option works best for
you.
Demos of 20-20 DFMcnc (Design for Manufacturing for CNC) will be
featured in the 20-20 Technologies Road Show over the months of
August, September and October across 14 cities in the US and Canada.
Contact 20-20 Technologies at 1-866- 698- 2020 or go to
www.2020technologies.com to check out the date and place of the Road
Show closest to you. See for yourself that 20-20 Pattern Systems has
developed a new state-of-the-art software product that is squarely
focused on developing better software products for cabinet
manufacturers.
Biesse
to Launch Event October 10-13
Continuing to maintain a high profile
in the global woodworking industry, Biesse America recently
announced plans for “BIESSEiNSIDE,” an international event to be
held October 10 – 13, 2007 at the headquarters of parent company
Biesse Group, S.p.A. in Pesaro, Italy.
Billed as an “open door on the world of woodworking processes and
technology,” the four-day event will feature technical workshops and
guided tours around Biesse’s 970,000 square foot Pesaro production
facility. While open to all, the event is geared primarily to
clients of Biesse’s Systems Division, who are engaged in commercial
construction, institutional casework and store fixtures, as well as
window, door and office furniture manufacturing. Biesse will provide
transportation and lodging for North American clients traveling to
Italy for the event.
Highlights of the event will include a presentation by European home
furnishings giant and Biesse client IKEA Group. Representatives from
IKEA will discuss the company’s “Case History,” detailing its
winning formula. Consorzio LegnoLegno, a European consortium of more
than 600 wood and furniture sector businesses, will lead a
discussion on a 2007 study on solid wood window and door
applications in the Italian market. In addition, Biesse plans to
unveil a new 32,000 -square foot showroom, where 100 live
demonstrations will be held on a variety of wood processing
machines. Planners advise early registration, as seating at seminars
and workshops is limited.
In conjunction with the BIESSEiNSIDE event, clients will have the
opportunity to tour some of northern Italy’s most advanced
woodworking facilities, and network with senior representatives.
Already eliciting an enthusiastic response, the BIESSEiNSIDE event
is the latest in a series of indicators that European manufacturing
remains strong in general, and that in particular, Biesse is leading
its sector. At the recent AWFS (Association of Woodworking &
Furnishings Suppliers) Fair, a major industry event, Biesse came
away with $6,406,382 in sales, as well as a top award. In June,
Biesse purchased approximately 14 acres of land for the planned
expansion of its Charlotte headquarters. Also this year, the company
acquired AGM Glass Machinery Inc., North America’s leading
manufacturer of glass and stone fabrication equipment. Biesse
attributes its success to an ongoing emphasis on high-tech solutions
and unparalleled customer service.
Kaeser
Announces Comprehensive Air Demand Analysis Program
This complete compressed air system
audit uses state-of-the-art data loggers and precision sensors to
create a detailed air usage profile for each specific facility.
Kaeser’s Air Demand Analysis monitors and charts air flow, power
consumption, and system pressures during normal operating hours over
a period of 10 days. Available for systems large and small, this
exceptional tool creates a complete picture of air requirements
including the relationship between peak and base load compressors
and each compressor’s duty cycle. Armed with this data, Kaeser’s
trained specialists can easily identify areas for improvement and if
necessary recommend equipment upgrades. Most equipment can be
quickly and easily installed without interrupting daily plant
operations while the results can provide lasting results for
long-term planning …and save thousands of dollars in energy savings
and productivity improvements too!
Find out how to optimize your facility’s day-to-day operations with
Kaeser’s Air Demand Analysis. For more information, please call
800-777-7873 or visit us at
www.kaeser.com.
Doucet Releases a New Generation of Fast Robotic Operation for Clamp
Carriers
Doucet Machineries has developed the
ROBOTIC OPERATOR - model RT100. Fifty percent faster than its
predecessors, the RT100 marks the advent of a new generation of
Clamp Carrier Automation Systems.
The new ROBOTIC OPERATOR features a 10 HP hydraulic power unit,
boosting the roving speed of its carriage to 160 feet per minute and
the capacity of its tightening pistol to 500 rpm. The RT100 is the
fastest robotic operator on the market, capable of tightening and
loosening 6 clamps along an 8 foot raceway and rotating to the next
section in just 34 seconds. Smoother carriage acceleration /
deceleration as well a clamp section indexing are achieved through
the use of a proportional flow control valve. Its homing accuracy
has been vastly improved through an interactive rack and pinion side
shift arrangement.
The RT100 has been redesign from the ground up. It includes a long
list of advanced design features such as: laser cut components,
welded mortise and tenon assembly, truss style design for improved
load bearing capacity, and an integrated clamp rest and robot
pedestal. All the wear surfaces on the RT100 have been upgraded to
include either tempered steel features or bearings. Its tightening
pistol is connected to a compliant rubber mount on floating axis
that extends butterfly nut life cycle. You may choose between a user
friendly operator console with pictograms on the basic model or, an
optional interactive panel view with production reporting. Finally,
its p.l.c. comes complete with an Ethernet card for remote
diagnostic via the Internet. All those features add up to a
simplified field Installation, flawless task execution and the
utmost dependability.
Consider the acquisition of the RT100 in the immediate future. With
all these advanced features offered at a very advantageous price,
there is no need to let your competition gain on your market share
or labor cost eat away at your profitability.
For details, call us toll free at 1-866-673-8876 or visit our web
site at www.doucetinc.com.
Ex-Factory Introduces CAM-WOOD
FactoryNEW.com, EX-FACTORY INC.'s new
equipment division, introduced the compact CAM-WOOD 3-axis, moving
gantry CNC Routers at last month's AWFS Las Vegas Show. A
collaborative effort between the FactoryNEW staff and the
manufacturer, the WR Series was designed for the small woodworking
shop that wants nested-based cabinetmaking.
Each Router uses significantly less floor space than standard models
and has a solid steel base, hardened & ground rails, and a "liquid
cooled" spindle. T slot/vacuum table offer versatility for part
fixturing. Each machine is complete with a DELL PC, flat screen
monitor, keyboard, mouse, and CNC Control software including 3D tool
path graphics, and embedded CAM software as standard.
Three models are available: The WR 203 has a 2’ x 3’ work area, the
WR-408 has a 4’ x 8’ work area, and the WR-510 has a 5’ x 10 work
area. For more information call 1-800-379-3002 or email us at
sales@FactoryNew.com.
Weinig Group Acquires LuxScan Technologies
With the acquisition of Luxemburg scanner manufacturer LuxScan, the
Weinig Group is setting a strategic course for the future market
development.
"We know that the market for products in the wood optimization
sector is large and that the technology required for it continues to
offer great potential for innovation. With LuxScan, we are
integrating a company into the Weinig Group that leads the way in
terms of quality and scanning consistency and is therefore the best
possible addition for us," explains the Chief Financial Officer of
the Weinig Group, Karl Wachter.
The Luxemburg company's product line covers the whole scanner
spectrum for the complete solid wood manufacturing process chain.
Walter Fahrenschon, CEO of Weinig subsidiary Dimter, is convinced
this takeover marks a new era in wood optimization.
"Together with LuxScan, we are in a position to put our years of
application knowledge to great effect in order to directly enhance
scanner technology. Our goal is to offer fully integrated complete
solutions, both mechanically and in software-technology," explains
Fahrenschon.
The Weinig Group currently offers a complete machine program for
solid wood processing and is in a position to establish scanner
technology as a new standard in this industry, from both a financial
and technological point of view. The customer will receive not only
machine technology, but also an entire system with automatic wood
defect detection – all from one manufacturer. Interface problems
will be a thing of the past. Proximity in location and years of
successful cooperation between the Weinig Group and LuxScan will
ensure integration proceeds at a rapid pace. Fahrenschon points to
the large number of common installations in this regard and believes
that it will be possible to progress rapidly in terms of innovation.
LuxScan Technologies currently employs approximately 30 persons in
Luxemburg and the USA.
Hermance Helical Cutterhead
Hermance Machine Company released its new helical cutterhead. The
cutterhead can be custom manufactured to fit planers, moulders, and
jointers. Its patented design tilts the hook angle of the knife on
two additional axes, providing a shearing effect that eliminates
tearout and drastically reduces the noise level over straight blade
cutting heads. The engineering of the tilt greatly increases the
life of the four sided knives that it utilizes. |
