Woodworking

Robots play key role in sawmill upgrade project

Robots play key role in sawmill upgrade project

An integrated project of control room technology, power distribution and robotics, implemented by ABB Process Automation have driven pioneering levels of productivity and efficiency at Metsä Fibre’s technologically advanced sawmill. The customer’s Rauma mill is Finland’s largest ever sawmill investment at €260 million and uses machine vision, artificial intelligence (AI) and integrated information systems for […]

By April 11, 2024 Read More →
Fully automatic inspection of wood parts

Fully automatic inspection of wood parts

Whether classic all-purpose brushes or brushes for special applications, the German company Lessmann has virtually all of them in its range. The shapes vary, from straight to ergonomic. But they all have one thing in common: the wooden bodies are made exclusively from untreated red beech. Depending on the model, they also have two hanging […]

By December 15, 2021 Read More →
Top 5 robot trends for 2021 explored

Top 5 robot trends for 2021 explored

Annual installations of industrial robots more than tripled within ten years (2010-2019) reaching 381 million units in factories around the world. The International Federation of Robotics shows top 5 trends shaping industries around the globe. “The mission to combine traditional production with ´go digital strategies´ puts robots in a pole position,” says Dr Susanne Bieller, […]

By February 17, 2021 Read More →
Furniture maker chooses KUKA robot for machining tasks

Furniture maker chooses KUKA robot for machining tasks

A KUKA robot is helping one of the UK’s leading bespoke furniture makers to expand its end-to-end manufacturing capabilities by undertaking a variety of finishing operations. The 100kg payload 7-axis KR100 model has been installed in an automated production cell at Jali’s factory in Kent to streamline a series of machining tasks on a number […]

By April 1, 2010 Read More →
Robots save space at furniture components manufacturer

Robots save space at furniture components manufacturer

A furniture component manufacturer has successfully integrated two robots onto an existing processing system at its busy Huddersfield facility. Using compact articulated design robots has saved over 50% of the space that would be taken up by conventional wood industry gantry or portal type handling systems. The Decorative Panels Group (DPG) is Britain’s largest paper […]

By March 9, 2010 Read More →