There was a lot of excitement and buzz in the Practive area, showing many great and new products/technology for shop machines. The booths have been crowded as customers are eager to see whats new. Material handling solutions are the big theme amongst machines at all levels, offering increased productivity for loading, feeding and handling parts. [...]
Topic: Events
May
09
2013
News from Ligna: Venjakob
UV LED curing is still regarded as a new innovation this year. In 2011 Bürkle introduced the concept of 2 D or flat panel curing with LED curing and since has delivered several lines for production. Venjakob’s innovation is using LED curing for 3D or three dimensional curing of UV coatings. LED UV curing operates at [...]
May
09
2013
News from Ligna: Makor
Makor had an exciting booth at Ligna this year. Several new technologies were unveiled. Two technologies are outstanding and worthy of immediate reporting to all. First is the new Start One Makor spray machine. This is a new economical reciprocating spray machine which is a scaled down version of the Makor Q One. It is [...]
May
09
2013
News from Ligna: Burkle
Bürkle introduced an exciting new technology at the Ligna Fair called “UV Lam-Inert Technology”. This is a new filling and curing technology which could revolutionize the way surfaces are filled and processed. The technology is used to fill the surfaces of both MDF and particleboard by the application of an unusually heavy film of UV [...]
May
08
2013
News from Ligna: Kuper
Here is an example of how a little ingenuity, a little collaboration and our machines in unison can create some clever home décor. Look at what our good friends at Kuper have created! Using their veneer jointing machine, FWS 90, they were able to make this attractive lamp shade from only 3 pieces. The acrylic [...]
May
08
2013
News from Ligna: CNC Updates
Homag Group introduces a full range of flexible 5-axis machining options at LIGNA 2013. As production rates move closer and closer to true “batch-size-one” scenarios, flexibility and capability of the machining center becomes increasingly important. From the Innovation Center through to the actual production machine, Homag has continued to push the envelope with highly capable [...]
May
08
2013
News from Ligna: Weeke CNC Solutions
One of the main CNC trends at this years Ligna Show is in small compact machining centers with high flexibility. Weeke, the leading manufacturer in CNC woodworking equipment , introduced a new machining center called the BHX 200. This is Weeke’s latest addition to their BHX series of machines. The BHX 200 offers batch size one processing capable of [...]
May
08
2013
News from Ligna: Kentwood rip saw solutions
Kentwood rip saw solutions introduced new technology in a four blade rip saw with 660mm cutting width by adding opposing arbors. The unique opposing arbor design allows the user to position blades as close as 10mm to each other and allows all four blades to be positioned within a 40mm. Typical moving blade ripsaw solutions [...]
May
07
2013
News from Ligna: At the Holzma Stands
Holzma panel cutting solutions are set up in both Hall 11 (custom, lower volume applications) and Hall 26 (industrial, higher volume applications). Efficient material handling into and away from the saws is one of this year’s themes. In the area of infeeding, the HPP 350 in Hall 11 is equipped with the Easy-to-Feed push load [...]
May
06
2013
Welcome to the Stiles booth at Ligna 2013
The Stiles team has been hard at work training for the last two days, preparing to bring the latest developments in technology and processes to our customers in the United States when we return home. The weather in Hannover is perfect for a multi-building trade show experience: clear skies, low humidity and temperatures around 70 [...]
