from 1972 tailored finishing · italianwoodtech is an initiative for the promotion of italian...

Post

e Ita

liane

spa

– sp

ed.in

abb

.pos

t. -4

5% D

.L.3

53/2

003

(con

v. in

L. 2

7/02

/200

4 n.

46) a

rt.1

- com

ma

1, LO

/MI.

C

epra

- Ce

ntro

dire

ziona

le M

ilano

fiori

- 1a

Stra

da -

Pala

zzo

F3 -

I-200

90 A

ssag

o (M

I) €

18,3

3

CONT

IENE

I.P.

ISSN

112

5-74

58

“Made in Italy” for the Wood and Woodworking machinery Industry WorldwideJULY-AUGUST 2013 N. 4

FOCUSFrom “Focus Utensili”:innovation and export

FAIRSNews, themes, indicationsafter Ligna and Interzum!!!

www.maurimacchine.com

From 1972 tailored finishing

Woodworking Technology Made in Europe

eeUMABOISEuropean Federation of Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers

xylon.it

www.xylon.it

Un click per tuffarti nella filiera legno

Post

e Ita

liane

spa

– sp

ed.in

abb

.pos

t. -4

5% D

.L.3

53/2

003

(con

v. in

L. 2

7/02

/200

4 n.

46) a

rt.1

- com

ma

1, LO

/MI.

C

epra

- Ce

ntro

dire

ziona

le M

ilano

fiori

- 1a

Stra

da -

Pala

zzo

F3 -

I-200

90 A

ssag

o (M

I) €

18,3

3

CONT

IENE

I.P.

ISSN

112

5-74

58

“Made in Italy” for the Wood and Woodworking machinery Industry WorldwideJULY-AUGUST 2013 N. 4

FOCUSFrom “Focus Utensili”:innovation and export.

FAIRSNews, themes, indicationsafter Ligna and Interzum!!!


From 1972 tailored finishing

Maurimacchine srlVia Maestri Comacini, 12 • I-22072 Cermenate (CO)

phone +39 031 771374 • fax +39 031 [email protected]


Plants for profiles, flat and raised panels, doors finishing.

"Mauri Macchine", born in 1972, is specialized in pro-duction of spraying plants for wood industry in thearea of furniture, mouldings and constructions.In particular Mauri Macchine produces complete spra-ying and drying plants for mouldings, either em-ploying conventional lacquers or UV lacquers or wa-ter-based lacquers, and automatic spraying and dryingplants for panels, togheter with special plants for pain-ting of chairs, beams,windows, lathed componentsand pressurised spray booths.

��

��

��

! �"�#�$��%��&��&�'�(�#�$��%��&��)))"��" ��*��+��" �

��&��,��-��.!/�� *��*��%�0��*�1�2! �"�#�"��0"��"��$��'�(�#�"��0"��"��$�)))"��" ��*��+��" �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

��$�#"� !!

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��

� ��

&�%��$�#(�'&��&�%��+��*� "��")))

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

�� "�

��.��-��,�&

�* ��/!"��"0��"�#"� !! �*� "��")))

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

��.

2�1*�0�%�*��$��"��"0��"�#(�'�$��"

� "��+��

��

��

� � ��

� � � � � � ��

� ��

� � � � � ��

� �

July-August 2013 XYLON INTERNATIONAL 5

Top Players Collection

ms srl founded in 1969, is based in SommarivaBosco, in Italy. Our product range includesmore than 20 thousand standard codes products.

The high quality and innovative standards of I.M.S.tool holders and ability to offer our customers a widerange of personalized services to satisfy every needand binding them in time, are our main strengths,which have always distinguished us, and allow usto maintain our leading position on the Italian andforeign markets.

Our production is focused on milling tools. Besidesa varied range of standard tools, we have the abil-ity to produce special design tools, which bringsour production to a high standard of quality.

Now available in our products line a wide range ofhydraulic technology, particularly the hydraulicchuck for cylindrical tool shank and the hydraulicmill arbor.The hydraulic technology is mainly used within themetal and wood working industries, but also in theareas of mold making and medical industry.

Thanks to the strong position acquired overdecades of intensive activity I.M.S. is able to act asa protagonist in the context of globalization of in-dustry and maintain its identity, its own brand alongwith its operational autonomy.

The synergies produced in this context, havecontributed to the growth of thecompany through optimization ofproduction and sharing of techno-logical, logistical and marketing ca-pabilities.

New 2013 – Ims starts the productionand sales of suction cup for glassand marble working machines. Thesuction cup are made of aluminium.The top rubber with the high sup-porting surface of the suction cup, ensures a strongresistance to sheet or slab tilting, a reduction of vi-brations and therefore a long life for all the pro-cessing tools.

Every Ims product encapsulates experience, tech-nology, innovation and quality in all its forms. Dur-ing the processing process, we strictly meet all stan-dards: Din, Uni and Asme. At your request, we can also issue test certificatesfor each item or individual unit designated for im-mediate identification.

Our strong points : Uni En Iso 9001:2008 certified com-pany, maximum attention to quality, Service and af-ter-sales support, maximum safety, total reliability.

Ims: parts of your business. ▲

IMS

www.ims.eu

I

THE LEADINGBRANDIN THE FIELD OF TOOL HOLDERS FOR CNC

18

xylon internationalJuly-August 2013

Message from Germany:optimism beats the crisis

Italian novelties at Ligna

Maggi Engineering: fifty yearsCosmec: technology and innovation 4834

26 An excellent Ligna for Cefla Finishing45

Veba: wide range for any need34

26 39 51 48

Co

nten

tssince 1995

Discotelsisal: abrasives and sanding wheels36Andreoni: multiple carving machines36

Comec: “Md Jamb” and “Md Top”37

Pribo: specialization and research37

A trip to Biesse39

Ormamacchine: at Ligna with “Omnia Green”44

Volpato: news at Ligna35

Mvm: grinder model “La500Nc”35Cmt: “Orange Chrome” scoring blades35

Nova Pellet: “N-Pico” means “easy pellet”50Masterwood: working centres in the foreground50

Vibo: protecting the environment55

Plastivar: a passion for edges56Mobilservice: innovation and trendy finishing56

Scm Group: production “visions”from Germany51

G&D: over thirty years of evolution54

Ica Group at Ligna54

Scm Group Maggi EngineeringBiesseLigna

5 Ims

Top Players Collection

Focus on TOOLS▼▼58

1084986

8889

in this issue...

News

Exhibitions calendar

Editorial

Advertisers list

Subscription campaign

Contacts

WOOD, MACHINES AND FURNITUREobservatory by Acimall

▼▼80

58 The tool never stands stillInterviews

63 Rinaldi: research and innovation63 Utensiltecnica: flexibility and reliability64 Fapil: Cnc tooling specialists64 Aliprandi: tools for any needs66 Looking at the Polish market68 A good financial year for Blum71 2013 “Schweighofer Prize” to an Italian72 Farewell to Roberto Tengg73 Italian woodworking machinery:

the 2012 final balance74 International Scientific Conference 201376 Made expo: starting over

from constructions77 Xylexpo: exhibition promotion campaign

is gaining momentum78 Furnistanbul, furniture in Turkey79 Sicam, a place for business

Xylon International - Italianwoodtech is edited by Cepra spa.

JULY-AUGUST 2013

Steering committee

Giancarlo Anselmi, Ivano Coral, Stefano Dal Lago, Roberto de Joannon,

Ambrogio Delachi, Giampiero Mauri, Pierluigi Paoletti, Franco Paviotti,

Lorenzo Primultini.

Editor: Paolo Zanibon

Editorial director: Luca Rossetti ([email protected])

Editorial staff: Rossana Fossa ([email protected])

Contributors: Olivia Rabbi, Renata D’Antoni, Attilio Griner

Editorial secretariat: Paola Gandini ([email protected])

Administration and editorial office

Cepra spa

Centro direzionale Milanofiori - 1a Strada - Palazzo F3 - I-20090 Assago (Milan)

phone +39 02 89210200 - fax +39 02 8259009

Advertising representatives

Technology Sector, tools, equipments; abroad clients; fairs and events

Lombardia, Emilia Romagna, Marche, Tuscany

Rancati Advertising - phone +39 02 70300088 - fax +39 02 70300074

Andrea Rancati ([email protected]), Claudio Sanfilippo ([email protected])

Technology Sector, tools, equipments

Italy (Other areas)

and wood, supplies, components and semi-finished produtcts

Giovanni Paura - phone +39 328 3751802 - fax +39 02 8263594

([email protected])

Graphic design: Alta Risoluzione sas - Arese (Milan)

Photolitho: Alta Risoluzione sas - Arese (Milan)

Printed by: Reggiani spa - Brezzo di Bedero (Varese)

Registrazione presso il Tribunale di Milano, n. 606 del 04 dicembre 1995.

Subscription:

€ 110 per year; one copy € 18,33.

© All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be produced, stored

in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical,

photo-copying, recording or otherwise without prior permission of Cepra spa.

ISSN 1125-7458

Italianwoodtech is an initiative for the promotion of Italian technology for wood

and wood-based materials processing, edited by Acimall and the Italian Institute

for Foreign Trade (Ice) with te support of the Italian Ministry for International Trade.

www.xylon.it [email protected]

Read our magazines online

AcimallCentro direzionale Milanofiori1a Strada - Palazzo F3 - I-20090 Assago (Milan)phone +39 02 89210200 - fax +39 02 [email protected] - www.acimall.com

Ice - Italian Trade Promotion AgencyVia Liszt, 21 - I-00144 Rome - Italyphone +39 06 59921 - fax +39 06 [email protected] - www.ice.gov.it

Ministry of Economic DevelopmentDepartment for Industry & InternationalizationViale Boston, 25 - I-00144 Rome - Italyphone +39 06 59931 - fax +39 06 [email protected] - www.mincomes.it

Suitable solutionsto your requirements...

also complicated!

Aliprandi S.n.cVia Manzoni 10

20050 Sovico(Milano) Italy

Tel. 0392013530Fax. 0392013491

[email protected]

www.aliprandi.it

woodworking

tools

Aliprandi S.n.c.Via Manzoni, 10

20845 Sovico (MB) Italy

Tel. 0392013530Fax 0392013491

[email protected]

nce again, this was an“important" May: despiteworries and difficulties, despite everything, Italiancompanies attended Ligna and Interzum withdetermination.

We proved to be ready for the situation, confirming – withfigures – that it's not mere chance that our export is nowclose to the levels of total production.There is no need to remind once again that the domesticmarket is suffering, but we think it is important to repeat that– as it has always happened in our history – entrepreneursare constantly looking for new opportunities. It is truethat export entails higher commitment, more investmentsand, thus, the reduction of margins. And it is true that in some segments – due to the crisis thathas been weakening our area for almost six years – we suf-fer a bit… but we continue to be strong exporters, we con-tinue to be the reference partners in many countries, wecontinue to think, to shape solutions that, for several rea-

sons, open new ways and allow us to keep other opportu-nities open.

It is not optimism for its own sake, but rather a simple ob-servation. Maybe soon it will not be enough and it will takenew wings, new leverages for ”made in Italy”. We will dothat as well. The most attentive entrepreneurs have alreadydone it, others are doing it now.Never stand still, no matter what!Selection exists and it is strong, but those who have ideasand solutions to propose will continue to do that.

In the latest issue of Italianwoodtech and in the issue youare reading, we talk about several stories featuring thesame common denominator: between Hannover andCologne, between Ligna and Interzum, there were about600 Italian exhibitors, at both exhibitions the largest foreigndelegation... ■

this m

onth

O

newsSCM GROUPSan Patrignano casks US tour

From San Patrignano to the UnitedStates, a long roadshow from May to Oc-tober 2013, traveling through Boston,New York, Washington, Charleston, Mi-ami, Houston, Chicago and Atlanta. Ajourney that tells the story of just asmall portion of what happens every dayin this community, the biggest in Europe,which has been welcoming young menand women with problems of drugs andsocial marginalization for thirty years. Anorganization that needs no introduction,where attention to people, work and com-munity leads to the re-birth of thousandsof boys and girls, men and women.Just like the barrique wood is re-born...Two activities of the community – excel-lent winemaking and a joiner’s workshopequipped with “Premium” machines byScm Group in Rimini – resulted into aproject called “Le botti rinascono a SanPatrignano”. Using reclaimed caskswhere valuable San Patrignano wineshave matured, the community createdlamps, furniture, doors, toys, armchairs,chairs, small tables… The items were de-signed by about thirty famous designers,including Claudio Bellini, Luca Scacchetti,

Pierluigi Cerri, Michele De Lucchi, AldoCibic, Terry Dwan, Elio Fiorucci, chefGualtiero Marchesi, Karim Rashid, Mat-teo Thun, Aldo Spinelli, Angela Missoni,Paola Navone, Paolo Pininfarina andanother chef, Marc Sadler. Without for-getting Maurizio and Davide Riva ofRiva1920 from Cantù (Como), who havebeen supporting this project since its of-ficial launch at the Milan Saloni in April2012, recording great success amongaudience and critics.Give wood a new life, the same way asSan Patrignano gives a new life to thosewho have lost and traded it. Ideas andprojects shaped through the work ofyoung people in the carpentry work-shop at San Patrignano, which has al-ways been equipped with Scm Groupwoodworking machinery, also thanks tothe longstanding special friendship be-tween the Aureli family – Scm Group co-owners – and Vincenzo Muccioli, founderof the community.The machines, the wood from the bar-rique and the objects all testify the cre-ativity, the know-how and the greatcharm of design, of “made in Italy”. ■

AWFSNew board of directors

Association of Woodworking & Furnish-ings Suppliers (Awfs®) recently installedtheir 2013 Board of directors at this year'sWic in Tempe, AZ. Wade Gregory, fromFlakeboard America Ltd., has beennamed President of Awfs®.Archie Thompson, from SpectrumAdhesives, will serve as Vice President,Philip Martin, of Hafele, will act as Sec-retary treasurer and Dan Hershberg-er from Stiles Machinery, will serve asthe 2013 Trade Show Chair. JoanKemp, of CP Adhesives, Inc., will stayon the Board as immediate Past Pres-ident after serving as the President of

Awfs since February of 2008.Continuing as Board members through2015 are Kevin Bedell, Abad Foam, Inc;Kevin Corder, Froedge Machine &Supply Company, Inc.; Ed Fiantaca, Ac-curate Technologies; Rob Howell, ScmGroup North America; Steve Regele;Blum, Inc.; Robert Slater, Stiles Ma-chinery, Inc. and Gene Valcke fromHanes Industries.New Board members include DonBigelow of Vero Software Limited, DaveGolling from Royal Plywood Co. andMichael Williams, Festool Usa. ■

COLLABORATIONSGiplast and Flexi-Bord

Giplast Group and Flexi-Bord joinforces to give a concrete answer to theneeds of the Italian furniture sector.More than 25 million Euros in rev-enue, Ebitda of approximately 2.5 mil-lion and 150 employees altogether.Two research centers on the styling andcolor, flexibility and production ca-pacity that merge to a single goal: togive the best possible service to cus-tomers and add competitiveness totheir products.In making the announcement are thetwo captains of industry: GiuseppeMarozzi, founder and leader for morethan 35 years of Giplast Group and Ste-fano Bianchi, owner of the Flexi-Bord.The project, coordinated by the re-spective properties, provides a firststep the management in collaborationof the Flexi-Bord plant based in Luz-zara and then, to the final closing ofcontracts, the complete managementof the two production sites to GiplastGroup spa. ■

EPFPublished the annual report

The European Panel Federation, rep-resenting the European manufacturersof particleboard, Mdf and Osb, pre-sented the thirteenth issue of its AnnualReport at the occasion of its AnnualGeneral Meeting in Dublin (Ireland,) 3-5 July last. This reference handbookfor the wood-based panels industry,which is also available on Usb-stick, iscovering many topics such as positionof the Western European wood-basedpanels industry within the woodwork-ing industry, the particleboard, Mdf andOsb industry in the Epf member coun-tries in 2012, the particleboard, Mdf andOsb industry in the countries of Cen-tral and Eastern Europe and in otherparts of the world, user industries(building, furniture, flooring materials),customs tariffs and much more.You can purchase a printed copy of theEpf Annual Report 2012/13 at theprice of 900 Eur. The price of thehandbook + Usb-card amounts to1,400 Eur ([email protected]). ■

During an extraordinary assemblyheld last April 12, Acimall, the Italianwoodworking machinery and toolsmanufacturers’ association, approvedthe new statute by a unanimous vote.The document, responding to Con-findustria’s guidelines, introducestwo substantial modifications. First, itdefines the number of votes eachmember companies is entitled to,based on dimensions. Therefore,companies will have one to twentyvotes, based on specific coefficients,so that each member’s decision-making power is proportionate to theirsize, while safeguarding the repre-sentative role of the association, that

must bring together and reflect all theactors and interests it represents.

The second innovation concernsthe election of the president, whowill be proposed by the board of di-rectors to the assembly and will beentitled to appoint two vice presi-dents, building up a presidentialcommittee. The assembly will alsoelect six directors to complete theboard, that will therefore be com-prised of nine members.To ensure continuity in the associa-tion’s management, the elections ofpresident and board of directors willbe held at one year’s distance. ■

ACIMALLNew Acimall statute approved

12 XYLON INTERNATIONAL July-August 2013

NEWS

Substantial stability. That’s the trend of Italian wood-working and wood-based materials technology in the firstquarter 2013, a result that can be deemed positively af-ter the big difficulties recorded in the final period of 2012.

Let’s take a look at figures: the quarterly survey execut-ed by Acimall’s Studies Office reveals a 2.7 percent de-crease of orders compared to the January-March 2012period, resulting from 2.8 percent decrease of foreign busi-ness and 2.4 shrinkage on the domestic market. The orders book spans two months approximately, withprices up by 0.4 percent since the beginning of the year.Slight reduction for turnover: minus 0.7 compared to thecorresponding quarter in 2012.

According to the quality survey for the January-March pe-riod, 19 percent of the interviewed companies indicate apositive production trend, 35 percent stable and 46 per-cent decreasing production.

Employment is considered stationary by 73 percent of thesample, falling by 23 percent and increasing by 4 percent.Available stocks were stationary according to 54 percent,decreasing according to 31 percent and growing accordingto the remaining 15 percent.

Short-term trends are identified by the forecast survey: thefirst evidence is that the strong difference between the do-mestic market and export will endure. Few operators are con-fident in the Italian market and they increasingly focus on ex-port. Foreign orders are expected to grow according to 38percent of the interviewees, remain stable for 58 percent andshrink for 3 percent (negative balance minus 36). 42 percentpredict a shrinking domestic market, while 54 percent ex-pect substantial stability and only 4 percent believe that or-ders will rally in the short term (the balance is minus 38).

The quarterly survey picture is completed by some figuresconcerning the 2003-2013 period, revealing that, comparedto a base index equal to 100 in 2002, the domestic indexscored a new negative record (31). The foreign index ex-ceeds 100, nevertheless it is not enough to drive the over-all index (domestic and foreign) beyond 79 points.

The index of confidence of companies, based on the his-torical record of forecast surveys from 2003 until today,shows an upsurge of expectations from across the bor-der, while a pessimistic attitude towards the domestic mar-ket can be taken for “granted”: the last balance figure men-tioned in this press release (minus 38) is the tenth nega-tive result in a row, and the seventh if we consider nega-tive results beyond minus 20 points. ■

ACIMALLWoodworking technology: stable trend in 1q 2013

SOFTWAREOverlog: more than 40 percent in two years

managed by handheld or other termi-nals connected to the server in ware-

houses. This allows you to organize thegoods with ease, following them at allstages: from acceptance to payment ofthe goods in the warehouse recom-mending it to put it on the basis of math-ematical logic, until removal, optimizedwith configurable paths. Overlog has arange of case studies covering virtual-ly all sectors.Overlog customers include brand namessuch as Pittarello, Calligaris, Fantoni,Morellato, Trudi, Active, Farmaderbe, SanMarco BNV, Company Ass6 and Ass4,Hospital of Trieste, Pircher, Artcosmetics,Edicart, Fedrigoni. ■

Each situation has different character-istics and special needs, which must beidentified and assessed by experts tobe managed in an appropriate manner.Overlog success (www.over-log.it),Friulian company based in Buttrio, in theprovince of Udine, is just that: high ex-pertise in warehouse management,which enables it to offer advice and so-lutions customized operating to savebusinesses and improve the service.The software Overlog, unlike many oth-ers, was born for the web: it "locks" toexternal data and any data source.Everything is installed on a server and

AWARDSCruing Italy awarded in Paris

Italy has a record of technological innovation. And thesuccess bears the signature of Cruing Italy. The com-pany, which since 1964 manufactures precision cuttingtools, has recently received in Paris the "Europe Jec In-novation Award 2013", the prize that the Jec Group, theworld's largest organization of the aviation industry, givesannually to businesses who have distinguished them-selves for their innovations in the field of composite ma-terials. A prestigious recognition that the Cruing, not onlycompany partner to be awarded among the Italian, hasbeen assigned to the category Mechanics and Tools,next to important international likes Bmw Group, whichwas awarded the special prize Jec, Peugeot-Citroen, win-ning in the category Automotive and Agusta Westland,the winner in the category Aerospace.At the heart of its success, the system "Aerotech", a so-lution of instrumentation designed by Cruing to evac-uate hot particles of dust produced during cutting, whichhas obtained the patent. This application is provided witha system of air cooling can effectively and strongly re-duce the processing temperatures, thus allowing to usethe dry cutting of composite elements and constitutinga valid alternative to machining with coolant (wet cut-ting). The system ensures a good finish on the edgesand preventing delamination of the material.With "Aerotech" Cruing has embarked on a path at thesame time on three levels of development and im-provement: health, environmental sustainability and con-servation. The innovation, in fact, eliminating the use ofchemical refrigerants, protects the workers from diseaseswhich would otherwise be subject, such as diseases ofthe skin, esophagus, and lung carcinomas. ■


NEWS

SCM GROUPWmia’s award “Partner of the year”

of steadfast cooperation and equalbusiness stature between distributorsand their suppliers.Each year, Wmia's distributor membersnominate woodworking machinery sup-pliers based on their performance in keysupport areas such as distributor rela-tionship, sales and product, serviceand parts, marketing support and train-ing. Wmia's Selection Committee reviewsthe nominations and selects the winnerbased on Wmia member ratings in thekey support areas. ■

The Woodworking Machinery Indus-try Association named Scm GroupNorth America its 2012 “Partner of theYear”. The award was presented at the2013 Woodworking Industry Confer-ence held last month in Phoenix, Arizona.Since 1994, the “Partner of the Year”Award has been conferred by Wmia'sdistributor members on the manufactureror importer that best exemplifies the spir-it of partnership in its dealings withwoodworking machinery distributors.The program emphasizes the principle

FAIRSCiff-Office Show 2013

on types of products influenced by in-ternational trends in the industry: mean-ing increasingly greater attention paidto eco-sustainability, the quality ofwork spaces, job sharing and sharingthe relative work spaces.One of the events held during the ex-hibition that generated considerable in-terest was the 2nd Global Office Fur-niture Outlook, a forum organised byCiff-Office Show and Edimotion. ■

210,000 m², more than 900 exhibitorsand 61,000 qualified operators origi-nating from all of the main internationalmarkets. The 2013 edition, held on 27th

to 30th March of the Ciff-Office Show hasonce again proved to be a resoundingsuccess. 12,225 foreign visitors fromthe main international markets (an in-crease of more than 7 percent com-pared to the 2012 edition). The prod-ucts displayed in the exhibition focused

AHECBlack walnut in the Abbey

that the furniture is 60 percent lighterthan the original seating. Black walnutalso offers a sumptuous colour and el-egant grain. ■

Luke Hughes & Company was com-missioned by the Dean & Chapter ofWestminster Abbey to design andmake clergy seating and sacrariumstalls to be used over the CosmatiPavement. For this particularly specialfurniture, Luke and his team turned toa particularly special sustainable hard-wood, American black walnut.Choosing American black walnut in-stead of oak, the conventional timberfor ecclesiastical seating, and a simplestreamlined design in keeping with theAbbey’s monastic traditions meant

EVENTSEuropean Poplar Association

On invitation of its new Hungarian mem-ber Derula Kft., the European Poplar As-sociation Pro-Populus held a two-dayevent on May in Szolnok, Hungary, con-sisting of its 5th General Assembly, 3rdEuropean Poplar Congress and visits ofthe Derula plywood producer factory andpoplar plantations. In the morning ses-sion of 13 May, the General Assemblymembers reelected Nicoletta Azzi, Ital-ian member of Pro-Populus and repre-sentative of the company Panguaneta,as President of the Association. AllBoard members were also confirmed intheir functions: vice-presidents PedroGarnica (ES), Bernard Mourlan (FR)and Fabio Boccalari (IT) as well asBoard members Marc De Bock (BE),André Deterck (BE) and Hervé Drouin(FR). In the afternoon, the EuropeanPoplar Congress gathered some 50participants from Belgium, France, Italy,Spain and Hungary in a mutually en-riching programme, which analysed thesituation on the poplar market from aglobal, European and national per-spective. Aside from some local speci-ficities, it soon became clear that all coun-tries were facing similar difficulties, no-tably limitations in (re)planting, a drasticdecrease of planted surfaces and dis-crepancies in national and even local poli-cies. Fortunately, all participants recog-nised that poplar is a qualitative speciescharacterized by a fast growth, which canoffer swift solutions to safeguard the fu-ture availability of wood, contribute to amore durable and greener economy andhelp mitigating climate change. They allagreed to work together to sensitize Eu-ropean policy makers about these in-herent advantages, which are great as-sets for reaching the European targetsin terms of sustainable development. OnTuesday 14 May, Enrico Bonzano,owner of Derula Kft., and his team leadthe European group for visits of his pro-duction facilities and plantations. ■

www.exposicam.it

15-18 OCTOBER 2013

FEHTROFACCESSORIESAND

SEMIFINISHED COMPONENTS,EXHIBITION

TANRETNI

E RUTINRUFACCESSORIES

PRODUCTSSEMIFINISHED COMPONENTS,

OFEXHIBITION LANOIT

PRODUCTS

P O R D E N O N E F

V E N I C E ( I T

P O R D E N O N E F

A LV E N I C E ( I T

P O R D E N O N E F

INDUSTRY

Y )A L

A I RP O R D E N O N E F

INDUSTRY

A I R

23 Milano - It120ar CVia G.

Exposicam

15-18 OCTOBER 2013

yal23 Milano - It2ducci, 1arrd

l srExposicam

15-18 OCTOBER 2013

15-18 OCTOBER 2013

our smaron yVisit our w

15-18 OCTOBER 2013

tphoneour smare ebsitVisit our w

15-18 OCTOBER 2013

xposicam.ito@einf +39 02720951ax:F

+39 028699571el:TTe23 Milano - It120

xposicam.it58 +39 027209512 +39 028699571

yal23 Milano - It

www

.exposicamww.

our smaron y

.exposicam.it

tphoneour smar


NEWS

FAIRS“FurniPro Asia 2014” introduces new elements

2014’s strong visitor-ship. “FurniProAsia” also works closely with the Sin-gapore Furniture Industries Council(Sfic) in the coordination of its market-ing activities.“furniPRO Asia 2012 featured close to5,000 sqm gross exhibit space. 84 ex-hibitors from 20 countries including Ger-many, Turkey, the United States ofAmerica, China, Taiwan and Singapore,just to mention a few. “FurniPro Asia2012” also hosted five national pavilionsfrom Germany, Italy, the United Statesof America, Taiwan and Singapore. ■

flash news

ERNESTOMEDA Ernestomeda, aleader in high-end market of designerkitchens, recently opened a new storein Bari, located in Via Cognetti 3, in theelegant ambience of a historic build-ing, next to the Teatro Petruzzelli. Thestore, which covers about 170 squaremeters, dedicated to the productsErnestomeda, within which were in-cluded programs "Emetrica", "loin","Elektra", "One" and the top of therange, the kitchen "Icon", presentedduring the latest edition of Eurocucina.

FAIRS Presented recently in MilanMarmomacc exhibition (September 25to 28, Verona, finally not closely over-lap with Cersaie). Expected more than1,400 exhibitors, 605 foreigners, and60,000 visitors. Fair very technical, fullof machines and technologies, tools,abrasives and chemicals, but also de-sign and architecture.

MARKETS Steady increase inglobal trade of wood chips the past tenyears; Japan and China imported 83percent of traded hardwood chips in2012, reports the Wood ResourceQuarterly.The global pulp industry hasincreased its importation of woodchips the past ten years, reaching thesecond highest import levels on recordin 2012. Japan, China, Finland andTurkey were the largest importingcountries last year. Wood chips areone of the few forest products com-modities that have seen a steadily in-creasing trend in globally tradedvolumes the past decade. With the ex-ception of 2009, when global produc-tion of pulp fell by about ten percentand the demand for wood fiber wasdown, international trade of woodchips has increased every year from2000 to 2011.

“FurniPro Asia” un-veils the confirmeddates and venue of its2014 edition. The re-gional trade fair forthe woodworking, fur-niture and panel pro-duction industries willbe held at Marina BaySands, Singapore,from 5-8 November2014.The 2014 edition of “furniPro Asia willfeature three main product segments:Materials & Components for furnitureproduction and interior, “panelProAsia”, panel production & primary pro-cessing and “furniPro Asia”, furnitureproduction & secondary processing.Following 2012, furniPRO Asia 2014continues to enjoy the strong supportand endorsement of Asean furniture in-dustries council (Afic). Afic is the unit-ed body of the key furniture industry as-sociations in South East Asia and is akey success factor for furniPRO Asia

FAIRSFmc China/Premium and Furniture China 2013

year, for the first time, Fmc hosted 8buyers associations and groups fromMalaysia, Mexico, India, Indonesia,Vietnam, etc.In order to provide the best woodworking machinery and furniture rawmaterials not only for the China’s mar-ket, but also the world furniture indus-try, Fmc China will take advantages ofconcurrent ‘Furniture China’ and raiseboth scale and quality to meet the de-mands of more and more visitors fromall over the world. In 2013, overseastrade buyers’ delegations and nation-al pavilions will be highly promoted andaccordingly an upgraded service willbe offered. ■

The 19th Furniture Manufacturing &Supply China China (Fmc China 2013)and Fmc Premium 2013 will be stagedon September 11-14, 2013 at Shang-hai World Expo Exhibition & ConventionCenter (Sweecc), concurrently with“Furniture China 2013” in ShanghaiNew International Exhibition Center(Sniec), the 3rd largest furniture show inthe world.The exhibition area of Fmc China 2012showed an increase of 20 percentand the number of exhibitor was over760. Meanwhile Fmc China attracted30,759 trade buyers, and 21,573 visi-tors from decision-maker levels at-tended “Fmc Premium 2012”. Last


FAIRSUsetec 2013: successful conclusion

There were many satisfied faces amongthe nearly 400 exhibitors and 6,000buyers from 104 countries, many ofwhom felt their order books tingling withpleasure. In 2013, Usetec once againlived up to its reputation as the world'slargest marketplace for used technol-ogy. As in previous years, the trade fairwas extremely international. Two thirdsof visitors travelled to Cologne fromabroad. "This figure alone proves theeffectiveness of the worldwide adver-tising activities organised by us and ourpartners" says organiser Florian Hess,Managing Director of Hess GmbH,Weingarten/Baden, explaining the rea-sons for this statistic.

"And it underlines the high esteem inwhich Usetec is held in many regionsaround the world" Germany, the hostcountry, provided the largest numberof visitors followed by Turkey, Russia,Belarus, the Ukraine and India. NorthAfrica was also strongly represented."Second-hand sells – Usetec yet againoffered impressive confirmation of thisclaim in 2013. Good deals, good net-working and exhibitors who were high-ly satisfied with the event" explainsKatharina C. Hamma, Managing Di-rector of Koelnmesse GmbH. "Usetechas asserted its position as the inter-national business platform for usedtechnology”. ■

FAIRSSpoga+gafa: Cologne in full bloom

When the spoga+gafaopens its doors to thetrade visitors from 8thto 10th September2013, "the entire worldof gardens" will bepresent in Cologne.Around 2,000 suppli-ers are expected to exhibit at theworld's leading garden and leisure-timetrade fair, over 50 percent of the ex-hibitors come from abroad. Onceagain in 2013 the trade visitors will beable to look forward to a unique world-wide offer in the segments garden liv-ing, garden care, garden creation,garden unique and garden basic. This year there is going to be a new hallplan. The high-end zone for garden fur-niture, garden unique, is relocating toHall 10.2 in 2013, which means that thegarden living segment will now occu-py exhibition space in Halls 1, 2, 3, 5,9, 10.1, 11.1 and 11.2. Already fourmonths prior to the event the ranks ofexhibitors include many renowned

players. The manu-facturers of premi-um garden furnitureare located in Hall10.2 this year. Specialised semi-nars, special zonesand presentations

planned in a target-oriented manner willbring market players from all over theglobe together. This also applies for the Young De-signer competition, which has been re-named "Unique Youngstar" this year.The contest will come to a climax on theSunday of the trade fair, when the win-ners of the three jury awards and oneprize elected by the public will be dis-tinguished during the 'unique hour'. Thespoga+gafa 2013 is exclusively opento trade visitors from 8th to 10th Sep-tember, on Sunday and Monday from9 a.m. until 6 p.m. and on Tuesday from9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Entrance tickets canbe purchased via the online shop atwww.spogagafa.de. ■

FAIRSTekhnodrev Siberia 2013

Since 2013, the exhibition TekhnodrevSiberia will take place from 10 to 13 Sep-tember next in the most sophisticatedvenue of Siberia, the new international ex-pocentre Novosibirsk Expocentre in thecapital of the Siberian Federal District, thecity of Novosibirsk. Organized by Restech Exhibition com-pany and Deutsche Messe Germany, theexhibition is also sponsored by Eum-abois, the European federation of wood-working machinery manufacturers. Theorganisers' idea is that moving of themain timber industry exhibition of Siberiato Novosibirsk Expocentre Fairgroundswill stimulate development of the key pro-fessional event of the forestry sector andmake participation in the exhibition evenmore efficient. Total trade show area ofabout 15,000 sq.m, for over 165 expo-nents from 12 countries. More than10,500 visitors representing 5,754 en-terprises of the forestry sector from theSiberian Federal District, the Urals, theFar East and other regions of Russia. ■

FAIRSCancelled Aseanwood 2013

The Malaysian Woodworking Machin-ery Association, co-organizer withTrade Link Management Service ofAseanwood Woodtech 2013 exhibi-tion, has recently announced the can-cellation of the event to be moved at adate to be defined.The event was to be held in KualaLumpur from August 21 to 24 next.The Malaysian Association has decidedto cancel the event for the year 2013 af-ter a careful market analysis that revealeda strong climate of economic uncertaintyand a drastic decline in exports.Together with Trade Link, will be eval-uated a repositioning of the event in2014, probably around September/ear-ly October. ■


GERMANY

Few clear questions on the market, developmentopportunities, innovation. Answers just as clear anddirect draw a picture, somehow pitiless, of the eco-nomic and production trend in Italy and worldwidein the wood, furniture and interior decoration in-dustry, where export is still the only lifeline. We de-cided to ask the protagonists to draw a final bal-ance of the German exhibitions of last May, name-ly Interzum in Cologne and Ligna ini Hannover.Both shows need no introduction and, once again,they confirmed their role of leading stages andspringboards for the penetration of new global mar-kets. Let us tell you that these interviews show thepicture of a lively industry, despite the heavyblows of crisis and economic recession, still bet-ting on know-how, all-round customer service andinnovation, as well as a focus on the most prom-ising foreign markets, including Russia, the Far East,the Arab region and Latin America.Enjoy reading...

ARPA A matter of surfaceArpa (Bra, Cuneo) specialize in high-pressure dec-orative laminates. They design and manufacturehigh-quality hpl panels for a wide spectrum of ap-plications, including architecture, interior design,healthcare, shipbuilding, transportation, hospital-ity, retail and kitchen. How is business going? The answer from SandroMarini, corporate communications manager. “Weare optimistic, in Italy we have to fight like every-body else. It’s better abroad, especially in Russiaand Eastern Europe. I add that Singapore and theFar East are very receptive to Italian creativity”.Strategic innovation. “This year Interzum was veryimportant for us, we presented “Fenix Ntm”, a soft-touch surface with high resistance to impact andabrasion, obtained with a thermo-laminatingprocess and nanotechnology coatings, ideal for hor-izontal and vertical kitchen surfaces”. The target is designers, engineers and furniture pro-ducers searching for high flexibility and creativity.“In its thicker and more compact variants, it can beused to produce elements to be machined with arouter, obtaining unique shapes featuring highstrength and excellent resistance. We offer a softand reassuring color palette, with some sugges-tive and emotionalhighlights that willtrigger other emo-tions, also thanks tothe possibility to eas-ily obtain innovativeand organic shapes,different from thestraight lines of the

MESSAGE FROM GERMANY:OPTIMISM BEATS THE CRISIS!!!Despite a global market still offering lights and shadows, Italian producers of semifinished materials and wood technology – respectively attending “Interzum” and “Ligna” – are looking ahead, between innovation and customer service. All with a focus on export...

Sandro Marini.


has a spotted pattern, with the Bric countries andLatin America in the forefront, and excellent resultsalso in Asia and Turkey. Russia is showing signs ofweariness, while the United States are keeping up,though with some difficulty. Unfortunately, the situ-ation is still unstable and uncertain in Europe, withItaly totally paralyzed”. The Alpi strategy? “We havealways had solid business in foreign markets, weare strengthening itfurther with two newshowroom officesopening in New Yorkand Moscow. And weare also in Milan”. An-other pillar is innova-tion. “Besides strict-ly technical innova-

early 2000s”. Communication is essential. “We havecreated a dedicated website, where you can findall the specifications and download high-resolutiondecors, and we are very active on social networks”.

GILDO PROFILATINew materials in pole positionPlastic profiles and aluminum edges for automat-ic edgebanding machines: this is the specialty ofGildo Profilati from Aicurzio (Monza Brianza). Allpositive expectations are abroad. “In Italy, the mar-ket is standing still, and Europe is not much more“generous” – says Franco Bandelli – but there areinteresting regions, like India and Brazil, that are do-ing very well. We have to find the right way into newmarkets, trying to increase our market share or, atleast, working to compensate for what we have lostin other regions due to the crisis".Export is growing exponentially. “Revenues inItaly are decreasing; it is essential to move farther,betting on high quality products, impossible to im-itate, with the necessary features to escape price-based competition”. News do not concern applications, but rather ma-terials. “There aremany materials youcan use, more valu-able and with highadded value. We arebetting on special for-mulations of our ther-moplastic materialsand combinationswith metal, for an “al-ternative and innovative” use in furniture and interiordecorations. New materials for common applica-tion, after all, to stimulate a different demand”. Optimism is a must. “Entrepreneurs must be opti-mistic, or they should change job: at Gildo Profi-lati we are carrying on our projects the best we can,challenging hard times…”.

ALPI Precomposite mastersIn Modigliana, near Forlì Cesena, Alpi produce pre-composite wood semifinished materials and sur-faces for interior design and architecture. Made inItaly is playing a vital game on the “skin” of furni-ture and panels, and the global market is re-sponding. The crisis, according to general managerMatteo Mattioli, is not evenly spread. “The market

INTERZUM, GREAT SUCCESS

On May 16, 2013, Interzum, the ex-hibition of supplies and semifinishedmaterials for the furniture industry,closed a splendid event, that onceagain reaffirmed its role of global ref-erence. 53 thousand visitors, afew percent points more than52,400 in 2011, 70 percent from 148foreign countries, with strong in-creases from Asia, North Americaand Eastern Europe.Internationality was also significantamong exhibitors, amounting to1,512 (7 percent more than 1,412 in2011), including 1,121 from 62 coun-tries. As usual, Italy was the largestforeign delegation (266 exhibitors),followed by Turkey in the secondplace with 101 exhibitors. n”et exhi-bition area increased by 6 percent.A brief remark on Italian atten-dance, reaffirming the role of “ex-cellent supplier” and the strongexport propensity of our companies,plus the opportunity of “made inItaly” collective stands organized bythe Italian branch of Koeln Messe,a “convenient and effective” optionthat gather much consensus.

Franco Bandelli.

Matteo Mattioli.


GERMANY

INCOMAC Recovery signsWood drying is theaction field of Inco-mac in Montebelluna(Treviso). A sectorstrongly anchored toprimary operations.Italy apart, the refer-ence geographic and sales areas are those wheremost raw materials are located. “The market is doingpretty well – says Roberto de Joannon – withgrowth in the first part of the year, starting from Rus-sia. In Europe, countries that had been very active likeFrance and Croatia, and that in the final semester hadrecorded a break, now seem to bring more satisfac-tion. I am also confident for the United States, wherestrong economic recovery is emerging. The attitudehas changed, we are talking again about projects”. Today, export accounts for 98 percent of revenues.“The future is concentrated in the developingcountries, where the lion’s share is still held by lo-cal manufacturers offering very cheap products. TheItalian market is standing still, with just occasion-al replacements of obsolete plants”. Can there be a strong industry without a strong do-mestic market? “It depends where procurementscome from. A strong national economy means pur-chasing semifinished and raw materials fromabroad. So, we will have the opportunity to see in-creasing orders from abroad, thanks to investmentsby Italian companies searching for good, well-driedraw materials”.The dryer is a mature technology, so innovation is

tion, we are keen on visual and functional aspects,as well as new applications to doors, floorings andpanels, developed in collaboration with architectMatteo Ragni, Alpi’s artistic director for one year”. Next to free creativity, the crisis and business wis-dom suggest betting on traditional products inspiredto the natural features of wood. “The crisis magni-fies market difficulties and the answer cannot be one.Alpi’s focus on the design side responds to the re-quests of architects and interior designers, alwayslooking for something new, in line with time, colorand style trends in general. Then there is a huge po-tential business for traditional wood: we want to be-come stronger and stronger in the supply of natu-ral wood substitutes, exceeding its limits”.

ITALDOORStrategies for lacqueringSpecializing in the production of lacquered and poly-mer cabinet doors and components, Italdoor in Por-tobuffolè (Treviso) has not missed the date with “In-terzum”, coming back again this year. Mission: look-ing beyond Europe, a region where they currently ex-port 80 percent of their products, versus five percentoutside the Eu. “In Cologne we recorded a signifi-cant flow of visitors from extra-European countries– says Marco Benedet, co-owner – especially

South America, Asia,Canada, United ArabEmirates”. The lac-quered product is thedriver for Italdoor’spenetration in themost interesting mar-kets, with an eye tocompetition increas-ingly based on price,

without compromising on quality. “We offer a line ofcost-effective lacquered coatings for particleboard,with abs edges, a popular product traditionally usedby furniture makers to build the frames of furniture.Today, technology has improved and is much moreeffective, to the extent that it allows to define goodquality processes to produce cabinet doors that com-bine functionality and look. The market has welcomedthis innovation, which has been very successful”. The challenge on extra-European markets requiresa double approach: “… either customization, hencehigher costs, or products with less contents but well-defined and specific features. Any solution in-be-tween is no longer requested".

Marco Benedet.

Roberto de Joannon.


ing an interesting business for us, very interesting...”. Export is helping us fight back critical periods inthe overall economic situation, especially in Italy.“We were back to Ligna after many years – Viganòsays – because in a period when foreign marketsare essential, Hannover is an event not to bemissed, and what we have seen at the exhibitionproved that we made the right decision. The final balance is positive, with tangible contactsespecially with Russian operators. These peopleknow very well what they want and they are readyto invest...”.

moving on the control. “We have achieved excellentstandards: now the added value is in control and elec-tronics. Our new product for 2013 is probes to meas-ure wood quality and drying grade, transmitting datawithout any wiring. Wireless equipment that stream-line the work of operators and forklift truck drivers".

VIGANO’From product to solutionFrom Arosio (Como) to Hannover to consolidate salesoperations in foreign markets and open new areas.This is the plan of Viganò Mario, manufacturers ofpainting and coating machinery for wood, brushing,polishing and film application equipment.“Most opportunities are abroad, in markets like Rus-sia, Poland and Brazil”, explains Roberto Vi-ganò, owner. “In these countries we are concentrating most ofour energy, and “Ligna” confirmed that these arethe driving markets for our industry”. The quality of foreign demand is in line with the Ital-ian market. “Customers are looking for brightglossy finish, which is declining in Italy but seemsto be still very popular in those countries. Some cus-tomers ask more information about technology it-self, not the final re-sult, because theywould like to acquirethe solution, a fullpackage includingequipment and staffto transfer know-howto their own opera-tors. This is becom-

LIGNA, THE WORLD OF INNOVATION

Last 6 to 10 May, the twentieth edition of Ligna, the biennial exhi-bition of woodworking technology, gathered 90 thousand visitorsin Hannover, including 40 percent from about one hundred coun-tries. “This edition effectively reaffirmed the event’s leading inter-national role in the wood and forest industry, widening the gap withcompetitive exhibitions”, said Jochen Köckler of the Deutsche Messeboard, with a touch of pride during the final press conference. Many visitors from North America, more than three thousand, upby 52 percent from the 2011 edition, and a similar trend also inflows from Russia. As many as 1,637 exhibitors from 46 countries crowded an ex-hibition area of 124 thousand square meters.

“We are highly satisfied with the run of the show”, said BernhardDirr, Director of the German Woodworking Manufacturers’ As-sociation within Vdma, based in Frankfurt/Main. “Ligna 2013 hasdemonstratively underscored its standing as the global market-place for machinery and fresh ideas. In 99 percent of all cases,our members have found that the appreciable time, effort and mon-ey they invested in Ligna have produced a major return on in-vestment”, Dirr stated, adding that the revamped site layout, fea-turing a more compact treatment of topics, proved to be the rightmove, and could well be retained for future events.

Wolfgang Pöschl, Ceo of Michael Weinig AG and Chairman ofthe German Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers’ Association,sized up Ligna 2013 as follows: “We were especially impressedwith the caliber of the international visitors. We experienced a ma-jor turnout by professionals from Eastern Europe, particularly Rus-sia, and huge attendance from the U.S. and other key export mar-kets. We are seeing strong demand for advanced machines withnew functions, and are pleased to note that a great deal of mo-mentum is coming from the wood construction sector, as a resultits efforts to take sustainability to new heights”.

Roberto Viganò.


GERMANY

Achieving these results was almost automatic,“we organized ourselves to work with foreign cus-tomers employing two salespersons who helpedus increase our international visibility, and strength-ening the action of our resellers: they contacted usrequesting our products, and we trusted them”. Is competition strong, especially in edge sanding?There are competitors but “… we try to produce qual-ity systems, this is our philosophy and that’s why weare holding on. We manufacture machines designedfor customers, an approach that is proving more ef-fective than standard equipment production”.

MZ PROJECT Measure-made productCopying and cnc band saws, machining centers, lin-ers (Automatic band saws for the production of largesolid wood lamellas or composed material lamellas),solid wood ripping machines are the product rangeof MZ Project in Mariano Comense (Como), at theheart of Brianza that has always been a referenceregion for furniture. Technological innovation is alwaysin the forefront. “We are investing inthe development ofnumerical controlband saws, as themarket is requestingleading-edge tech-nology”, says SaraMazzola. “Demandis more and more var-ied, for machines that – besides standard sawblades – are equipped with different tools, in orderto optimize production time and cut costs”. With an increasingly weary domestic market, ex-port is the only way out. “Unfortunately, Italy is notreceptive in this period and foreign markets remainthe major destination for our products. We haveachieved a 90 percent export share”. Foreign customers have the same attitude as na-tional ones: they look for measure-made products.“Wee are betting on custom machines, both in termsof options and for the production of machinery de-signed 100 percent to customer specifications”.What would you expect from “Ligna 2013”? “Visi-tors flow are not those of the golden years, but weare confident in the interest and quality of poten-tial customers we have met. The feeling is that wewill have to work after the exhibition, hoping to gettangible results”.

DE NARDIMore and more exportOptimistic and looking for new frontiers to extendtheir sales foothold worldwide. That's how DeNardi from Campolongo sul Brenta (Vicenza),manufacturers of wood dryers, approached Ligna.“We mainly operate in traditional markets, mostlyin Europe”, says Luca De Nardi. “Things have def-

initely changed andwe have seen shrink-ing opportunities forsome time, but westill keep up despitethe difficult period”. Asia and America arethe most promisingareas to find new de-velopment opportu-

nities, but there are some shadows, however. “It’scurrently difficult to understand what is happeningin the different markets: we are often confronted withlarge availability of raw material but low propensi-ty to invest... a strange situation, characterized bygreat uncertainty. But we are quite optimistic!”.

TONELLI Organization at the coreBirone di Giussano (Monza Brianza). That’s whereTonelli is based, a manufacturer of sanding andpolishing machines for edges and profiles, both forpanels and doors. “I daresay the market is goingpretty well and the same for this Ligna,” says MirkoCastelletti, co-owner of the family-run company.“Hannover has a strong international appeal, morethan Milan unfortunately, especially after the cre-ation of another exhibition in Rimini”. Ten employees and a workload that has been al-most untouched by the heaviest blows of crisis. “Weare not a big company and we have never used re-dundancy funds; we have felt the crisis, but we havenever stopped working”. Export shares havechanged. “Before the crisis, we sold 80 percent inItaly and 20 percentabroad, now it’s theother way round. At“Ligna” we mainlymet operators fromRussia, Eastern Eu-rope and Japan, butalso India, China andKorea”.

Luca De Nardi.

Mirko Castelletti.

Sara Mazzola.


Europe, including France, Germany and EasternEurope, are doing pretty well. There is also inter-est from China and the Far East in general. Italy isstanding still, just like Spain or Greece”. Export has achieved a 100 percent share, “… Italyis under close surveillance, because banks are notdoing their job of supporting investments, and thereare no capitals available. Working on foreign mar-kets, with dedicated organizations and skills, is theonly possible answer. If you don’t understand that,you’ll be too late. Sooner or later, the Italian mar-ket will go back to satisfactory levels, but this won’thappen unless we see a change of attitude,starting from the issue of payment deadlines”. Can there be a strong industry without a national mar-ket just as strong? “It depends from the industry: Ithink that’s true for instrumental goods, because evensmall companies like ours, with 5 million revenues,need to work abroad”. Today, finishing technologymust meet increasing automation levels, reducingthe need of skilled operators, increasingly hard to findand retain over time. “In the past two years, I haveinstalled about thirty robots, but only two in Italy”.

ANDREONI The crisis of classics?Andreoni from Meda (Monza Brianza) manufac-tures carving machines to process rotary, flat andcurved parts, mainly addressed to classical furni-ture manufacturers.A market niche that,also through Ligna, islooking for newgrowth areas on theinternational market.“Compared to pastyears – says FrancoAndreoni – the mar-ket does not seemto be the same, it's a feeling we get also from at-tendance and contacts at this exhibition.In recent years, Russia has been the best mar-ketplace for us, but here in Hannover we haven’tseen many operators coming from that region andinterested in our technology. The “movement” ismuch slower than in the past…”.Is it the crisis or do you see a general change intaste, to the benefit of modern and contemporaryproducts? “Classical furniture, where our technol-ogy is definitely more widespread, has been losingattractiveness for fifteen years at least. However, asI said, we have always worked well with Russia andArab countries, markets where “rich” furniture is stillmuch in demand and economic resources are sig-nificant. We believe this period of reflection wascaused by the crisis…”. Export vocation is basicallyunchanged, but its value has increased: “We hada 70 percent export share before, now we are closeto 100, obviously with the difficulties and greatercommitment implied by this situation”.

FINITURE More automation for finishingFiniture, based in Saonara (Padua), is specializ-ing in the construction and installation of paintingplants for doors and windows, furniture, chairs and

tables. Their pres-ence at Ligna is auseful observatory forthe market and in-dustry strategies. According to Gio-vanni Sedino, thetrend is positive: “For-eign markets, also in

Franco Andreoni

GiovanniSedino.


GERMANY

Europe it's slightlybetter and we seerecovery signs in theUnited States andArab countries, notin the wood industry,but rather in alu-minum and com-posites”. Comple-menting wood withnew materials can give some oxygen, “to com-pensate for heavy drops in the panel business”. As to Ligna, “… it is always difficult to visit our Ger-man competitors at home, but what really mattersis the development after the exhibition. Also for usthe Italian market is poor of satisfaction, and todaythe export-to-domestic sales ratio in 90 to 10, ver-sus 60 to 40 before the crisis”. Was it difficult tochange your business course? The problem is dif-ferent: “As you leave your traditional market to lookfor alternative destinations outside Europe, you getinto regions where customers select the lowest pricerather than a specific machine model. And very of-ten, outside Europe competitors are not subjectedto European standards and have lower laborcosts, besides the fact that Italian manufacturersmust pay higher taxes and operating costs than theirGerman competitors. That’s why it is getting moreand more difficult to produce in Italy”.

ISVEInnovation for the “small”Isve, based in Borgo Poncarale (Brescia), specializein the construction of vacuum plants for wood pro-cessing. They design and manufacture dryers, im-pregnation plants, handling machines, vaporizers,spraying machines and heat treatment systems, aswell as shredders and grinders for wood and in-dustrial waste. Expectations for the future are en-couraging. “The market in Germany seems to be

moving and we hopethis will translate intobusiness”, says ErosLamon, sales andtechnical servicemanager. Before thestandstill of historicalcustomer countrieslike Italy, Spain andFrance, Isve is look-

ing at opportunities in Russia and Latin America,both rich of raw materials and economic resources.“Export currently represents 70 percent of total pro-duction. 30 percent is for the Italian market, es-pecially small customers”. The latter are the re-cipients of latest technology innovations at an af-fordable price, exhibited in Hannover, “... such as“Htvst2”, probably the smallest heat treatment ma-chine you can find on the market, suitable for smalland medium joiners”. Is Ligna reflecting the trend of markets in this pe-riod? “Russia and Latin America, with Argentinaand Brazil, are very interested and offer both rawmaterials and expanding markets, where technol-ogy demand cannot be covered completely by lo-cal manufacturers, so they need to import. This isa blessing for us, although we have to fightagainst the prices of local suppliers”.

GMC MACCHINEPanel under pressureThe panel industry is feeling the heavy breath of cri-sis; an option is to open up new business areas be-sides wood, from aluminum to composites. This isthe approach adopted by Gmc Macchine inCarpi (Modena). The situation, says sales managerPaolo Ghinoni, is not encouraging. “Europa is to-tally down and out, especially Southern Italy,Spain and Greece, but also France and Germany,that cannot export to other European countries asa result of the crisis. Generally speaking, outside

Eros Lamon.

Paolo Ghinoni.


and English, and soon also Romanian and Polish,both strategic markets. “The new website has beendesigned to view and download the catalogs of newproducts”, explains Fanny Paviotti. “Upon request,a password is supplied to view prices, submit or-ders and check product availability”.The purpose is to be even closer to users, withoutthe direct intermediation of operators.“For standard deliveries, the customer searches,orders and receives a confirmation of the submit-ted order. We want them to be able to place ordersthe same as before, quickly and easily”. There isa second option. “After selecting a standard arti-cle, you can add a modification request, for in-stance for diameter, total bit length, type of con-nection and so on, or you are referred automaticallyto the recommended product”. We are getting closer to a tailor-made tools concept.“That’s true for all of our tools, then we will also in-troduce the possibility to upload a drawing aftertyping in all specifications. Of course, this is a costestimate phase, and the order will be confirmed lat-er on”. For our company, this means saving as wellas significant innovation, combined to the expan-sion of the product family; besides the wood cat-alog, Metalworld is looking at the mechanical andeyewear industries. All catalogs can be updatedin real time, unlike traditional printed catalogs, andbrowsed wherever you are. (l.r.) ■

CASATI MACCHINE Oxygen from abroadIn Marnate, near Varese, Casati Macchine manu-facture veneer processing technology: single anddouble knife guillotines for veneer packs, choppingmachines, glue thread and butt joining machines,plants for the production of veneer rollers, edge trim-ming machines, boring and hinge inserting ma-chines, and sawing machines for plastic materials. “The market moves with unpredictable ups anddowns, it is hard to make plans and approach in duetime the markets that open up in each period”, says

Giorgio Casati. “TheItalian market is doingvery bad and Europeis not fine as well; thesituation is more pos-itive in Eastern coun-tries and new mar-kets, although theyare often supportedby European funds.

Without such funds, everything gets stuck”.The only way our is export. “Our production is ex-ported by over 80 percent; in Italy we are still work-ing in traditional regions, namely Lombardy and Vene-to for the furniture industry. After all, quality veneeris a niche product. To relaunch business, we wouldneed attentive consumers”. Being established in thehigh-end product range, the company still hasmarket shares in Italy. Is “Ligna” 2013 feeding op-timism? “We had more visits than two years ago, al-though we have not closed any contract, yet. How-ever, this is an important positive signal…”.

METALWORLDConnected to customerExport is not enough. Global presence in the fieldof woodworking tools requires special attention toservice and customer support anywhere in real time.The answer is in the web: Metalworld from Percoto,near Udine, is betting on this approach with thelaunch of the newwebsite. The websiterevolves around thenew easy-to-accesscatalog for browsing,searching and prod-uct viewing, as wellas for order place-ment. All in Italian

Giorgio Casati.

Fanny Paviotti.


LIGNA

Walking around the Ligna halls, we visited the standsof Acimall member companies and asked them toillustrate technology, marketing or product news thatdrew particular attention this year. This is a reportof what we have been able to see during our rela-tively short visit, considering the busy agenda wealways have at international exhibitions and the sig-nificant walking distances of the Hannover fair-grounds. In many booths, the staff was very busytalking with customers and prospects, so we de-cided not to disturb them too much, hoping thosevisits are a sign of market rally, or at least contactswith profitable developments. We were confrontedwith a wide range of topics and we are confident wehave provided a useful service to users, who will cer-tainly find something interesting for them.

GIBEN INTERNATIONALPianoro (Bologna), www.giben.itWe met Paolo Nipoti, technical manager, who wasinvolved in European standardization works – wit-nessing to Giben’s focus on machinery and oper-ator safety – so the first topic of conversation werethe latest updates to industry standards. Nipoti thencontinued with a review of new products exhibitedat the stand: “After the prototype two years ago, we

have finally completed the “Prisma6000” panel sawwith linear motors on the blade carriage and on thepushing bar, with prismatic guides to keep a con-stant gap between sliding block and magnetic rail,an essential prerequisite for the efficient operationof linear motors. The latter eliminate the friction of me-chanical components such as gears, chains andbelts, and the related noise, wear and maintenance.But the main benefit is certainly higher speed, over230 meters per minute in the return stroke for theblade carriage and the capacity to perform as manyas 18 cuts per minute, combined with very high ac-celeration. The blade motor can have ratings up to37 kW, the grippers of the pushing bar are movableand there is an optional aggregate for labeling be-fore cutting. One of our customers has three ma-chines of this kind, combined with a vertical mag-azine. Finally, on this machine we implement tech-nology that allows to recover energy during decel-eration to exploit it for the subsequent acceleration,ensuring significant saving by more than 30 percent.The second launch is “Icon1-Spv”, the “machine witha backpack”: it has an additional framework to sup-port a stack of panels above the worktable and anintermediate stations with forks to load panels with-out interfering with working operations. The result isa reduction of space behind the machine and time,as the machine can be loaded as it works”.

ITALPRESSEBagnatica (Bergamo), www.italpresse.comAt the Italpresse stand, there was an automaticmembrane press of series “Matrix”. We met one ofthe owners, Alberto Sala, who illustrated thenews presented for this machine at Ligna: “… onthe loading platform, the lifting and operation of pinsto clamp the pieces are performed automatically,after the pieces have been “read” in terms of shape,position and size by an optical sensor installedacross the feeding unit. This eliminates the needof specific templates for each piece, with conse-

“NEWS FROM ITALY” AT LIGNAWe asked Matteo Simonetta, Acimall’s technical office manager, to be our “special reporter” from Hannover, illustrating what he considered to be the most important news. This is his report.

Giben “Prisma6000” horizontal panel saw with linear motors.


OMECCertaldo (Florence), www.omec-srl.comOmec has expanded itsproven portfolio of plants forthe construction of woodencrates for tools or winebottles and production linesfor solid wood drawers withdovetail joints, presenting anew press to print andmark the covers of crates.Designer Elisa Tinti ex-plained that a machine like“SA600”, dedicated to thisoperation and automatic, is absolutely new, as themarket currently offers only solutions from the print-ing industry, with manual operation.

ESSETREThiene (Vicenza), www.essetre.comEssetre exhibited the beam machining center“TecnoFast”, whose prototype had already beenintroduced last year at Xylexpo, now ready for in-dustrial production. It’s a fast and compact machine,with a dual-output power spindle with fixed bladeon one side and tool changer on the other. It wasdesigned to be transported in a container fully as-sembled, so as to reduce transportation costs andinstallation time. The second “exhibit” was a soft-ware based on the “Bpl” format created by Cutworkand Sema, for problem analysis purposes and webfunctionality for remote service. In real time, the man-ufacturer can identify possible issues by connectingto the machine installed at the customer’s site. Finally, Essetre has recently acquired Ebs (beforeSicar), a manufacturer of edgebanding machinesfor kitchen tops.

quent cost and loading time saving. The secondinnovation is automatic unloading by means of vac-uum cups: the entire “pressed pack” is turned up-side down, accelerating the cycle compared to amanual unloading procedure”.

MAURIMACCHINECermenate (Como), www.maurimacchine.comAt the big booth of Maurimacchine and Giardina,the latter recently acquired by the former, I foundGiampiero Mauri, owner, who explained his strat-egy against the crisis: “To get in touch with com-panies that have resources to invest, you have toguarantee the high quality of their products, andto do that, we rely on robotics”. The company ex-hibited five-axis robots for painting in different con-figurations: booth, standalone and inline, plus a ver-tical version for windows.

Hot printing machine Omec“SA600”.

“Tecnofast” beammachining center by Essetre.

Italpresse “Matrix” automatic membrane press with optical ruler.

5-axis painting robot booth by Maurimacchine


LIGNA

MZ PROJECTMariano Comense (Como), www.mzproject.comOwner Alvaro Mazzola told us about their workingcenter “Pluris” with seven controlled axes, not newbut significantly enhanced, combining a numericalcontrol belt saw, a three-axis milling machine anda boring machine: “This combination is particularlyappreciated for the structural elements of uphol-stered furniture, as it delivers much higher pro-duction rates and huge material savings than a con-ventional router, for instance. Multiple panels canbe machined together in a stack, and the belt saw

features higher cutting speed than a cutter; the beltsaw also has a 1.3 mm working thickness versusa 14-16 mm diameter of a cutter, so nesting can beoptimized to save material”.

C.M. MACCHINEThiene (Vicenza), www.cmmacchine.comMariano Cattelan, sales manager, said: “C.M. Mac-chine is exhibiting the finger jointing machine “HPX-VO” that can produce both horizontal and verticaljoints: as a result, the user can buy one machineinstead of two".

PADECabiate (Como), www.pade.itAt Pade, we met Marco Vucetich, sales manag-er for North America, and technical managerMario Biella, who illustrated the features of his newcreation, “Mill-11”: it’s a five-axis working center tomachine templates and mold-and-dies, with toolchanger, X and Y axes on “cross” table (i.e. two su-perimposed tables with orthogonal travels), and ver-tical Z axis with 1,100 mm length; that’s where 11comes from (there are also two version “Mill-9” and“Mill-7” with 900 and 700 mm Z axis). As X and Y

CORALVolpiano (Torino), www.coral.euAt the Coral stand, attention was captured by a high-rising steel tower, a silos like those you find in Ger-many. Sales manager Giovanni Gay explained thatthis product has been added to Coral’s program;its peculiarity is the suction unit placed above thesilos, which allows to minimize space requirementsand noise at ground level. It is available in differ-ent sizes, with dustproof motors protected byspecific casings, of course compliant with the AtexEuropean directive.

FRIULMACPavia di Udine (Udine), www.friulmac.itAt the Friulmac stand, we met Paolo Cardillo, salescoordinator, who presented the parquet machine“Randomax-Evo”, increasingly optimized: mini-mum workpiece length has been reduced to 200 mm,and maximum increased to 400 mm. So the user canmeet the requests of the most demanding customers.

Coral steel silos with suction unit on the top.

Friulmac “Randomax-Evo” parquet machine.

7-axis working center “Pluris” by MZ-Project.


STORTIMotta Baluffi (Cremona), www.storti.itGianluca Storti explained that the main proposalat Ligna, though not really new for the market, wasan innovation to Storti’s standard production: “Tra-ditional sawmills follow a linear sequence, while thisconcept includes a return phase to perform mul-tiple operations on the same machine. This allowsto have a complete sawmill with lower initial in-vestment and smaller footprint, while preserving thepossibility to install additional machines later one,disabling the return phase. The core of the plantis canter “PGS 350 (o 450) Prismatic”, with upperarms to measure the log diameter and automaticallyadjust heads and blades for the first pass. Then thelog is rotated by ninety degrees around its axis andis taken back to the canter infeed, in order to squarethe other two faces: the outgoing piece is ready toenter the multiblade saw. By measuring the log di-ameter and adapting the machine consequently,you avoid a cumbersome log selection line up-stream, to sort logs by diameter, only slightlyslowing down the process. This system can be particularly smart and cost-ef-fective for pallet manufacturers – the other sectoris sawmills, for which Storti builds dedicatedequipment – looking for independence from thesawn wood market and its price oscillations, or un-willing to manage large stocks of sawn wood in dif-ferent dimensions. You just need a small log

axes are on the table and not on the head, the head-bearing turret can be much stiffer – similar to oldboring machines – with resulting benefits in motionlinearity and machining accuracy. The Z trolley fea-tures double guides on both sides to ensure themaximum stiffness of tools. The electric cabinet islocated inside the base: this does not mean onlysmaller footprint, as the air conditioner of the elec-tric cabinet also cools the column, avoiding heat driftsand contributing to high accuracy in any condition.Increasing environmental awareness is leading toreplace traditional non-disposable materials with re-cyclable ecological ones, also for fittings likebasins and sinks, which can be made of wood in-stead of ceramic (and wood is beautiful...). Padealso showed a five-axis machine to process this kindof products, with two tables and two heads for eachtable, featuring two patented distinctive elements.The first one is the location of Z carriages behindthe cross beam, offering a safer separation of haz-ardous elements under the cross beam; as work-piece execution can be simulated, it is no longernecessary to watch the real machining process. Thesecond feature is the availability of handing load-ers that move sideways before the pillar, freeing upaccess for manual loading.

COMAFERCollebeato (Brescia), www.comafer.itComafer presented a briquetting machine with in-tegrated filter and fan, adding to their productionprogram.

5-axis NC working center

“Mill11” by Pade.

Storti “PGS 350”canter.


LIGNA

moving around the panel; this system is patented.A “Digit” surface planer with pneumatic clampingof the guide via a button on the machine front, alsocovered by a patent, to avoid wasting time walk-ing around and behind the machine”. It’s a pleas-ure to know that patents are not exclusively regis-tered by big international groups.

PRODECOFlero (Brescia), www.prodeco-srl.comProdeco expanded their wide range of briquettingmachines with the new crusher model “M1-Super”derived from “M1”, with expanded capacity as a re-

sult of 100 mm larger width and 28 instead of 16blades. Another success is represented by machinewith screw conveyor loading system, very popularin Germany, but emerging also elsewhere, with thepossibility to regulate load via plc, and with chutedimensions adapted to an existing filter without ad-ditional costs.

HIRZTCoriano (Rimini), www.hirzt.comAt the Hirzt stand, big changes were immediatelyperceived, starting from the predominant color,changed from green to complementary red; samechange for the brand, which maintained its shapeand was also applied to the Imàco brand domi-nating the stand. Giorgio Re, owner, explained thatthis name represented a third-party design studio,then he moved on to illustrate new products: “Onthe “Phoenix” square-edgebanding machine forbatch-one operations for medium-sized customers,we offer a patented device for automatic positioningagainst the guide or the ledges for the second op-posite side. It can be applied both to L and U plants,with a smaller investment for return roller convey-ors, to achieve higher quality results. Just like the

stock, and the Storti plant does the rest, produc-ing sawn wood in the desired dimensions just-in-time. In this way, you can also assign staff flexiblyto both lines, i.e. pallets and sawn wood, asneeded”.

METAL WORLDPavia di Udine (Udine), www.metalworld.itOwner Franco Paviotti is always very dynamic andhe presented a few new solutions in his dazzlingred booth at Ligna: a finishing cutter with hydro grip;a new cutter for windows; planing tools with feedspeeds up to 300 meters per minute; boring bits

with new geometries to increase resistance: by num-ber of executed holes, according to different pa-rameters and materials, these bits can make3,000-5,000 holes, 10-30 thousand, up to 150 thou-sand holes with maximum resistance.

CASOLIN GIORGIO & C.Torrebelvicino (Vicenza), www.casolin.comCasolin introduced some new products illustratedby Enrico Peota: “… a thickness planer “TS” withnew touchscreen controls. A squaring machinewhere the ledges of the motor-driven fence are con-trolled remotely from the operator’s desk, to avoid

Finishing cutter Metal World with hydro grip.

“M1-Super” crusher by Prodeco.

Remote control forCasolin squaring machine fences.


that many accidents occur during cleaning andmaintenance. Coco adds: “A cylinder mounted on the cross beammoves the pressure bars, so you don’t have to in-stall one motor on each bar. The machine can alsobe equipped with an automatic loading and un-loading system to be installed in the front section.The belt sawn can cut a stack of panels up to 150mm thickness, while drills can bore up to 70 mmdeep. The pressure bar to cut with a belt saw andto drill is provided with 360-degree swivelingwheels. The belt saw rotation for curved cutting iscontrolled by two motors, one above and one be-low the cutting area, delivering higher accuracy andmachining quality compared to single-motor sys-tems with mechanical transmission roller, which gen-erates a delay in the drive”.

UTENSILTECNICAMontegridolfo (Rimini), www.utensiltecnica.comThe Hirzt-Imàco booth also hosted Utensiltecnica,whose owner Mauro Uguccioni illustrated some oftheir products: shaped knives with diamond tip, bor-ing bits with patented mount, 12 mm diameter drillswith three teeth.

through-hole boring machines we have offered forsome time, we have now developed through-holerouting, with a machine called “BRB” that will re-place entry-level point-to-point machines and al-low maximum flexibility in routing: having no vac-uum cups to handle, setup times are cancelled.”

PAOLINO BACCICascina (Pisa), www.bacci.comStefano Coco, area sales manager, presented thetwo major innovations by Bacci this year at Ligna:“The first one is a numerical control machining cen-ter with two tables and two heads, which can worksimultaneously on the same piece, executing dif-ferent operations driven by software “Pitagora”, usedand developed for fifteen years; all of this offersgreat versatility and cycle time reduction. The “Evo-lution-Jet” machine can be customized, includingX-axis strokes up to 12-15 meters, and loading/un-loading systems by Dalso (another Acimall mem-ber), with pressing bars driven by dedicated mo-tors, like the one we are exhibiting here.The second news is an enhanced developmentfrom Veneta Macchine, a company we acquireda few years ago: “Mastercut”. This machine com-bines a belt saw, controlled to cut at 90-degreebends, with a milling-boring head that covers theentire worktable, not just 70-80 cm like before,equipped with tool changer, and a moving tablemeasuring 3,000 by 2,000 mm, with particularly longY-axis stroke. Underneath there are two belt con-veyors, one to extract workpieces and scraps, theother to clean the table with a cycle performed bya new brush under the moving bar, that aligns andclamps panels, similar to horizontal panel saws". We like this brush, because it avoids removingscraps manually, executing hazardous operationslike putting your arms into the machine or climb onit. Being involved in standardization works, we know

“Phoenix” squaring-edgebanding machines by Hirzt-Imàco with

automatic patented positioning device.

Drill with patented mountby Utensiltecnica.

Working centerwith 2 tables and 2 independentheads “Evolution-Jet” by Bacci.


LIGNA

COMEC GROUPSan Giovanni al Natisone (Udine), www.comecgroup.itArea manager Luca Battistella and Paolo Lava-roni, also involved in sales, talked about their three-axis numerical control working center “MD-TOP”,an existing product now featuring new applicationsand enhancements: “A new application machinesassembled doors and long door components, suchas profiles, on all six faces, with an additional fourthaxis to position the blade, via interpolation and notjust control. The second application is bed frame-works, processed in two separate working areas,one with automatic loading and the other with man-ual loading. Another new application is for slat bedframes, using blade, horizontal point-to-point bor-ing machine, horizontal milling machine and au-tomatic loading, adaptable to customer needs. Finally, we offer a high-productivity boring machinefor drawer fronts “Frontal CN”, for vertical and hor-izontal boring and maximum 300 mm height, andthe clamp for chairs, also with simultaneous arm-rest assembling, boasting high productivity rates:from 30 thousand units upwards”.

GRIGGIOReschigliano di Campodarsego (Padova),www.griggio.comWe met Filippo Griggio, son of owner Paolo, whohad just finished a demo to foreign customers. Thisis what he told us. “We are presenting a new router“T210” with automatic motor-driven shaft lifting in-cluded in the standard configuration; the motion isnow vertical, we are adding tilting in few months tostreamline and accelerate operations of adjustment,setting and tool change. A new range of “RS400/2”rusticating machines with two or four heads, and upto eight swiveling units. A high-end squaring ma-chine of series “Unica”, for which we offer ten-year

ALBERTI ENGINEERINGGessate (Milan), www.valberti.comWe met Marco Alberti, co-owner and technicalmanager, who illustrated the new through-hole bor-ing machine “T-flight”: “This machine fits into amedium performance and price range, below ourstandard high-end program – it is priced at 55 thou-sand Euros versus 75-80 thousand for its bigger sis-ter – but if has the same technical features andprocess concept: therefore, it delivers the same qual-ity and productivity with a smaller investment. Theonly difference is that it is equipped with motor-dri-ven tables to be installed in line; “T-flight”, instead,is a standalone machine, so no need for that”.

CMC COSTRUZIONI MECCANICHETorriana (Rimini), www.cmcwood.comAt CMC, a manufacturer of traditional joiner ma-chines, we met Roberto Suozzi, who told us abouttwo new products for this year: a complete rangeof edgebanding machines, “Compact”, and a fam-ily of boring machines, “Cmb363”, for handicraft andsmall industrial businesses; an advanced versionof mortiser “AF600” with numerical control.

Alberti “T-Flight”through boring machine.

CMC “AF600” numerical controlboring machine.

Comec “Md-Top” working center for bed frames.


each station, to machine complex shapes like shoeheels and gun stocks, guitars and knives. En-hancements to the clamping systems of the“Sprinter” five-axis working center with two tables”.

OSAMA TECHNOLOGIESSan Gimignano (Siena), www.osama-tech.comThe President of company Osama, GiancarloSartarelli, told us about their innovations and en-hancements: “The hot spreading machine was re-designed in its construction; heating has been ex-tended to the entire roller, for an even distributionacross the piece width; the roller can be extract-ed without dismantling any part, for quicker main-

tenance and reduction of machine stops. Wehave also re-designed the brushing machine,now with rollers having a smaller diameter to allowthe passage of shorter pieces. We are also pre-senting a big press with large-diameter steelrollers and a coil above and below".

IN CONCLUSION...Having met relatively few companies, we cannotidentify common trends; however, we can say wehave detected a couple of general trends. On onehand, there is a continuing process of extension ofautomation to elements or machinery types not in-volved so far. On the other, we noticed a whole setof smart and innovative technical solutions, whethersmall or big, that enable to optimize production op-erations and to improve efficiency, in order to re-duce investments without giving up anything in pro-duction or quality: a sort of “downsizing”, thoughnot necessarily related to dimensions, vaguely sim-ilar to what's happened in the automotive industry.

by Matteo Simonetta ■

Acimall Technical Office director

warranty on carriage and guide, as evidence of con-struction quality, with the possibility to use largerblades, as the scoring unit can be retracted into aparking position, with a led light indicating such sta-tus. A new “6/3 Start” range with six units, replac-ing the current model, featuring easier regulation ac-cording to the type of edge and reducing setup time.Finally, we are applying lean production conceptson two of our eight lines, achieving significant costand time reduction in both production and testing,and we share such savings with our customers”.

GREDAMariano Comense (Como), www.greda.itOwner Marianna Daschini illustrated the exhibit-ed products: “A new compact model of “Diva” five-axis machining center with aluminum worktable, tomachine chairs and light alloy parts such asmolds. An entirely new machine to make cable coils;as it is very big, we only have posters here. A ma-chine with four operating units and four load-ing/unloading stations, with double output for

Griggio “Unica” squaring machine with scoring unit parking feature.

5-axis NC compact working center“Diva” by Greda with aluminum table.

Osama roller glue spreader.


Veba Meccanica srl (www.veba.it) can boast a thir-ty-year-long experience in the sector of tradition-al woodworking machines.The product range is wide for each machine cat-egory: thicknessing planers, surface planers, com-bined surface-thicknessing planers, circular saws,spindle moulders, combined saw-spindle moulder,universal combined machines, band-saws.Further to the current models “S350”, “S400”,“S500”, “S520”, “S630”, “S800”, a new model hasbeen added to the range of thicknessing planers,the “S800-T” for beams, suitable to work large andvery long solid wood. It can plane workpieces up to 800 mm wide andup to 300 mm high. The large working table is 800 mm wide and 3320mm long. The machine has four powered rollers(one infeed, two outfeed and one on the table) andtwelve idle rollers for a smooth sliding of work-pieces. The table lifting is done by six big screwsthat can support heavy weights.As a standard, this machine is equipped with theautomatic table lifting, the digital electronic read-out of thickness measure and the variator offeeding speed from four up to 20 m/1'.All the planning machines, either surface or thick-ness, can be equipped on demand with the cut-terhead with inserts, that unlike the cutterhead withclassic knives, gives great advantages in terms ofreduced power consumption during processing,small chips (eliminating the problem of cloggingthe aspiration also with very soft wood), reductionof noise level, easy replacement of inserts with noadjustment process. ■

COSMEC TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

VEBA MECCANICAWIDE RANGE FOR ANY NEED

Cosmec Technology srl (www.cosmecsrl.com)presented at the last Ligna in Hannover, some sig-nificant machines of the wide range of products thatthe company offers on the market since 1960. Withover fifty years of experience, the Tuscan companyis in fact present in markets around the world serv-ing as a mark of quality and an ideal partner to de-velop technology and constant innovation forcustomers needs.At its booth Cosmec Technology has exposed themachining center model "Conquest 715", five-axispurely dedicated to the machining of compositematerials of latest generation, since the machinehas been equipped with all those useful devicesto meet the growing demand of technical solutionsfor the production of special articles. New process-es and new materials have pushed the companyat the forefront in the study of the applications oftheir machines to solve problems both in the woodand panels in general being already a market prac-tice. The work center “Conquest 715” five Axis hasa plan pantograph with field work of 3300x2200mmand a working head which uses an electric 16.5hp liquid cooled. It is also equipped with a capa-ble tool changer and typical amenities for ma-chining materials such as Kevlar, Dakron, Com-posites, Styloform, foams, sandwich panels.In addition to its stand, Cosmec Technology has ex-posed a multisaw model "Sm 350" with cutting ca-pacity up to 120 mm thick and with a carpet of350mm, the expression of a quality and a range thatboasts more than 7000 units sold worldwide. ■

TECHNOLOGY


VOLPATONEWS AT LIGNA

During last Ligna in HannoverVolpato (www.volpatolasm.it)presented its range of sansingmachines and the new model“LS 1R1N2R1A”.The machine is composed of oneshaper unit with motor of 5 Kw toshape the surfaces of the edgesand one belt unit with inverter andforced ventilation motor to sandalso the paint. It is equipped withtwo tiltable shaper units to do thebevelling or the radius upsidedown and one abrasive wheelunit with variable speed by in-verter to reach a high level of fin-ishing.This machine is suitable for work-ing and producing any kind ofprofile both raw and paint.Versatile, with great productioncapacity (1,000 meters of sand-ed material per hour) and can befigured according to customer’srequirements.The machine is supplied completewith Ce norms, dust hoods, serv-ice keys and user’s manual. ■

MVMGRINDER “LA500NC”

Grinder for circular knives mod-el “La500Nc” exhibited duringLigna by the company Mvm(www.mvmsrl.it), is a grinderwith Plc with swivel head and ro-tary magnetic chuck, which al-lows you to sharpen the bevel ofcircular discs, as well as ensur-ing all work leveling and grind-ing a surface like a classicgrinder machine.The ease of adjustment andplacement of the machine, therigidity of the base structure, andthe absence of vibrations makea professional machine. Thework cycles and spark-out arefully automatic.The motorization of the ascent ofthe grinding wheel allows thehead to go back to the end ofeach work cycle and shut downaway from the disk to not burn it.Adaptable to every need of theoperator thanks to the widerange of accessories available:mobile column, cabin with suc-tion, outdoor tank with magnet-ic or paper cleaner. ■

CMT UTENSILI“ORANGE CHROME™”

“Orange Chrome™” is the newrange of industrial chrome-coat-ed scoring blades which guar-antee excellent chip-free scoringon laminate, double-sided lam-inate panels and Mdf. The spe-cial chrome formula makes theblade teeth extremely hard anddelivers long-lasting perform-ance, along with heavy-dutyhigh-precision cuts. Series “288”includes 3 scoring blades fea-turing 24 conical teeth and isavailable with cutting diameterfrom 120 to 125mm. Series “289”includes three adjustable scor-ing blades featuring 14 Atbteeth (12 plus 12) and cutting di-ameter, too, from 120 to 125mm.To be used on horizontal andvertical sizing machinesequipped with scoring device. The company also offer the new“Cmt 199” series of round nosesolid carbide upcut spiral bits,available in different cutting di-ameter (from 3,2 to 18mm),shanks (from 6,35 to 19,05mm)and radius (from 1,6 to 9,5mm).With the long-lasting perform-ance the chrome-quality car-bide cutting edges can deliver,along with the number of appli-cations and materials you canrout. Used for ripping, templaterouting, panel sizing and anyrouting application on solidwood, wood composites, plas-tic materials and laminates. ■

Andreoni Luigi (www.andreoni.it) is on the mar-ket since 1962, date of its foundation, and his longexperience in manufacturing wood working ma-chines, makes of this company one of the leadersin this field.Andreoni produce a wide range of pantographcarving machines (both manual and automatic ma-chines) provided with simple or reversibile motorsand with mechanical or pneumatic docking of thepieces to work.All manual and automatic machines can carve ro-tating, flat and curved wooden pieces.For flat pieces only, the pantograph carving machinesare produced with mechanical or pneumatic table.The range of manual multiple carving machines in-clude the model “Erredi”, a small machine partic-ularly suitable for wood-carvers who need to pro-duce pieces of reduced sizes. “Erredi” can beplaced in a small room and has the big advantageto be easy and light to handle, keeping the sameprofessional performances of the bigger machines.The series “Media” with 2, 4, 6, 8 spindles is a typeof machine developed with the main purpose to re-duce encumbrance and costs, keeping unal-tered the technical-professional characteristics andperformances of the standard type. The net work-ing length is mm. 1,300 (on request also 1,500 and1,700 millimetres). ■

DISCOTELSISALABRASIVES AND SANDING WHEELS

ANDREONIPANTOGRAPH CARVING MACHINES

From the beginning, in 1957, Discotelsisal(www.discotelsisal.it) has focused on technolog-ical research and product specialization as strate-gic factors of development: no coincidence thatmany of our innovations have become a point ofreference in the world of abrasives and sanding.

Today Discotelsisalis a leading manu-facturer of abrasivesand sanding wheelsof natural and syn-thetic abrasives. The company cov-ers a total of 5,000 sqmetres and countson more than fortyemployees and anextensive network ofworldwide sales.Thanks to the overfifty years presenceon the market, Dis-cotelsisal has be-come a point of ref-erence for profes-sionals from thefields of wood, paint,metals and ceram-ics. The company offersa complete range ofsanding solutions forany kind of wood,Mdf, solvent paints,Uv and water based

paints, designed to solve the particular needs ofeach customer.The wide range of production places at the top nonwoven flap wheels, impregnated non woven flapwheels flap, emery paper interleaf flap wheels,emery cloth interleaf flap wheels, convolute wheels,polyurethane wheels and non woven discs andhand pads. ■


TECHNOLOGY

Since 1990 Pribo (www.pribo.it) is present on thenational and international market, and its activityis characterized by a strategy that aims at maxi-mum specialization and continuous research forinnovative proposals, to meet the varied needs ofprocessing and handling wood.At last Ligna in Hannover presented, among oth-ers, two models of debarking machines for logs:the model "Sc 1000" is amachine suitable for de-barking logs diameterfrom 200 to 1000 mm,with group turning logsinstalled on a mobilecarriage variable speed,sliding on rails. It isequipped with a groupof 4+4 gears, variable ro-tation speed, diameter800 mm, width 100 mm,shaft diameter 100 mm, 4 kW motor. Equipped withfull hydraulic unit and cutter motor 22 kW.The debarking machine for logs model "Sc 1000-M" is suitable for debarking logs diameter from 200to 1000 mm but with group turning logs installedon fixed gear. The group tilting arm is mounted ona mobile carriage variable speed, sliding on rails.Also equipped with, group 4+4 gears, variable ro-tation speed, diameter 800 mm, width 100 mm,shaft diameter 100 mm, 4 kW motor, hydraulic unitand complete engine 22 kW cutter.Both models can be equipped with logs expulsiongroup placed on side or head. ■

COMEC GROUP“MD JUMB” AND “MD TOP”

PRIBOSPECIALIZATION AND RESEARCH

For more than forty years Comec Group(www.comecgroup.it) has been manufacturingwoodworking machines and equipments with awide program that ranges from the small com-plementary machines for specific jobs, up to theautomated lines. At the last Ligna in Hannover therewill be exhibited some of the most representativemodels. One of the strongholds is represented bythe special working centres with three or more con-trolled axis for appliances on solid wood and/or Mdf,usually with a straight and long shape. The greatcapacity of personalization and the extremely sim-ple programming, thanks to a dedicated software,consent its employment in many different sectors:beds and baby beds, outdoor furniture, doors andwindows, furnishings, tables, etc. The model “MdJamb” is a centre for cutting, drilling/mortising andmilling equipped with three operating heads, withfive to nine controlled axis.The works on the ex-tremities and in the middle of the piece are carriedout simultaneously by the three heads (multitask-ing), consenting a remarkable saving of time incomparison to traditional working centres. Thanksto the three operating heads and the Cn man-agement with parametric programming assisted byvisualization with 3D macros, the “Md Jamb” is ex-tremely productive and flexible, and fast in the mod-el’s change. Many specific types of equipment areavailable for the operating heads, to satisfy entirelythe needs of the customer. “Md Top” is a multi-spin-dle centre for milling – mortising / drilling with el-evate productivity and with two work places.Each electro-spindle holds a dedicated tool, so thatthe time for tool’s changes becomes practically ir-relevant. The equipment includes several availableoptions, such as number and arrangement of theelectro-spindles, working lengths, automatic load-ers, special accessories upon request and madeto measure. ■


“Md Jamb”.

THE ONLINE DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE WOOD INDUSTRY

XYLON.it

MADE-IN-ITALY IN THE WOODWORKING MACHINERY INDUSTRY

Early information for better decisions…Centro direzionale Milanofiori - 1° Strada - Palazzo F3 - I-20090 Assago (Milano)

phone +39 02 89210200 - fax +39 02 8259009 - [email protected] - www.xylon.it

XYLON

WOOD TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY, TRADE AND HANDICRAFTS

XYLON


There were really many machines at the Biessestand at Ligna. Two thousand square meters of ex-hibits, serious, rational, maybe even too pragmat-ic. As if to say, we are here and that’s what we do.And we do it well. In the forefront, the news we il-lustrated in the May/June issue of our magazine,in the “Ligna preview”: the working center “5-axisRover A”, ideal for operations on 225 millimeter thickpieces, the edgebanding center “Rover B GEdge”, the entry level “gantry” machine “Rover KG”, the new edgebanding machine “Stream Mds”,and “Opera 7”, the new finishing center designedand built by Viet for industrial companies. But wedon't want to present a sterile list and invite thosewho want to know more to take a look at the group’swebsite (www.biesse.com/it/wood/home).

CESARE TINTIAs mentioned, at this Ligna edition, we decided totake a closer look at Biesse. Nothing better than aconversation with Cesare Tinti, Wood Division Man-aging Director since September 2012.Tinti – 44 years, fifteen in the “Glass” and “Stone”divisions of Biesse – is attending Ligna for the firsttime, but he knows well he is at the most important

event for woodworking technology, a sort of "testbench” for everybody and every company.“I have to say it’s an excellent event – he begins –even if long-time participants are telling me that thisyear there is some more empty space... it could-n't be otherwise: the crisis is hitting everyone, alsoimportant exhibitions. This does not cancel the factthat, for Biesse, this is a unique date; so we havecontinued our traditional participation in Han-nover with a simple but significant stand, especiallyfor its technological content.We are here with many new or renovated machines,like “Uniline, our multi-center for window pro-cessing, aimed at handicraft businesses, small andmedium enterprises, offering excellent performanceand specifications, while ensuringtop accuracy and ease of use. Weknow the process that delivers goodwindows, our experience has en-abled us to present a solution thatcomplements the more powerful“Uniwin”, enhancing some conceptsand preserving “unattended” oper-ation, so that the operator is free for80 percent of time”.

Cesare Tinti, Mauro Pede, Filippo Bostrenghi, Andrea Bertoloni. During Ligna, we met all of them to take a closer look at the current season of the Pesaro-based group. The resulting picture is very interesting, a mixture of innovation and experience,understanding of customer needs and pragmatism to reach tangible goals...

TECHNOLOGY

A JOURNEY TO BIESSE!

Cesare Tinti.


TECHNOLOGY

“Windows have been giving us great satisfaction fora long time – Tinti adds – but we want to do more:we have arrived later than others, but with highly in-novative solutions, offering new standards, with ma-chines accurately positioned on the market andmeeting customer requirements. We know the in-vestments we have made, and the important ref-erences we have acquired will enable us to achieveeven more, because we have all the trumps.Biesse has always invested, “bSolid” (the softwarewe will describe later on, editor’s note) is certain-ly the clearest evidence of a group that believes inits strength and the need to invest in research andinnovation, also when the markets did not give anysatisfaction. We believed in that and we createdsomething important, a software that is recordingsuccess, not only among our customers!Here at Ligna, we are presenting new machines andmany innovations within our solution range, to re-spond more and more effectively to technology de-mand, with machines offering higher perform-ance, higher speed and even greater flexibility”.

A complicated period for the industry and forBiesse…“We lived years of great changes and complexity,but we continued to carry on concepts we consid-er essential for our job: on one side, pursue the con-stant development of technology, in order to improvethe processes of our customers and prospects. Onthe other, achieve stability and continuity in man-agement, business, organization and strategies.I have been working in the Wood division for lessthan one year and I experience an important

change in first person. We must keep going thatway, because with stability and continuity we canexpress our full potential".

What have you brought to the world of wood fromthe previous experience?“I am still in listening mode, which does not meanwaiting or being defensive, but rather approach-ing a bigger world with the necessary carefulness.First we have to know, understand, and then offeryour heritage of ideas and skills. I have been liv-ing in all corporate divisions over the years, gettingto know many group companies in detail.Now I join the “Wood Division” knowing that, I re-peat, there is an incredible potential: we just haveto take the right direction, adopt a consistent, or-derly and linear approach, but most of all be smartand fast in decision-making. Despite our big size,we must be pragmatic, listen carefully and chooseswiftly. But we cannot always think about Chief Sys-tems, it’s better to act, to make, to pay attention totangible things...".

MAURO PEDEPragmatism has been reflected for a long time inBiesse’s activity for big plants. It’s an importantchapter, supported with determination for onedecade by the work of its manager, Mauro Pede,whom we met again with pleasure in Hannover tohave an update on a strategic segment.

“Big volumes and mass production are not over”, hesays. “It’s a segment of woodworking and wood-based materials where we are leaders, thanks to ourrelationships with the Ikea universe and other big or-ganizations, such as the English kitchen manufac-turer Howdens, processing 25 thousand panels perworking shift. Success was ensured by our deter-mination, especially in recent years, to go beyondthe sales of machines and plants and take into con-sideration full service, from machinery to project man-

agement, stayingclose to the cus-tomer's team andworking elbow-to-elbow with themfrom the begin-ning to the endof the project.Take this exam-ple: one of our

Mauro Pede.


plants has been running at Howdens for over eightmonths. However, our engineers are still there, to en-sure intensive care, to optimize and get the most ofthis huge plant. That’s what big customers ask of us:full efficiency of the entire system, from equipmentto logistics, from handling to setup, up to software...Let me tell you that all plants are perfect on paper.But you can pursue perfection only when a plant hasbeen installed and commissioned, and the workingmethods, habits, compliance with specifications andcompetence of operators have been checked.The customer must produce. He buys a plant tohave a return on the investment, which can bemeasured when the shipments of manufactured fur-niture begin. We stay with him until everything is per-fectly registered, adjusted, enhanced, because wewant to take care of customers from start to end".

“Biesse can give effective answers, because we knowthat large volume production offers narrow margins,and therefore, maximum efficiency is not possible.But we cannot neglect another megatrend: flexibility.At Ligna, we are exhibitiing “Winstore 3d K1”, athree-axis panel picking warehouse linked to a “Wntr650” panel saw and a nesting cell built around a“Rover A G Ft”. Customers with small productionvolumes, batch one or flexible production are in-creasingly forced to make their decisions taking intoconsideration high levels of diversification for col-ors, items, price lists, special executions; they haveto make such decisions efficiently and quickly, withvery short lead time. Our answer is a single auto-matic warehouse, an intermediate panel super-market, an inter-operational station between the rawmaterial warehouse and the production lines, thatfeed two lines: on one side, a sawing cell for flex-ible production; on the other, a nesting cell thatprocesses single sheets for “batch one” produc-tion. With less people, more efficiency, less risks ofmaterial damage and less time wasted, we can han-dle two different “routes”, one single magazine thatfeeds two machines and two processes. A chal-lenge that has become a reality, a “culture of mak-ing”, and making fast with short lead time, that weare spreading all over the world.After all, this is our mission: invent solutions for thereal needs of our customers, understand their ac-tual requirements, what he should offer to the mar-ket, what growth opportunities he can have. Onlyafterwards, we think about the machines that willsolve the problem”.

However, this implies that the equipment manu-facturer should also know how a piece of furnitureor a window is manufactured.“There are two types of customers: those who needa single machine, and those who expect us to havethe knowledge of a specific process. Since2004, we have taken the latter direction: we knowthe processes, we know the flows and what we haveto do. We also have software to simulate the plantcompletely...And don't forget that many customers are diversify-ing their product range, adding children bedroomsto bedrooms or living rooms, just to make an exam-ple. New issues, different problems, customers withbig lines that have to be more flexible. With our “WinStore” we have given an answer, a double opportu-nity to help them be more efficient in high volumeswithout compromising on flexibility and “batch one”.

What about the future?“Flexibility is a growing trend, although “batch one”is a theoretic concept rather than a real applica-tion. This is not because machines cannot executetwo different cycle in rapid sequence, but ratherbecause the entire organization of a companywould be jeopardized by the management of in-dividual pieces. This means that we are talkingabout small, or very small batches, but still con-sisting of a dozen of pieces.At Biesse, we are ready: we are ready to respondto such requirements, not only for big companiesthat want to set up a more efficient department, butalso for small organization that need to respondto their market with new and more efficient tools”.


TECHNOLOGY

“bSolid”We have already mentioned the biggest news fromBiesse at Ligna 2013, namely the software “bSol-id”, that we had the opportunity to test and struckus for its “independence”, its capacity to understandour primitive signs, turning them into a shaped pan-el for a kitchen or a children bedroom. This softwarecan simplify the management of numerical con-trol machinery, allowing to simulate and design ina simple and intuitive manner.

“Our major goal – says Filippo Bostrenghi, Soft-ware General Manager at Biesse – was to reducethe complexity of using a working center, makingit similar to a printer. In recent years, we have no-ticed that it was not so easy for many customers orprospects to deal with new technology. with “bSol-id” we have torn down this barrier, working on dif-ferent aspects. First of all, we optimized the designphase with tools that offer a visual approach to thecreation of pieces, simple and intuitive. The userssees what he is doing and is supported by a set oftools based on artificial intelligence; starting froma simple drawing or diagram, he can create a proj-ect and generate all the instructions to get to the fi-nal product. So, simple, quick and intuitive design”.

“Another aspect we have been focusing on is thelevel of comfort perceived by the user when he op-erates a Biesse working center. It is no longer nec-essary to make a cad drawing, take a panel, placeit onto the machine, work at slow speed to identi-fy possible errors or clashes. “bSolid” eliminates allthese time losses with a simulator that embeds the“core” of the machine, i.e. the numerical control andthe functionality of the "real" working center, of themachine that will be used in production.

Working hard on available information and their use,we achieved very interesting results. An example:when you have to load a tool, you take it and placeit onto the working center. With “bSolid” we do ex-actly the same action: we click on the tool and dragit to the toolholder, without annoying PC-based pro-cedures, tables to fill out, data to select...The operator simply repeats the same gestures hewould make in the real world, via a mouse or ascreen. Then, “bSolid” constantly interacts with themachine, collects and analyzes data and meas-urements, checks parameters, and finally, acts con-sequently. All of this is transparent to the user, whois “informed” via on-screen displays showing thepart or the element he is working on or that requiresan action”.

“Three years of development”, Bostrenghi continues.“An intensive period to create a software that incor-porates the latest technology from Microsoft or Ger-

Filippo Bostrenghi, on the left, and Andrea Bertoloni.


man “ModuleWorks”, suppliers of “Mastercam”,global leader in five-axis machining. We used their“engine”, knowing it is the best the market can offer.The geometric modeling part – which is parametricalso for 3D surfaces – was developed in house, be-cause we wanted to meet the “feeling” of our cus-tomers completely, as it is different from standard cad.To do this, we started from cabinet makers, to re-duce the complexity of a machine tool to a print-er, and we have achieved our goal.We are so satisfied that the software will be installedon all working centers for wood, glass, stone. It isthe result of a totally renovated software platform,called “bPlatform”, that will be gradually imple-mented in all Biesse Group machines. We will seegreat things...”.

This is all possible thanks to the people of the Soft-ware Division, headed by Bostrenghi since 2010,including not only programmers, but also people

with different expertise and skills, close to final cus-tomers to understand their needs and their meth-ods. There are also software usability experts, physi-cists, experts of artificial intelligence and mathe-maticians... Strong commitment, requiring re-sources and investments. After all, software has be-come the real playground of competition among theleading manufacturers, because it is software thatmakes the difference, ultimately!

Andrea Bertoloni is Software Product Manager, thelink between software engineers and users. He is theinterface that transfers the dreams of final users toengineers. “We are talking about a cad-cam pack-age that can manage all the process from design tomachining, including tools and machine setup.From A to Z”, he adds. “Its peculiarity is the inten-tion to simplify the life of customers, because ma-chines will be more and more complex, but this doesnot mean that users must be engineers or IT nerds.We have created a button with Aladdin’s lamp, thesymbol of our “bSolid”. When you press it, an al-gorithm recognizes the imported drawing and helpsthe operator define the workpiece and set up every-thing to produce it. It’s artificial intelligence that actsand cooperates with the user, “guesses” his in-tentions and suggest a direction to take. And obviously, “bSolid” indicates whether specif-ic requests cannot be executed, whether the suit-able tool is not available or not installed in the ma-chine at that time. And it asks me to take it and in-stall it. Not only: I can design the tool I need veryeasily, using shapes stored in the library and com-bining them to achieve the desired profile, send-ing everything to my supplier who builds it!Let me point out that we have achieved this resultby focusing on the relationship with our users, withour customers. We listened to them and today wecan provide them with a product that is close to theirmental approach, that they can understand easi-ly and that allows them to pass from idea to finishedpiece with just a bit more than a click!”. (l.r.) ■

TECHNOLOGY

Ormamacchine spa (www.orma macchine.it), a leadercompany in the plant andpressing system market forover forty years, at Ligna2013 took the opportunity toinform and update interna-tional distributors and cus-tomers on its new machines.The attention was focused on“Omnia Green”, an innovativesolution which allows, withone machine only, to meetthree different needs of coat-ing. In a few minutes andwithout the use of any type oftool or specific equipment,the machine can be used ascold press for the coating inplan individual panels orstacks of up to 400 mm inheight, as hot press for themanufacture or finishing ofsolid or hollow core doors,panels or any other productwith temperatures up to 130°C,as well as press for coatingof shaped panels with poly-mer film or veneer (for use withor without membrane).


ORMAMACCHINE AT LIGNAWITH “OMNIA GREEN”

“Omnia Green” isparticularly ad-dressed to smalland mediumsized companies,workshops, re-hearsal rooms,wherever a sin-gle machine formultiple process-es is required.

The structure of the pressconsists of a robust combi-nation of steel beams andsheets, solid steel drilledplatens. The heating systemis provided by an electric oilboiler; flanges, which arenecessary for the processingof shaped panels, are quicklocking/unlocking and madeof special aluminum extrud-ed profiles for maximumstrength and rigidity that, to-gether with the extreme light-ness, allows a wide and eas-ier handling. The machine isalso equipped with a pow-erful vacuum pump, vacuum

tank, automatic grippersfor coupling membrane andelectronic proportional con-trol of the hydraulic pres-sure in function of the airpressure inside the pro-cessing chamber: Orma-macchine has been the veryfirst pioneer of this device. Itavoids the effect of die-cut-ting of the membrane on theperimeter flange greatly ex-tending the life of the mem-branes themselves. Theworking cycles, fully auto-matic, are managed by plc:all the parameters needed for

various processesare set on elec-tronic keyboardwith digital displaypresent in the con-trol panel. The

management soft-ware also providesthe function to de-tect and report anyanomalies or irreg-ularities of opera-

tion, in strict compli-ance with current regula-tions for safety.

“Omnia Green” has beendeveloped as part of a spe-cial project: thanks to a newproduction process devel-oped by the company“Econly” in partnership withOrmamacchine is now pos-sible the manufacture of anew material, “Politek”, aneco-friendly extruded poly-styrene, non-toxic and recy-clable, called “Pvc Green”,replacing the classical Pvcfilm. ■


“Ligna 2013 was a big success for Cefla. We choseto keep investing in new solutions, new ideas, evenin hard times, putting changed customer needs be-fore everything”. That’s the “post-Hannover” com-mentary by Alberto Maestri, Sales Manager of Ce-fla Finishing Group (www.ceflafinishinggroup.com).Success was certified by the award assigned toDüspohl “RoboWrap” by the experts and delegatesof the twentieth edition of “Innovation Symposium”,who acknowledged the innovative concept of thisprofile coating machine, featuring fully automatic set-up with a set of anthropomorphous “robot-arms”.

“We previewed this machine at Fensterbau-Frontale2012 and it is recording great success – says Lui-gi Franzoni, Product Development Coordinator, Ce-fla Finishing Group – as it can coat a plastic pro-file very easily and quickly, applying a Pvc film thatmakes it look like a wooden element of a windowor picture frame. This machine solves a number ofsignificant issues: so far, it took one hour to switchfrom one profile to another; “RoboWrap” makes itin two minutes, so everything is really smooth andeasy, paving the way to small batch production".

How does it make it? A laser scanner reads each rollerused to coat the profile in a split second and storesinformation about diameter, shape and position; thesix-axis robots installed on the machine (seven in theLigna version, but there were 19 in a solution deliv-ered to a customer) position each roller on the pro-file, exerting the suitable pressure on the coating.It’s fascinating to see the machine at work, we haveto say...

EXCELLENT “LIGNA”FOR CEFLA FINISHING

Plenty of visitors and tangible interest for many news presented by the Finishing division of Cefla Group. The lights were cast on two big topics: “Inert technology” and “digital”.

FINISHING

“RoboWrap”.


FINISHING

INERT COATINGUnder the spotlights, we also found “Inert CoatingTechnology”, definitely one of the most interestingapplications developed by Sorbini – another groupcompany – to fill and prepare the surface of pan-els. This technology, already applied to panel edges,can reduce paint consumption (by approximately50 percent), environmental impact (75% reductionof carbon dioxide), footprint (60 percent less on av-erage than with other systems) and power con-sumption, cutting kWs by 65 percent. All of this whileachieving a coating film with higher mechanical re-sistance, wider tolerance for panel thickness and,most of all, excellent filling of substrate defects.

“This is another great new solution for us”, Franzonistates. “Ever since its launch at “Cefla Live” in Sep-tember, we recorded great attention from operators.In few words, with this patented process, we applya paint that is spread by a belt with an incorporat-ed Uv lamp. The belt spreads out the paint acrossthe surface, with no air in the contact area, so thatthe result is amazing; in few seconds, we get a flaw-less surface, ready for further applications.With just one basecoat applied with the “Inert” sys-tem, we can prepare particleboard to be lacqueredwithout any additionalsanding, which would benecessary after the ap-plication of a standardfiller. We can do an ex-cellent job on hollow-coredoors, where possibledefects can be eliminat-ed in just one pass”.

Evolution from edge to surface was very fast, driv-en by market attention that spurred additional in-vestments in the identification of a suitable solutionfor flat surfaces. Today, “Smartedge” – with its “in-ert coating” solutions for edges – can be found inthe workshops of many painting and semifinishedmaterial companies, and everything suggests thatthe same success will be recorded by surface tech-nology. As Franzoni explains, “… we stand beforea change of attitude that is easy to accept, becauseit offers immediate measurable benefits: in one yearor slightly more, the plant pays back with the sav-ings on paint volumes!”.“Also in this case, market response was very pos-itive”, he adds. “There is much interest and cu-riosity, also among our competitors! We are the onlysuppliers of a machine based on this concept, al-ready proven in production and not just a draw-ing on a sheet of paper! This technology, I say itagain, ensures lower operating costs. In all our in-stallation, in all tests, in many tests we have per-formed, we have always measured tangible andquantifiable savings!Now, this technology is complemented by “Fusioncoating”, developed in collaboration with Henkel;it’s a panel substrate preparation technology for

which we have present-ed some samples”.

DIGITAL PRINTINGThe third big topic ofCefla Finishing Group atLigna was digital print-ing. This is not new, be-cause Cefla had beenworking in this area for afew years, but in Han-nover we could see an

integration of different aggregates and machinerythat allow to choose the most suitable solution foryour specific needs.The total customization of a piece of furniture, notonly in shape but also in finishing, is a very fasci-nating subject. What we mean is that you can havea door of your wardrobe “painted” with a picture ofyour wedding, the bedroom of your children witha Mickey Mouse face, or a kitchen with a glass ofchampagne on the refrigerator door. All of this withthe best painting quality, no stickers or otherkinds of applications...

“Inert Coating Technology”.

“Smartedge”.


“We presented two differ-ent machines for differentneeds”, said Franzoni dur-ing our visit. “This is the re-sult of our collaborationwith Sacmi, a ceramic tileplant manufacturer; wecreated a synergy to havemore resources available to achieve a product of-fering excellent results, independently of the sub-strate. It can be ceramic, of for Cefla it can be wood,plastic, glass... we are developing specific pro-cedures and inks to achieve finished products withspecific features. At Ligna we exhibited “Pixart Plot”, ideal forlarge-size high-definition printing. It’s a “multi-pass” solution, which means a machine where theprinting head moves back and forth on the work-piece, handling possible bumps or reliefs withoutaffecting quality and resolution. “Pixart 350 Single Pass” was designed and builtfor those who need speed and higher productivi-ty: the piece is fed through the machine and is print-ed by several heads, achieving speeds up to 25 me-ters per minute with pieces measuring 300 to 1,300millimeters, while offering very high final quality”.

After the creative part, i.e. once the panel has beenprinted with the drawing or decor selected by thecustomer, a clear finish is applied with a roller or,for shaped parts, with a sprayer. This step is rec-ommended, because digital printing inks are verytough, but the layer applied on the surface is verythin, so it's better to have an additional "protection"to maximize resistance. Costs per square meterare equivalent, according to Cefla, to good-qual-ity veneer or laminates.

What’s the wood industry’s response to this kind ofnews? Franzoni answers: “We have sold several ma-

chines for plastic and glass. There are in-stallations also in the wood industry, but thissector is more “traditional” and always verycautious. The possibility to print anythingon any surface is certainly fascinating, butwhen it comes to wood and grain, obvi-

ously, things change.Personally, I believein the success of dig-ital printing, not only torelease unlimited cre-ativity, but also to re-produce wonderfulwood species andgrains. Even more in-teresting applicationswill emerge in flooring,where you can easilymake all different

staves, without changing rollers or aggregates. Consider that we are talking about a technology witha very high added value in terms of visual impact:in a world that is going back to true, natural values,this technology allows to achieve highly realistic re-sults, creating environments and furniture with amore personal, hence more "human", dimension.For this reason, the success of digital printing liesin its capacity to imitate wood and other high-endmaterials, rather than in the reproduction of comicson a kid's bedroom furniture”.

“As time goes by, in order to stimulate final con-sumers with new ideas, we have gradually turnedinto decor specialists”, says Luigi Franzoni,greeting us. “Today we offer painting, wrapping, dig-ital printing, solving problems and offering a com-plete and modular range for any type of decora-tive process. It’s always been in our dna. It’s notmere chance that we are doing well in wood, glass,plastic, but also cement fiber, where there are manyinteresting things we can do...”.

Time is tight and Ligna is big. We leave the Ceflastand with all the technology we had previewed inour May/June issue: the new version of the automaticswiveling two-arm sprayer “Easy” and “Uv-R Led”,a cold light particularly suitable to dry heat-sensi-tive materials like pine. And also “Prima”, “iBotic”and “iGiotto”, the solutions branded Delle Vedove,the Uv oven “Superfocus” that cuts electricity con-sumption into half, “Smartparquet”… (l.r.) ■

“Pixart Pilot”.

“Pixart 350 Single Pass”.


EVENTS

Many customers, colleagues, friends, businessmenand journalists from the world of wood participat-ed to the celebration for the fiftieth anniversary ofthe company Maggi Engineering, situated in Cer-taldo, near Florence, organized on Thursday, May9th, during the latest Ligna exhibition. A brief breakin the days of the exhibition, a time to celebrate withsimplicity and even with proper pride, the first fiftyyears of a history came from the foresight of Mr Li-onello Maggi, who, half a century ago in 1963, de-

cided to start the production of power feeders. To date over 400.000 units have been produced andover the years started the production of radial armsaws, vertical cutting machines (until the 90’s),edgebanding machines (since 2008) and boringmachines, became in the last years the “core busi-ness” of company Maggi, they currently accountfor about the 60 percent of turnover.At the same time the target trade markets in-creased; expansion started from Tuscany, devel-oped in Italy and then all around the world in a shorttime. The first business trips abroad were in the 70’s.Europe at first, then Usa, since 1976, then Asia andin 1986 the first travel in China, then Moscow. Thesenew partnerships gave the possibility to focus onthe world providing a widespread presence.

During those years were studied new solutions andmachineries more and more accurate, fast andefficient. The premises dedicated to the productionwere enlarged, the investments in new machineriesand production lines grew up. Mr Lionello’s daugh-ter, Stefania, and son, Stefano, joined the compa-ny and other trusted collaborators, Mr Mauro Lan-di and Mrs Lidia Gianni, entered the property.This is a long history, made of people, meetings,successes, hard works, discovery, customers loy-alty: the pride of Maggi is to have long lasting re-lationships with customers for over 30 years.

MAGGI ENGINEERING: FIFTY YEARSCelebrations in Hannover during last Ligna exhibition.


to proudly talk about ourselves and about the choic-es we had the pride to carry out during these years,listening to what the market was asking for andchoosing the solution we felt closer to us.Today we look to the future without forgetting thepast. We are sure we had been able to reconsid-er our way to operate, with a future vision morefocused on a smart growth, a watchful managementand a 360 degree cooperation spirit. The sched-ule looks “hard”: to be an excellence in all aspectsand meet customers’ needs, be always close tothem, and manage the work to provide great sat-isfaction for everybody”. ■

“Customers know our products, they know the waywe work, what we believe in. They came to us toask for simple feeding units, our aces in the hole,our passe-partout, and then they also chose all theother products we have been developing duringthese years” says the founder Mr Lionello Maggi.

This company has always had inside its Dna therelationship with the world of craftsmen. It pro-poses machineries designed and developed to en-sure the highest flexibility and performances tojoineries that do not manage with big series pro-duction batches but rather chase the quality.

At present the turnover of Maggi Engineeringreaches about 7 million Euros, more than 90 percentthanks to exports. It is a well-known brand world-wide, it has transformed itself over the years alwaysfocusing on its own vocation, its own way of work-ing, the will to be always synonymous of reliabilityand handcraft care for each product, from the sim-plest to the most technologically advanced one.

“We are a handicraft company, considering the bestmeaning of the term” said Mrs Stefania Maggi, SalesManager. “We take care of our product, we feel thepassion for what we do, we pay the highest attentionto our customers with whom we have a constant,continuous and deep relationship. These ele-ments represent a strategic choice, they allow us

From left: Stefania,Annamaria, Lionelloand Stefano Maggi;Mauro Landi,Emanuela Mucci and Giacomo Landi.


Masterwood (www.masterwood.com) has beenproducing woodworking machineries for more thanforty years. At Ligna 2013 the company attended,as usual, with their technical and commercial staffat complete disposal to give demonstrations on allthe exhibited machines. Here is a short descrip-tion of the new machines which will be displayed.Ideal for small craftsmen, “Project 250” is an “en-try level” three or four axis cnc machining centrewith high performances and a limited price.The model “Project 455 At” is conceived for highmachining speeds with a maximum flexibility. A five axes technology and automatic positioningof working tables at a very interesting price. “4 Win” is an absolute innovation. This new Cncworking centre allows to perform, directly fromrough wood, any piece composing any type andsize of window. All machining operations are car-ried out in a fully automatic cycle, without need ofremoving the workpiece. The new clamping sys-tems are covered by an international patent andgrant perfect and inimitable finish of the window.Evolution of the previous “Project Tf” machine, “Pro-ject Tf100” is the new and highly performing Cncthroughfeed boring and routing centre assureingan excellent accuracy on machining operations.It's perfectly suited for joiners and cabinet makers.News also about the wide range of software were pre-sented, such as “Masterwork”, “Masterwindow”,“Mastercabinet”, “Master AR” and “Masterwave”. ■

NOVA PELLET“N-PICO” MEANS “EASY PELLET”

MASTERWOODWORKING CENTRES IN THE FOREGROUND

“N-Pico” pellet mill by Nova Pellet (www.no-vapellet.it) is specially designed and manufacturedfor small self made pellet production, therefore,every joinery, farmer and small business canproduce pellet using their own material.With the “N-Pico” pellet mill, every type of waste,from wood saw dust to tree branches or agricul-tural waste, can be transformed into pellet, cleanand high quality, easy to transport and to sell.The “N-Pico” pellet mill transforms the way to make

pellet, avoiding bigpellet plant construc-tion, and sustainingthe free productionof fuel and energy.Nova Pellet machinescan save you moneyby obtaining a lowpellet production costbecause all the ma-chines develop highquantity pellet ca-pacity with lower ab-sorbed electrical kW.Low energy con-sumption, noiselessand durable spareparts are the funda-mental features that

push our customers to choose our machines.Furthermore, the pellet made with Nova Pellet ma-chines, even with small size mills, can be sold tothe household and industrial market becausethere is no need to use any additives of any origin.Lastly, the automatic control and management sys-tem for the machines and plants and the perfectpreparation of the raw material (humidity and size)will allow you reliability, efficiency and stable pro-duction capacity.Nova Pellet means “made in Italy”.“N-Pico” pellet mill is available in various versions:electrical power and capacity (in function of hard-ness of raw material), 4 Kw-30/90 kg/h , 5,5 Kw-35/100 kg/h. Plant versions: vertical, two stages andcustomized. ■

TECHNOLOGY


Finding a free table at the Scm Group stand was noteasy. There are always lots of people, but in the endwe managed to find one. We sat down and we putthe recorder on.

“We have a few excellent solutions, we bring excel-lence all over the world and we do not even realizeit sometimes", said Adriano Aureli, co-owner of theRimini-based giant. “We must tell the world, clearly,that we know how to work, that we can propose, cre-ate, that we have still many things to say.I’m thinking about a craftsman with his laboratory lo-cated in a village of the Veneto region, whom I vis-ited some days ago. With Italian woodworking ma-

chines – and let me add, machines with high-tech-nology content – he produces furniture items for achemist shop in Tel Aviv. Or furniture for a villa de-signed by a very famous architect. And he succeedsin being competitive!Half an hour ago, the most important wood technologydistributor in Germany was extolling the virtues of Ital-ian machines and he told me that he has virtually noproblems, once installed. What a satisfaction…I could make a lot of examples: we do not have thestrength to tell the world that we are not only very goodat developing technologies, in cooperation with ourcustomers, but also that we interpret the future of thisindustry every day. And we do that with manufacturers

PRODUCTION “VISIONS”FROM GERMANY…

Considering that we have already had the opportunity to talk extensively about the “latest efforts” of new machinery in the May/Juneissue of our magazines, in Hannover we did somethingelse: we asked Adriano Aureliand Stefano Monetini to stopfor a moment and to have a chat with us, showing the “directions” that the worldof wood is taking. This is what they told us.

Two pictures of “Frequency Wall”, the distinctive construction of Scm Group at Ligna 2013.A creation by Bloom Labinspired to the frequencyof sound waves generated by a bladethat cuts wood. 850 different elements,manufactured at NaldiniArredamenti with a “Tech Z5” working center by Scm, using new poplar Osb panelsby i-Pan, a Bonzanogroup company”.


TECHNOLOGY

Mr. Aureli, you are sending out a strong and bold mes-sage…“I do believe in this: in the future, we will have differentproducts, resulting from creativity, high quality,charm and reliability, that – with technology – we willbe able to produce at affordable costs, in short time,and therefore accessible to a larger audience. Thisis the challenge that the industry of European coun-tries and advanced economies must take up...Some time ago, “The Economist” dedicated itscover page to the “Third Industrial Revolution”,meaning a production method increasingly based onpowerful advanced technology. “Digital produc-tion”. It's no science fiction. It is before our eyes everyday, not only in automotive or in the production of pop-ular smartphones. A new way of business manage-ment, where labor costs represent only few percentpoints of the final product value, so there is no usein moving out to the other end of the world to produce,close down factories, offshore jobs…”.

“We are thinking in terms of supply chain”, adds Ste-fano Monetini, general manager of the group. “Wehave put our company in the service of the supplychain, looking for a new approach that brings togetherend consumer, furniture maker and technologysupplier. We are tightly entwined to the furniture andhousehold industry, and furniture trends as a con-sequence, so we are willing to be involved in certaininitiatives in order to understand which technologywe should offer to our partners”.

Is this a role that the supply chain is acknowledgingas an asset of machinery manufacturers?“It’s a sort of awareness that must emerge”, answersAdriano Aureli. “We provide excellent hardware withintelligent software, enabling anyone to get themost out of a machine with few, simple, intuitive in-structions. Italian ingenuity has brought us beyondour knowledge, projecting these technologies out oftheir traditional domains and making them availableto many. We can have a new approach to competitiveness,to the possibility of producing better, more, faster, withlower investments and with a more "democratic" fi-nal product price. We can deliver consistent quali-ty, offer reliable after-sales service, control the con-tinuous growth of industrial costs. We have alreadywon the challenge against the mirage of Japaneseor Taiwanese productivity. Now there is China, andtomorrow? We are still there…”.

of doors and windows, furniture, stairs or yachts, floor-ings or rifle stocks, caravans or airplanes!”.

Aureli looked as if a sacred fire was burning insidehim. There was no need to put questions: “The Sa-lone del Mobile in Milan opened its doors to a tech-nology manufacturer for the first time. A wonderful co-operation with FederlegnoArredo and Culturaleg-no, to show what we can do working wood withhands, the emotions that a cabinet maker can give.But we also showed that a working center can makeincredible things: the Bloom Lab studio in Londoncreated a wonderful table, called “Vaulted table”, thattakes inspiration from Gaudì’s Sagrada Família. A pow-erful software solution for design operations and an-other powerful solution to allow an entry level work-ing center to carry out - in 120 hours - the same op-erations that a craftsman would complete within twelveweeks. It was not a competition, but an opportunityto say that today we can produce excellent tech-nology, with unlimited potential but limited investments.This means that a small company, a craftsman canpurchase a working center and overcome several bar-riers. It means that a young man or woman can be-come the entrepreneur of himself/herself, and pro-vide the market with something that nobody else hasever thought about!I am thinking about what they did at the San Pa-trignano workshop, where they used Italian tech-nology to give life to the ideas of some thirty archi-tects, using reclaimed wood from casks wheregreat wines are made. The Barriques project was abig success in Milan, and in recent weeks, a touracross the United States brought the creative ex-pression of Italian excellence through ten cities, andwe were enthusiastic sponsors. Design and architects, Italian craftsmen, Italiantechnology: mix it all together and the world belongsto us. We need nothing else! This is true not only forwood, but for tens of industries”.

Stefano Monetiniand, close-up, Adriano Aureli.


to produce ever different pieces within a few seconds,handling all necessary setups, configurations and tool-ing. We are talking about “cell technology”, an op-timal solution for increasingly “made to order” pro-duction, based on actual sales. Better have four in-dependent production islands that can interactrather than one big production line, because you canmake different things simultaneously, manage flowsmore efficiently, and you don’t risk stopping your en-tire production for a small failure...”.

Mr Monetini, it’s a momentous change… “A revolution that started some time ago and thatis expanding exponentially, because these trends ini-tially follow a soft curve, but at a certain point theyexplode!Even the world of wood, that has made somechoices later than other industries, has changed itsattitude and approach, mainly as a result of the gen-eration change. We are lucky we can live this ex-perience, a deep cultural change. Final consumersno longer think of furniture as an item that will staywith them for all of their life, but rather as somethingthey like, they need at that time, but they can easilychange when they want to, just because there will beanother piece of furniture they like more!”

We would have much more to discuss, but allaround there are people waiting to talk with Aureli andMonetini. Time to give it a break; we have abused oftheir time and courtesy. Business is calling and, in hardtimes like these, it’s better not to dwell too much on“philosophical matters”... (l.r.) ■

“Acquiring machines that can make differentjobs now requires affordable investments”, Moneti-ni repeats. “We see great attention among our cus-tomers to versatility, to working centers that can alsobe used for nesting or switch easily from solid woodto panels. It’s a philosophy that is increasingly ap-preciated over traditional machines, each dedicat-ed to a specific task.It’s a change that has occurred, that is still occurring,and that will accelerate in the coming years, with newgenerations... Young people are used to design witha computer, live with a computer, they use it to com-municate and for the simplest things. For them, it ismuch easier to give instructions to a machine via ascreen or a keyboard, and this puts them into a dif-ferent dimension than the world we know and we areused to. I repeat: the huge flexibility of machining cen-ters is strongly attractive to those categories of users,because complexity is decreasing and moving up-stream, towards the phase of design. Designers, en-gineers, architects are inventing using new tools, andonce the order is approved, they just transfer to thecraftsman, or to the furniture factory, a file that canbe “translated” into machine language, setting up aworking center that starts production”.

“Using a screen to give instructions – Monetini con-tinues – or using a software is more and more ac-cessible to a growing number of people. More andmore people are architect, designer and craftsmanall together. It’s a combined set of skills that opensthe door to new worlds, to new industrial and man-ufacturing expressions, new ways of being entre-preneurs.After all, the season we might call “furniture Fordism”has ended: mass production no longer exists, exceptfor some countries, in specific contexts and for spe-cific product categories. Today, “batch one” is king,maximum flexibility and total customization that en-able even the biggest and most complicated plant


Ica Group (www.icaspa.com) unveiled at lastLigna in Hannover some major innovations interms of coatings and colors.With a view to staying in synch with the latest trendsin the finishing of modern furniture, ica Group hascome up with the range of stains called “NaturalMatter” by My Lab. This range contains all-newshades that, inspired by the colors of cereals andspices, succeed in bringing out the beauty and nat-uralness of wood.The main feature of the event was “Wood Look”,the first system for the virtual treatment of wood withIca Group colors and effects.Ica has been developing wood-coating productswith low levels of environmental impact for more thantwo decades, and so can leverage a great deal ofpractical experience, allowing it to select the mostappropriate raw materials and formulations for theintended use.About these theme at Ligna Ica presented “Su-percare” range, which is composed of extra mattcoats with high levels of chimica-physical resi stanceand extremely low Voc content.This technologically advance range, which en-compasses both transparent and pigmented coat-ings, is available in various configurations: water-based bicomponent, water-based Uv and high sol-id content Uv.The range has been designed to meet an array ofdifferent requirements, even taking in differentapplication technologies, since the range containsproducts for spray and roller application.At Cefla and Giardina stands Ica Group held ap-plicative demonstrations of products that have lowlevels of environmental impact (water-based Uvcoatings and high-solid Uv coatings). ■

G&DOVER THIRTY YEARS OF EVOLUTION

ICA GROUPICA GROUP AT LIGNA

G&D (www.geditaly.it) has been specializing inkitchen and bathroom unit doors for over thirtyyears, with an on-going commitment to meeting re-quirements of all kinds, thanks to their cutting-edgemachinery and exquisite workmanship.As the true craftsmen they are, they bring passionand close attention to each one of their products,and the door at G&D is always open to innovation.The company is dealing in both serial productionand customized doors that can be created in recordtime, including for the contract sector – and this isjust an example of what G&D can offer.The traditional expertise in producing cabinet doorsgoes hand in hand with the constant pursuit of qual-ity and with respect for nature. This is why they haveobtained Fsc certification. Yet they believe they can do even better. This is whyG&D is opening up to new markets, with an entirelyfresh image. The company’s desire to embrace the new is ev-ident in the restyling of our corporate identity, thecompany profile and the new website. ■

SUPPLIES

VIBOPROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT

A project born from the desire to contribute to protectingthe environment, respecting nature and his world, start-ing with the commitment of small daily gestures: the wasterecycling.The new trash cans that Vibo (www.viboitaly.com) pre-sented at the Interzum in Cologne, is a functional, prac-tical and modern collection with accessories that makethe most of the space dedicated to them and meet themost demanding requirements of furniture.Equipping with elegant functionality the area under the sinkhas never been so easy: spacious storage polystyrene forlarge and small volumes of garbage, intelligent solutionsside-door detergents, sophisticated kit with trays to ordersponges, detergents and soaps, drawers amortizedwhere you can store cleaning supplies.The wide range of covers complete the supply: hinged,swinging, sliding and manuals with practical carbon fil-ters. A new face for the waste recycling systems. ■

The easiest way to find the partner you need...

On Xylon, Xylon International

and Xylon.it

CO

NTA

CTS

Info: [email protected]

Mobilservice is a productioncompany located in the cen-tre of the Venetian furniture dis-trict, with headquarters andrelative show-room in Su -segana (province of Treviso).The company has been pro-cessing faced panels for thelast twenty-five years. It hasgradually expanded, andalong with the traditional squaring and edging phas-es, it is now able to offer more sophisticated serv-ices, such as post-shaping with various types ofrounded corners and edges, diamond borders fordoors and drawers, the creation of panels withedges/handles to customize fronts and worktops.All products are made with carefully chosen panelsin the best quality of clipboard or Mdf available onthe market, and in the finishes which are constant-ly in line with today’s trends and keeping an eye outon alla the most recent innovations in the market.Technology, especially recently, continues to of-fer wide range of valid possibilities allowing to fo-cus both on the design and printing processes,but also on making faced panels appear as au-thentic as possible, in terms of both the perform-ance and feel of the finished product.On a daily basis, projects and finishes are evalu-tated, producing samples and testing new coloursand shades. Their showroom has therefore becomethe laboratori, a starting point in the platform test-ing carried out as part of their research, with a con-stant eye on the design aspect. ■

PLASTIVARA PASSION FOR EDGES

MOBILSERVICEINNOVATION AND TRENDY FINISHING

Established in 1971, Plastivar (www.plastivar.it)born as company specialized in production of itemsfor furniture industries.Over forty years of experience, specialized know-how and consolidated business culture permit Plas-tivar to develop a company that produce Abs edgeswith requirement suitable to satisfy every kind of re-quest using high technology plants. A high qual-ity edges, thanks to great choice of their suppliersand using only raw material of first quality.Plastivar offers different thickness, wide range ofcolours, wood, design and surface having the mainpurpose to satisfy all the customer’s guarantees.Plastivar ABS edges come from the non-stop pro-cessing on calander of abs thermoplastic technopolymer.Polymer qualities are considerable: crash high re-sistance, good superficial hardness, good chem-istry and thermo resistance on working make it asa “leading actor” in application and manufacturing.Edges colours, printing wood, glossy coloursand printing wood, aluminium foils or metal alu-minium are the very wide range offered. ■


SUPPLIES

PREVIEW TOOLS

www.rinaldi.it www.utensiltecnica.com

www.nordutensili.it www.buputensili.it

www.aliprandi.it www.fapil.it

May-June 2013 XYLON INTERNATIONAL 57

Between product innovation,internationalization and customer service extension,“made in Italy” tools manufacturers are looking at the post-recession period.Hoping that a real “Italy Sys-tem” – strong and competitive –will rise from ashes.

Those who do not export, do not innovate and donot provide the customer with all-round services,ensuring flexibility and prompt answers, are donefor. The woodworking tools industry – from fur-niture to doors and windows – keep their feet on theground and face suffering production and sales.And not only; while waiting for the end of recession,marked also and above all by the crisis of the con-struction industry, it continues to look at foreignmarkets, product innovation and customer serviceas the only escape routes. This is not the only el-ement to consider. Our interviews to specializingcompanies clearly show another aspect: the bigthorn in the flesh of Italian manufacturers is the lackof a stable and successful Italy system, as well asthe lack of integrated supply chain strategiespushing all actors to cooperate for the implemen-tation of increasingly performing products and sys-tems. The price to pay includes the loss of com-petition on the global scenario and the substantialinability to react even to weak spurs from the do-mestic market.

MORE AGGREGATION FOR TOOLS MANUFACTURERSDisk blades have always been the specialty of Flai,based in Friuli in Pavia di Udine, since 2012 a brandof US Newell Rubbermaid, with the new companyname Nwl Italy Productions. Today, the compa-ny has forty employees, 80 percent export towardsthe United States and Eastern Europe, and a know-how ensuring success even in economic contextsthat are not so prosperous.“The Italian market is stagnating – explains Pier-giorgio Pozzo, managing director – and no positivedevelopments are expected in the short term. Thewoodworking industry delocalization in the past years,

Focus ontools


THE TOOL NEVER STANDS STILL

the stop of the construction industry and the closingdown of plants in the past two years have shifted thebusiness focus to foreign countries, mainly EasternEurope, while other markets including North Amer-ica, South America and Asia keep a lively trend”.The situation shows lights and shadows: “Most Ital-ian companies are small and that often prevents themfrom building up an effective and well-organized salesnetwork abroad”, to support export. Also, “the atti-tude to create groups, partnerships and synergiesbetween companies in the same industry is still miss-ing; a new approach in this respect might help over-

come the problem of size. This limits the opportu-nities to adapt to the new global economic situation.The creation of an “Italy System” could create a sup-plier with unprecedented quality and product range.The first benefit for Italian products consists in the“high level of know-how, flexibility and equipmentthat are mostly at excellent levels compared to theinternational competition”. But price remains themain requirement, especially for general or low in-tensity applications.“For heavy-duty applications, where the cost per pieceratio is monitored – for example in panel cutting – toolshave to ensure maximum efficiency, lack of defectsgenerated by cutting operations and long life”.Product innovation is a must, but it is vital to establisha new cooperation between different industryplayers. “There are wide margins for improvementin cooperation between machinery and tools’manufacturers. Up to now they both showedscarce availability to collaborate, propose and bringtechnical solutions in the market”.As to the product, “we are proposing an exclusivesolution – with excellent results – consisting ofNanograin hard metal blades, a material that allowsto dramatically increase cutting life and, thus, tool’seffectiveness”.

EXPERIENCE BEYOND THE PRODUCTSpecial tools and company know-how can still fightrecession and “giant” competitors on major foreignmarkets. This is proved by Tecnomec, a companybased in Cormons, near Gorizia, with fifteen em-ployees for a special production of woodworking tools:mills, Dp, Hs and Hw drills and heads. The exportshare accounts for about 90 percent at global level.Know-how is the element that makes the difference,despite the not so reassuring scenarios, especiallyin historically industrialized countries; this is whatRenato Persolja, owner of the company, says. “Wesell the experience we have acquired in over fortyyears of activity, not just simple tools. Currently, wedo not record significant demand in tools, but wecontinue to work also thanks to the fact of being a“small” company producing special tools. This spe-cialization allows us to receive product requests ona daily basis and, thus, we can keep pace also ina difficult context”.

Flai headquarters in Pavia di Udine.


foc

us

on t

oo

ls

Foreign countries are not enough, if you do not havea stable market at home: domestic recovery is es-sential. “I hope that Italy will be again a top coun-try with a growing economy; companies like us doneed that”. The finger is pointed also – and aboveall – at European macro scenarios. “EU funds sup-port the economies of countries that actually be-come our competitors, not for products but forprices. This behavior is causing trouble to manu-facturers like us, operating in industrially matureeconomies that struggle to fight competition main-ly focused on prices”.This is where the heritage of ideas and productionhistory acquired throughout the years, but also ofanother key element, service, play a vital role: “Itis very important. Quick delivery, few days or evenwithin 48 hours, can offer more opportunities to pre-vent customers looking at the price as the first eval-uation factor for their purchase”. A new collaborationapproach for the industry, open to machinery andtechnology manufacturers, might ensure importantinnovation opportunities. But the goal is still far. “Ma-chinery manufacturers buy according to “socialclass logics”, collaboration is still too limited today”.

FLEXIBILITY FOR THE CUSTOMERSpecial tool is still the salvation and, at the same time,the most promising growth opportunity in a globalmarket experiencing a period of crisis. And smallentrepreneurial organizations, flexible and active inspecific market niches, can grasp this opportuni-ty much better than “big companies”. An examplein this context is by Fapil (Fabbrica Attrezzature Perl'Industria del Legno) based in Zogno, Bergamo, thatcombines the traditional range of turning tools withthe production of special tools for in-line machinesand working centers, achieving an export share of85 percent. In a stagnating situation for the Italianmarket and during a slowdown of the internationalscenario, following customer demand is vital.Producing special tools has a double value, saysGiampaolo Pesenti, owner of Fapil with his broth-er Giuseppe and his sister Sara: negative, “becausewe do not deal with bigorders and so we haveproblems to make priceand organization sta-ble, positive becausespecial tools allow us tosurvive in a marketrecording a drop of 20percent. We try to followmarket niches and always offer custom solutions,also proposing a standard product for new appli-cations and technologies allowing customers to con-quer new markets and materials different from wood,according to the trends of furniture design”.Fapil has twelve employees and an export share of70 percent on total revenues. “Made in Italy is still oneof the few benefits for us, together with the capaci-ty of being flexible, but due to increasingly aggres-sive competition, we are facing excessive price com-pression that pushes company out of the market, withincreasing costs charged to the companies them-

An indoor viewof the Tecnomecfacility in Cormons, Gorizia.

Some picturesof Tecnomecproducts.

Giampaolo Pesenti.

Milling with tools by Fapil.


selves”. Also a changing attitude of customers is af-fecting the trend of the market. “In the past, customersbought a long-lasting tool as a long-term investment,also for future production. Today, they buy high-per-formance tools only when they need, trying tospend as little money as possible. And they havelearned to see the difference and choose one or an-other”. Final customers and machinery manufactur-ers have different visions and they have to be bothsupported with attention. “The furniture manufactureris looking for long life and excellent performance, whilea technology manufacturer looks for a solution solv-ing machinery production and testing problems”.

INTERNATIONALIZATION AGAINST THE CRISISIn Povoletto, near Udine, Nordutensili producesa range of tools including boring drills and helicalcutters made of widia (cemented carbide) withshank for working center. With fifteen employees,they have always been keen on internationalization:they operate through a partnership with a sharp-ening center in Moscow and have sales offices inSuzhou (China).Export vocation is the salvation against the crisis.“The trend of the Italian market is constantlyshrinking, the woodworking industry is experienc-ing an extremely long period of crisis. Thanks to ex-port – explains Nereo Diplotti, managing director– we can preserve our turnover, where 92 percentis represented by sales outside national borders”.Business on the international market has a “spot-ted” situation. “The supply of tools for the furnitureindustry on a global level allows us to achieve per-formance in some regions – where we are alreadyoperating – that show growing trends or consoli-dation of our position".The first difficulty to face is price competition, “butit’s the continuity of product efficiency that makesthe difference. If a company has to stop produc-tion more frequently in order to replace tools, costeffectiveness is no longer ensured”.Benefits, quality and service: “We offer reliable andlong-lasting tools and we provide our customers withtechnical assistance for more complicated ma-chining processes. Besides, we have a warehousewith thousands of drills for all diameters andsizes, ready to be immediately delivered.Reliability remains the most required feature for tools:“All drilling tools are coated with Teflon (Dupont) inorder to ensure the lowest friction of drills during

machining, higher durability and excellent chip re-moval”.Innovation at Nordutensili never stops. “In order toensure the highest yield of new generation drillingmachines, increasingly performing as to speed andfeed, we are proposing drills with a new sharpen-ing concept, such as the new manual sharpeningmachine to sharpen drills and completely automaticfive axis sharpening machine to sharpen helical cut-ters for aluminum, plastics and steel, easy to usewithout experienced staff and particularly compactto be integrated in assembly lines without problems”.

DOORS AND WINDOWS IN STAND-BY MODEWith the construction industry standing still, thedoors and windows industry – wood included – con-tinues to suffer. This is confirmed by Riccardo An-tognoni, owner of Omas in Senigallia, near Ancona,35 employees and 70 percent of export mainly to-wards EU area and Eastern Europe (former Yu-goslavia, Hungary, Poland, Czech Repub-lic). With sixty years of experience, Omasbrand is operating at international level witha range of tools for processing doors andwindows profiles, from standard machinesto working centers and production lines, in-cluding also circular blades, drills andtools for working centers, Hs and Hw

Nordutensili headquarters in Povoletto (Udine).

Sharpening with Nordutensili products.

Riccardo Antognoni.


braze-welded cutters, Dp tools, heads with re-versible and profiled inserts.“As manufacturers of doors and windows tools, weare very influenced by the construction industry andthe situation is difficult. We cannot see real recov-ery perspectives in the national and European mar-kets, but the strong competition of materials suchas pvc and metals has an influence”. A stagnatingsituation that leaves the market in a suspendedstate. “Tools demand is very low compared to ourproduction potential. However, it is focused on astrongly customized product, designed ac-cording to customer needs, as a company we areready to grasp all opportunities".Are made-in-Italy tools still value-added prod-ucts? “They might be, but today the quality/priceratio matters more. As manufacturers, we cannotgo below certain levels, the price rush that reducesthe quality of the offer is not a benefit. Well-donejobs have a cost”. Ideal requirements for tools areclear: durability and improved performance, butalso a range of services and customer support. “Wehave already developed performance, now we haveto work on the product. Technical improvement isvital in any case and it has to be managed ac-cording to different modes. Doors and windows cus-tomers ask us new machines or to equip existingones. Extensive upstream cooperation is neededwith the manufacturer, with the shared aim to ob-tain finished doors and windows in compliance withregulations with a high customization level”.

FOCUS ON FINISHINGThe small size of Italian tools manu-facturers compared to the big manu-facturers of the German area. Exces-sive fragmentation of Italian companies,substantially single-product organiza-tions, against international companies

that provide the market with complete productranges, high quality and local post-sales service.Good market shares at national level, but irrelevantat international level.These are the main issues of the tools industry forwooden doors and windows according to MarioBaldo, owner of Rekord in Rovereto (Trento),with approximately fifty employees. He expressespositive opinions as to the confirmation of the bonusfunds up to 65 percent of the value to renovate build-ings, and he adds: small Italian companies cangrasp interesting opportu-nities also from a difficultsituation, leveraging it in theright way and with entrepre-neurial spirit. “All those whowill reorganize themselves inthe market in the next months– reducing operating costs tothe benefit of an increase inproduct quality/services –will be able to face the crisis".Waiting for real recoverysigns, in the first six monthsof 2013 “the results are in linewith the expectations of thebeginning of the year, withvalues ranging from 10 to 15 percent. As to solidwood, in particular, the negative situation is con-nected to the stagnating situation of the constructionindustry”. Export reached around 60 percent andit is mainly focused on Europe, divided into shrink-ing Southern Europe and the German engine that“has pushed up to now the big machinery and toolsmanufacturers and it is now beginning to feel thenegative consequences of the general situation”.High precision during processing, maximum sur-face finishing quality and reduced operatingcosts are always the basic requirements for the pur-chase of a tool. But, “ the overall management ofservice – increasingly effective, efficient and withhigher quality – will be the most important winningfactor”. The innovation of tool materials, design anddevelopment stems from synergy. “The know-how and technology exchange between the lead-ing market players, tools and machinery manu-facturers will have to be enhanced. They will haveto establish a technical/design synergy and to pur-sue the constant improvement and quality of the so-lutions they produce and sell in the market. Oth-erwise they’ll fail”. ■

The Omas site in Senigallia (Ancona).

Mario Baldo.

Some production stages of Rekord tools.

foc

us

on t

oo

ls


Since forty years Utensiltecnica (www.utensiltec-nica.com) designs and manufactures tools for thewood working, its derivatives, aluminum and pvc,with great care, knowing in depth the needs of clientcompanies, working different materials for manymanufacturing segments, from furniture to windowsand doors, from mechanics to footwear, etcetera.Specializing in the production of diamond tools,Utensiltecnica also offers sharpening services withvery fast timing thanks to its organization and aqualified staff of technicians and collaborators fromthe family Uguccioni.The quality of its tools comes from the great at-tention to the search for optimal solutions, from di-rect and complete management of the productioncycle, and the quality control on every single fin-ished product.The flexibility and speed of delivery is guaranteedby the experience of their organization, the ex-pertise of the designers, the high technology of itsequipment and materials selected.A leading company, competitive in quality /priceratio, reliable over time, also able to realize spe-cial solutions and unique customer design, uniqueand precious as it is your work. ■

RINALDIRESEARCH AND INNOVATION

UTENSILTECNICAFLEXIBILITY AND RELIABILITY

Rinaldi (www.rinaldi.it) for over forty years has spe-cialized in the world in the production of tools forwood working, metals, lightweight plastics andcomposite materials.The constant search for new cutting geometriesfor each specific need and use of innovative ma-terials of high quality, enabling the companybased in Zogno (Bergamo) to propose advancedand constantly evolving cutting-edge tools.There is a huge choice in the range of Rinaldi: fromthe classic carbide cutters for wood to the most in-novative cutters for aluminum, plexiglass andcomposite materials such as fiberglass and car-bon fiber, not to mention the lathes and Edm de-partment.The production is performed both on measures inthe catalog, available in stock, or upon specific re-quest.As for the quality, all processes are subjectto the regulation En Iso 9001:2008, while the qual-ity of the product is guaranteed by the high effi-ciency of the micro-grain solid carbide material, bytechnologically advanced machinery, continuallyrenewed and highly qualified personnel.Cnc machinery for measuring, carry out checks onthe tolerances of each product during process andat the finished work.The search for new products, innovation of newgeometries are also guaranteed by the acceptancetests carried out internally with cnc pantograph. Ri-naldi also offers laser marking, coatings and heattreatments.The commitment, dedication to work, the constantdesire to improve and to get involved, are at theservice of customer satisfaction and therefore thatis the focus of the company policy. Every need isa new challenge. ■


foc

us

on t

oo

ls

Aliprandi snc is an Italian firm (www.aliprandi.it) witha long experience in the field of tools for wood work-ing, aluminium, and plastic, and produces tools ei-ther in solid carbide or carbide tipped.The standard range of products, results of many yearexperience in search and production, includes:straight router bits, drills and boring bits, diamondrouters and drills, solid carbide spiral milling cutters,bits with reversible knives, chucks and collets, pro-filing and trimmingbits, Tct knives. TheAliprandi produc-tion includes alsospecial tools, on thebase of particularrequests of eachcustomer. Besideswood field, in thelast years Alipranditurns its productionalso to the tools forplastic and alu-minium materials, because of the combining betweenthis field with the wood: for this use, the company pro-duces standard and special tools with particulargeometries for the best finishing on plastic and alu-minium.The latest news included in their range of tools is theconstruction of polycrystalline diamond tools,both in standard and special types on request of thecustomer, built with Cnc machines of the latest gen-erationThe service and the performance offered go togetherto the commitment to search high quality materialsand more advanced solutions with technological ma-chinery, in order to assure good products able to solveand satisfy every working needs. ■

FAPILCNC TOOLING SPECIALISTS

ALIPRANDITOOLS FOR ANY NEEDS

Since its foundation in 1959 the Italian companyFapil (www.fapil.it), located in Zogno (Bergamo),has manufactured cutting tools and accessoriesfor the woodworking industries.Its range includes tools for Cnc machining centers,milling machines, conventional and in-line ma-chineries as well as tools for the wood turning. Cus-tomized projects are carried out, depending on thecustoner’s product and material. Fapil always

adopts the best possiblesolutions, determinedby its experience andknowledge of machin-ing, as well as designingand modern construc-tion techniques.The tool manufacturingis calibrated to theneeds of the end user:this is a staple, alongwith diversification. Theability to manufacture"tailored" tools enablesFapil to serve differentfields, not just the timberindustry but also otherindustries. Fapil has re-cently developed prod-uct lines in certain nich-es of the wood industry,as well as special ap-plications of coating ma-terials which greatly in-crease the cutting toollife: "The future of thetool is in specialization,

being always ready to take up new challenges forinnovative solutions. "A streamlined productionstructure that can offer solutions in a short time”.Among its main products Fapil offers milling groupsin light alloys ideal for complex and important workto ease the burden on mobility and improving the ef-ficiency of the milling machining results.Moreover, solutions of tools for processing door,stairs, windows, floors, beams.The entire production program of Fapil is amply il-lustrated in the company catalog available on DinA4 format or compact. ■


POLAND

Every year, Poznam hosts a not-to-be missed eventfor “industry operators”: we are talking about Drema-Furnica, the exhibition focused on wood processingtechnology, furniture components and finished fur-niture items. The exhibition took place from April 16to 19, recording huge attendance of Italian compa-nies that – through their local resellers – visited or ex-hibited at the event. Acimall, the Italian Associationthat represents the Italian manufacturers of wood-working machinery and tools, makes no exception,and every year it leverages this opportunity to ex-change opinions and have feedback on this extremelyinteresting market. This year, we decided to expandour point of view and to focus our attention not onlyon Italian operators attending the event, but also onthe expectations of two other players in the industry:local machinery resellers and final users.Thanks to the cooperation with two Italian companies– Maggi Technology and Salvador-Solidea – we or-ganized two interviews with Marci Zadlo, owner ofMardrew, a company reselling woodworking ma-chines and tools, and Martin Kuchta, owner of thesame-named company producing wooden sofas.

Mardrew is a small companies with ten employees,reselling conventional Italian machines and usedequipment in general. It mainly sells its solutions in

Poland, with an export share of only 10%. The oth-er main markets are Ukraine and Slovak Republic.Every year, they exhibit at Drema; for the rest, theirmarketing strategy is focused on the conventional ad-vertising communication channels.

Kuchta, based about 70 kilometers far from Poznam,produces sofa frames. It’s a medium-sized compa-ny with approximately 170 employees and its prod-ucts are delivered to other companies that carry outupholstery application and - at their turn - distributethe finished product on the German market. They carry out every kind of machining processstarting from the sawmill, the processing of plywoodand particleboard panels and the machining of sol-id wood pieces, to end up with the assembly of thewhole structure.

The points of view of the two operators are un-doubtedly different, but we wanted to propose an in-teresting parallelism on some of the most debatedtopics. We could not avoid asking something aboutthe current market situation: Zadlo confirmed thatthe woodworking machinery industry is not so easyto approach; the user looks for medium-qualityproducts at good prices and machines have to adaptto this trend; the price is becoming the most impor-tant leverage at all levels. “Made in Italy” productsare responding to these requirements pretty well.

LOOKING AT THE POLISH MARKETPoland is one of the main European markets for Italian woodworking machinery manufacturers. We have tried to get a deeper insight, meeting a furniture manufacturer and a reseller of Italian technology. This is what they told us…

Marci Zadlo (right)and Stefano Maggiat Drema.

Mardrew stand at Drema.


taldo, which accountsfor about 30 percentof the offer and mostof the panel pro-cessing machineryrange; the rest con-cerns the sales ofused standard ma-chines for panel andsolid wood process-ing. Zadlo does notdeal with NC ma-chines, because he considers them still too risky forthe specific structure of the Polish market.Kuchta’s production line, on the contrary, starting fromthe sawmill up to the assembly of the finished prod-uct, features different NC technologies, all from Italy.The relationship with Italian technology started sev-eral years ago with Polish Teknika, a company thatsupplied all the necessary elements to start the ac-tivity. Since then, suppliers have changed, but not theorigin of technology that continues to be mainly “madein Italy”. Installations include Biesse, Solidea and ScmGroup technology, while for easier operations the fur-niture manufacturer adopts local technology.

The topics covered by the two entrepreneurs werefaced with expertise and, to sum up, we can say thateven if the economic activities of the two companiesare completely different as to distribution and saleslogics, some elements and feelings can be shared.Italian technology is, first of all, a quality brand thatis positively perceived and appreciated by the mar-ket. Yet, the uncertain economic situation in the medi-um term generates some worries that, however, donot affect the importance of this market, currentlyamong the top-ten destinations for Italian manufac-turers of woodworking machine ad tools.

by Carlo Aberto Strada ■

Promotion and Studies Office, Acimall

Kuchta’s opinion on this topic was rather aligned. Thefurniture manufacturer has recorded a drop in demandstarting from last October. Even if the drop was notso sudden, this sympton should not be underesti-mated, for the negative trend has been confirmed pro-gressively, month after month. In absolute terms, how-ever, the level of orders is still significant, with amplemargins for safety.As to short-term perspectives, they were both veryprudent. The owner of Mardrew confirmed thatPoland is not a happy island and, up to now, sever-al purchases of new machines have been carried outthanks to the availability of European funds; we donot know, yet, if credit inducements will continue ornot. However, Zadlo said that this is not the right wayto support economic growth: while on one side Eu-ropean funds support the purchase of high-perfor-mance machines, on the other side they introducein the market a technology that is not necessary, con-sidering the peculiarity of the Polish wood industry,consisting of a huge number of micro companies.Kuchta, on the contrary, stressed once again that themarket in the near future will be strongly driven byprices. In a situation characterized by a reduction ofdemand at general level, furniture resellers will asktheir suppliers to reduce the price and, consequently,the players that are upstream the industry will haveto adapt. The furniture manufacturer explained thathis company could adopt a strategy of this kind: op-erating only in Poland and being a single-productcompany limits the range of opportunities: that’s whycompetition is mainly focused on price.

After facing “general economy” topics, we talkedabout technology, asking them how "made in Italy”machines fit into their daily business.Mardrew is a reseller of Maggi Technology from Cer-

A Salvador machine operating at Kuchta.

Finished sofa frames.

A picture of the Kuchta factory.


The Blum Group recorded a quite positive annu-al result. The figures were finalized at the end of thefinancial year that closed on 30 June. The companysucceeded in increasing its turnover by 55.7 mil-lion Euros compared to the previous year, whichmeans a 4.4 percent rise to an enviable amount of1.317 billion Euros. Blum operates in more than one hundred marketsand it collects 96 percent of its turnover outside Aus-

trian borders (50 percent in Europe, 13 percent inthe Usa and the remaining 37 percent in the restof the world).On average, the Blum Group employs 5,749 peo-ple worldwide. Last September, 64 new apprenticesentered Blum’s Austrian facilities and 246 ap-prentices will be employed in all facilities as fromthe coming autumn.

MARKET DEVELOPMENTDefinitely important figures: “"The past year illus-trated once again how important our internationalmarket presence is”, said Gerhard E. Blum, Ceo.“While turnover development in Western Europe wasrelatively flat, all other market regions, such as East-ern Europe, North America and Asia, developedpositively”.A result that is increasingly important if you considerthat for Blum as well demand is oscillating and or-ders fluctuations that had already been noted in pre-vious years have further increased and extended.This trend requires a high degree of flexibility in plan-

SUCCESSFUL 2012/2013 FOR BLUMA positive final balance for the Austrian giant from Höchst, one of the most renowned and celebratedfurniture fittings manufacturers.

Photovoltaic systemat Plant 3 in Hoechst.

Herbert and Gerhard E. Blum.


KNOW-HOW AND NEW PRODUCTSA very interesting piece of news according to us isthat Blum has always been among the top 10 in theinvention ranking of the Austrian Patent Office overthe past few years. In 2012, the fitting experts registered 57 patents andutility models. “Blumotion”, one of the milestone prod-ucts for gentle and quiet closing, has recently beenpresented the European Inventor Award 2013 (seebox on page 70).

ning and also in the production departments.The positive calm in steel prices ensures more “tran-quility” at least on this side, though slight increas-es are expected for the coming period.

INVESTMENTSThe expansion of the engineering center has beenconcluded and individual departments have alreadymoved into their new location. The expansion of theBlum Logistics Centre at Plant 7 in Dornbirn is un-derway. This building phase comprises a three-lev-el production building, an increase in the capacityof the automated high-bay warehouse and new con-tainer shipping facilities for rail transport. Investmentsamounting to 26.8 million Euros will be made in to-tal and completion is planned for mid-2014. Ten new offices will be created in Plant 2, while theadditional training center at Plant 7 in Dornbirn willbe finished in time for the arrival of new apprenticesin September. A subsidiary was recently opened in Vietnam, tobe added to new facilities in Greece and Portugaland two new subsidiaries in China, while in Mex-ico Blum started construction work on a new officeand warehouse building.Investments of the Blum Group totaled 78.25 mil-lion Euros in the 2012/2013 financial year, ofwhich 65.6 million Euros were invested in Vorarlberg.

Fair gifts have a great tradition forAustrian fittings manufacturer Blum –but not in the conventional sense. Vis-itors to Interzum 2013 in Colognewere again asked to forgo their giftsand instead sign the visitors’ book atBlum’s booth. Blum donated 10 Euros per signatureto a good cause. The donation againwent to “Light for the World”, anAustrian organization that operates onan international scale to help peoplewith eye disease, the blind and peo-ple with other handicaps in the poorregions of the world. Every five seconds, a person goesblind in the Third World; every minutea child. About 50 percent of blindness

all over the world iscaused by cataract. A15-minute operation,which costs 30 Eu-ros, suffices to replacethe clouded lens withan artificial one, restor-ing people’s eyesight. 40,700 cataract op-erations were carriedout in Africa, Asia,Latin America andSouth-East Europelast year. These oper-ations restored the eyesight of peoplewho would otherwise be blind for therest of their lives. Blum has supported “Light for the

World” for many years because thedonation is mainly used to help theweakest members of society: childrenand the elderly.

“LIGHT FOR THE WORLD”, THE NEW HUMANITARIAN CAMPAIGN BY BLUM

“Legrabox” with new inner dividing system“Ambia-Line”.


HARDWARE

“Blumotion”, Blum’s solution for soft and effortless closing, haswon the “European Inventor Award” of the European PatentOffice (EPO) in the category “Industry”. The internationalaward is designed to put the spotlight on innovative develop-ments created by people with great technical, scientific and in-tellectual expertise. The Blum’s team of developers who receivedthe award in Amsterdam were overjoyed. "“Being nominated wasan honor in itself. Holding the award in our hands is a great feel-ing and recognition for the hard work done by the entire team,”said Gerhard Kleinsasser, Head of Research and Development.

2013 “EUROPEAN INVENTOR AWARD” FOR “BLUMOTION”

Gerhard Kleinsasser’s team received the European Inventor Award 2013.

The company continued to pursue its strategic goalsand orientation in the development of new productsand services in the past financial year. At Interzum2013, the most important trade exhibition in the worldfor Blum and also the most important event in the worldfor this industry, the Austrian Group presented a rangeof interesting innovations to its customers. The“Legrabox” box system by Blum with minimalist de-sign met with great approval from international spe-cialist visitors at the exhibition, and the “Tandembox”,that covers a wide range of requirements with its threeprogram lines and offers a multitude of possibilities fordifferentiation, was also a major success. The new HK-XS stay lift of the “Aventos” program is perfect forsmall lift systems. This latest addition further increasesthe range of possible applications in wall cabinets. The new “107 degree Clip top Blumotion” hingehas been added to the range of hinges and can beused for doors as from 15 millimeters.

THE FUTUREForecasts for the forthcoming financial year varygreatly by market regions and according to the Man-agement it is very difficult to make any predictionsabout the development of individual markets.Blum is convinced, however, that its innovative prod-ucts, international market presence and high flex-ibility will put the company in a good position toachieve positive results also in the 2013/2014 fi-nancial year. ■

Aventos Hk-Xs”, successful preview at Interzum 201304:

Works keep going at the Dornbirn facility.


AWARDS

Federico Giudiceandrea ofMicrotec is the winner of theSchweighofer Prize, 2013edition, an “award for hisoutstanding career” ac-knowledging the extraordi-nary capacity of the Italianengineer to transform anddevelop the way to measureand “see” wood.Four other projects – fromGermany, Austria and Scan-dinavia – have received the“Innovation Award”, all shar-ing a common elementstressed out by the jury: dur-ing the international Year ofSustainability, the jury want-ed to highlight smart projectsallowing to reduce theamount of wood resourcesaccording to their high struc-tural load-bearing capacity.For the sixth time, theSchweighofer Prize was offi-cially awarded at Vienna’sCity Hall, which has be-come a prestigious stagefor the best ideas for conceptinnovations, technologies

and products contributingto the development of thewood industry in a real andsubstantial way.The Prize is donated by theSchweighofer family, own-ers of one of the most im-portant European compa-nies in the woodworking in-dustry, to support strongly in-novative ideas. Since 2002the award is presented everytwo years, and is endowedwith a total prize money of300,000 Euros.Last June 4, approximately600 guests from 35 countriesattended the award cere-mony in the capital of Austria,but also (and above all) to di-rectly experience the strengthand the innovation capacityof the 71 projects (newrecord for the event) pre-sented by people from eightdifferent countries.The award ceremony turnedVienna into the main center ofresearch, innovation and de-velopment of new solutions

for the wood industry, and itwas attended also by Niko-laus Berlakovich, AustrianMinistry of Agriculture,Forestry, Environment andWater Management, andRudolf Hundstorfer, Min-istry of Social Affairs, as wellas Andreas Mailath-Poko-rny, Viennese municipalcouncilor for culture.

“2013 Grand Prize” wasawarded to Federico Giu-diceandrea of Microtec inBressanone/Brixen, Italy,(www.microtec.eu), a choicethat was supported by highconsensus and by a greatapplause of all the people at-tending the event in Vienna.The protagonist of the eventwas awarded for his life-timecommitment to the researchand development of revolu-tionary methods for meas-urement and data collectionon the quality of raw wood,registering more than 60patents and supportingstrong engagement focusedon education, training andknow-how. The tools he andhis team implemented haveallowed to unveil the “se-crets” of wood, proving to beeffective and efficient tools foran increasingly smart andsustainable use of this fas-cinating and valuable rawmaterial.

Besides the “Grand Prize”,there were also the “inno-

vation Awards”. It was diffi-cult to choose among overseventy projects proposed tothe Jury, made up of AlfredTeischinger (Polytechnic ofVienna), Manfred Brand-stätter (Holzforschung Aus-tria Wood Research Insti-tute), Matti Kairi (Aalto Uni-versity Helsinki), Georg Er-lacher (Ceo, Österreichis-che Bundesforste AG), JosefRettenmeier (Ceo Retten-meier Holding AG) and BoBorgström (Honorary Pres-ident of Cei-Bois).

The event featured severalprojects for the constructionof buildings with up to 13floors with X-lam panels, but,as we have already said,there is a main theme gath-ering all these ideas, that isto honor 2013, the "Interna-tional Year of Sustainabili-ty", through solutions allowingto ensure the highest loadcapacity with great attentionto a more limited use of thewood resource.The jury, after an intensivework of analysis and valida-tion, awarded:Kielsteg Bauelemente(www.kielsteg.at), Legno +Lamiera forata (www.hs-rm.de/fab), Lifecycletower -“Lct One”; (www.hermann-kaufmann.at - www.cre eby-rhomberg.com), Nordic Wo -oden Cities (www.nordic-woodencities.com). ■

2013 “SCHWEIGHOFER PRIZE” AWARDED TO AN ITALIAN

This year, mid-April, Roberto Tengg called me on the phone. He told me, with his

calm tone of voice that seemed to stem always from a smile: “I’m on dialysis”. I

was speechless and I did not know what to reply for some seconds, then I said

something rather futile: “With a cigarette between your lips, of course".

“Of course”, he said.

Fifty days after our last call, Sonia Tengg, Roberto’s daughter, announced me his death: it was June 2, 2013,

just after midday.

Roberto Tengg passed away, he was one of the few Great Men of our times, characterized by mass-

produced characters.

He would have been a great man in any case, also without wood, and I do not dare judge him as an agent, I

do not have the competence to do that, but as a man of culture.

He was a brilliant Italian-Austrian-German mix, he read Japanese, American, Swedish and Russian

magazines, he spoke four languages and his colleagues – who thought highly of him as an international

agent – believe that nobody will be able to understand the market of forestry as he did. But, above all, I add,

nobody will enrich the statistics with the colorful strokes that Roberto Tengg used to provide.

Figures were his passion and, while he decoded the endless series of figures, he gave trendy opinions,

knowing that the references to raw material import volumes from Northern or Eastern Europe, from Americas

or Russia, could be your friend or enemy, according to the trend of consumption charts.

When he started talking about market topics, that place became a teacher's desk and we felt like nobody

could have replaced him. Tengg was a flow of updated, meaningful and precise news. It was very difficult to

hear him say a word that did not respect elegant and respectful communication manners.

Lately, he had become heavier physically, the disease was aggressing him, yet Roberto never gave up his

serenity of judgment. Neither in front of the evolution of a market that was becoming tougher and more

complicated, day after day. Nor when he was forced, for health reasons, to quit the positions that

Fedecomlegno – before – and Agelegno and Federlegno – later – had given him along his career. I will be

more than happy to let this part of the story to others: his page is a mix of high-quality speeches.

Tengg was always attracted by his world, he was involved in it, he was an actor and a curios observer. But

the business world is often ungrateful and mutable. So, lately, his heart worked in the satisfaction of secrecy.

In early June this year, when the widespread rebirth of life causes problems to many of us, his heart stopped

beating. So goodbye, Roberto. Goodbye, my dear friend.

Almerico


ROBERTO TENGG

Our thanks to Almerico Ribera for this memory of his friend Roberto Tengg.


ACIMALL

These are 2012 final fig-ures regarding woodworkingand furniture productiontechnology, tools included,processed by the StudiesOffice of Acimall, the Con-findustria member associa-tion representing the com-panies of the industry.

The most significant figure isobviously production, thatreached a value of 1,571million Euros, a 7.5 percentdecrease compared to 2011.A substantial decrease,which confirms the declinerecorded in recent years, aperiod characterized by de-mand levels that do not allowthe Italian industry to fullyleverage its production ca-pacity. Italian technology pro-duction might gain muchmore success and achievehigher values, but weak de-mand does not allow to starta new virtuous cycle.Another clear evidence isthe fragility of the domestic

ITALIAN WOODWORKING MACHINERY:THE 2012 FINAL BALANCE

market, whose trend has in-fluenced and will influencethe achievements of the in-dustry represented by Aci-mall. 488 million Euro ap-parent consumption of“made in Italy” companiesprocessing wood and wood-based products (13.7 per-cent lower than in the previ-ous year) immediately vali-date this remark and highlightthe stagnation of Italian de-mand at increasingly worry-

ing levels – if we also con-sider that import stopped at130 million Euros, minus 16.5percent compared to 2011.

In 2012, import accounted for26.6 percent of national con-sumption, a relevant figure,with a clear predominance ofentry-level solutions for lowvalue-added processing, orhigh-technology and innova-tive machinery. The relation-ship with the two main sup-plier-countries is essentiallystable: in 2012, again, importfrom Germany amounted to70 million Euros, while Chinatotaled 20 million Euros.

Let’s close with a view on ex-port, that has always repre-sented the real, strong vo-cation of Italian companies inour industry.The trend can be defined as“basically stable”: in 2012,Italy sold machinery for 1,231million Euros all over the

world, down by 3.7 percentcompared to 2011. Suchpercentage variation shouldnot be considered with ex-cessive pessimism; it ismuch more important to seethat, despite the efforts byentrepreneurs and their salespartners, the trend is not re-versing, yet.The percentage of machines,tools and equipment sold toforeign customers is con-stantly increasing, however,and in 2012 it reached 78.3percent of total national pro-duction. An opportunity onwhich everybody is workingwith much more determina-tion and engagement, tryingto minimize the impact ofproblems inevitably gener-ated by a weak domesticmarket, with an increasingnumber of compa-nies having an ex-port share just fewdecimal points be-low 100 percent. ■

ITALIAN WOODWORKING MACHINERY:2012 FINAL BALANCETools included, in million Euros

2012 % 2012/2011Production 1,571 -7.5%Export 1,231 -3.7%Import 130 -16.5%Trade balance 1,101 -2.8%Apparent consumption 488 -13.7%Export/Production 78.3%Import/Apparent consumption 26.6%

Source:Acimall Studies Office, June 2013.


EVENTS

We met Stefano Berti, Research Manager ofCnr-Ivalsa, who had just come back from Brusselsfor a meeting linked to the Forest-based SectorTechnology Platform, with a view to addressingthe Horizon 2020, the new EU program for the fund-ing of research and innovation.“A topic that seems not to be so interesting for Ital-ian companies”, he states with a touch of concern.“And consider that there are opportunities and funds

available also for those who deal withtechnology, with wood processing.We are talking about investments forthe development of new wood pro-cessing methods, funds that will begiven if, and only if, tight cooperationbetween science and productionexists. In other words, if companiesthat provide technologies will beinto the game”.

A great opportunity for companies to be the lead-ing players in a renovation process that is really im-portant in this period, working together with insti-tutes, universities to “target" research on realneeds, creating new competition opportunities. “Yet in Brussels there were no companies”, Berti con-tinues. “The connection between the two worlds arevital, “condition sine qua non” (an essential pre-requisite) to detect real topics that can be effectivelyimproved with European investment.I think about wooden constructions, the evolutionof machines for this industry or solutions to specificproblems provided by technology. I was the onlyItalian attending the event, while the other countriesare not losing this opportunity...It is certainly true that the difficult period is push-ing entrepreneurs to stay close to the most inci-dental problems, but it is vital to have a vision if youwant to look at the future with optimism. We can-not deny that we, Italians, are very good at “catch-ing up", we can always create situations that candeliver benefits, but the results are lower comparedto what we could do if we were more active, if weentered great projects on time".

ISCHP 2013The relationship between the world of research andbusiness will certainly be a key topic, directly or in-directly, during a prestigious event that will be heldin Italy, Florence, next October 7 to 9. We are talk-

ISCHP 2013 AT FLORENCE:“TRANSFORMING" WOOD

A chat with Stefano Berti to present the next edition of the International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Processing gave the opportunity to talk about cooperation between research and companies.

Stefano Berti.


sults for the wooden construction segment. We donot have to consider only the building envelope, theouter shell, but all that is inside, from doors and win-dows to floorings and stairs; goods and productsfor which hardwood is the suitable material”.

“In Florence, we will meet mainly researchers – con-cluded Berti – but we are intensively working for oneof our main goals, that is to involve people that useor could use hardwood and technology providers, sothat they can show for real what their machines cando, giving them suitable room to present their ideasand innovations in a context of absolute value”. ■

ing about Ischp 2013, the International Scientif-ic Conference on Hardwood Processing, thefourth edition of a meeting that gathers all the sci-entific “community” working for the enhancementof hardwood.

“The meeting in Florence takes place after the bi-ennial meetings organized in Canada in 2007, inParis in 2009 and in Virginia, Usa, in 2011. This year,as we were saying, the event will stop in Florence,going back to Canada in 2015 and probably in Fi-nalnd in four years", explained Berti.A project that mainly involves Cnr-Ivalsa for Italy,FP Innovations for Canada, VirginiaTech forUsa, the French technology Institute Fcba and Met-la for Finland.

“The main topic is the valorization of hardwood, pro-moting its use – both European or tropical species– or finding new solutions to increase its value ”,Berti states. “Through technology, first of all. It’s notmere chance that the topic is “Hardwood pro-cessing”, transformation. A key topic, because ifwood is not processed it is not possible to increaseits value at all!This is our strong commitment, starting from the cor-rect management of hardwood forests, passing fromwood quality and other processing innovations, bothfor machines as well as products. We increasing-ly talk about wastes reuse to produce special pan-els or the combination with other materials, just tomake few examples. To end-up with sales: one ofthe topics that we will be dealing in Florence willbe “Timber Regulation”, the recent regulation by theEuropean Union defined to tackle illegal cuts”.

“We must win on a basic value, namely trust, theopportunity to use this material as an alternative tosoftwood. Unfortunately, today operators havenot much confidence – if you let me use this ex-pression – in hardwood, because it is more difficultto process and it has more differences in terms ofhomogeneity. We have to provide them with a veryclear message, because if you process it with spe-cific tools and methods, the added value is huge,also from an environmental point of view!And I always like reminding people that poplar aswell is hardwood. But, jokes apart, there is the world of constructionthat is waiting for us, the ace in the hole of our in-dustry that is expecting a season of excellent re-

ISCHP 2013. AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE MISSED

From October 7 to 9, 2013, the wonderful town of Florence willhost the fourth edition of the International Scientific Conferenceon Hardwood Processing.The main goal of this global meeting is to gather international re-search and scientific communities dealing with the transforma-tion and use of hardwood. It’s an exchange of ideas, knowledge,enriched by the presence of internationally renowned experts, sci-entists, representatives of industry companies, entrepreneurs andusers, invited to talk and to present the most recent progressesand innovations in this extremely high-value scientific area.The topics dealt during ISCHP 2013 will be forestry culture bestpractices and quality of wood, product development, process-ing and optimization of hardwood, market and sustainability.

Exhibitors and sponsorsThere will be many opportunities to sponsor the conference. Thelocation of the event will have wide exhibition areas. Companiesand organizations interested in these spaces or sponsor oppor-tunities can contact the Organizing Department for further infor-mation.

Language and publicationThe official language of the conference will be English. Simulta-neous translation will not be provided. All scientific projects,checked by international referees, and other presentations/ref-erences will be published by Ivalsa.

For more information:OriKata organizzazione congressiTel +39 0461 824326 - fax +39 0461 824251 [email protected]

FAIRS

Last May 27, Triennale in Mi-lan hosted the presentationpress conference dedicat-ed to press and exhibitors forthe upcoming edition ofMade expo 2013 - Milano ar-chitettura design edilizia,scheduled from 2 to 5 Octo-ber 2013 at Fieramilano Rho,a reference event that thisyear becomes biennial, inodd-numbered years.Urban regeneration, protec-tion and maintenance of ter-ritory and infrastructure,earthquake prevention andenergy saving are the key is-sues for the relaunch of thecountry. But we must bepractical and take action, wecannot wait any longer.The Italian Parliament’s Envi-ronment Committee recentlyunanimously approved a 55percent tax credit on meas-ures to enhance the energyefficiency of buildings.Few days after the pressconference, the law-decreefor the extension of the 50percent tax reduction on ren-ovation was extended untilthe end of 2013, also includ-ing furniture items.Ance reports that in 2012 in-vestments in constructionslumped by 7.6 percent (in-flation-adjusted), reflecting aneven worse situation than in2011 (when investments went


down by 5.3%); the scenariois more disappointing thanthe estimates that came outlast June, which predicted a 6percent downturn; it is ex-pected that investments inconstruction will continue todecrease in 2013 by around3.8 percent in real terms com-pared to 2012.These figures stress the im-portance of embarking on ef-fective measures to help thesector pick itself up, but thisobviously demands a reliableflow of resources. It is crucial,however, to put in place amedium term strategy to giveoperators a stable scenario,which in turn can favorably im-pact the real economy. Ancealso reports that, between2008 and 2013, investments inthe construction industry willhave dropped by around 30percent, touching the lowestlevel in the past four decades.All industries do suffer: it is es-timated that in 6 years, newhome constructions will havedecreased by 54.2 percent;private nonresidential build-ings will be down by 31.6percent, while investments inpublic works will have de-clined by 42.9 percent.Home refurbishments are theonly sector that seems to bedoing satisfactorily, with ex-traordinary construction main-

tenance up by 9.3 percent inthe period 2008-2012 andexpected to grow by 3 per-cent in 2013.Technology, innovation andsustainability represent thesolutions to create suitableconditions for recovery andMade expo is the ideal plat-form in such a strategic in-dustry. Internationalizationat Made Expo is renewedwith a great project of inter-national meetings to promoteexport and penetration ofcompanies on strategic mar-kets: a committee was formedfor the internationalization ofexhibiting companies, head-ed by Silvio Santambrogio,which has allowed the es-tablishment of contacts withthe biggest international de-velopers, also to invite them tothe event in Milan. Promotionalactivity continues with RoadShows: 27 promotional initia-tives are organized in 18

countries, the latest last weekin the United States, preciousopportunities to present theevent to qualified groups ofoperators.Made expo will be staged atthe Milan Fairgrounds Rhofrom 2 to 5 October, and com-prises six specialized shows:“Construction and Build-ing site”, “Building enve-lope and Windows”, “Inte-riors and Finishings”, “En-ergy and Plants”, “Softwareand Hardware”, “Cities andLandscape”. This is Madeexpo’s answer to the need ofcompanies to ensure the di-rect contact between demandand offer in an increasingly in-ternational perspective. In thiscontext, Made expo 2013 willalso feature the “Made 4 Ce-ramic” project,the hall dedicatedto the excellenceof the ceramicworld. ■

MADE EXPO: STARTING OVER FROM CONSTRUCTIONSThe international exhibition on the construction industry and architecture will open its doors next October 2. Priorities: relaunching the construction industry to help the country start again.

A moment during the press conference held at the Triennale in Milan.


XYLEXPO

A profitable May was record-ed along the road map tothe next edition of Xylexpo,the biennial international ex-hibition of woodworkingtechnology and furniture in-dustry supplies to be heldnext 13 to 17 May 2014 atthe FieraMilano expo centerin Rho.

An intensive period charac-terized by a strong acceler-ation of promotion towardspotential exhibitors fromall over the world. This ac-tivity not only consists of cor-porate stands at all major in-dustry exhibitions, newslet-ters, web pages, press re-leases and social media: themain focus is the search of

XYLEXPO: THE EXHIBITION PROMOTIONCAMPAING IS GAINING MOMENTUM

direct, one-to-one, often eye-to-eye contacts…This is the strategy adoptedfor a long time by Xylexpo, asthis is the only way we cantell about the efforts that – de-spite the difficult internation-al economic situation – aredeployed to organize theevent, as well as to under-stand the needs and desiresof exhibitors, their most urgentrequests, their suggestions.

The great exhibitions of Ger-man May gave an excellentopportunity to accelerateand expand this mission,making contacts that allowedus to collect positive sig-nals, reaffirming the trust inthis great event, the show-case of the Italian “market-place” par excellence, one ofthe most important at globallevel, but also a meeting thatenjoys a reputation of anevent with significant inter-national relevance. This iswitnessed by 177 exhibitors(there were 515 as a whole)arriving in 2012 from 34countries, as well as foreignvisitors, who accounted formore than 47 percent of the43,295 tickets sold. The rank-ing listed – top-down –France, Turkey, Switzer-

land, Russia and NeighborRepublics, and Germany,with strong growth ratesrecorded by Turkey (+45.6percent) and Russia (+33.5percent), in addition to Chi-na (+36.1 percent, alwayscompared to 2010).

Big international groupshave already confirmed theimportance of Xylexpo asthe only reference point in amarket – Italy – that is expe-riencing a long and criticaleconomic transition, but thatremains one of the referencemarkets for the production offurniture items and process-ing of wood and wood-basedproducts. This decision hasbeen made by a lot of en-trepreneurs and decisionmakers, whose opinion andpresence in Milan in 2014 al-low to define the 24th editionof Xylexpo as an opportuni-ty not to be missed to lookahead.

Such feelings will soon beconfirmed by the trend of ear-ly registrations: During thenext weeks, companies fromall over the world will re-ceive a form to fill in order to

finalize their subscription:“This will be the final step –commented Dario Corbetta,deputy director of Acimalland marketing director ofXylexpo – of so many meet-ings, conversations, workdone together with manu-facturers of technology, sup-plies, tools and semi-finishedproducts that were shownour project and its realscope. Constant commit-ment, started the day afterthe end of 2012 edition,which is now entering themost active and profitablestage, and which representsour answer to the crisis!".

Just a few lines to remindyou that Xylexpo is the onlyItalian event dedicated totechnology and supplies forthe wood and furniture in-dustry sponsored by Eum-abois, the Italian Ministry ofproduction activities andCfi-Industry Trade FairsCommittee (Confindustria),with the proactive and real co-operation of Ice -the Italian ForeignTrade Agency andFiera Milano. ■

A not-to-be-missed exhibition for the Italian market, with a strong international value recognized by industry operators.

FAIRS

From 24 to 27 May 2014, in Is-tanbul there will be a new op-portunity for Italian companiesinterested in this market, and,more generally, in this part ofthe world. We are talkingabout FurnIstanbul 2014-Global Furniture Show,with the first edition to beheld in the ExhibitionCentre of Tuyap, theTurkey’s town. It is or-ganized by Atlantis FairInc, part of the Ekin publish-ing Group.The exhibition, that will beheld every year, is targetingto an event of about 60 thou-sand square meters, open tothe Turkish market first of all,but also to the wide eco-nomic-political users that theTurkey is referring to: fromIran to Egypt, from Ukraine toGreece passing from Ser-bia, Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria,Romania, Turkmenistan,Kazakhstan, Israel, Dubai,Iraq, Georgia and Russia. Ahuman agglomerate that isworth more than the Euro-pean Union in terms of pop-ulation (over 550 million peo-ple) and that, due to the cur-rent evolution of the interna-tional economic scenario, isexpecting quick and inter-esting developments.

It is the first Turkish furnitureshow open to Internationalbrands and it will leveragespecific expertise of the or-ganizers of the furniture in-


dustry: “Already in 2008 –said Nesip Uzun, of AtlantisGroup – we received the Eu-ropean Award for Quality;Atlantis is one of the foundersof Seyad association (asso-ciation of Turkish b2b maga-

zines), one of the foundingmembers of the Turkish as-sociation of accessories andcomponents manufacturersfor the furniture industry(Maksder) and it has a wideexpertise in the industry,where it has been operatingfor years with prestigiouspublications such as Furniturkmagazine, Mobilia Dekora-sion, and also attending in-ternational industry associa-tions and organizing inter-national events and initia-tives such as Design Award”.

The Ekin group – added ZekiYucel, the General Director –is attending at least fiftyevents dedicated to the worldof furniture and componentsevery year, and it has beenrepresenting Turkey for along time in the most impor-tant moments of relationship,marketing, communication,meetings and seminars”.

The show will host the wholeworld of furniture, from house

furniture to office and contractsolutions; from beds to up-holstered elements, kitchens,up to interior decorations withlighting fixtures, textiles, ac-cessories and furniture ele-ments. Great commitment to

the internationality of vis-itors: through agree-ments with main localassociation of distribu-tion, indeed, FurnIstanbulwill count on the pres-

ence of buyers from close for-eign countries, who will be in-vited at the event.

“The Turkish economy –added Nesip Uzun – is rankedbetween the fifth/sixth placeamong the European coun-tries, but it grows at a definitelyhigher pace compared to theaverage of the EuropeanUnion; according to OECD,between 2011 and 2017, theaverage annual growth ofTurkey's GDP will range be-tween 6 and 7 percent. And donot neglect that, with aboutthree hours flight from Istanbul,you can reacg 56 countrieswhere 1 billion and a half peo-ple live, who represent onethird of the global economyand 46 percent of global im-port, more or less 8,500 billiondollars". “Finally – concludedNesip Uzun – we like to saythat today, Europeans in Turkeydo not have any problems asto visa or customs”.

Italy is the third global ex-

porter after China and Ger-many and it has had the abil-ity to reach and lead themarkets in every continents,but it is strangely missingfrom this area where, on thecontrary, Germans, the “his-torical partners” of Turkey,are investing a lot. It’s thanksto the penetration in this area– someone noticed – thatGerman companies have gotahead of Italy as to export inthe last years (up until tenyears ago Italy was largelythe first furniture exportingCountry in the world).

“We see that the Italian do-mestic market – commentedKadri Coklar, Vice-Presidentof Mobder (the association ofTurkish furniture manufactur-ers), during the press con-ference held in Milan – is stillstagnating and, despite theefforts, industry entrepre-neurs will unlikely reversethe trend significantly in themedium term. Through Fur-nIstanbul the Italian brandswill have the real opportuni-ty to promote their productsin this great and promisingmarkets, especially towardsthose Countries, such as Iranand Iraq, that are still quiteunknown to Italian compa-nies. Countries that have avery high opinion of“made in Italy” andwhere economicresources are notlacking…”. ■

FURNISTANBUL, FURNITURE IN TURKEY

Meeting in Pordenone from 15th to 18th October 2013for the fifth edition; 2014 dates have been already planned, from 14th to 17th October.


FAIRS

From 15th to 18th October2013, the Pordenone Exhi-bition Centre will host the fifthedition of Sicam, the inter-national exhibition of com-ponents, semi-finished prod-ucts and accessories for thefurniture industry. We aretalking about an event thathas found a “place in thesun” in the international ex-hibition scenario of the wood-furniture industry, a fieldwhere the Italian furniture in-dustry – in a difficult marketsituation for many years –continues to play a constantreference role at internation-al level for its several andunique characteristics: fromdesign to process and prod-uct innovation. With over 450exhibitors from all the worldand 17 thousand operatorsexpected to visit the event,today Sicam is the only Ital-ian exhibition focused onthe furniture industry with astrongly international di-mension that has been con-solidated throughout theyears.“For an exhibition that todayis one of the most exhaustiveprofessional events on com-ponents, accessories andsemi-finished products – said

Carlo Giobbi,the organizer ofSicam – cover-ing most of thespace availablealready somemonths before the startingday is an important resultwithout any doubt”. Espe-cially if we consider the eco-nomic season and some oth-er exhibitions, let's add.“Over 85 percent of the ex-hibitors of the past editionhave confirmed again theirpresence – continued Giob-bi – and there are many newadhesions, including alsoforeign corporations; a clearsign of effectiveness for us,recognized also by the com-panies of the industry. Thecomponents and acces-sories' industry is facing realmarket difficulties, leveragingdesign and the capacity toinnovate and using in thebest possible way the mar-keting tools that in Italy andabroad continue to work well:International exhibitions firstof all, which continue to playa leading role for businessdevelopment”.The strong international vo-cation of Sicam was con-firmed also in the October

2012 edition: more than 30percent of all visitors camefrom foreign countries (93different countries) with aremarkable increase, in per-centage terms, comparedto the previous editions, ofoperators from Russia andGermany, two reference mar-kets especially for Italiancomponents manufacturers.Traditional European mar-kets continued to representover 70 percent of totalSicam foreign visitors, butseveral exhibitors recorded agrowth of business contactswith Turkey; a growing trendwas also that of Asian oper-ators, who accounted for 22percent of the foreign oper-ators that visited Pordenone.“The feature that character-izes Sicam – concluded Car-lo Giobbi – is its special ex-hibition format that empha-sizes ideas and the capaci-ty of components and ac-cessories' manufacturers tointegrate the supply chainwith the final producer in a

single development process.Another benefit is repre-sented by the fact that theexhibition is held in the mostsuitable period of the year:when the products that willbe proposed in the greatspring furniture events areunder analysis and designprocess, and the integrationof new design themes ornew materials can representa competition element thatcan make the difference”.Always attentive to the plan-ning needs of industry com-panies, Exposicam has al-ready scheduled the dates ofthe sixth edition of the Show:it will be held in Pordenonefrom Tuesday 14th to Friday17th October, 2014. ■

SICAM, THE BUSINESS PLACE

Carlo Giobbi.


WOOD, MACHINES AND FURNITURE: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITORS

WOODWORKING MACHINERY EXPORT (January-March 2013), (Mio Euro)

WOOD EXPORT* (January-March 2013), (Mio Euro)

WOOD FURNITURE EXPORT (January-March 2013), (Mio Euro)

Source: Intracen, codes Nc 846510, 846591, 846592, 846593, 846594, 846595, 846596, 846599,846692, 84793.

Source: Intracen, codes Nc 4401-21, 4501-04, 4601. * logs, sawnwood, panels.

Source: Intracen codes Nc 940150, 940151, 940159, 940161, 940169, 940330, 940340, 940350,940360, 940380, 940381, 940389

obse

rvat

ory

Exporters Value Var. % 13/12Germany 352.4 -26.5Italy 237.1 -9.4China 151.7 -1.0Taiwan 106.3 n.a.Austria 78.2 -9.8

Exporters Value Var. % 13/12Canada 2,201.5 29.9China 2,010.3 3.0Germany 1,584.4 -0.9Usa 1,577.9 5.5Russia 1,176.5 -2.9

Exporters Value Var. % 13/12China 3,518.4 14.2Italy 1,030.9 2.8Germany 863.3 -5.0Poland 847.8 3.1Usa 344.8 0.7

In this article we illustrate the export fig-ures referred to the January-March2013 period for machinery, wood andfurniture, by those countries identifiedas major competitors worldwide. Export of woodworking machinery,over the period, shows a negativetrend: both Italy and Germany confirm

difficulties of a global economic deficit.Wood and semi-finished products(logs, sawnwood and panels) showstrongly fluctuating flows except for Rus-sia that gives way three percentagepoints compared to 2012.The trend in furniture industry showsincreasingly the consolidation of China

in the role of world leader, increasingevery year the gap with its main com-petitors. Italy is confirmed to be the firstEuropean exporter for wooden furniturewith over one billion Euros in the firstquarter of 2013.. ■


FOCUS ON KAZAKHSTAN

GENERAL ECONOMIC INDICATORS

2010 2011 2012 Var. % 12/11Export 0.0 0.1 0.7 n.a.Import 6.8 5.7 11.8 106.4

Source: Intracen.

WOODWORKING MACHINERY IMPORT/EXPORT (Mio Euro)

2010 2011 2012 Var. % 12/11Export n.a. n.a. 48.8 n.a.Import n.a. n.a. 338.4 n.a.

Source: Intracen.

WOOD IMPORT/EXPORT (Mio Euro)

2010 2011 2012 Var. % 12/11Export 0.1 0.3 0.2 -21.4Import 118.4 203.0 277.2 36.6

Source: Intracen.

WOODEN FURNITURE IMPORT/EXPORT (Mio Euro)

Source: Imf (International monetary fund). *estimate

2009 2010 2011 2012* 2013*Gdp (constant prices, % var.) 1.2 7.3 7.5 5.0 5.5Gdp (current prices, Us billion dollars) 115.3 148.0 183.1 196.4 214.1Gdp per capita (current prices) 7.3 9.2 11.2 11.8 12.7Investments (Gdp %) 30.4 26.3 22.8 22.8 22.7Inflation (% var,) 7.3 7.1 8.3 5.1 7.2Import volume of goods (% var,) -14.1 7.3 9.1 21.2 -2.4Export volume of goods (% var,) -28.2 26.6 24.2 4.7 3.0

The Kazakh Gdp in 2012 grew by 5.5 percent (source EIU), while in 2010 and2011 the growth rate was respectively 7.3and 7.5 percent.The composition of Gdp by sector is as fol-lows: agriculture 5.2 percent, industry37.9 percent, services 56.9 percent. In2012, compared to Gdp, public con-sumption, have been 5 percent, while pri-vate consumption 6.1 percent.In 2012, the budget deficit to Gdp has in-creased reaching 3.7 percent (Eiu esti-mate) followed by a lower tax revenues.Industrial production increased by 0.6 per-cent in 2012, down from 3.5 per cent in2011 (source Eiu). Agricultural production, after the record setin 2011 (26.9 million tons harvested), de-creased significantly in 2012 (-17.8%), part-ly because of a severe drought in grain-producing regions, amounting to 11, 2 mil-lion tons of cereals. The services industrygrew by 8.5 percent in 2012, comparedwith 7.7 per cent in 2011.As for the oil sector, which constitutes thetowing of the Kazakh economy, in 2012there was an oil production of 79.2 milliontons (oil and gas condensate), a decreaseof 1.9 percent compared to 2011 .The State budget can count on the Na-tional Welfare Fund, fed by the proceedsof the oil industry, which amounts (1March 2013) to around 59.5 billion of U.S.dollars while the international reserves ofthe Central Bank amounted to 26.1 billionus dollars, constituting, in the auspices ofthe Kazakh authorities, a kind of bufferagainst any political stabilizer, in the caseof a new global crisis.Inflation, after touching even levels of 20per cent between 2007 and 2008 seemsto be stabilized, and in 2012 was equal to5.1 per cent.The Gdp per capita in 2012 reached thelevel of 13,800 U.S. dollars (source Eiu),since it has tripled compared to 2000, sur-passing (source Eiu) the correspondingvalues of some European Union countriessuch as Romania and Bulgaria.According to World Bank estimates, theKazakh Gdp growth in 2013 will be 5.5 percent and 5.7 per cent in 2014. ■


FAIRS

25-28 SeptemberVietnamwoodwww.vietnamwoodexpo.com/• Saigon (Vietnam)Woodworking technologies

27-29 SeptemberTekno-Legnowww.teknowood.it• Lanciano (Italy)Woodworking technologies

27-29 SeptemberDremasilesawww.dremasilesa.pl• Katowice (Poland)Woodworking technologies

11-14 SeptemberFmc Chinawww.expo.fmcchina.com.cn/• Shanghai (China)Furniture

11-14 SeptemberBife Timbwww.bife.ro• Bucarest (Romania)Furniture

11-15 SeptemberFurniture Chinawww.furniture-china.cn/• Shanghai (China)Furniture

12-15 SeptemberMacefwww.macef.it• Milan (Italy)Furniture

18-21 September100% Designwww.100percentdesign.co.uk• London (Great Britain)Furniture

19-21 SeptemberKlimaenergywww.klima-energy.it• Bolzano (Italy)Constructing and architecture

19-21 SeptemberKlimamobilitywww.klimamobility.it• Bolzano (Italy)Constructing and architecture

24-27 SeptemberLisderevmashwww.lisderevmash.ua/en/• Kiev (Ukraine)Woodworking technologies

AUGUST

14-17 AugustTecno Mueble Internacionalwww.tecnomueble.com.mx• Guadalajara (Mexico)Woodworking technologies

SEPTEMBER

8-10 SeptemberSpoga+GafaGarden trade fairwww.spoga-cologne.com/• Cologne (Germany)Furniture

10-13 SeptemberTekhnodrev Siberiawww.restec.ru• Krasnoyarsk (Russia)Woodworking technologies

FAIRS


NOVEMBER

4-8 NovemberBatimatwww.batimat.com• Paris (France)Constructing and architecture

6-8 NovemberExpocormawww.expocorma.cl• Concepcion (Chile)Woodworking technologies

6-11 NovemberMokkitenwww.mokkiten.com• Nagoya (Japan)Woodworking technologies

7-10 NovemberWooden House Buildingwww.biztradeshows.com/wooden-house-building/• Kiev (Ukraine)Woodworking technologies

1-4 OctoberWoodworkingwww.minskexpo.com.by• Minsk (Belarus)Woodworking technologies

2-5 OctoberMade Expowww.madeexpo.it• Rho-Pero (Italy)Constructing and architecture

5-8 OctoberWoodprocessingwww.tuyap.com.tr• Istanbul (Turkey)Woodworking technologies

6-8 OctoberSunwww.sungiosun.it• Rimini (Italy)Constructing and architecture

8-10 OctoberHolz Baselwww.holz.ch• Basel (Switzerland)Woodworking technologies

15-18 OctoberSicamwww.exposicam.it• Pordenone (Italy)Semifinished products, components and supplies

16-19 OctoberSaiewww.saie.bolognafiere.it• Bologna (Italy)Constructing and architecture

16-19 OctoberKomafwww.komaf.merebo.com• Seoul (South Korea)Woodworking technologies

16-19 OctoberSaloni Worldwide Moscowwww.cosmit.it• Moscow (Russia)Furniture

16-19 OctoberFurniture Club Moscowwww.crocus-expo.ru/exhibition/• Moscow (Russia)Furniture

16-20 OctoberAmbientawww.zv.hr• Zagreb (Croatia)Furniture

22-25 OctoberWoodtecwww.bvv.cz/en/wood-tec• Brno (Czech republic)Woodworking technologies

23-26 OctoberMecha-Tronikawww.mechatronika.it• Rho-Pero (Italy)Woodworking technologies

24-26 OctoberWms Torontowww.woodworkingexpo.ca/• Toronto (Canada)Woodworking technologies

OCTOBER


26-29 NovemberWoodex/Lestechprodukziawww.woodexpo.ru• Moscow (Russia)Woodworking technologies

NOVEMBER

13-15 NovemberWoodtecwww.fair.ee• Tallin (Estonia)Woodworking technologies

14-17 NovemberIndexwww.indexfairs.com• Mumbai (India)Furniture

17-20 NovemberSaudi Furniture Showwww.furnituresaudi.com• Riyad (Saudi Arabia)Furniture

18-21 NovemberTimberwww.sbl.co.il• Tel-Aviv (Israel)Woodworking technologies

DECEMBER

4-6 DecemberEco Design Expowww.tecnoservizi.es• Lodi (Italy)Constructing and architecture

You can find the updated list of exhibitions on www.xylon.it

“OUR” EXHIBITIONS 2013

21-24 AugustAseanwood WoodtechKuala Lumpur

11-14 SeptemberFmcShanghai

24-27 SeptemberLisderevmashKiev

25-28 SeptemberVietnamwoodSaigon

5-8 OctoberWoodprocessingIstanbul

22-25 OctoberWoodtec BrnoBrno

24-26 OctoberWmsToronto

26-29 NovemberWoodexMoscow

Xylon is present at:

AdvertisersAcimall Aliprandi Bup Utensili DdxEumabois Fapil Fm Fsm Ica - Industria chimica adriatica Ims Mario Zaffaroni & FigliMaurimacchine Nordutensili Ormamacchine Rinaldi Scm Group Sicam - Exposicam Utensiltecnica Xylexpo - Cepra

page 87page 8, 57page 57page 11page 2page 1, 57page 13page 96page 65pages 4, 5

inside front coverfront cover, page 3

page 57inside back cover

page 57back cover

page 15page 57page 83

SUBSCRIPTION

C A M P A I G N

For further information

www.xylon.it - [email protected] +39 02 89210200 - fax +39 02 8259009

also “on line”!You can read and print our magazines directly from your computer…

❍

❍

XYLONyearly subscription (6 issues) ➜ € 85,00two-years subscription (12 issues) ➜ € 150,00

ITALIAN WOODTECH-XYLON INTERNATIONALyearly subscription (6 issues) ➜ € 110,00two-years subscription (12 issues) ➜ € 200,00

Postal money order on the postal account No. 27117209 (only for Italy) of:Cepra spa - Centro Direzionale Milanofiori 1a Strada - Palazzo F3 - I-20090 Assago (MI)

Bank transferTo: Cepra spa - c/o Banca Popolare Commercio e IndustriaFiliale Milanofiori - I-20090 Assago (MI)Bank codes - IBAN: IT02H0504832460000000000068For abroad, please add BIC: BLOPIT22

Credit cardVisa MastercardCredit card No.CVVExpiry date

Please, send the coupon attached to a copy of the payment bill.I accept term of Art. 10 of low 675/96 concerning the processing of personal data for statistic and promotion purposes.

Payment

❍

❍

❍

Magazine

No. Page

Subject

Information request

Nome Surname

Company

Delivery address

ZIP code

City

Province State

Phone Fax

E-mail

Industry

Date Signature

✃


The easiest wayto find the partner you need...

CO

NTA

CTS

PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES

Primary processing

COSTRUZIONI MECCANICHE MODESTO NINO srlVia Ciro Di Pers 68 I-33030 Majano (UD)phone +39 0432 959036 fax +39 0432 959036www.modesto.it - [email protected]

Our production of woodworkingmachines: edger, cross-cutter.

Machinery and services for plywood and sliced veneer production.Peeling lines, dryers, presses and finishing lines; horizontal, vertical and rotary slicers, press dryers and clipping lines.

ANGELO CREMONA spaViale Lombardia, 275 I-20052 Monza (MI) phone +39 02 660381fax +39 02 [email protected]

Vertical and horizontal log bandsaws. Log carriages with variable axis.Canter. Integrated working units with circular blade. Vertical andhorizontal band resaw systems. Multi-rip saws and edgers. Logprofiling units. Complete sawmillsystems for mass production.

BONGIOANNI srlVia Provinciale Revello, 89 I-12030 Envie (CN)phone +39 0175 277261fax +39 0175 [email protected]

Wood processing machinery and systems for sawmills.Vertical and tilted log band saws, log carriages with independentHeadblocks, tandem headrig,chipping canter, one-headrig and Twin resaws, Multi Rip Saws,manual and automatic edging line and saw servicing equipment.

PRIMULTINI srlViale Europa, 70 I-36035 Marano Vicentino (VI)phone +39 0445 560333fax +39 0445 560334www.primultini.it - [email protected]

The Company Sicar spa produceswood working machines with morethan 50 years of experience. Thanks to the continuous technicaldevelopment and the strictly contactwith the international market we are able to offer a completerange of products for the small and big industry.

SICAR SPAVia Lama 30I-41012 Carpi (MO)phone +39 059 633111fax +39 059 690520www.sicar.it - [email protected]

CONTACTS


Secondary processing

Crossing-cutting lines

The Biesse Wood Division productline includes panel sizing centres,vertical panel saws, manual and automatic edgebanders, squaring/edgebanding machines,sanders, cnc machining centres, routers, through feed boring and inserting machines, material handling equipment and packaging.

BIESSE spaVia della Meccanica, 16 I-61122 Pesaro (PU) phone +39 0721 439100fax +39 0721 453248www.biesse.com - [email protected]

The company Ebs is specialized in the production of automatic edge-bander for the hobbist and thesmall/big industry. The range includesmanual trimming and edge-bandingmachine and in particular highquality and reliability automaticedge-banding machines projected by an high-qualified technical staff. The total aim of the company havealways been the continuousimprovement of the machine’squality, research and development.

EBS srlVia Del Lavoro 32/AI-36016 Thiene (VI)phone +39 0445364334fax +39 0445370878www.ebsbordatrici.it [email protected]

Over 30 years of experience in designing and manufacturing a wide range of edge bandingmachines for both small and mediumcompanies and for industrialproductions.

ELWOOD sncdi Bossi Franco e c. Viale Industria, 66/2 I-27029 Gambolò (PV) phone +39 0381 641279fax +39 0381 [email protected]

For over 30 years, De Stefani designsand manufactures sanding machinefor panels edges and profiles.Single or double sided edge sandingmachines equipped to sand flat and shaped edges on raw orlacquered panels. Combinedmachines for panel edges foiling.Edge Buffing and polishing machinesfor High Gloss finishing panels.Profile sanding – denibbing

machines equipped with abrasivebelt or wheel to sand raw or laquered mouldings. Angle profile gluing and assemblingmachines for door frames.Double end profile cutting machines.

DE STEFANI VALERIO & C sncVia M.P. Virgilio, 16I-20833 Birone di Giussano (MB)phone +39 0362 310914fax +39 0362 [email protected]

Cnc machining centers to carry outbeams, roofs and wooden elements for prefabricated houses,structures for playgrounds,walls and "block house”.

Cnc machining centers forprocessing windows, doors, arches, interior doors and stairs. Automatic trimming line for the automatic trimmingof pvc on doors and panels. Automatic lines for milling, cutting, edging plans for kitchen tops and shelves. Cnc machining centers for machiningcurved elements, chairs, frames,sofas, furniture. Cnc machiningcenters for processing specific doors and panels.Automatic lines for carrying out boring and milling on furniture elements as drawers'fonts, doors of wardrobes. Special machines on request.

ESSETRE spaVia della Repubblica Serenissima, 7I-36016 Thiene (VI)phone +39 0445 365999fax +39 0445 360195www.essetre.com - [email protected]

Cross cutting-Top speedoptimization-Automation Cursal is the specialized Italiancompany that produces the mostcomplete series of: crosscut saws for wood and assimilated; loading-unloading automations;turnkey solutions and customisedcutting configurations for small,medium, large sections; integrationinto processing cycles from the largesawmill production to semi-finished;specific accessories and modularcomponents: Nc with softwareinterfaces, optical scanners forautomatic detection of lengths-widths-defects, moisturemeters, printers etc.; personalizedadvice for advanced systems;complete and, on time, domestic andforeign mechanic/electronic support.

CURSAL srlVia Bradolini, 38/a I-31020 San Fior (TV)phone +39 0438 400963fax +39 0438 401851www.cursal.com - [email protected]


Manual and automatic vertical panelsaws for cutting wooden panels, plastic and acm products. Weldedsteel frames, to grant rigidity andprecision. Special applicationsallowing the possibility to make alsogrooving on sandwich panels forfolding. Automatic horizontal beamsaws with many differentconfigurations accordingly to the panel sizes and thicknessrequirements.

PUTSCH-MENICONI spaVia Irlanda, 1 I-53036 Poggibonsi (SI)phone + 39 0577 90311fax + 39 0577 [email protected]

Cn milling machines; anuba machines;cn working centers; lines of production and specialmachines for doors and frames;automatic screwing of locks andcounterplates; wide range of accessories and solutions.

NUOVA PROGETTI sncby Clerici Roberto & Rossetti FilippoDesign and manufactoring of wood working machineryVia Bonifica, 6I-27030 Sant’Angelo Lomellina (PV)phone +39 0384 55189 / 938018fax +39 0384 559984www.nuovaprogettimacchine.itnuovaprogetti@[email protected]

Panel processing machines and plants.Special multi-blades panel saws,longitudinal milling machines with rollers feeding, working centresfor the “Folding” technology, flooring industry technology, doors and modern furnishing industry technology.

MARIO ZAFFARONI & FIGLI srlVia Centro Industriale Europeo, 24 I-22078 Turate (CO)phone +39 02 9688453fax +39 02 [email protected]

Woodworking machinery: the widest range of products.

The product range is wide in thesector of traditional woodworkingmachines: thicknessing planers,surface planers, combined surface-thicknessing planers, circular saws, spindle moulders,combined saw-spindle moulder, universal combined machines, band-saws.

VEBA MECCANICA srlVia Emilia, 1678 I-47020 Longiano (FC)phone +39 0547 54323fax +39 0547 54029www.veba.it - [email protected]

SCM GROUP spaVia Emilia, 77 I-47900 Riminiphone +39 0541 700111fax +39 0541 [email protected]

Components and suction plants for dusts, smokes, fumes. Aircleaning. Dry and water paintingbooths. Pressurized painting plants.Cleaners with activated charcoal for solvents. Suction benches andbooths for the sanding powders.Separator cyclones. Electric fans.Inverters for the saving of energy.Filtering groups and handled sub-stations with mechanical and automatic cleaning in counter-current with compressed air. Storage silos. Sparks bearingsystem and automatic extinguishing.Mills and refiners for wood.Briquetts presses. Dryers. Pelletspresses. Complete plants for pelletsproduction. Boilers and warm airgenerators for solid fuels. Industrial insonorizations.

O.M.A. IMPIANTI srlVia Ponticelli, 51 I-51018 Pieve a Nievole (PT)phone +39 0572 950148fax +39 0572 [email protected]

Dust extraction systems and filtration

Spark detectors and fireextinguishing systems for industrial dust extraction systems.

CONTROL LOGIC srlVia Ennio, 25 I-20137 Milanophone +39 02 54100818fax +39 02 [email protected]

CONTACTS


Surface finishing

Lacquering and printing lines forfurniture panels, hardboard, mdf orchipboard panels, doors or parquetflooring with roller or curtain coatingtechnology and uv or hot air dryingsystems. Automatic and robotic spraylines with vertical dryers, flat or uv dryers. Lacquering and printing on coils.

Company specialized in fulfillment ofrobotized solutions for painting chairs,tables and assembled furniture,panels, windows and doors.

ELMAG spaViale Elvezia, 35 I-20052 Monza (MB)phone +39 039 23611fax +39 039 328202www.elmag.it - [email protected]

Epistolio srl – Painting Robot Division,with a 20 years experience in developing and constructinganthropomorphic and cartesianrobots, offers a comprehensive rangeof complete solutions for automatedindustrial painting applications in the woodworking industry.

EPISTOLIO srlPainting Robot DivisionVia Europa, 5 I-21040 Morazzone (VA)phone +39 0332 879573fax +39 0332 223666www.epistoliorobot.com [email protected]

CMA ROBOTICS spaVia Pier Paolo Pasolini, 35/15I-33040 Pradamano (UD)phone +39 0432 640172fax +39 0432 [email protected]

Industrial painting machines as: drypainting booth, water painting booths,pressurising painting system and suspended transport lines.

TECNOAZZURRA srlVia del Tesoro, 210 I-47827 Verucchio Fraz. Villa Verucchio (RN)phone +39 0541 678225-678078fax 39 0541 671144www.tecnoazzurra.it [email protected]

Cefla Finishing Group worldwideleader in the finishing of wooden,plastic and non-ferrous materialproducts - designs and manufacturesturnkey painting and wrapping linesfor the wood, glass, metal and plasticindustries, tailored on customer needs and requirements.

CEFLA FINISHING GROUPVia Bicocca 14/cI-40026 Imola (BO)phone +39 0541 653441fax +39 0542 [email protected]

Finishing plants for the furniture and construction industry withapplication by spray, by roller coatersand curtain coaters and drying by Uv dryers, vertical dryers, lineardryers with microwaves technology.Complete finishing plants for doorsand windows.Spray booths.

GIARDINA FINISHING srlVia V. Necchi, 63I-22060 Figino Serenza (CO) phone +39 031 7830801fax +39 031 [email protected]

Finishing machines and lines for mouldings. Finishing machines and lines for flat and raised panels.Finishing machines and lines for doors and windows. Special finishing machines and lines.

MAURI MACCHINE srlVia M. Comacini, 12 I-22072 Cermenate (CO)phone +39 031 771374fax +39-031 [email protected]

Finishing systems for plastic, glass and wood products.Roller coater machines, curtain coaters,spray robot with single and doublehead, spraying machines, hot air, UV and vertical ovens.

VD srlVia U. Foscolo, 42/44I-20034 Birone di Giussano (MB)phone +39 0362 311308fax +39 0362 [email protected]


Timber dryers

Termolegno: the value of dryingDryers from 10m3 up to 250 m3, pre-dryers, mini-dryers, tunnel-typesystems, turnkey drying plants,dryers for the plant-health thermaltreatment of wooden crates, control systems, steaming kiln,electronic moisture tester.

TERMOLEGNO srlVia del Sile, 4 - Località RauscedoI-33095 San Giorgio della Richinvelda (PN)phone +39 0427 94190/949802fax +39 0427 [email protected]

Handling and commissioning

From over 40 years we proposeintegrated solutions in material handling and industrial automationsector. Highly personalisable and specific systems for furniture assembling, the automatic storage and the handling. Automatic warehouses, lazer guided vehiculs (lgv), robotized islands, conveyors, sorter systems, assembling lines, tilting units, management softwares.

CASSIOLI srlPlace Guardavalle, 63I-53049 Torrita Di Siena (SI)phone +39 0577 684511fax +39 0577 686084www.cassioli.com - [email protected]

Viscat Fulgor, for over 50 years aleader in the production of flashbutt welding machines, weldingmachines for large band saw blades,sharpening and file sharpeningmachines, setting machines, brazingmachines, high-frequency generatorsfor induction braze-welding anddust suction units.

VISCAT FULGOR srlViale Santuario, 42 I- 26012 Castelleone (CR)P.O. Box 52 Castelleone phone +39 0374 58217fax +39 0374 57942www.viscatfulgor.com [email protected]

Auxiliary machines and equipments

Delivery of complete plants

Design, production, installation,training, technical service for sawmillmachines and plants. Machines and plants for timberhandling, debarkers for hard-woodand soft-wood. Technology forsawmill. Sorting plants up to 50boxes, stacking and destacking linesfor planks, chipping plants for logsand discards, plants for polesprocessing, planing machines forround poles, planing lines withautomatic loading and unloading,impregnation machines.Machines for the production of shavings for animal litters. Grinders for pallets and wood cases.Assembly tables for carpenters.

PRIBO srlVia Nazionale, 12 I-38087 Lardaro (TN) phone +39 0465 901945fax +39 0465 901959www.pribo.it - [email protected]

Software

DDX develops Cad/Cam/Cim software solutions: “EasyWOOD” for panel and solidwood machining using 3, 4 and 5 axis;“EasyBEAM” for structures, houses,walls, beams, rooves, gazebo, etc.;“PowerSTAIRS” for staircases design and manufacturing;“PowerWIN” for any kind of windows, french doors, internaldoors, entry doors and shutters.

DDX srlVia G. Donizetti, 109/111 I-24030 Brembate di Sopra (BG)phone +39 035 621093fax +39 035 333723 [email protected]

Construction of briquetting pressesand grinders for the recovery of wood waste, dust, textile,nonferrous materials, etcetera

ECOMEC srlVia del Mella 57/59 I-25131 Brescia phone +39 030 2680515 - 2680503fax +39 030 [email protected]

Green economy, use of residual wood

CONTACTS


Tools and auxiliaries

The Firm Aliprandi is specialized in the production of wood working tools in solid carbide and carbide-tipped, both standard and special production.

ALIPRANDI sncAliprandi Luca, Maurizio ePaolaVia Manzoni, 10 I-20845 Sovico (MB)phone +39 039 2013530fax +39 039 2013491www.aliprandi.it - [email protected]

CP Utensili, a company which process woodworking tools since1968, is the ideal partner for toolingsolution on demand. The German Quality Norm “BG-Prüfzert” for the highproduction standard and an export quote of 80% confirms the international prestige of the company. Flexibility and fast delivery was always the way to success.

C.P. UTENSILI sncdi Crescentini Roberta & C.Via Montanelli, 71 I-61122 Pesaro (PU)phone +39 0721 282420 fax +39 0721 [email protected] - [email protected]

Ful srl has been producing tools for the woodworking, plastic and aluminium for more than 30 years.

FUL - FABBRICA UTENSILI LAVORAZIONE LEGNO srlVia L. Fumagalli, 22I-22066 Mariano Comense (CO)phone +39 031 756037fax +39 031 756851www.fultools.it - [email protected]

Leitz is a leading technologymanufacturer of machine-drivenprecision tools and process designedtool systems for the professionalprocessing of solid wood, woodderived and plastic materials.

LEITZ ITALIA srlIndustriezone, 9 I-39011 Lana (BZ)phone +39 0473 563533fax +39 0473 562139www.leitz.org - [email protected]

Since 1959, Fapil’s mission has been to design and build cutting tools formachining wood, board materials and plastics. Specialists in cnc tooling.

FAPIL srlVia A. Locatelli, 51/A I-24019 Zogno (BG)phone +39 0345 91179fax +39 0345 92726www.fapil.it - [email protected]

Since 1924 Fink produces completesets of tools for windows, helicoidalcutterheads, cutterheads for profiledkinves, cutters in Hw welded, circular saw blades, dia tools, boring bits, solid carbide routers,tools for cnc machines, trimming hoggers.

FINK srl - Woodworking toolsVia G. Giusti, 15 I-20052 Monza (MB)phone +39 039 386961-2 fax +39 039 361458www.finktools.com - [email protected]

Zuani Company is a leading Italian manufacture of tools for the Woodworking industry. We are producers of high precisiontooling with tc reversible tips as well as reversible profiling cutters for cnc automatic and traditional woodworkingmachineries for wooden windows, doors and furnitures production.

ZUANI srlVia dell'Artigiano, 57 I-38068 Rovereto (TN)phone +39 0464 433183fax +39 0464 436316www.zuani.it - [email protected]

Tools for wood-alu and plastic material working. Tools for automaticboring machines and router bits for cnc router machines. M.Conti measuring devices for the woodworking industry.Special devices for door and windows manufacturers.

SISTEMI srl UNIPERSONALEVia Montanelli, 70 I-61100 Pesaro (PU)phone +39 0721 28950fax +39 0721 [email protected]

Production of specials mechanical fixing and diamond tools for wood working cnc machinery.

UTENSILTECNICA srlVia Ca’ Giorgino, 2 I-47837 Montegridolfo (RN) phone +39 0541 855202/855274fax +39 0541 [email protected]


Agents and wood trades

Since 2004 our company has startedhere in Italy the production of 3-layer wood elements forwindow and door building. We have been gaining a lot ofexperience during these years andwe can now offer them in severalwood species, such as: Okoumé,Ozigo, Slavonjan Oak, Tulipier and Lime. All elements are gluedemploying a vinylic glue pvac - d4 - en 205 only.

BASSO LEGNAMI srlVia Dell'Artigianato, 6 I-13040 Rovasenda (VC)phone +39 0161 879797fax +39 0161 [email protected]

Adhesives and glues

Glues and adhesives for the woodworking and furnitureindustry: hot melt, PVAc glues, uf glues,polyurethane waterdispersion, solvent based adhesives.

DURANTE & VIVAN SPAVia Giuseppe Garibaldi, 23I-33080 Ghirano di Prata (PN)phone +39 0434 605211fax +39 0434 [email protected]

North America: hardwoods and softwoods.Lumber, ripped strips, componentsand laminated windows scantlings:Hemlock, Douglas Fir, White Oak,Ash.Europe: laminated windowsscantlings and finger jointed.Asia: laminated windows scantlings.

TRA.WOOD srlVia Risorgimento, 46I-20881 Bernareggio (MB)phone +39 039 6180091fax +39 039 6015532Branch Torino: +39 011 8194519www.trawood.it - [email protected]

SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIESLacquers

A new definition of Italian quality.

ICA spaDivision ITALIAN COATINGSVia Alcide De Gasperi, 73I-36060 Romano D'Ezzelino (VI)phone +39 0424 8386fax +39 0424 [email protected]

Polyurethane coatings, water-basedcoatings for interiors and exteriors, uv-curing coatings, acrylic coatings,polyester coatings, nitro coatings, fire-retardant coatings and pigmented coatings. Products for parquet floors, specialeffects, stains, impregnating agents,glues and tintometric color systems.

INDUSTRIA CHIMICA ADRIATICA spaVia Sandro Pertini, 52I-62012 Civitanova Marche (MC)phone +39 0733 8080fax +39 0733 808140www.icaspa.com - [email protected]

il legnoè il nostro

divertimento

w w w . o r m a m a c c h i n e . i t

ORMAMACCHINE S.p.A.Viale Lombardia, 47 I-24020 Torre Boldone - Bg - Italy Tel. +39 035 364011 - Fax +39 035 346290

wood is our gamele bois est notre amusementla madera es nuestra diversión��

from 1972 tailored finishing · italianwoodtech is an initiative for the promotion of italian...

Documents