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COVER STORY PLYWOOD AND PANELS FEATURE

Industry leader, Action Tesa, takes stock, Indian hand-crafted points to way ahead bamboo furniture adorns 14 54 Beijing heritage hotel

Woodworking through the 58 mind’s eye

REVIEW Panel discussion: DELHIWOOD Make in India 2015 28

Growth lurks round the 22 corner

PRODUCTS & ENVIRONMENT PROCESSES EUTR goes in for review WOODNEWS Associate Decor, Biesse, PRESENTATIONS Eximcorp, Felder, Festool, 60 32 Freud, Jai Industries, IFT, ‘Sourcing Forum’ a hit on Imos, Lamello, Umaboy & 26 debut WoodMaster

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The 4th edition of DelhiWood (4-7 February, 2015, in Greater Noida) again outdid its predecessors: there was an expansion of exhibition space

overtook previous visitor counts over the four-day international trade show, andto accommodate generated extra demand, excitement there and were interest additions in the to form its of exhibitor furniture profiles, retailers it participating to identify prospective manufacturers as serious business partners. With this, DelhiWood has put its stamp as the only trade show in the country to actually involve the entire industry ecosystem in its evolution from the traditional hand-made, bespoke manufacturing to a mechanised,

efficientThere are and challenges competitive ahead sector. before furniture manufacturers can meet the exponentially increasing domestic demands; there will be tougher times competing with cheaper imports; there is a necessity for government assistance by way of setting standards and formulating norms (and implementing them); it will be a few years before investments and technology can erect a viable infrastructure but – as many of our speakers at the WoodNews panel discussion on ‘Make in India’ stated – the time has come! One way of synchronising efforts, minimising wasteful competition,

furniture manufacturing “clusters”, talk of which has been in the air for more thanmaximising 5 years technicalnow! efficiency and focussing investments is in the form of WoodNews awaits with great interest the unfolding of the proposed ‘Zero Effect, Zero Defect’ model of the Union Government to handhold lakhs of

quality products using clean technology. The Department of Industrial Policy micro, small and medium enterprises over the next five years, to deliver top It will involve manual skilling, technology upgrade and automation, among others.and Promotion Star ratings is expected have also to been finalise proposed the nitty-gritty based on levels of the of scheme competence, soon. technology and quality on various parameters. Note: a structured and organised furniture manufacturing industry would have been better prepared to capitalise on such a golden opportunity! This issue of the magazine also talks of selling chopsticks to the Chinese –

bamboo processing technology is concerned. But in the heart of Beijing, connoisseursfiguratively, of from course. around China the is notedworld as are the lapping world’s uppowerhouse customised, as hand-far as made Indian bamboo furniture, and asking for more! WoodNews spoke to entrepreneur Sandeep Sangaru and came back with not only the euphoria of his success, but also with the lesson that in the feat of Sangaru Design Objects Pvt. Ltd. (based out of Yelahanka, near Bangalore) design plays a pivotal role. I hope this story inspires and motivates more among us to prove to the world: Hum kisi se kum nahi!

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‘Investing in technology is our best bet’

India has a burgeoning market in wood- and panel-based furniture, aided by a flood of direct-to-home online retailing opportunities. Alongside, we have a clutch of imported furniture retailers making a mark for themselves. WoodNews attempts to put perspective into sometimes vastly exaggerated scenarios on where the country’s plywood and panels industry is headed, as well as the challenges it faces. Here Mr. Ajay Aggarwal, Managing Director of Action Tesa, a company with many firsts in India to its name, explains the situation. With the panache of an industry leader, he also offers some pointers to the way ahead.

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The domestic market for wood-based (and panel) furniture is expanding at more than 30% annually. Does India have the infrastructure to meet such demands? If we look at the present scenario, it doesn’t take a genius to infer that the falling short of the potential growth expectationspresent infrastructure of the domestic is definitely market. Having said that, the way this new government is giving shape to various growth schemes, one can make out something is in store. I believe that infrastructure is bound to increase, not only in the woodworking industry but across all important sectors. What will be required to further build such an infrastructure? What scale of are required? The government can send a message to the nation by using low emission products in all Ifinancial think promise investments and stability and time are frame its projects. the two balancing weights to walk this tightrope in the years to come. When I say promises, I say they How comfortable are Indian only after they fall. The government must be kept at the highest level: manufacturers about raw material auctions wood, but the volumes do from implementing 5-year plans, supply? not amount to substantial quantities. I prioritizing the key objectives, to It is a simple question, but not with a think the government should dedicate simple answer to it. There are times a few forests to this chopping and a given time frame. when there is a shortage of agro- replanting cycle, to ease the shortage Indiaallocating is looking financial at a investments stable government within of raw material. and major private equity players and wood to a point of bearing losses with What alternatives are being tapped/ global investors are eyeing India as wood, inflating the prices of sourcing developed for raw material supply in greener pastures. The leverage offered the demand, the farmers grow more the years to come? to the real estate in the recent budget poplarthe financials. and eucalyptus, While this sorting catapults the Here I would like to speak on the demands for a couple of years. So, behalf of our group only. It is a construction projects. Talking of like any other industry, demand and practice at Action Tesa to distribute stability,is a clear withbenefit the for grass-root all housing policies and supply form the blades of the scissors. saplings of poplar and eucalyptus to How successful has agro-forestry been farmers free of cost. We encourage addressing people across strata, the in India to meet raw material supply? them to grow the raw material around roadsorted ahead and alooks unified good. leadership What (if any) are its shortcomings? our plant in Sitargunj. I think this is In India, what constitutes major raw Agro-forestry stands on two pillars: a simple idea that everyone in the materials for particle board and panel raw material sourced from farmers industry should adopt. This will not products across categories? and deforestation to get the desired only resolve the shortage factor and Agro-wood is the major source of raw material. Internationally there save on transportation costs, but also raw material, comprising poplar and are forests from where trees can be give the farmers a sense of security eucalyptus. Apart from boards and chopped for the raw material and and assured income. panels, what can be perceived as How successful are agro-residues, promising bylines of the industry are green belt. But such a practice has not (sugarcane) bagasse and bamboo as melamine and decorative paper. With foundmore plantation acceptance is in done India. to fill in the raw material for panel production? the industry growing at a remarkable That leaves the agro-forestry industry Use of bagasse and bamboo in panel rate, India is self-sustained to feed relying on farmers and their will to production is a regular practice in enough, and more, raw material to grow the desired raw material. We do Gujarat and other western parts of churn out global products. also get access to trees in forests but the country. But the quality of these

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panels is not up to the mark, and these In terms of quality standards and I think the responsibility weighs are often sold at a lower price. While public health, norms are not being more for the government, to make enforced in India. There is inadequate it mandatory to use low emission on such inferior replacements, wood legislation as far as consumer health products. And why doesn’t the isthe the cheap favourite furniture among market the high-end flourishes (e.g. VOC emissions) is concerned. government start with its own furniture manufacturers. What can be done to make plywood What sectors (housing, furniture, and panel manufacturers more to increase consumption and also railways, defence forces) are the accountable on these counts? sendprojects? a message This might to the be nation the first at large.step biggest markets for plywood, particle The industry cannot be in a state of The wood-based panels denial when it comes to health norms. manufacturing industry is largely The biggest markets for plywood are We manufacture varied products with unorganized and unregulated. What stillboard the and housing fibre boards? and furniture sectors, different emission grades, ranging are the pros and cons of such a along with institutional consumers, from E0 to E1 and E2. But in India, situation? Where does the solution such as the railways and defence 90% demand is for E2 grade products, lie? forces. The furniture market is good which have more VOC emissions. The common saying goes: ‘everything These plywood and panel are making their way to a good market manufacturers cannot be held sharefor particle in housing. boards, and fibre boards accountable for it: every manufacturer beinghas its unorganized. benefits’. I think It is there about are time There is a sea-change when we look has to cater the demands of the tonone get (benefits) organized. when The unregulatedit comes to at the mind shift from using regular consumer. Although Action Tesa and unorganised sector might escape plywood to particle boards. It is a a few taxes and cut quality corners. trend set by the organised furniture products with lower emission grades But if we talk of the bigger picture, manufacturers. If I were to quote (E1was andthe firstE0), inbeing India more to manufacture expensive if we talk of the overall prosperity of an example, the use of plywood in they are not preferred over the regular the economy, there is nothing more India is a whopping 85%, while the E2 products. consumption of particle boards and beneficial than getting organized. There is a good reason for it: till today mostfiber boardsfurniture is ais meager made by 15%. hand. But with the coming of international furniture brands and use of high-end machines, the use of panel products is bound to go up. What are the technological challenges faced in manufacturing top-class

I wouldn’t call them technology challenges.particle and The fiber buck boards stops in at India? investments. If a manufacturer is ready to invest in world-class machinery, there is no other hurdle as such. For instance, we have the best European machines, backed by revolutionary technology, to churn out world-class products. Both technology and machinery play a pivotal role

products manufactured at our plant arein the even making better of than fine theproducts. European All products themselves! It is as simple as The furniture market is good for particle boards, and fibre boards are making their way that. to a good market share in housing.

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Mechanisation is the mantra today

Bangalore-based V3 Engineers Pvt. Ltd. is a 23-year-old panel-based furniture manufacturer with 13 design patents and several awards up its sleeve. It is the first Indian company to have an ISO 9001:2008 certification for furniture. Its full complement of solutions spans office and home spaces, interiors and retail furniture. WoodNews spoke to its founder-Director, Mr. N. Vasu.

The domestic market for wood- and high-speed lines. Panel processing between Rs 15-30 crore, depending panel-based furniture is expanding at lines include cutting, lipping, routing, on the scale adopted. Software is also more than 30% annually. Does India drilling, packing, etc. We must be an important aspect. Most Indian have the manufacturing infrastructure geared up for real mass production companies make the mistake of not to meet such demands? with little manual intervention. investing in mechanized feeding, Although there are a few companies What will be required to further build loading and unloading systems, while with good capacities, more is such an infrastructure? What scale of spending large sums on high-end CNC needed for the expected growth lines. This defeats the purpose as the potential. Most companies have would be required? machine or line is only as good as the speed at which it is fed and unloaded. infrastructure for project-based batch Thisfinancial would investments call for 50,000+ and time square- frame manufacturing. This is achieved with foot space for manufacturing, One hopes the government supports standalone machines, the output of warehousing, logistics, etc. the organized furniture industries which is limited. Fortunately, most such setups can While there is a market for this, be up and running within a year, land, lower interest on capital and what is needed to feed the huge including the construction of the industry-friendlywith better benefits labour like subsidisedlaws. The demands of the likes of Ikea and other building. ‘Make In India’ movement could provide good impetus for better e-commerce entities is dedicated Investments on machinery would be growth.

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In terms of quality standards and hospitality/ commercial) are the public health, norms are not being biggestWhat sectors markets (housing/ for panel-based office/ ‘India has scope enforced in India. There is inadequate furniture? Why are the others lagging? for improvement legislation as far as consumer health in good product (e.g. VOC emissions) is concerned. panel-based furniture: laminate/ designs, painted and What can be done to make panel There are two types of finishes in and furniture manufacturers more commercial spaces and housing lacquered surface accountable on these counts? arepre-laminate big markets and for veneer. furniture Office with and Strict laws and action against productivity and defaulting companies on set norms hospitality industry requirements are finishing,quality control and better on will help to a great extent. Just like the laminate/ pre-laminate finishes. Most government has tax and excise audits However, the volume of business in on organizations, audits on material laminate/in veneer finishes. pre-laminate will be much usage and work place safety will act the shop floor’ as a good deterent. Apart from this, becomes more and more competitive, industry associations and trade bodies higher than veneer-finished products. product pricing will increasingly play can take proactive steps in having ThisAlso, requiresveneer finishing additional needs investment, additional a key role. Needless to say design, workshops and seminars on the whichinfrastructure can be quite in the substantial. finishing process. quality and timely delivery should be subject on a regular basis. the strong focus. What are the technological challenges The furniture manufacturing faced in manufacturing top-class Finally, the investment must be made industry is largely unorganised and panel-based furniture in India? effective with good and early ROI unregulated. What are the pros and (return on investment) by managing cons of such a situation? Where does Fortunately, there are not many the solution lie? technological challenges in the overheads and better productivity. India still needs a lot of small panel processing industry. Most top the business efficiently, with lower international machinery companies How do they compete with imported businesses and individual carpenters already have a good presence in India. furniture (especially from Malaysia & to cater to the large population with Sales and service is well taken care South-East Asia)? limited means. Rural India is a big of. Also, we have a good computer- All panel-based furniture is machine- market that depends on this sector. literate (CAD/CAM) manpower processed, with almost no manual This is a parallel economy in itself, pool available in our country. Good work. Hence quality-wise we are giving employment and livelihood to training will take care of most issues. close to imported products because lakhs of people. The most appreciable point is that the processes, machinery and The good news is, availability of better machine operation and programming consumables used are similar across material, basic machines and power is made simple from the operator’s the region. But India has scope for tools is enabling better speed and perspective. improvement in good product designs, quality of work in this segment. The What market challenges do Indian painted and lacquered surface bad news is that disregard to rules panel furniture manufacturers face? and regulations and absence of formal training is impacting the performance The main challenge is/would be However,finishing, andhigher better costs productivity of input/ raw and of the sector. availability of good raw material at quality control on the shop floor. attractive prices. The quality and materials will still be a major obstacle The solution lies in creating an pricing of raw materials – boards, PLB to competing with imported products enviroment in which the unorganized and MDF – will be critical to compete from South-East Asia and China. Here sector is given a support system to with imports from China, Malaysia, industry-friendly government policies scale up in overall performance and etc. also contribute to the growth of this costs and interest will play a major industry and the economy as a whole. Uninterrupted power supply is still role.on duties, taxes, labour laws, financial a cause for concern. As the market

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Growth lurks round the corner?

Statistics relating to the 4th edition of the international woodworking trade show point to a growing interest in doing brisk business in the years to come. But how has DelhiWood contributed to this?

DelhiWood 2015, South Asia’s There were more than 16,000 footfalls There was a stream of visitors from largest international trade show for over the 4-day trade show, of which West Bengal, Jharkhand, the North- furniture production technologies, more than 12,000 were unique Eastern states (Arunachal Pradesh, tools, furniture accessories and visitors. The unique visitor count saw Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, raw materials, completed its fourth a jump of 40% against DelhiWood Sikkim & Tripura), as well as from successful edition at the India Expo held in 2013. Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Centre and Mart in Greater Noida, Worth its grain near New Delhi. this year came not only from the This time around, there was fresh Like its bi-annual predecessors, this NationalVisitors who Capital flocked Region to DelhiWood (New excitement on account of three related year also DelhiWood (4-7 February) Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon), but all events: attracted the right audience to check woodworking hubs of Haryana, out for itself the developments in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, ‘Communication Platform’, in which woodworking technology, materials Rajasthan, Jammy & Kashmir and • theFurniture multinational retail giant expressed Ikea’s its and products. Himachal Pradesh. sincere interest to raise its sourcing

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from Indian manufacturers. only manufacturing for the Indian Live demonstrations of machinery Ikea has been doing business in the market but also for export. – among them log peelers, panel country for the past 27 years, but is Deep reach saws, hot presses and edge banders – brought alive the excitement among now seeking to expand its sourcing Apart from wood and panel-based visitors. A majority of international base to wooden and bamboo furniture manufacturers, there were companies were represented by their furniture and gifting items – for its suppliers, retailers and buyers of stores across the globe! Indian distributors and agents. and accessories, alongside architects There was a substantial increase in furniture manufacturers and online andlumber/timber, interior designers. furniture Considerable fittings space (20%) taken by machinery • retailingA special entities‘Sourcing to Forum’interact for and do interest was generated among exhibitors, compared to the previous visiting students of engineering and edition of DelhiWood. The 17,600 – which attracted more than 120 architecture colleges in the NCR. square metres of space was lapped up by Indian (70%) and foreign (30%) furniturebusiness togethermakers from – a first all overfor India the DelhiWood this year featured 393 countries, well ahead of the exhibition. country. exhibitors from over 20 countries, Top online retailers (eBay, FlipKart, showcasing the latest in technology, The country pavilions of Canada, FabFurnish, HomeLane, PepperFry, hardware, software, tooling, China and Italy also increased their SnapDeal and UrbanLadder among participation. There was substantial them) participated in the “know- About 55% of the exhibitors were increase in exhibitors from the your-manufacturer” opportunity Indianconsumables, companies fittings and and the accessories.remaining materials and supply side, with a lot of to better understand woodworking 45% were foreign entities. new entrants in the industry. and identify potential partners in All this points to the continued upbeat commerce. What Was New? sentiment prevalent among exhibitors WoodNews’ panel discussion on and foreign governments about the ‘Make in India: Opportunities compared to DelhiWood-2013 Indian economy in general, and its • 20% increase in space • for furniture manufacturing’ , woodworking industry potential in which took a serious look at the jump of 40% particular. opportunities and challenges that • Unique visitor count also saw a In extension, DelhiWood offered yet lie in the years to come. (Reports in manufacturers, retailers another opportunity to small, medium the following pages). • ‘Sourcing Platform’ connecting and large wood-based manufacturers to familiarise themselves with the Organised by Bangalore-based taken by machinery exhibitors PDA Trade Fairs, DelhiWood and • Substantial increase in space latest in technology, machines, IndiaWood have been instrumental materials – and business materials & supply side in attracting international machinery opportunities! – to gear up for the • Increase in participation of manufactures to set up shop in India, demands of the burgeoning Indian thereby generating employment. by Canada, China & Italian market. Today, these very companies are not • pavilions.Increase in space taken

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‘Sourcing Forum’ a huge success on debut

A first in India, WoodNews brings manufacturers and retailers face-to-face, to jointly script their growth stories

More than 260 meetings were organised by WoodNews at the day-long ‘Sourcing Forum’ during DelhiWood 2015, between online retailing giants and furniture manufacturers.

The special ‘Sourcing Forum’ for Representatives who participated furniture manufacturers from across furniture manufacturers and online in the “know-your-manufacturer” the country, to explain their business retailing entities to interact and do opportunity, sought a better philosophy and needs, and to identify understanding of woodworking and prospective business partners. – attracted more than 100 furniture its products, and to identify potential Ikea has been doing business in the makersbusiness from together all over – a thefirst country. for India partners in commerce. country for the past 27 years, but is It was a coming together of online Online furniture retailing in India now seeking to expand its sourcing furniture retailers – including has revolutionised the industry, base to wooden and bamboo furniture eBay, FabFurnish, FlipKart, creating new, direct-to-home avenues, HomeLane, PepperFry, SnapDeal and thereby opening up huge business UrbanLadder – and more than 100 opportunities for new entrepreneurs top manufacturers from across the and existing manufacturers. country. More than 260 meetings were Ikea’s idea organised between the retailers and Ikea, the world’s largest furniture manufacturers, holding out promise retailer, is planning to double its of wider business opportunities in the sourcing from within India in the future. coming months. Towards this, it is on Teams from e-retailing giants were the lookout for entrepreneurs and overwhelmed by the focussed furniture manufacturers who can response and well-organised platform become long-term business partners. offered by WoodNews magazine, to On 5 February, its representatives held expand the industry ecosystem by An Ikea marketing representative confabulations with more than 100 including marketing entities. making a presentation.

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Walking the talk to meet market opportunities

At DelhiWood 2015, WoodNews magazine held a panel discussion on 6 February, on ‘Make in India: Opportunities in Furniture Manufacturing’, with the aim of taking stock of the industry’s preparedness to take on the challenge. Mr Nitin Vaze was gracious enough to play the anchor. Read on to find out what various sections of the industry felt about it...

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In fact some companies from Germany, pretty unorganised at this stage. For On the Panel Italy and other European countries the furniture sector to be attractive an have already struck the right notes by eco-system needs to be in place. It is Director, Quetzel Designs India: manufacturing in India. not yet present, but I can say it is just • furnitureMr Sandeep manufacturer Mukherjee: Managing Bhasin: The panel industry is already about to take off. Mr T. Gopi: Managing Director, at the top of furniture manufacturing. Talking about sustainability, many Woodtech: machinery I’m happy to say that our investments of us manufacture on a large scale. • manufacturer in manufacturing world-class particle We need to have sustainable raw material available for us, and we need Mr S.P. Bhasin: President- particle board for furniture. But yes, we consistency. This is almost impossible Marketing, Associate Decor: haveboard no have norms made in uschecking self-sufficient emission, in in our country, because there are no • panels & board manufacturer there is no legal compulsion here in rules which govern this. So we are Mr Nitin Vaze: CEO, Sleek Boards: India to keep it under control. forced to import. There is nothing product supplier The world over a major portion of wrong with importing, because we • requirement in furniture is covered by particle boards, but in India particle sources in Europe, North America Vaze: When we set out to think andget it Australia. from certified Most importantlyand sustainable it is if India is ready for this ‘Make in Indian market still looks to solid wood. consistent, we don’t have problems India’ challenge, I see two main Ourand fibreraw material board use is wasteis very wood. low. The By with that. shortcomings: the lack of awareness Vaze: Do we have enough manpower in about pollution, and the absence furniture, we’ll be able to conserve our India to work in an organised set-up? of regulations and standards in forests.accepting particle and fibre boards in furniture manufacturing. I wish to Sandeep: The industry is very small note that there is no legal binding on Sandeep: The opportunities for ‘Make right now, and the same people move formaldehyde emissions in India; we in India’ are huge and the market around various companies. I think we – are still ignorant. potential is tremendous – not just in private entities as well as government India, but all over the world. But we are agencies – really need to take active More than two-thirds of the world has control over these emissions. The 28-nation European Union decided in 2006 to reduce the use of formaldehyde-emitting boards, which Helping handicrafts are unsafe for human lives. If we in Mr Samir Biswas, Deputy Commissioner, India are concerned about pollution from motor vehicles, electricity Handicrafts, Govt. of India, inaugurated generation plants and mining, why the panel discussion. He said the aren’t we concerned about emissions exhibition sector is a strong player in from wood panels? the new government’s agenda of ‘Make Having spoken my mind, I would in India’, and remarked, “This event is like to ask the panellists seated here successful and the response is visible by what they think of the industrial looking at the crowds for enrolment at preparedness to meet the challenges of the gates. I am really very happy to be ‘Make in India’? here.” Gopi: Looking at the volume that Noting that about 40% of the machinery on display at DelhiWood were is consumed by the woodworking manufactured in India, he said up to 80% of the production of woodworking industry, manufacturing machines in machinery can be done in India, to tap the potential. “The market is growing India has now become imperative. For very fast and there is tremendous scope of increasing exports. There is that we need considerable investments and appropriate technologies. We also need to have an organised network of entrepreneurs,” he said. a lot of strength and potential that can be leveraged for the benefit of suppliers of quality components, which In handicraft each piece is unique and takes time to make. “If we can reduce is missing in India. the drudgery in handicraft production and improve the quality, bring in Joint ventures with companies of mechanisation to some extent, from this perspective it is very important to proven record is essential at this stage. us,” he added.

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interest to increase our skilled and back-end of the world, like China is. manufacturers have a great role to play. semi-skilled labour base. Perhaps we Yes, China has an economic advantage: Gopi: As far as quality is concerned, should begin with ITIs (Industrial it built itself based on back-end we need to have the best technology Training Institutes), to develop a manufacturing for the world, they in manufacturing machines, as well comfortable base of woodworking are way ahead of us when it comes to as handling systems. Like Sandeep professionals. manufacturing and value engineering. said, design is important. But I think The most important thing which I feel But if India has to grow, we need to add what the furniture industry needs will make a big difference is design. design and build value. Right now, this is innovation, and we haven’t seen Why only ‘make in India’? I say ‘Design is not happening. any of it so far. Good technology will and make in India’. We need to build Vaze: On the quality aspects of the bring your products on par with our own brands; we need not be the panel trade, I think the machinery global standards, but to stay ahead of competition, we need innovation. Vaze: In the panel industry, why are Indian Standards not followed? 5 - fold path Bhasin: This is not true of all panel manufacturers. many among us are According to Mr. Satyan Thukral, CEO of putting in a lot of effort: we use FSC- Caple Traders in Mumbai, ‘Make in India’ will merely remain a slogan unless it works for ISI standards. But when it comes to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). furniture,certified wood, or the our material products that meet goes into making it, there is no public awareness First, he insisted, make land available on and demand. 25-year lease with good road connectivity, If consumers are made aware about power and water. The availability of these resources, even in remote areas in standards in wood and panels, it will Germany, have helped its companies to go global. In India, workshops still are in help the industry. Strict adherence to expensive urban areas, he noted. standards will mean that we will all “Second, make available easy and fast loans to small and medium enterprises have to use better raw material and at 10% rate of interest. Make these loans free of collaterals. Just as easy home machinery. We all will be forced to make better investments in technology easy loans to woodworking SMEs will boost productivity and competitiveness,” and innovation. It will be for the good heloans said. and car loans have given a fillip to the housing and automobile industries, of all. Vaze: In the face of quality norms and Third, make taxation as simple, transparent and close-ended as possible. global standards, can ‘Make in India’ Fourth, make woodworking machinery tax-free. “Good quality and sustain itself? competitively priced furniture can come only from good machines, and these Sandeep: Like I said earlier, the don’t come cheap,” he stressed. woodworking industry is too Another important aspect about realising the ‘Make in India’ dream is to small right now. It needs to reach a introduce skill development programmes through all out industrial training critical mass before we can talk of institutes (ITIs) and government-run engineering colleges. “We need to sustainability. Somebody starting with upgrade the tool rooms, machines and education being imparted to the youth in a little capital, with just two machines, these educational institutions.” is great entrepreneurship. But once they invest in the machines they need The new education curriculum must focus on ‘zero defect, zero effect’. Here ‘zero defect’ means high quality, and ‘zero effect’ means the safety of the worker Only if we get past survival can we and the environment, optimization of time, labour, cost, output and space. thinkto survive. of enhancement, So the first part how is to survival. get better, and how to compete globally. furniture manufacturing uncompetitive in the domestic market and prevents Quality is a state of mind and a state of IndiaExpensive from land,exporting finance, its products.labour, machines “The Chinese and taxation manufacturing has made and Indian marketing make. We in India make do with a lot of system is hitting us hard every day, for which India is responsible, not China,” he jugaad. In order to get something done, added. we put few things together and we make it work. But will it not blow up in

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your face later? You don’t know! I can to avoid illegal sawing of timber, then ago many more companies are now be allowed. Currently only imported followingdefinitely qualitysay that standards compared strictly. to 5 years timbersawing isof allowed FSC-certified to be sawn.timber should I feel it will take another 5 years for We have timbers, but we don’t have things to fall in place. enough capacities in the saw mills; Vaze: Do you expect any government new licences need to be offered. As support for the industry? far as growth is concerned, there is a Bhasin: Yes, on two counts. If we want huge opportunity. Perhaps furniture quality panels in our country, we need worth Rs 5 lakh crore is already to have forestation. Here we expect being manufactured: we don’t know government support for the industry, it because most of the industry is still to make land available. Second, there unorganised and unregulated. Sandeep: Not Rs 5 lakh crore, but may there is zero import duty on particle be around Rs 2 lakh crore in another boards,should be and level that playing is good. field. Today 5-7 years if (Prime Minister) Mr. Modi But we have excise duty, and for the really pushes his ‘Make in India’ policy. same application on some other We have a lot of talent in our country; products, there is no excise duty. These we have entrepreneurship which is anomalies also lead to devaluation fantastic. In another 5-7 years the of the product. My suggestion is that industry will change, it will get more organised. products for a certain application, Mr. Nitin Vaze anchoring the panel made of any raw material, be it particle discussion. E-retailers are coming in and they will board or MDF, should have a level expect more organised sources. More people will start setting up supply discrimination. Gopi: We don’t have a clear policy chains, making material available all playing field. There should be no from the government on furniture over the country. The likes of Ikea Sandeep: What to expect from the manufacturing; licensing is a problem; government is quite complex. Capital? and Walmart are already sourcing there is a lot of misinterpretation of from India; and if we are to meet It’s not easy to ask the government laws. For example, there are some to give us the capital at a decent their expectations, the furniture kinds of saws that require a licence, manufacturing industry has to rise, get interest rate, because it is governed and some that do not. If the law aims by a whole lot of factors. But furniture larger, and organise itself. manufacturing is a capital-intensive venture, you need technology to churn out good quality products. Furniture is a bulky product and needs space to process, to store raw material,

China you can’t own land, you can lease it.store The finished moment products it comes and to owning more. In land, the game of arbitrage begins. You buy some land at Rs 100 and sell it at Rs 200, the industry can’t afford this. After getting land you need electricity, water etc. So, from the government, we need these things to be facilitated. Vaze: How do you foresee the growth in the industry over the next 5 years? Will we be able to meet the demand of Rs 5 lakh crore worth of business? The audience threw up several questions and suggestions.

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An app for seamless manufacturing

Use of software in design and delivery in the production process and widen of furniture is a trend steadily getting the range of its products together with hold of the woodworking industry. a production partner. With Imos NET Imos, a made-in-Germany software furniture can be designed per mouse for planning, construction and click and orders and data distributed manufacturing of furniture and interior to production partners and trade. decoration, was demonstrated during The solution is especially for trading DelhiWood 2015. companies who would like to extend Imos allows for virtual realisation of an imagined piece of furniture in a room without plunging into the production in 3D and gives freedom to the buyer to world.their offer for semi-finished parts step of the process, but ensures an The modern machine application is an furniture and modifications in every tidily in the space. internal manufacturing standard. essential precondition for the secure Further,choose an it continuouslyitem of his choice accompanies which fits The Imos 360 (360 stands for ‘circular’ and economical implementation of the manufacturers of furniture or ‘closed’, in terms of space, time and and interior design from sale and process) makes it possible to involve directly transforms the planning and planning, presentation and design the end users in the design and order designmore flexible data into design machine-readable methods. Imos process of the furniture manufacturer. formats. With Imos CAM all necessary It is a modern communication platform manufacturing documents and CNC arethrough linked to with the final modern manufacturing. machines and for the exchange of order data between programs are automatically derived newThe industry-specificcommunication platforms, 3D design sotools manufacturer and customer. The from the 3D design data and material that an individual piece of furniture manufacturer provides his customer information. or complex design concepts can be the design and presentation data out of All common machine manufacturers realized economically. Imos CAD via the Cloud. The customer are supported in this system. The most uses his smartphone or tablet to look at modern technology is implemented Accuracy in detail and consistency the projects or comment on them. The ensure more security in the in the CAM modules whether graphic result: the customer becomes an active programming of 5 axis machines manufacturing process. The modular part of the process chain. structure of Imos allows a step-by-step or special functions for solid wood implementation into the company. Imos 360 is offered as an add-on to processing. Imos CAD 11.0. The customer can Imos is a mobile/tablet based Dr. Frank Prekwinkel founded download the necessary Imos 360 apps the software company in Herford application which combines the easily and free of charge out of the complete know-how the furniture (Germany) in 1993. Today the AppStore. software is available in 16 languages processes in the planning and the Cloud Distribution and is applied in more than 3,000 productionindustry has of to furniture offer. It simplifies and interior the This makes the design and production companies in the furniture industry, in design. Its solutions are based on an process of individual furniture highly the contract business and in interior innovative technological approach design companies. allowing all possibilities for designing http://www.imos3d.com/en/home.html flexible. The trade of materials and/or 32 MARCH - APRIL | 2015fittings can therefore integrate actively PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES

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Rover S-FT: Automatic nesting cell from Biesse

Biesse has introduced the new Rover or a CNC machining centre for routing S-FT, CNC machining centre with a gantry structure. The Rover S-FT assembly at the end. features a loading and unloading table & drilling, before it is ready for final and is an automatic nesting cell for nested-based manufacturing. Nesting means placing a group of parts close to each other in order to optimise space utilisation. This While the traditional system has strategy is used in several industries proven to be effective for mass such as plastics, leather and metal, production, the nesting method where the cut can be performed in carries advantages when batch sizes various manners like routing tools, are smaller. The timeline of the laser, water jet, etc. Nested-based manufacturing, on the whole process is cut down to the other hand, eliminates the pre-sizing bare minimum as the single machine operation and combines the sizing production it provides, this process completes most of the machining with routing and drilling on a single Foris popular the undoubted in the US flexibility and Australia, in operations in one go. machine. It eradicates the additional and now it is gradually catching up in The main accomplishment of material handling going through Europe as well. The main distinction this system is allowing furniture the factory by taking care of all the between traditional woodworking manufacturers to produce single process steps in one shot, achieved processes and nested-based customized parts, in quantities as by nesting the components into one manufacturing lies in the way the low as one piece, and with the least sheet and creating a program to cut board of the material is processed. amount of material handling required. out as many different shaped and This follows the just-in-time concept, In traditional manufacturing, raw drilled components as possible. materials like particle board, MDF, whereby manufacturing as well as The nesting operation is performed plywood, acrylic, laminated board, etc. packing happens on a job-by-job basis. automatically by a CAM software are cut by a sliding panel saw or NC Advantages of Nesting that combines and optimises all the beam saw, after which the pre-sized necessary geometries out of a single panel goes through an edge banding board. maximum material saving, machine and on to a manual machine • Material saving: nesting provides

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especially on shaped and non- machine will then verify the exact symmetrical parts. measurement and update the NC tools table. This dramatically reduces the zero set-up time for preparing machine’s setup time and completely • theSet-up work time: cell there and placing is virtually the eliminates any possible human error. boards on the machine table. This is a critical advantage over traditional production systems, where manual machines need to be set up for every single, or batch of components.

reasons for adapting a nested- • basedMaterial work handling: cell is to one solve of the material prime Loading / unloading sytem handling problems. In most The panels are stacked on a ‘scissor factories, workers spend as much lift’ which has an aligner to align the time in handling, moving, stacking panels along the Y axis. A hydraulic and unstacking components, as piston system raises the stack to the they do processing them. proper position for the automatic loading picking point. and aluminium versions, with 5 operator loads a sheet onto a CNC • In nested-based work cell, an different table sizes, ranging from 4-7 router, and a few minutes later feet in Y and from 8-14 feet in X. As far as the operating units components which are all cut and (electrospindle and boring head) are routed.he is ready to unload finished concerned, there are many options to choose from: HSD electro-spindle cell can function in a smaller space. • Floor space: a nested-based work of ISO/HSK 13.2 kW or HSK 19.2 kW rating. Boring head from BH 10, BH big advantage in a nested-based 17, up to BH 26 are available. • manufacturing.Quality: increased Every quality single is aedge of the panel is routed instead of being cut with a saw blade, and parts are sized to the accuracy of a CNC router. The ‘vacuum cups system’ mounted on the machine’s beam picks up the panel directly from the stack and • factoryTime: the (from advantages raw materials in terms to ofa through a re-aligning cycle, performed the timing of material flow in the with the sweeper arm, allows the correct positioning of the panel on the finished product) are enormous. machine.

Tool pre-setter The contact pre-setter device allows to automatically measure tool length. Every time a tool is mounted on a tool Machine features holder it is only required to take a The vacuum ‘working table’ of the rough measurement and then launch machine is available in both phenolic an automatic presetting cycle. The

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The ‘Sweeper Arm’ is used to unload drastically reducing downtime. The machined panels off the worktable. conveyor is motorized and, through It is connected to the dust collection the foot-pedal pressure, allows to system, and performs a dual function: move the panels toward its end, cleaning the spoilboard and unloading facilitating unloading operations and the panel. improving the machine’s ergonomy. The ‘unloading belt conveyor’ allows www.biessemanufacturing.com to unload machined panels away from the worktable of the machine,

WBP Birch ply from Eximcorp for Indian conditions

WBP Birch plywood, distributed in It is the only plywood of its kind that twist, cup or bend. the country by Eximcorp India, is is capable of being routed to any OSB is highly recommended as a shape, as well as laminated on short structural wood panel and conforms high-humidity application conditions. cycle press. It remains dimensionally to practically all international specifically designed to suit local stable under -40 degree C to +52 standards for applications in retardant, delamination-free plywood degree C. buildings, including sheathings thatIt is ais weather-proof, also resistant to water-proof, warping fire Eximcorp also supplies OSB-3 exterior or twisting and is light weight and grade panels that have excellent packaging. dimensionally stable. moisture tolerance and are suitable Eximcorpand roofing, India cabinetry Pvt. Ltd. and is adurable leading This plywood is different than similar in both dry and highly humid areas of wood and wood panel business commonly available panel products applications. It is free from insects and engaged exclusively in import and in the market. Besides being uniform termite infestations even in its natural distribution of products derived and accurate in thickness, WBP Birch form. plywood is free from core voids and In addition, OSB 3 has exceptional Europe and New Zealand. is composed of equal layers of 1.4mm dimensional stability and a uniform www.eximcorp.co.infrom certified sustainable forestry in birch veneers with very high MOE and structure with no knots or core voids MOR. and does not have tendencies to warp,

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Putting safety, speed into new Festool sander

housing geometry with a balanced centre of gravity. The result is a design that manages

on power. And it makes the new ETS EC-150to be compact the ideal without one-handed sacrificing sander to achieve perfect surfaces. The new vibration control system teaches the motor to think. An active regulation of the motor speed automatically reduces the operating life when vibrations are too high. The result is smoother operation and a greatly improved feel when sanding with noticeably fewer vibrations. Work becomes safer with the unique suction detection of the ETS EC. When activated, it automatically ensures that the tool will only start if a suction hose is connected. This function can be easily enabled and disabled on models ETS EC 150/5 and ETS EC 150/3.

Its compact design is particularly The new ETS EC comes in two model A feature that protects not just the noticeable when sanding smaller areas, versions with different strokes and work piece but also the operator, edges or narrow strips. sanding pads for various applications. the pad brake, tipped with robust carbide, prevents the sanding pad from revolving too quickly when it With its new electric random orbit of carbon brushes. This makes the is in a no-load state. It also enables sander, the ETS EC-150, Festool offers sander particularly durable, ensures the sander to be applied to a surface a combination of a compact design fewer work interruptions and also without producing grooves. with clever ergonomics and intelligent protects the investment of the paint As with all Festool products, at the functions to make it unbeatable in the shop. heart of the ETS EC is the requirement world of sanding. The new ETS EC comes in two model to think through every task from A It is clear from the initial contact versions with different strokes and to Z. That’s why it also has matching with the new sander that everything sanding pads for various applications: accessories and perfectly coordinated the ETS EC-150/3 with a 3-mm consumables to optimize work. particularly noticeable when sanding Working professionally also means smallerfits perfectly: areas, its edges compact or narrow design is strips at the body. Thanks to the 150/5sanding with stroke a 5-mm for fine sanding sanding stroke and matching transport ‘systainer’ for the high-performance EC-TEC motor forextra-fine light sanding sanding, and or intermediate as the ETS EC- ETSworking EC, as efficiently, well as universally so there is usable, also a technology, the new one-handed sanding of varnish and paint. mobile dust extractors to enhance the sander is smaller, lighter and more Reducing fatigue system, providing a healthy and dust- compact than sanders with carbon The overall concept responsible for free working environment. brush motors. Sanding by hand is thus this is based on three fundamental With this, a system emerges which is easier. design features: a lower height of perfectly tailored to the task at hand – With its brushless motor, the ETS EC- just 116 mm, a powerful but compact propelled by the idea of making work 150 is extremely robust and wear-free EC-TEC motor, and a sophisticated a little more perfect every time. and saves the annoying replacement

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LSBX panel sizing saw blade: 30% longer lifetime

Freud is a world leading manufacturer As a true partner for the of circular saw blades, cutterheads, cutting industry, Freud invests router bits and carbide for the in research technologies in order industrial user. Among its solutions, to identify the most performing the ‘Silver I.C.E’ coating for industrial solution for each process. For example the latest LSBX carbide circular thickness 30% greater than standard for window tooling are two such saw blades achieve the best result tips. The cut results are more precise examples.saw blades and the ‘ISOprofil’ system in panel sizing, thanks to improved as the tips lateral cutting edge is The core competence of Freud, which manufacturing process which ensure smaller, with a lower propensity to is unique to the world, is the 100% 30% longer lifetime per re-sharpening follow the wood grain. in-house production of micro-grain cycle. Freud is represented in India by carbide, a combination of Titanium Furthermore Freud’s unique Bosch Power Tools division, based in and Cobalt (TiCo) used for the cutting “supersquare tooth” enables more Bangalore. edge. numbers of re-sharpening due to a tip www.freud.it

IFT launches Spraytech 3M

Indian Finishing Technologies the edges and faces and has two cycles (IFT), buoyant with the exceptional of operation for coating doors, single- recognition it received at IndiaWood stroke for open pore and double- 2014, showcased two indigenous stroke for closed pores. The machine is equipped to coat woodworking industry: Spraytech 3M high-viscosity lacquers, and has andfinishing Sandtech machines 6F at forDelhiWood2015. the Indian high consistency in application and According to Sanjay and Karthick, repeatability. Also equipped with the founder duo of IFT, which has built-in stabiliser and safety devices, it a factory and a demo centre in can work doors of sizes 6-8 feet, with Bangalore, Spraytech 3M is a quality 6 Bar pressure at 10kW power. machine at an unmatched price. The Sandtech 6F is a manual sanding manual and automatic spray system station with innovative features like has customised design, is operator- a sturdy platform to arrest vibration friendly, has online interface, and during sanding application, high dedicated customer service. The R&D wing at IFT came up with compartments for easy and eco- friendlyperformance operation. filters, and dust storage The machine has a front end platform doors.this flip Programming mechanism with is done two on axes the with 2HP blower to extract the touchoscillating screen system for full for door pre-finished coating. connect to hand sanders, orbital 8-hour shift. sanders,sanding dustetc. Withefficiently, the working and it can size The Spraytechmachine can 3M finish claims 35 to doors offer ingood an of 6’x2’ feet Sandtech 6F is a good return on investment, saves paints by investment with high operating using airless and piston pumps, paints

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Jai expanding range of in-house, Euro-precision machines

International business events like year were Jai’s new series of auto several machines for immediate DelhiWood have always been a edge banders. Improved versions of delivery, and generated inquiries gateway for industries to reach the panel saw with new sliding tables, (including many from overseas) that it their buyers directly and make new and compact models of vacuum says will keep prospective customers their presence felt amongst many membrane press with big work tables, engaged with the company for a long big players. Participating in such multi boring machines, CNC routers time to come. Among the highlights at trade fairs takes the brand closer to and band saws were also there for the Jai Industries’ stall were: customers and serving them better, taking. The premium range of high-end and expanding the network and featured solid wood working customerpromoting base. region-specific markets machines featured the three-side Jai Industries’ participation in the moulder, HDHQ spindle moulder, recently concluded DelhiWood 2015 (auto) Rebato mould chain-n-chisel exhibition witnessed more than 50 mortiser and many more. The machines on display in 384 square machine demos provided thorough metres, including its WudPro (solid information, guidance from experts, J-4700.in auto edge bander, a woodwork) and Modula (panel and informative communication precision machine at low investment processing) ranges. displays. and operational cost to improve The star attraction at DelhiWood this Jai Industries was able to get booked

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This is also available as the J-4700P.in model with pre-milling unit. MDF/ particle board & solid wood unit tilt • Lamination of on one-sided prelam • Electronic digital readout of saw to suit Indian working condition for optimal usage of work tray stop for rapid re-positioning of the • preciseSturdy build application heavy-duty of edge machine banding • One set of tray minimizer for • sawScoring to a pin previous with memory setting reference material • onlySilicon membrane offered for sheet system with German gear box for veneer application on flat surface • Extra second support for large • effectiveRobust feed pressure chain on& conveyor panels supply with the machine precise positioning. • Silicon membrane sheet is standard In• itsRip Prima fence range,with fine Jai settinghas introduced for feeding speed of 14 metres/minute hood for opening/closing premium quality three-side moulder. • High performance machine with • Motorized movement of heater J-3230 offers width, thickness and system consumes less than 50% shape in one pass, cost-effectively J-3200.in (Manual) panel saw • glueInnovative pre-melting glue tank enhancing productivity. •machine Short pressingis an improved cycles version with

thin to thick PVC edge band suit Indian working condition • No setting required to change from • Sturdy built heavy-duty machine to rollers actuated by pneumatic operation in one pass • cylindersThree edge & bandinggas springs pressure • Precise application of three-side

motors sliding on prismatic guide • Separate motor for each spindle to • High-frequency compact Italian ensure efficient power transmission ways precision sliding table with linear delivers high torque for heavy duty bearing developed with advanced • cuttingPowerful drives for cutter blocks are from well known international technology for maximum rigidity of • brandsAll electronic Schneider and pneumaticand Pneumax. parts the double roller carriage. of work piece with variation in • thicknessTop feed rollers for easy feeding bearing developed with advanced • technologyPrecision sliding with multi-chambertable with linear key devices are positioned on front system for maximum rigidity of the • ofAll machine spindles are adjustable and their double roller carriage panel near in-feed for convenience. • Easy access, user-friendly control • support5 years warranty for all cutting on sliding with table • telescopicSturdy frame cross-cut provides fence a rigid with aluminum guides for precise and J-1250.in Compact is a new, easy positioning bigger vacuum membrane press machine used for applying a uniform angle up to 45° on both sides of the lamination of PVC, decorative papers • tablePanels to be squared and cuts at an and veneer till 0.4 mm on top surface precise round guides ensures piece having smooth space. • Saw unit vertical movement on and borders on flat and designed work smooth operation space constraint • Most suitable for factories having rigidity and vibration-free unit • Closed structure guarantees high technology • Vacuum abnormity wrapping hand wheels on front side for more • convenienceLifting and tilting of saw unit by high grade Bush vacuum pump • More efficient, stable and long life MARCH - APRIL | 2015 45 DELHIWOOD 2015 PRODUCTS & PROCESSES

Perfect, invisible joints with Invis Mx2

Invis Mx2 is an innovative system Applications

aesthetics, stability and productivity mounted table legs inthat furniture satisfies joinery. the highest With demands no visible for • Quickly detachable yet securely

and leaves perfect joints which can • Invisible mounting of stairs on-site beopenings, detached Invis if needed, Mx2 works simply efficiently by walls without holes that need to be • coveredJoin wall panels and separation Lamello’s Invis Mx2 system being reversing the drill direction. demonstrated at DelhiWood 2015. This system, from Lamello of Switzerland, was displayed for the large items of furniture in multiple • partsTransport for quick, fitted invisible wardrobes assembly and Rasto is made of transparent material for aligning to pencil marks when where the ingenuity and simplicity of on-site drilling work pieces with different thefirst systems time in Indiaon offer at DelhiWoodopened the 2015,eyes shapes without the need to adjust the of many experienced woodworkers. without leaving marks on the depth adjuster, thanks to the Invis • delicateGluing aid surface for high-gloss surfaces Lamello has been providing Mx spacer. It has markings for drill connecting solutions for over 60 years, holes at the centre of 16-mm and 19- and feels the time is now right for the without the need for complicated mm panels, along with markings for Indian market to also take advantage. • clampingClamp curved devices. elements on-site kitchen hinge holes. It said that all demo models at Applications DelhiWood were sold out. The Invis Mx connectors and studs or dowels are quickly and easily screwed into • 8, 10 or 12 mm holes for Invis Mx2 prepared 12-mm drill holes using a cordless drill. The MiniMag is then kitchen handles/ hinges • 5 mm holes in 32 mm grid for on the surface to close the connection withfixed ato clamping the cordless force drill of up and to rotated 250 kg • Handrail connections per connector. • Table leg connections The MiniMag Mx drive magnet Rasto universal drill jig complements • 12Drill mm holes at centre of work piece is compatible with any standard Invis Mx2. • Accurate expansion of 5 mm hole to cordless drill with a speed of up to 1500 RPM. The rotating magnetic Rasto is a universal drill jig to complement Invis Mx2 and is connector, just as one cogwheel particularly suitable for handrails. field of the MiniMag Mx drives the drives another, and the thread on the Constantly changing shapes make connector attaches screws into the gauge construction a complex and internal thread of the stud, driven by elaborate process, Rasto represents the ideal solution to this problem, undo the connection, simply reverse with no measuring or marking. the rotationalcontact-free direction magnetic of field.the drill! To Thanks to three positioning pins that The MiniMag Mx drive magnet is Among the advantages of the system: can be inserted into 180 holes, the compatible with any standard cordless the connection is always detachable; drill jig can be mounted securely on drill. the joints are powerfully screwed with virtually any surface. The drilled holes 250-kg clamping force per connector; always align perfectly because the pin For more info visit http://www.lamello. and there is easy handling due to the positions remain unchanged when com/en/home/join-wood/invis-mx2- installation tolerance. drilling the second work piece. system.html.

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Umaboy shows cost-effective way to making modular furniture

Shree Umiya F-Tech Machines, better known for its woodworking brand of Umaboy, has put together an integrated production system that all modular furniture manufacturers must give a serious look. This combination of its U-Rex CNC machining centre and a new

banding machine, was unveiled during DelhiWoodinvention, the 2015. Minifix-4600 edge This two-machine combination does away with the need for a number of other machines that are usually required for furniture making. This not only saves on cost, but also on The U-Rex CNC machining centre is time, material and labour: the entire in collaboration with the Turkish a gantry based machine that offers system can be operated by only three manufacturer,The Minifix-4600 Mox has Sabir, been and patented offers automatic loading and unloading trained woodworkers. the standard pre-milling, glue- of work pieces; cutting, drilling and spreading, bottom and top trimming grooving without moving the panel on with head-end cutting, corner the machine bed. rounding scraping and polishing Its nesting features facilitate shaping, operations. carving and other processes in a single But its unique proposition lies in the working cycle, saving material, time

multi-boring function into the system. emerging out of the router are ready ThisMinifix can unit drill that up alsoto 6 holesincorporates at the same and costs. The finished work pieces time on the horizontal axis. edge bander. for processing in the Minifix-4600 WoodMaster launches tested CNC router

For the Indian market, WoodMaster specialises in advanced machines is offering the WM-401 VC in the likeThe saws,ISO 9001-2008-certified presses, through-feed company edge banders, thermo forming and post forming units. WoodMaster following1600 mm configuration: introduced its rip saw for logs of • MachineWorking area:dimension: 1300x 3300x2500x 1600x200 mm 3-inch to 6-inch diameter, for the plywood industry. • cooled) But the centre of attention at the • Spindle speed: 1800 RPM (air- show was its WM-401 VC CNC router. WoodMaster began selling The woodworking veteran from this machine in the 4-axis, 12x6-feet • Machine weight: 1300 kg Ludhiana (Punjab), WoodMaster • Spindle power: 3.3 kW (India) Machines, was out in full Indian market. The machines were • Max feeding: 25 metres/ minute force at this year’s DelhiWood, with configuration even before it hit the exported to Belgium, Tanzania and • Operating software: NC Studio machines for solid wood, panel and Egypt last year. WinXP. bamboo processing. • Surround for software: Win98/

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Associate Décor leads the change

Structured Surfaces is Accoaiate’s range of the finest, premium melamine-faced textured particleboards.

The furniture industry is seeing a it from the textured wood. The aim and New Zealand HMR grade change with manufacturers shifting was to bring solid woods, veneers, from plywood to particle boards. The fabrics and acrylic alive on particle demanding and stringent than any advantages of low cost, availability in boards, a feat not many manufacturers otherspecifications, international which standard. are much more various designs, and low turnaround can boast of achieving. time of sourcing material, to delivering The new range of MFC is inspired from grade particle boards, Associate Décor various elements of nature, wherein threwTo prove the the ‘Associate efficiency HMR of theWin-a-Lakh HMR popularity of particle boards. Associate showcased the exotic, challenge’ to the audience. The claim Associatethe final product Décor is has one increased such the unseen and unexplored textures. The was that no swelling of more than manufacturer with the ability to create various MFCs are high gloss, glitz, ash 4% will show even after a 24 hours luster, rippled, natural hand-scrape of water exposure. The contest had evolving lifestyles. Its technologically and Grazia. many takers; but the company claims advancedproducts that production reflect consumers’ processes and The high moisture resistant (HMR) that its boards successfully resisted all consistent product quality helps bring series is the next breakthrough challenges to emerge as the only real out most innovative melamine faced product that can change the way you winner. particle boards. design your kitchen and bathroom In order to create awareness about Associate’s range of particle boards furniture. The HMR boards are the particle boards amongst architects is available in various sizes. Its pre- ideal for use in humid conditions. and interior designers, Associate laminated particle boards is the only These boards pass the Australian invited them and gave special tours brand that has the 1840 mm width, of the booth. The idea was to educate which allows one to get full size 6 feet on basic knowledge of particle boards output. and its advantages over plywood. Its size range includes 9x6, 8x6, 9x5, The biggest advantage of particle 8x5, 7x5, 8x4, 7x4, 9x3, 8x3, 7x3 feet board is that it is eco-friendly, as it and thickness range available is from doesn’t rely on huge logs of wood 6 mm to 40 mm. Associate Décor’s sourced from natural forests. The sources include the less desirable cuts that would not be used in plywood particle boards are SCS-certified. The production, lops & tops, private Associatecompany alsois committed has India’s towards first and only plantations of eucalyptus, plantation consistentlyCARB-certified offering manufacturing innovative plant. product, and it encourages delivering The government has been doing only the best. This year at DelhiWood, variouswood crop promotions and recycled to highlight wood fibers. the its new Structured Surfaces textures ‘go-green concept’ and in line with the grabbed everyone’s attention, a concept Associate Décor promotes the testimony that style and smartness go idea that next generation should be hand-in-hand. Structured Surfaces is its range of the of particle board. To get the sample boxeducated of Associate’s about the particle usage andboard benefits range Associate Décor threw the ‘Associate please write to digitalmktg.adl@ faced textured particleboards HMR Win-a-Lakh challenge’ to its designedfinest and so most that premium one can’t melamine- differentiate audience at DelhiWood. associategroup.in.

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Felder sells 3000th machine in India

Felder-India Director Mr. Tushar Tandel (third from right) giving a memento to Mr. Shanmugam.

After more than 15 years’ presence in has become as solid as the machines Modern production technology and India, Felder Woodworking Machines that have helped build it!” strict production standards are reached a milestone at DelhiWood Premium is affordable prerequisites for excellent precision 2015 with the sale of its 2,999th and and best processing quality. Felder’s High quality, computer controlled, 3,000th machine in India! in-house research and development high-tech woodworking machines department continuously implements As with many of the machine sales with accuracy to a 1/100th of a mm new technical innovations, helping in India, it was once again a repeat had, for a long time, only been a end customers to optimise their customer that placed an order with possibility for the large, investment productivity. Felder, grateful for the fantastic strong industrial companies. service and high quality machines that Woodworking machines from he received in the past. Format-4 are top quality Austrian premium quality for small and products: from panel saws to planers, Mr. Shanmugam of Fashion mediumFormat-4, sized for the companies first time, affordable, made thicknessers, spindle moulders, edge Woodworks, Chennai, placed an order allowing them to remain competitive banders, wide belt sanders, beam for two Format-4 machines, adding with professional productivity. saws and veneer presses, through to to the six others he is already using Impressive detailed solutions and CNC processing centres with 5-axes in production. “The quality of the numerous innovations and patents control. machines has allowed my company to have ensured that Format-4 has grow year on year,” Shanmugam said, become an unbelievable success story “My company’s name and reputation over the past few years.

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Bamboo travels from Bangalore to Beijing

The Temple Hotel, an exclusive property next to the Forbidden City in Beijing, is an award-winning boutique hotel restored from a mid- 18th century Buddhist temple. It also flaunts a World Heritage tag in China’s rich and varied cultural space. That said, what in it could possibly remind you Bamboo furniture in the well-appointed guest suites, Dragon and Phoenix, at the Temple Hotel (inset) in Beijing. of India?

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For one, you could chance upon How did the Chinese hotel project It was great exposure to the global Sanskrit-inscribed wooden panels, come about? “We were invited to the bamboo community,” says Sandeep. only 30% of the 180-odd that could Beijing International Design Triennale Awards & Rewards be retrieved and restored during the in 2011, funded by the Chinese He calls the collection ‘Truss-Me’: painstaking renovation of the Buddhist government to promote design in pun intended! It consists of different temple and monks’ quarters, spread variations of his construction over 3,500 square metres. curated shows was ‘Rethinking technique – which he discovered and Second is the made-in-India bamboo Bamboo’,the country. curated One of by the a designer five different from Hong Kong called Freeman Lau,” furniture that furnishes its eight well- cane artisans in Tripura – but revolves Sandeep recounts. appointed guest rooms. It was made in aroundrefined whilethe basic teaching triangular bamboo module. and 2011, in a workshop on the outskirts of He saw Sandeep’s designs in some On his return to India, Sandeep got a Yelahanka town, near Bangalore, by the publications – thanks to the Red Dot call from “a hotel owner” in Beijing award-winning Sangaru Design Objects award for design in bamboo furniture who had seen his products at the show. Pvt. Ltd. – and invited the NID alumnus to the Discussions led to the hotel owner Meet its Director, Mr. Sandeep Beijing show. The furniture maker and travelling to Yelahanka. designer were from Asia, bamboo is Sangaru, a mechanical engineer “He wanted to know my products, so quite prevalent in Asia, and Sandeep’s from Hyderabad by education, who he came, he saw, he sat on the chairs, modern craft had been executed in the changed his vocation to wood and used the furniture, and selected some traditional manner: that is what clicked bamboo furniture after completing a of the designs. He suggested gold and the selection. post-graduate course at the National red colours, including on the cushions Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. He Sandeep had only just launched his and upholstery, to match his hotel believes in and practices hand-made company and whatever came out of his decor and the ambience of the still- furniture by design. studio-cum-workshop in Yelahanka for preserved temple on the premises. I offered to customise the designs to his prototypes! It consisted of chairs, requirements. He went back and placed tables,the Beijing book show shelves were and the long first benches. finished an order,” Sandeep recollects. “We focussed on quality as there were Sandeep and his team of artisans people coming from all around the (mainly from Tripura, where he world. My collection was the largest in trained them some years ago, under the ‘Rethinking Bamboo’ collection... a government scheme) had some

The bookshelf also features the gold (natural bamboo colour) and red (lacquer) theme, made to specifications by the designer, Sandeep Sangaru (inset).

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pictures of the heritage hotel for There were lessons learnt there too: reference. There were notes Sandeep restaurant. It has won several award, it was a big project, it involved big had made during the hotel owner’s andartist was (James labelled Turrell), the best a fine urban French hotel spending, and the deadline was short visit to the Yelahanka studio. Most of in the world by Wallpaper magazine. – “their consultants wanted 60 hand- the temple’s interior pillars had been Sandeep and his furniture also feature crafted bookshelves in two months”! painted red, centuries ago. in articles on the hotel. – but they were co-operative and The gold colour came from the right Encore! choice and treatment of bamboo. But feet. People who saw the products at supported his small start-up to find its for the red, the team in Yelahanka had the hotel liked them, they wanted What does he have to say to to reinvent the technique of lacquer to buy them. So the hotel has now newcomers and woodworking application. “We had to melt it into ordered special editions for sale on entrepreneurs in the country? polish. We had to apply at least 10 its premises! “The hotel is opening “Learning never stops. I am now coats by hand to get the richness of the a shop; they will sell art and designs trying to source bio-resins for gluing: colour. The whole experience, and the from all over the world; we will supply it is best suited for bamboo, which is lessons we learnt from it, are unique,” them with our products; they will be bio-degradable. This is what we want Sandeep beams in satisfaction. the same ones we sell here in India,” to achieve: we don’t want to be a big Even the cushions and upholstery had Sandeep gushes. company, but we want to offer the to be in synch with the theme, and of Other projects are already on the highest quality in terms of material clients.” Sandeep’s plate. Before this he got finest and best customised items to our and workmanship. It was the one-year repeat orders from an individual client – In conversation with Dhananjay period before delivery that helped the in Paris: it began with a bookshelf, then Sardeshpande. Sangaru team to not only perfect its widened to tables, chairs and benches. manufacturing techniques but also His company executed a project with improve considerably over their earlier prototypes. where the theme was to showcase Apart from the guest rooms, the IndianMicrosoft’s craft. R&D Sandeep’s office inproducts Bangalore, are hotel has an art gallery, a permanent contemporary and hand-crafted, so installation of a world-famous light

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Each chair and other furniture is hand-crafted and hand-finished (left) and customised to the client’s requirements (right).

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With passion there is no limit to what a of a kind. He works with machines like woodworking shop, where his passion man can achieve! On World Wood Day routers, presses, sanders, and power can chew through oak, maple, and any (March 21), we bring to you the story of a man from Iowa, US, who with his Thirty years ago, when Clay was only Woodworking started for Clay in limited physical abilities has achieved 23saws, years and old, has his all worldhis fingers suddenly intact! school,finger that but strays.many years later he something that is hard to imagine. turned dark. It was one of the evils of rediscovered his passion for the Clay Gurganus is a blind woodworker – diabetes which stole the light from trade. In just the last three years, he you heard it right! Clay is totally blind his eyes. He underwent numerous eye has furnished his home and created and he builds a variety of furniture and surgeries, but none were successful. By intricate, wooden artwork, in his shop other wood items, such as a stand for a 1984, he was totally blind. But Clay was not the one to give it up just like that. and heating-cooling system. Clay centre with matching end tables, and “You’ve got to face your fears, because Gurganuswhich is fitted can’t with see his a dust own collection handiwork, things75-gallon like fish chess tank, boards, an entertainment in his fully fear will cripple you,” he says. “You’ve but he doesn’t need to in order to feel got to have an attitude of ‘I can do this’ how much it has changed his life. All of his creations are made of solid or else you’re not going to make it.” Clay graduated from Iowa State wood,fledged each garage item shop. hand-crafted and one But at home, he is on his own in his University with a degree in Business/ Marketing and a degree in Speech Communication. He began his career

university. After 18 years of full-time employment,in the financial the aid opportunity department came at the for him to purchase a table saw. He is also the vice-president of Ames Woodworking Club. (www.blindguywoodworking. com).

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ENVIRONMENT EUTR goes in for review Courtesy: Greenpeace Courtesy:

Any reforms to law on timber legality will be enforced from 2016

Independent forest monitoring, in this case by Greenpeace, has unearthed cases of violation of the EUTR in the Congo.

The European Commission is Woodworking Industries (CEIBois) “EUTR is important, not just for undertaking a major review of the and Association Technique des Bois protecting the forest, but protecting EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) and Tropicaux (ATIBT) to establish joint our legitimate EU timber trade too,” Forest Law Enforcement Governance positions to put to review panels. said Vandecateele Export Manager, Ms. and Trade Action Plan (FLEGT AP) According to Mr Anand Punja, Head Geneviève Standaert, in an interview during 2015. According to Mr Bernard of Sustainability at the UK Timber with the ETTF. Crabbé of the EC Directorate General Trade Federation (TTF), “It is quality “The forest and the timber from it are for Development and Cooperation of enforcement that is of interest as our business. We don’t want to see its (DEVCO), the review will be as wide- there’s a perception that it is higher in future threatened by illegal logging, ranging and consultative as possible. parts of Europe than others. This puts or the illegal trade undercutting our “The Commission wants a balanced companies in certain countries at a markets. We also don’t want illegal mix of stakeholders consulted, competitive disadvantage.” timber in our supply chains, for moral including governments, private ETTF members also want the EUTR reasons and the reputational damage sector and civil society,” Mr. Crabbé exemption for wooden seating to it does to businesses and timber,” she was quoted as saying by the latest be removed so that it is covered in said. newsletter of the European Timber line with all other forms of wooden Ms Standaert says working with Trade Federation (ETTF). furniture. The ETTF newsletter others to meet the requirements Consultants appointed for the EUTR of the EUTR has also strengthened Statutory Review have now started EUTR, although not without criticism its connections with its suppliers collating implementation and ofsuggests some aspects firm industry of implementation. support for the worldwide. From Vandecasteele’s enforcement data. Online stakeholder Trade support perspective, the immediate effects consultation will also take place early A prominent supporter of the EUTR, of EUTR on procurement were quite in 2015 and EU member states will according to ETTF, is Vandecasteele limited. additionally submit EUTR biennial Houtimport, a leading player in Ms. Standaert suggests this is because reports in April. The Commission will the European timber importing much of the work was already carried subsequently submit its EUTR report trade. The company’s Belgian site out as part of the company’s long- to the EU Council and Parliament by carries 1,20,000 cubic metres of term commitment to responsible December 3, 2015. Any reforms to stock, comprising 180 species, from procurement. More than 70% of EUTR required will follow in 2016. European, American, Brazilian, Asian timber procured by the company The ETTF itself is currently talking and African hardwoods, to softwoods is FSC, PEFC, or third-party legally with other bodies, including and clears. From here, Vandecasteele the European Confederation of distributes wood throughout Europe. verified. 60 MARCH - APRIL | 2015

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Vandecasteele has been conscious combat imports of illegal timber in we expanded these procurement of the challenge EUTR presents for Europe. We had our own internal due procedures to all sources, and added suppliers and the need to avoid diligence system prior to the EUTR, a new level of systematically auditing demanding 100% instant compliance. but had to make some updates in “The EUTR requires a collaborative terms of procedure to show we had all “The EUTR is creating a level playing effort and dropping suppliers is the necessary controls in place.” non-certified, high-risk area suppliers. counter-productive to tackling Mr Tom Van Loon, Group illegality and preserving the forest,” Environmental Manager at Danzer- systems,field, but andwe need less on more documentation, focus on third- said Ms Standaert. “Suppliers may sell Germany, commented, “We already whichparty verification may not be andreliable certification in high risk to less demanding markets, or even countries.” convert forest to other commercial to verify legality and environmental German support uses, and there are big powerful impacthad ISO from 1400-certified Africa, but procurementsince EUTR companies ready to plant soy and Chris Sutton, Managing Director James palm oil instead.” Latham, UK, observed that EUTR ITTO steps in to help “helped formalize what our industry Some obstacles A key project to facilitate more should already have been doing. We In her interview with ETTF, Ms cost-effective implementation of had to tighten some procedures, but Standaert mentioned several the EUTR, now being developed already followed the UK Timber Trade by ETTF with ITTO support, is to Federation Responsible Purchasing of EUTR that still need to be resolved. establish an on-line platform to Policy, and had a computer system Thereobstacles needs to moreto be efficientgreater pan-EU operation constantly update EU importers on that could deal with necessary standardisation of due diligence supplier country laws which timber supplier information. documentation to assist suppliers must comply with to meet due “We had to play hardball with a few and greater coordination on proof diligence requirements. suppliers on paperwork, but worked of legality with other illegal timber with them, visiting them worldwide, market regulations. required US$150,000 was pledged and as a result only lost one or two. There’s also a need for the byThe Netherlands first US$100,000 and Japanese of the European Commission to accelerate donors at the International hope all EU countries now enforce it Tropical Timber Council meeting asEUTR effectively has been as athe benefit. most rigorousWe just do in Yokohama (Japan) in November already.” 2014, following a presentation Further evidence that overseas on the project by ETTF Secretary suppliers and European timber General, Mr André de Boer. importers seem to be responding well According to the ETTF newsletter, to the EUTR comes from the latest enforcement data of the German EUTR the rest of the funding early in Competent Authority, one of the most 2015,Mr de includingBoer is confident a contribution of securing from active to date. the Sustainable Tropical Timber According to an article in the Germany Coalition which is now actively appointment of EUTR monitoring based timber trade journal, EUWID, promoting tropical wood in the drawing on comments by Mr Thorsten organisations (MOs), the bodies European market. Under the EUTR, authorised to create and manage due timber must be legal under the diligence systems for operators. There at the Federal Ministry for Food and laws of the country of origin. But Hinrichs, senior government official are now only four. Agriculture, between January and currently companies are on their December 2014 it investigated 140 Vandecasteele also wants greater own when it comes to researching companies affected by the EUTR to trade and government impetus behind this legislation. check on how effectively it was being the EU’s Forest Law Enforcement According to Mr de Boer, the implemented. Governance and Trade Voluntary project “would effectively Only three cases of serious violations Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA) establish a one-stop shop for initiative. EUTR applicable producer country compliance with due diligence Many of Ms Standaert’s comments legislation and documentation”. He requirementsbased on clearly of EUTRinsufficient were were echoed by other big players in added, “Ultimately if all companies, ascertained. Proceedings concerning the EU timber importing industry and EUTR Competent Authorities these three cases are still under way. interviewed for the ETTF newsletter. (CAs), referred to the same current The likely outcome is, however, that Mr Paul-Emmanuel Huet, Social and information it would also ensure a penalty will be imposed which, Environmental Manager at Rougier more uniform implementation of under the terms of the German EUTR France said: “We welcomed the EUTR the Regulation and enhance its implementing act, can amount to as effectiveness against illegal timber.” against unfair illegal competition and much as €50,000. as a measure to effectively fight MARCH - APRIL | 2015 61 62 MARCH - APRIL | 2015 MARCH - APRIL | 2015 63 DESIGN AND FINISHING Innovation in your storage areas

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facility,” Weber stresses. A wide variety ofan material extremely grades efficient and powder dimensions coating are shaped and assembled using highly

interact under one roof – from strip Switzerland is best known for its cheese and steelefficient through equipment. to packaged All process product. steps What’s unique? chocolate, hospitality education and banking Numerous internationally recognised patents and awards are proof of Peka’s management and – no marks for guessing – its continuous track record of innovation. Among the recent ones are the Red Dot precision manufacturing of various types of machinery, Design Award (2012), the Intelligent Material and Design Award at Interzum including the renowned wrist-watches and writing (2013), the IF Product Design Award (2014) and the Interior Innovation instruments. The hallmark of all these is punctuality, Award the same year. quality and reliability. No wonder then, that Mr. Peter But what sets its experience apart is the fact that almost all its products Weber, Director of Peka-Metall AG, convinces you are developed in close cooperation with customers. Having been in the when he talks of all these – and the role of innovation business of offering solution across

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and concepts are very special, because theyand its not finish only issatisfy special. our But clients, our designs but also win us new ones,” Weber explains. What really is Peka’s unique selling proposition, WoodNews asked Weber in the course of an interaction during DelhiWood earlier this year. According to Weber it boils down to systems that are simple to install, maintain and clean. That saves the installer and user a lot of time and labour costs. While the Convoy Lavido (right) offers Then there are innovations like the three-side accessibility, Peka’s ClickFixx clip-on system, three-side accessibility system (above) adds to its flexibility. to the contents of storage spaces, rounded corners and smooth edges of Its fully synchronised rail system, all shelves, along with the convenience which is covered to protect it from dirt, of anti-skid mats, magnetic boards and guarantees consistent smoothness and separators. Materials such as magnets enables Convoy to glide out of the unit and Velcro strips only add to the silently. functional value of each Peka product, A storage unit does not have to have says Weber. a special structure for Convoy to be In India Peka currently sells its Convoy Lavido (food storage), Libell (clip- system’s upper guide rail. The system on shelves) and Lina (trouser rack) isfitted, attached thanks to tothe the tops design of the of unit’s the side systems, all equipped with its patented walls, and so can be used in units of Click-Fixx system, soft opening/closing any height. functions. WoodNews took a close look The fastening bracket can be used with at them. walls of various thicknesses and can be Prize winner adapted for narrow units. The upper The Convoy Lavido larder pull-out is a guide rail is attached directly to the top up or taken out individually and moved sure prize-winner: it is a user-friendly shelf. easily from side to side. Each shelf also solution for wide larder units offering Another standout feature of the Convoy provides an additional storage space optimum accessibility from three sides, range is the ease of assembly. There for belts, jewellery and other small from the top shelf to the bottom. is no need for tools to clip the column items. Its handle-free design incorporates into the back of the rail system. The Trousers are stored by taking a hanger electronic door opener that can resist shelves can be adjusted to any height out and simply folding the trousers an impact force of 120 kg, and servo without altering the position of the over it outside the wardrobe, without drives for soft-touch opening and hinges. creasing them. The hangers can be closing. It is suited to a wide range of This storage solution is for units with used individually, hung up or taken out storage applications – crockery, food swing doors or sliding doors. Because and moved freely from side to side. and drink to clothes, DVDs and books – the pull-out is not attached to the unit all with optimal use of space. front it can be used in the kitchen, the the inside of the hangers, preventing living room and the dressing room. fabricWhat isfrom more, slipping tiny “fins” off the of metal!silicone line variable height adjustment, so your Hang up troubles The hangers can be hung on any clientThe Convoy’s can easily shelves adapt have the height infinitely The stable Libell steel-sheet shelves conventional clothes rail or hook for according to the items s/he wishes can be mounted on either the right or airing or display. to store in them, without altering the left wall of the wardrobe and can take The hanger can be back-mounted to position of the hinges. That allows the up to 120 kg weight. The elegant Lina the shelf, allowing you to hang trousers Convoy Lavido to be used in standard line allows up to 15 hangers to be hung easily while keeping both hands free units with concealed hinges.

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kitchens, are a tricky affair. Peka has tackled this with its “magic corner” system that incorporates an easy- install, easy-operate sliding swing unit. The front and shelves are attached to one side of the storage area, and the recessed shelves automatically slide out of the corner to the front, with no chance of a collision with the adjacent handle. The adjusting wheels can be used to

position, as well as the angle of the unit front,fine-tune all without the horizontal the use and of tools! vertical Peka also equips its storage systems with discreetly-coloured non-slip mats with magnetic coating, to stick to the bottom of the shelves, but which can be removed for cleaning. The standard version has a raised diamond pattern with non-stick glue on both sides for traction. The magnetic mats are also gummed on both sides. Where required -- and in very thoughtfully crafted places -- Velcro holds moving jamming, and the shelves’ rounded parts in place for users’ convenience! corners make them easy to clean. The As a natural corollary, Peka has also material’s rigidity makes it especially devised magnetic dividers as an aid to suitable for use in widths of 600 mm to 1,200 mm. and stick to the anti-slip mat or to the organising systems. These are flexible The shoe storage system has options to shelves themselves. have shelves attached at three different Peka products are retailed in India by angles to accommodate footwear in Mumbai-based Ebco (www.ebco.com) any wardrobe or shoe rack. A practical shoe rest can also be attached with an enclosed plastic base to retain dirt or The Extendo (top) is a discrete pull-out water in the tray. system that is so versatile, it can be The shoe rack can be adjusted to 16 used from shoe racks to dressing rooms mm or 19 mm panel thickness and and kitchens. Peka adds anti-slip mats can be clipped onto the full-extension and magnetic dividers (above) to make runners. What is more these trays are storage a pleasure. quick to remove and easy to clean. The shoe rack itself can either be – and without having to rummage mounted on a wall or clipped onto the around among the other trousers on tubular frame of slim units. The width the shelf! of the system can be adjusted by using The Extendo is a discreet system of adapters to vary the angle of the rack. pull-out shelves that looks right at home in kitchens, dressing rooms, Peka: the Extendo’s smart adapter wardrobes and living rooms. It An additional benefit thrown in by combines direct access through the runners produced by different front of the shelf with an excellent manufacturers,system can be fitted and canto extension even be used overview of contents when extended, with side walls of various thicknesses. making it truly unique. Corner specialist The shelves’ closed base and rim Peka’s solution to tricky kitchen corners prevent objects from falling out or As usual corner units, especially in is a sliding system.

68 MARCH - APRIL | 2015 Fevicol Adhesive Solutions for Woodworking Applications

Fevicol PVC Fix Membrane Press Range This water/synthetic Fevicol Membrane resin based emulsion PU is a solvent adhesive is suitable for based polyurethane lamination of primer contact adhesive coated PVC sheet to used to bond PVC MDF. It is also used for foil to MDF, plywood manual edge banding of or other materials. primer coated PVC Strip It is ideal for door to MDF, particleboard, manufacturing, ply etc without using with low activation any edgebanding machine, making it temperature, fast Fevicol Hotmelt Products highly economical. It has excellent bonding drying time and good bond strength. Fevicol’s range of edge banding adhesives compared to solvent based adhesives, Fevicol Membrane Press Star 2K is a two- has several options for manual as well as as well as high heat resistance, easy component water based synthetic adhesive automatic machine application. All options applicability and low VOC used to bond PVC film laminate to wood provide good adhesion properties with good based panels in the modular furniture, resistance against heat, cold, moisture and modular kitchen and doors industries. It oxidation. has excellent heat resistance, low activation Hotmelt 380 (unfilled) and Hotmelt temperature and high green tack. It is non 388 (filled) are Ethylene Vinyl Acetate toxic and non flammable. (EVA) based thermoplastic adhesives recommended for through feed edge banders. They can be used with PVC, PP, ABS, veneer, polyester or melamine resin Fevicol Heatx edge bands. Fevicol Heatx is a synthetic solvent-borne Hotmelt 382 is specially designed for manual rubber-based adhesive edge banding machines. It can be used to made with a special apply PVC, HPL, ABS or solid wood lipping formula with excellent onto MDF or particle board. heat resistance of up Fevicol SH to 170 degrees Celsius. The classic PVC white glue for wood to wood It also possesses bonding features unsurpassed bonding quick grab property strength, good resistance to water and heat, and strong bonding higher coverage and good value for money. efficiency. It comes in 1 It is not only a leading brand in India, but litre and 5 litre packing. also the most successful brand in the world It is used in bonding challenging substrates in this segment, being exported to over 50 like PVC foam sheet, WPVC, UPVC sheet to countries. Mica, PVC film and veneer. However, some precautionary measures have been recommended by the manufacturer: • Bonding surface has to be sanded using Fevicol SWR Range No. 80 ambary paper or any handy Specially designed for the handicraft sanding machine industry, this Polyvinyl Acetate based white • After cleaning the surface, Fevicol Heatx adhesive meets the DIN EN 204 Stress Group should be spread in one direction only D3 Standard. It is suitable for all types of • Wait for 7 minutes to remove solvent for wood working applications and provides the adhesive system very high water resistance and excellent • After joining both substrates, apply bonding in lamination with all grades of Fevicol SP Range pressure using hammer strokes on wood, even in high humidity areas. Fevicol This range of sprayable, synthetic rubber wooden patti for strong contact SWR Plus is specially designed for application based solvent borne contact adhesives can • Remove excess mica or PVC film using in cold weather conditions. SWR EQ has permanently bond painted steel, plywood, knife or trimmer after 5 minutes even better cold weather performance chipboard, PU foam, muslin, foam rubber, • Initial bonding takes 3 hours; final and can achieve D4 standard by adding 5% felt, fabric, leather or many other materials. bonding strength comes after 24 hours isocyanate. SWR LV has very low viscosity. SP-4 is the basic version. SP-5 is specially All are non-flammable and non-toxic with designed for the automotive industry and • The same process can be used in roller REACH Compliance, Low VOC (Volatile is also used to make writing boards using press machines for faster production Organic Compound) Certification and Free honeycomb cardboard and white laminates. Formaldehyde Certification. SP-6 also has high heat resistance. www.pidilite.com

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US hardwood furniture hogs

limelight ‘Joy’, made in ash by DWP-Middle East, was another hit.

Eight designers create unique pieces using American tulipwood, red oak, ash and walnut for the sustainable design initiative

Furniture designed using American The eight chairs and seats produced Development Manager, Seekers hardwoods and veneers formed the in American tulipwood, red oak, ash Furnishing. centerpiece for the recently held and black walnut and incorporating Prior to ‘Design, Dine, Donate’, the ‘Design, Dine, Donate’ charity gala in sustainable fabrics from Warwick chairs were on display as part of the Dubai. The project was a collaboration Australia, were auctioned during Quoz Arts Festival from November between the American Hardwood the night with the proceeds 8-14, 2014. Seekers Furnishing Export Council (AHEC), the leading manufactured seven of the chairs international trade association for organization that brings life-sustaining whilst ‘Quirkis’ was built by Khansaheb the American hardwood industry and waterbenefiting to those SURGE, most a globalin need, non-profit while Joinery. All of the American hardwood Seekers Furnishing, a bespoke joinery increasing awareness of the global lumber for the project was supplied by practice in Dubai. crisis. Chabros International Group and all Given that the brief was very open, the of the veneers were supplied by Fritz challenge for the designers and Seekers Kohl. was to produce a functional seating “This unique exercise has not only installation using sustainable American thrown the spotlight on the beauty of American hardwoods but it has also designs included the ‘Pauline’ rocking helped in increasing the understanding chairhardwoods in walnut and by fabrics. Aedas The Interiors; final of wood as a material for the designers ‘Distrack’ armchair in tulipwood by involved with this project,” said Dozign Lab; ‘Tread’ in walnut by Al Roderick Wiles, AHEC Director for Tayer Stocks; ‘Quirkis’ in red oak by Africa, Middle East, South Asia and Tony Archibold; ‘S’ in walnut by ISG Oceania. Middle East; ‘Joy’ in ash by DWP; ‘Linx’ AHEC runs a worldwide programme bench in ash and walnut by Artillery; to promote American hardwoods in and ‘Niyyah’ in ash by Perkins & Will. over 50 export markets, concentrating “It is one thing to design something that will physically survive the wear designers and end-users with technical and tear of a long life; it is quite informationon providing on architects, the range specifiers, of species, another to design a chair or seat that products and sources of supply. In has the aesthetic qualities that will addition, AHEC also produces a full remain relevant long into the future,” range of technical publications. The ‘Distrack’ armchair in tulipwood, said Ms Marita Peters, Business designed by Dozign Lab. www.americanhardwood.org.

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MARCH - APRIL | 2015 71 EVENT PREVIEW XYLEXPO 2015 Xylexpo earns govt. pat ahead of 25th edition

The Italian Ministry of Economic value for the global supply chain. The government’s measure allots funds Development has recently published “We have been working hard for this in excess of 40 million Euros, spanning a list of strategic trade fairs for the recognition, which acknowledges the 2015-2017 period. With these country’s economy. These events will the supremacy of Xylexpo among funds, organizers shall deploy events be entitled to receive funds from the Italian industry events,” said Mr. Dario and promotion initiatives to increase Corbetta, exhibition director, with great Italian export and to strengthen the in the state budget law (now Stability satisfaction. role of the selected exhibitions as Act‘Made in Italy).in Italy’ financing plan included reference for global demand and The biennial exhibition of supply. woodworking technology and furniture “This is also a sign of support from public institutions to wood technology,” 25th anniversary from 24 to 28 of May Mr. Corbetta noted. “Their attention, 2016,industry in thesupplies Fieramilano-Rho − celebrating expo its through this new measure, shows their determination to clear up the exhibition scenario, often affected by thecenter industry. − has been recognized as an rivalry and overlapping events, and As“industrial such, it has policy been vehicle” included that in benefits the their strong commitment.” short list of “top-32 exhibitions” years, not only for the economic The Italian woodworking machine considered as events of primary situation.“We have experiencedWe believe that very this difficult decision manufacturing industry exports importance, not only for their role to by the Italian government sets a new more than 80% of its 1.6 billion Euro starting point, around which we should production, representing as much as enterprise globalization, but also gather the collaboration and support 5% of the active part of the Italian becausethe benefit they of aremade-in-Italy excellent showcases and Italian of all stakeholders, so that the world of trade balance. “It’s the excellence of on a global scale, places where wood technology can achieve greater made-in-Italy in which we should exhibitors and visitors from all over the and greater results,” he was quoted as world meet and interact, generating saying. added. invest with confidence,” Mr. Corbetta 72 MARCH - APRIL | 2015 MARCH - APRIL | 2015 73 EVENT PREVIEW WOOD TAIWAN

Taiwan to showcase its manufacturing prowess

The Taiwanese trade show for the sawmilling), secondary processing Taiwan boasts of more than 300 global woodworking industry, Wood (sawing, planing, moulding, turning, woodworking manufacturers. Taiwan, will be held in TWTC Nangang Woodworking is its third largest Exhibition Hall, Taipei, from 2-5 boring, tenoning, mortising, sanding industrial sector with 97% of its July 2015. The show is projected edge banding, finger jointing, output sold abroad. In terms of quality to attract around 5,000 visitors, of special processes, special product Taiwan is viewed among world’s best, whom 15% would be foreigners. groups,and machining), maintenance surface of tools finishing, and after Germany and Italy, mainly owing About 200 exhibitors will showcase auxiliaries, extraction equipment and to its agile cluster syndicate system their products in 1,000 booths on an woodworking machinery components. with an objective of meeting the global exhibition space of 9,000 sq metre. This debut of the expo will have a demand in quality. Wood Taiwan is a strong platform Jointly organised by Taiwan External where most of Taiwan’s exports (US$ trends focusing on concerns like Trade Development Council (TAITRA) 498 million in 2013) are sourced and greennew flagship manufacturing, pavilion forautomation, industrial and Taiwan Woodworking Machinery signed to place the country among and raising labour costs – which are Association (TWMA), Wood Taiwan the world’s top four exporters. The spurring a fresh wave of products. allows free admission to pre- exhibition offers a variety of machines, Some of the main attractions will be registered visitors. Parallel events tools, and components, catering to all will include, Best Design & Excellence stages of manufacturing. Awards, Buyers’ Night, procurement Main exhibits will include machines materiala fully automated preparation solid line, wood panel flooring meetings, and conferences. & equipment for primary processing furnitureproduction line, line, and full solid finger wood jointing joining For more information, (production of veneer & plywood, & cutting line. visit www.woodtaiwan.com

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Hand to auto-tool finishing: Tapetech tells how

dryFor years,walls using contractors either automaticand finishers have debated the best way to finish

bytaping its very and nature,finishing is toolsa craft. or hand- finishing methods. Drywall finishing, agree that a highly skilled drywall Most finishers and contractors ability to work with tools, tape and compoundfinisher has to “the transform touch” –gypsum that special wall panels into a monolithic surface, free of any apparent defects and ready Flat finish boxes and corner finishers are designed to coat, feather and leave a uniform finish over flats and angles.

for final paint. The standards and behindrequirements the tool for (hand the finished or automatic) product is whatdo not makes change; the the difference. skill of the finisher to double productivity over hand methods to automatic tools can methods alone. be challenging. The most common That said, the application method objection is resistance to change. A used to achieve the end result makes Any true professional using automatic personal favourite is: “Automatic a substantial impact with regard to timing, job scheduling, resource However, they use automatic tools to speedtools can the tape process and andfinish accelerate by hand. each out of work because they are too fast.” management, personnel, productivity, taping and finishing tools will put me and, most of all, labour cost. A skilled part of the operation, allowing plenty The simple truth is, yes, using

incredible work. work. In essence, they use automatic will help you complete the job more of time to handle the fine detailed quickly.automatic However, taping and when finishing this happens, tools Combinefinisher using that skillhand set methods with automatic produces several positive things occur: whichtools to allows take the them fight to outcomplete of 95% the projectof the taping in less and time finishing or complete process, more ataping dramatic and increasefinishing intools, productivity, however, work overall. alland the the while same maintaining finisher will the experience quality • marketplaceThe company makes more money Automatic tools by design create a • It is more competitive in the more projects. hasof the been finish. predominant, Experience the has best shown • The company can bid on and win that in areas where hand finishing designedconsistent, to high-quality coat, feather finish. and leave Flat a Getting the ‘touch’ finish boxes and corner finishers are So, instead of losing work, the users.hand finishers also become the best The Bazooka can simultaneously company actually has more work – uniform finish over flats and angles. Doublingautomatic productivitytaping and finishing tool angle and cut the tape to the precise more jobs. Automatic taping and length.apply mud and tape to any flat or and that means more finishers for and incorporate the speed and work. Instead, automatic tools will A skilled drywall finisher will blend The system as a whole is designed to improve the consistency and helpfinishing you staytools productive won’t put youand outon-the- of job. efficiency of automatic tools with the productivity of the tape, coat and finesse of hand finishing for a highly Converting to automatic tools requires productive and near-flawless drywall patience and persistence. The tools allows the drywall professional finish coat processes. finishing system. The use of automatic 76 MARCH - APRIL | 2015But converting finishers from hand PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES

transformation requires some changes As they complete their training and reputation and stays in-demand, just in a process that has been perfected work through the learning curve, they like the contractor who manages a job must make the tools work for them. and brings it in under budget. must develop the “touch” with a new In tough competitive times, companies setby hand.of tools. Experienced hand finishers reach that point by the sound of look for ways to cut costs. As a toolsYou can running. always Automatic tell when finishers taping contractor your greatest cost is labour. Companies that have made the and distinctive sound when they are conversion to automatic tools have operatedand finishing correctly! tools make a unique reported savings of 3-5 man days per When we speak of “converting” to week/per crew. Others have reported production increases of 50% or more. Most companies that have used automatic taping and finishing tools anyfrom trade, hand thefinishing, most highly it’s really skilled about over a period of years report crew workersadding to tend a finisher’s to be the skill busiest set. As and in automatic taping and finishing tools most productive. hand. What if each of your crew could The Bazooka can simultaneously apply In almost all parts of the country, production twice that of finishing by mud and tape to any flat or angle and a talented Bazooka operator or week using automatic tools versus cut the tape to the precise length. automatic tool user develops a finish just 30% more drywall per

hand finishing?! Tece Decor offers matching screw covers

In its efforts to supply a complete and any kind of damaged small points proper adhesive of screw cover to range of products related to edge can be effectively covered with these the board. It is advisable to clean the banding, Turkey’s Tece Decor also covers. surface of board with a slightly damp offers screw covers with the same Along with the PVC or melamine cloth before sticking the cover. colour of its edge bandings. substrate Tece makes the exact colour After peeling off the screw cover from Screw covers are the specially the white substrate, make sure that produced material that carpenters product has the exact colour, design, there is minimal contact between can stick on top of visible screw holes andof its texture edge bandings; of the edge the banding. finished or screw heads. As it is not possible The circle covers are available in 14- temperature for application is room to make screw covers from the board mm and 18-mm sizes and are priced temperatefinger and the(between adhesive. 18° The C and ideal 25° C). or laminate itself, it has to be made to overcome market competition. To apply the screw cover: the cover from plastic or melamine sheets. Tece Application should be put over the screw hole manufactures both products. and pressure applied on it. The result The surface to be applied must be With the right colour of screw covers, should be checked after 24 hours after clean; free of dust, dirt, oil, or any furniture has a perfect visual appeal application. other material that can prevent a and consistency. Holes, screws heads,

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SCM launches Accord FX for doors, windows

The new Accord FX range was developed to meet expectations for processing centres by small and medium enterprises.

More than 300 door and window developed on the basis of the growing tool and working unit accessibility, manufacturers from Italy, Europe, appetite for processing centres coupled with utmost reliability. Malaysia, the US, Japan and Africa shown by artisans and small-medium The new-generation software gathered in Rimini (Italy) between 5 enterprises. This is a model designed programs enable even small and to deliver maximum performance medium enterprises to work with hand the technological innovation with the lowest possible investment: extreme ease of programming, contentand 7 February and performance to experience of SCM’s first- a powerful, versatile processing leveraging the capabilities of 5-axis Xilog Maestro software. centre with an extremely accelerated processing centres in an ideal way. learning curve, thanks to software Its ‘Doors and Windows Technology All this has been made possible programs that are increasingly easier Days’ turned out to be a training by the Xilog Maestro processing and idea exchange opportunity to use and programme. for the many door and window modules: the Maestro WD parametric manufacturers, from small artisans applicationcentre software software and its to specificdesign and who wanted to familiarise themselves manufacture doors and windows; with numeric control technology to the new Maestro 3D developed to large businesses that were interested design and process three-dimensional in larger production volumes, new surfaces; the Proview simulator for real-time visualisation of work piece quality. and machine parts; and MSL, the Thefinishes main and focus higher of the overall event process were interface that enables the dialogue the processing centres, the Accord with external management software, 30FX and Accord 40FX-M models importing data directly into Xilog and the Accord WD cell. SCM also The new-generation software Maestro. previewed the brand-new Accord programs enable even small and Displaying its smoothing and 25FX model, a 5-axis processing medium enterprises to leverage the capabilities of 5-axis processing centre with enhanced performance showcased the new Sandya 900 roller centres. in terms of maximum processable finishing solutions, the SCM Group height and operator safety. It is an which can deliver the best smoothing extremely versatile machine for the The Accord 25FX boasts a high work performanceconveyor with for super-finish doors and unit,windows manufacturing of doors and windows, piece passage, a reduced footprint, and the DMC System, a veritable staircases and solid wood kitchens. greater ease of loading and uploading, The new Accord FX range was high tool magazine capacity, maximum planetary unit. finishing centre with multi-functional 78 MARCH - APRIL | 2015 203/204, Bharat Industrial Estate, Lake Road, Bhandup (W), Mumbai - 400 078. INDIA Official Magazine Tel: +91-22-32440508 • E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.afmt.in Contact Person: Mr. Vidyadhar • Mobile: +91-9323013126 MARCH - APRIL | 2015 79 PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES

Superior waterborne coating solutions from

All Hydroplus series products for exterior use meet the requirements of JAT Holdings the EN 14351-1 regulation governing CE marking.

Italy-based Sayerlack, a leading wood In order to ensure a good resistance resistance level comparable to that of in outdoor exposure, the clear polyurethane two-pack topcoats. introduce water-based lacquer to Hydroplus products are formulated Some of Sayerlack’s water-based thesolutions global company, wood coating was theindustry first to with an optimal dose of UV absorbers, coating systems for exteriors have in 1998, and has since become one reducing any changes in colour of the world’s largest producers of and protecting the wood from Catas Quality Award Plus and Catas- wood coating. Sayerlack is part of the deterioration. Wkiobtained Premium the prestigious Plus that certify certifications the Sherwin-Williams Group. Hydroplus pigmented coatings contain quality of the coating system for its Sayerlack has introduced in India its high opacity and light-resistant outdoor life, wood protection and Hydroplus waterborne coatings to pigments. This type of coating is ideal production quality control. offer protection from solar radiation. for high quality, long lasting joinery Sayerlack Hydro Gold provides an Hydroplus reduces solvent emissions products. 18-year lifespan on windows and 10- by up to 95%, compared to synthetic ‘Green’ solution year lifespan on external shutters. products. An environment-friendly attitude Application Its application considerably increases is increasingly spreading, aiming at To assess the minimum coating the life of coated wood joinery in the safeguarding the operators’ and the thickness that must be applied and outdoors. Unlike solvent products, end-users’ health. For this reason, so the most appropriate system waterborne products maintain their furniture is more and more being for wooden outdoor products, one elasticity over time, which allows the coated with products with the least must consider two factors: the risk emission of solvents, both during of exposure class and wood type. One can assume that windows Waterbornecoating’s film coatings to follow are the not wood’s slow stage of the drying, which movement without cracking or flaking. protected externally by shades, blinds usuallythe painting occurs stage at home and in and the liberates final and rolling doors only need a two- water, allow fast coating systems unpleasant odors. coat system. Windows that are not withoutflammable, spontaneous can be thinned combustion with tap As furniture manufacturers use protected externally, as well as the and lifting. All Hydroplus series chipboard bases and MDF with low blinds and shades, need a three-coat products for exterior use meet the formaldehyde contents, painters will system. requirements of the EN 14351-1 have to use products with minimum Before application of Hydroplus, it regulation governing CE marking. contents of harmful substances, so as must be ensured that the wood is Hydroplus topcoats are thixotropic, to protect the environment. healthy and without pith; there must allowing a thick coat of product The appearance is critical in be no traces of fungal or insect attack; to be applied without sagging or the coating of furniture and its there must be no transverse cracking accessories. Hydroplus waterborne of the grain; the relative humidity should range between 13% and 15%. maintainsrunning, maintaining a high level excellent of elasticity flow cannot be differentiated from those It must be borne in mind that there is overand transparency. time, without The being applied prone film to obtainedproducts withresult solvent-based in finishes that products, “blocking”. ensuring a mechanical and chemical a danger of resin outflow in pine, larch 80 MARCH - APRIL | 2015 and Douglas fir. PEFC - Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification PEFC

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The natural look system has regulation requires exceeding 2016 promoted global brands of superior been QUV-A tested (EN 927/06- hours of QUV. quality such as BormaWachs, Crown, e regulation). This accelerated Sayerlack researchers have tested the Permoglaze and many other iconic weathering test simulates outdoor natural look coating system for over brands. Sayerlack is represented in weathering of a coated item and 4,000 hours and obtained excellent India by JAT Holdings’ Nashad Nash sets the benchmark for assessing results: at the end of the test, the ([email protected]). the duration of a coating system. To pass the exterior duration test, the Offering Catas recognized waterborne technologiescoating’s film and was easy-to-use still perfect. polyurethane technologies, Sayerlack

of options. Technologies available fromprovides Sayerlack finishers include with waterbornea unique range transparent and pigmented basecoats,

polyurethane finishing systems, NC systems,and one-component adhesion-promoting finishes, UV- primers, stains,curable and systems, waxes. lacquer finishing Hydroplus topcoats allow application without sagging or running, Endorsing a culture of innovation and Sayerlack researchers have tested the maintaining excellent flow and natural look coating system for over continuous improvement for over 20 transparency and high level of elasticity 4,000 hours and obtained excellent years Sri Lanka-based JAT Holdings has over time. results.

Get a grip on your work pieces

hands, arms, back, chest and neck. more! This also presents a risk to the MostMDF, ofcounter-tops, these materials floor typically mats, and stand materials themselves, because they 4x8 feet or more in length. They’re can slip from the workers’ grasp and obviously cumbersome to carry and fall to the ground, resulting in damage usually heavy as well; but need to be to the panels, or to their toes. individually moved, perhaps hand- The Gorilla Gripper solves all of these loaded onto trucks and ultimately problems at once, increasing the overall ease and safety of gripping, within the building structure or onto carrying and moving these panels to itshand-carried roof. to their final destination and around the job site. Here is how Since these panels lack handle holds the Gorilla Gripper works: or apertures for grasping, workers It simply and easily slips over the typically have to grasp the top edge of center of the top edge of panel. When a person lifts its handle, the two palms of their hands and lift the panel gripping plates pivot into a parallel aeach few panel inches between off the ground the fingers while and position to the panel surfaces, walking to carry the sheet of material moving together to compress against to the place where it may have to be the panel, gripping it tightly. The trimmed to a required dimension. And unique design of the Gorilla Gripper The Gorilla Gripper is a unique, then re-carried to the place where it automatically increases its grip the exciting, effective gripping and lifting will be installed. more the panel material weighs. hand tool for a variety of large, heavy and unwieldy building materials, such Not only is this awkward to do by as panels of plywood, particle board, hand, but it physically challenges, wallboard, cement board, melamine, stresses and fatigues the fingers, 82 MARCH - APRIL | 2015 NOTES AND NEWS

Govt. to push ZED model for MSMEs

The Union Government is set to the same time train them to deliver automation, among others. Companies launch its ‘Zero Effect, Zero Defect’ quality products with zero defect, will be assigned star ratings on a model to rate and handhold a million hence zero rejection,” said a DIPP scale of 1 to 5 based on their levels of micro, small and medium enterprises competence, technology and quality “The idea is that Indian products must on 61 parameters. The parameters official. deliver top quality products using be perceived as top quality products include infrastructure, quality of (MSMEs) over the next five years, to clean technology. by the world, which will help move up machines, waste disposal system, The move is in line with the Prime the value chain and draw buyers from provisions to deal with pollution and Minister’s pitch for high quality local the West,” he was quoted as saying optimising energy resources. manufacturing and ‘Make in India’ by the Economic Times newspaper. Along with that, there will be campaign. Deriving its name from Medium and SMEs contribute nearly categories for each parameter ranging Mr. Narendra Modi’s speech, the 8% to the country’s gross domestic from bronze to silver, gold and ‘ZED maturity model’ is being jointly product, 45% to manufacturing diamond. A lone bronze star will be worked out by the Ministry of Micro, output and 40% to exports. Small and Medium Enterprises; the “It is important that SMEs improve star the highest. There will be sector- the lowest rating, and a diamond five Department of Industrial Policy and processes and systems in such a way Promotion (DIPP) and the Quality that quality is assured and there such as food processing, textiles, Council of India (QCI), and is expected leatherspecific andparameters auto parts for for each assessment. industry, Enterprises will be taken through a According to the Economic Times, The aim is to help SMEs evolve processis no rejection,” from the said present a QCI status official. to the India has close to 35 million MSMEs to be finalised by March-end. and grow by providing them with ZED standard, which will mean that a with 95% employing less than 10 adequate training and funding particular company is at par with any people. The rest 5% employ 10 to to move up the value chain and international product unit. 100 people. Under the proposed produce quality products. “We will The process will involve manual programme, unemployed youth sensitise MSMEs to give importance skilling, technology upgrade and will be trained to become quality to packaging and branding, and at professionals.

nesting machining operations and an intelligent magazine to SCM to headline ‘efficiency, enable excellent performance, with innovation’ at Ligna automation playing a key role in for the management of very different ensuring flexibility and high output The SCM Group is preparing for ‘Xilog Maestro’ CAD/CAM software orders. Ligna (in Hanover, 11-15 May 2015) for processing centres, along with In the door and window segment, with a range of solutions for greater Maestro 3D, Maestro Edge, Maestro SCM has expanded its processing Nesting, Maestro WD and MSL. centre range with a new model with stand, covering over 1,800 square Morbidelli processing centres will enhanced performance as far as efficiency and reliability. The main metres, will showcase innovations for showcase the impeccable boring-edge maximum processing height and all types of machining processes for banding quality and high productivity, operator safety is concerned. It will the woodworking industry and panel also for small-medium batches: over sectors. 20 pieces per minute, with set-up door and window manufacturers, also provide a flexible solution for Ligna will see the preview of ‘Oikos’, times of less than 45 seconds. capable of combining high productivity with the possibility of the powerful Routech processing The novelties for Stefani will focus on centre with 6-axis working unit, creating increasingly customised capable of managing the most diverse projects. processes both on beams and X-LAM/ edgesuperb banding finish qualitywill be presentedfor industrial as a Another hall will showcase solutions CLT wall elements with maximum size solution.edge banding: for the first time, hot air for small joineries, with the entire of up to 1,250 mm width, 300 mm Minimax range revamped, through to thickness and 19 m height. For Gabbiani and Mahros, the focus the prestigious range of L’Invincibile will be on fully integrated solutions The spotlight will also be on the professional machines, which will that combine cutting, Morbidelli include an innovative cutting solution.

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Greda to launch CNC centre for furniture legs

Greda will launch at the upcoming Greda is an Italy-based world- legs; but also machines for panels, Ligna its brand new ‘Venus’, a multi- renowned brand for 30 years with furniture, musical instruments, wood axis working centre for chair, table thousands of CNC machines installed construction. and furniture legs, processing four globally. It prides itself on its capacity “When you master a technology, you pieces simultaneously. Venus is a can apply it to different areas, always high-productivity machine that, in a customer needs. achieving results that effectively Greda’sto create specialties specific machines are solid for wood respond to user requirements,” says parts, up to 1,200-mm long, ready to solutions, routing and turning its Co-Director, Ms Marianna Daschini. befew assembled minutes, can and deliver painted. four finished equipment for chair and table www.greda.it

Henkel opens Flexible Packaging Academy in Mumbai

Henkel Adhesive Technologies, theoretical a leading solution provider for knowledge and adhesives, sealants and functional hands-on practical coatings, inaugurated the Henkel training. Methods Flexible Packaging Academy in of producing food- Mumbai, on 18 February. safe laminates and It is Henkel’s third academy globally, troubleshooting will be the key highlights of the and will be the first of its kind in India, training. in the industry. As knowledge packagingWest Asia andindustry Africa, professionals offering certified With proven success models in partners, IIP will also be involved in --training especially programmes in the fast for moving flexible Europe and China, Henkel Adhesive imparting the training. consumer goods, pharmaceuticals Technologies has earned industry- and food and beverages sectors -- in wide reputation for taking the lead in industry is pegged at reaching US$ association with Indian Institute of changing the dynamics of the industry 3.8The billion, dynamic according Indian flexible to the latest packaging Packaging (IIP). with emphasis on quality and wastage report of the Associated Chambers It will provide formal training control and skills upgradation. of Business and Commerce in on lamination technology to The Academy will be steered by a India. Henkel Flexible Packaging entrepreneurs, production managers, team of experts sourced from across supervisors, operators, quality control the world including in-house technical foundation propelling the industry team of Henkel each of whom have towardsAcademy development, will prove to besustainability a significant industry. The training combines more than twenty years of experience and innovation. professionals of the flexible packaging 84 MARCH - APRIL | 2015 NOTES AND NEWS

‘Dr Fixit’ takes to educating people

It will offer an experience zone Pidilite Industries said, “Water from the house of Pidilite Industries, wherein a customer can get seepage/ leakage causes immense announcedDr. Fixit, the the waterproofing launch of ‘Waterproof expert information regarding importance of damage to a household. Dr. Fixit is a World’ in Mumbai in the beginning of March. Dr. Fixit is one of the envelope, easy steps to waterproof and we feel it is our responsibility to create most trusted brands in the Indian areaswaterproofing, of application concept such of as waterproof external leader in waterproofing solutions and construction industry, known for its and internal walls, terraces and importance.” innovation and pioneering solutions bathrooms. Pidiliteawareness Industries about waterproofing has been a pioneer and its This will also provide a platform to in consumer and specialties chemicals Dr. Fixit is also committed to break engineers, structural consultants and in India. Its product range includes commonfor waterproofing myths and problems. demystify the adhesives and sealants, construction problems associated with conventional solutions to their clients. ‘Waterproof and paint chemicals, art material, World’architects will to be showcase exhibited waterproofing at seven key industrial and textile resins and common people. ‘Waterproof World’, a outlets in Mumbai and will be launched organic pigments. Fevicol is now the waterproofing practices amongst in other centres in the country. largest selling adhesives brand in Asia. educating customer through touch and Mr. Ashish Prasad, President (Sales & feel.first-of-its-kind retail concept, aims at Marketing, Construction Chemicals),

Schelling cut to size saw s 45: The all-round cut-to-size saw with mitre cut Cutting boards to size and mitre cuts with one machine: is this really possible? Yes it is; and that's not all: Slashed process costs and is raised precision with the Schelling s 45. Ideal for anyone who works in the demanding field of furniture and shop fitting

Schelling Anlagenbau GmbH is headquartered in Schwarzach, Austria. The company has 400 employees worldwide at a total of 10 locations. The product line includes cut-to-size saws and systems, as well as automatic area storage and stacking systems for Schelling Anlagenbau GmbH wood materials, and precision saws and systems for plastics, 6858 Schwarzach/Austria, www.schelling.com NF-metals, ferrous metals and PCB materials. Your contact in India: Bhat Dayanand Cell No. +91 9900 515 210, Email: [email protected]

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AHEC has big interest in Dubai WoodShow

Machinery Show, scheduled for 14-16 will deliver a presentation on the US April, 2015. It is set to host the largest hardwood forest resources. ever American hardwood pavilion, Mr. Roderick Wiles, AHEC Director for since it started to support the Dubai Africa, Middle East, South Asia and show at its inception in 2006. Oceania said, “We look forward to our According to AHEC, growing interest participation in Dubai, a must-attend and demand for American hardwoods event for the region’s timber trade and has bolstered US hardwood exporters woodworking sector.” to become increasingly active in “The greatest barrier to the increased the region’s hardwood market. The use of wood is a lack of knowledge. event will see the participation of 21 US hardwood lumber and veneer from using wood because of their exporters under the banner of the Even specifiers are often dissuaded The Bahrain National Theatre, where American Hardwood Pavilion, which understanding of the material. Given extensive use has been made of various will occupy 240 square metres at the species of US hardwoods. thatown woodlack of has confidence not only enjoyedin and a show. renaissance, but has become an The American Hardwood Export In addition, AHEC will co-sponsor essential material for architects Council (AHEC), the leading the ‘Talking Timber’ seminar, across the globe, we are eager to international trade association for where Dr. Scott Bowe, Professor & raise awareness about American the American hardwood industry, Wood Products Specialist from the hardwoods across all elements of the Department of Forest and Wildlife timber chain in the region,” concluded Dubai International Wood & Wood Ecology, College of Agricultural and Mr. Wiles. has confirmed its participation in the Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Caple keeps winning streak, expands into Delhi

Mumbai-based Caple Traders Robland, Bessey and Tapetech. It successful. bagged the award for highest sales thus has under its umbrella nearly Caple also recently started a sales of Altendorf saws in India. It was the the entire range of woodworking centre in Pitampura, New Delhi, where second consecutively year that Caple machines. it has the Altendorf WA8 and WA8X won credit for sales of the German This covers the whole range, right on demo, along with its range of machines in India. from entry-level but quality mobile equipment from Festool, Bessey and Caple has been very careful in and stationary workshops to big Tapetech dry wall tools from the US. choosing its supplier base, and now factories, with the best software, Caple has experience in setting boasts of representing top brands consultancy, supplies and service. up more than 300 workshops in in the world, including Homag, Caple has invested in SAP and training the country already, and is now in Altendorf, Festool, Orma, Schuler, of its team to make it consistently expansion mode.

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TopSolid upgrades its website

Missler France has recently come issues on the 3D model, right from the assist clients in taking correct decisions modelling to implementation phases. to go for TopSolid software. Many website (www.topsolid.com), with TopSolid Wood has powerful drawing TopSolid users manufacturing similar out with a totally modified TopSolid products can connect with the website of its products, services and clients into interfaces for manufacturing, along user. Industries,simplified features Customer and Success, categorisation Services, withfeatures, production data exchange of sales and and specific marketing The acceptability of the software Location and How to buy. documentation to boost business sales. can be gauged by the fact that it Its TopSolid Wood is a popular made- The new website has incorporated has penetrated into a wide range of to-measure solution that integrates user-friendly navigation to devices reputed industries and companies the CAD-CAM software packages specially used such as tablet, mobile phones or world over. TopSolid is represented developed to meet the needs of the computers. in India by Mumbai-based DesignCell woodworking industry. Its Wood- CAD-CAM Solutions The customer success stories and (www.designcell.org) videos presented on the website can specific functions integrate machining

Through developing India’s own

India to launch forest PEFC Council’s globally recognized certification programme sustainabilityforest certification benchmarks, system, init isline with become more relevant and accessible An international conference on forest on sustainability, especially through withinenvisioned India. that the certification will The event is hosted by the Network being held on 16 March, at Ashok Hotel The conservation and sustainable incertification, New Delhi ‘Positioningto launch the India’, country’s is managementbroader uptake of offorests forest in certification. India and Forests (NCCF) and Programme for beyond is a topic of critical concern. for Certification and Conservation of development process. Forests provide solutions to climate (PEFC), supported by ITC and SCS India Innational light of forest India’s certification vast forest systemresource, change mitigation, biodiversity Pvt.Endorsement Ltd. of Forest Certification burgeoning economy, and strategic conservation and poverty reduction. For details, contact Ms. Deepali Rautela position in international markets, They are also a renewable resource of the NCCF on +91-120-6500162 or there is a great opportunity to capable of providing essential further position its forestry sector materials that society depends on. email [email protected] or [email protected]. will be moved from Pianfei (Cuneo) core business of supply of equipment to Marano, while the service for and technology for energy generation Primultini thousands of machines installed all from alternative sources. over the world will still be managed by The real assets are the valuable acquires the engineers of the Piedmont-based references that both companies have group. in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Bongioanni According to Mr. Lorenzo Primultini, Africa and Northern Europe. “We were president of the company that bears market leader already; now we have Primultini from Marano Vicentino his name, Primultini has acquired further expanded our scope,” Lorenzo in Italy, a renowned company with a Bongioanni’s “intellectual property”, Primultini added. rich catalogue of sawmill solutions, including brand, technical and sales has acquired the Bongioanni brand, a information, customer portfolio, “joint plant” made with Bongioanni business in the same industry, part of drawings and designs. andBy September Primultini thistechnology, year, the will first be Pezzolato SpA, since 2001. Pezzolato SpA, whose revenues commissioned in a German company, According to the agreement, increased by approximately 20% in Haberlein GmbH. Bongioanni’s machinery production 2014, will be able to focus on its future

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Furniture hub to come up in Kerala

A trumpet grade separator on National Highway 47, which connects Salem (in Tamil Nadu) with Kochi and Kanyakumari. Karukutti lies on this busy highway. The Kerala Furniture Consortium industrialists. The Karukutti project, which was (Kefcon) is setting up a Rs 100-crore The central government will meet 50% international furniture hub at dispute over the ownership of the Karukutti, in Ernakulam district, Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation landhanging for thefire infrastructure,for some time overhas been a according to a report in Deccan Schemeof the project (IIUS) cost of the under Union the Ministry modified of Chronicle newspaper. The hub will Medium and Small Enterprises, while Mr. Amitabh Kant, now secretary in the come up on 5.5 acres of land along Kefcon and the state government will Departmentcleared after ofKerala Industrial cadre Policy IAS officer, and National Highway 47 (Salem-Kochi- meet 25% each. Promotion, intervened. Kanyakumari). The detailed project report is ready Central government norms insisted It will host an international furniture and will be submitted to the Centre the land must be transferred to the exhibition centre for units, a skill soon, according to Mr. V. Rajagopal, government, but the consortium development centre to train artisans objected to it, saying the cost is not for the industry, a design centre, a Bureau of Industrial Promotion included in the project cost. Mr. Kant convention centre to organise expos, (KBIP),Chief Executive the nodal Officer agency of forKerala cluster suggested the project can follow the and residential facility for visiting development projects in the state. norms of the earlier IIUS. Vietnam is latest teak supplier to India

is said to have improved. Analysts Gujarat held a series of auctions in report that more Indian companies January and early February 2015. accordingThe flow of to plantation the International teak imports Tropical are planning to establish sawmills and These sales were conducted using Timberinto India Organisation is good and (ITTO). demand Prices is firm, veneer mills in Myanmar. the controversial e-auction system, for better quality supplies are rising which is still being objected to and supplies have begun arriving from logs were sold at Timarni, Khirakia, by many traders, who refused to Vietnam. • Ashapur,Over 20,000 Narmada cubic metresNagar, Betulof teak and participate in the auctions. It also reported natural forest teak other depots of Madhya Pradesh at Those who refused to attend logs arriving from the UAE, quoting the beginning of the year. the sales are seeking clarity on analysts as suggesting these were logs Buyers reported the quality of logs e-payments, e-orders and e-delivery purchased from Myanmar prior to that was very good and because sawmills instructions. Observers at the sale country’s log export ban. needed to replenish stocks demand report the logs were freshly felled With the further relaxation in rules and of good quality. The main buyers covering sawn teak and other than average prices. were state owned mills, which hardwood exports in Myanmar the was firm as reflected in the higher purchased around 15,000 cubic metres. – ITTO • Forest depots in Valsad district of 88 flow of raw materials to IndianMARCH mills - APRIL | 2015 MAINTENANCE CORNER

Maintenance tips for CNC machines Preventive maintenance is of utmost importance for any Weekly maintenance tips machine to operate continually at its optimal capacity and (after every 48 hours of operation) have a long life. An unplanned downtime of a day or even a few hours hurts the production capacity and we lose precious time and money. A meticulous maintenance schedule has to be maintained. Here are some preventive maintenance tips from Biesse Manufacturing, to help keep your CNC machines running at peak performance while avoiding unplanned downtimes.

Daily maintenance (after every 8 hours of operation) Machine Clean any encrustations on the guides and racks with a cloth, or a brush with bronze bristles. Using a brush, spread a thin layer of Mobilux EP0 lubricant on each rack. Pressure gauge should show 6.5 to 7.5 bar of pressure ‘always’.

of the work table carriages. Work Use compressed air to clean the filter on each removed from the carriage and the air must Table beTo blownclean it onto properly, its inner the surface.filter must be

Fortnightly maintenance tips (after every 96 hours of operation)

Machine Proper cleaning of the machine and the surrounding area will make the working environment healthier and safer, allowing commands and indicators to be easily Boring Lubricate the boring head of the working unit any wood chips, and if necessary use a head identified. Use a vacuum cleaner to remove lubrication Press insert the pump in the greasing nipples compressor to remove fine dust, making sure and pump in 5 grams of lubricant mustyou stand be removed at a sufficient using adistance. vacuum Tocleaner prevent or (approximately 10 strokes of the pump). brush.the floor from becoming slippery, waste chips Every 5 strokes of the pump, turn the Work table Inspect the condition of the table gaskets, the spindles manually to distribute the lubricant suction cups and the jigs. If necessary, replace evenly. them. Machine If machine has automatic lubrication, ensure Safety Inspect the condition of the cams and their devices safety switches. If necessary, replace them. lubrication thatIn the it caseis filled of manual with Mobilux lubrication, EP0 lubricant. search for Operating Inspect the condition of the curtain guards the grease nipples in the machine, lubricate section located on the operating section. If necessary, the racks and linear motion blocks and pump replace them. Mobilux EP0 lubricant with approximately 3 Check the electro-spindle tool locking – to grams of lubricant (4 strokes of pump)

spindle and check manually to ensure they are perfectlydo this check, locked. fit eachAlso checktool on that the airelectro- is coming out of the electro-spindle coupling area

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Monthly maintenance tips Biesse India serves more than 750 customers in India with over 1,350 Scan this QR code to (after every 192 hours of operation) installations since its inception in 2008, through a portal conceptualised watch the machine and developed to support its customers in India, as well as abroad. maintenance videos It is a responsive, round-the-clock portal that can be accessed on any device. It is a free online service support exclusively for Biesse customers:

• To access all their Biesse machine information under one roof • maintained.To systematically analyse and trouble-shoot the machine on their own • Maintenance tips (with videos) to keep Biesse machines well

Operating Check that the electrical cables are not section damaged and properly connected.

Check that the connectors, wires and cables are firmly fixed. Fett-Paste 70-8508 grease for metals on the electro-spindle unlocking device. Lubricate the electro-spindle: to avoid problems during tool changing operations, periodically apply Metaflux Apply grease on both the surface of the collet and in the gap between the locking collet respectively. Spread the grease evenly, using a collet spindle which should be inserted in the unlocking device and disconnected a dozen times. COMPANIES IN THIS ISSUE Company Name Page Page Company Name Page Page Company Name Page Page Nos. Nos. Nos. Nos. Nos. Nos.

Machines & Tools Venjakob 33 Industry Services Altendorf 35 Wemhoener 27 AHEC 70, 86 Barberan 17, 92-97 Woodmaster 48 37 AFMT 79 Biesse India 34, 89 9, 49 WoodTech 28 65, IBC Bathroom & Kitchen Expo 75 Bongioanni SpA 87 Yow Cherng 65 DelhiWood 2015 22, 26, 28 Bosch Power Tools 42 Materials & Products DIPP 83 Burkle 47 Action Tesa 14 DubaiWood 2015 91 Caple Traders 86 51 Associate Decor 28, 50 ETTF 60 Felder 52 13, 57 Designcell Solutions 87 FabFurnish 26 Festool 40 Ebco 64 2 FlipKart 26 Freud Tools 42 EVI Coatings 5 Gorilla 82 Eximcorp 38 53 HomeLane 26 Greda SpA 84 Hafele 11 Ikea 26 Holytek 3 Henkel 84 India Kitchen Congress 91 Homag 4, 59 Hettich OBC IndiaWood 2016 73 Indian Finishing Tech. 42 81 Imos 32 Interzum 91 Jai Industries 44 20-21 INOX 1 ITTO 88 Jai Industries 62-63 JAT Holdings 80 Kefcon 88 Kalyan Industries 100 Missler France 87 MumbaiWood 2015 71 Lamello 46 Ornare 6 PEFC 87 81 Leitz 99 Peka-Metall AG 64 PepperFry 26 Mirka 39 Pidilite Industries 85 69 SnapDeal 26 MVS Global 65 Quetzel Designs 28 N. S. Machines 41 TWMA/ Wood Taiwan 74 Richwood 99 UrbanLadder 26 Primultini SpA 87 Sangaru Design 54 Xylexpo 72 RMPL 99 Sayerlack 80 Schelling 85 Sleek Boards 28 43 SCM 78, 83 Tece Decor 77 Shree Umiya F-Tech 48 7 V3 Engineers 18 Tai Chan 53 Vishwa Safety 67 Tapetech 76 Wood Finishing 99 Textile Machinery 99 Editorial Advertisement

90 MARCH - APRIL | 2015 WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Balwant Keshav Gogate, Proprietor, N. P. Singh, Managing Director, George Fernandez, Director, B.K. Gogate Architects / Interior Fabtech Engineers, Jagadhri, Systems Engineering Consultants, Consultants, Pune, Maharashtra Haryana Chennai, Tamil Nadu WoodNews is the right source of latest Thanks to PDA Trade Fairs for organising With reference to ‘Space saving hidden information on the industry. One can DelhiWood 2015. It was a coming modular kitchen’ (WoodNews, Nov- transform innovative and creative ideas together of small and big local and Dec. 2014), Dutch manufacturer Maciej into reality with the help of proper global enterprises. Good show, keep it Karpiak introduced the initial design of knowledge of new materials, machinery up! WoodNews must try to promote the ‘wall kitchen’ in Amsterdam in 2010. and technology. more of small scale industry and the When closed, the kitchen is disguised as skills required for them. a solid wall surface. The kitchen length is 5620 mm, space occupied 42 m3, and comes in more than 100 types of veneer finishes. Ashok Goel, Proprietor, M. Adam Bawa, Manager, One wall opens smoothly on the horizontal plane to reveal the functioning Ashoka Cold Storage, Jagadhri, Hindustan Timber Trading kitchen, making ample use of storage Haryana Company, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu space. Modular kitchen manufacturers WoodNews is a good magazine, and its WoodNews is quite resourceful for our can certainly take a hard look on how to contents are good. We require more business. It gives us extra knowledge. incorporate this innovative design, when articles on plywood. Best wishes for kitchen spaces are limited. the future! EVENTS CALENDAR Interzum-Guangzhou The Kitchen Congress Date: 28 March – 1 April, 2015 Date: 17 – 19 April, 2015 Venue: Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, China Venue: Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bangalore, India

As Asia’s largest furniture production and woodworking India Kitchen Congress is the annual knowledge event of machinery trade fair, Interzum–Guangzhou 2015 will continue the modular kitchen industry in the country. Entrepreneurs, to be held alongside the China International Furniture Fair. professionals and investors from the industry attend this conference to gain insights into the business strategies of be activated for the event, boosting the total exhibition area to market leaders, and network with potential customers and 1,40,000This will besquare the first metres, time which Hall 12.1 is expected of the Pazhou to host Complex over 1,071 will vendors. The conference consists of expert presentations, exhibitors from 36 countries and regions, and attract more workshops and demonstrations. than 62,000 visitors. Details: www.ikcshow.com Details: www.interzum–guangzhou.com

DubaiWood Show Interzum 2015 Date: 14 – 16 April, 2015 Date: 5 – 8 May, 2015 Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE Venue: Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany

DubaiWood is West Asia’s leading and only dedicated business- Interzum provides the furniture industry momentum for to-business meeting place for the wood, wood accessories and innovations: decision makers, opinion leaders and multipliers woodworking machinery industry. DubaiWood 2014 attracted in furniture production and interior design are excited about 8,349 high quality trade professionals from 95 countries across the new products, solutions and concepts. For four days Interzum globe. The participating exhibitors included 500 brands, suppliers will again be the central communication platform for the and manufacturers representing 40 countries and covered a total industry. Exhibitors from around the world meet visitors from of 13,428 square metres of exhibition space. around the world, and do good business! Details: www.dubaiwoodshow.com Details: www.interzum.com

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Barberan solutions since 1929

Barberán was established in 1929. Since then Barberán continues delivering the best solutions in coating, printing, drying, profile wrapping, laminating, post-forming, profile sanding and a wide range of complementary machines for the woodwork inductsry. Barberán machines are designed to improve productivity and reduce manufacturing costs, taking always into consideration the respect for the environment. Barberan’s office and facilities of more than 27,000 sqm, are located in Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain With more than 85 years history Barberán has supplied hundreds of installations all over the world, becoming a world leader in the woodfinish industry.

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Barberan solutions since 1929 Complete lines for gluing panels

Different modular gluing installations and laminating machine Compact Line are ideal solutions for the panel and door industry.

Compact laminating machine for the application of paper foil, PVC and low pressure laminates (CPL) on panels made of MDF or particleboard using EVA or PUR hotmelt glues.

Barberán was established in 1929. PUR hot melt laminating lines Since then Barberán continues delivering the best solutions in IT-B line coating, printing, drying, profile wrapping, laminating, post-forming, Single side PUR laminating line (IT-B) For foils in rolls and in sheets (cut to profile sanding and a wide range of size). Maximum flexibility for panels complementary machines for the and foils. Production up to 2 panel/ woodwork inductsry. Barberán minute. machines are designed to improve productivity and reduce manufacturing costs, taking always into consideration IT-L line the respect for the environment. Barberan’s office and facilities of Single side PUR laminating line (IT-L) more than 27,000 sqm, are located in For foils in rolls and in sheets (cut Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain to size). Maximum production. With more than 85 years history Production up to 4 panels/minute. Barberán has supplied hundreds of installations all over the world, becoming a world leader in the woodfinish industry. HONEYCOMB line

Semi-automatic line for assembling HONEYCOMB doors.

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High gloss finishing processes on melamine boards. !! FIRST LINE SOLD IN INDIA at DELHIWOOD SHOW

This completely new process, patent pending by Barberan, uses the product HotCoating® from the german adhesive manufacturer Kleiberit, which allows to apply this product directly on the melamine surface without the need to apply primer first. The HotCoating® presents exceptional adhesion properties, providing an excellent strength at the same time. Barberan has developed a specific roller The roller application system is smaller, The process is interesting, not only for coater that achieves, with a single saves more than 50% coating product, melamine surfaces on MDF boards, but application, the finish quality that is so as far 100% solid content lacquers also melamine laminated particleboard far only possible when spraying guns are used, and involves a much more panels. For this kind of finishing, or lacquer curtains are used. efficient and solvent-free application.

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High gloss finishing processes Machines for wrapping profiles made of PB, MDF or lower quality wood with wood on melamine boards. veneer, paper or PVC foil using hotmelt glues PUR or EVA. !! FIRST LINE SOLD IN INDIA at DELHIWOOD SHOW RP-30 Machines for profile wrapping with wooden veneer, paper foils, low pressure laminates and similar materials. With cassete of 2 m length for quick change of tooling in case of wrapping often profiles with the same shape. Less than 10 minutes. This completely new process, patent pending by Barberan, uses the product HotCoating® from the german adhesive manufacturer Kleiberit, which PL-32 Machines for profile allows to apply this product directly wrapping with wooden veneer, paper on the melamine surface without and low pressure laminates and similar the need to apply primer first. The materials. HotCoating® presents exceptional adhesion properties, providing an excellent strength at the same time. Barberan has developed a specific roller The roller application system is smaller, The process is interesting, not only for coater that achieves, with a single saves more than 50% coating product, PUR-33 Machines for profile With automatic rotary tool change, melamine surfaces on MDF boards, but application, the finish quality that is so as far 100% solid content lacquers wrapping with wooden veneer, paper ready in less than 1 minute, for 3 also melamine laminated particleboard far only possible when spraying guns are used, and involves a much more and PVC foils, low pressure laminates different profiles. panels. For this kind of finishing, or lacquer curtains are used. efficient and solvent-free application. and similar materials. ¡¡New!!

PUR-101 Machine with twin conveyor chains, designed for the gluing and application of rolled material on panels and door panels, made of MDF, particleboard, low quality wood, etc. (optionally PVC and/or aluminium), by means of a slot nozzle for PUR or EVA hot melt glue.

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Roller coating and drying lines

Complete painting lines as a complete customized solution or single machines like roller coaters, brushing machines, curing tunnels, conveyor tables, and automatic gun spraying machines with four or eight arms can be delivered to complete existing installations.

Rotary automatic spraying machine Spraying machine with improved visual lacquer or stain arrives to all corners of checking capability and redesigned the pieces eliminating dead zones, structure with two circuits and eight which are difficult to reach with arms for assembling up to 16 spraying conventional rotary spraying machines. guns. The spraying system is rotary The low spraying height contributes to type with a new performance patented improve the precision and the product by Barberan: the Push Pull System®. savings achieving a finish of highest Thanks to this system, the sprayed quality.

96 MARCH - APRIL | 2015 Advertorial Jetmaster Digital printing machine

Digital printing machines Jetmaster Installation “Single Pass” for high quality printing for wood of wood patterns or any decorative image available in the computer on panels for the wood industry or cardboard for the packaging industry using CMYK inkjet printing heads and UV curable inks. Printing machine models suitable for printing panels or rolled materials.

Digital printing installation for corrugated cardboard The Barberan Jetmaster printers are a new concept based on Single-Pass printing technology of digital images !! on corrugated cardboard and other ¡¡New substrates at an industrial level. Barberán S.A has a long history in conventional printing technologies and is one of the pioneers in Single Pass Digital printing application techniques and develops its own mechanics, electronics and software.

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