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XYLEXPO 2024 IS COMING ALIVE

2023-11-12

With two-hundred registrations for a total exhibition area of 20 thousand square meters, the Xylexpo 2024 event is coming alive. Halls 1 and 3 at the Fieramilano Rho expo center will showcase present and future technologies, offering to thousands of Italian and international visitors the opportunity to update, compare different solutions and plan their investments.
The registration campaign will continue for the next months to expand the exhibition further and respond to all the production needs of the variegated woodworking industry. “The preparations for the next edition – scheduled at FieraMilano-Rho from 21 to 24 May 2024 – are going on in a season of great turmoil for an industry that, after a “happy” period for orders and revenues, is showing signs of concern, probably exaggerated, about short-to-medium-term perspectives”, said Dario Corbetta, exhibition director. This statement is reflected by Italian market figures for the January-July period – the latest figures published by the Italian statistics institute Istat and processed by Acimall – showing that export has exceeded one billion euro, up by 9 percent from the positive result of 2022. The United States, Germany and France keep ensuring “sustained” demand, with a global trend that remains basically positive, also confirmed by the growth of Italian import (plus 3.6 percent, for a total value of 156 million euro). “We believe that Xylexpo, despite the current period of transition, will be once again an opportunity not-to-be-missed for anyone seeking high visibility in the Italian and international market”, Corbetta concluded.

Biesse at Mokkiten Japan 2023: Showcasing Biesse’s new identity and technological solutions

2023-11-08

Nagoya, 5 September 2023 – Biesse participated in Mokkiten Japan 2023, a premier woodworking exhibition taking place in Nagoya, Japan on 5 – 7 October 2023. The company present a whole new look that expresses the company’s evolution’s journey, along with two innovative machines and software solution. Mokkiten Japan is renowned for gathering industry professionals, woodworkers, and enthusiasts to explore the latest advancements and trends in the woodworking industry. Biesse's presence at this prestigious event provided an excellent opportunity to showcase their technologies and demonstrate their commitment to innovation. “As part of the exhibition, Biesse revealed its new identity, which reflects the company's dedication to excellence, customer satisfaction, and sustainable solutions. This rebranding represents a significant milestone in Biesse's evolution journey, embodying their vision for the future and commitment to staying at the forefront of the industry,” says Raphaël Prati, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer. He added, “Our customers create products that are increasingly multi-material and Biesse provides access to a vast range of skills through a single company and a single brand.” Besides the new refreshing visual and identity, Biesse also showcase two machines at Mokkiten Japan 2023. The Rover A is an advanced CNC machining centre that combines precision, speed, and versatility. With its advanced features, the Rover A enables users to achieve exceptional quality and efficiency in their operations. The Akron 1400, on the other hand, is an edgebanding machine designed to provide seamless edge finishing and impeccable aesthetics to wood panels and furniture components. These machines represent Biesse's dedication to developing cutting-edge technology that enhances productivity and meets the evolving needs of their customers. Furthermore, Biesse was showcasing b_Solid, its in-house software solution that streamlines woodworking processes and optimizes production efficiency. b_Solid empowers users with intuitive design tools, advanced programming capabilities, and comprehensive production management features. By integrating with Biesse's machines, b_Solid ensures a seamless workflow from design to production, enabling users to maximize their productivity and deliver superior results. "We are excited to participate in Mokkiten Japan 2023 and introduce our new identity, along with our machines and software solutions," said Cyprien Gauze, Country Director of Biesse in Japan. "This exhibition provides an excellent platform for us to connect with industry professionals, showcase our latest innovations, and demonstrate our commitment to advancing the woodworking industry. We invite all attendees to visit our booth and experience the woodworking technology firsthand." Visit Biesse in Hall 1 at booth number C16 during Mokkiten Japan 2023, taking place at the Nagoya International Exhibition Hall, and witness the company’s new identity and its technological solutions. About Biesse Biesse - We’re an international company that produces integrated lines and machines for machining wood, glass, stone, plastic, composite materials and the materials of the future. Founded in Italy in 1969 and listed on the Euronext STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, we aid the business evolution of our clients in the furniture, housing & construction, automotive and aerospace sectors. Today, about 80 per cent of our consolidated turnover is achieved abroad thanks to an ever-growing worldwide network with 4 production campuses and over 30 showrooms, through which we’re able to reach more than 160 countries. With the expertise of our 4,200 employees, we encourage the imagination of sector- leading companies and prestigious names in Italian and international design, bringing out the potential of any material.

Thailand's wood exports surged first four months of 2023

2023-10-24

(Bangkok, 24th October 2023) – The value of Thailand’s wood exports achieved a milestone in 2022, totaling 104 billion Thai baht. In the first four months of 2023 alone, export value has already surged to 36.4 billion Thai baht, reflecting a remarkable 5.31% increase compared to the same period last year. In a recent webinar organized by Thailand International Woodworking & Furniture Exhibition 2024 (TIWF 2024), which was chaired by the Thai Timber Association and Thai Furniture Association respectively, it revealed that Thailand’s number one wood export is rubber wood, with China as one of its key markets. Thailand has over 3.5 million hectares of rubber woodland located largely in the southern part of the country. Thailand’s wood product exports are divided into 5 segments, namely processed wood, fiberboard, plywood, furniture and other wood products. Processed wood, fiberboard, and plywood accounts for 73% of total exports, while furniture and other wood products accounts for the remaining 27%. During the webinar, key Thai wood industry players, Ta Chou Industry Co., Ltd and Union Thai Plus Co., Ltd, led discussions on opportunities of Thailand’s wood industry. There is general consensus that Thailand’s wood industry has good growth potentials, due to abundance of raw materials. The industry also highlighted that there are many value added products and materials that Thailand can produce and export using innovations and technology. These include termite- proof wood, fire-resistance wood, application of nano-technology on wooden furniture, scratch resistance coatings, to name a few. The well attended webinar also discussed the industry’s pain points. These include a lack of competiveness in design, quality and cost due to slow adoption of technology, machinery and automation. It resulted in lack of production standardization, poor productivity, inefficient upstream and downstream processes, high wastage and increased operating costs. The industry is hence calling for the Thai government to support training initiatives to upskill and upgrade productions through the introduction of new technology solutions and machinery automation. According to Thailand’s 2021 woodworking machinery import statistics, Thailand is the world’s 34th largest importer of woodworking machines, valued at US$70.9 million. Imports are expected to rise as Thailand continues to rely on imports of machinery and technology in order to produce and export better quality wood products. It is against the above mentioned backdrop, that an event like Thailand International Woodworking & Furniture Exhibition 2024 (TIWF 2024) is staged to provide Thailand and the surrounding South East Asian woodworking industry, with a dedicated face-to-face international forum to meet, discuss, exchange views, gain new knowledge, update on trends, forge new business partnerships and networks, while at the same time address sustainability issues impacting the environment. Hosted by Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, TIWF 2024 will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 18th to 20th September 2024, to present the latest machinery, technology, materials and supplies, fittings, hardware and components, and services, serving the wood industry of Thailand and the surrounding South East Asian region. TIWF 2024 will take up over 5,000 sq. meters of exhibition space at the IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Centre, with over 150 exhibiting companies, and 4,000 local and international attendees coming from the entire spectrum of the woodworking and furniture supply chain sectors. One unique highlight of TIWF 2024 is its Hosted Buyers and Business Matching Program designed to identify and invite key buyers from South East Asia to attend. This program presents exhibiting companies with the opportunity to meet directly with key decision makers seeking solutions and answers to improve their production and manufacturing efficiencies. The importance of TIWF 2024 as a key industry platform for the wood industry of Thailand and South East Asia is underscored by the strong supports that it has received, and is still receiving from many local and international wood industry organisations. Locally, TIWF 2024 is hosted by Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment as its Host Organization. The event’s strategic partners include the Thai Forestry Industry Organisation and the Kasetsart University’s Forestry Faculty. In an initiative to uplift the standards of Thailand’s wood industry, especially those located in the provinces, TIWF 2024 is working with its strategic partners to conduct a series of educational and best practice workshops in these provinces, prior to the actual TIWF event. TIWF 2024 is also supported by related wood industry associations such as the Thai Furniture Association, Thai Timber Association, the Federation of Thai Industries, and Thai Hevea Wood Association, to name a few. On the international support front, organisations such as Americans Softwoods, American Hardwood Export Council, French Timber, Malaysia Timber Council, Singapore Timber Association, Sabah Timber Industries Association, Wood Technologist Association (India), and Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry have all confirmed their supports, and looking to participate in this event. TIWF 2024 has also received plans for a “Made in Germany” Pavilion supported by Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. The German Exhibitor Pavilion is subjected to official confirmation, including those of other European Exhibitor Pavilion groups that the organisers will announce soon. The decision to stage TIWF 2024 is a result of a year-long engagement the organisers have had with many industry stakeholders. The consensus pointed to a need for an event like TIWF to be staged in Thailand, as a key face-to-face regional industry platform to discuss challenges and opportunities of the wood industry of Thailand and South East Asian markets, while at the same time helps to create and enhance business opportunities in these markets.

SCM opens the new digital Home of woodworking innovation

2023-10-23

The Italian Group presented the latest innovations and the new Digital Control Room at Scm Headquarters in Rimini More than 2,500 visitors from all over Europe, Asia, and North and South America, crowded the Scm Group headquarters in Rimini from 28 to 30 September to open the new Technology Center dedicated to the entire woodworking industry. This new space has been enlarged to 4,000 square metres and presents technological and digital innovations for every machining requirement in the furniture industry, windows and doors production, timber construction and bespoke joinery. The Technology Center was created as part of a redevelopment plan involving an additional 11,000 square metres of the entire Rimini industrial site. Other investments, totalling an increase of 20,000 square metres, were made to increase production efficiency at the Scm sites in Monza, Piacenza and Siena, as well as at the Villa Verucchio site of the controlled company Hiteco, which specialises in electromechanical components. The new Technology Center presents itself as the new digital home of woodworking innovation: every detail has been designed to offer the widest range of technologies and services and provide integrated, connected, flexible, more sustainable and optimised processes at each stage of secondary wood processing. The event was an opportunity to discover the latest solutions developed by the Group which combine the strong technological skill for the production of solutions for furniture, doors and windows, timber construction and artisan joinery with the development of software and services, to accompany the client at each stage of their production process. Among the new entries there were some applied to the CNC machining centres: Cargo, an innovative automatic system for loading and unloading doors and panels, and the new CAD-CAM programming software, Maestro lab. Cargo was presented integrated with the morbidelli m200 pods&rails machining centre: it is a fully automated cell that requires no operator supervision, and it is unique in the market for its ability to continuously load and unload pieces in masked time while the machine performs drilling and routing operations. This exclusive solution allows for maximum efficiency by avoiding manual work phases and their associated costs and unproductive time, in addition to an unprecedented ease of use: both the machining centre and Cargo are directly managed with Maestro active HMI interface. However, if it is true that the technology remains the heart of SCM’s experience, the software and services are increasingly the guarantor element of a continuous and shared relationship with the client. Maestro lab is the new cutting-edge CAD/CAM programming software for both the office and machine use. Intuitive and dynamic, it allows you to easily transform an idea into a finished product, thanks to intelligent and technologically advanced programming functions and more than 150 already integrated apps. So, from the office to the factory in a flash via an enjoyable and fast user experience. The contextualised and continuous exchange of information from the machine to the cloud thanks to the IoT Maestro Connect platform means SCM can provide clients with rapid access to answers and specific advice which will support the operators and maintenance workers with their

challenges and needs for autonomy when using, carrying out maintenance and programming the machine and software. A specific area created inside the Technology Center demonstrates how data are transformed into bespoke assistance and advisory services of a proactive and predictive nature with a view to guaranteeing the client operational continuity thanks to the most evolved digital technologies and constant attention by the SCM Service team. SCM continues to invest in the excellence of its customer service and, for the event, opened the doors to Autostore, its new automated spare parts warehouse. This innovation has allowed SCM to increase fivefold the pick-up speed of the codes and increase the number of orders handled within 24h by 26%. All this with an energy consumption of less than 0.1 kWh per robot, confirming the Group’s focus on sustainability. Sustainability which also means ergonomics and ease of use, made available to the operators of all the SCM machines by the renewed eye-M control panel, which makes the operator’s work easier and offers a modular programming and a higher calculation power.

DingChang-Tool at Mokkietn Japan 2023

2023-10-19

We are glad to have interviewed with Mr.Matt Lin from DingChang-Tool at Mokkiten Japan to share the production and service from DingChang-Tool. Mr.Lin said this is our first time participating in an exhibition in Japan, and we've been impressed by Japan's high level of manufacturing processing and precision requirements.We also would like to introduce Golden Eagle saw blades, insert knife, Finger joint cutter to the Japanese market.These are the products we have prepared to meet the market demands in Japan. We offer saw blades for wood cutting, non-ferrous metals, and metal cutting, as well as insert knife for woodworking and Finger joint cutter..etc.Our advantage is providing customers with stable quality and competitive pricing.If you need any assistance with the use of saw blades or cutting issue, please feel free to contact us.

Anderson's automation solutions to wood industry at Mokkiten Japan 2023

2023-10-15

Oct 07, the last day of Mokkiten Japan 2023, we are very glad to have interview with Mr. Shawn Teng , the manager of Anderson group from Taiwan to share the Anderson’s automation solutions to wood industry. Mr.Teng said that Anderson, to keep developing in Automation solution for different customers with fitting integration for the many years. With Anderson engineering team, we work together with each customer, to understand more about their current manufacturing processes and to improve it by developing new software features , mechanical devices and PLC programming, furthermore, we work with several different suppliers for automated feeding and pick-place units such as Robotic, AGV, suction systems etc. to provide customer with Anderson total solutions. Automation to Anderson is each project for every customers and we work closely, so when you have new ideas or issues, just talk to Anderson, we’d be more than glad to help.