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October 2022 #14279 Page #80
Getting Started with CNC Automation
A By Steve Shrader Business Development / Operations Hundegger USA
h, ‘tis the season. Sure, you traditionally hear that expression around wintertime, but we’re talking about a different season altogether: BCMC Season! Which means Shopping Season!
It’s that season when CMs start to study automation and equipment that gains automation. Whether you’ve been sitting on the thought for a while, or the demand is pressing on your mind, or labor issues have forced the thought, you likely go to BCMC or read “Component Advertiser” because you’ve been thinking about adding automation to your process. So to get started, you want to learn more about automation in the CM industry.
If you and I haven’t met before: we are Hundegger, an automated CNC wood saw manufacturer that distributes Hundegger CNC wood saws around the world. Hundegger has around 500 employees. Hundegger has customers in 59 countries and have delivered more than 6,000 machines. Hundegger is commonly considered the world market leader for CNC-controlled joinery machines. Being in the wood CNC machine industry for 40+ years, we’ve picked up some nuggets of knowledge regarding CNC component saws. Having installed 6,000+ CNC machines in the wood construction industry, we’ve seen more than our fair share of automation innovations in material handling, manufacturing work flow, lumber optimization, future flexibility, greater production capacity, reduced labor requirements, and dramatic improvements in lumber yield, all designed to improve the bottom-line. So even if you decide to get a saw that is not a Hundegger, that’s a-okay: after all, TRUE CNC saws aren’t the best fit for everyone. We’ll feel like we’ve done our job if you are able to make a more informed decision that does not keep you up at night wondering if you made a wrong decision. This leads us to why we’re here today—we’d like to give you the 411 on CNC saws and automation: their pros and cons, the basics of what to expect from the CNC processes, the infrastructure, installation and cost, and maintenance. If these topics seem up your alley, then let’s go!
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