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Lightweight materials are an innovation driver and bring decisive image benefits in many sectors, because every kilo saved translates into a real competitive advantage for the supplier.

As the biggest single exhibitor present at this year’s LIGNA, wood processing specialist HOMAG is all about innovation & high tech, performance improvement & efficiency, plant competence & made to measure furniture production.

Touch the innovation – Touch the future The Highlights at LIGNA 2013 in Hall 26 + Hall 11 Interesting Case Studies More about powerTouch and much more ....

Highlights at a glance

The HOMAG Group introduces visitors to a whole new world of innovation at the LIGNA 2013. The focus is on powerTouch. Experience a whole new dimension in machine operation!

Touch the innovation – touch the future The HOMAG Group introduces visitors to a whole new world of innovation at the LIGNA 2013.

Saving resources – enhancing productivity. This is where ecoPlus comes into its own: the new technology package from the HOMAG Group.

What distinguishes the HOMAG Group is its broad-based product spectrum and machines complying with the very highest technical standards.

How did the year pan out for the woodworking machinery world market leader in Europe, America, Asia and the rest of the world?

Despite the current economic conditions, the HOMAG Group has succeeded after just five months in breaking through the EUR 100 million barrier in order intake for its project business.

In the furniture industry, surface trends change more rapidly than Paris fashions.

Let the next flooring revolution roll – HOMAG is prepared and ready

There is no other CNC programming system which can claim such a long and successful development history as woodWOP.

With ten years of successful partnership already behind them, innovative furniture producer MAJA-MÖBELWERK GmbH has once again opted to invest heavily with the HOMAG Group.

Individual surfaces are the height of fashion – and fashion is notoriously fickle. Over 100 visitors to the 2012 Surface Days in Schopfloch had the opportunity to witness how proficient the HOMAG Group is in doing just that.

Holz-Handwerk 2012 woodworking show – the 3000th machine of the Ambition series found its owner. Since the inception of the Ambition models of edge banding machinery 3.000 machines have been sold to over 90 countries worldwide.

The first quarter of every year sees a flurry of activity in the international floor covering sector as companies the world over showcase trends and innovations at the industry's lead trade fairs.

Achieving a high degree of automation is becoming ever more vital to guarantee a continuous flow of parts in modern production plants. High-speed, efficient division of large-format panel materials in throughfeed can make a significant contribution here.

Window technology all the way – solutions for every performance category

The revolutionary new reacTec laminating technology is already gaining a foothold: By the autumn of 2012, this innovative new technique will be up and running in the Polish production facilities of Swedwood, a key supplier to the furniture giant IKEA.

Manufacturers of laminate flooring are not only interested in the latest high-end machinery for maximum output - ever greater importance is also attached to the flexibility of manufacturing techniques.

The Venture series, which was developed within the HOMAG Group, distinguishes itself by the following core characteristics: meanwhile established all over the world, TOP price-performance ratio and much more....

By optimizing the FPR 220 series, HOMAG has now launched a newcomer to the double-end tenoner family: FPR 260. With an outstanding cost-to-performance ratio, this new series is practically unrivalled as a machine for the manufacture of parquet flooring.

The HOMAG Group members are delighted with the influx of new orders received following the HOMAG Group Treffs staged at HOMAG, HOLZMA and WEINMANN on September 27 – 30, 2011.

While quality awareness has a key role to play in the purchase of a new machine line or production plant, regular maintenance is all too often neglected despite its decisive importance for ensuring optimum plant productivity and product quality.

Following the success of the innovative technique which has become known as the “Välinge screw cutter”, with its new 5GS trimming unit HOMAG has now come up with an innovative industrial method of trimming the 5GS cross profile patented by Välinge.

The HOMAG Group has taken decisive action against the company SCM/Morbidelli, obtaining an interim injunction by court order at the LIGNA 2011. The move was prompted by an imitation of the safety technology safeScan.

Today’s woodworking shops and joineries are reliant on the benefits of high quality products, flexibility and integral solutions at an affordable price.

Energy, time, materials and labour are all precious resources. Those who learn how to make the most of them can both enhance their productivity and save costs. This is where ecoPlus comes into its own: the new technology package from the HOMAG Group.

Visitors to the LIGNA 2011 HOMAG Group stand will experience a breathtaking array of innovations and world premieres, featuring new process techniques, progressive edge sealing methods and pioneering processing unit technology.

HOMAG opened its doors to customers from the flooring sector on March 14th and 15th to attend its “Flooring Days 2011”, already the third event of its kind.

For over 30 years, HOMAG has made sure of a consistently high standard of workpiece quality by insisting on in-house production of the chain links it uses in its edge banding machines.

The new SBT 100 is in the limelight of the TORWEGGE products at the Ligna 2011 - this new developed lock hinge processing machine sets the benchmark for the economic, flexible processing of door leaves.

No gain without pain has been the motto adopted by HOMAG over recent months: every one of the company’s divisions has been working at full steam on a range of innovations, new developments and technical highlights.

Today’s woodworking shops and joineries are reliant on the benefits of high quality products, flexibility and integral solutions at an affordable price.

Maximum flexibility and reduced operating errors during trimming processes – these are just two of the many benefits of a new HOMAG development, the flexTrim. This innovation provides a solid basis for the latest generation of trimming heads.

Last year the HOMAG Group celebrated its 50-year company jubilee. The jubilee may be over –but the success story goes on.

On March 14th and 15th 2011 HOMAG will demonstrate new methods for the cutting and profiling of laminate flooring components and pioneering techniques for dividing panels with only negligible tolerances.

No other type of floor covering can match the growth rates currently being enjoyed by luxury vinyl tiles (LVT for short).

HOMAG Group develops new laminating technology reacTec

Visit us at the HOMAG Treff in Schopfloch!

HOMAG, HOLZMA and WEEKE share a stand

HOMAG Group woodWOP 6.0 - 3D now standard in all Venture processing centres

HOMAG Holzbearbeitungssysteme AG in Schopfloch has received an award for excellent achievements in the field of patent management.

To mark its 50-year company jubilee, the HOMAG group is offering a total of 12 different products in a 50-year edition design.

HOMAG Group AG and J. Schmalz GmbH receive Axia Award

The formation of the company HOMAG 50 years ago on January 1, 1960 marked the beginning of an impressive success story.

Increasing demands on the processing quality and performance of woodworking machinery coupled with calls for ever more sparing use of resources have prompted the development of a new material for machine construction.

Perfect synthesis of design and function

The HOMAG processing centre Venture 20 is a universal machine to meet all the needs of the woodworking shop, providing trimming, sawing, drilling, 5-axis processing and edge banding in a single workstation.

Ultra-efficient extraction system saves up to 50% extraction output

Save resources and increase productivity at the same time! You can achieve these ambitious goals with the HOMAG Group range of products and services.

There have traditionally been two different approaches to the question of dividing coated raw panels.

Existing systems for lacquering the chamfers of flooring planks have so far not been capable of meeting market demand for feed rates of up to 200 m/min.

Generating income in difficult times

When dividing unprocessed laminate panels, HOMAG AG makes use of sophisticated image processing technology for precise alignment of the saw carriage. This improves the quality, reduces scrap costs and enhances productivity.

Manual profile resetting? Go automatic with HOMAG!

CNC processing centres used for window construction provide the assurance of quality, flexibility and high performance – with up to 100 window units per shift!

The HOMAG Group has been a forerunner of developments in the field of lightweight technology over the past ten years, and offers a range of seamless solutions to cover every stage in the processing of lightweight panels.

HOMAG is the forerunner among machine manufacturers in the field of raw panel cutting. With its new FSL 480, Homag has succeeded in achieving efficient panel division in throughfeed.

HOMAG Holzbearbeitungssysteme AG offers not only saws for flooring production but also solutions for other manufacturers of panel-shaped materials.

Jointless design now also possible with small radii

HOMAG presented a range of highly flexible, economical processing centres for different fields of application as well as affordable edge banders and double-end tenoners at the XYLEXPO.

Focus on increased productivity

KAL 210 edge bander from HOMAG stacks up even for small woodworking shops

25 years of production line control at HOMAG

The greater the number of different processing operations which have to be performed on a workpiece, the higher the necessary number of tools and units.

Over recent years, demand for machines used to profile parquet and laminate flooring has been dominated by two underlying trends.

flex line - your ticket to the world of batch size 1

Efficiency and economy in edge processing - a comprehensive offering

HOMAG extends range of modular units to include drilling and dowel driving units for use on throughfeed machines.