Articles
09/09
Optimize Your Way to Greater Profits
One of the easiest ways to make more money is to get more from the products you are already selling. Simply stated, to optimize is to enhance the effectiveness of something, to make something function at its best, or most effective, and to use something to its best advantage.
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12/08
Lightweight
For years, automakers, aircraft producers and the construction industry has used lightweight panels to build everything from Bentleys to Boeings to bedroom doors.
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12/07
Ten Tips for Preventive Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance on the manufacturing equipment that companies rely on to produce goods and meet their retail customers’ tight deadlines may not sound exciting--but it may well make the difference between meeting and missing a delivery date.
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Videos
07/09
Holzma Production Work Cell
This production cell uniquely demonstrates how software, machines, material handling and people interact. Designed to handle either short or long production runs, the final mix of products and batch sizes dictates the production results and the manpower needed. Constructing a mix of commercial case goods, this particular cell utilizes eight people, including one for assembly and one programming the Cut Rite software.
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01/09
Think Light
As manufacturers look for ways to make things lighter, better, faster and less expensively, they're turning to new products, materials and technology. Most famously used in some of IKEA's wildly popular furniture, lightweight panels continue to gain traction in the marketplace. These panels, which are also known as honeycomb or foam core panels, strive for high mechanical properties with much lower weight.
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11/08
Turn Wood Waste Into Profit
As material costs rise, the woodworking industry needs to reconsider the way they look at wood waste disposal from an operational cost to an energy product. Listen to this archived Webinar to learn how briquetting wood waste is ideal for all woodworking industry segments and how densified wood waste serves as a prospective energy alternative.
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06/08
Brush Sanding Technology – What Works and What Doesn’t
Join Tim Middleton, Product Manager at Stiles Machinery, in a discussion on brush sanding applications available in the market today and what technology is best suited for which application. Also, review the different types and styles of abrasives made for different brush sanding heads and how these will relate to your applications.
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04/08
Optimization of Staff and Wood Resources
As the cost of materials increases but the availability of skilled workers decreases, how can you achieve production levels and meet customer demands? Per Jørgensen, North American Sales Director for System TM, and Robert Slater, Vice President of Solid Wood Technologies for Stiles Machinery, discuss how you can significantly impact your bottom line and profitability by successfully optimizing material and human resources. Learn ways you can optimize the utilization of both raw materials and human resource so that your production facilities are efficiently operating at the highest standards.
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11/07
Factory Workflow Automation
Integration expert, Jerry McCall, highlights recent developments to streamline the manufacturing process. From raw materials to design, from production to shipping, these automated solutions will help manage the production environment by delivering more powerful information and greater control.
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04/07
Shedding Light on the Latest in Panel Production
Until now, the new honeycomb panels, composites and lightweight panels were available primarily in Europe. Today, they’re being made in North America by OFC Panel Processing, the first component manufacturer in the United States to purchase the Torwegge Lightweight Panel Line from Stiles. These panels are made for a rapidly growing range of products--doors, store fixtures, furniture, office systems, interior craftwork, and many more. At weights up to 70% less than solid panels, they’re easier to handle, process, package, and ship. New glue and assembly elements makes them environmentally friendly as well.
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