26 November 2023
Congratulations to Frano Edel-Wilson from JB Joinery in Christchurch for winning the Supreme Prize at this year's Master Joiners conference held in the South Island earlier this month. Read more...11 September 2023
Catch up on news about our Pre-LIGNA tour of Estonia and Poland, Weinig's new Profimat 50, Dimter's Packaging Days later this month, and meet a new member of our Service team. Read more...07 August 2023
Are you planning machinery maintenance during the 2023/24 summer break? If so, now is the time to talk to us parts you might need. Read more...19 July 2023
Please note our showroom and office-based services now close at 4.30pm. This slightly earlier closing time does not affect our spares parts delivery schedules as courier pick ups from our Auckland parts store remain the same - around 4pm. Read more...07 June 2023
"We run the glue-pot at half full and have pre-melter topping up so we’re always processing with freshly melted glue” says Chris. “After breaks, the glue is still in good condition with no lumps and it hasn’t burnt – as was the case with our previous edgebander. The glue line is nice and thin, and with the spray units on the Homag we don’t have any manual cleaning to do when the parts come off the edgebander. Previously we’d have to run blades over edges and clean excess glue away with solvents”, adds Josh. Read more...11 February 2023
With our customers busy then we're busy - and particularly our Service team. If you have the technical skills to work with our machines, we're keen to hear from you. Check out our Jobs page for further details. Read more...28 November 2022
Chris started Open Furniture on a modest budget of just $25K. His first significant purchase was a Felder K500S panel saw. “I knew I’d need a good quality saw that would fi t my limited budget. Read more...28 November 2022
With years of experience in the Central Otago region, Gavin Player and his team have built a thriving business in Cromwell. Having built a reputation for versatility and quality, and with the region’s building boom showing no signs of slowing down, in 2021 Gavin found himself facing a wall of work. Read more...23 November 2022
Bjoern was swayed towards the Homag1130AT because of the economical price, small footprint and airTec system. He’d worked on edgebanders from other manufacturers in the past which helped give him clarity when deciding on the Homag. Local support was also high on the priority list. How Jacks handled an issue with his spindle moulder gave him confidence he’d be properly looked after with his new edgebander. Read more...10 July 2022
Karl’s decision to focus on contract manufacturing for others mean he needed the capacity to provide a complete solution for the commercial contracts he has. A key component was the need to work with high-gloss panels, as well as large portfolio of cabinets in an even wider range of colours and finishes. “With our old edgebander it took longer to clean up the edges after processing than it did to do the processing in the first place” says Karl. “We needed something to provide a consistent finish for a wide variety of materials, as well as delivering a top-quality finish on high-end product.” Read more...04 July 2022
Doing homework saves time. Paul Crawford is one of those guys that makes you wonder how someone can possibly get so much done in a day. When Paul talks about the work that’s gone into his showroom, offices and workshop along with the first few years building up a business that was on its knees, you know there have been some long, hard weeks and months. Read more...21 March 2022
Trained as an architect at the University of Auckland, Vincent Huang and his wife Tiffany started Vikon Ltd, an architectural design and construction company, in 2011. To get control over product quality and leadtimes, just over a year ago they purchased a cabinet-making business in West Auckland. And so, Boxmakers by Vikon was born. Read more...08 December 2021
Why did Hayden move to laser edge tape? Read more...08 December 2021
“Accuracy was a key reason for buying the Felder,” says Hamish. Read more...09 October 2021
Improving work flows and lightening the load. Read more...09 October 2021
Life’s too short to be cleaning edges all day Read more...09 October 2021
While waiting for the CNC to be installed, the first few kitchens were cut on a panel saw. Hardeep says the panel saw is hardly used at all now with their cutting and drilling being processed on the Format-4 CNC. They construct their cabinets with a mortice and tenon join which speeds up assembly and results in a strong cabinet. Together with the quality of edgebanding coming off the Homag 1440, these advantages have quickly become selling points to their customers. “The Homag has definitely met our expectations” says Hardeep. “Our staff are big fans. Parts come off the edgebander finished and ready for assembly. We do next to no manual cleaning of the parts after the edgebander.”As well as the laser capability the Homag 1440, it’s fast and easy to set-up with all processing units adjustable from the control panel. The multi-profile tooling enables a very high quality finish across a wide range of materials. Read more...09 October 2021
Minimal pre or post processing Read more...Auckland
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