Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Following the expansion of the Weinig Pre-owned Machine Exchange on the Internet, these high-quality secondhand products are experiencing a real boom. Almost 200 machines were sold in 2015, with planers and moulders accounting for the lion’s share. However, as a complete provider for solid wood and panel processing, Weinig covers the entire process chain. This includes tool grinding machines, window centers, cutting solutions and finger jointing lines. The technology for panel processing is gaining increasing importance in the product range of the Weinig Classic Shop. This means that products from Holz-Her, the specialists for panel processing, are increasingly in demand in Weinig’s pre-owned machines business.
A dedicated product unit is responsible for professional handling and customer care at Weinig’s headquarters in Tauberbischofsheim. In the workshop, preserving the “inner values” has a clear priority over optical retouching.
Jürgen Michel, director of the Pre-owned Machines product unit, emphasised, “Weinig spares no cost or effort when it comes to disassembling machines entirely and rebuilding them from scratch. As part of the overhaul, we replace defective parts. But we also focus strongly on prevention in order to avoid unnecessary service cases. In addition, Weinig adapts machines to specific customer requirements, if needed. In any case, customers can be sure to receive a perfectly overhauled machine from the pre-owned machine experts in Tauberbischofsheim.”
Despite the high demand, Jürgen Michel is not worried about potential shortages in supply. Around 80,000 Weinig machines are in use worldwide. And even the very old ones have a future. Jürgen Michel added, “In view of Weinig quality, the question of whether to scrap or overhaul old machines doesn’t even arise.”
Tags: business, Jürgen Michel, machines, panel processing, pre-owned machine, process, Solid Wood, weinig
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