HOMAG India introduces SAWTEQ O-100 for ambitious woodworking shops

 Friday, July 28, 2023

HOMAG India introduces SAWTEQ O-100, to address this growing industry-level challenge! SAWTEQ O-100 is highly suitable for woodworking shops that are ambitious. The newest model of the HOMAG panel dividing saws is equipped with everything needed for cutting single panels & small batches.

Due to the changing consumer demographics such as rising consumerism, rapid urbanisation, growing population, the fast adaptation of Western lifestyle, improved standard of living, the constant need for establishing social status, the rise of millennial’s in active workforce, the need for furniture of different types, styles have also been growing.

The furniture-making business in India is defined by cost minimisation, customisation, and supply chain management. Improved infrastructure, rise in the tourism and hospitality industry, the boom in the real estate business, growing need for furniture of different types, styles, for different spaces like commercial offices, houses, hotels, resorts, etc. Encouraging small woodworking shops to expand their furniture manufacturing business.

Despite the ongoing market fluctuations, overall, the market potential for the furniture-making business looks very bright. The furniture manufacturing business is the sun-rising industry in India & it makes up 0.5% of India’s GDP.

A few major factors limiting small-scale woodworking shops to expand their business are choosing the wrong panel-cutting machines, non-availability of skilled labour & increasing operational expenditure. Small-scale woodworking companies use sliding table panel saws for cutting. When their business starts growing, they start adding more sliding tables saws to improve production. Around 85% Indian woodworking industry is unorganized, out of which more than 50% of them are using two panel saws & around 5% are using 3 or more sliding table saws. It’s no surprise that around 2500 sliding table saws are sold in India every year.

Sliding table saw or panel saw comes with multiple limitations. Its needs:

• 3 skilled operators,
• Depending upon skill level & material,
• Around 40 to 50 boards can be cut per shift.

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