Friday, April 1, 2022
Paving the way towards growth, HOMAG presents an Asian Perspective. Asia is the home to a robust manufacturing landscape, with a diverse mix of small, medium- and large-sized factories. HOMAG offers insights on common challenges faced by manufacturers, the need for automation and the emerging trends that are shaping the woodworking industry. Asia is well known as home to a robust manufacturing landscape, with a diverse mix of small-, medium- and large-sized factories, especially in manufacturing hubs such as Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia.
Serving a wide range of customers, from interior designers, fit-out specialists to end-users, these factories specialise in the design and production of wood-based products such as flooring, windows, doors, and furniture.
HOMAG, a provider of integrated solutions for the woodworking industry, has been playing a key role in the furniture manufacturing ecosystem by partnering and supporting manufacturers of all sizes in their growth journey—be it upsizing or upgrading factory capabilities, or increasing efficiency through automation and the use of data.
Here, the company provides insights on the common challenges faced by manufacturers; how the pandemic has augmented the need for automation; how to ensure a smooth transition away from manual processing; as well as the emerging trends that are shaping the sector.
In many Asian factories, specifically in the Southeast Asia region, many manufacturing processes are still labour intensive—performed manually by workers, with minimum machine assistance.
In trying to meet rising output and quality demands, factories frequently encounter production bottlenecks, defective products, and a lack of skilled manpower.
“Previously, when everything was done manually, there were multiple steps needed for each part of the cutting, sorting and assembly process, which along the way led to a lot of human error,” said Jason Sim, Project & Factory Manager at Simfur. “As the company grew, we also faced issues with product consistency; the varied experience and skills of our carpenters posed a challenge in accurately interpreting drawings and customer requirements.”
Mr Sim, who has invested in multiple HOMAG machinery and software since 2016, explained how his investment in the products such as the EDGETEQ, DRILLTEQ and CENTATEQ machining centres, among others, have helped reduce reliance on human labour.
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