In early July, the Biesse Triveneto premises, branch of the Pesaro-based group, hosted a “collective open house”, featuring Cefla Finishing together with Biesse and Viet, who “played at home”.
The topic was clear, namely finishing, combined with the related process of edgebanding. Another fil rouge was innovation. Biesse introduced their edgebanding system “Air Force”, Viet presented the low-pressure sanding system “Hp-High Performance”, and Cefla exhibited the “Inert coating” technology. This is no news, but all these solutions are relatively recent, so that they have been chosen as the focal point of an event organized in the core district of Italian furniture industry.
ETTORE VICHI
“We wanted to highlight our proposal directly in the territory of big furniture manufacturers in north-eastern Italy”, says Ettore Vichi of Viet, a Biesse Group company for some time. “This segment of the Italian market is showing recovery signs compared to recent years.We illustrated the benefits of low-pressure sanding with electronic pads that only use 10 percent of the air volume required by a normal pad, achieving the same effectiveness.So, less strength, less pressure on abrasive paper, a thinner “scratch”, definitely better finishing quality, and improved continuity in the production cycle, i.e. constant results for a bigger number of machined panels in a day.All of this allows to save 30 percent of air, abrasive belt and power consumption, while offering suitable compensation, namely the capacity to smooth panels of different thickness with the same effectiveness.
These technologies for industrial applications are complementary and help companies understand how we can solve many problems together and provide the end consumer with perceivable quality”.
“These technologies are complementary – Vichi adds – also from another standpoint:the current trend rewards fast and cheaper processes, given the same result.In this respect, Viet’s low-pressure technology perfectly matches Cefla’s inert coating, providing a shorter cycle that offers clear savings.Our approach to sanding allows to achieve great results:the latest development of the “Hp-High pressure” system, patented a few years ago and then constantly enhanced, are available on 95 percent of the machines we install.This is a momentous change, a new standard.After all, sanding operations have changed, adapting to the transformation of products upstream:today, panels are manufactured faster, with shorter cycles, and they are painted with different products.Not to mention the fact that batches are getting smaller, so the entire system had to be adapted”.
Does being part of Biesse Group offer benefits also in this respect?
“The integration within Biesse and also the partnership with Cefla are added values that enable us to act as a winning team. At Biesse, knowledge and information exchange is continuous, and this enriches everyone”.
DINO GOBBATO
Dino Gobbato, Cefla area manager, suggest a key to understand the Imola-based business.“At this open house we are presenting our latest technology once again, showing the quality we can offer while reducing footprint.That’s what the market demands today:cut investments in space, costs, power and paint, while preserving excellent results.With “Inert coating”, for instance, you can have an excellent sanded substrate that can be outsourced to a subcontractor for final coating.A technology that is so effective and space-saving can become, and is actually becoming, an interesting choice for many…
Here today, in the Biesse Triveneto premises, we can get in touch with a part of the furniture industry that is interested in innovative high-performance technology more than others.
We know this area very well.Within a range of few tens of kilometers, we have at least 250 installations, many of them running at full state.If you export, you have a good volume of orders…
We have an excellent collaboration with Biesse and Viet, who are leaders in this industry just like us:we are joining forces here, proving the value of teaming up, now even more than in the past”.
Sanding is an essential stage of your process…
“Sure!We are even closer to Viet, as we are both directly involved in finishing operations.Let me tell you that, when you offer a coating line, the partnership and integration between coating and sanding equipment must be very tight if you want to achieve the best result”.
PIERLUIGI TACCHI
Pierluigi Tacchi, edgebanding business manager t Biesse, is quite clear: “We made a strong decision in the core region of the Italian furniture industry, in a difficult period:we want to show innovative solutions that can stimulate the propensity to investments of customers who are willing to offer something different, more beautiful.
“AirForce” edgebanding is giving good satisfaction, with boosting sales volumes, much more than laser.Plant costs, consumption, management,everything has been significantly reduced, and the final result is absolutely comparable.We use the same edge, and we are now developing specific edges for “air” application, combining polymers that offer excellent results, great performance and high feed speed.
We are promoting “AirForce” with events and presentations all around the world, because we believe in this solution.Edgebanding provides excellent support to execute coating operations downstream with perfect results, and “AirForce” is an effective solution, with a flawless, virtually invisible joint.
Also in this area, collaboration with Cefla Finishing is an added value, it’s a relationship where Viet represents a link, a connection point.It is not mere chance that, in recent years, Biesse edgebanding has taken giant steps in terms of technology and sales.It is the technology that is giving the greatest satisfaction to the group, only second to working centers…”.
by Luca Rossetti
Viet, Cefla, Biesse.
Together for finishing
ultima modifica: 2014-09-29T00:00:00+00:00
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