“Of course, we try to outsource as much of our own work as possible to the factory,” says Carsten Looks. The production manager for prefabrication at Terhalle Holzbau GmbH is standing at the fully automated panel processing center (PBZ), for which a hall was specially built on the company premises. The spatial dimensions are indeed impressive – and this is how Carsten describes the most important process steps of this system: – The automatic loading system sends the raw material to the entrance area
of the production line. This is provided by the forklift.
– Vacuum suction cups are used for automated handling before the material
is stored in the panel warehouse.
– From there, the panels are automatically transferred to the actual system and
are printed there in the front area.
– From the system, they are automatically transported on to the
CNC system. A 3-axis and a 5-axis spindle perform all
processing steps.
– The next station is the so-called nesting picker – this is where the identification
of the panel materials or components is carried out.
– The panels are then stored fully automatically in the buffer
and retrieved onto pallets. The buffer consists of two individual
buffer racks, each with 30 drawers.
The sequence is regulated in a chaos system, with a total area of 60 drawers of 1.25 m x 3.50 m available
. Even today, says Carsten Looks, 80-90% of the work is done “right here in Ottenstein”. The fully automatic panel processing center produces an output of 150 m² per hour, which is almost three times as much as the previous solution of 50-60 m² per hour. Conclusion: The Terhalle Group is pursuing ambitious goals and is positioning itself accordingly. #Terhalle Group #TerhalleHolzbau #Prefabrication #Process reliability #Value creation #Panel processing center #Automation