Today's woodworking professionals need to understand that modern industrial woodworking machines speed up workflow while delivering greater precision than ever before. Computer numerically controlled (CNC) machinery uses computer aided design programs to design and cut wood pieces to exact measurements. These cuts are completed at a rate much faster than cuts completed by hand. One machine woodworkers are using with greater regularity is a CNC moulder.
A CNC moulder is a machine that shapes wood using blades called profiled cutters. Woodworking professionals can acquire a single head CNC moulder or a multi-head molder. Single head machines are more economical, but also slow down the workload because they only cut one surface at a time. As industrial woodworking machines such as moulders have grown in popularity, some trends have emerged in the woodworking sector. The content below looks at a few of the trends currently involved in the woodworking industry.
The Decline of Large Production Runs
The economy is shaky, but the decline of large production runs is more than likely due to the flexibility and usability of modern industrial woodworking machines. Woodworking shops can now customize wood pieces and process batches in irregular quantities without breaking the bank. This is possible because design software used to plan wood pieces produces identical consistent results, while a modern CNC moulder is easy to set up and use.
Faster Manufacturing
Woodworking companies are now better equipped to offer "just in time" (JIT) manufacturing, and manufacturing with a short turn-around time. As mentioned above, modern industrial woodworking machines boast a shorter setup time and produces consistent, repeatable results. These characteristics allow machines to complete processes in a shorter timeframe and use less material compared to older industrial woodworking machines.
Machinery Takes up Less Space
Woodworking factories and shops are all limited by their size. A CNC woodworking machine that performs multiple tasks allows woodworking businesses to consolidate space by replacing multiple machines with a single all-purpose machine. Therefore, the industrial woodworking machines most in-demand among woodworking shops and factories are machines with many capabilities, take up little floor space, and require no setup. Manufacturers therefore benefit less from purchasing one monumental state-of-the-art machine and benefit more from using that space to house a fleet of multi-functional machines.
Machinery Offers More Capabilities
Smaller shops especially benefit from the prevalence of industrial woodworking machines capable of changing designs at the drop of a hat. When a single machine has the on-board tooling ability to route, drill, saw, shape, groove, and sand, the company finds that one single machine can replace a collection of specialized machines and offer the company more floor space to expand production capabilities.
Modern CNC moulders and other CNC machines offer consistent, repeatable results while being easy to setup and capable of making changes right away. RT Machine continues to stay ahead of the latest industry trends to provide woodworking shops and factories with industrial woodworking machines capable of completing the job without breaking the bank.