ITALY – The SCM Group was the exhibitor that received the most awards at the XIA-Xylexpo Innovation Awards 2018. A result backed by the Group’s investment of 7% of its turnover for R & D.

In the “tooling machine” category, the first prize winner was the Minimax Me 35 combined edge rounder-trimmer unit – presented as a world première at Xylexpo. The award commission appreciated its ability to “combine the edge rounding and trimming features in a single tool, allowing compact-sized machines with minimized footprint to be developed”. The applied technology makes of this edgebanding machine a must-have product for small-sized joinery businesses, the ideal one-stop machine for facing and trimming the front and rear ends of panels and at the same time, rounding the front and back edges.

For the “finishing” section, the bronze went to SCM’s carving spindle unit for unique three-dimensional finishing effects on panels. “With two routing units integrated into a sanding machine – commented the awarding commission – a wide variety of embossed elements can be achieved”.

Maestro Smartech also made the podium among the most innovative solutions in the Maestro Digital Systems platform, it can supply technical assistance through remote connection and direct interaction between end users and expert technicians back at the manufacturer’s headquarters, also through smart glasses. This solution has been receiving enthusiastic appreciation from the public visiting SCM at the show – including delegations of industry professionals all the way to students from vocational training schools.