GERMANY - Ravensberger Holz GmbH in Bielefeld, Germany, has achieved a significant milestone with the installation of a CNC drilling and routing center featuring robotic handling, marking a major advance in automation and digitalization in the wooden panel processing industry.

This installation of Homag's new DRILLTEQ V-310 robotic cell with FEEDBOT D-310 represents a world-first, enhancing production efficiency across quality, availability, and performance, as stated by Reinhard Maier, Sales Manager CNC Technology at Homag.

Dr. Christian Brinkkötter, Managing Director of Ravensberger Holz, highlights the customer-centric benefits: "Our new solution provides enhanced service through end-to-end digitization."

This includes the ability for users, particularly carpentry shops, to configure, preview, and order furniture components via an online portal.

The company's commitment to sustainability is evident in their fully automated panel warehouse, which houses the Innovus Express collection from Sonae Arauco, promoting efficiency and eco-friendly practices such as CO2 reduction through optimized digital route planning and waste wood recycling.