GERMANY – Fom November 8-10 took place in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany the 22nd InTech, Weinig Group’s in-house trade fair. 

Around 1,000 customers from 32 countries accepted the invitation where in over more than 4,000 m2 of exhibition area Weinig presented its complete range covering the entire value chain in solid wood processing and underlined its leading position in Industry 4.0, a key issue for the future, with W4.0 Digital technologies. In the 2016 edition the order volume was significantly higher than the previous InTech in 2014 as a total of 30 machines and systems were sold across the group.

A central theme at the 22nd InTech was digitization of production, for which Weinig has developed an extensive portfolio of solutions. These range from System Plus for planing and profiling and OptiPal for cutting to Fencon and master computer technology for window production. Machine monitoring and predictive maintenance are further key issues covered by Weinig, particularly via its innovative Service app. In addition, in Millvision, Weinig provides a high-performance solution for furniture production. Group company Holz-Her offers an attractive concept in the cutting of panels with the “smart workshop”. All of these systems target “maximum transparency of processes”, as Chief Sales Officer Gregor Baumbusch explained.

At the press conference on the eve of the in-house trade fair, CEO Wolfgang Pöschl also reported on the pleasing growth of the Weinig Group. The group expects to achieve a turnover of €380m for the current year. This represents an increase of 6% year on year for the world market leader in machines and systems for solid wood and panel processing. “On the whole pleasing growth, which we currently expect to continue next year,” said Wolfgang Pöschl in closing.