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Laminates, veneers and edgebanding will be plentiful at interzum. Technology for applying them will be on display at Ligna. |
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Lasers are gaining ground, used for marking planks in cut optimization planning as well as for assisting the actual cutting process. Now we will see four-sided planing machines that use lasers to project the spindle positions onto the workpiece for easier optimization.
A real revolution is in the area of panel edge banding, where the best solution for seamless joints â and hence optimal furniture quality with no ugly glue lines â is a close-run race between laser technology and glueless plasma technology.
Ligna will also include a show within the show for custom woodworkers, called in German, "Hanwerk, Holz & mehr: woodcrafts." The focus at this Ligna area is cabinetry and traditional joinery, including tools and technology for improving production.
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