More than just an open house: a real “journey” – or rather, four different journeys – exploring the technological realities of the SCM Group; an invitation to customers, representatives and distributors to see at close range what the Rimini-based company is today, the solutions it offers and its importance as a partner in the furniture, timber construction and door and window industries and, on a more general level, for anyone who works with wood.

A big event – from 10 to 15 April 2014, organised to coincide with the International Furniture Exhibition of Milan which will be attended by over 2,000 people. People can decide which of the group's many specialised fields they want to explore by taking part in one of the four thematic “tech tours”, one of which will be held per day for the entire duration of the event.

Those who work in the furniture industry can decide to take part in the “Furniture Tech Tour”, a day that offers participants the chance to visit the factories in Thiene and see the SCM technologies installed at the Alea Office at close hand. The “furniture” theme in Thiene will demonstrate the Stefani square-edging range to visitors: this will include the “Easy Order AZ” flexible square-edging cell, the high production capacity of the “Evolution” two-sided edgebanding machine with laser technology, the “Solution” single-sided edgebander for soft-forming and J shape doors; in Rimini, on the other hand, guests will be able to see the new Gabbiani panel saws as well as the Morbidelli “Universal HP” centre for edgebanding, boring, milling.

The “Doors & Windows” Tech Tour” will take participants on an interesting visit to one of SCM's customers, Melgari in Cremona. “The Home Event” will also present SCM “Accord WD” flexible cells and “Integra” (production of components for doors, windows and staircases) as well as the new range of SCM “Accord FX” machining centres in Rimini.

A testimonial at the “Timber Housing Tech Tour” will be Itab Legnami of Novafeltria. This will be followed by visits to the “Components” factory at Villa Verucchio and the SCM Group production plant in Rimini. The visits will focus on two

Routech solutions: the “Oikos 12” machining centre with six interpolating axes for the production of wooden beams and the “Chronos HT” multi-function machining centre which makes manufacturing special components for chairs, tables and furnishings (also in plastic and light alloy) extremely simple.

The “Craftsman Tech Tour” is the fourth tour organised which, after a visit to the Naldini Arredamenti factory in Forlì, will include three visits to the SCM Group and Components factories in Villa Verucchio and the factory in Rimini. There will also be plenty of innovations in the world of carpentry and made-to-measure production including renewal of the "L’Invincibile” line as well as the new Minimax “ME35” edgebanding machine, the new SCM Olimpic edgebanding machines, the SCM “Pratix S” machining centre with Nesting cell and the SCM “Tech” and Morbidelli Author “Serie M” machining centres.

Software, a theme that encompasses and is incredibly strategic to all four tech tours, will play a leading role in the demos at the showroom in Rimini. Software is the “intelligence” that programs and controls the operating of the machines, integrated solutions and systems from the simpler to the more complex ones. It determines how easy technologies are to use and their "compatibility" with the production systems. It includes Xylog Maestro, the software installed on all the group's machining centres, Proview, a simulator that optimises working cycles and times and the Watch line supervisor … software developed exclusively by the SCM Group for its customers.

“We decided to demonstrate our latest innovations and, at the same time, offer people the chance to see the same technologies at work in the factories of some of our most prestigious customers”, said Max Salmi, Group Communications Manager. “A different way to say who we really are; opening up our premises, establishing new relations and consolidating old ones”. “It is not an open house" , Salmi added, "but a way to share, understand and demonstrate what we can do and,at the same time, decide what direction we will take in the future to be closer to our customers and work towards helping them achieve success by basing our inventions on their expectations”.

SCM GROUP “TECHNOLOGY FOR DESIGN” AWARD

Once again this year the SCM Group will be a partner in the “Barrique, the Third Life of Wood” competition organised by the Community of San Patrignano. This is a competition of ideas on how to reuse the wooden slats from the 225 litre casks used to age the prestigious wine produced by the community.

On 11 April, the SCM Group's customers and partners who will be visiting the International Furniture Exhibition of Milan are invited to take part in the award ceremony which will take place at the San Patrignano “SPAZIO SANPA” stand (Piazza Sant’Erasmo, 3 – Montenapoleone area). Luca Porta, the 22-year-old designer, will also receive the “SCM Technology for Design” award sponsored by the Rimini-based company for his “BRQ_T” table.

Go to www.scmgroup.com/thehomevent for updates in real time on the technologies on display, the programmes for the four “tech tours”, the calendar of presentations and events, news, information, hospitality and guest registration.

A “special day” will be held for journalists on Friday 11th April.

Source: SCM Group