Router Cnc Automation: Energy Saving And More Precision Of Labor

ROUTER CNC automation: Energy saving and more precision of labor

Currently worldwide the application of technology for process automation has been covered by all sectors of the industry, it is almost impossible to imagine some sector of the industry which does not have automated its processes. Unfortunately globally, these automation technologies remain alone in large companies that are those that have monetary power to be able to implement automated processes in their production plants, thus leaving a competition not very healthy among large, medium and small entrepreneurs.

In the wood industry, the application of technology is very basic since practically all processes are very manual and rustic, a fair called Ligna is currently generated which is aimed at the wood industry in this fair one of the main themesFrom Ligna 2019, which extends from May 27 to 31 in Hannover, Germany, is “Integrated Carpentry Technologies – Personalized Solutions”. The visitors of this year’s fair will see firsthand how the furniture industry, the wood and the primary wood industry, in particular, can take advantage of the benefits of the latest digital solutions to prepare for the challenges of the future. The range of exhibition solutions is extensive, and includes from 360 degree production control systems, intelligent CNC aggregates and digital print printers to the latest CNC and Sawmill 4 milling technologies.0;All these solutions are very interesting since it will provide greater productivity in the wood and furniture sector, but not all companies have financial power to acquire this type of technology.

The world furniture industry according to Grand View Research Inc., The furniture market had a USD 21 value.389.5 million in 2014 and it is expected to reach the USD 28.600.7 million in 2022. That is, it is expected that during this period the cost of 3.7 percent will grow. The progress of this industrial sector is due to the increase in consumers, likewise, the demand for personalized housing increases, which favors the expansion of markets to other parts of the world.  

In Colombia according to figures and studies carried out by the Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade in the last decade of wood and wood furniture, participation in the production and use of the manufacturing industry has been losing. In absolute terms, employment has been reducing while production has been increasing. While in 1993 the gross production of the chain was USD $ 451,598 at a representative rate of $ 820 Colombian pesos, in 2003 it was USD $ 426,288 at a representative rate of $ 2,815 Colombian pesos, indicating that participation in the industry decreasedof 1.90% to 1.70%" .

More recent studies shows us that, although per capita consumption of wood in Colombia remains low compared to that of other South American countries such as Chile or Ecuador, it is important in housing sectors and large infrastructure works. Low demand, tax burden and unequal competition with imported products have affected national furniture and wood production. The total process within the production of these items decreased 1.7% in 2018 compared to its previous year. 

In the Colombian furniture and wood industry, one of the problems observed in the face of the growing process of market globalization, the digital economy and all the technological, political and social advance that the new knowledge society implies, is the lack of insertion,Integration and inclusion of the carpenter sector in front of the other sectors of the country’s economy. This lag obeys and is a consequence of the very high level of illiteracy in general, and specifically of the even greater degree of digital and computer illiteracy of the carpenter as the axis of the sector. The problem extends, accentuates and becomes much more evident if distrust is taken into account when acquiring modern tools that require more technical knowledge or more sophisticated use tools. (Adjusted general methodology MGA version 4). Another of the big problems in this industry is the arrival of multinational furniture in Colombia implies a challenge in terms of competitiveness especially for small and medium enterprises;Competitiveness involves aspects related to quality, productivity, customer service, and in general all those categories that lead to guide the entire value chain. Competitiveness in the sector depends on their innovation capacity, companies achieve advantages over the best competitors due to pressures and challenges, it can occur due to technological improvements, the introduction of changes incorporated into production and the best use ofthe resources, which allow generating the largest amount of goods in the shortest possible time;and at a competitive cost in order to maximize the benefits. (Echeverri, 2007)

Regarding the production and sales of the sector, it can be evidenced that this suffered a significant reduction since 2012, remaining stable without significant changes from 2013 to 2016. However, during 2017 the furniture, mattress and somieres sector presented a significant reduction in its three main variables, that is to say in production, sales and employability, with percentage reductions of 5.64%, 7.78% and 3.82% respectively. In the same way, it is established that the number of establishments in the sector also decreased, since it went from 515 establishments in 2010 to 335 establishments in 2016, which significantly affected employment. In addition, it is evident that in the city of Bogotá there are the largest number of establishments represented 46%, followed by Antioquia with a 20% and Valley participation with 10%.  

However, this technology does not reacMost workshops and artisanal companies at the national level, the manufacturing process of this type of parts remains manual, such that manufacturers use different design and construction techniques and methodologies, which vary according to complexity and diversityof shapes and sizes, resulting in a final product that does not enjoy a good finished, the same one that is obtained from long treatment processes and using too much raw material ”