Perfect Shape
with High Speed

Machining of Wood and
Composite Materials

Further points of emphasis are the investigation of the service life of new cutting materials and the development of automated testing systems for abrasives. Our experts deal with the design of innovative machine and tool components, the development of five axes milling strategies as well as the introduction of fast and effective procedures and operational sequences for the automated furniture production.

3D surface scanning by means of a laser triangulation sensor

The Surface in Focus
High-performance Machining and Sensor Technology

For evaluating coated abrasives and for recording the workpiece quality on solid wood surfaces or at wood material edges, the IWF works on the development of both optical and contact measuring systems and sensors. The result are measuring systems allowing a quality control of 100 % even with feed speeds of up to 200 m/min.
One of our main fields of activities is the further development of all machining processes used in the wood processing industry. No matter whether boring, sawing, milling or grinding is concerned, our experts are able to cope with the trend towards high-performance machining with increasingly higher machining speeds by developing suitable cutting materials, tools and process parameters. In view of quality control, the offer of our wood machining experts is completed by online monitoring of the tool wear by means of acoustic emission.

Suction hood with optimised sealing element

Free of Dust
Environmentally Friendly Technologies

For the complete suction of wood dust, a large variety of solution concepts are developed which are suitable for retrofitting on wood machining centres. Numerical simulation procedures allow the economic and effective operation of the optimised collection systems, taking account of aerodynamic aspects for the design of the suction hood geometries. The findings are directly used for the construction of suction head prototypes which are tested in practical operation.

Milling tool made of steel and carbon- fibre reinforced synthetic material

Sharp Solutions
Use of New Cutting Materials and Tools

The IWF has comprehensive experience in investigating cutting parts, including high-performance cutting materials for special applications. Tested are the service life of both carbide and PCD cutting parts with and without coating. In addition, innovative approaches are pursued regarding the development of tools for grinding and milling. Examples of this are the investigation of milling tools in lightweight construction as well as new machining kinematics which are tested on our test stands and machines under practical conditions.

Real-time simulation of a flexible manufacturing cell

Perfectly Managed
Organisation and Computer-supported Production

Especially for the furniture industry CAD/CAM interfaces as well as systems and modules for the product and production management are developed. In the field of production organisation, our specialists develop concepts for the automated production of furniture and timber houses. The new technologies and optimised operational sequences are directly introduced in the relevant enterprises.