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the work of the staff easier”. Space constraints made this task harder, but IMA Schelling pulled it off, while resulting in “minimal costs for Egger”. IMA Schelling’s handling and cutting solutions tap into the latest trends in panel production. According to Rusev, production lines are trying to eliminate operator intervention as much as possible. In the past, even if the lines have been automated and optimised, there might still be operators involved at the packaging or handling line. With fully automated solutions, however, the future where operators are no longer needed, except to handle the factory or plant from the background, using smart apps from the control room, is within sight. Sensors as well, have to be more stringent and accurate now, able to check for the thickness quality, whether it is consistent throughout the board and surface quality.
ASIA-PACIFIC IMA Schelling’s presence in Asia- Pacific, however, is slightly different: Their brand within the region’s panel industry is associated more with their cutting solutions. They have sold their solutions in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia — which, according to Rusev, are the big focus centres of wood panel production in the region. One segment within the construction panels market that IMA Schelling taps into is the fibre cement segment. Fibre cement are composite boards made of wood fibres combined with some cement, and are used in facades of buildings. The company has supplied their cutting cells to several companies, such as a Thai producer of eco-friendly building and decorative solutions, two prominent fibre cement manufacturers, one based in Indonesia, the other in Malaysia.
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