German wood processing equipment manufacturer Weinig, says that its range of timber-processing machinery required in the production chain of solid timber such as ripping, cross-cutting, finger jointing, moulding and profiling, helps customers maximise their profits.

“Everything is supplied from a single source with high quality, backed up with a first-class customer service, to demonstrate our professionalism as market leaders. This, together with the our advanced technology and innovations, has helped us stay ahead in the specialised field of solid wood processing, with every prospect of continued growth and success in the near future,” says a company spokesman.
Weinig says that the close partnership it enjoys with its clients has allowed it to come up with solutions of proven reliability.
“Our philosophy is to provide clients with the opportunity to concentrate on their own business needs and ideas, and to leave manufacturing solutions and production efficiency for us to solve,” he explains.
The Weinig Group comprises individual specialist companies, all leaders in their own particular field in solid wood processing: Weinig, on moulders, window lines, mechanical handling equipment and tool room machinery; Waco, on high-speed moulders and band re-saws; Dimter, on a wide range of cross-cut saws for optimising and defecting, and laminating presses; Grecon, on vertical and horizontal finger jointing; Raimann, on a wide range of optimising and standard gang rip-saws; and Concept, which focuses on complete production lines and turnkey projects.
Collectively, the group is a formidable force in solid wood processing, servicing all sectors of the woodworking industry:
Weinig: Best known for its expertise in moulding machinery, the company claims to offer the widest range that meets the requirements of manufacturers. The range extends from the conventional Unimat range to the new generation of Powermat series that includes the computerised PowerCom control and the revolutionary PowerLock tooling concept, which enables short set-up times.
Weinig also offers a range of very high-speed moulders – manufactured by Waco at its manufacturing facility in Sweden – with speeds of 400 to 600 m/minute.
Weinig celebrated a century of existence in the industry last year by launching a unique new concept machine for solid wood component processing – the Conturex, which is a CNC centre for profiling, milling, shaping and drilling work pieces in one operation.
Dimter: The need to save timber waste for environmental reasons and the high prices of timber today has made Dimter’s range of cross-cut saws a key machine for the woodworking industry. Dimter, a specialist in timber length cutting, defecting and optimising, offers inherent customer benefits such as minimised waste and increased profit due to faster production, consistent precision and better quality.
Dimter’s range of optimising cross-cut saws suit all customer requirements. At the top end of the range is the OptiCut Quantum 450 for high-speed cutting, which is suitable for larger companies and offers a world-record cutting speed of 540 pieces per minute. The mid-range includes the versatile OptiCut S90 and at the entry-level range is the OptiCut S50 for small companies.
Grecon: “We offer a broad spectrum of powerful finger-jointing lines for a growing variety of customer needs. These finger-jointing machine lines use timber off-cuts, normally wasted, and turn them into useable, high-grade lengths of glued-wood, by horizontal or vertical jointing”.
“The demand for this product is steadily growing as finger jointing ensures higher yield and usage of timber with less wastage. The resultant timber is straighter with longer and stronger lengths,” adds the spokesperson.
Raimann: Specialising in width cutting and optimising of boards to ensure optimum yield and increased productivity, Raimann products guarantee a high degree of accuracy and quality of cut. Raimann supplies the machine concepts for width-cutting, described as rip sawing, with its most popular products being the ProfiRip and FlexiRip series of rip saws. Width cutting represents the first processing step of any solid wood manufacturing company and is the foundation of modern production.
Founded in 1905, the Michael Weinig group, is a specialist in all kinds of wood processing machinery and associated systems, including full turnkey production plants. Staffed by 2,200 employees worldwide and with manufacturing facilities in Germany, US, Asia, China and Europe, the company has an annual revenue turnover of Euro 330 million ($399.62 million).