Wednesday, July 17, 2024
What to expect from Hymmen at IWF?
Manufacturers of flooring, HPL/CPL laminates, kitchen worktops, wall claddings, furniture boards, compact panels, digital decor papers and engineered wood can meet Hymmen’s technology experts face-to-face at IWF in from August 6- 9, 2024. Dr. René Pankoke, CEO and partner of Hymmen updates Wood & Panel.
Can you share Hymmen’s strategy for the American market?
America is one of our important sales markets for our production technologies reaching from Double Belt Presses for laminate production over Digital Printing Lines for flooring to our Service support. We are happy that Engineered Floors has proven that Digital Printing is the technology to design the future of flooring production not only in Europe but also in the American market. Other companies such as CFL already follow their example.
Is Hymmen looking to expand its operations across the Americas? What are your long-term goals for this region?
Increasing activities in flooring and engineered wood will lead to a stronger presence in the American market.
How is Hymmen gearing up for the International Woodworking Fair (IWF) 2024?
Manufacturers of flooring, HPL/CPL laminates, kitchen worktops, wall claddings, furniture boards, compact panels, digital decor papers and engineered wood can meet Hymmen’s technology experts face-to-face at IWF in Atlanta (Booth C1847) from August 6-9, 2024. Anyone who wants to see and feel the outstanding flooring produced using Digital Lacquer Embossing technology (DLEplus) for themselves will find impressive samples at the trade fair stand – whether incorporated into furniture or as individual floor planks.
A special treat this year is the new look of the machine design of the Hymmen industrial digital printing line, which will be presented for the first time and which, with its modern color and shape, particularly underlines the innovative and at the same time reliable process of the production line.
A second important focus this year is Hymmen’s technology for engineered wood, primarily multi-layer boards and plywood/LVL. The combination of process expertise with Hymmen’s manufacturing know-how of large components has already led to individual plant projects in this segment in the past.
“The positive feedback from our customers and the market’s desire for significantly higher automation and efficiency has now prompted us to expand our involvement in this market segment,” explains Dr. René Pankoke, CEO and partner of Hymmen.
This includes all manufacturing processes in which handling, gluing, coating and pressing are used. Examples include the production of solid wood plates and veneer plywood / LVL. However, special applications in which panels for vehicle and caravan construction are manufactured from multi-layer structures, as well as sandwich and honeycomb panels, are also among the products for which a high level of creativity and innovation is required.
Could you give us an overview of the live talks you will be participating in at IWF 2024?
Are there any standout products you plan to showcase to the audience?
A highlight of Hymmen’s presentations at this year’s IWF show will be a live talk by flooring expert Sebastian Bazyk on Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLEplus) for SPC flooring at the Educational Conference on August 7 from 13:00 – 14:00. He will talk vividly about how digital printing will play a key role in flooring production in the future, as it offers unlimited design flexibility and can be applied to a wide range of materials. During his presentation, he will showcase the flooring production of Engineered Floors and Amorim, both of which use Hymmen technologies. These are concrete application examples chosen out of other flooring producers that also count on Hymmen technology.
What innovative approaches will Hymmen implement to engage with consumers and visitors at IWF 2024?
At the IWF we take a very classic approach to engage with consumers and visitors at IWF 2024: At our small, but nice booth C1847 we are welcoming all the guests that got interested in our technology by Sebastian´s lecture as well as invited customers and those who pass by to discuss their questions on our technology and give them an authentic “look and Feel” of the products that can be manufactured by our machines. The graphic boards show the impressive production lines in 3D.
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