USER REPORT Cantilever
USER REPORT Cantilever rack with roof for Nyfeler Holzwaren AG East/west gradients levelled Steeply sloping terrain and confined space made demands when planning the new outdoor rack for the joinery company Nyfeler Holzwaren AG. Finally, OHRA divided the two-sided cantilever rack into an east and a west side, which, despite differing floor heights and an offset layout, was protected by a single, six-metre-deep roof. Nyfeler gains significantly greater storage area with the rack, saves time loading on and off, and reduces damage to materials thanks to the protection from direct weather factors. Before: Stacked outdoors Until now, Nyfeler stored beech log planks, which the company uses to produce the CUBORO marble run system, stacked in the open air, alongside firewood and other items. The Euro-pallets used for this purpose were continually affected by the weather, resulting in dangerous block stacks. Moreover, the items had to be laboriously unstacked to reach the materials. Nyfeler used to cover each stack with tarpaulins to protect them from the weather, which required extra effort when handling. Lastly, the store required an excessively large surface area. Difficult spaces For these reasons, Nyfeler decided to significantly increase the efficiency of its store with a cantilever rack by OHRA. The space allotted for this purpose, however, required a tailor-made construction: due to the terrain, the foundation on one side of the double-sided rack lay 1.5 metres above the other side. Moreover, it was important not to hinder lorries from manoeuvring on the small premises. Finally, space had to be found for widely differing types of goods: timber stacks up to 4.4 metres high and 5.5 metres long, as well as barrels, sacks and other items. A rack with two sides OHRA designers overcame the challenges by dividing the rack: on the higher ground to the west, the uprights are 6,770 millimetres high. Attached to it are 1.5-metre-long cantilever arms with a carrying capacity of 1000 kilograms. They contain four storage levels including the feet. On the east, the uprights are 8,270 millimetres high to level out the difference in floor height. The base on this side is filled with stacks of beech log planks with a weight of up to 10 tonnes. The storage level above it provides space for further stack of planks of up to 2,300 kilograms. The east and west sides are, moreover, arranged in an offset manner lengthwise: the east side starts a few metres “later” so that the foot of the rack at the corner of the construction does not protrude into the driveway and lorries can circumnavigate the rack in a tight radius. All storage levels of the rack are fitted with metal gratings to allow all manner of goods to be stored, regardless of type of load carrier or loading aids. The metal gratings also provide good ventilation of the items stored and a clear view when loading on and off. Threemetre-long roof arms are mounted at the top ends of the uprights at an inclination of 11 degrees. The generously dimensioned roof protects the stored goods from the weather. Wind and snow loads on such a large roof area have, of course, been considered in the static calculation of the rack. Capacity doubled, time saved The new racking system brings Nyfeler a whole range of benefits, as managing director Remo Nyfeler stresses: “We can now store double the amount on the same ground area. We also save a great deal of time with shorter drive distances and because stored goods no longer need to be covered by cumbersome tarpaulins.” Despite its size, the rack blends in elegantly with the surroundings. Finally, the whole store operates in a clean and orderly way, leaving customers with a positive impression. www.ohra.co.uk 32 No. 3 • August 2021
EVENTS Tech-Together - Woodworking competence For the past two years, the industry has faced unique challenges as the corona pandemic has led to the cancellation of important events that previously enabled face-to-face meetings. Rather than simply accept this, a group of committed machine and equipment manufacturers and their industrial partners from Ostwestfalen-Lippe have decided to establish an alternative event format to bring together woodworking technology and interested customers: Tech-Together. The Ostwestfalen-Lippe region in Germany offers combined machine, equipment, and supplier competence in the woodworking sector. Renowned suppliers covering the entire process chain welcome their worldwide clientele from 27-29 September 2021. Despite the corona pandemic, these companies have continued developing innovative solutions and would like to present their technological advancements. The aim is to personally welcome customers back into their showrooms. If this is not possible, state-of-the-art camera and streaming technologies will bridge the distances and create a trade fair atmosphere. By opening their doors simultaneously, the participating companies offer interested customers an incentive to travel throughout the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region and establish contact with numerous companies. Naturally, in strict compliance with the corona rules. Both the safety aspects and a focus on international customers were key factors in the decision to hold the event as a combination of in-house exhibitions and virtual content. If circumstances change, companies have to be able to react fIexibly and switch to online content, if necessary. Each participant is responsible for organizing the content of their individual part. www.tech-together.de The latest from “SUPERFICI” for a sustainable, surprising finish SUPERFICI Live Experience is the latest SCM digital event due to be broadcast on 9 September in six languages. Taking centre stage are the most innovative painting technologies that you can see for yourself at the Superfici Technology Center in Villasanta (Monza). A genuine experience of the latest trends in painting. A journey that will start with sanding and finish with the most appealing effects achievable on panels thanks to state-of-the-art technologies. This is the topic at the centre of “SUPERFICI Live Experience”, SCM‘s new digital event due to be broadcast on 9 September at 9.00 and 17.00 (lasting one hour) in six languages: Italian, English, German, French, Russian and Chinese. Furthermore, from 6 to 10 September, at the same time as the Salone del Mobile in Milan, Superfici‘s Technology Center in Villasanta (Monza) will be open to visitors, advanced booking only, to take a closer look and further appreciate, in person, the technological solutions available and the exclusive painting results that can be achieved. The latest protagonists At the centre of the webinar and the live demo, will be the new state-of-the-art Compact XL sprayer that encompasses benefits in line with the most modern and indispensable production requirements: • maximum focus on the environment and cutting consumption, thanks to particular energy saving devices that reduce air and water volumes needed for ventilation and cleaning; • fast, first class cleaning, thanks to the filters with automatic change, an innovative, fast cleaning system for the paint recovery unit, and air circulation conditions that are always optima in the spraying environment; • an even simpler, more integrated use with other SCM group technologies thanks to the new Maestro Active Finishing software control. Panels painted with Compact XL will then be treated with the innovative Excimatt technology, excimer UV, for an exceptional super-opaque finishing, a surprisingly silky effect, (if requested) and an incomparable surface resistance thanks to the absence of mattifying agents in the product. Indeed, Excimatt allows for a mechanical micro-texturing to be achieved on the layer of paint applied. This replaces the opaqueness achieved using chemical additives that would normally reduce the scratch resistance on the final painted surface. This technology is extremely effective when treating flat, shaped surfaces, and on the profile, thanks to specific Superfici devices for three-dimensional spraying. Excimatt can be applied in roller lines or in thin layers for flat surface painting, and in spray lines to finish shaped panels and edges. www.scmgroup.com No. 3 • August 2021 33
