Arden Windows’ recent spending on production technology has topped £500,000 following the latest investment in Weinig machinery.
The Coventry company’s purchase of a Dimter S 90 Optimising cross-cut saw with Mill Vision software follows the establishment of a new window and door paint line incorporating the use of Wykabor Boron-based preservative for its factory finishing process.
The Dimter saw and label printer, which joins a Weinig Powermat 500 moulder purchased a year ago, was chosen to upgrade the existing cross-cut process. It optimises several different orders at the same time in order to make greater timber waste savings.
Arden operations manager Paul Lee said greater production efficiency and throughput afforded by the Weinig machines meant the company could grow and guarantee customers superior products.
Labels are automatically printed for hundreds of different sized components, which Weinig said made it easy for staff to recognise each cut piece and collate the right component with the right order for further processing.
The Dimter, which works in conjunction with Arden’s Klaes order management software system, has also been credited with improving efficiency on the shop floor by providing a means of prioritising and tracking the progress of individual orders throughout the manufacturing process.
Arden’s Powermat 500 was supplied with seven heads, including a 360º universal head, as well as quick-change constant diameter tooling to preclude the need for a toolroom.
Arden Windows, a founder member of the Wood Window Alliance, recently won a supply and fit contract from the Duchy of Cornwall to replace old steel windows with timber rebated casement units and matching doorsets.
