This picture shows the outside of the Plant. A portion of the Front building contains our offices, the remainder is used for receiving and material storage. The Rear building houses  manufacturing and shipping, it has four dock height doors for shipping.

This is an overview of the interior of the Rear buildings, panel machining and case assembly areas. Part of the panel saw is visble on the right side, followed by the Edgebander, Boring machines and the Case Clamps.

This overview is taken from the opposite end of  the building. The Case assembly tables and Case Clamps can be seen on the left side.

Manufacturing begins here at the Biesse EB120 Computer Controlled Beam Saw. The Operator receives a job package containing the CNC cutting instructions and part labels. The CNC instructions are downloaded to the saw's computer and the appropriate materials are loaded on to the lift. The operator loads the panels into the saw via the air flotation tables on the front of the saw and starts the program running. Parts are labeled as they are cut and stacked onto the conveyor adjacent to the saw for transport to the next operation, edgebanding

The Labeled Cut Parts are moved to the next operation edgebanding, via Transfer carts. The operator loads the parts onto the feed chain that moves the part through the Edgebander. It applies the selected edging, ( PVC, HPL, Wood Veneer) to the parts, with a water proof hot melt glue and simultaneously flush trims all four edges.

Parts exiting the Edgebander are cleaned,  inspected and sorted for routing to the next operation.

Edgebanded parts requiring boring are transfered to the boring machine area.

The Biesse Rover 336 CNC Point-to Point drills Side panels to accept dowels and hardware. It can also route holes and shapes as required in parts.

The Delmac Omal CNC boring and dowel inserter drills for dowels, or RTA fittings and inserts preglued dowels into the horizontal panels and rails.

Next parts are inspected and sorted into individual cabinets. The cabinets can be shipped unassembled for customer assembly or routed to the case clamps for assembly.

Cabinets that are to be assembled are moved to the Case Clamping area. Cabinet side panels are laid out on the assembly table in a mirror image. Hardware like hinge base plates and drawer runners are attached to the side panels, glue is added to the dowel holes. Next the cabinet parts are  fitted together. The preassembled case is then placed into the Case Clamp, shown behind the assembly table. It presses the cabinet together and squares it. A bead of hot melt glue is applied to the backside of   the case around the perimeter of the back panel. The hot melt glue keeps the cabinet square and provides added rigidty after  removal from the Case Clamp.

The assembled cases are moved to  final assembly where Drawers and Fronts are fitted. A final cleaning and inspection is made before wrapping for shipping.

Completed Casework is inspected and wrapped with shrink wrap. The order is then checked for completeness against the shipping list. Each product has a label attached that identifies its location on the job, such as RM 112 Cab 8. The same information is duplicated on the the shipping list. The Shipping list and labels make the distribution of the casework on the Job Site easier and faster.