Doublebranch Lumber Open House

Lean Manufacturing Open House Draws Large Attendance
Double Branch Lumber Company and Weinig USA's joint open house in Tampa, Florida highlighted a rough mill for manufacturing dimensional precise moulder blanks for next day delivery.
Attendees were given tours of the unique optimized lumber factory and viewed the most advanced, state-of-the-art rough mill that produces defect free moulder blanks. The "Just In Time" manufacturing system is the key to success in the economic downturn. Double Branch Lumber's business continues to grow by offering a value added service, quality and flexibility combined with on-time delivery to customers.	Double Branch Lumber Company
Double Branch Lumber's customers' typical responses when adopting this system are: Simplified estimating Elimination of off-fall waste Reduction in labor - less handling Minimizes inventory Increase in quality These benefits add up to stronger and more consistent margins.	High Speed Scanning & Optimizing Line From The Weinig Group
To further develop the lean manufacturing process, many open house visitors participated in hands-on changeovers on Weinig's revolutionary new type of moulder - the Powermat 500 with 12" working width. The Weinig Powermat 500 at Double Branch which features two new technologies: HSK tooling and CNC control system enables true ‘Just in Time’ manufacturing by minimizing setup times and increasing quality at higher feed speeds.	Weinig Powermobile
The Powermat series of moulders typically replaces 2 to 5 conventional spindle moulders, which is strategically changing the architectural millwork industry by having higher productivity (especially custom short-runs) and higher quality at a lower cost. For more information on Double Branch Lumber, please call Mike Williams at 813-891-4900, for Weinig machinery sales in Florida call our Weinig agent of 30 years John Koerner at 904-612-0490 for more information on all Weinig products call Weinig Sales at 704-799-0100. Or e-mail to: Sales@weinigusa.com	Powermat 500