New Machinery Investment Boosts Quality and Productivity for Long-Standing Kitchen Furniture Manufacturer
Specialist kitchen furniture manufacturer, Kent Home Improvements, established in the 1970s, boasts a turnover of approximately £2½ million and a strong reputation for designing and producing high-quality furniture components for the independent kitchen trade.
“Although the company is over 50 years old, it is only in the last six years that the business has grown exponentially,” says Dan Endicott, General Manager at Kent Home Improvements. “This expansion is due to the investment the new owners, who acquired the business in 2017, have made in machinery and staff.”
“The latest investment was for a HOMAG CABTEQ S-250 press. The company has been purchasing HOMAG machinery for over 40 years and has consistently found its equipment and software to be excellent. We believe it is the best in the market and offers outstanding value for money.
“Our old carcass press was nearing the end of its life, and we no longer needed such a large press. We wanted a robust, efficient, and easy-to-operate carcass press to replace it, so we turned to HOMAG.”
A Visit to the HOMAG Showroom
“To ensure we chose the right model, we attended one of HOMAG’s Open House days at their Castle Donington showroom,” says Dan. “Seeing how easy the CABTEQ presses are to operate, and the perfectly square units they produce, gave us the confidence to order the CABTEQ S-250 model.
“As the final step in production before packaging and delivery, the assembly quality significantly impacts the end customer’s satisfaction with the product. For us, cleanly pressed cabinets are a key indicator of quality in pre-assembled furniture. The HOMAG CABTEQ S-250 delivers on every front. It’s a reliable, high-performance press that ensures all our cabinets are accurately and squarely aligned. Another bonus is that no prior knowledge is required to operate the press; it’s simply a matter of placing the cabinet in the press and pressing the start button.”
“The plates move from their starting position to the pressing position at rapid speed. Then, just before connecting with the cabinet, the speed automatically switches to the slower pressing speed, minimizing the time needed for the pressing process.”
Versatile, Powerful, and Reliable
The CABTEQ S-250 model can handle a wide range of product sizes – from cabinets (l) 150 x (w) 250 x (h) 150 mm up to (l) 3000 x (w) 900 x (h) 1400 mm. With a pressing pressure range from 12-18 kN in both vertical and horizontal planes, the pressing force can be adjusted as needed. This is easy to do on the control panel and ensures the pressure is distributed evenly on all sides of the cabinet.
Dan Endicott adds, “Our new press from HOMAG has sped up our production process as we no longer need to do any manual clamping. More importantly, it has improved the quality of every finished product we manufacture – we can now be certain each cabinet will be perfectly square.
“Our long-standing relationship with HOMAG is based on trust and service. All the HOMAG staff are friendly, professional, and extremely knowledgeable; they are always available if we need anything, and their machinery is reliable and offers lifetime value for money,” concludes Dan.
For more information or a demonstration of any HOMAG machinery and software, contact Adele Hunt at HOMAG UK on 01332 856424.
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