Automation and information technology for the sawmill and timber industry: measurement, control and supervisory systems from a single source.
ALFHA GmbH & Co. KG
FinnentropNew on Amplifa
About Alfha
ALFHA GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned company based in Finnentrop that has been developing automation and information technology for the sawmill and wood-processing industry since 1985. Its range of services includes automation systems for log yards (ALFHA LOG SORTER), sawing lines (ALFHA OPTIMIZED CUT), edgers (ALFHA EDGER), sorting and stacking systems (ALFHA SORT & STACK) as well as the production of glued laminated timber products such as KVH, DUO/TRIO, BSH and BSP (ALFHA GLUE). The offering covers consulting, planning, schematic design, control cabinet and operator panel construction, electrical installation, PLC control technology, measurement technology, software development, commissioning as well as maintenance and support. Customers include sawmills, producers of glued timber products, wood-processing companies and machinery manufacturers across Europe. The company employs more than 40 staff and trains electronics technicians and IT specialists.
- Site
- Finnentrop
- Processes
- Electrical installation, control cabinet and operator panel construction, Control system construction / PLC technology, Measurement technology, Software development / information technology, Commissioning, site management, process optimization, repair, maintenance, support, Consulting, planning, system design, creation of circuit diagrams, Consulting, planning, system design, Creation of circuit diagrams
- Materials
- Wood (log timber, construction timber, large/small-diameter timber), Glued laminated timber (BSH), Cross-laminated timber (BSP), Solid structural timber (KVH), Log timber, 3D measurement technology (ALFHA EXACT)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1985
- Employees
- more than 40
- Industries
- Sawmill industry, Wood-processing industry, Glued timber production (KVH, DUO/TRIO, BSH, BSP), Mechanical engineering (as a partner)
- 01
Consulting, planning, system design
- 02
Creation of circuit diagrams
- 03
Control cabinet and operator panel construction
- 04
Electrical installation
- 05
Control system construction / PLC technology
- 06
Measurement technology
- 07
Software development / information technology
- 08
Commissioning, site management
- 09
Repair, maintenance, support
Materials & Processes
Log timber
Measurement, sorting and logging at the log yard with ALFHA LOG SORTER and ALFHA EXACT measuring systems.
Solid structural timber (KVH)
Automation of production including work preparation and material flow systems with ALFHA GLUE.
Glued laminated timber (BSH)
End-to-end automation solutions from work preparation to PLC sequence control.
Cross-laminated timber (BSP)
Manufacturing execution system and material flow systems for cross-laminated timber production.
3D measurement technology (ALFHA EXACT)
Camera-laser measuring systems deliver full-contour data of logs and board blanks for optimization and automatic alignment.
Locations
Finnentrop
DECompany headquarters, engineering, control cabinet construction, software development
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | Wood (log timber) |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | Wood (log timber, board blanks) |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | Wood (BSH, BSP, KVH) |
| Electrical installation, control cabinet and operator panel constructionAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Control system construction / PLC technologyEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measurement technologyTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Software development / information technologyEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Commissioning, site management, process optimization, repair, maintenance, supportAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Consulting, planning, system design, creation of circuit diagramsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
Calibrated measuring systems and end-to-end logging (including glue book, performance data acquisition) ensure product quality; details on certified QM systems are not provided.
| Evidence | Finnentrop |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1985
Founded by master electrician Alfons Habbel with a focus on electrical installations and control system construction.
- 2005
Alfons Habbel leads the company together with his son Achim.