Manufacture of ready-made furniture components – panel cutting, edge banding and CNC machining from a quantity of 1 for the joinery and cabinetmaking trade.
Horatec
Augustdorf (DE) · Kuurne (BE) · Wörgl (AT)New on Amplifa
About Horatec
Horatec produces ready-made furniture components for the joinery and cabinetmaking trade: panel cutting, four-sided edge banding with PUR zero-joint edge bonding, and CNC drilling and milling from a quantity of 1. Work is carried out exclusively with Egger wood-based materials, including Eurodekor panels with more than 130 decors, PerfectSense lacquered panels, laminate composite panels, Cleaf design boards and veneered chipboard; the range is complemented by fittings from Blum, Hettich and Lamello as well as sliding, folding and flush doors and front components. Via the horaXpress program, planned orders are delivered ex works within 47 hours. In addition to manufacturing, Horatec offers software modules for planning and calculation, a furniture planner, sample and image services, training and marketing tools. Production operates with a modern machine park and automated, digitally networked order processing.
- Site
- Kuurne
- Processes
- Panel cutting, Edge banding (4-sided edge application), PUR zero-joint edge bonding, CNC drilling and milling, CNC machining (minimum machining dimension 340 × 60 mm or 160 × 240 mm), Manufacture of ready-made furniture components (assembly/component manufacturing), Project planning / furniture planning, Gluing of end-grain edging strips crosswise to the decor direction
- Materials
- Egger Eurodekor wood-based materials (more than 130 decors, Decorative Collection 26+), Egger chipboard, Egger laminate composite panels, Egger PerfectSense Premium lacquered panels (Gloss, Matt, Ambiance), Egger PerfectSense Span Matt, Cleaf design boards, Veneered chipboard, End-grain edging strips 23 × 0.8 mm
- Certificates
- Industry 4.0 production processing, PUR zero-joint edge bonding
- Industries
- Joinery and cabinetmaking trade, Furniture industry
- 01
Planning and calculation (furniture planner/software)
- 02
Panel cutting
- 03
Edge banding (PUR zero-joint edge bonding)
- 04
CNC drilling and milling
- 05
Component manufacturing
- 06
Delivery
Materials and Processes
Egger Eurodekor wood-based materials
Stock program of the Decorative Collection 26+ with more than 130 decors for furniture fronts and carcases.
Egger chipboard
Base material for cutting, edge banding and CNC machining of furniture parts.
Egger laminate composite panels
Robust composite panels for heavily used furniture surfaces.
Egger PerfectSense Premium lacquered panels (Gloss, Matt, Ambiance)
Lacquered panels with high-quality matt and gloss surfaces for front applications.
Egger PerfectSense Span Matt
Chipboard with matt PerfectSense surfaces.
Feelwood lacquered panels (PerfectSense Feelwood)
Lacquered panels with synchronized wood grain feel and look.
Cleaf design boards
Design boards for individual front designs.
Veneered chipboard
Chipboard with veneer surface for a natural wood look.
End-grain edging strips 23 × 0.8 mm and 43 × 1.5 mm
Glued on crosswise to the decor direction and create a classic board character.
PUR zero-joint edge bonding
Jointless, moisture- and heat-resistant edge bonding in white or transparent.
Locations
Augustdorf
DEProduction (Plant 2 and Plant 3)
- Part weight / size
- Components up to 2,780 × 1,630 mm
- Lot size
- from 1 piece
- Materials
- Egger wood-based materials, end-grain edging strips
- Panel saw
- Edge banding machine (PUR zero-joint edge bonding)
- CNC machining center
Kuurne
BESales location Horatec NV
Wörgl
ATLocation of Alois Mayer Bauwaren GmbH (sales/production)
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel cuttingMachining | – | 2,780 mm × 1,630 mm | – | 1 piece | Egger wood-based materials (chipboard), PerfectSense lacquered panels, Veneered chipboard, Laminate composite panels, Cleaf design boards |
| Edge banding (4-sided edge application)Surface | – | 2,780 mm × 1,630 mm | – | 1 piece | Egger edging material, End-grain edging strips (23 × 0.8 mm, 43 × 1.5 mm) |
| PUR zero-joint edge bondingJoining | – | 2,780 mm × 1,630 mm | – | – | Egger edging material |
| CNC drilling and millingMachining | – | 2,780 mm × 1,250 mm | – | 1 piece | Egger wood-based materials (chipboard), PerfectSense lacquered panels, Veneered chipboard, Laminate composite panels, Cleaf design boards |
| CNC machining (minimum machining dimension 340 × 60 mm or 160 × 240 mm)Machining | – | 2,780 mm × 1,250 mm | – | 1 piece | Egger wood-based materials |
| Manufacture of ready-made furniture components (assembly/component manufacturing)Assembly | – | 2,780 mm × 1,630 mm | – | 1 | Egger wood-based materials, Fittings (Blum, Hettich, Lamello) |
| Project planning / furniture planningEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gluing of end-grain edging strips crosswise to the decor directionJoining | – | – | – | – | End-grain edging strips 23 × 0.8 mm, End-grain edging strips 43 × 1.5 mm |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel saw | – | – | Max. edge banding dimension 2,780 × 1,630 mm; max. CNC machining dimension 2,780 × 1,250 mm | – | Plant 2 |
| Edge banding machine (edge gluing machine, PUR zero-joint edge bonding) | – | – | min. 250 × 60 mm up to max. 2,780 × 1,630 mm (4-sided edge application) | – | – |
| CNC machining center (drilling and milling) | – | – | min. 340 × 60 mm or 160 × 240 mm up to max. 2,780 × 1,250 mm | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
Horatec produces from a lot size of 1 at a high quality level with a modern machine park and automated, digital production processing; the jointless PUR zero-joint edge bonding guarantees moisture- and heat-resistant edges.
| Evidence | Augustdorf |
|---|---|
| Industry 4.0 production processing | |
| PUR zero-joint edge bonding |
History
- 2019
Kick-off for Plant 3 in Augustdorf on 1 August 2019; installation of a new saw in Plant 2; version 2.0 of the furniture designer from 1 July 2019