Woodworking machines

Woodworking machinery encompasses all machines used for the professional processing of solid wood, panel materials and veneer in joinery, cabinetmaking and industrial wood processing. The main categories are saws for wood (panel saws, panel cutting saws, band saws, veneer saws), planing machines (surface planers, thickness planers, combination planers) and milling machines for wood.

In the panel sector, edge banding machines, CNC machining centres for wood, drilling machines for wood and presses for wood are used. Wood sanding machines enable wide-belt and profile sanding. Veneer machines cover veneer splitting, veneer joining and veneer pressing.

Leading manufacturers include SCM, HOMAG, Felder, Weinig, Biesse, Altendorf, Holzma, Holz-Her, Format-4, Martin and Hammer.

Woodworking machines are used in joinery and carpentry workshops, in the furniture and interior design sectors, in window manufacturing companies, in door and stair production, and in industrial panel production.