At the autumn edition of ‘Inside Biesse’, an event that confirms and strengthens Biesse’s commitment to providing innovative solutions to automate and revolutionize production methods, held in the company’s headquarters in Italy, Biesse introduced its new concept of SmartAction, a specific adaptation of the AutomAction trend launched at Ligna trade show.

The factory of the future is a reality where man’s creative mind meets the infinite capabilities of the machine: the winning partnership that is taking shape between the two offers a host of opportunities and advantages connected to robotization and the digital factory. Thanks to this alliance and Biesse’s passion, production has become interconnected and completely automated: all this is AutomAction. This concept guides the creation of the digitized factory in large industrialized plants and represents the key to strengthening and increasing the production performance for large industry.

SmartAction was conceived alongside the concept of AutomAction and it’s a new technological trend within the reach of every production reality, even small ones. The new SmartAction concept differs from AutomAction in that it is aimed at companies intending to look at digitalization for the first time: it makes it possible to create a compact, connected and accessible factory, offering this opportunity to small and medium-sized companies that want to become more competitive in the market. Through the application of all the opportunities offered by Industry 4.0, the machines are connected in real time and guarantee fast and optimized production.

These concepts are Biesse’s answer to the digital revolution that has brought about a massive change based on technological innovation that involves production systems, companies, the market and the relationship between them and man. In this industrial context, software is interconnected, and the key word is ‘digitalization’. Software and management processes are integrated in real time, new digital programs are interfaced and integrated, and with the arrival of new technologies, company competitiveness increasingly depends on rapid, flexible production. IT systems are behind this revolution/transformation and guarantee optimization, monitoring of operations, data tracking and correct management of the stages of production.

In order to control the complexity of use and programming of machines as far as possible by interpreting and making the concepts of Factory 4.0 their own, in recent years Biesse has invested heavily in the world of software, its main aim being to make machines human. By working with a dedicated team, it has developed software solutions, which are conceived through close observation of the customer’s everyday work, with simple interfaces designed to guarantee the practical daily use of the machine.

One of these solutions is B_ CABINET FOUR, a new module that supplements the tried and tested B_CABINET software, which can guarantee total control and maximum optimization of furniture design and production to achieve a maximum level of efficiency. This is a unique solution for managing furniture production from the 3D design phase to production flow monitoring.

The software, which specializes in furniture design, allows users to develop designs for a given space, and quickly identify the individual elements in it. It provides a virtual environment that replicates the actual space, where the user can design individual pieces of furniture or complete furnishing solutions with the greatest ease. The switch from design to production mode then requires just a few clicks, which means significant cost savings.

B_CABINET is a software application that can be purchased separately from the machine software (bSuite) and can also be used to operate competitors’ machines in the production process. Also designed for designers and architects, B_CABINET can be used for fully customizable, quick and flexible designing of each item of furniture, panel programming for machining centers, cutting lists for panel saws, edgebanding sequences, assembly diagrams, requirement reports as well as offering a powerful photo rendering engine.

B_CABINET, in line with the principles of Industry 4.0 and through the development of services that have helped to achieve complete data digitalization, is complemented by a new supplementary module called B_CABINET FOUR. This makes it easy to manage all the machining phases (cutting, milling, boring, edgebanding, assembly, packaging) with just one click. By controlling the materials, hardware, machining technology and data routing, B_CABINET FOUR can be used to quickly and efficiently send information which is useful to the production process to each workstation.

B_CABINET FOUR also includes an environment dedicated to real time monitoring of the production process. This means complete control of the order status, step by step, thanks to charts and 3D images. Each workstation receives the job order, the production sequence, additional information on each assembled part or project, the machining and cutting lists, and the PDF assembly diagram. With B_CABINET FOUR, ideas take form and shape.

This solution is available worldwide. Here in the Middle East, Biesse is ready to help customers to optimize their production processes. At the Biesse Dubai Campus, customers can find out how to create a smart factory in a small production company, exploiting the power and effectiveness of highly integrated solutions, for standardized processes without sacrificing customization. With Biesse’s technologies, tailor- made furniture is now produced in continuous cycle production in narrow workspaces and with limited labor.