Decospan - Hazebrouck, France
4/28/2023
Client
Decospan specialises in the large-scale production of customised components for the furniture and interior industry.
Challenge
Ferwood and Decospan have worked closely together in order to modify and upgrade Decospan’s 24,000 sqmt production facilities in France.
Following the successful installation of a refurbished Ferwood Approved fully automatic Stefani edgebanding line in 2018, Decospan were keen to replace another aging edgebanding line due to spare parts becoming obsolete.
Solution
The brief was set and following a visit to Ferwood’s headquarters in Pollenzo, Italy, Cedric de Toffol of Decospan and his team agreed on a Stefani Evolution SSB double combined edgebander and additional equipment.
The line needed to be customised to work effectively with extremely varied panel lengths. The modifications were completed during the refurbished process and were finished within seven months.
Result
Cedric de Toffol continues, « Within the agreed timeframe, we were watching the machine being fed our veneered panels on a test run in Ferwood’s showroom. We would have been waiting at least two years for a new line like this to be built for us. Instead, our fully reconditioned edging line was fully up and running and ready for delivery. »
Timed to perfection, Ferwood’s engineers delivered the new Stefani line to their facilities and once fully commissioned, the old line was dismantled and transported to its new home. « This was a huge selling point for us, » explains Cedric de Toffol . « Ferwood’s team were able to coordinate the installation of our new line - and the dismantling of our old line - so there was no costly disruption to our production. By solely working with Ferwood throughout the process, the whole transaction ran like clockwork. »
Client’s Feedback
« The level of experience and technical know-how within the walls of Ferwood is exceptional and it’s helped us to modify our processes without unnecessary expense. By incorporating Ferwood’s fully reconditioned Ferwood Approved machinery into our production processes, not only have we been able to get access to a suitable machine three times faster than we first anticipated, we’ve also reduced labour costs. »
The Advantages Of The Ferwood Solution
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Cost Reduction
« We’ve also been able to reduce costs by eliminating the need to source uncommon spare parts and maximise our labour force. »
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Increased Production
« We’ve been able to relocate employees to other areas of the business, whilst still seeing a rise in production and a reduction in material waste. »
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After-Sales Service
« Not only has Ferwood’s engineers trained our technicians so the machines can be correctly maintained on a daily basis, they also go above and beyond to help us keep our production flowing. Problems are often met with timely solutions and spare parts are shipped to us within 48 hours. Pre-scheduled maintenance is also carried out twice a year by Ferwood’s technical experts and, due to the nature of processing veneers, a machinery cleaning service has also been completed. »
