More than just machines. KRAFT Machines Inc. is a subsidiary of the KRAFT GROUP, a privately held German business since 1816, producing high quality special-purpose standalone machines up to fully automated manufacturing and packaging systems. KRAFT develops new, innovative solutions perfectly tailored to our customer’s needs. The solution expertise covers planning, construction, manufacturing, programming and commissioning of automation systems and plants for a wide range of different industries and markets. Exceptional vertical integration allows Kraft to provide highly automated solutions to meet the growing demand for batch size one production and packaging with incredibly high reliability and scalability, allowing implementation in phases over time. For more information, please visit our website at www.kraftmachines.com.
Italpresse USA
Italpresse has designed and manufactured a wide range of hydraulic presses and complete press lines since 1954. The company specializes in presses utilized by the following industry sectors: – Wood based panel lamination for plywood, furniture and cabinet components, doors, windows, and engineered wood flooring – Injected polyurethane foam insulation panels – Automotive compression molded components – Aerospace Composites – carbon fiber panels and components – Lightweight sandwich and honeycomb panels – Panels produced from recycled materials including wood, rubber, polyurethane, carpet, glass, and cork – Thermal and acoustic insulation panels – Fiber cement panels and components – RV and travel trailer components and side wall production Our experienced team of engineers are ready to collaborate with you to develop the ultimate solution for your needs. Italpresse’s production plants are in Northern Italy in the Bergamo area east of Milan. The company is committed to keeping the manufacturing process in house assuring the highest level of quality in the finished products. Continuous investments have been made in the latest CNC machining centers and building a team of highly skilled engineering, technical, and production staff all housed in 675,000 sf of manufacturing and office space. | Since 1954, Italpresse has designed and built hydraulic presses and complete press lines for industries ranging from wood panels and insulation to automotive, aerospace composites, recycled materials, and RV components. Our experienced engineers work closely with customers to deliver tailored, high-performance solutions. Manufacturing in-house at our multiple facilities located in Northern Italy’s Bergamo area, we combine advanced CNC technology with skilled craftsmanship to ensure exceptional quality.
Hymmen GmbH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau
Hymmen is a medium-sized mechanical and plant engineering company with 130 years of tradition. We predominantly deal with industrial production technology for the large volume production of board materials or the surface finishing of board or roll materials. Our headquarters with office buildings and production halls are located in the heart of Bielefeld, Germany. With 230 employees worldwide we work on investment projects for our customers in the following industries: Furniture, Flooring, Doors/Gates, Decorative Laminates, Building Materials, Engineered Wood As highly innovative and forward-looking high-tech company we continuously develop and manufacture state-of-the-art machines and plants for our customers. Our products (machines and lines) are divided into the following areas: Double Belt Presses, Multi Opening Presses, Laminating Lines, Lines for Liquid Coating, Calender Coating Inert (CCI), Industrial Digital Printing Lines, Automation and Control Technology, Service Our customers profit from our technological partnership. We operate a spacious technical center and laboratory in which we can test and optimize all production processes with customers’ original materials. Our long-standing relationships with customers speak for themselves. Hymmen is the right partner for every customer seeking high-quality mechanical engineering combined with profound technological know-how, innovative strength and development potential for its own products within our industry.
Dieffenbacher USA, Inc.
Dieffenbacher is a world-leading manufacturer of complete turnkey production lines for wood-based panels, including particleboard, MDF, OSB, LVL and wood fiber insulation boards. Companies around the world rely on Dieffenbacher to plan and equip their new manufacturing plants and to modernize their existing plants to improve efficiency. With its CPS+, Dieffenbacher has set the gold standard for efficient continuous press systems. More than 1,000 multi-opening and continuous press lines and systems have been installed worldwide. The independent family-owned company employs more than 1,700 associates and has 16 subsidiaries worldwide that operate production sites and sales and service offices. Dieffenbacher Customer Support LLC in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA and Dieffenbacher North America Inc. in Windsor, Ontario, Canada are a strong team of more than 80 members serving North American customers. Dieffenbacher North America (DNA) manufactures many parts used on Dieffenbacher continuous and multi-opening presses. This proximity to customers can reduce by weeks the time it takes to get a manufactured part delivered in North America and is especially important for Canadian customers because it also reduces the cost of importing and customs clearance. Dieffenbacher Customer Support (DCS) maintains a stock of over 100,000 spare parts ready for immediate delivery at any time. Since December 2017, 99% of all in-stock parts have been shipped in two days or less. Aside from spare parts, DCS supports North American customers with its Customer Support Specialists concept. The five Customer Support Specialists have the expertise that customers need and with their frequent on-site visits, ensure customers have in-person access to that expertise along with quick access to parts and services. For plant modernizations, the DCS Team , with the recent addition of two more Key Account Managers, now totaling five with a total combined industry experience of over 125 years, identifies improvement opportunities and provides clear ROI analyses. One such example is heating platens. DNA has state-of-the-art manufacturing and machining equipment specifically for heating platen work so that DCS can easily provide customers with new heating platens or refurbishments. The DCS team specialists are experienced in all parts of the composite panel manufacturing process from energy systems and dryers through board handling.. Also, there now is one Customer Support Specialist who is responsible for Dieffenbacher’s Mexican customers. With these measures, DCS and DNA are in a position to provide support to our customers in North and Central America. The teams of DCS and DNA are excited to meet their North American and international guests at booth 1500 in Hall C. Visit us to learn more about our holistic smart plant concept CEBRO and our smart digitalization platform EVORIS. The Dieffenbacher booth will also focus on complete panel plants and plant modernizations. Dieffenbacher will present simple and easy-to-realize but highly effective automation and digitalization solutions that help customers to reach the next level of plant efficiency. https://dieffenbacher.com/en/
Choice Machinery / Ritter / Evans Midwest
Choice Machinery Group manufactures American-made machinery brands and provides custom machinery and automation solutions for a variety of industries. Headquartered in Holland, MI USA, Choice Machinery is proud to manufacture the well-known woodworking machinery brands of Ritter Machinery, Evans Machinery and Midwest Automation, the last two have merged under the new title of Evans Midwest. The Choice team delivers high-quality, dependable, cutting-edge machinery and has a long history of serving the woodworking industry. Please contact us today and allow us to help you with your future machinery needs! Choice Machinery Group is a veteran owned company. Since 1956 and 1959 respectively, Evans Machinery and Midwest Automation have been trusted names in the fields of countertop production and panel laminating equipment to customers worldwide. Our years of experience serving the laminating community have given us a unique understanding of the needs and challenges that our customers face. This allows us to respond with heavy duty, automated solutions at prices that any shop can afford. Our experienced team has worked tirelessly to build on the foundation that has been developed over the past 40 years with the Evans and Midwest brands. Evans Midwest is proud to say that all our machines are engineered and built in the United States for distribution worldwide. For more information on our machines, capabilities, and prices please contact your local distributors. A complete list of our distributors can be found online at www.evansmidwest.com/distributors. For over 40 years, Ritter Machinery has been a premier manufacturer of American-made industrial woodworking machinery. Ritter’s signature reputation is for heavy-duty, ruggedly built and user-friendly machinery, backed by excellent customer service. Ritter boasts a robust line of clamping tables, assembly tables, drilling and boring machines and sanding equipment. Today, Ritter is a recognized name in the worldwide woodworking industry and is one of America’s leading woodworking machinery manufacturers. Ritter has a long history of serving the woodworking industry and is committed to excellence. For more information on our machines, capabilities, and prices please contact your local distributors. A complete list of our distributors can be found online at www.rittermachinerycompany.com/ritter-distributors/.