A Sustainable Competitive Edge Gaining a sustainable competitive edge is now ever more crucial in the connected modern world. With a new generation of word of mouth empowered by search engines and social media, the end consumer has more information at their fingertips than ever before. A true competitive edge therefore, stems from quality and Read more…
Established in 2007 by Damian Schembri, Fine Edge Cabinets is a Melbourne based company with a promise to deliver the highest level of customer satisfaction. With their primary work focused on kitchens and architectural joinery, high productivity while maintaining quality is the key to the businesses success. In 2017, the company purchased an Altendorf Pro Read more…
It’s been another 2 years and another exciting 4 days. The 2018 AWISA show has come and drawn to a close in what seems like a blink of an eye. Back in Sydney for the first time in 6 years, the show was a success with unprecedented number of visitors in the show’s history. At Read more…
Panel Saws are a class of highly versatile machines present in all joinery businesses whether it’s large or small. Sometimes they’re used for complex shopfitting’s and exhibition display stands. But for Australian Pipe Organs, the panel saw takes on a whole new role in the production and restoration of musical instruments! Since its establishment in Read more…
We are delighted to announce that we have taken another step to secure further growth opportunities for Altendorf Group GmbH. Altendorf Group has acquired the Bünde-based family business of Maschinenbau Hebrock GmbH and EBM Maschinenbau GmbH in Hüllhorst (NRW) with effect from 25 April 2018. Hebrock has developed and manufactured high-quality edge banding machines since Read more…
Established almost 3 decades ago close to the heart of the CBD in Camperdown by Ross Haron, Transform Retail Projects has garnered a solid reputation over the years with some very high profile clients to boot. The outfit has just recently also acquired a new Altendorf F45 PRO3L panel saw. What’s most special about this Read more…
Proven Altendorf quality It all began in 1906: With the first Altendorf, made entirely of wood. 111 years have passed since then. 111 years – years of progress and design history. Today, more than 150,000 machines are used every day – around the entire world. Machines for every character The Altendorf is much more than Read more…
Located in the light industrial estate of Mitchel ACT sits a veteran kitchen manufacturer with a proud reputation. Adopting a philosophy surrounding three core principals; quality product, competitive pricing and exceptional customer service, Mint Kitchens has become a fixture in the community and has grown considerably since its humble beginnings. It was over 16 years Read more…
Altendorf’s sensored rip fence safety zone The safety clearance of the CNC-driven rip fence in front of the saw blade is 180 mm for all Altendorf F 45 sliding table saws. To make this zone even safer, Altendorf has introduced a sensor in the saw unit’s tilt segment to distinguish saw blade’s tilt state. If Read more…
Avedon Capital Partners acquires majority in Wilhelm Altendorf GmbH & Co. KG Worldmarket-leading producer of sliding table saws to continue its growth plans supported by growth capital provider Altendorf Group will extend its premium position in leading craft products and services for woodworking-, metal- and plastics industry Management co-invests into the Altendorf Group and will Read more…
Although the working heights for sliding table saws have kept rising in recent years, there has also been international demand for lower machines from Altendorf. The company has responded to this and now offers three working heights for the F 45 sliding table saw throughout the world: 85, 88 and 91 cm. When ordering the Read more…
The frequently used crosscut fence DIGIT L will be even more user friendly as of 2017. Altendorf’s design engineers have moved the scale closer to the operator to make it easier to read when pre-setting the dimension. The two new magnifying glasses also help to improve readability, enabling pre-settings to be made 30% faster. In Read more…
Is the new Altendorf worth it? In 2016, after owning an Altendorf F92T panel saw since 2001, I decided it was time for an upgrade. Not that there was anything wrong with my old saw, but rather that my work making bespoke furniture had reached a stage where I was finding the manual adjustments on Read more…
Altendorf has a new parking position which protects the scorer unit and allows larger main saw blades to be fitted. Customers who choose a three-axis scorer unit when buying a new Altendorf F 45 can option for the new parking mechanism. It means the scorer can be moved vertically and horizontally out of its working Read more…
As one of Europes leading Edgebander specialists, CEHISA has engineered a new glue pot system. Their latest DUOMELT glue pot system has been designed to step up productivity and flexibility, improve quality of edged boards, and most importantly, save businesses time and money. The primary objective of the new pot, is to allow the draining Read more…