by Aislinn Esterle

“Latvians love wood. We love wood,” reads the website of SIA AVOTI, one of the most contemporary woodworking companies in the world. Their new System TM optimizing system solution will help them to show even more love for the precious raw material wood.

The Latvian solid wood furniture experts, deeply rooted in the Baltics’ timber industry, pride themselves on constant innovation in manufacturing technologies and upholding the highest quality standards. This commitment inspires the creation of furniture that meets even the most rigorous requirements and safety standards. AVOTI’s new optimizing cross-cut line, featuring three high-speed Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut saws, automated feeding and stacking via six Opti-Stack 3000 triple stackers, as well as a range of MiCROTEC scanning equipment, promises to enhance production capacities. At the same time, a brand-new Opti-Joint V-8 vertical finger-jointing line with automatic infeed, cross-cutting, and stacking system aims to boost raw material utilization.

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Among giants

AVOTI has become one of the largest solid wood furniture producers by serving as a supplier to a renowned furniture giant. Establishing such a crucial sales channel requires significant hard work, business acumen, and a willingness to adapt to change. At the same time, upholding the highest standards while ensuring affordability is essential for sustaining it on a global scale. This entails optimizing production and constant updating of production facilities to reduce costs and maximize resource utilization. The ultimate goal is to continue to offer practical, modern furniture that meets high-quality and safety standards at a favorable price, making it widely available to customers worldwide.

Resource conscious production

AVOTI’s products are tailored to meet the diverse needs of a very wide, global consumer base. To achieve this goal, they have implemented manufacturing technologies that prioritize bulk production and efficient use of resources, while maintaining unwavering commitment to quality control and environmental protection. Their state-of-the-art automated production equipment, such as their recently installed System TM Opti-Solution, enable the creation of highly customized, top-quality solid wood furniture. Through streamlined, automated manufacturing processes and continuous monitoring, AVOTI prevents resource wastage by eliminating overproduction, downtime, and defective goods, resulting in cost savings while enhancing labor efficiency and safety.

Capacity and quality

This Opti-Solution is designed for the production of fixed lengths and finger-jointed lamellas for the subsequent production of glulam from pine, which is the main material of AVOTI furniture. It starts with packs of timber entering the line via an Opti-Feed 6000 feeding system. The workpieces are separated before they pass through a MiCROTEC Warpscan scanner to define the curve and cup, followed by an M3 Scan to detect the moisture level. The workpieces that meet the quality criteria pass through a lamella moulder before continuing on to the stress grading and sorting area.

A mounted trim saw is used to cut off bad ends or tops of workpieces before they enter the MiCROTEC Goldeneye scanner for defect detection and quality optimization. They are then sorted and distributed to the three high-speed Opti-Kap 5103 optimizing cross-cut saws, which cut them according to the defect detection and optimization. Finally, they are stacked by six Opti-Stack 3000 triple stackers, on pallets automatically fed from pallet magazines.

Finger-jointing for utilization

In order to make maximal use of their raw material, AVOTI has a finger-jointing line attached to their optimizing cross-cut line. All workpieces that are suitable for finger-jointing are fed to an Opti-Joint V-8 vertical finger-jointing machine via the manual compartment table or from the two automatic batch building systems connected to the spin-feeder.

After the finger-jointing process, which transforms short workpieces into lamellas of more uniform quality and length, the lamellas enter a moulding machine. They then move to an Opti-Kap 1000 cross-cut saw, which cuts them according to the customer’s cut lists. Finally, workpieces of two different lengths are sorted and either stacked by an Opti-Stack 3000 stacking system or transferred for manual handling.

Commitment to innovation and excellence
AVOTI’s dedication to cutting-edge technology, including their System TM optimizing cross-cut and finger-jointing lines, distinguishes them as a leader in the solid wood furniture industry. This investment allows them to continually increase production capacity and improve raw material utilization, reflecting their commitment to innovation and efficiency. In line with their goal of providing modern, high-quality furniture at an affordable price, AVOTI also exceeds industry standards by upholding the highest ethical and quality benchmarks across all aspects of their business.

With a name that means “spring” in Latvian, AVOTI is poised for continued growth and success, mirroring the water that gives life to their wood and, ultimately, to the furniture dreams of their customers. By embracing change and maintaining high standards, AVOTI is well positioned to remain an industry leader and continue to meet the needs of a wide range of customers.

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