The flex cell is designed to be flexible in the types of products it can produce and the quantities. It includes a panel saw, edge bander, router, and CNC machining center. Information comes from 3D design software or customers and is sent to the optimization software to generate cutting files and labels. Labels provide part and cabinet information to guide automatic material flow through the cell's machines, including sawing, edge banding, drilling, and assembly. The flex cell can produce various products like cabinets, curved components, and is capable of high production volumes due to its flexible design and automation.

1. FLEX CELL
Flexible, Variable Manufacturing
Arnie Hopkins – Panel Dividing Specialist

2. • The Flex Cell is designed to be flexible
in the type of product it can build and
flexible in the quantity of product it can
produce
• The mix of equipment, Panel Saw;
Edge Bander; Flat Table router; and
CNC machining center means you
have the right tool for the right job
• The DrillTeq V200 CNC machining
center offers another level of flexibility
FLEX CELL
What is the Cell designed for?

3. • The Flex Cell can produce standard
case goods either one off or in volume
• Complex products like Reception Desk,
Curved Walls, Inset products can be
produced cost effectively
• Components like Raised Panel MDF
doors, Fixture or Kitchen components
FLEX CELL
What is the Cell designed for?

4. FLEX CELL
Machines Included in the Cell
• HOMAG SawTeq B-300 HPP PC
M45
• HOMAG Ambition 1100
• HOMAG DrillTeq V-200
• HOMAG Centateq N-300-510
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5. FLEX CELL
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Scott Glatzel
• In office design and engineering
Shawn Smith
• HOMAG SawTeq B-300 HPP PC
M45
• HOMAG Ambition 1100
• HOMAG DrillTeq V-200
Derek Hart
• Cabinet Assembly
• HOMAG Ambition 1100
• HOMAG DrillTeq V-200
Scott Thomas
• HOMAG Centateq N-300 510
• HOMAG Ambition 1100
• HOMAG DrillTeq V-200
• Cabinet assembly

6. FLEX CELL
• Flex Cell manpower can flex
to accommodate the level of
production
• Flex Cell can produce parts
for multiple assembly stations
• Part flow is flexible – Prioritize
by process or best available
machine
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7. FLEX CELL
What are we doing today?
• Curved face Dental furniture
ꟷ Kerfed to bend pre-laminated
ꟷ Lock Dowell construction
ꟷ Eliminate post laminating
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8. FLEX CELL
What are we doing today?
• Standard residential case goods
− Confirmat construction
− Five piece melamine door
− Traditional Cut/Band/Bore
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• Cabinets • Library of Cabinets built in Cut Rite
• Export part list to Cut Rite
• Transfer to saw
FLEX CELL
Where does the information come from?

10. FLEX CELL
Where does the information come from?
• Cabinets
• Curved front or complex
cabinetry
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• 3 D design software
• Creates parts and cam information
• Direct link to cut Rite Optimization
and Nesting

11. FLEX CELL
Where does the information come from?
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• Cabinets
• Curved front or complex cabinetry
• Components
• Customers send in Excel sheet
• Export part list to Cut Rite
• Transfer to saw

12. FLEX CELL
Where does the information come from?
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• Cabinets
• Curved front or complex cabinetry
• Components
• MDF Doors
• Customers send door style
• Size
• Material
• Quantity
• Answer Table fills in

13. FLEX CELL
Right tool for the right job
CentaTeq N-300 510 router
− Routers are versatile machines
with many capabilities
− Multi position tool holder
− Router
− Zoned vacuum tables
− Drill block
• Curved parts
• Dado construction
• One sided horizontal machining
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14. FLEX CELL
Right tool for the right job
HOMAG SawTeq B-300 PC M45
−LED operator assist
−Fast rectangular cutting of either
single sheets or stacks
−dustEX at cutting line
−Large air tables
−Clean chip free accurate parts
−Module 45
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15. FLEX CELL
Right tool for the right job
HOMAG Ambition 1100 Edge bander
−Perfect edges – pre mill
−Zero joint edge
−EVA hotmelt
−Nesting package
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16. FLEX CELL
Right tool for the right job
HOMAG DrillTeq V-200
−5 sided machining
−Stand alone or complement to router
−Small foot print
−Feed through or in/out the same side
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17. FLEX CELL
Material Handling
• HOMAG Domino Cart for
consolidating parts from different
manufacturing flows for custom
assembly
• HOMAG Hugo cart for production
stacking
• Basic tables for staging at machines
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18. FLEX CELL
Material Handling
• Lift table for feeding sheet goods
• Roller for finished cabinets
• Lift table at assembly
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19. • All the information for the part comes from
the system used
• Passes through the Cut Rite Optimizer to
the HOMAG saw Or Cut Rite Nesting to the
router
• Labels are printed for each part
FLEX CELL
How do you know what to do with the parts

20. What the cabinet part is and which
cabinet it is associated with
− Which edges are banded
− Helps with part flow
• Bar code says part gets machined no
bar code no machining part goes
directly to rack
− The part size
− Rack position
Homag BHX-055 Program
Job: Mid Range-1
W:609.6 X L:762
Prod: Base_2Dr-1Drw-Screw
Qty: 2
*000012531*
PT: BASE END LEFT
.5mm-PVC
Date:01/19/13Item:0002
Mtl: ¾” Grain Melamine 2S
SLOT: 02
P/N: 08-B_END-L-Scrw
FLEX CELL
The Labels tell us ?
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21. FLEX CELL
Where do the labels come from?
On the saw
• Label formatted on the saw
• As part is finished label is
generated
• Label per part/ per book/ or
fixed multiple
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22. FLEX CELL
Where do the labels come from?
On the Router
• Touch screen next to router
• Same program on the router
displayed on the screen
• Operator touches part he will
off stack right label on right part
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23. FLEX CELL
How do we consolidate parts for a cabinet?
• Cut the parts in any order in
small batches
• Label tells us what cabinet the
part belongs to
• Cabinets can be assigned a
rack position
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24. FLES CELL
What have we been doing?
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We have been assembling
standard full access cabinets
with Confirmat construction
• Parts path
• HOMAG SawTeq
• HOMAG Edge Bander
• HOMAG DrillTeq
• Kit

25. FLES CELL
What have we been doing?
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We have machined and are
assembling a specialty radius
cabinet
• Using lockdowel construction
• Parts path
− HOMAG Nested Base router
− HOMAG Bander
− HOMAG Vertical Drill
− HOMAG Panel Saw
− Using a cart for part motion and
consolidation

26. FLES CELL
What have we been doing?
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In less than 3500 Sf we have
been able to machine and
assemble a wide variety of
products
• Material handling
− Carts
− Flow and tables
− Kitting rack

27. FLEX CELL
Capacity as shown
• HOMAG SawTeq can cut over 120
cycles per shift
• HOMAG Edge Bander can band in
excess of 2500 edges per shift
• HOMAG DrillTeq can machine over
400 parts per shift
• HOMAG Centateq can machine 50
sheets per shift
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28. Question and Answer Time

29. Stiles Machinery
3965 44th St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
www.stilesmachinery.com
Arnie Hopkins
AHopkins@stilesmachinery.com
Thank you.