Australian Sustainable Hardwoods (ASH) has recently purchased a brand new Hundegger RobotMax, their third robotic CNC machine. The state-of-the-art machinery is expected to significantly increase MASSLAM capacity and continually deliver the highest-quality mass timber solutions.
Solidifying our position at the forefront of mass timber design and manufacturing, ASH has commenced installation of a brand new Hundegger RobotMax, the first of its kind in Australia.
“The state-of-the-art machine will be ASH’s third robotic CNC and comes with unique processing capacity and ability, which we were not able to find elsewhere. It complements the processing ability of our other CNCs to increase our offering.” explains ASH’s National Business Development Manager, Daniel Wright.
“The three CNCs will be critical as we double capacity and develop our prefabricated mass timber social housing solutions utilising Plantation Oak.”
Hundegger’s RobotMax sets a new standard in mass timber production with unmatched performance, versatility and flexibility. Complete with an overhead 5-axis saw/slot/marking unit for higher throughput and 6-axis technology with 32 different tools, the machine provides an incredible improvement in efficiency allowing all six sides of one member to be processed in a single pass.
Arguably the greatest benefit of investing in this technology is the ability to process timber up to 610mm x 1300mm, significantly increasing ASH’s capacity to provide larger MASSLAM member sections to meet the growing demands of the mass timber market and achieve architectural excellence.
The brand new RobotMax being installed at ASH in Heyfield
“The addition of the Hundegger RobotMax will dramatically increase throughput as we will be able to CNC machine large member sections for a single project and/or multiple projects simultaneously,” MASSLAM Engineering Design Manager, Nathan Benbow explains.
The RobotMax joins two existing Hundegger robotic machines at ASH – a Speedcut 3 (built for speed via simpler CNC machining) and a K2-Industry, which allows almost unlimited machine capabilities.
Top image: Installation of the brand new Hundegger RobotMax at ASH in Heyfield
