PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES INNOVATION FROM TITUS
TITUS
Adding value to the RTA furniture industry through improved products and processes
The Titus Group develops , manufactures and sells innovative precision components and solutions that enhance the competitive position of its customers across a wide range of industries . Through innovative product design , expertise in high volume manufacturing and efficient service , the Group helps business partners to improve their productivity and quality while reducing the cost of assembly , manufacturing and allied processes . The precision engineering competence gained in the field of furniture hardware manufacture , which is the Group ’ s core activity , has now been applied to other areas . These include multipurpose damping technology , tooling and ultrasound fastening techniques , die casting , and automated assembly systems , with applications in diverse industries , such as furniture , home appliances and automotive , as well as medical devices and hardware .
To address the problem of thousands of people who consider ready-to-assemble furniture as being time-consuming and complicated to put together , with a lot of opportunities to make mistakes in the course of the assembly process , Titus engineers delivered innovative , out-of-box solution offering a simple approach for tackling furniture assembling .
THE CHALLENGE AND ITS SOLUTION
PRODUCT INNOVATION
The Titus innovation is intended for use in a large segment of the furniture industry – RTA ( Ready to Assemble ). This is a furniture industry that provides packaged pre-prepared furniture panels equipped with all furniture fittings ( included in the bag ) and installation instructions . The end user assembles RTA furniture at home .
The furniture industry in the RTA category has been facing three major challenges over the past ten years : lack of wood mass , simplicity or guaranteeing user assembly friendliness , and flexibility of production processes .
The lack of wood mass is becoming an increasing problem with the growth of the population ( market growth ). Traditional materials used by the industry such as MFC chipboard , MDF and solid wood will be adjusted in the future . The recycled chipboard is already of great importance for the furniture industry . The result of the recycled chipboard is the quality of the MFC panels themselves . Metal and plastic inserts , poorly prepared chipboard structure ( larger particles ) and reduced use of adhesives cause a significant reduction in the load capacity of such panels . In addition to the challenges mentioned above , the density of the furniture panels decreases .
Usually , connection fittings in such panels do not allow the expected load capacity . Innovative expansion dowel with metal expansion sleeves in new materials is adapted and allows comparable load capacities with dowel connections .
Titus FastFit Machine
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