WINDOWS Magazine Winter 2016 | Page 42

n e ws GET FENESTRATED! SYDNEY 2016 F ollowing on from the success of our Industry Showcase held in Gabbett’s Melbourne office, the first GET FENESTRATED! Exhibition was held at our Sydney showroom in March. Once again there was great representation from industry partners including: • Capral Aluminium • Alspec Aluminium • Soft Tech • Orgadata • Australian Window Association • Leuco Tooling Over 60 visitors to the two day exhibition took the opportunity to see the latest machinery and software on display. The lucky door prize of a Weber BBQ was kindly donated by Capral Aluminium. “Another great event focusing on the future of Aluminium Window & Door Automated fabrication in Australia. Fantastic to see so many fabricators attending and getting involved.” Matthew Finnie National Manager Residential Systems Capral Limited On display was Gabbett Machinery’s FOM Industrie range of machinery and equipment, including the Dali 40 CNC machine, Blitz Alva 500 double head saw, Panda 400 up cut saw, Sika Plus drop saw, and a range of trolleys and equipment to complement a window and door fabrication factory. For the first time, there was integration from the leading software suppliers in Australia to the TigerStop automated length stops. In addition to this, on display was the new TigerTouch software. Connected to the FOM single head saws, it makes a great addition to the range of choice fabricators now have to seamlessly connect to the office. 40 Australian Window Association “Thanks to Gabbett's Get Fenestrated! 2016 exhibition, Alspec were able to clearly demonstrate to customers in the window and door industry the next step in automation, passing job information directly from estimation software (Logikal and V6) to automat ed saws and CNC machines.” Derek Neuschulz Product Manager Alspec Aluminium With demonstrations from Soft Tech on V6 and Orgadata on Logikal, visitors were given an up close and personal look at the latest ‘screen to machine’ software solutions. Working with local and international software suppliers, the FOM Industrie and TigerStop range of machines import data direct from the office – including all cut lists, machining codes and barcoding. “A quality event of this nature has sadly been lacking in the Australian window and door industry... until now. Congratulations to Gabbett for taking the initiative and putting on an event that created a great deal of interest. I only see this event growing and becoming a regular on the industry calendar. Well done to all involved.” Rod Hurley Soft Tech Fabricator Business Manager Soft Tech Group Gabbett is committed to their customers and see success not just in machine sales but in solutions. Support for the Fenestration Industry extends through their membership in the Australian Window Association. As both are committed to the same goal – ‘to provide services to the members that will enhance their business opportunities and support their efforts to operate successfully while endorsing compliant, energy efficient, quality products.’ “What a fantastic initiative by all of the companies involved in Get Fenestrated! 2016. Without the co-operation of all of the companies involved, the window industry could become stagnant. Our future lies with automation and the communication between machinery and software. Events like this allow industry people to see what is possible. Well done Gabbett for arranging such a terrific event and to everyone who participated.” Gary Smith Marketing & Communications Manager Australian Window Association FOM Industrie has an enormous amount of knowledge Gabbett calls upon to solve any manufacturing issue. The GET FENESTRATED! exhibition presented the many partners in the fields of tooling, software, finance, extrusion suppliers, materials handling and safety. Gabbett also provides machines to process panels, solid timbers and other materials including aluminium sections.