Entries by Bettina Hummel

Future of Sustainable Architecture: Global Collaboration Streamlines Prefabricated Timber Homes in Korea

When Space Factory set out to build a new cutting-edge timber prefabrication production plant in Korea, they knew that a seamless integration of hardware and software was essential. By combining high-performance CNC machines from WEINMANN, advanced MES programming from granIT, and ArchiFrame’s powerful modelling software, they created an efficient and precise CNC production system. Together, […]

More organisation, better visual presentation

Add-ons can bring important workflow improvements to automated, already running production processes. For example in prefabricated timber construction, where shortages can occur towards the end of the production process and shortly before loading. This is where the WallMagazine add-on powered by granIT steps in.

Closer to practice

MES in the production lines of the prefabricated housing industry can also be culturally surprising. At least that’s what Devaki Joshi – a new granIT employee from India – thinks. Cultural diversity and the associated professional enrichment has long been granIT’s corporate philosophy and needs no special introduction. So: Let’s introduce Devaki Joshi – a […]

More structure, more output

At the prefabricated house producer Bien-Zenker, the carpentry shop was rebuilt and modernised. The decisive role that MES can play in such a diversified production line and the benefits that result from it for the entire production process are explained by the Head of Strategic Development, Markus Farnung. Bien-Zenker GmbH, based in Schlüchtern, Hesse, produces […]

More diversity leads to higher productivity

Diversity… the continuation: the granIT team warmly welcomes Rihab Jamal-Eddine to its ranks. The 24-year-old Moroccan from Casablanca has been working for the Reutlingen-based company as a trainee programmer since the summer of 2022 and is familiarising herself with the MES environment, which is new to her, surprisingly quickly.

Diversity – for a successful team

granIT employee Lipi Kothadiya has been demonstrating for more than six months that diversity in the team definitely means more creativity and cultural enrichment. It’s no longer a secret: even (or especially?) in the IT industry, companies with diverse staff have better cards. It doesn’t matter how large or small the respective companies are – […]

Trendsetting

The machine manufacturer WEINMANN has been setting trends in timber construction production since 1985. To date, the Swabian company located in St. Johann, Germany, has become the world market leader for timber construction systems – both for carpentry plants, module manufacturers and the prefabricated house industry. The connecting element has always been software from granIT. […]

Gain time – react more flexibly!

The Natursteinbetriebe Wigastone in Steinwenden, Rhineland-Palatinate, is a prime example of the successful use of MES powered by granIT in medium-sized companies. Managing director, founder and “doer” Armin Wigand reports in an interview about the successful development of his company and the key role granIT software plays in it.

Convincing!

MES from granIT have long been fully integrated and accepted in WeberHaus’ prefabricated house production. A conversation about new territory, step-by-step, table utilization, robots and trolleys. At WeberHaus in Rheinau, Baden, the granIT Manufacturing Execution System (MES) has also been ensuring efficient processes in prefabricated house production since the beginning of 2021. We talked to […]