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FEATURES TEchnology

15 2023 Is The Year Of The Rabbit 32 Improved Drill State Using Artifcial Intelligence
By Michael Hermens, Group Managing Director of During Milling Process
APP Timber, a solution-providing company for over When producing items in large quantities, pointing
24 years, specialising in imported certifed timber out the exact time when the element needs to be
and wood-based materials. exchanged is crucial especially in furniture industry.
Continuing production with a worn tool might result
16 A Celebration Of Traditions & Innovations in a poor-quality product and fnancial loss for the
As HOMAG celebrates 40 years in Asia, FDM Asia manufacturer. By Jarosław Kurek, Artur Krupa,
speaks to Dr. Daniel Schmitt, the group’s CEO, Izabella Antoniuk, Arlan Akhmet, Ulan Abdiomar,
about the past and the future. Michał Bukowski and Karol Szymanowski, Warsaw
University of Life Sciences
FocUS
DESign

18 Tropical Timber Market Report
Changes are coming to the woodworking space and 39 2023 Design Trends
some of these efforts are going intensify this year. As we start the new year, we look at some design
From new regulations to new targets and markets, trends that are likely to defne 2023.
ITTO share more about what to expect going
forward. 44 Colours Of 2023
Brace yourself for new design inspirations for the
new year, starting from the most basic aesthetic
element: colours. Here is a look at the colours that
may defne 2023.