Up to 3× longer service life, significantly less dust: how TILLY optimized production
A leading Austrian wood processor achieves efficiency breakthroughs with next-generation band saw technology.
Tilly Holzindustrie GmbH
Founded in 1981, TILLY has become one of Europe's leading manufacturers of solid wood boards. From its production site in Althofen, Austria, it supplies furniture manufacturers, interior fitting companies, and construction companies across Europe. TILLY combines industrial benchmarks with sustainable production – and even has its own biomass energy facility.
The numbers that needed optimizing
For a company that focuses on precision, the blade performance at TILLY was the weak link in an otherwise optimized production chain.
The pain points
Frequent blade changes interrupted the production flow and drove up operating costs.
Dust generation had a negative impact on working conditions and machine performance.
Fluctuating cutting quality made planning of downstream processes unpredictable.
The solution: DURA X-TRACT band saw blades
TILLY consulted WINTERSTEIGER in order to replace its standard blades with DURA X-TRACT technology – a patented geometry that rethinks the basic principles of band saw blade design.
Patented hole geometry
Innovative body design offers higher stability than the classic back-tooth systems and drastically reduces dust and chip formation.
Extended service life
Specially processed band steel delivers 2–3× longer service life. Change intervals and maintenance cycles are drastically reduced.
Cleaner production
Less dust means cleaner top layers, less cleaning, and improved working conditions throughout the entire plant environment.
Summary
One component swap. Three systematic improvements. Sometimes you do not need a new machine to tap potential – sometimes you just need better blade. And DURA X-TRACT is the proof.
2–3×
Longer saw blade service life
Significant
Reduction in dust generation
Greater
Consistency in cutting quality
“With the use of DURA X-TRACT band saw blades, we were able to significantly extend service life and reduce dust development in the production area. This has had a significant positive impact on process stability and maintenance effort.”
Production Manager, TILLY Holzindustrie GmbH
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