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XIA 2022, PANEL CATEGORY: HAND GUARD BY ALTENDORF
The XIA-Xylexpo Innovation Award in the panel processing category was assigned ex-aequo to two solutions to the same safety risk on sliding table saws (a.k.a. squaring machines), “with different approaches but equal results” (quoting the jury’s motivation). This article illustrates the “HAND GUARD” solution nominated by company Altendorf based in Minden (Germany).
Matteo Simonetta from xylon international had the pleasure of interviewing Ansgar von Garrel.
“In Germany alone, there are up to 120 reportable accidents happening in connection with sliding table saws every month. This is a huge problem, both for our traditional customers, the small to medium woodworking shops, as well as for larger companies with industrial production setups.”
Ansgar von Garrel
Head of Marketing at Altendorf Group
Read the whole interview
About the Altendorf Group
The Altendorf Group is the global market leader in the manufacture of premium sliding table saws and is one of the hidden champions of the German SME sector. The company was founded in 1906 and has a strong brand recognition worldwide. Its most successful product is the F 45 sliding table saw, also known as “The Altendorf”. It is internationally synonymous with the sliding table saw product category. The latest innovation is HAND GUARD. A globally unique early detection system with two cameras that protects man, machine and material. Since 2018, the Hebrock company with its high-quality Hebrock edgebanders has been part of the Altendorf Group. With subsidiaries in Australia, China, India and the USA, it employs more than 400 people worldwide.
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