Wide-belt sander Buldog 7 and brushing machine FINAL for the Polish company TimberPlus Budzyk

INVESTMENT IN A NEW MACHINE PARK AND THE BEGINNING OF COOPERATION WITH HOUFEK

Since the completion of the new production hall, TimberPlus Budzyk has continually invested in new equipment. They have several reasons for purchasing additional machines, including increasing production capacity and improving product processing quality.
This year, the TimberPlus Budzyk machine park was expanded with a machine from Houfek company.

How did the cooperation with this Czech manufacturer of woodworking machines come about?

“We first met the Houfek company three years ago at the DREMA fair in the Polish city of Poznań,” says Krzysztof Budzyk. “There we met Peter Šelep, director of Houfek Poland, who presented the company's offer that caught our interest. The next step was a visit from Mr. Peter to our plant in the city of Nowy Targ, which we were still finishing at the time. We exchanged opinions and introduced our plans regarding equipping with more new machines. Mr. Peter offered us assistance in selecting suitable machines and invited us to visit Houfek’s main manufacturing plant in the Czech Republic, located in Golčův Jeníkov.”

The Houfek factory made a very positive impression on Mr. Adam and Krzysztof Budzyk. They received the opportunity to perform grinding tests on the presented machines with materials they brought along. The tests were successful and the subsequent purchase of a wide-belt sander from the Buldog 7 series for TimberPlus Budzyk naturally followed. The sander is designed and capable for quality and demanding sanding of solid wood, veneered surfaces, MDF boards or base fillers and paints. The machine has been operating in Nowy Targ for a year without faults.

“Throughout the whole time, we were in contact with Houfek and presented Mr. Peter with additional issues, including the final surface treatment of the products we manufacture,” continues Krzysztof Budzyk. “For our needs, the ideal solution became the brushing machine Final, which we commissioned in our plant this year in mid-November.”
Final is a high-performance brushing machine for final surface finishing, which includes: fine sanding, texturing, smoothing and other finishing work. Of course, the precise surface treatment depends on the type of tool - brush, so in this case the investor chose abrasive supplies from the company PolishStyl, which, in cooperation with Houfek, set up the newly purchased machine and prepared it for full-capacity operation. It is important to mention that Final also offers variability of working tools and their oscillation to optimize achieved results.
This is the first machine of this type located at TimberPlus Budzyk.

“We are very satisfied with the cooperation with Houfek.” evaluates Krzysztof Budzyk. “We also plan to purchase another machine from this manufacturer. We are seriously considering purchasing a wide-belt sander with four units, which enables machining on both sides simultaneously, from above and below. This allows accelerating the production process almost twice.”