SCM Group receives SMAU Innovation Award. One of the most pressing challenges currently facing the manufacturing industry is the shortage of specialised technical skills on the factory floor. It was in response to this very real challenge that Scm Group developed an innovation dedicated to mechanical surface finishing processes, which received an award on 4th November at the 20th edition of SMAU in Milan. The innovation consists of an artificial intelligence-based process configurator integrated into its DMC machines for sanding wood and metal. It transforms a decades-long archive of data and scientific tests into a fully-fledged digital assistant, designed to guide both SCM sales teams in machine configuration and industry operators in selecting the right processing parameters. Operations such as sanding, calibration and deburring require the precise combination of numerous variables, including working speed, pressure, type of material and abrasive loads. SCM has built on the know-how developed since 1956 for its DMC range of machines, incorporating scientific measurements carried out in its own laboratories. A substantial body of qualitative and quantitative data has thus been encoded into proprietary algorithms that outperform generic language models. The result is a process configurator that integrates directly into the human-machine interface (HMI) of the workstation, providing specialised responses based on SCM's real-world experience and tailored to the customer's specific application requirements. The application is designed as a dynamic system that is constantly evolving: every new application tested by SCM in real-world conditions will progressively enrich its knowledge base, enabling the company to expand and refine the range of solutions available to support its customers. "Adopting this configurator brings operational and economic benefits across the entire value chain," explains Alessandro Caramia, Product Manager & Business Developer at SCM. "The configurator is designed to reduce setup times and make it easier to set processing parameters, with estimated time savings of up to 20% in the applications considered. "Within the company, the tool also guides the sales team in configuring systems optimally during the quotation stage, providing accurate estimates of processing times, costs and productivity, while offering SCM opportunities to develop future software update services." The SMAU Innovation Award was collected by Bruno Di Napoli, Business Unit Manager of SCM's surface treatment solutions, and Sara Iaconianni, Scm Group's Scouting, Idea Management & Idea Generation Manager.

Scm Group receives SMAU Innovation Award for artificial intelligence applied to surface finishing. 05 November 2026 SCM transforms decades of experience in surface finishing technologies into a proprietary algorithm, providing industry professionals with a digital assistant that guides them in real time. One of the most pressing challenges currently facing the manufacturing industry is the shortage of specialised technical skills on the factory floor. It was in response to this very real challenge that Scm Group developed an innovation dedicated to mechanical surface finishing processes, which received an award on 4 November at the 20th edition of SMAU in Milan. The innovation consists of an artificial intelligence-based process configurator integrated into its DMC machines for sanding wood and metal. It transforms a decades-long archive of data and scientific tests into a fully-fledged digital assistant, designed to guide both SCM sales teams in machine configuration and industry operators in selecting the right processing parameters. The application is designed as a dynamic system that is constantly evolving: every new application tested by SCM in real-world conditions will progressively enrich its knowledge base, enabling the company to expand and refine the range of solutions available to support its customers. "Adopting this configurator brings operational and economic benefits across the entire value chain," explains Alessandro Caramia, Product Manager & Business Developer at SCM. "The configurator is designed to reduce setup times and make it easier to set processing parameters, with estimated time savings of up to 20% in the applications considered. "Within the company, the tool also guides the sales team in configuring systems optimally during the quotation stage, providing accurate estimates of processing times, costs and productivity, while offering SCM opportunities to develop future software update services." The SMAU Innovation Award was collected by Bruno Di Napoli, Business Unit Manager of SCM's surface treatment solutions, and Sara Iaconianni, Scm Group's Scouting, Idea Management & Idea Generation Manager. For more information: Scm Group receives SMAU Innovation Award for artificial intelligence applied to surface finishing

SCM unveils new batch-one edgebanding solutions at Batch One Days 2026. Building on the strong interest generated by the 2024 and 2025 editions, which highlighted industrial flexible edgebanding solutions adopted by leading customers worldwide, SCM is bringing its advanced technologies back into focus with a new event dedicated to batch-one production of panels and doors. Taking place on December 2 and 3, at SCM's premises in Thiene, Vicenza, Batch One Days will provide an exclusive first look at the latest-generation systems designed to meet the needs of diverse manufacturing environments. The event will showcase solutions that prioritise production flexibility, operational efficiency and responsiveness to evolving market demands. Beyond the performance of individual machines and systems, the spotlight will also be on their seamless integration into connected production workflows and the development of an increasingly digital factory. SCM's latest edgebanding and sizing-edgebanding solutions are engineered to enhance machining quality, reliability, productivity and customisation, even in the most demanding production environments. Their modular and scalable configurations can be tailored to each company's specific requirements, level of automation and degree of production integration. These solutions also reflect SCM's commitment to making advanced technologies and functions traditionally associated with high-end systems more accessible to smaller businesses, combining sophisticated performance with highly competitive pricing. At the event, Wood & Panel will showcase the results of its ongoing research and development efforts, aimed at making SCM edgebanding solutions increasingly flexible, modular and accessible, without compromising on excellence," says Luca Bergantini, SCM Business Manager. "Our goal is to give companies the best balance between investment and solution value, bringing industrial-grade technologies and functions to production environments of different sizes." As Bergantini points out, this vision applies not only to edgebanding, but to Scm Group's entire offering for furniture and door manufacturers. At SCM's Thiene industrial site, four industrial-grade solutions will be unveiled to meet different production needs: two cells for flexible edgebanding of straight panels, an automated line for door processing, and an edgebander for softforming profiles. The first solution, a stefani cell h, marks the next step in SCM's technology for flexible batch-one edgebanding. With a speed reaching 30 metres per minute and output of up to 1,200 panels per shift, it integrates advanced automation and material-flow handling systems, as well as new machining units. Key features include a rounding unit that helps increase productivity and improve finishing quality, ensuring consistent processing, and Maestro active watch supervisory software, which coordinates the process and panel flow. The second system for straight panels, a stefani cell e, combines a single-sided stefani edgebander, configurable on different platforms (stefani m or stefani x), with a new pickback-e gantry return system designed to provide advanced functionality at an even more competitive investment. The system automatically manages workpiece return and unloading, offering different stacking modes even for panels of different sizes. It can be operated manually or in Batch One mode, with pre-set, automated movements. This modular solution is designed to make industrial-level automation accessible to medium-sized and smaller companies, according to their needs and the degree of process integration. For the production of doors and partition systems (operable walls), SCM will present an automated solution combining a stefani sb squaring-edgebander with mahros brush systems for loading, workpiece return and unloading. More than 25 metres long, the system is designed to handle large and heavy panels, with a high level of automation and particular attention to finishing quality. The system is monitored by an operator, while material handling is automated. The solution includes machining units dedicated to door processing, as well as specific devices for finishing corners and profiles, ensuring precise results even on complex, large workpieces. The line-up is completed by a stefani one edgebander with a roller- and belt-based workpiece return system and electronic set-up, designed to flexibly process a wide range of softforming profiles, including J-shape and 45-degree profiles, and materials such as melamine-faced panels and PVC. Automatic set-up simplifies changeovers; a dedicated rounding unit also enables finishing of the J profile on the panel's transverse edge, making the solution highly flexible and automated. Digital control and integration are another key development in SCM's edgebanding solutions. Maestro active watch supervisory software monitors the production process, while WinMES, the MES-MOM developed with Tecnest, a company within SCM Group, links production management with company information and workflows. Depending on the configuration, these technologies help create a more connected and traceable process, aligned with a digital factory model and integrated production flow. The objective is to integrate edgebanding technologies seamlessly into the wider production workflow, moving beyond individual high-performance machines towards coordinated, scalable and increasingly automated solutions that enhance overall manufacturing efficiency and streamline production processes. 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