History of HOMAG

- 1962 World's first edge banding machine using the hot-cold technique.
- 1967 First combined sizing and edge banding machine.
- 1974 First double-end tenoner with NC axes and punch tape control system.
- 1977 Softforming with PVAc.
- 1980 Quickmelt process for edge banding of shaped components.
- 1982 First plant with production control and fully automatic resetting using identity numbers.
- 1987 World’s first shaped component throughfeed machine for sizing and edge banding.
- 1989 First stationary processing centre with edge processing.
- 1991 Homatic system as integrated concept with HMI, CNC and PLC.
- 1997 power line - New machine concept for high-performance systems based on mechatronics.
- 2001 power line 1 - Just-in time production for batch size 1 in throughfeed.
- 2002 complete line.
- 2003 Edge improvement.
- 2004 Honeycomb panel production.
- 2005 print line edge printing using the inkjet process.

Source: http://www.homag-group.com/cms/Company/History