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Carpentry company Ascari Wood & Design

P-System: a revolutionary joining system

Ascari Wood & Design is a company specialising in high-quality custom-made furniture. Founded in 1974 by Ascari Giorgio in Nonantola, a few miles outside Modena, the company is renowned for its decorative wooden radiator covers - a highly sought-after solution that turns a radiator into a point of elegance and style.
"Lamello has revolutionised the carpentry assembly system."
Filippo Ascari, co-owner
Today, the company employs 11 people and is run by the son Filippo Ascari with the support of his brother. The Ascari family business is constantly growing. Working with prestigious architects, it creates products that combine carpentry with furniture art, using different materials such as iron, glass, HPL and Corian® as part of their workmanship.

Ascari is currently working on a new project to grow the company even further and meet the new challenges that lie ahead. The plan is set to double the area of the company premises and includes the creation of a showroom to present its creations.

Filippo Ascari defines his company as a carpenter's shop centred around high-quality custom-made furniture, with a focus on the needs of the customer. They have never given up in the face of adversity, says Filippo: "For us, nothing is impossible."

Impressed by the benefits of the P-System

"The P-System has changed our workshop. It has revolutionised how we work and our method of assembly, saving us massive amounts of time. All I can say is thank you, Lamello is amazing," says Filippo. "We invested in a 5-axis Morbidelli M100 CNC machining centre."

Standard furniture, complete with all holes, slots and connections, can be produced in just one step with the Maestro program, a library of programming functions. This state-of-the-art technology results in maximum savings of both time and materials. Machining operations not carried out with the CNC machining centre are done with the Zeta P2 biscuit joiner. Throughout the year, Filippo estimates that between 5,000 and 6,000 joints are used, including Clamex P-14, Tenso P-14 and Divario P-18. "Lamello is cutting-edge! It helps the carpenter improve the various stages of furniture making."

Clamex joints are used in every project for wardrobes, kitchens, bathrooms, bookcases, etc. "When we discovered the benefits of the P-System, we had a meeting with all production employees and decided that, from then on, we'd only ever use Clamex," says Filippo with a smile. "We get on well, also because sometimes there are pieces of furniture that have to be disassembled and sent off for painting. During assembly, for example, a piece can sometimes get damaged, but now we have the option to leave the furniture with the customer and replace only the damaged piece. This benefit both us and the customer," Filippo explains. "Lamello has changed the way we work in carpentry."

Time savings and flexibility

"Each of our operators takes on all the stages of production and is responsible for their own job order, from start to finish. Being unique pieces with different purposes, we also get the satisfaction of seeing our work placed in the environment for which it was designed," says Filippo.

The furniture is pre-assembled in the shop, where we check that everything is in conformity. It's then disassembled and painted within two days. Ascari's in-house fitters deliver everything to the customer and the furniture is assembled on site. We asked Filippo if he has ever had to carry out projects that required Lamello products: "Lamello has become our standard. We don't really consider using anything else. In fact, we're looking forward to new innovations!" says Filippo with a smile. "Lamello has revolutionised the carpentry assembly system."

Significant simplification on the construction site with the Zeta P2 battery

As a test customer, the carpentry company Ascari Wood & Design was invited to use the Zeta P2 battery in advance of the sales launch in September. It was used at a villa in Rimini, where playhouses had to be connected in the children's room at 45° and 57° angles. «The cordless milling machine greatly simplifies work on the construction site; the absence of cables avoids the risk of snagging and tripping,» says Alberto, one of the employees. Michele is also convinced: «We were able to make around 150 cuts in MDF. The Zeta P2 is an excellent machine, light and handy. It has good performance and we were also pleased with the battery life.»

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