#4 THE ISSUE FOR CARPENTERS AND JOINERS. NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE FUTURE OF THE TRADE. THE FUTURE OF WORK FOCUS WHY THE FUTURE OF WOODWORKING STARTS TODAY 04 TOOLS THE NEW TS 60 K PLUNGE-CUT SAW WITH KICKBACKSTOP FUNCTION CUTS THROUGH WOOD LIKE BUTTER 12 DEDICATION IN THE PLAYGROUND WITH THE STARKHOLZ TEAM IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES 28 INSPIRATION CARPENTER FLORIAN MEIGEL HAS ALREADY ACHIEVED A LOT BUT STILL HAS SO MUCH AHEAD OF HIM 40 LOOK INSIDE THE NEW ASSEMBLY PLANT IN WEILHEIM IS SUSTAINABLE AND FORWARD-LOOKING 56

EDITORIAL Dear readers, The world of work is constantly changing. Innovative technologies and new ways of cooperating and doing business are taking us into the future. What drives us to help shape the future of work in the woodworking trade? We see ourselves as enablers and give our all to help you give yours. With outstanding tools and clever system solutions to make your everyday work easier. Tools like the new TS 60 K plunge-cut saw, which cuts through wood like butter and offers added safety thanks to the KickbackStop. We also shine a spotlight on three cordless drills in this issue to see...

04 Focus THE FUTURE OF WORK There is more than one way to reach a destination – and that applies to the future of woodworking, too. 34 Favourites FESTOOL SPOTLIGHTS We asked five professional woodworkers about their favourite Festool products. 12 Tools LIKE BUTTER Worlds apart: The TS 60 K plunge-cut saw is setting new standards in sawing. 40 Inspiration THE BEST IS YET TO COME For young carpenter Florian Meigel, the future has only just begun. 18 Projects & work THE DOOR WHISPERER For Gerben Evers, his precision tools are his most valuable employees. 46 Tools ORIGIN The Shaper Origin CNC router...

Focus The future of work Delft/Berlin/Wendlingen Netherlands/Deutschland THE FUTURE OF WORK The future is knocking loudly at the door; there’s no mistaking it. It wants to be more digital and more sustainable – and so it should. Innovative tools and new technologies, new business models and ways of working are leading the way. But what does this mean for the woodworking trade? Has the future already arrived here? We find out. Text: Ralf Christofori | Photography: Simon-Paul Schempershofe, Oliver Helbig, Manolito Rö

Focus The future of work A woman of action. Independent but connected. hen we visit Floor Doelman, she has just moved into her new workshop. She is glowing, as she has just taken the next step into her bright future. She shares the workshop on the outskirts of Delft with a larger woodworking company. One of the workshop owners earns his money from house clearances, so it is the perfect environment for Floor Doelman to do what she does best: Make furniture from recycled and upcycled wood and other materials. Everything seems to have come together perfectly, but it wasn’t planned that way, she...

MACHINES AND FANTASTIC PEOPLE TO WORK WITH - THAT'S HOW Floor Doelman, Furniture Maker

Focus The future of work ↑ Simon Meinberg (right) has made Raumstation & Friends what it is today, but as a young entrepreneur he is still a team player. ’THE COLLABORATION WITH ARCHITECTS, PLANNERS, PARTNER FIRMS AND MULTIPLIERS IS EXTREMELY REWARDING.’ Simon Meinberg, Raumstation & Friends → In the large workshop, employees work with Festool precision tools and digital production equip

’FOR US, THE FUTURE HAS TO BE DIGITAL – IN PRODUCTION AS WELL AS IN ORGANISATIONAL The Raumstation vision. From start-up to major operation. ust thinking about how quickly Simon Meinberg catapulted his ‘Raumstation’ to success is enough to make you dizzy. After completing his apprenticeship with a carpenter in Oberursel near Frankfurt, he went on to take his master craftsman’s diploma. Aged 20, he then moved to Berlin to study architecture. A year later, he discovered a carpenter’s workshop for sale in Kreuzberg while browsing the classified ads on eBay. Meinberg put together a business plan...

Focus The future of work Clever, smart, digital. Take a step into the future with Festool Connected.* estool products help you to be the best carpenters and joiners that you can be. Our tools are innovative and efficient and deliver uncompromising quality. And this won’t change. What is changing is the requirements that you and we face day in, day out. At Festool, we are doing everything we can to support you with these challenges, both today and tomorrow – including in the digital realm. FESTOOL ORDER APP* With the Order app, you can find Festool tools, matching accessories and consumable materials...

Why the future starts today. Christoph Krause has been advising businesses in the skilled crafts and trades on the adoption of digital technologies for 12 years now. We asked him what will be important in the future. FM: The future world of work will undoubtedly be more digital. In your opinion, how well prepared is the woodworking industry for this future? CK: There is no such thing as a non-digital trade anymore. Quite the opposite. We receive so many requests every single day at the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Handwerk: How can I set up straightforward interfaces between my digital tools?...

#4 Like butter Germany The TS 60 K cuts through wood like butter. It is lightweight, smooth and extraordinarily precise. It is also still our most versatile saw. And thanks to our new plunge-cut saw's unique KickbackStop function, which minimises the risk of injury and conserves material, it makes work even easier. Anyone who thinks that powerful plunge-cut saws are better kept for rough work is sorely mistaken. Clearly, all Festool plunge-cut saws are extremely powerful. But with each new generation, they have also become more versatile, more flexible and more precise. None of them are lacking...

Tools Like butter

Tools Like butter Worlds apart. The new TS 60 K with KickbackStop function. Greater safety when sawing – thanks to KickbackStop The new TS 60 K comes with the unique KickbackStop function. The saw blade stops faster than the blink of an eye, reducing the risk of injury caused by kickback during sawing or plunge-cutting into the workpiece. Weighing in at 4.6 kg, the TS 60 K is compact, relatively light and perfectly balanced.