It uses Chemcraft precatalyzed sealers and lacquers, dye stains from Raleigh Hardwood and oil stains from Sherwin-Williams. In the finishing department, Chesnick has an automotive spray booth with Kremlin spray equipment. A new Altendorf sliding table saw replaced an older Altendorf, and a return conveyor was added to the company's SCMI edgebander. "We're trying to do as little hand sanding as we can," Chesnick says.Ī Butfering two-head widebelt sander, also new, is used on flat mouldings. Because it has made that first pass, there are fewer standing wood fibers or nibs left to contend with after sealing, and the post-sealant sanding can be done by the Opti-Sand rather than by hand. It makes the first pass at mouldings, smoothing sharp edges before finishing, and then re-sands the piece after sealing. Other new purchases include an Opti-Sand denibber that Chesnick uses in two operations. The labels, listing a part's name, job name, work number and whether it requires edgebanding, enable anybody in the shop to return it to its place in the production lineup if it should go astray, Chesnick says.įor this lawyer's office, Chesnick used cherry to create paneling, columns, a reception desk, a credenza, framing for a window wall and library bookcases.
It cuts parts and prints identification labels that are attached to each part. The saw works off a cutlist created by Chesnick and vice president/project manager, Charlie Lingenfelser. Purchases included a Homag SawTech Profiline CHF 51 beam saw from Altendorf America. Chesnick Corp., which has $4 million in annual sales, specializes in upfitting and rehabbing Class-A office spaces. "We want to stay on top of technology because that's what's keeping us in the game," he says.
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By replacing manual tasks with computer-driven automation, it has been able to save both time and money, says Chesnick. In 20, the 20-year-old company, specializing in custom commercial architectural millwork, took advantage of favorable prices and invested more than $250,000 in computerized machinery. "We got a lot more automated," says president and owner, Mark Chesnick. FYI: The company took advantage of favorable pricing and purchased more than $250,000 in new equipment in 2003-4.Īttractive equipment prices created by the recent economic downturn gave Raleigh, NC, architectural millwork company Chesnick Corp.