Introducing and learning more about Team Green: The Precision of Team Green According to Sales Specialist Michelle Stavich

“Today’s world is so fast moving- everyone wants things immediately, right here and right now! This is where the importance of precision comes in. Precision gives us the ability to get something done perfectly, and get it done right the first time.”

I take great pride in working for a company and with a team that strives for precision in everything we do. From the manufacturing process of our materials and the assembly of the machines, to the quality of floors that our machines produce, there is great care taken in every step. Our standard of precision is passed down to our customers.

The precision in our manufacturing is top of the line. The combination of vintage equipment with new state-of-the-art methods and CNC technology creates a premium product. Our products are 85% manufactured in house. The quality of the parts and the precision that goes into manufacturing these items is very carefully thought out and put into place. There are techniques that have evolved that make sure every piece of material is perfectly identical and will work seamlessly with one another. One man builds one machine on a workstation to make sure that it’s exactly as it should be so there can then be precision in the floors that are sanded by that machine.

Our goal is to assist and transfer our knowledge about sanding floors so that customers can also sand with great precision and achieve quality results each and every time.

The floors that our machines are being put to use on can last a lifetime. These machines can last a lifetime too! There is nothing greater than a finished product that is done perfectly the first time around. With the help of our LÄGLER equipment and PST® class, everyone can sand with precision!

Precision: It’s In Our DNA

Introducing and Learning More About Team Green: The Tradition of Team Green According to Vice President Marc Schulz

“In today’s world, business is a lot about faster production, quicker turnover and obsolescent products. There are more and more throw-away products that can’t be repaired or upgraded after a certain period of time. I take great pride working for a company and a team with a great story, history, and tradition of, producing products that last a lifetime (and beyond with the proper care and maintenance), and can always be upgraded to the newest standard. Our thinking and way of doing things reflects what our customers, partners and friends in the wood flooring industry encounter every day.”

Our motto: if we can do it in house we will, and we always strive for perfection.

Tradition runs through our team in a variety of ways. Many of our highly skilled and experienced Team Green technicians, stay(ed) with us from apprenticeship until retirement. Our production combines vintage manufacturing equipment and methods (for training and education) along with the newest CNC technology. The blending of tried-and-true techniques mixed with advancements in technology is one of my favorite aspects of this industry. Whether it’s machinery, production, or processes, modern advancements built on top of traditional methods have made our craft better than ever.

Wood floors may last a lifetime, but they can be upgraded and changed in thousands of combinations with modern stain and color finish techniques. As these manufacturing and finishing techniques have evolved, construction sites have also changed: more square footage, more lighting, more species, dimensions of flooring… Regardless, the fact remains that we are still working with a natural, living product that constantly changes and reacts to the environment around it.

Never forget- a floor is the biggest piece of furniture in the room.

Thank you for the support of our brand, the dedication for our industry and keeping the tradition alive. We are all part of Team Green!

Tradition: It’s In Our DNA

Whether we are using hand tools, milling and turning equipment from the 60s, or state of the art CNC equipment, for us it is all about precision.

Our tolerances are measured in microns. As a basis of comparison, the thickness of human hair is 50 microns. The balancing of our parts is and always has been done in house from the start, with tolerances in the milligrams. When it comes to manufacturing our machine parts, we can make cuts as thin as a human hair which are almost not visible to the human eye (we can only notice differences down to 40 microns).

Every step along the way gets checked and measured. Even our newest CNC equipment which is built with internal measurement features that check the tolerances of the part while working on it gets checked by the machine operator. The machine is only as good as the man operating it: he takes every part after each production step and checks it with; calipers, dial gauge, scales and balancing tools. Every tool and every measuring device get tested for accuracy, torque, and overall performance on a regular schedule to ensure they are working precisely.

Working with Surgery Precision Using Sheer Strength

Most of our specialty tools, mounting devices and casting molds are made in house. So are the more than 100 pressing tools for sheet metal forming. Our biggest press operates with 150 tons of pressure in micron tolerances.

Bending It to the Right Degree

We bend all necessary machine components, such as the HUMMEL® dust stack, in house to the exact degree necessary, ensuring that every machine, every part comes out the same and fits even the oldest piece of equipment.

Precision: It’s In Our DNA

Tradition: It’s In Our DNA

LÄGLER, the mechanical engineering company, is known worldwide as the market leader for floor sanding machines. The famous HUMMEL® belt sander is just one milestone in the company’s 64-year history, but many other developments also have come out of the Swabian town of Frauenzimmern. From the mind of company founder Eugen Lägler straight to the factory, here is the story of how LÄGLER machinery earned its legendary status in the world of floor sanding.

Eugen Lägler started out his career as an apprentice with the German railroad repair shop. After WWII, he started working for a blacksmith in a small mechanic shop in Feuerbach, Germany, and simultaneously completed his master’s degree in mechanics. When Eugen Lägler and his wife Gerda founded their own company in 1956, no one could have imagined that the small business in his grandmother`s old house would one day become the top producer of floor sanders in the industry.

In the beginning, Eugen Lägler’s capital consisted solely of his knowledge, his manual skills, and his turning machine. He earned a modest living producing and manufacturing agricultural equipment for vineyards along with other odd jobs. A lucky coincidence and family connections introduced him to a parquet layer in Heilbronn who was trying to find a source for floor sanding equipment through a machine shop in Munich. This shop gave Eugen Lägler his first order to produce floor sanding equipment on a larger scale and was the true turning point for his company. After single-handedly producing the first 50 TORNADO machines via elaborate manual work, he had found his calling in life.

Rather than continuing to build other people’s designs, Eugen Lägler took matters into his own hands. After much trial and error, he presented his first in-house development in 1964 with the ELF 1 drum sanding machine. “ELF” stands for his initials and the town of Frauenzimmern where production was taking place. With the invention of the smaller ELF 2, the edge sanding machine ELF 3, and a V70 for finishing, LÄGLER had formed its first sanding machine program. Eugen then decided to set up his own sales network and build a production hall. At the same time, the German wood flooring market was experiencing a steep upswing, so the timing was perfect.

In 1969, Lägler became the first inventor to integrate belt sanding technology into a wood floor sanding machine: the first HUMMEL® with its characteristic hum was created (“Hummel” is the German word for bumblebee). In hardly any time at all, thousands of HUMMEL® machines were sold. With it and the Randmeister edge sander developed from the ELF 3, expansion into the European markets followed in the early 1970s, and in 1975 it was introduced to the USA and other international markets. Even with this massive expansion, Eugen Lägler was busy developing a whole range of other machines, depending on where he saw a need. These include the metal sanding machine “Büffel”, the “Bär”, a machine for sanding wooden panels and the “Flunder”, a sander and vacuum attachment devices for angle grinders. In 1984, Eugen Lägler presented his PROFIT drum sanding machine for the first time. He developed the first centrifugal sanding drum especially for this – an absolute novelty in floor sanding technology. The easy-to-use technology impressed professional parquet layers as well as the booming do-it-yourself professionals. In 1993 the three-disc sanding machine TRIO with sensor-monitored dust extraction was introduced; the first and only machine of its kind for hardwood flooring. Developed for intermediate finish and fine sanding, the TRIO produced the flattest floors possible and to this day has the lowest wood-dust emission on the market.

The Next Generation

In 2000, Eugen Lägler officially handed over the management of the company to his son, and he seamlessly continued his father’s work. The following year, the company presented their new edge and corner sanding machine, the FLIP®. The single-disc sanding machine SINGLE followed in 2003. With an aggressive milling plate and an additional weight, it rounds off the company’s machine range today. From subfloor prep to finishing wood floors, there’s a LÄGLER machine for the job. The largest construction project in the company’s history was completed in 2003. Lägler moved into a new building with a 6,000 sqm addition to its current facility, a spacious administration wing and a training center. Today, LÄGLER machines can be found on almost every continent and are used by thousands of flooring professionals.

From the beginning, quality has been our credo. Over 60 years later, it’s become our tradition: it’s in our DNA.