All about the profession of furniture manufacturing technologist

Sofas and chairs, cabinets and tables just seem to be something simple, which can simply be done by specialists in ready-made schemes. They work on them furniture manufacturing technologists. It's time to learn all about the profession and find out what its nuances are.

The furniture manufacturing technologist is somewhere in between the technical and humanitarian specialties. In this profession there are both strictly verified activity algorithms and a wide scope for creativity. No wonder another specialist is involved in the creation of upholstered and cabinet furniture - designer technologist. But you will have to think about the functionality and convenience of the manufactured product, about the selection of materials. Most often, the specializations of the technologist and designer are separated, and yet these specialists work in close conjunction. Technologist:

• takes into account recommendations, wishes of customers;
• converts "beautiful pictures" into full-fledged drawings;
• finds the optimal balance between design and practicality;
• also takes into account the real capabilities of the production department.

It should be understood that there is no strict border between the technologist and the designer of furniture production. Each company has its own rules and gradations. The larger the company, the higher the specialization of performers in it.

The job description of the furniture manufacturing technologist states that he:

• must comply with regulatory and technical documents;
• thinks out an optimal design from an aesthetic, practical and economic point of view;
• works out the prospects for further improvement of furniture;
• determines how the most productive use of equipment, raw materials, components and working time;
• skillfully applies computer-aided design systems;
• determines the procedure for assembly and other work operations;
• recommends optimal arrangement of equipment;
• increases the manufacturability of manufactured products;
• prepares routings, instructions and other documents necessary for work;
• coordinates prepared documents with other structures;
• prepares programs for numerically controlled machines;
• Helps patenting advanced designs.

Furniture manufacturing technologist should be aware of not only regulations and executive orders. He must study design of products and their componentsthat have already been mastered by production before it. It is highly advisable to study the same nuances from competitors' products. Necessary understand the equipment used, the principles of its operation, working tolerances and load level, operating conditions.

Additionally, in the production of both soft and hull samples, it is necessary to master:

• technical characteristics of the best domestic and imported furniture samples;
• technical specifications, standards;
• varieties of marriage and methods of dealing with it;
• patent research procedure;
• analysis of the technical level of other developments;
• foundations of inventive skill;
• fundamentals of the scientific organization of labor;
• enterprise economics;
• furniture industry economics;
• labor protection requirements.

Furniture technologists are trained in:

• ANO DPO "St. Petersburg University of Advanced Studies and Professional Retraining";
• Voronezh Forestry University named after Morozov;
• Ural Forestry University;
• Pacific State University;
• Bryansk Engineering and Technology University;
• Siberian University of Science and Technology;
• Kazan NITU.

Of course, furniture manufacturing technologists work primarily in factories and factories of the relevant industry. But some specialists of this profile can even get in large trading company, which does not have its own production. This allows the company to clearly formulate its orders and better represent the capabilities of manufacturers. Also some people manage become experts (including judicial) on furniture and furniture production.