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What benefits does tapio offer for carpenters and joiners?
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Christian Neumann
The demands on modern carpentries are increasing: customers expect individuality, short delivery times, and high quality. At the same time, companies are struggling with a shortage of skilled workers and rising costs. Digital solutions like tapio help to make processes more efficient – a real competitive advantage.
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What is tapio?
tapio is the digital ecosystem specifically developed for businesses in the wood industry. It connects machines, software, tools, and materials from various manufacturers. This allows many work steps to be better coordinated and information to be exchanged more easily – all with just one login.
The idea behind it: In a workshop today, different systems and manufacturers come together. In order for these not to run in isolation, but to collaborate meaningfully, tapio ensures a digital connection between all areas. Machine statuses, tool data, production plans, or material inventories – all this information comes together in one place and remains up to date.
The ecosystem is independent of specific manufacturers, cloud-based, and thus also easy to use for small businesses. Data is processed securely and is accessible at any time. The operation is kept simple, so no special IT experience is required to work with it in everyday life.
The benefits of tapio for carpenters and joiners
tapio helps you make your workflows more efficient, keep track of data, and make your production safer. See in fast-forward what advantages tapio offers you and how it digitally supports your business.
1. More efficiency in everyday work
Automated processes
Faster workflows
Fewer errors through digital planning
Better communication between machines & software
2. Transparent machine and production data
Retrieve real-time status and error codes
Plan maintenance, avoid downtimes
Efficiently control production processes
More about the MachineBoard
3. Improved tool and material management
Quickly find tools
Automatically manage maintenance
Digitally record material inventories
More on twinio
4. Faster access to service and maintenance
Digitally manage maintenance plans
Quick fault diagnosis
Integrated support from HOMAG, LEUCO & Co.
5. Optimized work preparation and production planning
Digital order processing
Real-time overview
Less paper and fewer errors
More about the HOMAG productionManager
6. Seamless cooperation with interface partners
A major advantage of tapio is the cross-manufacturer networking of various systems. Machines, software, and planning tools work together seamlessly through standardized interfaces – creating efficiency and minimizing sources of error.
ERP: OSD, Borm, triviso
CAD/CAM: imos, iX, SmartWop, iFurn, Swood
Machine manufacturers: HOMAG, WEINMANN
Material management: Ostermann, Rehau, Egger, Hranipex
HOMAG DataConnector: homag.cloud
Benefits at a glance:
✅ Seamless data transfer
✅ Error reduction
✅ Real-time communication
✅ Flexibly combinable
7. High data security
Your data is well protected with tapio. It is transmitted and processed in encrypted form to prevent unauthorized access. You also always retain control over your information, which is only used within the agreed framework and not shared without your consent.
Benefits at a glance:
✅ Encrypted data transfer
✅ Certified security standards
✅ Risk-free machine connection
✅ Controllable employee access
✅ Platform-independent and secure
More on security and data protection at tapio
Which partner solutions are connected with tapio?
tapio collaborates closely with numerous partners from the wood industry to enable comprehensive networking. The ecosystem connects machine manufacturers, tool providers, material suppliers, and software developers, so that all important areas in production can communicate digitally with each other.
For example, well-known machine manufacturers such as HOMAG and WEINMANN are integrated, as well as tool partners like LEUCO or AKE.
On the material side, companies like Ostermann, Rehau, or Egger work with tapio to efficiently manage material inventories and orders.
Software solutions for planning, ERP, and CAD/CAM such as OSD, SmartWop, or imos are also part of the network.
Through this collaboration, you can easily connect various systems and applications. This makes your business more digital, more efficient, and well-prepared for the future.
How to get the most out of tapio - best practices
Getting started with tapio is easy: Start with the basics – for example, setting up your machines, inviting colleagues, and testing initial apps like the ServiceBoard or twinio. This allows you to digitize your processes step by step and familiarize yourself with the most important functions in everyday life.
Step-by-step guide to getting started with tapio
In the next step, all employees should be brought on board and properly trained. Because: Only if data is consistently maintained can it be used meaningfully later on. Establish a digital routine that naturally integrates into your daily work – from machine status to material management.
With well-maintained data, many more possibilities are open to you in the tapio app world. You can deliberately expand your digital representation of the workshop, further optimize processes, and network different applications. A good example: the productionManager. How the networking looks in practice is shown in our video Software in interaction on YouTube.
This is how you get the most out of tapio – simply, step by step, and entirely according to your needs.
Conclusion
With tapio, digitization in your workshop becomes simple and efficient. You can organize your workflows better, keep your data in sight at all times, and plan more clearly. This way, you avoid errors and work more safely. If you want to prepare your business for the future, tapio is the partner that supports you in doing so. Try it out and experience the benefits for yourself!
Frequently Asked Questions
Is tapio suitable for small businesses?
Yes, tapio is flexible and scalable.
How high are the costs?
Depending on the combination of booked applications.
How secure is my data?
Highest security standards and manufacturer-neutral cloud infrastructure.
