XLAB is FMI Building Innovation's advanced robotic automation system for high-volume, high-performance window and door manufacturing.
Traditional joinery fabrication was built for low volume. One job, one set of hands, one-off results. XLAB is built for what comes next. Purpose-designed manufacturing suites. Highly automated, computer-controlled robotic manufacturing. The result: precision and consistency at scale, without compromising on quality.
Local supply for high volumes
For high-volume projects, sourcing windows and doors has often meant looking offshore. Long lead times, limited support, and warranties that are hard to enforce when something goes wrong.
XLAB changes the equation. Windows and doors that are locally designed, manufactured, tested and warranted — XLAB delivers the volume capability of global supply with the accountability and expertise of a local business.
MeetourfirstXLABpartner
The first XLAB is live at Lidar, a NZ-owned window and doors manufacturer whose expertise spans the full spectrum of residential and commercial projects.
With nationwide branches and manufacturing across multiple facilities, including a purpose-built XLAB-powered 15,000 square metre factory, they have the production capacity to service projects of any scale, anywhere in New Zealand. World-class capability. Right here.
I built this business on one principle: focus leads to excellence. XLAB is the first technology I've seen that matches our philosophy. Precision at scale, without compromise.
David Su, Managing Director, Lidar
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XLAB is live in NZ. Australia is next. And we’re looking for the right businesses to be part of it.
If you're an ambitious fabricator ready to move beyond traditional joinery — to manufacture at volume, compete at scale, and lead your market — this is the opportunity to get ahead of the curve.
XLAB partners gain access to advanced automated joinery manufacturing technology, backed by the full weight of FMI Building Innovation: technical installation and training support, a marketing engine built to drive demand to your business, and a team that's invested in your success.
XLAB is supported by FMIBI Automation — specialists in robotic and automated manufacturing systems. The technology behind XLAB is a live example of what FMIBI Automation delivers: precision engineering, systems thinking, and manufacturing that performs at scale.
