ENGEL St. Valentin wins production contest
19 Dec 2023
In the production contest organised by Fraunhofer Austria and the Industriemagazin, ENGEL's large-tonnage machine plant in St. Valentin won the title of "Factory of the Year 2023" and was named the best production company in Austria.
As part of the factory conference held in Bludenz (Vorarlberg) in autumn, ENGEL St. Valentin was awarded both the overall prize and the "Efficient Factory" category. "The winning work by ENGEL is characterised by very good or excellent results across all competition categories," said the jury. Key success factors were the consistent sustainability strategy and the role in the field of digitalisation.
Outstanding assembly principle
In addition, the manufacturing process contributed to the award. "The right layouts and the right transport routes are of particular importance for our part weights of up to 150 tons. The implementation of this must be clean and coordinated," explains plant manager Martin Weger.
One project that takes this approach into account was the expansion and redesign of the flow assembly. The assembly principle, in which the closing and clamping unites of the machine are initially manufactured and assembled separately from each other, is outstanding in the field of special machine construction. With the recently implemented optimisations, the plant's performance limit has been increased by 15% and throughput times have been reduced by 65%.
Efficiency due to automation
The jury saw the intelligent C-parts management as another highlight. This is the automated reordering of consumables, such as screws. The use of the automated guided vehicles for tool dispensing and the highly automated milling centres were also convincing. "Thanks to these measures, our specialists can take on more demanding and complex tasks," reports Martin Weger. In 2024, the competition will host its final in St. Valentin.
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