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The EWAB Group is at the forefront of establishing benchmarks for efficiency and exceptional quality in workpiece carrier lines globally. We meticulously craft automation solutions tailored to meet your specific needs and goals.
Our conveyor solutions are known by various names in the industry. At times, they are referred to as pallet conveyors, chain conveyors, or in-plant logistics systems. However, we prefer to refer to them as workpiece carrier systems.
Ultimately, we are equipped to bolster your company with an extensive array of automation solutions.This includes everything from the initial design and construction of fully automated conveyor lines to the integration of sophisticated robot cells and advanced loading devices. Our commitment is to provide comprehensive support to enhance your operational capabilities.
We know from experience that collaboration leads to the best result for your automation investment. EWAB has over 50 years experience from designing and building automation solutions. , How would it be for you to work together to achieve a common goal and find the best value for money?
Read three stories here.
A customer making shafts for gearboxes had an increasing number of variants. An increasing production volume while producing in batches, which required a great deal for workpiece flow flexibility.
When we understood the customers needs and challenges. We presented our decentralized system solution. Our customers quickly realized how this solution would solve their needs and worries.
Because of that. The factory had no issues with keeping up with the ever changing mix of gearbox variants for various car models.
One day, the demand changed more than it had in many years. An IT company was consulted to re-program the system. To match a new process flow chart.
As it happened, the customers project manager for the original installation walked by. And in a few minutes, demonstrated how to adapt by changing the configurations on the OP Panel at each machine according to the new process flow chart.
The system was used for over 20 years, until the factory itself was sold to another Corporation.
A new contact wanted to produce 1.2 million AC Scroll Compressors per year. This required a total of 72 machines divided into 6 different lines. One for each of the 6 components in the scroll compressor period. It had never been done before. With such tight tolerances in mass production and time was running out.
Our first contact with the customer was in April. Installation was to commence in January the next year and full production in March.
The challenge we faced with the customers project team was to cut the normal lead time for this project in half. Through collaboration we could design a workpiece carrier that was common for all 6 lines. While the workpiece fixture was customized.
Because of that we could make a modular system unit model that was validated by the customer in May. It produced 90% of the project in a serial production fashion.
Because of that we could send system units to machine suppliers to test, validate and interface the system before they shipped.
Because of that we could carry out incremental installations. This allowed for the machines to start testing and ramp-up as the equipment arrived. The system has been running for more than 20 years.
This customer making transmission parts was manually loading each machine with ergonomic issues. Workpieces are piling up in an increasing stock of baskets. Thousands of parts are getting dirty and need to be washed because of slow inventory turnover.
Finding the right parts among the baskets and ergonomic issues reduces effectiveness and efficiency. It made it impossible to keep up with demand.
One employee at the company was familiar with EWAB. He risks his career to find solutions that traditionally goes against his companies lean philosophy.
This lead to us collaborating with his team to find a solution based on an autonomous workpiece flow. This eliminated the inventory of baskets with workpieces and eased the ergonomic issues. Therefore dramatically increasing effectiveness and efficiency.
The work in process was reduced and the line output was more than doubled, almost tripled. The dramatic improvements was so unbelievable to HQ that they sent people to visually see what had happened
It proved to be true and could indeed be classified as lean but through a different approach.
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