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Productivity Improvement Case History
Productivity improvement – Case History
GF AgieCharmilles, manufacturer of EDM and milling machines, asked their Swedish customer, Formteknik Verktygs AB, nine questions about their development after investing in automation from GF AgieCharmilles.
Here are their answers to the questions about the company's changes between the year 1999 (before they invested in robots) and 2007 (after robotic automation had been implemented):
Questions:
|
Question |
1999 |
2007 |
Change |
|
1. Number of employees? |
17 |
20 |
+18% |
|
2. Number of machine operators? |
11 |
11 |
0% |
|
3. Number of programmers? |
3 |
6 |
+100% |
|
4. Revenue (in million SEK)? |
14.2 |
29 |
+104% |
|
Number of CNC machines? |
9 |
12 |
+33% |
|
Number of robots from System3R? |
0 |
5 |
n/a |
|
Number of 3Robot loaded machines? |
0 |
7 |
n/a |
|
Number of machining hours per week (5 days) in manually loaded machines? |
30 |
126 |
n/a |
|
Number of machining hours per week (7 days) in 3Robot loaded machines? |
n/a |
126 |
n/a |
Key arguments: why did they choose Automation from GF AgieCharmilles
- The 3Robot can serve one or more machines.
- Possible to increase or change magazines capacity.
- When the machine will be updated or changed, the 3Robot stays.
This case history confirms the basic calculation rule:
One more hour per day of production in one of your machines is giving you an additional revenue of $18,750.00 / year!
Based on the following calculation:
Cost / hour: $75.00
Working days / year: 250.00
Total / year: $18,750.00
BOOST YOUR COMPETITIVENESS!
Global competition must be met with increased flexibility, higher quality and better productivity.
Applications
- Aeronautic
- Aerospace
- Defense
- Education
- Electronics
- General Machining
- Household
- Leisure
- Luxury
- Mecatronics
- Medical Appliances
- Medical Instruments
- Molds
- Automotive
- Motorsport
- Power Generation
- Research
- Sports