André Heller 
Maximize Efficiency and Productivity When it comes to planning a new plant or factory layout, there are many things to consider creating an efficient and effective design. The type of manufacturing process, the machinery and equipment required, the flow of production, and the overall operation of the plant all need to be taken into account. … Read more
Cost and energy efficiency plus process reliability: these are the requirements for intralogistics. Industry 4.0, smart warehousing and an ever-increasing demand for individuality require a comprehensive concept. Effective logistics form the economic basis within your entire process chain. The two decisive success factors are the alignment of processes with your customers and the efficient fulfillment … Read more
The manufacturing sector is undergoing a period of profound change characterized by dramatic, technology-driven productivity gains. In this article, we examine the practical ways in which companies today are using new technologies to increase productivity and gain competitive advantage for their production lines. At the very least, recent years have shown how important productivity and … Read more
Let us briefly outline how your company can also benefit from digital transformation and whats this Digital Factory is all about. Currently many manufacturers still lag behind others with digitizing their companies. While the remaining aspects of product development are already handled digitally, the companies failed to perform a digital transformation in respect of the … Read more
Increasing productivity in supply chain management is one of the main objectives in many businesses. While managing the current plan, there can be effective strategies for lead time reduction. Reducing time to market, reducing cost, and creating better customer experiences are just a few ways an effective supply chain can add value. What is Lead … Read more
Let’s take a closer look at what BIM actually is. Where are the advantages and why BIM will not be suited to substitute factory planning? When using BIM software, it is always decisive for success to create the appropriate understanding amongst those involved. And this not only for the building project itself. It is therefore … Read more
Material flows influence the productivity of your company. The procedures followed when planning on a greenfield site are not only applicable for new locations. Learn how your company, too, can use material flow analysis to optimize the organization of its internal material flows along the supply chain. Anyone who spends just a few minutes simply … Read more
There is a good chance that spreadsheet tools are among the most widely used tools in your company. What could be more logical, therefore, than to use such tools to optimize the layout of the assembly center, the warehouse, a production hall or even the whole company site? After all, there is a template for … Read more
Most companies, at some point, are faced with the task of expanding or relocation of their plant. Perhaps warehouses or logistics have outgrown their existing space and simply need to move to a new location with more space. Perhaps a site analysis has revealed a need to be closer to key customers or a distribution … Read more