Kurtz-Ersa, a European manufacturer of solder equipment, has switched from box assembly to flow assembly. This conversion enables the company to process the rising number of orders without having to extend the shop floor.
The machines which weigh several tonnes are transported through the assembly stations by means of RoundTrack technology from STROTHMANN Machines & Handling.
The hardened rails are embedded in aluminium holding profiles in the hall floor. They pose no barrier when walking or pushing a rolling shelf across. The round rails and the special wheel shape combine for minimal rolling resistance, enabling heavy loads to be transported with little energy and high positioning precision.
Having transferred to flow production, Kurtz-Ersa has reduced the average period for completing a machine by half. As a further advantage, cyclical production organisation with defined assembly steps enables them to exactly specify completion dates.
