2005 and 2006, a total of more than 500 customers in Switzerland, GF Agie Charmilles Group to invest in automation systems artifacts. GF Agie Charmilles the data than their own expectations of Switzerland, and may set a mold for precision parts manufacturing and machine tool automation system processing industry sales records.
Clearly, in these industries, automation has become more widely than ever the subject of discussion. Interestingly, while automation is a global theme, glue stick on the other hand, the motive was related to the topic with local characteristics.
Automation of the global context of the workpiece.
If the inspection process automation market, you will find focus in Northern Europe, North America and Asia. In Northern Europe, lower costs and staff hours wage costs is a decisive factor; developing countries and regions in Asia (excluding Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Korea), the hope is that better part quality consistency and increased production. In motivation, similar to North America and Northern Europe, glue gun because if commercially viable, the technology solutions to overcome obstacles more easily. In northern Europe and North America, in addition to the existence of productivity improvement and cost reduction expected part, people who want to end due to commercial reasons and unpopular shifts and weekend work is also expected to fluctuate according to the order for production capacity of the number of free adjustment. Another aspect can not be ignored, in addition to the actual workpiece handling, complex automation systems can also provide information technology framework (Shop Management System), from the production environment to support data transmission, and related work that the compilation and preparation. The function is also used to improve the transparency and consistency of production data, the data include the NC program, such as measurements and inventory, which does reduce the risk of manual input errors, which is especially important for the Asian market. Exist in all markets to reduce the demand for processing and delivery time.
Therefore, it can be inferred that the present northern Europe and North America, tools and molds and precision parts production areas tend to machine automation system's main purpose is to reduce production costs, while the major Asian developing countries is to improve product quality.
Jobs requiring professional and successful implementation of automation.
No matter where and no matter what the market is in industry, parts handling automation solutions to specific projects. Experience has shown that a considerable proportion of the project using relatively simple and inexpensive solution to complete, while other projects need to be more expensive configuration, and more investment. In the initial discussions with potential customers, you must choose which method specifically identified. By Automation @ GFAgieCharmilles, GF Agie Charmilles Switzerland put forward a concept that assessment of the specific project expectations. In this way, to advance the estimated expenses, risks, costs and possible deadlines, resulting in the framework for handling projects. For parts handling automation solutions must be tailored to each specific project requirements.
Integrated automation system parts.
As the most simple automation solutions, automation concept was incorporated into the scope of development tools, and machinery and machine tools, electrical and control design for seamless integration. This integrated automation equipment risk is very small, because the customer first contact with the sales staff has been fully and clearly understand the situation of the equipment and according to their need to select different configurations. The complexity of implementation, procurement costs and responsibilities of both parties from the beginning is completely transparent.
External components using standard parts automation system.
The need for greater flexibility or capacity-building projects, there is a corresponding combination of external components to configure and to a specific project. In this case, the customer and sales staff began to discuss the procurement must be considered when a project requires an understanding of the appropriate technical specifications. Proposal to appoint a project manager has overall responsibility for technical and commercial aspects. Automation @ GFAgie Charmilles this procurement is designed to provide project management services on behalf of the Swiss GF Agie Charmilles responsible for the entire project.