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challenge out of it, when changing shifts, the goal line is set for how much has been achieved today. This shows that the machine has the full acceptance of the employees and is a lot of fun,” says Jörg Olderdissen, who is responsible for warehouse lo- gistics at Grüninger Electronics. After the inventory at the end of
last year, it has become a habit for the EMS service provider to count materi- als at the end of every order, thus, ob- taining daily updated knowledge of actual existing material stock. Ap- proximately 200 to 250 reels are counted per day. “That just goes on and on,” ex-
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plains Olderdissen. “It only takes a few seconds. We save ourselves a lot of time, and the cost-intensive expen- diture of the annual inventory as well as the associated high personnel expenditure. Here there is a consid- erable cost saving since we have no more downtimes at the line for the annual counting, which had to be ac- cepted by the duration of the invento- ry. Now we have a permanent inven- tory and it can simply continue to be produced.” Since the CCX has been inte-
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grated into the production processes, there has been no production inter- ruption. The downtime of an SMD line can cost hundreds of dollars per hour. Now pre-project planning is much easier, faster and safer. The shortage of a component is detected during counting and not during pro- duction. Previously, there were situa-
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tions in which an order had already been running for two days and sud- denly the line came to a standstill be- cause a reel had too few components. Even very small differences of two to
five components can result in an or- der not being finished shortly before completion. If 99 percent of the order has al-
ready been completed and the line suddenly stops, the parts have to be retrofitted or, in the worst case, re- ordered. This causes the order to be late arriving to the customer. This then disappoints the customer and costs the company extra money. If this is known before the start of the order, the missing elements can be procured on time. Orders and deliv- ery dates can be reliably planned, and customers are highly satisfied. The OC-SCAN CCX at
Grüninger Electronics also has pro- vided exceptional service in terms of work facilitation, customer satisfac- tion and cost savings, when it comes to the material to be provided. Ralf Grüninger reports a case in which a repeated provision resulted in stock shortages and, thus, in discussions with the customer as to who was re- sponsible for this shortage. It concerned a kit of approxi-
mately 200 pieces totaling about $1,800. The X-ray counter can scan the
reel on delivery and return, provid- ing the necessary proof in seconds. This means no unnecessary discus- sions, cost savings and more trust — a great added value for both cus- tomer and supplier. Contact: optical control, 9 Main
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nology where we have to pull a data sheet for every single component di- mension. With the E by SIPLACE, if there’s a part not in our component li- brary, we pick up the part, the system takes a picture of it and we have a shape that works within minutes. This is tremendous for changeover and placement accuracy.” According to the Laritech man-
agement team, the new equipment has several advantages but the standouts are the intuitiveness, ease of programming, robustness, reliabil- ity, and the decibel level. “These machines are so quiet,”
says Bill, who purchased two, 100 HP air compressors prior to install. “We won’t need those, now. In fact, there have been a couple of times I’ve been ready to yell at someone be- cause the machines aren’t running and then realize they are cranking out product and we’re making mon- ey; I just can’t hear them!” The support team is also criti-
cal, adds Bill. “It’s not just the equip- ment performance, which is excep- tional, but the service we’ve received over the years from direct ASM staff, the company’s manufacturers’ repre- sentatives, Vince and Vincent Cam-
pos at PMR, and our most recent ex- perience acquiring the E by DEK and E by SIPLACE systems from master distributor Technica USA, Inc., have been outstanding. Honestly, we feel like they are a part of our team. We have twelve pieces of ASM gear now and have zero complaints — not a bad ratio!” For Laritech, which has been on
the Inc. 5000 fastest growing compa- nies list six out of the last seven years, the pace of technology change doesn’t scare them, it actually sparks their creativity. Reflecting on the company he founded and has nur- tured for the last two decades, Bill is confident in Laritech’s future suc- cess. “We don’t avoid the spotlight or any challenge because we know we have the best team and tools to make it happen for our customers.” Contact: Laritech, Inc., 5898
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