Away from shift work
At Schubert Fertigungstechnik in Bartholomä (Germany), highly efficient machining is the order of the day: Nearly every machine is equipped with a robot that handles loading and unloading, enabling long, unmanned shifts. Schubert uses the FormControl X software from Blum-Novotest to achieve this level of automation while keeping a transparent view of production quality at the same time.
When visiting the halls of Schubert Fertigungstechnik GmbH, the large number of robots and automation solutions on the machines immediately catches the eye. The company is not a series manufacturer; typical batch sizes range from three to ten units and are sometimes fewer than 100 pieces. ‘We have been working for a long time to get 18 to 22 hours of autonomous machine time. This means we can run the machines around the clock without having to ask our employees to work night shifts,’ explains Jens Grieser, the managing director responsible for the technical division. ‘Ideally, we would make early and late shifts as unnecessary as possible. But we need to ensure the same high level of quality at all times.’
At Schubert Fertigungstechnik in Bartholomä (Germany), highly efficient machining is the order of the day: Nearly every machine is equipped with a robot that handles loading and unloading, enabling long, unmanned shifts. Schubert uses the FormControl X software from Blum-Novotest to achieve this level of automation while keeping a transparent view of production quality at the same time.
When visiting the halls of Schubert Fertigungstechnik GmbH, the large number of robots and automation solutions on the machines immediately catches the eye. The company is not a series manufacturer; typical batch sizes range from three to ten units and are sometimes fewer than 100 pieces. ‘We have been working for a long time to get 18 to 22 hours of autonomous machine time. This means we can run the machines around the clock without having to ask our employees to work night shifts,’ explains Jens Grieser, the managing director responsible for the technical division. ‘Ideally, we would make early and late shifts as unnecessary as possible. But we need to ensure the same high level of quality at all times.’