Fårbo Mekaniska is a long-established machine workshop and production facility in central Sweden. The company has been producing quality components and assemblies for customers in the mining, toolmaking, steel production and machining industry for decades. Thanks to its comprehensive range of machinery and highly qualified employees, the company has earned a reputation for delivering high-quality solutions in the shortest possible time. This is also because the company focuses strongly on technology and productivity. And they have implemented a culture that encourages everyone to make suggestions for improvement.

Markus Brännström, consultant for application technology, had one idea and sought a conversation with Roger Berggren, CEO of the company. What drove Brännström was the question of how the performance of two older machines could be increased. This was because, even though they were already old, they basically still fulfilled all their tasks and, from his point of view, still had countless years of reliable production ahead of them. In view of the constant influx of customer orders, they asked themselves how the spindles could be better utilized.

Read here how the medium-sized company from Sweden is increasing its productivity with machine monitoring!