2004 - ANDRITZ Vertical volute pumps

GLOBAL SERVICES/ACTIVITIES
MANUFACTURING AND SOURCING
MANUFACTURING
AND SOURCING
The Andritz Group operates 15 manufacturing
plants in Europe, North America, and China.
These sites concentrate on the production of key
components for Andritz equipment and systems.
A highly qualified labor force with long-term
experience and state-of-the-art production systems
ensure high product quality and reliable, onschedule
order execution.
Concentrating on key competencies
Key components are manufactured and assembled
at Andritz’s own workshops to ensure that
customer requirements and contractual obligations
are met. In-house manufacturing accounts
for approximately 45% of the overall Andritz manufacturing
volume. The remaining portion is sourced
from qualified sub-suppliers who are subjected to
continuous quality and progress monitoring.
Managing workload
Outsourcing is one tool Andritz uses to manage
workload. In addition, a temporary workforce is
utilized to cope with fluctuations. At several manufacturing
sites, measures have been agreed upon
with the works councils to implement more flexible
working hours.
Shorter lead times and on-time production
Short lead times and on-time production are
critical to success in the businesses Andritz manages.
Continuous monitoring ensures that performance
in these areas is maintained at a high level.
In 2004, several projects were implemented to further
reduce lead times at the manufacturing sites
in Graz, Austria; Savonlinna, Finland; Regensburg,
Germany; and Geldrop, Netherlands.
Major developments in 2004
Due to the high Order Intake for the Andritz
Group in 2004, workload for the Andritz manufacturing
facilities reached a record level. Workload
was especially high at the sites in Graz, Austria;
Savonlinna, Finland; Cologne, Germany; and the
two sites in China.
Manufacturing facilities in Finland were reorganized.
The workshops in Varkaus and Hollola
were sold to partner companies who will continue
to serve Andritz.
Comprehensive optimization measures were initiated
at Andritz Fiedler, a specialist in manufacturing
screen baskets for fiber screening. Andritz
Fiedler production sites in Alpharetta, Georgia in
the USA, and Pl ˇzen in the Czech Republic were
closed and the screen basket manufacturing in
Regensburg, Germany was modified to enable a
continuous production flow. This led to a substantial
increase in productivity and capacity and to an
improvement in on-time performance.
The manufacturing facility in Cologne, Germany,
acquired with the purchase of Bird Machine,
was reorganized to specialize in manufacturing
and servicing high-quality centrifuges for industrial
applications.
Consumables production for pelleting equipment
– previously handled by four manufacturing sites –
was concentrated at a newly erected, state-of-theart
facility in Geldrop (Netherlands). Manufacturing
has successfully started at this new facility, which
is the world’s largest production of replacement
dies for pellet machines.
Andritz Technologies’ new manufacturing center
in Foshan, China has also started operations.
In view of the rising order volume in this region,
the production capacity of the center is being
expanded.
With the acquisition of the assets of Otto Kaiser
in the autumn of 2004 another manufacturing site
was added to the Group. The facility in Bretten,
Germany specializes in manufacturing and assembling
large presses up to 360 tons.
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