{"id":10673,"date":"2017-11-09T07:30:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T07:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.zuken.com\/?p=9268"},"modified":"2025-02-21T10:43:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T10:43:31","slug":"pantec-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zuken.com\/en\/blog\/pantec-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pantec Automation Cuts Manufacturing Time by Almost Half Using E3.series"},"content":{"rendered":"

The only thing I like more than a good win-win situation is when there\u2019s a win-win-win. That was the conclusion I drew when I discovered how Pantec Automation, which designs and manufactures control systems for machines, used E3.series to almost halve its manufacturing times<\/a>. And they can now send 95% of work to their shop floor without design engineering intervention. The company is also helping its customers be more competitive. Here’s a breakdown of their before and after figures:<\/p>\n

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Now I’ll talk you through how they achieved this…<\/p>\n

Under threat<\/h3>\n

\"PantecPantec Automation, a business unit of Pantec Engineering AG, had a problem; or rather its customers did. They are OEMs of highly automated machines used in industries such as food processing, pharmaceuticals, in textile and paper mills and on automated assembly lines. Recently, their markets started being served by lower-cost, lower quality foreign imports. So, to support its customers, Pantec set about finding ways in which it could reduce costs and help the machine builders engage more efficiently with their customers.<\/p>\n

An odd custom<\/h3>\n

The machine builds are mostly unique, as specifications such as physical dimensions, roller speeds and the number of encoders or other sensors will be set to meet the requirements of a particular plant or factory. Not surprisingly, the development and build of a machine for a plant was a design intensive and time-consuming task. For instance when liaising with a customer, the machine builder\u2019s salespeople needed to understand the customer\u2019s requirements. Their engineers would get heavily involved, because they knew what was required to meet the requirements. They also knew which parts of a machine would work with others. Pantec would then quote for the supply of control cabinets, HMIs and cabling; all before the machine builder could get to their customer. Then there was the build time, and the project turnaround time (from machine order to commissioning) was about 15 weeks.<\/p>\n

Got to be a better way<\/h3>\n

The key questions were:<\/strong><\/p>\n