Flow assembly line

The machines, which weigh several tonnes, are transported through the assembly stations by means of RoundTrack technology from Strothmann Machines & Handling. The hardened rails are embedded in aluminum holding profiles in the hall floor. The round rails and the special wheel shape combine for minimal rolling resistance, enabling heavy loads to be transported with little energy and high positioning precision.

Having transferred to flow production, Kurtz-Ersa has reduced the average period for completing a machine by half. As a further advantage, cyclical production organisation with defined assembly steps enables the company to specify exactly completion dates exactly.