AGCO Fendt produces the sheet metal parts for its tractors and agricultural machines on a laser blanking system that cuts the material from a continuous coil with precision and high efficiency. The metal waste produced in each step has to be reliably and safely disposed of without interrupting the production flow – five days a week, around the clock.
“The aim was to create an intelligent system that seamlessly integrates into our existing processes,” explains Florian Hammel, Project Manager Strategic Plant and Technology Development at AGCO Fendt. “We wanted to increase productivity and minimize downtime while making more efficient use of our resources.”
Intelligent waste management with smart details
KABELSCHLEPP, a reliable partner of AGCO Fendt for many years, had the right answer. The specialists for conveyor and guideway protection systems (CAPS) designed a fully automated solution for the laser blanking system that independently and reliably transports the sheet metal cutoffs from the production workshop to an adjacent container building, where it disposes of them in two skips with fill level optimization.
“The conveyor belt with its own control system and the individual skips, which ensure optimum transport within and outside of the company, are central elements of the recycling process,” explains Jörg Kubina, Project Engineer Sales at KABELSCHLEPP. “This enables us to increase the value of the scrap, meaning that the investment pays off.”
The interface communication with the laser cutting system additionally supplies Fendt with all the required information for its process data management. Last but not least, the customer benefits from comprehensive project support, including a safety concept, control system, installation, and commissioning, as well as from the service availability over the entire service life of the system.
(Central) disposal of waste materials
Reducing resource consumption is becoming ever more important. Metal scrap is a valuable raw material in the recycling industry. The conveyor systems supplied by KABELSCHLEPP for the (central) disposal of waste materials at the factory and for separating different materials help to increase the value of the scrap.
Sustainability needs service
The most sustainable product is the one the lasts the longest. Accordingly, service and customer care at TSUBAKI KABELSCHLEPP go far beyond just the selling of products. The global ProService initiative of the TSUBAKI Group represents a sustainable, worldwide standardized service strategy that comprises six modules – installation support, maintenance training, on-site inspection, analysis, performance monitoring, and optimization – and ensures consistent quality standards. Users benefit from global flexibility and customized service support by the KABELSCHLEPP product experts while also receiving engineering, product, service from a single source and a system warranty
