Re-establishment of production security

Retrofitting increases the production security, because:

• up-to-date documentation simplifies troubleshooting,
• high availability of spare parts enables short downtimes,
• the user interface is simple and efficient to use,
• the amount of connectors are reduced, thus avoiding points of failure.

Quick execution

Refurbishing can be completed in four to twelve weeks. This is made possible by:

• standardising the components, thus simplifying the planning phase,
• being able to complete procurement before stopping production on the machine,
• pre-assembling parts to shorten the installation time.

Industry 4.0 ready

The automation of the machine is returned to state-of-the-art through the modernisation, enabling

• the machine to be integrated into the network, making all network resources, like printers and shared drives, available to it,
• remote maintenance,
• integration into the operational data collection,
• future extensions for more functionality, such as state monitoring for predictive maintenance.

Highly economical

Modernising is more economical, as compared to purchasing a new machine, because:

• only defective, worn and unavailable parts are replaced, not the entire machine,
• the machines capabilities are known, ensuring all products can be manufactured,
• format parts can continue to be used,
• complex re-validation of the machine is not necessary.

Doubling the running time

After modernising, the machine returns to new condition. We achieve this by retrofitting or replacing

• the transmission and the rotor shaft,
• the punch-carrying parts and the rotor,
• the wearing parts, like bearings, the seals and the lubrication lines,
• the entire electrical system,
• the process technology,

thus returning the machine to the state of the art, for example in regards of CE-Conformity and production guidelines

Ecological

Modernising an existing machine is more ecological than buying a new one is more ecological, because:

• it at least doubles the lifetime,
• energy-consumption is reduced by using new, energy efficient drives,
• less resources are used, since, for example, no new steel is needed to manufacture the machine frame,
• modern components enable a higher efficiency,
• technologies for predictive maintenance are enabled.