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systems from Poland The ES-SYSTEM Group, a company headquartered in Krakow, Poland, is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of professional LED lighting technology. In its plant in Dobczyce, which produces LED modules, emergency lighting systems, power supplies and controllers, it has just launched its third line for the production of complex electronic modules.
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he history of the ES-SYSTEM Group goes back as far as 1990. The purpose behind it was to save energy with each lighting solution through the use of the most modern technologies. This concept is reflected in the company’s name, as ‘ES’ refers to ‘Energy Saving’. The ES-SYSTEM NT plant in Dobczyce is the group’s latest and most technologically advanced factory, opened in 2012 (the NT acronym stands for New Technology). This plant has a total area of 6400m2. “You could say that the new plant was tailor-made,” begins Rafal Gawrylak, president of ES-SYSTEM. “It fully addresses our needs and expectations, both in terms of the production potential and the working conditions we wanted to create. Visitors, both from Polish and foreign companies, are impressed by the fact that all our luminaires and highly advanced electronic modules are produced by us. This is a huge benefit for our customers.” There are three production lines in Dobczyce. The latest investments involve the assembly line for electronic modules in SMT technology – i.e. surface mounting and laser marking of electronic products directly in the 86 Industry Europe
production line – as well as another line for automatic optical testing. Its launch has shortened the process and increased production efficiency by 40 per cent. In addition, the expanded 9-camera optical system for automated testing reduces the number of false errors during testing, allowing for more effective product control. The electronics manufacturing process is extremely complex and demanding. To ensure that the machine operates to its full capability and that the components produced are of the highest quality, optimum ambient temperature and adequate humidity are maintained.
Strong tradition in Wilkasy The ES-SYSTEM capital group includes the Wilkasy plant located in the north-eastern part of Poland. Its origins date back to 1957. Since the 1970s, the company has been focused on the production of industrial, explosion-proof and road luminaires. Nowadays, it is also a specialist in creating plastic and sheet metal housings for luminaires. Since ESSYSTEM SA entered the stock market in 2007, the Wilkasy plant has
