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Solving the Industry 4.0 gap! SCHMACHTL GmbH, a leading Austrian industry provider, is dedicated to creating and selling innovative product solutions to its customers across Austria’s wide range of industry sectors. Emma-Jane Batey spoke to division manager Florian Martin to learn more.
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ounded in Linz, Austria over 70 years ago, product and systems provider SCHMACHTL GmbH prides itself on its reactivity, flexibility and eagerness to solve its clients’ issues. With locations in Austria (Linz (HQ), Vienna, Graz and Innsbruck) Czech Republic (Prague (HQ), Zlin) and Slovakia (Bratislava (HQ)), Schmachtl has built its success on representing leading German and Italian manufacturers and today serves many of the leading Central European names in their activities across Europe and Central Europe. Within the Schmachtl industry automation portfolio, the common thread is its attention to quality and intense focus on customer satisfaction and customer service. Industry Europe spoke to Florian Martin, SCHMACHTL’s division manager for its inspection solutions range, who explained how the company’s activities come together to create a cohesive offer. “Schmachtl is dedicated to providing the right solutions to its customers, with each of our divisions offering a technically-advanced element, such as machine vision equipment. We are particularly active in the field of detecting defective products in the manufacturing process. This is where our AI solutions are really proving to be a game changer as we now have the ability to learn in record time from a vast number of situations and can adapt processes accordingly or simultaneously.”
Vision for success The quality inspection solution division headed by Florian Martin works to create and integrate quality inspection systems with smart camera solutions. Mr Martin said, “We are different to other suppliers and to our competitors in that we focus on guaranteeing our customers a return on investment, therefore providing the right solution rather than automatically opting for a standard solution. “Our approach is to understand our customers’ needs and deliver a system that fully answers that need. And we don’t just hang them out to dry! We are available all day, we are close by, ready to answer any questions, make any changes...it’s a true support system. “We don’t just make and sell an inspection system; we also make sure our customers know exactly how to maximise their products’ performance and how to interpret the technical data they receive about their products.” Mr Martin noted he has worked with customers that previously invested in expensive systems from other suppliers which did not perform as well as expected. He was keen to point out that the guaranteed focus on problem solving means this does not happen when a customer chooses SCHMACHTL. He said, “There are lots of carefully-designed steps in the SCHMACHTL process of delivering a complete solution. We start by analysing the customer’s need, Industry Europe 65
