Productivity by Knihovna médií

productivity Magazine for your effective production - No. 2/2012

Prologue Welcome to the 4th issue of the Productivity Magazine. As I write this text our customers are coming back to operations after summer shutdowns and technological breaks. Many of them used the breaks to reorganize the process flows and introduce improvements that will allow to maximize the output, reduce waste improve utilization of personnel or improve grip over quality of the products. My intension is to make sure that as you come back Photo: Atlas Copco to work after summer our Wojciech Wróblewski, magazine will provide you General Manager with inspiration for future sustainable developments and improvements in your operations. I do believe that there will be something in this issue that You, our readers, will find useful again. So what will you find in Productivity Magazine this time? First of all we would like you to meet our recently appointed President of General Industry Division, Mr Henrik Elmin who will talk about his vision for the division as well as his previous experiences. We present very important part of our organization: strong Service Team. These qualified members are the ones who ensure that the promises given to you by our sales teams on installation, start-up and equipment availability are met. They are the ones who make sure our customers are getting the performance they expect and need from Atlas Copco solutions. We present another country of our region: Hungary. Again same as in last issue I feel this is very close to me as after I moved to Bratislava 3 years ago I realized it takes me 20 minutes to cross Hungarian border and start to taste not only the food and wine, but also explore the history and sights of this very special country. I believe you will find something that will attract you to come over and enjoy same as I do. And now for two very significant subjects: First is what we have introduced already in the previous issue: the concept of Lean Assembly Excellence Center which was in the final stages of construction at that time. Now it is fully operational and we have already got feedback from our customers who have visited it. I am very satisfied with it as I can hear that this unique concept will help our customers find ways to improve efficiency of their operations. I will quote one of our customers who asked: “Can I run a workshop here with my team to decide the way we will put together our new product?” I guess it tells it all. Feel free to learn how you can benefit from it inside of the issue, then take a look into your calendar and book visit with our team. The simulation of real production line with several assembly and quality control stations allows us to develop competence of our Customers teams in understanding how they can influence efficiency

Content Prologue 1 Interview: Henrik Elmin, President of GI division

Atlas Copco production plant in the heart of Europe

Lean Assembly Excellence center opened

Test new solutions on Atlas Copco stand at Motek fair

Hot news from product portfolio

5 benefits in investment to quality arline accessories

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Tool Cover

Production optimization shows how to exploit the full potential of assembly equipment

New service clothes

Your stories – Knott, Rieter

Water4All

Praga Haiti

Our Countries: Hungary

Our People: Service

Quiz

Readers’ corner

of their operation providing reductions both in production as well as quality costs by both streamlining the processes and renewing equipment of their manufacturing base. This is what we call sustainable productivity. Second is the concept of service package called Production Optimization that we created based on growing demand from our customer – production optimization. I will not write anything more – you have to read the whole story. I promise, it is worth doing it. And – same as in previous issues You - our customers – are very generous to tell others about improvements in your route towards sustainable productivity as you share your operational successes. I would like to say I appreciate these section a lot as it tells me our mission as a provider of solutions to the industry proves to be a real thing. I wish you see the value of your time spent with our material and have some fun when reading at the same time. With Best Regards, Wojciech. P.S. If there is something you want us to write about please contact us at productivity@cz.atlascopco.com.

“I want a customer centric focus throughout the organization” On April 1 this year, Henrik Elmin took over from Tobias Hahn as president of the General Industry (GI) division. He has previously held several positions within ABB Robotics, ranging from R&D to sales and marketing, and, apart from Sweden, has lived and worked in the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Mexico. Henrik joined Atlas Copco in 2007 as General Manager of the Nordic Customer Center.

increase our awareness and understanding of our customers’ situation. I believe in simplicity and clarity. Clear lines of responsibility are particularly important in a large organization. The GI division is successful, we have major growth potential and a huge number of possibilities. It’s a case of identifying the areas where we have the highest potential and prioritizing them.

Henrik, what experience do you bring with you from your time at the Customer Center? I gained a good understanding of our customers’ needs and had a lot of experience of working with customers, both satisfied and some dissatisfied, on a daily basis. A Customer Center is a high tempo, dynamic environment with a continuous flow of marketing activities and projects demanding fast decisions and action. At divisional level there are more complex issues to address. The work is long term and strategic and, in a division as large as GI, there are a lot of people involved. I see three clear areas for attention – production including R&D and purchasing, sales and marketing, and acquisitions.

What is your segment strategy? We will continue to implement our current stategy of focusing on our three top segments, aerospace, offroad and electronics. Motorcycles and appliances are also important, particularly on the Asian market. I want to increase our distributor coverage for the broad base of small and medium sized customers – not just for the PRO range, but also for the yellow tools.

What is your biggest challenge? To put together a global team in such a large division. Also to communicate our strategy to all levels of the organization and to do this in a simple, clear way. Will we see any changes? I want to ensure a customer centric focus throughout the entire organization – we must

Other plans for the future? In the short term we must ensure that we have really good product launches, the most current being Tensor ES and PF600. We must also, of course, improve our delivery situation. In the long term we will work with product development and achieving growth in the segments, focusing on increasing sales volumes in Asia. How do you see Air Line Accessories? This line has major potential and a very important role to play in our growth. When we sell tools we often find that the customer does not have a correct air distribution arrangement and is thus not achieving maximum productivity from the products.

Helping customers optimize their air line solutions is a way for us to ensure that our tools provide optimum performance. When our salesmen sell tools they should automatically check the status of the system. Transformation – what is the next step? Transformation is an important part of our strategy, and here we need to improve our process knowledge. I believe that we should learn more about material removal and assembly processes in order to be able to explain the true value of our tools and systems to the customers. Seminars are an effective way of spreading our knowledge within the organization. In the Nordic Customer Center, for example, we held a series of tightening seminars that we called the Ergonomics Academy. How do we continue to achieve growth in Asia? The Asia Center of Excellence has been a good step to further drive competence development and product launches in the region. We need to recruit and train competent personnel, not just in China but also in the other Asian countries. Increasing the number of short-term assignments is one way to do this. We also need to support the sales organization with the right products for the Asian market. Are we likely to see any acquisitions within the GI Division this year? Yes, I think so. A lot of people are waiting to see GI’s first acquisition and my ambition is that there will be at least one this year. In conclusion… We are the strongest when we offer our customers a total solution, not just the tools but also air line accessories, quality assurance equipment, preventive maintenance, or other service offerings. A total solution enables us to maximize our sales as well as giving the customer best value.

Henrik Elmin Age: 41 Education: Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, MBA from INSEAD Business School, France and Singapore Family: Married to Karin. 2 daughters, aged 2 and 4 Hobbies: Jogging and yoga to keep fit, sailing and skiing Henrik Elmin, President of General Industry divison

Photo: Atlas Copco

Atlas Copco production plant in the heart of Europe Industrial Technique Hungary has been producing pneumatic tools since 2007, near Budapest in the center of Hungary. Factory produces mainly air motors, drills, screwdrivers and grinders. The plant operates in a 5/8 work order meaning 5 days a week and 8 hours a day, which indicates a significant reserve of inbuilt capacity. In the past few years the team has been focusing on standardizing and strengthening the processes to prepare the factory for the continuously increasing customer demands. They concentrated on actions which aim to make the plant an outstanding workplace, where people are proud to work. Since the startup of the factory, one of the main challenges was to harmonize the structure of the products, as the production cells, workstations, assembly tooling, instructions and knowhow had been transported completely from Sweden and installed as they were used before.

Operator picking components from the newly set-up vertical lift system

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“The assemblers get the components served on a ‘silver plate,‘” says former Operations Manager Per-Magnus Hyltenius, “and the products can be assembled quickly with high quality.”

in production quality and efficiency. The feedback from the workers is obvious: „These roller conveyours and the prepicking makes the assembly much easier” – says an operator. Production operator Photo: Atlas Copco „The line is much clearer, the process Hungary Plant is quicker and there are less errors • Established in 2007 Originally there were only production cells, in this new line structure” – states a • Production area 5,000 sq.m. which have been segmented by types in the teamleader. • 130 employees factory. “At the moment an interesting new • 200,000 tools manufactured annually, The cells were optimized for producing quality picking system is tested,” says Per-Magincl. 2,500 variants products efficiently in low volume with few nus. “The components will be located operators. Operators, who knew by heart all in a vertical lift arrangement, a kind the smallest article and feature of the products, of paternoster. It will automatically Working with a production line system instead produced the tools every day for many years. In of a cell system makes it simpler to identify areas present the logistics operators with the most of the cells the worktables were organcorrect components for the order. This for improvement in the production flow,” says ized in a “U” shape and all the components were Per-Magnus. “The lines have a very clear set-up will make the picking work faster and located directly by the worktables, so the asand the flow is easy to follow. Problems relating more accurate and speed up producsembly operators collected them by themselves to ergonomics, tooling, instructions or quality tion even further.” for each and every production order. Leaving the line, the tools go through can be identified at an early stage and taken A few years later the circumstances have care of. Solving problems in a structured way on a test process in a separated cabin changed. The volume has increased as well as and after packing they are ready to be improves both quality and productivity at the the need for a more efficient workforce and floor same time.” shipped, so in the shortest possible space utilization. Also as the number of used Since the installation of the new production sys- time they can serve the satisfaction of components has exceeded 10000, the stock tem there have been substantial improvements our customers. accuracy and control got even more significant. As a result of all these factors the high runner cells have been reorganized, the responsibility of the picking (component collection for the orders) operation has been given to the logistics team, parallel all the components were removed from the cells. For a compact layout the worktables of the individual sub operations (modules) have been put beside each other forming ‘lines’. The follow up of the operators became more visible and the training got much simpler with the new system. Almost all components are located in a special picking area in front of each line. Here logistics operators select the correct components for each module and put them into a box which rolls down the conveyor to the correct workstation. Thus the operators have very few components on their tables. Assembly area Photo: Atlas Copco

Lean Assembly Excellence Centre opened

General manager and Product marketing manager opening the „Line“ In June Customer Centre Eastern Europe officially welcomed first visitors of brand new Lean Assembly Excellence Centre in Bratislava. New premises in Bratislava offer space for education, trainings and meetings including demonstration production line - conveyor system simulating production line or cell with 6 assembly/quality stations. Reasons for opening the new Bratislava centre include the fast pace of technological development and systematic pressure to lower production costs, speed up production and minimize rejects

Test new solutions on Atlas Copco stand at Motek fair

Photo: Atlas Copco

during assembly. All of this calls for intelligent approaches. “We felt there was a need to showcase our solutions to customers. That is the only way for them to decide reliably what level of quality check and what safety requirements they will actually need in their plants for maximum efficiency and productivity,” says Wojciech Wroblewski, General manager of Atlas Copco Tools Eastern Europe. You can get more details about the Centre in previous Productivity magazine, via websites or via lean@cz.atlascopco.com.

The highlight of Atlas Copco Tools at Motek fair is the new controller Power Focus 6000. A single controller can control up to 16 tools - including one wired and 15 battery tools. This saves space, which is often scarce at assembly lines, and significantly reduces the hardware and software costs compared to conventional controllers, which controlled only one tool. The Power Focus 6000 controls all wireless nutrunners and processes the assembly data. Another innovation is the Tensor STR ETT with two starters, on the handle and on the angle head. Thus, the tool can be used not only as an angle nutrunner, but also as a pistol grip tool. The MOTEK international trade fair for handling, assembly and automation technology is the world’s leading event in the fields of production and assembly automation, feed technology and material flow, streamlining and handling technology, as well as industrial handling. This International fair takes place from 8 to 11 October in Stuttgart. Atlas Copco as a leader in industrial solutions attends the fair each year. Find Atlas Copco in hall 1, Stand 1610.

Tensor SB - transformation step with excellent functionality and energy consumption reduction

Tensor SB There is a new strong trend in assembly tools - battery transducerized tools. That’s why Atlas Copco is ready to launch new Tensor SB, based on standard and successful Tensor STB, but with

two stage tightening, batch counting and ergonomic stop offers to customer unique tightening quality and control of assembly process. No needed compressed air and cables allows you to reach huge reduction of energy consumption what basic air tools can´t provide. Tool was primarily designed for aerospace industry Photo: Atlas Copco but you can easily use tool in general assembly process as well, for example limited functionality. Tensor SB is a simple tool assembly of engines, bolts with difficult which allows you to go easier for transformation access, where long cables are used, from air tool to simple electric tool with transrework stations or as a single back-up ducer. No traceability but 1 single P-set with tool.

Big 5: A high torque expedition Combined with short presentation of tools, we aimed to give customers possibility to make ranking considering their own production and quality needs. All tested tools were evaluated in areas of: - F lexibiliy (joint flexibility, multiprogram capability, accessibility) - E rror Proofing (accuracy, tightening data and analysis) - E rgonomics (noise and vibrations, It includes following tools: reaction force, weight) - LMS 8 – represented by new impact wrench -P roductivity & Running cost LMS 48 HR20 - Pulse tools - represented by new EP 25 PTX and (tool speed, energy consumption, tool inventory, service etc.) controlled impulse nutrunner Pulsor C EPP8 C55 As a result of the seminar each partici- LTP 61 - air direct driven nutrunner - Tensor Revo - electric tranducerized nutrunner pant had his own scorecard of each tool. From now on tool selection is just ETP ST101-500 much easier and more comfortable! - ST wrench – advanced torque wrench for checking values after tightening During roughly 20 seminars we have experienced one repetitive conclusion: to Hands on for customers know separate tool is one thing but feel From middle of June to middle of August, our and test all in once is just different story. customers had rare possibility to get each of those high torque tools into hand and try them Photo: Atlas Copco on 3 different types of joints (soft, hard and joint So, are you interested in your own experiEveryone of us have contact with products ence? Contact us via with selflocking nut). of daily usage like cellullar phones, laptops, acta.ee@cz.atlascopco.com. wasching machines, furnitures, cars or even planes. To assemble most of those products we need torques from 0,05 Nm to 500 Nm. Most people who are involved into assembly process knows that Atlas Copco have wide range of products for this range of torques from low to high end solutions. However not everyone is familier with production of trains, excavators, carriages, hydraullic risers where torques can reach even 4000 Nm or in some cases more. You should know that we have full coverage of such torque range as well! Quality and process requirements are different for each joint. Based on this, different type of tools can be used - like impact wrenches, impulse tools, direct driven air tools, simple or advance electric tools. Each of those tools have different speed, accuracy, noise, vibrations, Photo: Atlas Copco tightening strategies, each is good for one type of joint while worse for another one… Differences between them are so huge that we could write separate long article about it. Or, Atlas Copco Sales Engineer can take tool to you and show it. Thus we came with the idea to give real feeling in differences between those 5 types of tools for high torques. We call it Big 5.

5 benefits of investments in quality air line accessories For understanding how air line accessories can affect above mentioned benefits is decisive understand the term “dynamic pressure” (sometime also called “operation pressure” or “working pressure”). Static pressure is in air line when all tools are switched off (nothing is consuming the air = air Companies which understood importance of is not in motion) – typically there is pressure of 7 air delivery enjoy further 5 benefits thanks to bar or more. When operator starts using the air proper air line accessories: tool then air starts moving. When diameter of air 1. Increasing productivity by shortening operaflow is changed by internal parts of couplings tion time thanks to using full power of tools when we consider friction losses on the walls 2. Lowering of energy costs for manufacturing or turbulences caused by shapes of couplings, of pressurized air fittings, hoses etc. we have a group of factors 3. Lowering of CO2 emissions which lower a speed in which air is going from 4. Lowered negative effects on operator health place of air supply (compressor) to place of air 5. Lowering compressor operation costs consumption (tool). In general dynamic pres• Prolongation of compressor sure is lower because tool consumes air faster service intervals than new air arrives from compressor or tank. • Extending compressor’s life Minimizing pressure drops by keeping high and effective air flow in air line is “know how” of companies enjoying mentioned benefits. Tools are design for operation at dynamic pressure of 6.3 bar, all Atlas Copco tools have stated air consumption which varies according to type of used air motor. Users should keep operation pressure as close to 6.3 bar as possible. The method of keeping required air flow (minimized pressure drop) is in practice based on Photo: Atlas Copco sizing of the air line and on using of quality air line accessories with known “resistivity” called Example of decreased performance pressure drop. with insufficient pressure reduction Many companies already understood that productive, effective and economic operation of plant depends on how air is delivered to the tools because it is decisive for efficient tool operation.

Pressure loss in a traditional quick coupling and full flow in an ErgoQIC coupling

Increasing productivity by shortening operation time thanks to full power of a tool. When tool works at proper pressure then tool provides maximum performance. If amount of incoming air is lower motor in tool rotates slower. Slower rotation of grinder lowers the speed of grinding wheel rotation and this lowers the amount of removed material – depending on application and type of tool an improper air delivery can extend grinding operation time even several times. Also slower rotation of nutrunner extends operation time and makes production slower and less effective. Adjusting dynamic pressure above stated 6.3 bar will increase a power of a tool but it will be inefficient due to increased air consumption. Also higher tool rotation speed than designed could be dangerous sometime. Proper size and length of air hoses and high quality (high flow) couplings are essential for delivering correct amount of air to the tool. When customers properly designed air line and used correct air line accessories then they use full potential of their tools and maximize productivity. Increased productivity is transformed for each user by own way e.g.: manufacturing more pieces per same work time (increased production) or manufacturing same number of pieces in shorter time (faster production) but in general it means more efficient operation, more efficient use of time and lower costs.

Photo: Atlas Copco ErgoQIC coupling

Photo: Atlas Copco

Lowering of energy costs for manufacturing pressurized air When tool operates at proper dynamic pressure, it provides highest performance. Tool with higher performance completes the task faster. Air tool during its operation consumes air. If we complete an operation in shorter time then we consume lower amount of air thus compressor does not manufacture saved amount of air thus user does not pay for energy required for manufacturing of saved amount of air. Use of proper and quality air line accessories increases the efficiency in which air is consumed. With higher quality of air line accessories creates one liter of air more work on operation. Quality air line accessories are made from precise and quality components according to more advanced design and manufacturing procedures ensuring accuracy and quality. This composition provides stability and long term characteristics preventing leakages caused by material fatigue and early wear. Every leakage as small it is causes lasting leak of air which continuously consumes user’s money through energy costs needed for manufacturing pressurized air. Lowering CO2 emissions Manufacturing energy causes CO2 emission and energy is necessary for manufacturing pressurized air. From the point of costs users pay for CO2 emissions. Using proper and quality air line accessories supports tool performance and lowers energy consumption (as described above). In a same way as air line accessories lowers the energy consumption are lowered CO2 emissions.

Pressure loss due to uneven surface operator holding the tool is exposed to reaction force longer. Longer exposition to stronger shut off reaction force can cause wrist injuries, increases effort on operator’s muscles and leads to faster operator’s fatigue. Some of tools e.g. percussive tools as chipping and riveting hammers are equipped with air bumper. This unique solution of minimizing vibration can work well only at proper air pressure. When percussive tool is used at improper air pressure it causes malfunction of air bumper then operator is exposed to vibration which could lead to “white fingers illness”. Low quality couplings or hoses can also cause direct injury of operator when material of these products fail (“shooting couplings”, “flying hoses”, etc…). Using high quality couplings complying safety regulations and following safe design will significantly lower the probability of operator injuries in critical situations caused by unexpected moving of those parts.

Lowering compressor operation costs – when tools have lower performance then operation lasts longer and tools consume more air than normal. Low quality air line accessories also cause air leakage. When quality air line accessories are used then tools work with high performance in shortest operation cycles (short operation cycle = less air is consumed) and minimum of air is leaking. By doing this user’s compressors manufacture lower amount of air. This means that user’s compressor daily operation time is shorter thus intervals between compressor mainteAirnet Photo: Atlas Copco nance checks are longer. It also extends time of compressor’s life because due to shorter daily operation time will be number of compressor’s Lowered negative effects on operator health working hours reached later. This saves money When tool rotates slower due to incorrect for compressor maintenance and causes that inamount of air which is coming in tool through vestment in compressor purchase serves longer. improper and bad air line it can increase negative behavior of tools on operator. For example Summary – high quality Atlas Copco air line for nutrunners with mechanical clutch applies that the shut off mechanism is fast and last short accessories are designed to create minimum time at proper pressure level, but when dynamic pressure drop and keep as high air flow as possible. Due to this characteristic it maximizes tool pressure is lower then shut off lasts longer and

Photo: Atlas Copco performance and it brings savings to user and increases user’s productivity. Use of quality materials, way of safe design and performance orientation minimize leakages and lowers probability of injuries. The reason why choose quality air line accessories and paying attention on proper dimensioning is increasing productivity, reaching savings, minimizing losses and increasing safety of operators.

Tool Cover – ideal solution for your new Tensor tool

Optionally, Atlas Copco offers the opportunity to receive a comprehensive extended warranty for two or three years, this product is called “ToolCover”. Tool Cover is available for all standard Tensor models at the point of sales. With ToolCover you receive scheduled service that ensures consistent tool performance, Inspection protocols that detail service and recommended further preventive action, extended product warranty protection against unplanned costs, annual calibration with protocol.

Production Optimization shows how to exploit the full potential of assembly equipment. Atlas Copco helps its customers achieve the highest quality and productivity at minimal cost. Now the Production Optimization service makes that easier. It grew from Atlas Copco’s rich experience with tightening operations and their close cooperation with hundreds of professionals. Using production optimization, the customer can now quickly identify production problems, analyse them in detail, and fix them quickly and effectively. In all manufacturing, tightening joints is one of the most important, most demanding tasks. It requires maximum reliability and safety. Even small errors in the tightening process may lead to serious damage — not only financial. On the other hand, even large problems can easily be prevented with a small investment in production optimization. Expensive equipment should pay off “Many customers buy expensive, high-quality equipment, but in practice they can’t fully exploit its potential and run into needless problems during assembly line production,” says Krzysztof Karolak, who is in charge of Production Optimization at Atlas Copco. This new service product has been designed based on the collaboration and experience of 1,100 service technicians throughout the world. It allows us to help customers achieve fully efficient, trouble-free operation in their plants. At Atlas Copco, Production Optimization is divided into two basic parts. “We see the whole process as staircase with two main sections. On the lower part of the staircase we focus on optimizing the customer’s equipment and the joints. Only then do we go on to analyse the whole assembly process,” explains Karolak. He points out that the later a defect is spotted during assembly, the more expensive it is to resolve. Analysing the processes and the joint itself The key to safe joints is not just correctly set torque values, but the entire tightening strategy. But this isn’t the whole job, by any means. It must be checked whether the worker has forgotten any screws, or even tightened any other more than once. Only after the worker himself is verifying torque, it is time to check the actual joint. A missing seal or washer can completely change the resulting characteristics of each joint. Poorquality screws can deform and leave their mark on the joint itself. Improperly tightened joints can also be caused by damaged threads, high friction in the threads or contamination in the joint, which can cause the tool to reach shut-off torque long before the joint is tightened correctly. “To discover every defective joint, we closely watch the whole assembly process to see if the tightening angle deviates from tolerance values,” says Karolak. He also says that problems during assembly can cause joints to relax. “The customer will tighten the screw, but after a while it loosens a little,” he explains. He adds that Atlas Copco’s electronically controlled nutrunners precisely monitor torque

Production optimization steps and angle, and that any loosening is discovered on time. Atlas Copco knows how to eliminate all those risks through Production Optimization. “We teach the customer to keep an eye on the whole assembly process so that defective joints don’t occur,” says Karolak. Step by step Only then it is possible to go to the second part of the conceptual staircase. “As soon as we get to know the customer’s assembly line, we can introduce him all the ways how to optimize the production processes, on both new and existing lines,” says Krzysztof Karolak. The optimization proposal is based on detailed analysis by Atlas Copco experts.

Photo: Atlas Copco “The customer can use the final analysis and recommendations from production optimization to compare individual offers on the market. We’re not afraid to be compared to the competition. And that’s why we offer customers a new tool that can make their decision easier,” Karolak notes. “By helping customers get the best possible results during the tightening process and optimizing assembly as a whole, we don’t just improve production quality, but also reduce costs to a minimum,” says Karolak. As with all their products, the key idea behind Production Optimization is to follow Atlas Copco´s vision First in Mind—First in Choice®.

New service clothes At Atlas Copco Service we want to be safe and recognised, therefore an entire profesional range of workwear has been specially designed. You can enjoy the fashion show on YouTube!

Lars Eklöf – President, Industrial Technique Service in new workwear

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Tensor makes the job easier and eliminates needless paperwork work got easier, because one tool could be used for two operations. It also eliminated daily inspection and torque wrench adjustment,” Šimko explains. Because the Tensor electric nutrunner can provide clear feedback to operator, the quality of production increased. “It allows us to get immediate information about tightening operation status for operator as well as for another systems in our production” says Šimko.

Original tightening solution Switching to the Tensor DS9 electric nutrunner brings Knott greatly simplified work, 100 % operator feedback and minimal need for inspection. The Knott company has 20 years of experience in producing braked and unbraked axles, overrun brakes for trailers and accessories, as well as lift trucks and special vehicles. During assembly, workers there can’t do without high-quality nutrunners. Previously they relied on an LMS 28 pneumatic impact wrench held by COL balancer to facilitate work. LMS impact wrenches are popular for their high reliability and long, troublefree service life under demanding conditions. And when it comes to flexibility and power-toweight ratio, only few tools on the market can match them. At the Knott plant, they used this nutrunner on an M24 wheel lock nut. “But after that, we always had to achieve the specified torque with a torque wrench. At the beginning of every shift, it had to be checked and set to the specified value,”

Knott spol s.r.o. was founded in 1991. It is part of KNOTT-Holding GmbH, which has production plants in many European countries, as well as North America and Asia. Customers think of it Photo: Knott s.r.o. as “custom production”. explains Samuel Šimko, head of quality and sales They work with the customer right from the product development stage, and an returns department, the needless complications integral part is the company’s testing involved. lab, accredited throughout Europe. After consulting with experts from Atlas Copco, A competent, personal approach to the company decided to switch to Tensor consulting, and outstanding production equipment, using the original balancer. Besides quality, are characteristic of all taking a load off the worker, it brought a lot of other advantages, too. “The assembly employee’s companies in the group.

Current optimal solution

Photo: Knott s.r.o.

Manufacturing textile machines requires precision, so Atlas Copco nutrunners are vital At Rieter’s factory, precise, controlled tightening of screw joints is key. Quality is vital to the textile machines that the company manufactures and ships worldwide. This applies not only to their own products, but to the equipment they use to assemble them. That’s precisely why they went with Atlas Copco tools. “The world is full of companies making screw joint tightening equipment. But our company’s focus is on quality, and that’s why we bet on a sure thing, which was products from Atlas Copco,” explains Rieter’s Jan Jeník. LUM pneumatic screwdriver Photo: Atlas Copco Bad experience with their previous tools motivated Rieter to change suppliers. “Before that, Problems with torque variance, high failure we’d bought cheaper air screwdrivers of another rates and bad ergonomics made things tough brand, but that brought us a lot of production for employees at Rieter when they tried to headaches,” Jeník explains. Complications he tighten joints. These problems are gone now that they’ve changed suppliers and switched to describes include excessive variance in the set torque, impact joint failure and oily handles. Atlas Copco products. And as a bonus, the new They also weren’t satisfied with the tools’ usernutrunners save a lot of money.

friendliness, their excessive weight and noise, and their bad ergonomics. After switching to LUM screwdrivers from Atlas Copco, Rieter no longer needed to worry about repairing poorly tightened screw joints, and production now goes a lot more smoothly. Also important is the decreased number of complaints, which obviously helps improve their brand’s reputation. “The time savings in both assembly and administration lowered our costs significantly,” adds Jeník, saying that the financial savings were a great benefit to the Rieter company. “I think Atlas Copco products can greatly benefit any production plant,” Jeník concludes. If you have some interesting stories from your production, share them with us.

Czech Republic has joined global Water for All organization Each of us needs daily at least one liter of water to survive and upto 50 liters to ensure adequate comfort. More than 65% of the world population suffers from a lack of clean drinking water. Every day more than 20,000 people die from the disease related to poor water quality. Water for All is an organization devoted to the motto “clean water is a human right” and raises money to support projects that give people in need access to safe, clean drinking water. It was founded in 1984 by employees at Atlas Copco in Sweden and has more than 4,000 members worldwide. Since its foundation, the organization financially and technologically supported many projects to explore and build new sources of drinking water in countries such as Peru, Kenya, India, Afghanistan and Colombia, and provide it for more than a million people.

are raising funds. “I would like our company to be involved in charity activities so that I can be proud of my employer”, Compressor Technique Sales Manager. Children excited by Water for All At the end of last year all children were invited to participate in a worldwide art Local activity competition expressing the Water for Lack of drinking water is not typical only for unAll´s motto. The committee has received derdeveloped countries. In some places and on and evaluated art works from 474 chilsome occasions it is also the case in industrialized dren. In total, 27 different nationalities countries. One very good example is the floods joined the competition and the youngperiod where lack of clean drinking water is one est participant was only 1 year old! of the immediate impacts. It´s facinating how children see the Each year we can see hundreds of people without importance of clean drinking water a place to stay, without electricity and without already in their low age. drinking water. Thus people in the Czech Repub- Do you care as well? lic decided to provide help during the floods and www.water4all.org

Grammar school Kysáč, Serbia – one of the awarded class in the competition received branded t-shirts and backpacks.

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Atlas Copco compressor helps drill wells in Haiti

Atlas Copco compressor helps drill well in Haiti. Atlas Copco already has a wealth of experience with the Praga-Haiti project. In 2010, the company provided a good deal on an XAVS 307 compressor that helps drill wells in Haiti, and they still provide financial support through Fidcon civic association. Haitians’ biggest problem is poorly accessible terrain, a lack of financial resources and, surprisingly enough, a bloated bureaucracy that Praga-

Praga-Haiti The Praga-Haiti project is a Czech non-profit humanitarian venture run by the Fidcon civic association in Jablonné nad Orlicí. It has been working in Haiti since 2008 and focuses on long-term development assistance in the northwest of the island. Through a partnership with the Baie-de-Henne missionary station and a diocesan charity in Port-de-Paix, which provides the necessary facilities, Czech drillers assist in the neediest areas. They also provide local residents with employment and a stable salary for the duration of the mission. You can find current informaPhoto: Atlas Copco tion on the project at its website www.praga-haiti.cz. Haiti representatives say is “worse than in the An opening reception for a photograCzech Republic.” It is therefore a great success phy exhibition showing well drilling that they have been able to build a number of and everyday life in Haiti was on new wells and drill for drinking water in several view last autumn in the Czech senate other places in the north of the island. It is the building. During the reception, reprefirst time ever that most of the people there have had a source of drinking water right where sentatives of the Praga-Haiti project they live. Previously, they walked as far as seven discussed the main problems Haitians face with a lack of drinking water. kilometres to get it.

Our Countries: Hungary The small landlocked country of Hungary in eastern Central Europe is very much the 'odd one out' in the region. Surrounded by Slavs on all sides, apart from Austria to the west and Romania to the east, the country is culturally and linguistically distinct from all of its immediate neighbors.

Facts: Population: Capital: Language: Life expectancy: Telephone: Internet users:

Budapest 9 958 000 Budapest Hungarian 71 years (men) 78 years (woman) 11 690 000 mobiles 4 552 352

Hungarians today are direct descendants of the Magyars that arrived here, by way of Russia, in the ninth century. The history of Hungarian state started with Saint Stephen I, who was crowned with a crown sent by the pope from Rome in 1000 AD. Since that time this crown was the symbol of the Hungarian state during the next more than 1000 year. Hailing originally from the Central Asian steppe, these Magyars brought with them a fiendishly difficult language that has few links to any other, except a very distant relationship to Finnish. Along with the language came a unique culture, which, despite invasion by Mongols in the 13th century, occupation by Turks in the 16th and 17th centuries, Austrian Habsburg rule in the 18th and 19th centuries, and Communist domination following World War II, has survived more or less intact.

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Hungary is one of the thirty most popular tourist destinations in the world, attracting 10.2 million tourists a year (2011). The country is home to the second largest thermal lake in the world (Lake Hévíz), the largest lake in Central Europe (Lake Balaton), and the largest natural grasslands in Europe (Hortobágy). Budapest Budapest is the country's most popular tourist destination. Attractions in the city include Buda Castle which houses several museums including the Hungarian National Gallery, the Matthias Church, the Parliament Building and the City Park. The city has many museums, three opera houses, and thermal baths. Buda Castle, the Danube River embankments and the whole of Andrássy Avenue have been recognized as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. World’s largest geothermal cave system (200 known caves) is

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found in Budapest. In the Buda hills there are caves that are unique for having been formed by thermal waters rising up from below, rather than by rainwater. Adding to the fact, there is also present the Europe’s largest underground lake which has been recently discovered and is located under Gellért Hill. Lake Hévíz It is the second largest thermal lake in the world (47,500 m2 in area). The flow of water is very strong and the lake is believed to be completely replenished each day. The waters are reported to have curative effects, and there is a thriving health tourism industry in the area.

Lake Hévíz

Interesting Facts • The English word "coach" came from the Hungarian kocsi ("wagon from Kocs" referring to the village in Hungary where coaches were first made) • In 1827 Ányos Jedlik invented the electric motor • Also Ányos Jedlik invented consumable soda-water that is a popular drink today • Donát Bánki and János Csonka invented the Carburetor for the stationary engine • Kálmán Kandó invented the Three-phase Alternating Current Electric locomotive, and was a pioneer in the development of electric railway traction • Albert Szent-Györgyi discovered Vitamin C and created the first artificial vitamin (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937) • Kálmán Tihanyi invented Plasma television (1936) • Leó Szilárd: hypothesized the nuclear chain reaction (therefore he was the first who realized the feasibility of an atomic bomb), patented the Nuclear reactor, invented the Electron microscope • Dennis Gabor invented the Holography (Nobel Prize in Physics in 1971) • László Bíró invented ballpoint pen • Ernő Rubik invented the Rubik's Cube

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What to eat?

The Hungarian cuisine is a prominent feature of the Hungarian culture, just like the art of hospitality. Traditional dishes such as the world famous Goulash (gulyás stew or gulyás soup) feature prominently. The famous Hungarian hot river fish soup called Fisherman's soup or halászlé is usually a rich mixture of several kinds of poached fish. Desserts include the iconic Dobos Cake, Strudels (rétes), filled with apple, cherry, poppy seed or cheese, Gundel pancake (pancake served with walnuts, raisins, lemon rind, chocolate sauce and rum), plum dumplings (szilvás gombóc). The Pálinka is a fruit brandy, distilled from fruit grown in the orchards situated in the Hungary. It is a spirit and comes in a variety of flavors including apricot (barack) and cherry (cseresznye).

Rubik’s cube

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However, plum (szilva) is the most popular flavor. The territory of Hungary is ideal for wine-making, so Hungary is splitted into 6 wine regions. The most famous wines from Hungary are Tokaji Aszú and Egri Bikavér. For over 150 years, a blend of 40 Hungarian herbs has been used to create the liqueur Unicum. The recipe is held secret by the Zwack family, so it called ZWACK Unicum.

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