Case Study – The Secret To Increasing Fabrication Output With Fewer Welders Is Revealed

THE SECRET TO INCREASING FABRICATION OUTPUT WITH FEWER WELDERS IS REVEALED

This case study discusses a 4000 tonne per annum fabricating business’s decision to install a structural steel robot-welding beam assembly machine.

The fabricator’s brief was to increase tonne/m2 to win work in the current market. The owner’s initial thought was to move into larger premises and increase his workforce. However, a gap analysis identified the fabricator’s current assets were not competitive in capacity, profitability or reliability when compared to their natural competitor’s operations. To maximise profits and become competitive, the owner needed to reduce man-hours per tonne.

How was value going to be realised from an investment in a structural steel robot-welding beam assembly machine?

Whilst the industry had shifted to importing fabricated steel from low-cost countries, the gap analysis identified that there were business opportunities for projects where offshore fabricators could not meet short term delivery schedules.

By improving automation, the fabricator was able to reduce staff overtime requirements and significantly improve their reputation for reliably delivering projects on time, thus also avoiding delayed delivery penalties from their clients.

Investment in a structural steel robot-welding beam assembly machine can be a more effective solution than a factory expansion to increase tonnage in the workshop!

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