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News Release from: Panduit | Subject: Automatic cable tie installation tool
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 June 2003
Giving harness houses a helping hand
Elettromeccano chose an automatic cable tie installation tool to help streamline the harness production process in order to reduce manufacturing costs.
Elettromeccano chose Panduit 's automatic cable tie installation tool to help streamline the harness production process in order to reduce manufacturing costs Elettromeccano is a harness-manufacturing house based in Fabriano, on the eastern side of central Italy
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 28 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Independently owned by Sr.
Ninno, the company today employs more than 20 staff.
Elettromeccano supplies harnesses for Merloni Elettrodomestic, one of the top three white goods manufacturers in Europe and a leading company worldwide.
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They produce and distribute over 12 million units throughout Europe each year and their portfolio of brands includes Ariston, Indesit and Scholtes.
As part of a drive to improve on product quality, they called upon their suppliers, including Elettromeccano, to see how they could help better their manufacturing processes.
Criteria for Selection - as is typically the case with harness houses, Elettromeccano needed to identify ways to streamline the production process in order to reduce manufacturing costs, whilst at the same time safeguard productivity and profit levels.
Another key concern for the company was the amount of manpower required for the production process.
Finally, it was imperative that they preserved end product quality, in order to meet Merloni's high product standards.
To meet this challenge, Elettromeccano selected Panduit's automatic cable tie installation tool as well as related products such as cable ties and harness board accessories.
Panduit account managers are trained specifically by market.
This meant that Ninno dealt with a highly knowledgeable Panduit team, who offered market specific application solutions to increase productivity and reduce costs.
Furthermore, the sheer breadth of Panduit's product range made them the ideal supplier.
The possibility to source a multitude of products from just one supplier delivered economies of scale in the procurement of manufacturing materials.
Finally, Panduit's commitment to research and development ensures that products provide lowest installed cost through superior quality and ease of installation.
The Panduit Solution - the application of cable ties can, in many cases, be the most time-consuming process in the manufacturing of harnesses for white goods.
The Panduit PAT1M automatic cable tie installation tool however helped Elettromeccano increase productivity and offered substantial cost savings through greater automation of their manufacturing process and speed of installation.
Furthermore, it freed up personnel to be used in a more productive way.
The PAT1M integrated smoothly into the manufacturing process, as it proved extremely user-friendly, efficient and reliable.
When installed with the PAT1M automatic tool, Panduit cable ties are smoothly cut-off, leaving no sharp edges to damage the wire insulation and they offer consistent performance and reliability.
This means that Elettromeccano was able to produce a reliable and high quality end product in line with their customer's requirements.
By replacing nails with the Panduit Harness Board Accessories System, Elettromeccano further improved the harness manufacturing process, by speeding up harness assembly and providing lowest installed cost.
Furthermore, the system reduced operator fatigue, provided a higher quality finished product and enabled greater design flexibility, all of which have given Elettromeccano a competitive advantage and made them the preferred supplier for Merloni and other OEM's alike.
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