Top Delivery Performance Remains a Roto Trademark

Partner and employee information of the Roto window and door technology division No. 21 July 2012 France: Australia: China: Poland: Hungary: Belorussia: End customer Successful start Shunda-Moser, Vetrex relies on Marshall, eye on UniversalService, survey forRoto miracle of growth Rotomania productivity apioneer in the sector Page 5 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 The Lövő plant continues to grow Top delivery performance remains a Roto trademark This year, the Roto factory halls in the Hungarian town of Lövő are being expanded by the equivalent of about 44 per cent of their existing floor space to over 27,000 square metres. Over five million euros are being ploughed into this new expansion. Initially, the first phase of building that started in October 2011 saw the building of a 3600 square metre hall for nine fully automated Brück presses. All the presses already at the factory were transferred there in one spectacular action. Two new There are now nine fully automated presses at work in the new 3600 square metre hall at the Lövő site. All the presses for The interviewee, graduate engineer presses were added. Roto Inside large series and medium series production that were already at the plant were relocated here in one spectacular action. Ernő Kocsis, has been Managing talked in Lövő to Ernő Kocsis, Director at Roto Elzett Certa GmbH Managing Director of Roto Elzett means that we obtain fewer com- ment through even more efficient technologies rather than on product since 1st December 2010 and in this Certa GmbH, about the work ponents for assembly from suppli- and autarkic tool building. Another groups. This means that large series capacity is responsible for the work of that has already been completed ers, and this is something that I positive effect of the plant exten- are produced in one area of produc- almost 550 employees. After complet- and his plans for the years personally regard as very important sion is that the flows of materials in tion, medium series are produced in ing his studies, the Hungarian-born ahead. because pressing is one of Roto’s the plant can once again be im- a second area of production and father of three joined Roto Elzett in core competences. The plant ex- proved with regard to both deliver- small series are produced in a third. 1991. He has worked at, among oth- RI: Mr. Kocsis, anyone who vis- tension saves on throughput times ies from the outside and the pro- For the large series, machines are ers, the Roto plants in Leinfelden and its Lövő regularly must be start- and enables us to reduce our stock cesses inside the plant. This too used that are located especially Velbert, and has gained experience in ing to ask themselves where levels and therefore the amount of saves time, effort and money. We close to both the semi-finished various fields and positions. this plant actually still intends capital tied up, while at the same are trying to create for our work- goods warehouse and the finished- expanding to ... time maintaining our delivery relia- force the best conceivable working goods warehouse. The small series Over the past ten years, it has been Ernő Kocsis: Just the floor space of bility to sales warehouses. conditions and very clear structures are manually assembled to a greater possible to significantly reduce the the factory in Lövő is actually also that they too can make their extent. Two fully automated presses throughput times for an order in ready very impressive. But you RI: Are there other aims that contribution towards achieving our for small series that we use for pro- production. And that’s a good thing shouldn’t draw false conclusions Roto is pursuing with the plant ambitious aims. ducing quantities entirely according – but is still not the end of the trend. from that. The fact that we need so extension in Lövő? to customer orders have provided a In our opinion, window manufactur- much space is due primarily to the Ernő Kocsis: In the former pressing RI: How does the entire produc- fresh impetus. These are delivering ers will in future expect even more number and size of the presses that hall, we now have the ideal place at tion set-up at the Lövő plant excellent results. Today we are able from their hardware suppliers than are used here. The plant expansion the heart of production to once look, and to what extent does it to load up for our sales warehouses they do today. They will expect a that is now underway is taking us a again greatly expand our tool build- differ from those in the other within ten days – even very small commission to be available really significant step closer towards our ing. That too is part of the Roto phi- plants? series. That’s why we’ll concentrate complete – in other words including aim of pressing everything here losophy: Strengthening the core Ernő Kocsis: Our production here in on using this technology in further the special components – within a that we also assemble in Lövő. This competence of product develop- Lövő is structured on the basis of pilot projects. short time. We want to prepare our- selves for that. Colleagues from the sales compa- nies tell me that Roto is already re- garded not just as an innovator but also as the most reliable supplier among the hardware manufacturers. We don’t just want to preserve this strength – we want to extend it. Everything that helps us to become faster and to meet the customer’s deadline for every order if possible – including those for spe- Space was at a premium at the Lövő Over the next year, new assembly workstations and ma- The traditional forklift is being increasingly replaced at the cial parts – is welcome at Roto. works before its two-stage extension. chines will be able to move into the current finished-goods Lövő plant by small electric “trains” that, for example, sup- “Close to the customer” – in pro- More production space is also being warehouse with its approximately 2000 square metres of ply the assembly stations with the starting materials and duction we regard this motto as created by relocating the finished- floor space. This is at present where products are kept that will in future also carry the tools to the presses achallenge to keep as close as goods warehouse to a new hall provid- are sent on to the sales warehouses, which in turn pick and possible to the customer’s delivery ing approximately 3900 square metres pack for the individual customers. wishes. of floor space. It will be built by the end of 2012. 1 Economically solid In the hot seat Roto gets A discussion with the Board topmarks Chairman of Roto Frank AG, Dr. Eckhard Keill product ranges were the next logi- do with what Roto is doing in Roto Inside: Does this mean cal step. At the same time however, Australia? that product innovation remains Roto teams are also developing a Dr. Keill: The more interesting Roto a driving force for success? presence in Malaysia and India for is for window manufacturers Dr. Keill: No company can endure in example, as well as in the geo- throughout the world, the more in- the long term without product inno- graphically closer countries along teresting are the discussions that vation. That means we will also in- the eastern Mediterranean. we hold with them. The Roto range vest accordingly in that area so that is growing continuously. And this is the momentum is maintained. Roto Roto Inside: At the same time, because we are and will remain in product development is active not insignificant investments discussions. Because we are gath- throughout the world – efficiently are being made in the already ering ideas all over the world. A so- and productively. As a motor for established production loca- lution that today only appears excit- Roto. Roto is growing: In terms of tions ... ing to Australians will in a few years its range, production locations, in- Roto stands not least for economic Dr. Keill: Not insignificant is an un- perhaps impress Americans who ternational sales network and ser- solidity and stability. This is one as- derstatement ... In recent years, the want to try something new. And vices in what is a partly uncomfort- pect that, following the crisis years Kalsdorf works has been expanded the NT Vertical-Tilter component able environment. We are rightly of 2008/2009, has become increas- Roto Inside: It has been report- to become the production and de- that’s been a success in Hungary very proud of this within the Group. ingly important for our partners on ed in the press that Roto has velopment centre for the Door divi- right from the start will, we are the market. They now have one se- taken over a Canadian hardware sion. And at the Velbert works, the sure, gain a fan base in other coun- Roto Inside: May fortune contin- curity guarantee of a very special manufacturer. Does this mean conditions are being created for tries too. ue to shine on Roto. Many kind: In 2012, the independent that Roto’s expansion strategy further expansion of the Aluminium thanks for this discussion! Hoppenstedt credit agency has is now directed more west- division. And in Lövő, almost all ar- All new launches of the past few awarded Roto the “Top Rating 1” in wards? eas of production will undergo months, the NT Designo for alumin- its “credit check”. Only 4.4 % out of Dr.

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