The Quick Coupling System Saves Time Engcon Fills Lots of Gaps in Holland
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An informative magazine • 2004 edition Page 5 The quick coupling system saves time Page 9 engcon fills lots of gaps in Holland Two companies with New challenges big resources and continued development rom the time the engcon company started in 1990, it was We are strengthening our presence on several of the European for your help with machining, F and still is emphatically linked to one man, Stig Engström, markets. We have, for example, a new subsidiary in Gt. Britain, its managing director and a major driving force behind the engcon UK. Countries such as Germany, Holland, Belgium and company’s fabulous success during the past decade. Now that Italy have turned out to be important markets for the engcon’s welding and assembling Stig has decided to hand over the MD role to me, many people continued growth. We have a solid network of dealers who con- have wondered, and rightly so, what this will mean for the futu- tribute with their unique know-how on their respective markets re development of the company. Stig has chosen to return to do and who are important to our customer service. what he really enjoys most – the nuts and bolts of product deve- During 2004, engcon will be more visible than previously. lopment and the seeking out of fresh challenges related to new Among other things we intend participating in many of the customer segments and markets. The purpose of his altered role branch exhibitions that are being held all over Europe. Chances will be that the company should increase growth further, and are very good that you will come across us and our tiltrotators not let development to come to a halt. sometime during the year. Until then, all the very best. Engcon’s growth in Strömsund will continue. In the beginning of 2004 the company had about 65 people on its staff. We Odenskogsvägen 35 Industrivägen 7 expect to take on additional personnel during the current year. Stromsund. will always be the core of the company – a centre SE-831 48 ÖSTERSUND SE-830 60 FÖLLINGE for product development and innovation. High level customiza- Örjan Westerlund Phone +46 (0)63-19 91 40 • Fax +46 (0)63-19 91 49 Phone +46 (0)645-103 80 • Fax +46 (0)645-104 76 tion will still be one of engcon’s distinctive features. MD, engcon ab Our target is to continuously increase our involvement on both the Swedish and Nordic market by raising the level of pro- Örjan Westerlund assumed the post of duct quality, by shortening delivery times and by bolstering our managing director on 1 September, aftermarket. Quality improvement with regard to both products 2003. He has been employed by eng- Control system for hydraulics and mechanics. and services is extensive and continuous. We work closely with con since 1998. Among posts held our approximately 50 suppliers who have played and play an were that of head of purchasing and In today’s heavy vehicle and machine industry more and more advanced Epec Oy's control systems family is growing. During the spring of 2004, important role in our successes. company productions manager. mechanics and hydraulics are being used to meet the increased market two new mini-PLC systems will be introduced, one with and one without demands in functionality and operational stability. display. To be able to control and monitor these machines it is necessary to have These systems will present a cost effective alternative for smaller hydraulic intelligent control systems that are built to handle vibrations, moisture, projects like cranes etc. The display is placed close to the driver, temperature and voltage variations etc. connected to a joystick and other buttons used for maneuvering. The An important bridgehead across the British Isles PLC module can then be placed near the valve package. These units are The Finnish company Epec Oy manufactures module based CAN bus connected using a 4-threaded cable for communication and power supply. same time providing a resource for our preneurs up and own the country who PLC systems that meet and exceeds these demands. “The newly started subsidiary, eng- Setting up the system parameters is easily achieved using buttons con (UK) Ltd, is an important brid- remaining dealers.” can sell excavators equipped complete These control systems are built to be fitted directly on the machine, and analog functions to manoeuvre in the display´s menu gehead that will strengthen the “We will start off by contacting both with the tiltrotator. The engcon UK Ltd where they can be strategically placed near key positions like the drivers system. new and old customers. Thanks to our head office is in Coventry, centrally seat, engine compartment etc. The systems communicate with each other engcon’s presence in the British through CAN bus. The control systems are programmable faithful attendance at the biggest exhibi- located in England. The company will through a PLCopen environment Isles, says Peter Gillgren head of tions in the country, engcon has accumu- start off with a staff of three and will Electrum Automation AB has for several years been constructing and in CoDeSys. This gives the sales for engcon in Gt. Britain. It lated a rather large data base to work provide both sales and service.” manufacturing complete electrical systems. Typical applications are: opportunity to develop the forest and contract machinery, demolition robots and other mobile equip- program function and display brings us closer to both our custo- from, he goes on to say.” “Having a depot in Gt. Britain will ment. As the Swedish representative for Epec Oy, we have successfully interface according to the mers and dealers on a market with enable us to react more swiftly to the incorporated their systems in our customer-projects. customers needs. immense potential.” Gives better feeling for the product wishes of the customer, says Peter “We believe that meeting customers on Gillgren. It will ensure very rapid access their home ground is the best way to pre- to spare parts and provide customers For more information please contact: During the past 2.5 years engcon has sent our tiltrotator concept.” with excellent opportunities to see and Mini PLC with sold about 200 tiltrotators in Gt. Britain “We offer free and maximum possible test tiltrotators prior to a purchase.” graphic display. through its dealers. generous demonstration of the tiltrotator “engcon will also introduce leasing as “The British market has the potential mounted on the customer’s own excava- a sales alternative to our customers, he to sell 1 000–1 200 tillrotators annually, tor. This gives both the customer and says. Among other things this will mean Industrivägen 8 • SE-901 10 Umeå so there’s quite a lot to do before we can driver a better feeling for the product and interesting financial terms for those les- +46 90 184550 come up to this level, says Peter Gillgren. its capacity.” sors who supply a large part of the [email protected] www.electrumab.se With our subsidiary we should be able to “We have also established many fine contractors with excavators.” sell directly to the end users while at the contacts with quite a few machine entre- 2 3 It is time for the next step “Vital time saved with On 1 September 2003 engcon’s founder Stig Engström stood down from his position as the company’s managing director. He will instead, as he expres- ses it, seek to launch additional stages on the “multi-stage rocket” engcon. quick coupling system” “Stage one was to make engcon a stable What Stig calls “stage two” is to conso- and independent company, says Stig lidate engcon’s position on the European Time. It’s the one thing that’s at a system it now takes them under a minu- Engström. Now it’s time to take on addi- market. premium when you’re involved te. So we’ve become more efficient and tional stages for the future.” “The overall market potential is to inc- with railway work. Especially when there’s less downtime for our clients,” Stig Engström still owns engcom via rease production tenfold to cope with the said Andrew Bradshaw. “Especially in you’re working against the clock the company Ommapo AB. The new demand, says Stig Engström. How eng- situations where one machine might be MD for engcon is Örjan Westerlund. con is going to cope with such an increa- over a weekend. And you have to working on a job and may have to conti- “After all the unbelievable success eng- se in production is an important ques- By strengthening be finished by the early hours of nually switch between 5–6 different atta- con has had during recent years and all the tion.” our network of dealers Monday morning to ensure the chments,” he added. distinctions awarded the company and me and also by setting up Stig Engström trains can run to schedule. Bradshaws, whose clients include personally, I felt that I needed new chal- Further growth outsida Sweden subsidiaries on priority Jarvis, G.T.R.M., Amey and First lenges, Stig Engström goes on to say. In “We see a future limit to the continued markets, like the latest engcon UK in Gt. Engineering, are mainly involved with my role as MD I became aware that, to a expansion of the production plant in Britain, it should be possible to keep pace That’s why, after careful consideration, track renewals. A typical job sees their certain extent, I had lost contact with the Strömsund; for employees the limit is with the rapid development on the Andrew Bradshaw of Bradshaws took plant digging the railway line out, taking everyday plant bustle at home in between 100 and 120 people.