02 | 2016 The ZAHORANSKY Customer Magazine Black Forest Quality – at Home Worldwide New Factory in Spain YELMEN from Turkey is Completed p. 4—5 Customer Portrait p. 10—11 2 Editorial Quality Knows No Borders > Robert Dous, Head of Sales & Marketing Dear Readers, In the old days, everything was simpler. Really? Well, that's probably true for some things: When the ZAHORANSKY company was founded at the turn of the 20th century, communication pathways were short. Everybody knew everybody, and everyone spoke the same language. Just like a little family. We still remain an owner-operated family company today, yet our infrastructure spans the entire globe. Today we employ almost 750 peo- ple, and are represented at our own locations on four different continents. These are the challenges of our modern era, challenges we rise to meet each day. And yet we love to take on these challenges head-on. We consider it our duty as well as our aspiration to deliver the best possible technology and optimal service, no matter whether it's in our home region, the Black Forest, or any other region on earth. For us, this means we must use our knowledge, our commitment, and our motivation to overcome boundaries. Black Forest Quality has to apply not only in Todtnau, but also in São Paolo, Coimbatore, or in the Spanish city of Logroño. It’s why we go to work every day. Sincerely, Robert Dous Head of Sales & Marketing Contents 3 Contents ABOUT US 6, 7, 8, 13 GROUP NEWS 4 – 5, 9, 12 How Zongye Zhang Our New Factory in Spain Our Tiger is Flexing Its Jaws Ended up at is Completed New Production Manager at ZAHORANSKY ZAHORANSKY: Moritz Seger We Are Development The New Z.PACK: Partners Flexible and Precise Quality Begins in the Mind Turkish Customers Hosted in Todtnau CUSTOMER FOCUS 10 TRADE FAIRS 14 SHORT NEWS 15 Everything for the Household – In-House Exhibition Oral Care Z.LION: Next Generation of YELMEN Plastics Turkey in Japan Brush Production Dental Care in Japan Upcoming Trade Fairs 2017 These icons indicate where you can access interactive content of the magazine. Picture gallery Video Link Information 4 GROUP News The New Factory in Spain is Completed! GROUP News 5 Our factory in the Spanish city of Logroño in the province of La Rioja has been completely redesigned. After a full year of construction, the opening ceremony was recently held for the 4,000 m2 factory. This brings all six ZAHORANSKY factories up to the standard of state of the art technology, forming a coordinated and powerful production network. ZAHORANSKY began production in Logroño 43 years Household Machines ago. We re-built the factory for around 2.5 million euros in response to the increased demand for machines to manu- Made in Logroño facture household and technical brushes. “We're not just investing in brick and mortar, we are also investing in pro- The Z.PARD and Z.LION series and the Z.WASP and viding our employees with expertise and training on site,” Z.HORNET are manufactured in Logroño. There is now sig- says Robert Dous, Head of Sales. The number of employ- nificantly more space to do so. The expansion doubled the ees will be doubling in the medium term to 80. floor space to 4,000m2. The new assembly hall offers room for component assembly, machine assembly, testing areas, Black Forest Quality and incoming and outgoing goods storage. With an open span of 30m and a 8.5m hook height, it offers outstanding is Everywhere versatility. Once again, ZAHORANSKY has made a pioneering invest- Long-Time Employees ment in infrastructure, underscoring our commitment to producing the Black Forest Quality our customers expect Travel to Opening at every location. The new factory in southern India began operations just three years ago. Logroño is the next mile- There was a unique gesture in honor of the opening: Five stone. long-time employees with over 50 years at our company were invited to the ceremony. Besides Ulrich Zahoransky and Gerhard Steinebrunner, our two Chairmen, represen- tatives of the political and economic worlds in Logroño and the province of La Rioja also took part. Black Forest Quality at Home Worldwide 1 Headquarters in the Black Forest 10 Plants in 7 Countries 1 Family-run Company 750 Employees Worldwide 1 Mission 100 % Responsibility 1 Quality pledge from the Black Forest 4,000 happy customers worldwide 6 About Us Ideas Make the Difference Product Development Idea Development Design & Feasibility Studies Prototyping & Produktion Of course, a good idea isn’t always easy to implement. It often needs to be researched, worked through, developed and refined. Custom-tailored R&D service at ZAHORANSKY does just that: From idea to finished product. We support our customers in developing products and our customers to develop new or changed blister packag- applications, procedures and methods. The in-house com- ing designs, including samples. We use our experience in petence offered by our experts starts with design and fea- designing mascara brushes, developing pilot tools, or com- sibility studies, and extends to prototyping and producing pleting feasibility studies for specialist brushes in industrial samples for market research as well as optimizing prod- applications. ucts and processes, through to production tests on spe- cialized machinery – all supported by the most up-to-date We would be happy to inform you about how you can ben- measurement technology available. During toothbrush efit from our knowledge and expertise. development, we focus on improving the topography of the handle design, the rounding or the tufting. We work with 7 Editorial About Us 7 > Numerous Turkish customers accepted our invitation to Todtnau > Exciting go-kart race in Umkirch > The winners of the go-kart race received a prize > Great excitement at the presentation of Z.PARD Turkish Customers Hosted in Todtnau We had important visitors at the end of October. A group of interest for our Turkish customers. A framework program visitors from Turkey, one of our key regions, visited us in the was set up for Saturday. It included a roller-coaster ride on Black Forest at our main plant in Todtnau for a few days. All Todtnau's local mountain, a glass-blowing demonstration, of our Turkish-speaking colleagues from sales and service and an excursion to the go-kart track with exciting races. were on site during their visit. Our visitors also got a taste of good Baden cooking during relaxed dinners at well-known restaurants in the region. Welcome Our customers enjoyed a pleasant and informative stay in the Black Forest. The event was a complete success for HOŞ GELDİNİZ ZAHORANSKY, and we’re already looking forward to wel- coming our next visitors. “It was a perfectly organized Around 20 customers from leading companies paid us a event with enlightening insights into the company,” con- visit. They got to see more than just our company. Guests cluded the excited visitors. were treated to a company presentation and factory tour. On the technical side, the focus of the presentation on Fri- day was on our Z.PARD 6225. This machine is of particular 8 About Us > Technician Training on the Machines Because Quality Begins in the Mind Quality is one of the core promises we make to our custom- ers. It is a promise fulfilled by our employees. That’s why ZAHORANSKY makes targeted and long-term investments in providing high-quality advanced training to our employ- ees. In view of our growing project volume and ever more com- plex tasks, nothing is as important as a well-trained employee. That’s why ten ZAHORANSKY employees spent six months back at school alongside their regular employ- > In-House Vendor Training ment, to deepen their knowledge on challenging project management topics. The company now has ten project managers certified in accordance with IPMA standards. The training and continued education of all We see this as a reasonable investment in the efficiency employees is a key building block in and safety of our customer projects at all ZAHORANSKY locations worldwide. ZAHORANSKY’s VSQ initiative. However, we are not only training our own employees through our VSQ quality initiative. Numerous external tech- nicians and machine operators are trained by ZAHORAN- SKY on our products according to the newest quality stan- dards and in accordance with the relevant application. This commitment has a long-term effect on all processes, continuously increasing product quality. Short News / About Us 9 The Tiger Is Flexing Its Jaws Overview of Highlights Material savings in manufacturing end products Brushes with up to 40°-bundle position possible Highest tufting speeds of up to 600 UpM Additional unit to increase product variety Optionally available and upgradeable A new version of the Z.TIGER recently became available on the market. It provides a new filling tool for anchor fila- ments using servo-controlled tool jaws. This allows for sig- nificant material savings during production of the final products. The anchor plates are fed continuously, even at high bundle positions and high tufting speeds. In addition, handle thicknesses of less than six millimeters can now be tufted. This makes it especially well suited for a large num- ber of household and cosmetic products. The Z.TIGER is the universal, fully automated, five-axis > With (left) and without (right) movable tool jaws drilling and tufting machine for producing household prod- ucts such as toilet or dish washing brushes and hand The new technical development increases the diversity of brushes or street sweepers. It offers a modern and efficient products that can be produced on the Z.TIGER. The mov- concept with the versatility needed to react precisely to able, servo-controlled tool jaws are an optional feature customer requirements.