New insights thanks to production visit at Hengstler

On Tuesday, January 16, 2016, a delegation from Schubert System Elektronik ltd. from Tuttlingen has visited Hengstler ltd. at Aldingen. The intension of the visit was the production areas. There they got new awareness for the new location from Schubert in Neuhausen ob Eck, which is under construction.

During a two-hour tour through the production carriage at Hengstler, Thomas Reiniger, Vice President Operations at Hengstler, presented several areas. He outlined the development process to a lean production and an efficient documentation. The visit was initiated by Peter Elbel, Director Product Development at Hengstler and Thomas Handel, Product Manager at Schubert.

Michael Wallentin, Director Material Logistic at Schubert, especially got into the flexible production. The Opportunity to produce a high range of products in one carriage with as less as possible storage, convinced too. Furthermore Hengstler got a certification for their excellent production process and their exemplary documentation and visualization.

At the concluding discussion board, where Manager Jochen Failer also took part, gained awareness and experiences were exchanged.
Finally Hengstler was cordially invited to look at the new location at Neuhausen ob Eck, which is ready-made soon.