Automation – Business Field with a Future
In times of a general shortage of skilled workers, the topic of automation continues to gain in importance. In conjunction with already known factors that promote automation, the topic is becoming even more important – reproducible quality, quality documentation through online data acquisition, increased performance and, last but not least, the pure cost aspect.
In the application field of electronics production, the Automation business unit in the Kurtz Ersa Group is repositioning itself through the recent acquisition of Schiller Automation, thereby expanding its existing portfolio of products and services. The combination of Schiller Automation – the specialist for the optimal use and linking of various assembly and machining processes – and Kurtz Ersa Automation, the specialist for peripheral and circulation systems in the electronics industry, enables the delivery of complete systems including the soldering process, but also with further processing steps from one source.
For example, soldered boards can be directly further assembled, screwed or glued, with relevant processing parameters being monitored, documented and stored in each step. The customer benefits from the reduction of interfaces thanks to perfectly matched components and a single point of contact – and the many years of experience in numerous processes and their interlinking has an equally positive effect.
This range of mechanical engineering services is rounded off by interfaces to the data level: from tried-and-tested systems for data collection and further processing from the plant to solutions for connection to the customer-specific MES or cloud system, the technological range of existing experience leaves little to be desired. Thus, in addition to process machines, e.g. for soldering, foaming or casting, and automation peripherals, the entire Group´s portfolio of services also includes data technology competencies, such as those required for quality inspection and documentation. With these key competencies for today´s and tomorrow´s market requirements, Kurtz Ersa is ideally positioned for the future.