Tecno customer magazine 2020 magazine ' Avant Tecno customer magazine 2020 Production growth through automation p. 4 Narrower Avant 423 fits through doors p. 9

e-series, the full electric Avant. The Avant e-series features perfect loaders for when indoor ventilation is limited or non-existent or there are strict noise restrictions. Also, the running costs of an e-series loader are significantly lower than any dieselpowered loader due to the lack of a combustion engine. One of the advantages of battery-powered machines is simpler maintenance. The batteries and electric motors are practically maintenance-free, which means clearly lower maintenance costs for electric loaders. Avant loaders and attachments Avant Tecno Oy Ylötie 1, 33470 Ylöjärvi

Contents So far the year 2020 has thrown a few curve balls at us. First, the winter was very mild and, in most of our operating areas, there was hardly any snow. This was not the best start for 2020, we thought. Little did we know about what was ahead of us later in the spring. Production investment program right on track 4 Open the door for the narrower Avant 423 9 In mid-March we had the biggest show for 2020, the ConExpo in Las Vegas. Avant was exhibiting and I was also at the show myself. During this show, the Covid-19 really started to be on the news and the pandemic really spread fast....

Production investment program right on track In the spring of 2019, Avant announced an ambitious goal to increase the weekly production of its 400-800 series by about 50 percent. In order to meet this goal, the company unveiled an investment program of EUR 10 million. Initial investments in primary production and new machine installations have now been put in place, and the entire investment program is meeting milestones. We’re beginning to see the benefits of the investment at an accelerating pace. We have already significantly increased automation in primary production. One way to secure future...

"One way to secure future production growth opportunities is to ensure that the plant's machinery is in prime condition." Saku Vastamaki

Increasing automation means production processes are optimized as a whole,” Vastamäki says. Replacing manual work with automation means that in the future, employees will be increasingly responsible for programming devices, monitoring their operation and acting as process quality controllers. Updating the FMS-laser system Avant’s primary production line uses three laser cutters connected to an automated material warehouse. As part of the investment, the oldest laser cutter in the line has been replaced with a new fibre laser. The other devices are carbon dioxide or CO2 lasers (model year 2010...

Automatic bending machine handles heavy parts with ease In the summer of 2019, Avant was the first in Finland to take into use an automatic bending machine. About 80 percent of the metal parts used in Avant are suitable for automatic bending, so the machine can potentially be used for hundreds of thousands of parts in the course of the year. “The new machine has speeded up and streamlined bending operations. In practice, the new machine is used on all the heaviest and most difficult-to-handle parts. We still have three manually operated press brakes that handle parts whose grip surface is not...

Joel Yrjola has worked at Avant as a welder since 2002. Over the years, he has seen how production has developed to meet the needs of the company and its products. Yaskawa welding robots — cells are customized for welding and finishing Avant booms — boom pair is completed at once — efficiency and speed of manufacture — value of the investment 0.9 M € The investment program also includes two new robot cells - each robot cells consists of a welding robot and a finishing robot - used in boom manufacturing. “The new system allows the boom assembly to be completed without additional transport and...

Engine: 16 kW / 22 hp (diesel) Lifting capacity: 550 kg Lifting height: 2,75 m Speed: 12 km/h Width starting from: 93 cm Height: 1,98 m The Avant 423 compact loader has a well-deserved reputation as a workhorse. Packed with enough power to operate most attachments, the Avant 423 can do the job of a compact tractor, an ATV quad bike and a ride-on lawn mower plus more. And now, it’s become even more flexible. One of the most multi-functional articulated diesel compact loaders on the market, Avant 423 is now available with special narrow tires, bringing the machine’s total width to just 930 mm....

St Andrews Links Avant at work at Scotland’s famous golf courses Image: St Andrews Links Trust More and more golf courses have their own Avants. The legendary St Andrews Links is one of them. Avant has an important role in managing the courses that are ranked in the top five golf venues in the world. Image: St Andrews Links Trust Andrews Links is one of the most important golf courses in the world. Located in its namesake town in Fife, Scotland, St Andrews Links is widely recognized as the “Home of Golf” – the sport has been played on the Old Course as far back as the early 15th century. Managing...

No more large holes on the course Prior to taking Avant into use, the staff maintained gorse stands using chainsaws and bow saws. The team then carted the branches away in trailers for chipping. An excavator was used to remove roots. It usually left large holes on the course that required many additional labor hours to repair. Sandy Reid, Director of Greenkeeping at St Andrews, purchased an Avant 700 series loader and tree shear after watching the machine in action. The Avant is used to remove gorse bushes from tournament spectator routes and grandstand locations. Today, the team almost exclusively...

“Multi-functional electric loaders are a thing of the future” Cramo Finland specialises in equipment rental services. Just recently the company invested in five fully electric loaders. The benefits of these Avant e6 loaders are zero emissions, quiet engines, and low maintenance. “Demand is growing all the time at construction sites with noise and emission limits”, says Product Manager Aleksi Lampinen. any construction sites are located in the middle of the city and residential areas where noise limits can be strict. Interior work at construction sites demands quiet engines. When a silent low-emission...