Pad Printing Case Study On-Demand Marking of Safety Products Print Flexibility for Small and Very Small Lot Sizes Hybrid technology dramatically reduces setup times +++ Process integration eliminates operator errors +++ Cliché store becomes superfluous

ABB (Asea Brown Boveri) Asea Brown Boveri, or ABB for short, is a global leader in energy and automation technology. The stock corporation, which is headquartered in Zurich, employs around 140,000 people in over 100 countries. These generate an annual turnover of approximately 40 billion US dollars. TAMPOPRINT had already been working successfully for ABB’s German subsidiary for many years. Contact to Switzerland followed, where ABB produces high-quality switches and protective devices for the global market at its Schaffhausen site. Incorrect labeling of safety-relevant parts could have fatal...

Small and Very Small Series with a Variety of Print Images ABB produces high-quality circuit-breakers for the global market at its Schaffhausen site. In case of doubt, the life of the user may depend on the correct use of such safety-relevant components. Reliable marking must therefore include the precise product designation, pin assignments, and additional characteristics – as well, of course, as a wide variety of certification marks. If you multiply the number of product variations with the over 100 destination countries, you get a huge number of print images. What’s more, these print images...

Printing Small Lot Sizes on Demand It works, it lasts and it pays off. Thanks to TAMPOPRINT.

The Solution Operator-Independent Cliché Production IN the Machine – Hybrid Technology “Can you make us quicker, more fl exible and more efficient?” Step 2: Full Interconnection of the System “The second step,” TAMPOPRINT’s Head of Development, Stephan Berger, adds, “was ultimately a logical consequence of the first.” We simply thought it through to the end: We already have a system that is digitally controlled, so it must be possible to connect it to the customer’s order system.” Hence, the second half of the project was devoted to developing software. This software development process was ultimately...

The Benefits Advantages for the Customer – Efficiency and Security “Of course, projects like this are fun when the solution is so elegant,” Nitschke concludes. “Admittedly, the customer is more interested in the third part of our slogan. ‘It works, it lasts and ... it pays off.’” Maximum product safety: Elimination of operator errors The scrap rate due to incorrect labeling was reduced to almost 0 %. A priceless advantage in the case of safety-relevant components and the resulting liability risks. Outstanding speed: Optimization of setup and maintenance times The networked hybrid system is so...

L’essentiel en un seul coup d’œil : Hybrid printing system automatically produces P its own cliché for each print job in a matter of minutes. N ¦ o need for separate cliché production; no setup time between orders. Complete networking makes operator P i ntervention superfluous. O ¦ perator errors are eliminated. Inexpensive clichés come as needed P per order from the cliché band. C ¦ liché store becomes superfluous. Automation and integration cut time P for epeated setup processes. r A ¦ single operator replaces the three or four required previously. Conclusion The system is ideally suited to...