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«Now, we no longer need to write
everything down. We cannot do
Success
Story
User Report of the
Kaba GmbH
Workforce Management
Albertistr. 3
78056 Villingen-Schwenningen
Germany
Sternberg GmbH, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
things more simply.»
Wolfgang Naumann
Technical director
Sternberg GmbH, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
www.sternberggmbh.de
Kaba Partner:
www.nowisys.de
Everything is visible everywhere:
The components produced in the Chem-
Shop floor and machine data collec-
nitz-Zwickau economic region are used
tion creates transparency
in energy generation, construction
Sternberg is a leading manufacturer
machines, the offshore sector, aviation
worldwide of special screws, special
and aerospace, ship diesel engine
nuts, special turned parts, and other
construction, and plant engineering.
connection elements. The company with To ensure that it continues to grow in
its 100 employees and 10 apprentices in
the future, Sternberg required greater
the heart of Saxony has a tradition
transparency in its production division.
stretching back one hundred years.
The company thus decided in 2009 to
Over this time, it has acquired a fine
introduce a time and attendance and
reputation as a manufacturer in particu-
shop floor data collection system. The
lar of special screws. For more than 100
shop floor data, machine data, quality
years, Steinberg has ensured that
reports and material bookings recorded
engines run, cranes turn, and people can
were to be integrated automatically in
use the technology that they require.
the ERP system. Employee working
times were also to be recorded.
Pictures courtesy of: Sternberg GmbH
10.2010
Sternberg GmbH, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Success Story
The managers at Steinberg ultimately
(good, scrap, post-processing), automat-
opted for the company Nowisys IT-Serv-
ic recognition of machine statuses
ice GmbH from Chemnitz as their part-
through digital or analogous inputs.
ner for the SFDC/MDC area and for the
Reasons for faults can be reported and
overall integration. For Nowisys manag-
automatically recorded quantities (good,
ing director Ronald Wilhelm was easily
scrap, post-processing) can be subse-
able to put himself in the shoes of a ma-
quently rebooked. The Sternberg
chine operator or fitter and adapt the
employee at the machine can therefore
existing standard solution to the condi-
call up all the information that he needs.
tions at Steinberg accordingly.
It is thus made possible for him to make
“This practical relevance was very
decisions quickly and autonomously if
important for us,” emphasizes Wolfgang
irregularities occur.
Naumann, the technical director at
These consistently record all warehouse
Because only complete usage makes the
Steinberg. In a first step, the personnel
transactions with batches. At the fore-
processes transparent, all workplaces in
time and attendance and access control
man workplaces, the foreman is always
the production division at Sternberg
system of the partner CompuTime
kept up-to-date about the status in his
have now been integrated into the sys-
Ausweissysteme GmbH was introduced
area of responsibility. He therefore
tem.
in April 2009. Since then, the Sternberg
knows who is working on which job at
“Now, we no longer need to write every-
employees have been recording their
which machine and what the specific
thing down. We cannot do things more
working times at Kaba terminals.
processing status is. In addition, various
simply,” says Wolfgang Naumann, enthu-
To regulate access to the production
analyses are available as help in the
siastically. The machine data collection
hall and to the office wing, several doors
decision-making process.
system simplifies and shortens the processes from ordering and storage of the
were equipped with mechatronic
CardLink components from Kaba.
The solution is integrated into the
material via production to administra-
It was thus possible to save on wiring.
existing ERP system.
tion and sales. “The sales person sees
Access is only permitted for persons
In addition to the “normal” SFDC reports for himself what stage the processing of
who identify themselves with their badg-
(job sign-on/sign-off, set-up, processing,
the job for his customer is at,” says the
es as authorized. The next step involved
quantity reports, etc.), additional func-
managing director of the 100-plus-year-
the production division. The solution
tions are available to the employees at
old company with satisfaction. “Every-
h.Server, a middleware that combines
the SFDC terminals. Managing director
thing is visible everywhere.” Sternberg
the various modules, and the SFDC hard- Wolfgang Naumann explains this as
thus meets the requirements of all
ware were installed and initially put into
follows: “As a fundamental principle,
audits, certifications and product liability
operation at three pilot stations. At the
we are pursuing the goal of providing
as the manufacture, refining and testing
end of 2009, the roll-out then began
the production employee with all the
of each product can now be monitored
across all stations. At the beginning of
information that can have a positive
and documented seamlessly and without
2010, the shop floor and machine data
influence on the process. Showing initia-
great effort. It is thus detected immedi-
collection system was fully operational.
tive is explicitly requested!»
ately when certain parameters cannot
It consists of 13 SFDC stations with Kaba
The same functional scope is available
be complied with. “An auditor now sees
multi-touch terminals, 13 MDC stations
for the MDC terminals as for the SFDC
straight away at our company that we
with 13 Kaba terminals and a total of 35
terminals. Additional functions are made
have superbly managed operations,”
machine connections and 27 Bedanet
possible by the Bedanet 90 80 machine
says Wolfgang Naumann, with convic-
90 80 I/O modules, 6 foreman work-
connection: counting of the numbers
tion.
places and 3 mobile devices.
produced, classification of the numbers