Hugo Beck Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG

“This is the easiest thing in the world for me. As easy as buying a contactor.”

Hugo Beck Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Dettingen, Gerhard Fink

Initial situation:
Hugo Beck Maschinenbau is a specialist in horizontal flowpack, film and paper packaging machines. In the past, Hugo Beck was used to buying standard control cabinets and drilling holes himself. To avoid time-consuming rework, internal standard cabinets are already manufactured. Unfortunately, standard cabinets are not suitable in all cases, even if they are refinished.

Challenge:
The control cabinet should be very small. At the same time, the housing also has to be very deep because there is a frequency converter in the control. There are almost no standard solutions for this. Deviations from the internal standard housings always require a great deal of effort in coordination and production. A time and cost saving solution was sought. Time-consuming follow-up work should be avoided. A special design from the previous supplier required separate drawings and a major coordination process. This process costs a lot of time and money. After many drawings and experiments, Hugo Beck became aware of the ARMARiO.

The solution:
With the online control cabinet configurator, Hugo Beck now has a solution that allows the company to completely ignore the mechanical construction. The head of electrical design can carry out the entire design process completely himself. The requirements are then passed on to purchasing with all data such as item number, dimensions, design and price. A very nice solution for an electrician who needs a cabinet with special dimensions. In addition, exactly the components for defining the hole patterns in the system that Hugo Beck needs in his daily work are listed. Even if an exotic hole pattern is required, this can be created quickly and easily using the rectangle and circle functions. Simply changing from steel to stainless steel is also very convenient. A flexible system that Hugo Beck delivers results very quickly. Whenever special solutions are required, the online configurator is the preferred tool.

Long-term:
The ARMARiO control cabinet is slightly more expensive than the internal standard control cabinet, but there are no additional costs for rework. The savings are even greater for a special control cabinet, as the planning and construction costs are also eliminated. There are no experiments, no lengthy and cross-departmental dialogues and no surprises. All in all, a quick way to get completely customized housings in unique quality. With the newly developed B2B ordering process, i.e. the ability to share the created configuration with the purchasing department, it is now really perfect.

FF Maschinenbau GmbH

“Changing the account details of my cell phone contract is more complicated than configuring a control cabinet with ARMARiO.”

FF Maschinen GmbH, Pforzheim, Felix Theurer

Initial situation:
FF Maschinen GmbH is a student design office. When developing machines, the entire process is offered, from conception to product development. The focus is on the area of ​​special machine construction, including packaging machines.

Challenge:
During development, the focus is generally on the mechanical design of the machine and only then on the electrical planning. The challenge is to first determine which controls, drives, etc. are needed. The space for the control cabinets is usually already planned, but it usually doesn't fit exactly. Often only a tailor-made control cabinet is suitable, especially because of the depth of the converters. The requirements for a control cabinet are generally not particularly high, but finding the right cutouts for switches, fans, etc. is often a challenge. In the best case scenario, these should already be finished. In the past, the drill had to be used too often and too creatively.

The solution:
The ARMARiO configurator guides you through the individual processing steps incredibly easily. A precisely fitting control cabinet could be created in just a few minutes. Components such as fans and buttons could be visually integrated, thereby creating the individual hole pattern. The visualization of the control cabinet could be downloaded and integrated into the planning of the system. In addition to the quick and easy construction, the delivery time of 10 working days was also impressive.

Long-term:
The company FF Maschinen GmbH now regularly uses the ARMARiO and enthusiastically recommends it. The different orders often require individual control cabinets. The ease of use and fast delivery make ARMARiO an indispensable partner. The fast delivery means greater flexibility can be achieved in project processing.