ANDRITZ annual report 2012 - ANDRITZ Vertical volute pumps

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Photo: BMW AG/Martin Klindtworth
Schuler press line,
as also operating
at BMW in Leipzig,
Germany.
on the first stage of its long journey across the ocean to
the client in China. Further down the long hall, packaging
machines are waiting to be transported to a European
cosmetics manufacturer that wants to package its
deodorants and hairsprays in aerosols made
using Schuler machines.
In addition to its largest plant in Göppingen, Schuler
has a further six production sites in Germany. But
Schuler presses are also manufactured in Switzerland,
the USA, Brazil, and China. The production of presses
is one aspect of its business. The other business segment,
which is being extended, covers the servicing
and maintenance of these machines. At present, only
20% of the Schuler machines, which tirelessly produce
pressed parts in minutes or even seconds, are serviced
and maintained by the firm’s own team. Schuler’s
management sees great growth potential in this area.
Because there is one thing that must be kept firmly in
view in today’s globalized competition: the satisfaction
of the customer.
Final stop on the factory tour: Production hall 2, the
minting department where coin minting machines are
produced. Almost every euro coin has been
made by a Schuler press. A “Ringmaster” minting
press is currently being tested and is spitting out
bimetallic coins similar to a two euro piece. They have
copper-nickel on the outside, brass on the inside, and
a hole punched in the middle. No, this is not emergency
money for the post-euro period. It is stamped with the
wording “1839/2009 – 170 Jahre Schuler” (1839/2009
– 170 years of Schuler) and an image of Louis Schuler’s
head. The edge of the coin is engraved with the wording
“Equipment for Minting Technology.”
In 2014, the 175 th anniversary will be celebrated …