Annual Report 2005 - Walter Meier

Quality
is paramount.
Since 2005, Bobst SA of Lausanne uses four Mato milling
machines for training apprentices. Bobst Group is the worldleading
supplier of equipment and services for the folding
carton, corrugated board, and flexible materials industries. Chief
Purchaser Jean-Michel Jordan, who has been buying tools from
Walter Meier for years, is now convinced by the manufacturing
solutions from Mato.
Jean-Michel Jordan, how many people does Bobst Group employ?
Worldwide, Bobst has about 6 000 employees. In Switzerland, it’s
about 2400.
What corporate values apply to your area of responsibility?
Bobst has high quality standards. Those apply to purchasing.
We buy high quality at good prices. Since we export almost 95%
of our products, we’re exposed to heavy pressure on prices.
However, we don’t compromise on quality, because that’s where
we see our competitive edge over the international competition.
So you chose Quaser milling machines for quality and cost reasons?
Yes, the four Quaser 154 PL milling machines offer very good
CNC technology at a fair price. What also decided us, though,
was the short delivery time. After placing the order, we received
the first two machines within three months. What was also
important for us was the guarantee that we could obtain service
at any time. Round-the-clock service availability is becoming
increasingly important.
Where are the machines used?
We bought them specially for training apprentices. We teach
most of the specialist technical knowledge inside the company.
For that we need state-of-the-art machines. We’re also planning
to use the Quaser milling machines in production.
As a purchasing specialist you were presumably able to negotiate
favorable terms?
Mato gave our apprentice instructors very good training on the
machines.
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WMH Annual Report 2005