Task
Manufacture and delivery of low-pressure hot cleaning machines to INA Schaeffler's maintenance department as a substitute for conventional industrial cleaning methods using chemical solvents or cold cleaners for cleaning either on site or for use at a central washing station.

Preparation
INA, a division of Schaeffler KG, produces ball bearings in the Höchstadt plant for us in wind mills and machine tools. Production comprises the actual machining using about 150 machine tools, assembly in the factory and a repair unit for damaged ball bearings. Höchstadt's maintenance department typically services and repairs machines, conducts emergency and preventive maintenance for machines and equipment. Therefore they required adequate cleaning appliances for careful elimination of dirt and smudge attached to their machines and equipment.
 
Contractor
Schickert GmbH & Co. KG offers special cleaning technologies and machines for different applications in car and truck workshops and also in the general industry, employing a chemical-free method for safely cleaning plants and equipment and by collecting residues during the process.

Internet
http://www.schickert.com

Brief Description

• Error messages from self-service deposit coin counting machines are routed via ISDN-, DSL- or UMTS-Router to Cegelec Mechatronic Services` special Web Service Management, which takes care of all following actions.
• Automatic activation of error messages in SAP.
• Monitoring and controlling of problem reports by Cegelec Mechatronic Services.
• Information of client on processing status of error messages via internet.

Customer's Benefit

• Improvement of process quality and economics.
• Universal application modes for different fields of use. 
• High mobility through independent water and energy supply. 
• Powerful reduction of maintenance cycles and repairs for cleaning equipment.
• Environmentally friendly and cost-reducing low-pressure hot cleaning technology enables high cleaning performance without use of chemical solvents. 
• Enhanced health care at the workplace through chemical-free cleaning. 
• User-friendly technology, e.g. by safe handling of anti-corrosive cleansing accelerators simply by shifting a lever.
  

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