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Alnea is a finalist of the competition “Steersman. All ahead”

We are very pleased to announce that Alnea is a finalist of the “Steersman. All ahead.” During the gala on September 3 at the Anders Hotel**** in Stare Jabłonki, the jury of the competition distinguished enterprises and organizations that through a number of activities faced many different problems of the crisis. Alnea was awarded as a finalist. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to the organizers of the competition and the chapter.

 

Facing challenges

2020 was a really difficult year. Many companies have faced challenges that have sometimes proven to be the cause of positive change and growth. Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego BGK was looking for such enterprises. Competition “Steersman. All ahead.”  was to show how companies were coping during the pandemic, restrictions, lockdowns  and broken supply chains.

Competition criteria

The competition was addressed to companies (micro, small, medium and large enterprises), public and local administration units, hospitals, as well as NGOs. The criteria of the competition refer to eight areas such as: leader, unconventional solutions, employment, pro-social activity, values, means, investments, new markets. The application had to describe how the company coped with the difficult time, taking into account the previously mentioned areas.

 

Alnea – small can be large

Alnea is not a big company. But it turns out that small can be large. Rapid adaptation to new conditions, support received as part of the protective shield allowed us to survive this most difficult period of great unknowns. We have always been focused on keeping the whole team because this is our motto of the family business. At the same time, we do not cease in our activities to popularize automation and robotization using our experience in system integration and robotics.

Steersman. All ahead.

The Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship is neither the richest nor the most developed. However, we have another advantage, i.e. beautiful nature, which allows us to live more peacefully, without haste, surrounded by the greenery of forests and the blue of lakes. The last ones are referred to by the Steersman competition – after all, it concerns ship captains who not only reach subsequent ports, but also sail at full speed and “all ahead”.

 

Alnea Activities

Alnea’s activities have already been awarded many times – Vector 2018, Laurel the Best of the Best 2019, Way tor Success 2020. Our activities for the benefit of the region, supporting entrepreneurship, development of technical education and implementation of new technologies are appreciated, although for us more than the award counts the effect, i.e. the development of our region in which we live.

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Conveyor system

Conveyor belt design

Efficient transport of materials over short distances would not have been possible without the transport conveyor. It is a reliable system of movement of goods and products in production companies.  A transport conveyor is a device used to transport various materials. It is usually equipped with sliding tape or driven rollers that allow crates, packages, trolleys with semi-finished products, etc.

 

A conveyor belt usually connects specific stations or production bases. It is not a ready-made device – it is usually   built from components, and the nature of the application determines its functionality and construction. The design of the conveyor belt consists  of such elements as:

– legs,

– frame,

– drive unit,

– rollers or sliding tape,

 

Construction of a transport conveyor

Many companies choose to commission a project from well-known companies such as Flexlink   and Haberkorn. The construction of a transport conveyor from such components is not complicated.  At Alnea we made own conveyors and lines for automotive. RFID pallets have been designed to increase control over the production process.

Flexlink conveyor

Haberkorn buffer conveyor system

The buffer after the potting  process consisted of six transmission lanes and an elevator. Each element required a 24-hour dry, so the transport and placement of the various resin-induceed forms mattered. The buffer storage is designed to be expandable in the future.

 

Pallets

Depending on what will be transported with a conveyor, we can distinguish transport belts for bulk or fine materials. Sometimes, however, specially designed transport trolleys or pallets are the essence of optimal operation of the entire conveyor belt.

 

Sensors on transport conveyor

If we want to have perfect control over the transfer of products or the production process, it is worth investing in sensors on transport conveyors. An example is an application in which trays marked with RFID technology circulate on a conveyor with multiple branches. Traffic control is based on advanced algorithmics of lifts and stoppers that direct the pallets with products to designated places.

 

Conveyor on mobile robot

Sometimes multiple conveyors cannot be connected. This is where mobile robots come can help. They can be equipped with a upper adapted to the height of the conveyor, and a small conveyor based on rollers or tape can be built in.

Contact us

At Alnea we know how to design conveyor belts and conveyor belts tailored to the customer’s needs. We have many years of experience in creating production lines. If you need a conveyor belt or conveyor belt – contact us!

 

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Find the optimal solution – production test

Modernizing the production line is sometimes a big challenge. A good process analysis performed in front of an experienced integrator allows you to identify areas of change in the production process or the product itself (if possible). How to find the optimal technological solution? – you need to test several different possibilities. Here are some of our experience as an  integrator  in a lighting company:

 

Production tests

Robotic position in the assembly line. The robot took the glass and placed the lamp in the housing, and then screwed the corners withagiven accuracy.

When we did the production tests for the installation of the lamps, we had a serious problem with the spacer, which was supposed to protect the fast during transport. The robot sometimes took the glass at the same time as the paper spacer, which created additional difficulties and simply took time. We did production tests and we were still not happy with the tacktime. We took a closer look at the spacer and found that it was completely unnecessary. Fast, they were extremely scratch-resistant. So we reduced spending – for the supplier, adding paper cardboard was also problematic and we accelerated the production process.

Positioning

The robot takes the LED plate and places it in the lamp holder.

We had a big problem with the positioning of the plate – there was no element in the housing to which the robot could position the plate so that it did not move. After analyzing the design of the housing, we proposed to change the casting so that the outline of the place for the plate is consistent with its circumference. Since the customer was able to redesign the housing, we gained on the accuracy of the insert arrangement, but also reduced the installation time.

Excessive tool wear

We have designed a tool specifically for the customer to screw screws into the housing. However, after implementation, it turned out that it wears out faster than weanticipated. It turned out that the product going to the paint shop had nosecuredplaces  for screws. The paint-drenched thread made it difficult to screw, destroy the tool and slow down the process. Simple solution – securing screw seats gave us savings  and faster lead times..

Production testers

Why invest in production testers? According to the OEE principle, it is better to produce less and better than more with defects. Production testers allow us to reject defective products so that they do not take up space, time and components for products made correctly. This is also important because of the level of energy consumption, the waste of which costs more and more. One such danger zone is the painter’s. Incorrect painting of an element makes it sometimes impossible to correct it anymore.  Testing the elements coming in and out of the painting shop – e.g. the Horus vision system –  allows for significant savings. The higher the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) rate, the better the production rate. Lepiej is to produce feweer elements, but of higher quality than more with high recoil.

Online consultation

A pandemic does not save manufacturing companies. So we offered our business partners a new solution. During the maintenance period of the machine [closed plants due to COVID],owe have put ina series of online consultations along with streaming the image from the production. We were able to optimize the process and changed the program on the machine.

After the implementation of the machine and after the warranty stage, the customer often introduces a new product type and changes need to be made – this sometimes applies to a very large number of machines. A safe option is to run tests on one device and then make changes and scale the solution to the next machine.

We adjust cooperation model at the project stage to ensure investor safety. Thus, the largest tranche of payments is accepted once the entire technical project has beenestablished. We treat customers as partners so we use flexible business models.

If you would like to receive a new or refresh the old offer for a difficult time of crisis
write to us as soon as possible:biuro@alnea.pl

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Industry 4.0 – support for companies

The idea of Industry 4.0 is first of all a digitalization of  business and production processes. Collecting data and creating layers of information processing is now not only a vision, but a real need for Polish enterprises. Because Industry 4.0 is not just sensors,  IOlink, RFID or controllers, but above all system integration. Fortunately, at  Alnea we have gathered the necessary competences to support companies.

 

Cooperation is important

Consulting, auditing and implementing new technologies across a wide spectrum for different industrial companies is a big challenge. As a member of the Metal Processing Cluster, we often share knowledge and experience with our partners. We have established cooperation with the Foundation Industry of Future – this valuable initiative is precisely due to the assumption that cooperation is important. Also, our Conference of  Automation and Robotics of Industry is an action for the development of Polish North-East Region.

Training for managers

The fear that machines will replace humans has existed ever since mass production measures were introduced. However, a person will always be needed, it is important that he is in the right position. The competences of managers and engineers need to be further developed. That’s why we have a special training program for executives. The training program includes the presentation of industrial robots, cobots, mobile robots, management systems, new business models and specific implementations and innovation applications.

Our products

Creating our products such as Zeus Soledring  Set (robotic soldering) and Horus  Vision  System (robot positioning in space) we adapted them to the broader BIG DATA or IIoT  (Industrial  Internet of Things).  We can collect and process production data so that flexible small-series production is cost-effective, faster and user-friendly.

Why Industry 4.0?

Finally, the question we could start with. Why Industry 4.0? Industry 4.0 is an idea, not a finished product. Digitalisation, collaboration and are  essential. But we also need to produce these new technologies ourselves, otherwise we will only become consumers of products and services from abroad.

 

How to implement Industry 4.0?

Wondering where to start implementing new technologies or looking for new business models – please contact us!

We will come to you and offer you a good solution. We can also meet online to learn about your needs. We are flexible and we will tailor the best way to cooperate with your company.

If you would like to receive a new or refresh the old offer for a difficult time of crisis
write to us as soon as possible:biuro@alnea.pl

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Summary of 2019 in Alnea

The time has come to sum up 2019, which was extremely dynamic in Alnea. Prestigious awards, distinctions, participation in conferences, fairs, social, training and technology projects. Another projects received by customers!

Prizes and awards

We have been awarded the prestigious distinction – Vector 2018. The efforts of the Alnea Group have been recognized for introducing into our life technologies that we could only recently see in science-fiction movies. The statuette came to us because we harnessed virtual reality to design, implement and supervise advanced automatic production lines.

President Alnea Krzysztof Kamiński sat on the jury of the Factory of the Year 2018 Competition and presented the distinction and award in the “Electronics and electrical engineering” category for BSH Akcesoria Gospodarstwa Domowego Sp. z o.o. The Factory of the Year competition is a unique event. Every year, outstanding entrepreneurs are awarded and other business leaders express their recognition.

We were awarded the “Best of the Best” Laurel for 2018 in the category of innovation and development, as well as the distinction from the Head of the Stawiguda Commune for the good promotion of local production.

We have won a silver medal in the number of integrated KUKA robots! KUKA Polska has repeatedly rewarded our efforts – including in 2015 for our Zeus soldering package. We are so proud of it!

Exhibitions and Fairs

We participated in fairs, conferences – including Hannover Messe, Automaticon, Warsaw Industry Week, Baltic Robotic Games and Omron Innovation Lab. We have become an authorized distributor of OMRON mobile robots.

Social responsibility

We have started the Alnea internship program, thanks to which we can support the education of a new generation of robotics, automation and programmers. In addition, we continued our mission of the Laboratory Program, which supports young people in deliberately shaping their professional careers through study visits to thriving companies. We supported a regionally important publication, becoming the main sponsor of August Klemens Popławski’s book “People of yesterday”.

II Edition of Conference Automation and Robotics in Industry AiR

We organized the 2nd Edition of the “Industry Automation and Robotization” Conference. We gathered representatives of the most important automation and robotics suppliers in the world! We had the pleasure to host almost 150 industry representatives from all over Poland: CEOs, directors, business owners as well as engineers, robotics and automation specialists. Thanks to the cooperation with the WM Group, the whole event was broadcast on-line. Recordings of lectures and debates have been recorded and will be available on the website and on YouTube.

On June 12, 2019, Alnea and the WM Group organized an open day “Say Hello to the Robot”. Anyone willing could come to the Olsztyn Science and Technology Park and watch robot demonstrations prepared by key industrial companies for free – KUKA, Mitsubishi Electric, Fanuc, Omron, Balluff, Universal Robots, OnRobot, CoRobotics, Schunk, Troax. And also: Aplitt, Fronius, Technology Applied, PKO S.A, Olsztyński Park Naukowo-Technologiczny czy Warmińsko-Mazurska Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna.

Workshops Industry 4.0

At the turn of November and December 2019, we trained over 50 managers from Polish enterprises as part of the ‘Industry of the Future’ project – a cross-sectional, inspirational and practical workshop for company managers.

The event took place all of Poland! Free training sessions were held in the largest cities to help them enter Industry 4.0 faster. Alnea decided to participate in such an important project because Poland needs to adapt its enterprises to modern requirements and prepare to compete on international markets. Thanks to specialist knowledge, another technological leap will be possible for domestic production companies.

New applications

We have entrusted our clients with further projects – assembly stations, robots, production lines and many more! We have high expectations, but we are driven by real challenges that require us to be creative, inventive and constantly improve.

We will prepare for you an automatic, semi-automatic, robotic production line. Ask us about Horus Vision System!
biuro@alnea.pl

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Valve block tester

The valve block tester was made for the automotive manufacturer. The device is designed to automatically test a set of valves that distribute air to Seat Comfort systems. The tester checks: system tightness, flows, electrical parameters (CAN-LIN communication, current consumption, short circuits), gives ID recognizable in the car control system and performs functional tests.

 

 

Database for test results

As a complementary element of the tester, our company has made a database system for managing test recipes and archiving test results, taking into account such data as serial number of components, operator ID of the tester and test results.

 

 

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