Dormettingen , 12/14/2012
Since then, high-quality formwork elements have been produced by a well-attuned and experienced team in production hall number 8. The hall, which was specially designed for the manufacturing of these formworks, has a length of 120 m and a size of 3,000 m² and it provides an optimised logistical system on perfectly equipped work stations. "We were only able to realise the material flow for an efficient flow production of the formwork parts with a weight of up to 20 tons by means of a completely new investment," Wolfgang Weckenmann reports.
Each year, the team of Richard Sobotta produces about 600 formwork pallets, production line elements, tilting tables and battery moulds. This corresponds to an annual tonnage of approximately 3,600 tons of steel, which is ordered exclusively at first-class suppliers..
"To meet the high quality requirements on the formwork material, we are constantly co-ordinating the specification of the primary material with our steel suppliers. Nevertheless, the material must be processed carefully and with high technical expertise to obtain the tight flatness tolerances and premium formwork surfaces. This is the only way to keep the quality promise which we guaranteed our customers," says Klaus Edelmann, production manager at Weckenmann.
Besides the quality aspects and the smooth production flow, Weckenmann attaches great importance to environmental protection: Only water-soluble varnishes are processed and according to the responsible professional organisation, the welding work stations are ideal. The ambient air of the production hall is exhausted and circulated and cleaned three times per hour. "We are a well-attuned team and in terms of quality of our formwork tables, we can easily stand comparison," Richard Sobotta, team manager of the formwork production in hall number 8, is pleased to announce.