Expanded Metal - Schäfer Werke

Information from SCHÄFER WERKE and EMW for customers and employees
Issue April 2015
EMW
Perforated Metal
Container Systems
IT-Systems
Strong partnership with
family enterprise
Perforated sheets from
SCHÄFER in Vienna
construction project
Sinalco relies on
SCHÄFER
The walking
data centre
Competence
in Steel:
Expanded Metal
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EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL
T O P T O P I C
03 New business division
SCHÄFER Expanded Metal
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EMW
04 Strong partnership with a long
tradition
05 Up and running
05 New field service man for NRW
Perforated Metal
06 Perforated sheets from SCHÄFER
in Vienna’s showpiece construction project
Container Systems
08 Sinalco relies on SOFT DRINK KEGs from SCHÄFER
09 Why KEGs from SCHÄFER
are changing the beer business
IBC
10 Keeping things clear with
ion exchangers
11 SCHÄFER at the Anuga FoodTec
Rainer Bröcher
Michael Mockenhaupt
Dear readers!
The year 2014 is almost forgotten, although it was a successful business year for the
SCHÄFER Group. For that we would like to express our thanks to all our customers, suppliers
and our staff. Without their contributions, the success we achieved would not have been
possible.
2015 starts with the preparation and implementation of a “large-scale project“, the
establishment of a new business division for Expanded Metal (see next page). In the other
divisions, too, various activities are being undertaken to develop business operation
further. With this in mind, we can be optimistic about the future and look forward to the
tasks ahead.
As usual, the following pages will provide you with information on what our various
divisions will be dealing with in the coming year.
IT-Systems
12 The walking data centre
13 Innovation meetings for constant process optimisation
Trade fairs have always enjoyed high priority. This year, we have already been among the
exhibitors at the ANUGA FoodTec (Int.Trade Fair for Food and Drink Technology) in Cologne
and, in the coming months, will be represented at a number of trade fairs relevant for our
particular sectors. So, in this respect, we will be looking forward to meeting you at our
stands and discussing new business possibilities.
Industrial Solutions
14 Robust SCHÄFER cabinets for
long lasting solar batteries
And finally, we would like to encourage you to let us know what you think. You can do this
by sending us an e-mail to info@schaefer-werke.de or simply call your personal contact at
any time. Many thanks in advance.
Interior Systems
16 CWS-boco orders SCHÄFER
cabinets for its textile service
We hope you enjoy reading the magazine, and on behalf of the Schäfer family and all our
staff, we would like to wish all the very best for the coming months, with a heartfelt
Siegerland “Glück auf!”
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Health drive at SCHÄFER
Safety has top priority
Training begin 2015
“Klasse 2000“ –
health education goes to school
Rainer BröcherMichael Mockenhaupt
Managing director SCHÄFER WERKE
Managing director EMW Steel Service Centre
Credits
Published by: SCHÄFER WERKE GMBH Responsible: Rainer Bröcher and Marketing
Editorial address: SCHÄFER WERKE GMBH, Pfannenbergstraße 1, D-57290 Neunkirchen Telephone: +49 (0) 2735/787-01 Fax: +49 (0) 2735/787-249 E-Mail: info@schaefer-werke.de
Internet: www.schaefer-werke.de
Layout: conception Kommunikationsagentur GmbH, Siegen Print: braun-network GmbH, Neunkirchen
Picture credits: P. 4 Hettich Management Service GmbH, Kirchlengern; P. 6/7 INTERMOLD Industrieservice GmbH, Nußbach
(Österreich); P. 8 Deutsche Sinalco GmbH Markengetränke & Co. KG, Duisburg-Walsum; P. 12 Thales Deutschland GmbH, Ditzingen;
P. 14/15 Sonnenbatterie GmbH, Wildpoldsried; P. 17 CWS-boco Deutschland GmbH, Dreieich; P. 19 Grundschule Neunkirchen
Reproduction with permission free of charge
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New business division
SCHÄFER Expanded Metal
Extending our expertise in steel processing.
From 1st. May 2015, SCHÄFER WERKE will
be taking over part of the expanded metal
production from the Bender company from
the neighbouring town of Siegen. The goal
of SCHÄFER WERKE also supplying expanded
metal has been around for a while, as expanded metal is, after all, a complimentary product
for perforated metal. In future, Bender wants
to concentrate on expanded metal machines
and micro mesh products for the aviation
industry and for that, it needs space. So
besides the modern production machinery,
the experienced team is also moving to the
Neunkirchen Pfannenberg.
Establishing this new business division shows
clearly that the course at SCHÄFER WERKE continues to be set for growth. The plan is to give
production a high vertical range of manufacture and to support the experienced production employees with a highly motivated sales
team.
Expanded metal is a material with openings in
the surface, created by simultaneously slitting
and stretching the metal, so that no material
is lost. These mesh sheets are made from coils
or cut-to-size blanks, but are not braided or
welded. There are many forms of mesh available, but round, square and diamond-shaped
have become the most widespread.
The material can be found in many different applications, such as the automobile
industry, for instance, or in filters, facades,
indoor and outdoor furniture or even as a
composite material. Its uses are extremely
diverse and by no means already exhausted.
Solutions based on expanded metal therefore
have their own form of individuality, as they
combine a range of positive features, such
as their capability to be shaped or welded.
The material is fire-resistant, permeable, conductive and extremely long lasting, as well as
being economical, environmentally friendly
and easy on material resources. There is also
a 3-D element in this material, making it either
transparent or not, depending on its design or
how it is positioned.
We expect a new range of interesting business
possibilities to open up and are convinced
that, with our usual high standard of service
and quality, we’ll be able to gain customers as
competent partners for our Expanded Metal
division in future, too.
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n Diamond mesh
n Round mesh
n Square mesh
n Hexagonal mesh
n Decorative mesh
n Special mesh
SCHÄFER WERKE GMBH
Pfannenbergstraße 1
D-57290 Neunkirchen
Tel. +49 (0) 2735/787-06
Fax +49 (0) 2735/787-249
info@schaefer-streckmetall.de
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Strong partnership with a long tradition
Family enterprises working
hand in hand
InnoTech drawer systems
It’s often the hidden details that are
decisive for product quality, long-term
customer loyalty and the establishment
of a successful brand. So, too, the perfect
functionality of good furniture may finally
rest on what may appear to be insignificant
details, like the stability and intelligent engineering of hinges, runners and pull-out
systems.
The Hettich Group from Kirchlengern provides the proof for this. With over 6,000
employees, Hettich is one of the world’s
largest manufacturers of furniture fittings.
In 2013, the company celebrated its 125th
anniversary. This family enterprise with its
rich tradition manufactures drawer systems
and runners, sliding door systems, hinges and
systems for office furniture and white goods,
among other products.
Hettich has worked with the SCHÄFER Group
for many years, both as a supplier and as a
customer of the EMW Steel Service Centre. In
1987, EMW first delivered cold rolled steel to
Hettich as the starting material for drawers.
Subsequently, business between the two
intensified with the first orders for slit strip for
producing ball bearing runners.
Thanks to long-standing and reliable partnerships, like the one with EMW, Hettich is
growing in its innovative strength and can
constantly offer customers new products and
system improvements. This is an important
factor for survival in the industry as demands
on runners, for instance, are extremely high.
Demand for modern self-closing drawer concepts as well as noise-reduced or noiseless
products is increasing all the time, especially
in the household sector.
Hettich carries out long-term stress tests,
which only products of the highest material
and manufacturing quality can withstand.
EMW itself constantly tests the quality of
incoming and outgoing materials in its
own laboratory, an approach which leads
to the best material properties and lowest
tolerances. This is something with which EMW
has been supporting Hettich in its innovative
product design for some 28 years.
EMW sees its relationship to Hettich as a
partnership and consequently, the Steel
Service Centre keeps materials in stock
specifically for Hettich.
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www.emw-stahlservice.com
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Up and running
Servo circle blanking line in the Betzdorf plant
Blanks are stacked and packaged as requested by customers
Circular blanks from EMW – top quality
The successfully commissioned servo circle blanking
line is producing circular blanks in steel, stainless steel or aluminium for customers in a range of different industries. These
discs are then used for manufacturing countless everyday
products, like cooking pots and frying pans, hub caps, satellite
dishes, beverage containers or road signs, as well as for industrial
products, such as power-brake or gear housings, pressure vessels,
hot water storage tanks and other containers.
Materials
Steel, aluminium, stainless steel
Blank thickness
0.75 – 4 mm
Blank diameters
Up to 730 mm
Pressing force
250 tons
Delivery
Customized formats and batch sizes
according to customer requests
New field service man for NRW
Long-time employee takes retirement.
EMW says thank you to Benedikt Lichtenberg, who has taken his well-deserved retirement
after 23 years working in field service for the Steel Service Centre.
On 1st. April 2015, his sales area was taken over by his colleague Malte Reinschmidt, who
had previously been responsible for internal sales in the Germany-North region and so
guarantees some continuity. “I’m really looking forward to taking on this new responsibility
and to the many exciting projects we’ll be involved in with our customers“, says Reinschmidt.
n Coils
n Slit strip
n Cut-to-size blanks
n Circular blanks
EMW Stahl Service GmbH
Pfannenbergstraße 1
Benedikt Lichtenberg
(former field service
NRW) and Henning
Becker, head of sales
for Germany-North,
passing on the baton to
Malte Reinschmidt.
(from left)
D-57290 Neunkirchen
Tel.+49 (0) 2735/787-02
Fax+49 (0) 2735/787-484
info@emw-stahlservice.de
www.emw-stahlservice.com
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Sunshine yellow and inviting
Perforated sheets from SCHÄFER in
Vienna’s showpiece construction project
In October 2014, a new building project was launched in District 22 of the Danube metropolis of Vienna.
Owner of the 218-appartment block is the non-profit making construction company GESIBA, owned by the City
of Vienna. The aim of the project is to provide high-quality living space at affordable prices.
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Invitingly translucent, while simultaneously offering opportunities for privacy
– that’s perhaps one way of describing the
building’s friendly external appearance,
highlighted by the sunshine yellow colour
of the facade elements. This pleasant, “airy”
impression is in no small way due to these
perforated metal elements from SCHÄFER.
The project was acquired by SCHÄFER’s
Austrian sales representative Intermold
and installation was carried out by the List
company from Kirchbach, who, in turn, were
awarded this contract by Swietelsky, the
construction company in charge of the
entire project.
The perforated sheets’ positive climatic
properties not only support the building’s
sophisticated architecture, but also its
high ecological standards. Built in compliance with Germany’s low energy standard,
district heating is being used in the
apartments. In addition, there are chemicals
inspections by the IBO (Austrian Institute
for Healthy and Ecological Building),
controlled domestic ventilation with
individual heat metering for apartments
facing the road, water-saving fittings,
solar energy for heating the roof-top
swimming pool and sprinklers for watering
the gardens.
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The L-shaped apartment block with one
ground and eight upper floors enables great
flexibility. The increased strength of ceilings
and non-supporting walls means rooms can
be divided or joined together to adapt to
tenants’ changing life situations.
The outside facilities are designed as a large
garden courtyard combining lawns and
playing areas and including two further
nine-storey blocks, connected to each
other via porticoes, stairwells and bridges.
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Detailed view: partially perforated
n Coil to coil perforation
n Perforated sheets to customer specification
n Perforated sheets straight from stock
n Machining service
SCHÄFER Lochbleche GmbH & Co. KG
Pfannenbergstraße 1
D-57290 Neunkirchen
Tel.+49 (0) 2735/787-05
Fax+49 (0) 2735/787-528
info@schaefer-lochbleche.de
www.schaefer-lochbleche.de
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Fresher than ever
For years, Sinalco has relied on
SOFT DRINK KEGs from SCHÄFER
Long before American soft drinks
had got a foothold over here, Europe’s first
lemonade brand was established 110 years
ago in Radebeul near Dresden. A merchant
and a naturopath created a drink, for which a
competition in 1905 found the still illustrious
name Sinalco – derived from the Latin “sine
alcohole” (without alcohol). Since 1994,
this traditional brand has belonged to the
Hövelmann Beverage Group.
They invested a lot in the relaunch and
brought the brand, which had more or less
been in hibernation since the1970s, back on
the road to success.
Sinalco began using the modern KEG system
as early as 1996 and, for its relaunch for
restaurants and caterers in the year 2000,
it ordered its own KEGs from SCHÄFER
Container Systems for the first time. The
first big joint project was the delivery of
SCHÄFER SOFT DRINK KEGS to the Schalke
Arena starting in 2001. In 2015, after years
of reliable partnership, SCHÄFER will be sup-
plying Sinalco with 44,000 new SOFT DRINK
KEGs and taking some 8,000 KEGs in for
repairs. In deciding to use the SCHÄFER
SOFT DRINK KEG, Sinalco wanted to establish a system to meet all current demands of
handling and transponder technology and
also one that sets itself apart from other soft
drink containers currently on the market in
terms of appearance. The KEGs’ PU coating
can be printed with individual brand colours
and logos – in this case, the Sinalco logo on a
yellow background.
Besides, these KEGs are suited for use on fully
automated filling lines, which wasn’t possible
in the past. In the restaurant and catering
sector, the KEGs are greatly appreciated as
uncomplicated, easy-to-handle containers,
which shows the importance of KEGs for
Sinalco’s restaurant and catering sales.
Comparing the various containers used
in the sector, 10.4 and 20.5 litre SOFT DRINK
KEGs make up a much larger proportion of
sales than the 0.2 or 0.33 litre bottles.
In 2014, Sinalco sales by the glass once again
showed a two-figure growth rate. A good
75 % of all drinks from beverage containers
used in restaurants and catering is dispensed
from KEGs, with the lion’s share of this – 80 %
– going to the premix ready-to-serve drinks
and the rest to post-mix products. As one
competitor has withdrawn from the premix
system, Sinalco now has the opportunity
to make real inroads into this market with
its KEGs. The aim is to offer all landlords
and restaurant-owners tailor-made solutions for their particular business. There are
currently 8 Sinalco products available for sale
by the glass. The latest addition is the herbal
lemonade “Kräuter Kracherl”, which is now
available in KEGs for the Austrian market.
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Great Britain adopts the PLUS KEG
Why KEGs from SCHÄFER
are changing the beer business
For generations Great Britain was known universally for its “warm beer” served at room temperature, dispensed using gravity
through a hand pump known as a “beer engine”. This style of beer, so-called “cask conditioned bitter” has been served virtually
unchanged since Charles Dickens’s time.
content, also passing on the headache of
separating the PU material from the stainless
steel material to the thieves.
The craft sector believe the outstanding
visual aesthetics of the PLUS KEG and its
tactile handling characteristics help represent to their customers the quality and
care that they have taken in producing a
product they take a great pride in brewing.
We are now seeing marketing people using
the keg decoration as integral to an overall
strategy of brand awareness, as our branding
is permanent as well as highly visible.
So if you are visiting the UK in the near future
look out for such brewery names as Meantime, Camden, Brewdog, Purity, Beavertown,
Fivepoints, Eaton and Windsor and try a
quality beer dispensed from a PLUS KEG.
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Being unpasteurized with only
natural carbonation and due to the style of
cask called a “firkin”, it only allowed the bar
owner three days to sell the beer once it was
tapped.
The beer landscape in GB is now changing
dramatically due to a new trend of craft
brewers producing a range of quality beers
for the keg system. These brewers are
growing in number and size year on year
emulating the expansion in the US market
by the craft sector; in fact many of the
brewers now working in the UK learned their
skills overseas.
At the forefront of this surge in popularity
has been SCHÄFER Container Systems
supplying its PLUS KEG range in ever
increasing numbers. Those breweries
starting off buying kegs for the first time
have gone on to standardize on the PU (Polyurethane) coated PLUS KEG.
At Meantime Brewery in Greenwich London,
the founder Alastair Hook had experience
of the PLUS KEG during his time brewing
in Germany and knew the potential of the
keg to the emerging craft sector.
It has proven to be durable in a market
which unloads kegs manually in deep
Victorian pub cellars and, due to its PU
coating, it reduces noise during handling by
over 60 % – ideal for urban areas. Offering
outstanding branding opportunities using
the colour of the keg itself for brand impact,
in London alone we have brewers using
black, red and light blue kegs. When combined with 10 colour branding around the
centre of the keg, it helps to identify the
keg instantly on collection. In a market
where an estimated Euros 50 million worth
of containers are stolen each year for their
metal value, the PLUS KEG virtually eliminates
this problem, having only 40 % of the steel
n Reusable container systems
for the beverage industry
n Brewery tanks
SCHÄFER WERKE GMBH
Pfannenbergstraße 1
D-57290 Neunkirchen
Tel.+49 (0) 2735/787-418
Fax+49 (0) 2735/787-493
info@schaefer-container-systems.de
www.schaefer-container-systems.com
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Keeping things clear with ion exchangers
Containers for
water processing
In many of the sectors SCHÄFER
supplies with containers, whether food,
chemicals or pharmaceuticals, hygiene and
cleanliness play a central role.
Companies in these industries often place
especially high demands of water quality
and therefore use ion exchangers to achieve
it. SCHÄFER supplies the basis for this, the ion
exchanger cartridges.
In appearance, the container produced by
SCHÄFER at the Pfannenberg site in Neunkirchen, looks similar to a KEG, a
beverage container. The interior is
designed to enable special ion
exchanger material, such as synthetic
resin or active carbon to be filled in.
This creates an ion exchanger that is
used for filtering substances out of
drinking water. To be precise, it
actually removes undesirable substances, such as lime scale, salt,
toxins, etc. from the water. All these
substances are dissolved in the water
in the form of ions, i.e., atoms with
certain electrical charge. The laws of
chemistry enable these ions to be
removed from the water by adding
other ions with the same charge
(positive or negative).
Ion exchangers can be used wherever
calcification or other substances dissolved in water definitely have to be avoided.
Heating and solar facilities, for instance, dish
washers and coffee machines in large-scale
kitchens must be mentioned here, as well as
EDM machines and float glass production or
products in the semi-conductor industry.
And the mouth rinsing water at the dentist’s
has also be put through an ion exchanger.
A practical example:
In the production of multi-pane insulating
glass for windows, for example, panes of
glass are bonded together as single elements,
sealed air tight and thermally insulated. Later,
only the external panes can be cleaned as the
others are no longer accessible. Complete
PU und ECO ion exchangers
clarity, therefore, can only be achieved
during the manufacturing process. And this
is where the ion exchanger comes in. The process described above enables the window
manufacturer to use the filtered water to
clean the glass panes thoroughly, leaving
no residues or stripes, guaranteeing perfect
clarity for the consumer.
Ion exchangers are also used in the food
industry for the production of sugar or
fructose concentrates. They remove the
unwanted salts, dyes and proteins from
the raw solutions. In breweries, their main
usage is for the processing of water with low
carbonate hardness. So, as you can see,
SCHÄFER products can be found in everyday
uses more frequently that you might have
thought.
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Ideal solutions for all needs
SCHÄFER Container Systems
at the Anuga FoodTec
The Anuga FoodTec, which takes place every 3 years in Cologne, is seen as an important source of new impulses for manufacturers
and suppliers in the food and beverage industries. This year, the fair broke previous attendance records with over 45,000 visitors, and
the 1,500 exhibitors highlighted the upbeat, positive 2015 mood over the four days.
From 24th. to 27th. of March, SCHÄFER
Container Systems also exhibited its stainless
steel packaging solutions in hall 7.1, stand
E 030. Besides the classical IBCs (intermediate bulk containers), the interest of this year’s
visitors was captured by customized heatable
container solutions, aseptic containers for
sterile applications and ion exchangers.
With its many standard and customized
solutions in stainless steel, SCHÄFER can
supply the industry with almost the entire
spectrum of reusable beverage and food
containers.
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n Standard and special containers in
stainless steel
n Hazardous goods containers
n Ion exchangers
SCHÄFER WERKE GMBH
Pfannenbergstraße 1
D-57290 Neunkirchen
Tel.+49 (0) 2735/787-578
Fax+49 (0) 2735/787-580
ibc@schaefer-container-systems.de
www.schaefer-container-systems.com
Production location Czech Republic:
SCHÄFER-SUDEX s.r.o.
Podolí 5
CZ-58401 Ledeč nad Sázavou
Tel. +420/569 711-291
Fax +420/569 711-292
info@schaefer-container-systems.cz
www.schaefer-container-systems.com
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The walking data centre
SCHÄFER IT-Systems develops
a mobile server rack
Enclosure in the data centre
SCHÄFER IS-1 racks in rows
Thales head office in Ditzingen
In 2014, around 1,500 employees of
the technology company Thales Deutschland moved into the new head office in
Ditzingen near Stuttgart. Since then, the
staff in the Thales divisions, rail control and
safety, air traffic management and airspace
surveillance, aerospace, as well as security
and defence have been working at the new
technology campus, along with those from
central departments, such as finance, HR,
purchasing, sales, law and communications.
The data centre that serves Ditzingen, as
well as other Thales locations in Germany,
also had to be moved and set up in the new
building. From the beginning, it was clear
that, to finish this project, there would only
be a very short time available between the
building’s completion and the move into
the new offices. Intensive preparations had
to be made early, so initial talks between
Thales and SCHÄFER IT-Systems began 18
months in advance. And with good reason:
the punctual delivery and installation of
the five cold-aisle enclosures and 86 server
racks by SCHÄFER IT-Systems was the
pre-condition for servers and switches
also being installed on time. Besides the
ambitious time frame, there was another
reason for the project’s long preparation
period. Thales Deutschland wanted a
custom-made product for the data centre:
racks on rollers. The background is that
much of the engineering work that Thales
Deutschland actually does frequently
requires special development environments,
rather than standard equipment.
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As a result, SCHÄFER developed and implemented a feature, together with Thales, that
was extremely important for the customer:
individual racks can now be taken out of the
cold-aisle unit and re-equipped and tested
in the laboratory. This newly pre-configured
system can then be re-incorporated into the
data centre.
But, while this is happening, doesn’t that
mean there’s suddenly a huge gap in the
enclosure, which will disrupt the vital
separation of cold and warm air? Not in
this case, because SCHÄFER IT-Systems has
designed a special rack that can be
positioned easily in the gap and works as
a kind of “air stopper” to seal the cold-aisle
enclosure.
For the SCHÄFER designers, it was the first
time they had developed a solution
involving the exchange of operating racks
– but hardly the first customer-specific
solution. In fact, the company’s core
competence in being able to supply such
“made-to-measure” products was a decisive
factor for Thales Deutschland to award
SCHÄFER IT-Systems the contract.
In Thales’ view, SCHÄFER combines the
benefits of standardised component systems
with the flexibility of being able to incorporate individual customer-specific
solutions as well.
For SCHÄFER IT-Systems, this was also a
premiere in another respect: it was the first
time, such an extensive customer project
was realised solely with the new IS-1 racks.
This server cabinet layout has been the basis
for the company’s component system since
2014. Accessories like the AirTube Switch, for
guiding air flows, which are also in operation
at Thales Deutschland in a slightly modified
form, are geared to the IS-1.
The fact that any project not supplied as
a purely “off-the-peg” solution sometimes
requires modification goes without saying.
The project’s success was characterised
greatly by the short pathways at SCHÄFER
IT-Systems between sales and design.
Thales stated that they found the supplier’s
flexibility and customer orientation to be
very good and consequently there were
definite plans to work together again on
projects in the future.
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n IT rack solutions for server and
network cabinets
n Data centre and water-cooled server
cabinet solutions
SCHÄFER Ausstattungs-Systeme GmbH
Pfannenbergstraße 1 · D-57290 Neunkirchen
Sales and production:
Industriestraße 41 · D-57518 Betzdorf
Tel. +49 (0) 2741/283-770
Fax +49 (0) 2741/283-798
sales@schaefer-it-systems.de
www.schaefer-it-systems.com
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Innovation meetings for
constant process optimisation
Data centres are becoming increasingly complex. SCHÄFER
IT-Systems has set itself the aim of increasing investment in its
solution business, so it can offer its customers all the products
and services they need from a single source. Therefore, 2015
is the year of the great product and service offensive. For the
generation and single-minded implementation of creative ideas,
SCHÄFER began holding regular innovation meetings in
February 2015. At these meetings, product management, design,
sales and sometimes some of SCHÄFER’s cooperation partners
come together to discuss one particular issue – ranging from
technical subjects, like cable management, cooling and
monitoring, to organisational matters, like service or
production sequences. The results are summarised, analysed
and evaluated. This will lead to product improvements and
extensions being achieved much faster than they have been
up to now.
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Efficient energy storage battery from the Allgäu
Robust SCHÄFER cabinets for
long running solar batteries
The community of Wildpoldsried near Kempten in Germany’s
Allgäu region self-confidently call themselves “the energy village”. And
rightly so, for there can hardly be another place in Germany where
the density of private, commercial and public activities in the field of
renewable energy is as high as it is here. The company Sonnenbatterie
GmbH has been making its own contribution since 2011. At that time,
it launched its first solar battery onto the market. Further models followed and finally, in 2014, came eco, the fourth product generation.
The solar battery enables operators of photovoltaic systems to use as
much self-generated electricity as possible and minimise the amount
they have to buy from the energy companies.
With this, the solar battery solves one typical photovoltaic problem.
Most power is needed in the mornings or evenings, at times when the
sun either hasn’t risen or hardly shines at all. By means of storage and
intelligent energy management, the Sonnenbatterie system enables
households or businesses to use as much solar power from PV systems
as possible.
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Production of the solar battery
This combination of functions provides users with the opportunity
to cover up to 90 % of their energy needs with self-generated
electricity. Meanwhile, Sonnenbatterie GmbH is Germany’s market
leader for intelligent lithium storage systems. Thanks to technological advances and the enormous market potential, the company
has now brought a new generation of eco solar batteries onto the
market for 2015.
With up to 10,000 charging cycles, their service lives are considerably
higher than those of the previous generation, which also makes the
batteries much more economical. The key to a really long battery life,
however, lies in how well it can be protected from damage.
That’s why Sonnenbatterie GmbH attaches great importance to
accommodating its technology in robustly constructed cabinets
made of high-quality materials. With a cabinet design specially
developed for the new eco solar battery, the housing specialists
from SCHÄFER in Betzdorf were really able to convince the energy
experts from the Allgäu.
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n Standard and made-to-measure
housing solutions
n Complex metal assemblies
n Machine cladding
n Punched and bent parts
SCHÄFER Ausstattungs-Systeme GmbH
Pfannenbergstraße 1 · D-57290 Neunkirchen
Sales and production:
Industriestraße 41 · D-57518 Betzdorf
Tel.+49 (0) 2741/283-780
Fax+49 (0) 2741/283-798
info@schaefer-industriegehaeuse.de
www.schaefer-industriegehaeuse.de
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Clean and professional
CWS-boco orders SCHÄFER cabinets
for its textile service
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In general, CWS-boco’s customer relations
tend to be very longstanding. That’s why
CWS-boco sets great store by very good
material quality and workmanship, and not
only for its clothing but also for its drop-off
cabinets, which should be robust enough
for sustainable use. When CWS-boco
was looking for a new cabinet solution in
2014, they discovered all their high quality
standards were met by SCHÄFER Interior
Solutions. And on top of this, SCHÄFER
was able to present a very convincing
customer-specific cabinet design and
short delivery times. That‘s why CWS-boco
now purchases its drop-off cabinets from
Betzdorf – and enjoys a very professional
service.
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Almost everyone has probably seen
the CWS logo in a washroom at some time
or other – when taking a paper towel out of
the dispenser to dry your hands, for instance.
Besides textile services, washroom hygiene
products also belong to the CWS-boco
group. What both divisions have in common
is that, in each case, it involves a rental
service – usually dealing with textiles, that
ranges from dust control mats in building
entrances to clothing for clean rooms in
pharmaceutical and chemical laboratories.
In textile services, CWS-boco offers workers a
rental agreement for occupational clothing,
in which washing, collecting, replacing and
delivering the working clothes is all part of the
service. For customers, this saves purchasing
and personnel costs, space, as they don’t
need their own washing machines, and time
they can devote to their actual tasks. Among
the target sectors are not only industry, trades
and the entire motor mechanic sector, care
facilities, services and catering, but also any
other sector for which uniform professional
clothing is required, like security services, for
instance.
The leasing model revolves around the
so-called drop-off cabinet. This is where
employees deposit their used clothing at
the end of their working day, and where the
CWS-boco driver picks them up to take them
to the laundry. And it’s the same cabinet
where he deposits a clean set of clothes.
They can then be picked up by the staff when
they come to work the next day, and each
individual wearer is allocated their own
personal set of clothing.
So that CWS-boco can clearly allocate the
correct clothes to the correct employee, all
items of clothing are fitted with a memory
chip containing the number of both the
individual company and the wearer.
n Furniture systems for office and
administration
n Equipment for workshop and
factory
SCHÄFER Ausstattungs-Systeme GmbH
Pfannenbergstraße 1 · D-5729 0 Neunkirchen
Sales and production:
Industriestraße 41 · D-57518 Betzdorf
Tel. +49 (0) 2741 / 283-770
Fax +49 (0) 2741 / 283-798
info@schaefer-werke.de
www.schaefer-werke.de
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Health drive at SCHÄFER
Company’s health management
supports staff
Increasing challenges in the workplace and risk factors like lack of movement and inner tension and stress.
These are only some of the things proven to have negative effects on our health.
To help support the well-being of staff actively, SCHÄFER WERKE
have introduced a general health drive, within the framework of the
company’s health management policy. To what extent SCHÄFER
employees take advantage of this is something they will have to
decide for themselves.
In cooperation with the AOK health insurance, the project was
launched in 2014, with its main focus on dealing with back pain.
A screening programme carried out at the company in a so-called
“health bus”, provided information on each individual’s coordination
abilities and served as a basis for health counselling with a
recommended programme of training. To offer sustained support,
there will be a series of talks held on this topic in the coming months
with recommendations for health improvement, and a number of
practical workshops demonstrating specific exercises.
For the future, SCHÄFER is planning to focus on other topics, so they
will be able to offer their employees specific, supportive measures to
improve their own health individually.
Safety has top priority
Cooperation with the “Arbeitsmedizinisches Zentrum Siegerland e.V.” (Siegerland Occupational Medicine Centre)
Protection and safety of employees takes
top priority at SCHÄFER. To comply with
German laws on health and safety at work
and the modifications and improvements
of regulations by the European Union,
SCHÄFER WERKE have been working
closely with the AMZ – the Siegerland
Occupational Medicine Centre e.V. – and
its safety service since June 1st. 2014.
The AMZ offers advice and support on all
aspects of the law on health and safety
at work (“Arbeitssicherheitsgesetz” –
ASiG) such as the organisation of workplaces to benefit work and health, the
acquisition of machines and equipment,
the implementation of legal requirements and many other topics relating to
health and safety at work.
Risk assessments also help in recognising
and minimising potential dangers, as
well as checking the safety of planned
measures at an early stage. Carrying out
regular measurements for noise, lighting
intensity, climatic conditions and
hazardous substances are also among
the services the Centre offers.
This enables working conditions relevant
to safety and health to be regularly
analysed and constantly optimised for
the good of our employees.
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Training begin 2015
Theo Schäfer surrounded by young trainees, with the management and training supervisors
On 3rd. August 2015, 16 young people will be setting off on a
new phase in their lives: the beginning of their vocational training and
so, their introduction to working life. Besides 4 industrial management
assistants, 2 office management assistants and one dual track student,
SCHÄFER WERKE are also looking forward to having 9 commercial
trainees in August. In a total of 6 different professions (tool maker,
engineering technician, industrial technician, electronics technicians
for operations technology, punching and forming technician,
specialist for metal technology) in the coming 2 - 3 ½ years, these
young trainees will be learning everything they need for their future
careers. The proof: the examination results SCHÄFER trainees have
achieved in the past years have always been well above the national
average. With 43 trainees and 2 students, SCHÄFER is building on the
successful future of the company and of these young people.
“Klasse 2000“ – health education goes to school
It’s Germany’s biggest primary school health promotion and
addiction and violence prevention programme: “Klasse 2000“.
Aiming to teach children a positive attitude to the subject of health
and so prevent behaviour patterns likely to cause damage to health,
Neunkirchen primary school has also been taking part in this
programme for over 10 years. In the form of donations, it has been
receiving support from SCHÄFER WERKE, who have taken on
sponsorship of two classes for 4 years from year 1 right through
to year 4. This all-round health programme was developed by
experts from the fields of medicine, psychology, sport and nutrition
together with parents groups and is constantly being updated
and improved, using evaluations that run parallel to it.
Our locations
Head office and production plant in Neunkirchen (D)
Plant in Betzdorf (D)
Plant in Ledeč nad Sázavou (CZ)
SCHÄFER WERKE
SCHÄFER WERKE is an owner-led group of companies based in Neunkirchen/Siegerland and consists of
five business divisions, SCHÄFER Perforated Metal, SCHÄFER Expanded Metal, SCHÄFER Container Systems,
SCHÄFER Interior Systems and the EMW Steel Service Centre. The work of all these divisions is based on
high-quality fine steel sheet. The processing of this material is one of the core competencies of this enterprise.
As one of the largest independent Steel Service Centres, EMW supplies coils, slit-strip, cut-to-size formats and
standard formats to the manufacturing industry. The company, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2012,
combines decades of experience and expertise in steel services with the very latest in logistics. In over
32,000 m2 of storage space, EMW has around 100,000 tons of thin steel sheet in almost all current market
grades permanently in stock.
SCHÄFER WERKE GMBH
Pfannenbergstraße 1 · D-5729 0 Neunkirchen
Tel. +49 (0) 2735 / 787-01 · Fax +49 (0) 2735 / 787-249
info@schaefer-werke.de · www.schaefer-werke.de