SEH Engineering with its own unit for retrofitting and retooling

SEH Engineering's new Retrofit and Retooling Unit is primarily responsible for the overhaul, modernization and relocation of existing power and free (P&F) systems, which are also used by many in-house and contract coaters. At the same time, it offers suitable P&F systems made from remanufactured components to customers who attach great importance to sustainability or who want to limit their investment in conveyor technology as far as possible. In such cases, the electrics as well as the control and communication technology naturally correspond to the latest state of the art. As soon as this business model has proven itself, it will be expanded to include electrified monorail systems (EMS). Sustainable management is becoming increasingly important. At the same time, retooling, retrofitting and relocation are all the rage. In the field of industrial coating technology, P&F systems in particular are predestined for this, as they enable many in-house and contract coaters to handle workpieces easily. Carsten Schmidt, Managing Director of the Conveyor Systems division at SEH Engineering in Ostrhauderfehn, knows the reason: "P&F conveyors are designed for robustness and durability and are therefore practically indestructible in terms of their mechanics, rails and other hardware components, even when used under extreme conditions." In his opinion, it would be a waste of money not to continue using these materials if necessary.

As a rule, only wear parts such as the chain or the horizontal and vertical bends need to be checked for functionality and replaced if necessary as part of a general overhaul of P&F conveyors. At the same time, the experts from SEH Engineering adapt the system to changed process sequences and bring its electrical system and control system up to date. Thanks to such retrofit measures, investments can often be reduced to a minimum. This is precisely why Schmidt sees great potential in the reconditioning of components from dismantled systems, as these are easily suitable as a resource for the realization of new conveyor technology projects. In this way, new P&F systems are created from used and refurbished hardware, but with a completely different layout to the original system and state-of-the-art communication technology. "We offer this model to cost-conscious customers in particular, who also claim to act in a particularly resource-efficient and sustainable manner." The newly established SEH Engineering project unit will focus on implementing all steps involved in retrofitting, retooling and relocation. In addition to maintenance, repair and the procurement of spare parts, this includes the technical analysis in which the existing system is evaluated in order to determine all measures for the modernization. During the subsequent implementation, the project unit can make targeted use of its bundled expertise. If a system is to be either completely dismantled or relocated to another site, it will draw up an appropriate migration concept. In cases where components of a system that are still usable are stored until they are reused, it also takes on this part. As the project unit works with modern tools such as augmented reality and virtualization techniques, it ensures that customers are largely spared any disruptive effects on their operations and longer production downtimes at all stages.