Facts and figures

Business scope

• Marketing of cost cutting solutions in assembly functions• Design and manufacture of innovative fasteners

Application scope

• Assembly of primary parts for equipment used in the ground transportation and made of

Metalsheet

Plastic CompositeDie cast

aluminium

Automotive Railways Trucks Agriculture Heavy equipment .

Industries

1. Germany,2. Other CE countries,3. China,4. U.S.A.

70%Export turnover

Location

FRANCE – Haute Savoie 74½ hour drive from GENEVA, CH2 hours from LYON, FR and TORINO, IT

Manufacturing technologies

Bar turning cold and warm forming

Additional technologies

- Fully automated secondary operations machinery- Mechanical & optical sorting- Heat treatment - Surface Treatment

The LEANK Engineering,an obsessive focus on

significant cost cutting in assembly functions

Process 80%

Product 20%

Product 20%

Process 80%

TOTAL COST

Product 20%

Product 20%

TOTAL COST

Process 80%Part preparation Handling nut setting

Handling Fastener setting Final assembly

Process 80%

TOTAL COST

C

Process 80%

Focusing on the purchase price of the fasteners may only lead to a limited cost reduction

Product

14% Restricted savings

Product

14%

Saving 6%

The LEANK Engineering process covers the total costproviding in any case significant savings

Process 65%

Product 15%

Saving 20%

Saving 45%

Product 35%

Process 20%

Maximum savings

thanks to process

simplification

Factors of success The LEANK Engineering is a 3 steps method to cost efficiency,

Implemented by experienced, specialist process application engineers with a recognized expertise in mechanical fixing systems

thanks to innovative solutions

Because cost efficiency is a constant concern to our customers, CLUFIX, the LEANK Company, places an obsessive focus on providing highly significant product and process cost reduction in the assembly process together with an improved quality level

The LEANK Engineering method

3 steps to cost efficiency

1 - Audit of current assembly process2 - Alternate solution recommendation3 - Validation and implementation

Leading to

1.

Significant Product –

Process cost reduction

2.

CAPEX reduction

3.

Shorter ROI

4.

Process simplified and

shortened

5.

Improved quality