FANUC Robots Put Brose Sitech in the Driver’s Seat
About Brose Sitech
Founded in 1998 as Sitech, the company is today a joint venture belonging equally (50/50) to the VW Group and Brose. Specialising in the manufacture of complete car seat sets and seat structure components, Brose Sitech has its headquarters and main factory in Polkowice, Poland. Supplying brands that include Volkswagen, AUDI, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, SKODA, SEAT and Porsche, kits of parts arrive at production lines at the right time and in the optimal sequence. In total, the company has more than 5000 employees at sites in Poland, Germany, China and the Czech Republic.
Car Seat Manufacturer Gets Comfortable with FANUC Robots
Current trends such as e-mobility, cross-system connectivity and autonomous driving are changing the requirements for tomorrow’s vehicle interiors. Car interiors are developing into mobile living spaces that blend conventional comfort and safety needs with new, flexible and personalised design options.
With so many new demands on its production facilities regarding both productivity and flexibility, Brose Sitech relies heavily on its broads spread of robot workers. The Polkowice plant manufactures 49,000 complete seat structures every day to meet the requirements of its customers.
“Our co-operation with FANUC began in 2002,” reveals Jarosław Junak, Electrical Specialist Engineer with responsibility for maintaining the technical efficiency of production equipment. “Ever since, we’ve been leveraging the possibilities provided by FANUC, as well as their comprehensive technical support that allows us to maintain our robots in impeccable condition.”
Jarosław Junak
Electrical Specialist Engineer at Sitech
The FANUC R-2000𝑖C/165F versatile industrial robot and Arc Mate 100𝑖D arc welding robot are among the latest models on site at Brose Sitech.
“The same applies to spare parts. FANUC always has high availability of spares and, by ordering directly from the central office, we enjoy short delivery times. The fast response we receive from FANUC greatly expedites the performance of our maintenance personnel.”
Staff training and development is a core function of Brose Sitech as it looks to keep pace with evolving customer demands in the automotive industry.
“We attach great importance to training because we know that employee competencies translate into production benefits,” says Junak. “Thanks to the fact that our employees are frequent attendees at the FANUC Academy, we can boast an exceptional team. Our staff members have knowledge about robotisation and high awareness of the benefits that production robots provide. This converts into daily work efficiencies and customer satisfaction, as well as measurable production success.”
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