Cosmetics Manufacturer Sees the Beauty of FANUC Automation
Erkul Cosmetics in Turkey benefits from a myriad of quality and efficiency benefits provided by various high-performance FANUC automation products. This fast-growing cosmetics enterprise is looking to set a benchmark for manufacturing in its sector, supported by the competitive gains that FANUC solutions provide.
The combination of FANUC’s all-electric injection moulding machines and robots drives continuous improvement.
FANUC’s product reliability results in uninterrupted production, low maintenance costs and rapid ROI.
Industry 4.0 technologies from FANUC offer remote access capabilities.
Energy savings of around 70%.
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Task
As one of the world’s fastest-growing cosmetics manufacturers, Erkul Cosmetics wanted to source an automation technology partner that would take its production operations to the forefront of industry excellence.
Solution
Erkul Cosmetics today has a broad spread of FANUC products on site at its Turkey headquarters, including ROBOSHOT full-electric injection moulding machines and LR Mate 200𝑖D/7L industrial robots. These solutions are central to an ethos of continuous improvement as the company looks to capture even more market share.
Result
FANUC automation products are today enhancing quality and efficiency at this progressive manufacturing business. Furthermore, FANUC Industry 4.0 technologies offer remote access capabilities and considerable flexibility, while the products also contribute to savings in energy consumption of up to 70%.
Company
Erkul Cosmetics
Turkey-based Erkul Cosmetics is a leading manufacturer of foundation cream, compact powder blush, eye shadow, mascara, lipstick, lip gloss and nail lacquer. Established in 1983, the company today exports to more than 90 countries on five continents and is one of the world’s top five manufacturers of nail lacquer. Erkul Cosmetics produces its cosmetics, along with plastic packaging, at the company’s integrated 70,000 m2 manufacturing facilities in Istanbul. Advanced technologies and modern processes are a central premise of the company’s success in accordance with internationally recognised quality accreditations.
Erkul Cosmetics has a clear vision to become even better at manufacturing while meeting the needs of an infinite variety of products in different markets.
Mesut Erkul, Board Member at Erkul Cosmetics, says: “Every single day since the beginning of our journey we have asked ourselves the question: how can we improve quality and efficiency?”
To help the company deliver continuous improvement, Erkul Cosmetics relies on FANUC machine tool and robot solutions, including all-electric ROBOSHOT injection moulding machines and LR Mate 200𝑖D/7L industrial robots. So, why FANUC?
“The main reason is FANUC’s ability to provide various products that can communicate with each other without additional equipment. It’s all about ONE FANUC: a single solution partner.” says Erkul.
Yavuz Zorlular
Technical Manager at Erkul Cosmetics
The technical manager, Yavuz Zorlular, continues: "In addition, the support that FANUC provides represents the concept of serving as a true partner in automation for manufacturing plants. We also take advantage of FANUC’s lifetime warranty for spare-part support.”
Erkul Cosmetics applies simple and fast operations throughout its manufacturing process, thanks largely to easy-to-program FANUC robots and various software solutions that deliver considerable adaptability across the factory’s operations. In a very short time, the company is able to assign FANUC robots to different tasks and make them work smoothly for uninterrupted production.
“FANUC’s 99.9% product reliability rate results in maximum efficiency, with uninterrupted manufacturing and low maintenance costs providing an unrivalled return on investment [ROI],” explains Zorlular. “With the integration of FANUC’s 360° technological solutions we can focus on designing more sophisticated products and provide ‘better’ to our customers.”
Mesut Erkul
Board Member at Erkul Cosmetics
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