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» » BUYING A MACHINE ISN’T
something to take lightly. It’s a major
investment – even the most basic products are
going to set you back thousands of pounds.
And that means you need something that’s
going to reliably and efficiently do whatever it
is you need it do for years, if not decades.
But at the same time, the product itself isn’t
the only thing you need to carefully consider.
Who you buy it from – and what else they’re
able to offer you beyond simply selling you
a machine – is arguably just as important as
picking the product itself.
At elumatec, we have one of the widest and
most respect product ranges in the world –
and back it up with industry-leading software
and technical support.
In practice, that means several things. First,
it means we’re almost guaranteed to be able to
offer you a product that’s exactly right for your
needs.
A manufacturer with a smaller machinery
portfolio – or one where the sales team
doesn’t have the same encyclopaedic product
knowledge we all pride ourselves on at
elumatec – may not be able to offer the same
level of service. As such, they may steer you
towards buying the machine they know the
most about, rather than the one that would
genuinely be best suited for your needs.
Then there’s the question of maintenance.
Driven hard, and working almost constantly,
sometimes for days at a time, it’s inevitable that
they begin to slow down, become less effective,
and occasionally breakdown entirely.
Many manufacturers offer maintenance
packages. But at elumatec, we’re confident that
we employ some of the most knowledgeable and
experienced repairs specialists in our industry.
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We’ve got seven engineers (some with up to
thirty years’ experience) on the road five days
a week; travelling the country to offer advice,
fix issues and get customers’ manufacturing
operations back up and running.
It’s the same story when it comes to parts. If
you need a replacement, companies can give you
waiting times of six weeks or more. At elumatec,
on the other hand, we’ve got most parts in stock,
with many available for next day delivery.
Furthermore, the level of software and
technical support we can offer is worlds apart
from what many other firms can provide. At
elumatec, we have an entire in-house software
development department; able to offer
cutting-edge software solutions that let its
clients take their businesses to the next level.
eluCad, which drastically simplifies the
programming of profile machining centres, is
one of our most popular offerings.
Once, programming a machine was a
laborious affair, and required in-depth coding
knowledge. With eluCad, it’s easy; users just
enter the key data, and the software does the
rest. Alternatively, operators can input free-form
drawings, which the machine will then follow.
The software also features collision-control.
If it calculates that machine parts or clamping
elements are in the movement path of the
machine, it will stop production, preventing
expensive machine crashes and downtimes.
More recently, elumatec released eluCloud
– our best-in-class data capturing and analysis
package.
Designed to give factory managers a clear
oversight of the manufacturing process,
eluCloud offers live updates of production
status and real-time efficiency calculations,
letting users quickly identify errors and
unexpected dips in productivity.
eluCloud combines three different modules
in a single app, accessible worldwide via
smartphone, tablet, laptop or PC.
The eluCloud monitor gives users a clear
overview of all their machine and production
data. It lets them track quantities of parts
produced, production duration, downtimes,
and the service life of any tools used.
The eluCloud server is where the data is
stored, and available 24/7 to be analysed and
used online via any web-enabled device. By
storing the information of elusoft’s own server,
the burden on the customer’s own IT resources
is significantly reduced.
And eluCloud analytics helps users break down
the collected data into useful information they can
act on. It makes a detailed analysis of productivity,
both in terms of individual machines and a
fabricator’s machine pool as a whole, helping
customers optimise their production times.
Altogether, it’s a level of support that no
manufacturer can match, and proof that when
it comes to purchasing machinery, there’s no
better choice than buying from elumatec.
For more information call 01908 580 800
or visit www.elumatec.co.uk