Jowat Magazine 2013-02 EN

P|16 Progress Jowat Global JowatAG has two production sites in Germany, and ad- ditional plants in Switzerland, the United States, Malay- sia and Australia. The manager in charge for building the plants around the globe is Uwe Lehmeier, who has been the Plant Manager at the Detmold location for 20 years. He provides information on the challenge of “in- ternational production”. Mr Lehmeier, Jowat is manufacturing in six loca- ensure that the quality of the adhesives produced remains equally high everywhere? of all, our production sites are also locations where adhesive development takes place. Our Directors of R & D with their teams are responsible to a large ex- tent for the compliance with quality standards, ensu- ring this throughout the production processes. They are therefore maintaining constant communication with their colleagues in research and production in all parts of the world. Secondly, innovative adhesive formula- tions need production sites that match high standards in technology and logistics. Building new production sites must also be backed by extensive experience. Where did you gain this experience? our experience with construction projects here in Ger- many. The major strategic decision “to grow under our own steam” was made in the mid-nineties of the past one of the production halls which was rebuilt on a larger scale and according to the most advanced standards, also completed by a high bay warehouse facility. The year 2001 saw a cooperative project with the Univer- sity of Applied Sciences in Lemgo getting under way, conceptualizing an additional production site. Plans for new production halls in Elsteraue – formerly Zeitz – used this as blueprint, adding facilities for warehousing and administration, for analytical and technical labs. The experience gained from these two construction projects was systematically analysed, and we were, site concepts. How do you proceed when focusing on a new loca- tion, a new market? - duction site requires prior strategic decisions by the Board of Directors and the Shareholders. They answer the major questions concerning the adhesive products, and concerning the quantities in which these will be manufactured at the new site. The decision-making process with regard to the actual location on the map then involves analyses and evalu- ations of many criteria. These conceptual activities take - tencies are bundled, so that the decision agreed upon in the end will be the right one. Product quality is one of the crucial factors that determines the success of a company. Processors expect industrial adhesives which have the same standard all over the world. Whether manufactured in Malaysia or the United States – a comparable quality is the requirement that any individual package of - tion sites. Modern production sites Major factors for non-varying adhesive quality – worldwide

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