Combining the flexibility of small enterprises with the regularity of large companies

In the last four years, the area of ​​4S-2000 Ltd has doubled, the total basic area of ​​the buildings (halls, offices and warehouses) has increased one and a half times. During the expansion period, the company's IT infrastructure also became modern. The machine park has not only been modernized, but capacity has also increased, and new technologies have emerged at the company that have strengthened the machine manufacturing potential. The company has acquired a CNC grinding machine, a five-axis measuring machine that can work in a measuring range up to 1500x1000x800. The company has also purchased a CNC edge-bending machine, a Y-axis CNC turning machines, capable of producing parts with a diameter of 900 mm at the chuck and a diameter of 700 mm on 1350 mm length above the carriage, a key-seat machine and new CNC machines to expand existing capacity. 3 new workshops, 2 classrooms, 6 turning machines, 2 milling machines and eight welding machines, as well as CNC lathes were purchased to serve educational purposes. A camera system responsible for protecting the entire site has been installed, as well as a 460 KW solar system and a central heating control system. Significant cost savings could be realized with these investments.

In 2022, the focus will move from expansive development to intensive development. The company will continue its system integration projects, which will build on the biggest challenge for companies producing a wide range of components in small and mid-series: the digital capacity planning; the MES system will be completed, which will be an ante-room to the main goal for 2023: the introduction of fully electronic production monitoring. The development of business processes in 2022 will affect almost all areas by which flexibility, speed and efficiency will increase. The 5S project will end this year - last year was about creating the basic conditions and implementing the pilot project. In 2022, the project will be extended to the full value creation of the company. In the fall of 2022, even more students will participate in dual training. We are expecting 25% more students in the 2022/2023 school year; the current 2021/2022 school year agitates 10 students under contract, 14 under dual contracts and 16 students with cooperation contracts.

The main focus of 2022 will be on system integration and development of business processes, but this year won’t remain without the modernization and development of the machinery and the development of the site. We plan to purchase two new machining centres and a workpiece measuring unit, and as an expansion of the company’s office and social premises we are renovating one of the buildings purchased in the frame of the site’s expansion.