EasyGrinder Replaces Three Temporary Workers

With Teqram’s EasyGrinder, Amtenbrink automated the finishing of oxy-fuel and plasma-cut parts. The system replaces three temporary workers, lowers operating costs, increases productivity, and delivers lasting improvements in workplace conditions.

Key Facts at a Glance

The Customer

Friedrich Amtenbrink Steel Service Center is an established steel service provider specializing in precision cut parts and high-quality value-added processing. The company serves customers in mechanical engineering, plant construction, and industrial manufacturing, processing a wide range of oxy-fuel and plasma-cut components every day.

Efficiency, consistently high quality, and safe working conditions play a central role in daily operations.

“With Teqram’s EasyGrinder, we are replacing manual deburring work while significantly improving quality, safety, and process stability.”
(Friedrich Amtenbrink Steel Service Center)

The Challenge

Manual deburring of cut steel parts was time-consuming, physically demanding, and highly dependent on skilled labor. High product variety, changing geometries, and fluctuating daily volumes led to unstable processes, quality variations, and heavy reliance on temporary workers. At the same time, requirements for safety, repeatability, and throughput continued to increase.

The Solution

Friedrich Amtenbrink implemented the EasyGrinder as a fully automated deburring solution. The system processes oxy-fuel, plasma, and laser-cut parts without manual programming. Different geometries and varying batch sizes are automatically detected and processed with consistent precision.

The EasyGrinder combines multiple finishing steps into a single automated process. It significantly reduces the need for temporary labor while ensuring stable quality at high throughput. At the same time, ergonomics and workplace safety are sustainably improved.

The Results

• Significant reduction in manual deburring operations
  
• Replacement of three temporary workers through automation
  
• Consistent and repeatable edge quality
  
• Higher process reliability despite changing geometries and batch sizes
  
• Improved ergonomics and workplace safety for employees
  
• Predictable cycle times even at high daily volumes

Why Teqram

Teqram was selected because the solution is practical, robust, and free of unnecessary complexity. The combination of intelligent sensor technology and process-driven software enables reliable automation—even with highly variable parts.

• No manual programming required
  
• Reliable processing of changing geometries and batch sizes
  
• Proven technology for heavy and complex steel components
  
• High system availability in daily production
  
• Clear focus on real production performance, not lab conditions
  

In short: Teqram delivers automation that works on the shop floor—not just in a demo.

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