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Intelligent cable solutions automatically produced

Being a specialist in cable assembly,

we develop accurately-fitting

solutions for every requirement. Our

expertise ensures our customers in

various industries the highest quality.

• 1949 Foundation of Alfred M. Meinert GmbH – Manufacture of signal and indication lamps for the electrical

equipment industry

• 1995 Foundation of ARCUS Kabelkonfektionierung GmbH – Objective: Production of high level cable harnesses for domestic

appliance industry

• 2004 Acquisition of the Polish supplier TZK and foundation of Meinert Sp. z o.o. – Signal lamps and cable harnesses are now also produced at our Polish

site

Our History…

1. Company Profile

• 250 employees at 3 sites

• 9.000m² total area

• 7.100m² production area – ARCUS uses modern technology and mostly semi automatical or

automatical manufacturing systems, which are adapted to the needs of the domestic appliance industry

ARCUS Today …

1. Company Profile

Organisation Chart

1. Company Profile

ARCUS components GmbH

(Ostfildern, Germany

ARCUS GmbH

(Herborn, Germany)

Meinert Sp. z o.o.

(Jelenia Gora, Poland)

• Administration

• Cable cutting wires

• Samples

• Small batch production

• Cable harnesses &

assemblies

• Modules with controls

• Cable cutting wires / cords

• Assembled oven switches

(e.g. EGO, Dreefs)

• IDC Rast 2,5 and 5

• Resistance welding

• Cable cutting wires / cords

• Assembly of signal lamps

• Assembly of wires & cable

harnesses

• Resistance welding

• Plastic injection molding

• Total project

• Technics

• Quality

Project Team

2. Project Team

Single wires,

cable harnesses &

modules

Signal and

indicator lamps

Product Portfolio

3. Products

• IDC technology Rast 2.5, Rast 2.5 pro and Rast 5

• Cutting, crimping and splice technology of wires and jacket cables

• Crimping of splice connections

• Automatic block loading insertion of housings and mechanical components

• Fully automated assembly of energy regulators

• Soldering, resistance welding, ultra sonic welding and compacting

• Twisting and tinning of wires

Technologies

4. Technologies

• Shrinking and printing of hoses

• Printing via thermo transfer and tampon print methods

• Dosed bonding of mechanical components

• Automatic assembly of cable ties

• Wrapping and taping of wires and cable harnesses

• Micrographic laboratories and automated crimp force tests for verification of crimp and welding connections

• High voltage tests until 10 kV

• Printing of customized labels and barcode labels according to VDA standard

Technologies

4. Technologies

• Quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 (all sites)

• APQP / PPAP analysis

• Product FMEA / Process FMEA

• SPC control cards, CP -/CPK analysis

• PDCA and 8D reports

• In process controls – Laboratory tests (e.g. micrographics)

– Automated crimp force control

– Push-/ pull-off tests

– 100% controls on electrical test boards

– AQL / 100% final controls

QM Tools

5. Quality

• Feasibility study

• Creation of process flow charts and control plans

• Prototyping

• Initial samples according to VDA, PPAP

• Samples and small batch production

Development

6. Development

• Ostfildern near Stuttgart, Germany (1.000m²)

• Herborn, Germany (4.000 m²)

• Jelenia Gora, Poland (2.100 m²)

7. Locations

Production Sites

Herborn

7. Locations

View of the production in Herborn

Herborn

7. Locations

Fully automated production of cable harnesses

Herborn

7. Locations

Fully automated assembling of energy regulators & housings

Current site:

• Property area of 6.500 m²

• Hall area of about 2.100 m²

5-years objective:

• Completion of all four halls with total production area of 3.800 m²

Jelenia Gora in Poland

7. Locations

Production In Polen

7. Locations

View of the production halls in Poland

Machinery

8. Machinery

Stk. Klassifizierung Maschinentyp Hersteller

45 Cuttung / Crimping

Zeta 633/654

Komax 432 with sigma / blockloading station

Komax 433, K40, K42, K43, C451A, etc.

83 Crimping Presses

5 Cutting Schneidmaster 12, 15/40

4 IDCEcomat, WT 165.5 / IDC - press

Stocko Rast 2,5 / 2,5 pro etc.

4 Plastic injection molding 270-90-500, etc.

2 Printing / Marking TPX 100 special (tampon print) Teca-Print

10 Welding Ultra welding machine ECOM35/800M Sonotronic, KLN

2 Aligning / Posetioning LARI, Streckfuss

1 Cleaning Super sonic cleaning machine

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