iVT EXPO - Industrial Vehicle Technology
February 13-14, a brand new event, iVT Expo for the off-highway vehicle industry will be launched in Cologne, Germany. This event will address the issues, which really matter today in the off-highway industry, like increasing hybridization and electrification, autonomous vehicle technology, improved cabin design and ergonomics, and greater powertrain efficiency as well as reduced emissions.
More than 25 international speakers will present their findings and views on how to increase operator comfort and awareness, while at the same time improving vehicle functionality, productivity and safety. The conference is focusing on the latest and next-generation adaptive user-interface controls, HMI and UX challenges, highly connected vehicle technology and cloud-based operator equipment, but also looking at new materials and general operator ergonomics.
Fortaco will exhibit at iVT Expo and present the latest on our research on safety and comfort in the operator cabins. You are very welcome to visit our stand No. 4025 and listen a presentation by Rafal Sornek, Senior Vice President, Fortaco Technology, at the Industrial Vehicle Cab Design and Technology Conference.
Season's Greetings
We want to express our appreciation for the trust received from our customers and business partners in 2018. Fortaco Vehicle Assembly, Vehicle Cabin and Steel Fabrication businesses continue growing, and we are proud for the new Fortaco Technology unit, which was introduced beginning of 2018 to support research and product development programs for our customers.
The world is rapidly changing towards the clean environment, electrification and digitalization. By working together we can speed up implementation of efficient customer products.
Instead of traditional Christmas gifts, Fortaco has made a donataion to charity.
We wish you and your colleagues a Peaceful and Blessed Christmas Time and a Successful Year 2019.
Steel fabrication goes digital with RapidSteel project
There was a sound of champagne bottle opening in our office last September. Our project proposal for testing a new approach to the simultaneous design of product and process, has been positively evaluated by the Polish research agency, and we have been awarded a research grant.
But, what really is the target of the RapidSteel project? The focus is on a totally new digital toolchain starting from the fleet data collection and analytics, rethinking of product architecture and manufacturing process, and the target is to reduce weight, lower costs, shorten product development and introduction of lead time to market. Also, the target is to robotize and automatize production process, while making it even more flexible, and to increase the usage of data on decision making. Less tangible, but equally important is to gain new competencies.
Fortaco will execute this project together with Wroclaw University of Technology, which is helping us with all structural analytics, and with West Pomerania University, where Professor Pietrusewicz is supporting us with the introduction of a model-based design into the development process of steel components. We are extremely excited in Fortaco about this project to further shape our industry.
Fortaco together with Tata AutoComp Systems at BAUMA Conexpo in Delhi on 11-14 December
Fortaco Cabin Technology and Tata Autocomp Systems are welcoming you to visit our booth H2.G43.
This International Trade Fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines and construction vehicles collects professionals from India and Asia to the same place, but also exhibitors across the globe.
Construction machine market is growing fast in India, at the same time machine operator’s safety is coming more and more important. Fortaco has a long-time experience in designing, engineering and manufacturing of operator cabins in Europe with high safety standards. Today, this know-how is also available for Asian OEMs. Our new simulation and virtual reality applications provide our customers with a new way to develop cabins for construction machines – which means savings both in time and costs.
Together with Tata, Fortaco offers competitive and safe operator cabins made in India with local requirements.
Welcome to discuss with our cabin technology experts how we can help you with your operator cabin cases.
See you in Gurgaon/Delhi on 11-14 December 2018!
Thank you for visiting us at Elmia Subcontractor
Fortaco Team wants to thank you all, who visited our booth at Elmia Subcontractor Fair. It was a great success for Fortaco Group. At the fair we introduced our new applications on virtual and augmented reality within cabin design and quality control, as well as Fortaco’s capabilities in steel fabrications and vehicle assembly.
Hope to see you next year again at Elmia in Jönköping.
Welcome to visit us at Elmia
Elmia Subcontractor in Jönköping Sweden is northern Europe’s leading trade fair in the manufacturing industry for suppliers and their customers. This is a true specialist fair for product development and purchasing.
Fortaco will take part in Elmia Subcontractor 13 - 16 November. Use this opportunity and visit Fortaco booth to get the latest news within product development and latest information about Fortaco´s capabilities within Steel Fabrications, Vehicle Cabins and Vehicle Assembly.
We have also launched Fortaco Technology unit to offer the best-in-class product development and manufacturing technology in one package. During Elmia Subcontractor you can meet with Fortaco Technology team and see our possibilities within virtual and augmented reality in cabin design and quality control. The new reality of R&D is close to our heart. Check out the recent blog by our Senior Vice President for Technology, PhD Rafal Sornek.
Please come and visit our stand in Hall D - D02:24 and discuss with our team what we can offer for your company!
See you in Jönköping, Sweden on 13–16 November 2018!
Business Site Narva – our competence center for high strength steel
Business Site Narva is the biggest steel fabrication factory in Fortaco Group in terms of turnover and number of employees. We are manufacturing welded, machined and painted steel fabrications of 0.5 - 5 tons in weight for the heavy industry, i.e. material handling, construction, forestry equipment and mining. Having long lasting experience in high strength steel processing, we have established ourselves as a reliable partner to our customers.
The recent investments into laser cutting, robot welding, CNC machining, SMED technology and software foster the high performing organization living the One Customer Driven Fortaco culture.
Business Site Narva is expanding, a new best in class factory of 10.000 m2 is welcoming new business.
Augmented Reality in Quality Control
Fortaco was showing its application of Augmented Reality in Quality Control for the first time at Tampere Subcontracting Fair end of September.
We challenge you to estimate, how much time do you save with this application compared to the traditional paper-pencil-manual input excel toolchain.
Watch the video to see how it works. Video was recorded when one of the visitor made testing at our stand.
New 5-axis CNC-center at Business Site Janów Lubelski
Fortaco Business Site Janów Lubelski has strengthened one of its core competence - CNC machining - by investing in a new 5-axis CNC-center. The chosen model is Zayer Kairos 6000, which is one of the best machines in its class with excellent service performance, efficiency and machining accuracy.
With the new CNC-machine Business Site Janów Lubelski is able to grow along with the increased customer demand and provide with complex machined structures. The machine portfolio at Business Site Janów Lubelski includes also a 5-axis TX3 Juaristi CNC-center.
Since August we have implemented several products, the new machine is working at full speed.
Thank you for visiting us at Subcontracting Trade Fair
Fortaco's Team wants to thank all of you who visited us at Tampere Subcontracting Trade Fair and showed interest in our new applications.
See you at Elmia Subcontractor Exhibition in Jönköping, Sweden 13.-16.11.2018.