For production, we incorporate various materials, which together provide a unique aesthetic and functionality. Every component has its specific role, contributing to the distinctive character of the photo booth, fulfilling the expectations of our clients and their end customers. Our mission is to turn the client’s vision into reality. Alongside them, we create more than just a product – we build an experience and foster shared relationships.

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Industrial is a broad term that encompasses many different types of products and services that are used in various sectors and applications. Some of the common characteristics of industrial products are that they are complex, technologically advanced, reliable, and often operate in harsh or challenging environments.

Industrial

Bringing the vision to life: Crafting photo booths with KIS

KIS collaborated with us to develop an innovative photo booth, blending design, technology, and craftsmanship.

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grandcentrix’s Vodafone Asset Solar tracker enables cost-effective tracking of goods and assets

Scanfil and grandcentrix are jointly producing the solar-powered Asset Solar tracker, a cost-effective device for asset tracking and CO2 reporting, made at Scanfil’s Suzhou factory.

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grandcentrix is building the future of IoT in the front row of digital transformation

Grandcentrix partnered with Scanfil to produce and improve the Modbus Cloud Connect IoT product, using our Malmö and Suzhou facilities to deliver easy-to-install, reliable cloud connectivity for Modbus devices.

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TKE moves beyond – the future of urban mobility

Scanfil provides high-quality electronics manufacturing, including PCBAs and boxbuild, to TKE. With deep elevator industry experience, we deliver reliable, sustainable support globally and contribute to TKE’s prototyping and R&D efforts.

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KEBA rides the wave of increasing online buying and helps their customers to make logistics more sustainable and cost-efficient

Scanfil is KEBA’s trusted electronics manufacturing partner, delivering high-quality, reliable parcel locker components that meet KEBA’s standards.

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The Vodafone Asset Solar is a solar-powered asset tracker. It enables simple and cost-effective tracking and monitoring of goods and assets for process optimization in logistics, production, and supply chain. Asset Solar can also help companies to mitigate and report CO2 emissions. Active management and optimization of material flows can help in reducing CO2 emissions and transportation times. Also knowing the routes and means of transportation companies can report efficiently and nearly live data about their CO2 emissions related to scope 3 emissions.

“The Asset Solar was originally designed for the tracking of shipping containers, due to its durability this standalone device can also be used for many other tracking purposes as well, and in a wide variety of weather and working conditions”, explains Sebastian Boll, Product Manager Asset Solar at grandcentrix and continues “Due to an affordable purchase price, the tracker is suitable for the tracking of simple equipment like trailers, generators, tooling, carriers, or ground support equipment”.

Scanfil manufactures the Vodafone Asset Solar trackers in its Suzhou factory. “We are excited to cooperate with grandcentrix in manufacturing the Asset Solar tracker. Our cooperation works seamlessly, and we are proud to be part of digitalizing asset tracking”, states Scanfil’s Global Sales Manager Andreas Bohner.

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grandcentrix is one of the leading IoT companies building the future of IoT in the front row of digital transformation. The company’s claim “We make IoT happen” emphasizes what grandcentrix stands for by creating IoT products and developing IoT solutions. grandcentrix strives to create impact and change the world for the better by the conscious use of technology. grandcentrix is a German company acquired by Vodafone, one of the global IoT leaders, in 2020.

grandcentrix chose Scanfil as a contract manufacturing partner for Modbus Cloud Connect (IoT product)
Scanfil and grandcentrix agreed on manufacturing and further developing the Modbus Cloud Connect IoT product. Modbus Cloud Connect is an all-in-one product that includes Hardware, Connectivity, Self-Service-Portal and Support and is designed to connect all Modbus protocol devices to the cloud.

“IoT has been a buzzword for years, but the breakthrough has not been as rapid as expected,” says Global Sales Manager Andreas Bohner at Scanfil. “One major issue has been the cost of equipment and installation. grandcentrix has a plug & play (PnP) product for this”.

“We at grandcentrix realized that the biggest obstacle for companies to utilize is the complexity of implementation. Our Modbus Cloud Connect is created as an all-on-one standardized product with easy installation and operation”, clarifies Philipp Buhl, Head of Marketing & Channel Management at grandcentrix.

Scanfil is proud to be part of commoditizing IoT
Scanfil manufactures grancentrix Modbus Cloud Connect and asset tracker devices in its Malmö and Suzhou factories. “We at Scanfil, are proud and excited about being part of commoditizing IoT”, says Global Sales Manager Andreas Bohner at Scanfil.

More information about the products:
https://grandcentrix.net/en/products/modbus/ & https://grandcentrix.net/en/products/asset-solar/

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“We at TKE are moved by what moves people. We provide better access and new ways to travel longer distances with clear solutions for increasingly complex infrastructures for growing cities” states Juan Martin Sanabria, Cluster Manager Electrics and Electronics at TKE.

TKE has two megatrends that drive its business: urbanisation and sustainability. They enable urbanisation in a sustainable way by adding energy and time-saving technology for the benefit of the people and society.

“Ropes are used in all traditional elevators. They wear out, add weight, need space, and limit design. Our new MULTI is the world’s first cable-less elevator and it moves both vertically and horizontally” explains Mr. Sanabria about the ground-breaking solution. ”It can interconnect buildings and enable seamless moving experience in future cities”

MULTI gives architects a new kind of freedom to create and re-shape our urban environment.

Scanfil is TKE’s trusted electronics manufacturing partner

Scanfil has 40 years of experience in demanding industrial customers and also decades of experience in the elevator industry. Customers are different, but quality demands are universal.   

“Quality is the key to everything. TKE recognizes that in order to be a world-class company, we need to have world-class suppliers. We look to partner ourselves with only those suppliers that produce a world-class product conforming to requirements and delivered on time”, Mr. Sanabria opens up the decision-making in selecting suppliers. “In selecting Scanfil, we appreciated their strong sense of quality, commitment, and their sustainability concept”

Scanfil drives organic growth in Central Europe and especially in Germany. Andreas Bohner is Global Sales Manager responsible for the Central European sales and also TKE as a customer.

“TKE is a good example of how we can utilise our global factory footprint and industry knowledge for the customer benefit. TKE operates in over 100 countries across the globe and we can support their operations closely in three continents”, says Mr. Bohner at Scanfil plc, Germany. ”Our partnership dates two years back and we both look actively into new opportunities to deepen our collaboration”

TKE is currently served at Scanfil’s Sieradz factory in Poland where we make PCBAs & Boxbuild. Sieradz serves mainly TKE’s factories in Germany, Brazil, and Spain. In addition to the existing collaboration, there are discussions regarding partnerships in prototyping and R&D.

“Scanfil has good knowledge about the elevator industry which is highly beneficial for us. We don’t have to explain to them what we do and aim at. We are always on the same page”, says Mr. Sanabria.

TK Elevator is formerly known as ThyssenKrupp’s elevator business. It became a separate company in 2020 and it is the world’s fifth-largest elevator manufacturing and service company. It aims to create new ways to travel longer distances and clear solutions for complex infrastructures. Read more about the TKE: https://www.tkelevator.com/global-en/

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The first parcel locker was set up and piloted at DHL in Germany in 2001. Today, parcel lockers are becoming more and more popular as online buying is increasing. COVID-19 has been one of the main driving forces for the business.  KEBA has an ideal solution for online buying called KePol. It is a so-called handover automation solution.

“KEBA takes care for the first and last mile of the delivery and offers logistics and postal companies a solution made of hardware, software and other necessary services,” says the Vice President of Logistic Automation Mr. Robert Zehetner.

You might not see the logo of KEBA on the side of a locker. All parcel lockers are customer branded and you can see logos of many well-known logistics and postal companies. KePols are tailored and branded to fit the customer requirements. KePol enables end-customers to pick up and drop off parcels 24/7.

Sustainable and cost-efficient shopping

Parcel lockers enable logistics and postal companies to optimise routes and thus reduce delivery costs and emissions. Undeliverable parcels are a huge problem, they take time and cause extra traffic. A network of parcel lockers can significantly improve our customers’ operational efficiency and performance – and reduce carbon emissions.

Optimised and shorter routes, with no fear of undeliverable packages, increase efficiency, decrease stress and reduce carbon emissions.

“KEBA has taken sustainability to the new level with the new KePol FS Eco,” explains Mr. Zehetner. “FS Eco can be operated with a smartphone and equipped with a solar panel. The solar panel makes it also operational in areas with no electrical grids or suffers from grid disturbances. M makes the parcel locker solution independent of the power line.”

The demand for parcel lockers remains high and the requirements differ from country to country and customer to customer. KEBA meets these challenges by configuring the appropriate components for each application from their solution portfolio, the perfect solution for the customer.

KEBA was looking for a long-term electronics manufacturing partner

When selecting potential suppliers, KEBA pays a lot of attention to ensure that they also correspond to the requirements and values of KEBA. Quality is one of the topmost values.

“We see our suppliers as equal partners. To meet the quality expected by the customer, all components must meet the required level, be fully functional and interact perfectly,” says the Vice President of Logistic Automation Mr. Robert Zehetner.

KEBA decided in favour of Scanfil in a multi-stage selection process. The decisive factor there was that Scanfil convinced customer with the services offered in the engineering and manufacturing area.

“In our opinion, we have found a good long-term manufacturing partner,” continues Mr. Zehetner.

The KePol solution is characterised by the high quality “Made in Europe” and the excessive reliability is one of the key factors from the end customer’s point of view.

KEBA is an international technology company that has been developing and producing pioneering automation solutions for a wide range of industries under the motto “Automation by innovation” for more than 50 years. Find out more about KEBA and KePol automated parcel lockers.

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“There is a huge demand especially now when people are reverting to offices and employers want to guarantee safe working environment more than ever,” says QleanAir’s Sales Director Fredrik Aminoff. ”QleanAir solutions can be used in addition to the existing air ventilation system or as a separate air- cleaning unit if there is no air ventilation system in the building.”

There are differences between countries and regions regarding the legislation and rules concerning indoor air quality.

“Nordic countries have more regulation on indoor air quality than Central or Southern Europe. In the Nordics, our solutions are used to boost the existing air ventilation system and enhance the indoor air quality”, clarifies Aminoff. ”For example in Central and Southern Europe our solutions are used as an air ventilation system, but the replacement air is coming, e.g. through windows or doors.”

QleanAir FS70 is a perfect solution for logistics centres, bakeries, schools and offices

FS70 is an excellent solution for many places such as logistic centres, bakeries, schools and offices. Recently there has been especially good demand in Germany, where schools have been open during the pandemic and, there is an urgent need for clean indoor air. FS70 has been very popular due to the solutions’ flexibility, efficiency and user-friendliness.

“QleanAir solutions are usually rental contracts with full service agreement included. Our local QleanAir teams take care of the maintenance and changes filters”, Aminoff opens up the easiness that QleanAir customers get through the service. “We can also easily scale up if needed. We recommend to our customers to start with few devices and add those per need”.

Air cleaners, filters and capacity are usually tailored according to the m³ of the space. QleanAir has a different approach – also considering m³ – but more user-driven.

“People-centric approach takes into account people using the space. There are as many preferences as there are people”, Aminoff tells about the ideology behind the approach. “Even if calculations show air circulation and quality to be on a good level, it might not be for all of us. We need to listen to individuals who use the space”.

Flexible contract manufacturing partner supports QleanAir’s business model

QleanAir selected Scanfil as their production partner in 2017. Since then, Scanfil has been an essential part of QleanAir’s ecosystem.

“Scanfil is a business partner with whom we aim at the best-in-class solutions and services with excellent availability”, says COO Pär Bergdahl at QleanAir.”In addition to manufacturing and production services, we have agreed on warehouse services with Scanfil, which is rather rare. They keep agreed amount of our products in stock all the time, which allows fast deliveries based on customer need. It brings us flexibility”

For end-customer deliveries QleanAir uses their own logistics partner. Sometimes, when the logistic partner has had issues with on-time deliveries Scanfil has been stepping in and aided QleanAir. Scanfil has used their own logistics partners to secure on-time deliveries to end-customers.

“We have open and seamless communication with Scanfil’s Myslowice team. The real service level is weighed when something doesn’t’ go according to plans”, Bergdahl tells about the collaboration. “We have never been left alone, and that it unique and highly appreciated by us.”

Scanfil uses QleanAir solutions at its Myslowiche factory

To secure the air quality in certain areas at its factory Scanfil uses QleanAir solutions at Myslowice in Poland.

“There are near clean room standards required in some areas of production”, says Scanfil Myslowice’s Managing Director Rafal Kowalczyk. “For our purposes QleanAir’s FS70 was answer to our changing needs. If we change the layout of the factory, we can change the air ventilation as well”

FS70 has been a perfect fit for manufacturing areas. They are easy to scale up and move to the areas which need more efficient air ventilation.

“We looked into other options as well, but due to the scalability and transformability we decided to choose QleanAir”, explains Kowalczyk. “Because we produce FS70 solutions for QleanAir, we know what it is capable of.”

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For the industrialisation of their flagship product, Ekobot Gen III, they selected Scanfil as their electronics manufacturing partner.

”We looked carefully into potential design and manufacturing partners and selected Scanfil Åtvidaberg due to their strong track-record in industrialisation processes,” says Erik Jonuks, CEO of Ekobot. ”We believe that with Scanfil we can grow into a global leader of robotised mechanical weed control systems.”

At the moment, there is an increasing demand worldwide for robotised mechanical weed control systems. Ekobot estimates that the market will grow 34.5% per annum and exceeding 20.5 billion USD in 2025.

”Scanfil offers a full range of services from product design to manufacturing,” says Bertil Alm, Sales Manager at Scanfil Åtvidaberg. ”We are now working closely together to have the product fulfilling the market needs in a cost-optimized way. Now, the next step is to take this brilliant product into industrialisation and mass production. Together we can make food production even more sustainable and reduce the physical workload of farming.”

Sustainability is high on the agenda for both companies: Ekobot making food production more sustainable and Scanfil making manufacturing processes even more sustainable than ever.

For additional information:

Bertil Alm
Sales Manager, Scanfil plc
Tel. +46 70 309 16 57
email bertil.alm@scanfil.com

Erik Jonuks
CEO, Ekobot AB
Tel. +46 703 850 890
email erik.jonuks@ekobot.se

Scanfil is an international manufacturing partner and system supplier for the electronics industry with 40 years of experience in demanding manufacturing. Scanfil provides its customers with an extensive array of services, ranging from product design to product manufacturing, material procurement and logistics solutions. Vertically integrated production and a comprehensive supply chain are the foundation of Scanfil’s competitive advantages: speed, flexibility and reliability. Read more: www.scanfil.com

Ekobot AB (OM: EKOBOT) is the company behind one of the world’s first fully autonomous field robots that can take care of the mechanical weed control with exceptionally high precision. We at Ekobot help farmers and growers reduce costs of weeding crops while also doing it in a CO2 neutral and ecological way. Read more: www.ekobot.se   

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When Toyota Material Handling had a challenging project ahead, Scanfil stepped up to meet our customer’s needs. They needed to find a trusted partner to take complete responsibility for their future IoT modules’ product development & design. The partner was to ramp up serial production and take care of maintenance as well.

Scanfil stepped in with a one-stop-shop solution and assigned a dedicated project manager, who made clear communication across the board. The entire Scanfil team was committed to delivering industry-leading quality with a strong passion.

Services provided by Scanfil:

• One-stop-shop solution
• A full Product Development project
• Design For Excellence
• Rapid prototyping
• Seemless and parallel Industrialization
• Functional Test design
• Product Maintenance

Scanfil handled all aspects with quality and know-how from component selection to dialogue with manufacturing partners.

The best part was that the important value of the time-to-market phase ended up shorter than expected.

Our Services

Our design driven manufacturing approach gives us advantage from R&D to manufacturing to logistics and our committed people are there to constantly deliver best results for our customers. Scanfil’s vertically integrated production offers a full-scale and cost-efficient service chain throughout the product’s life cycle.

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