Significance Of High-Performance Machines In The Fenestration And Façade Industry

Façade Market Insight

Following the footprints of India’s auto industry, which is known for its best practices like lean manufacturing to get maximum high-quality turnarounds with minimum wastages, the fenestration and façade industry has lately started focusing on quality, productivity and a low turnaround time.

Over the last few years, a rise in the demand for uPVC and aluminium doors & windows has motivated fabricators to think of ways in which they can scale their productivity and reduce delivery time. It is because of this rising demand that the new-age industry players, like me, are now more focused on optimizing unmanned outputs and slashing skill-based processes. Statistics say, every 5^th inquiry these days is related to CNC machines (in highly productive machining centres, especially), which is expected to be every second inquiry by the year-end of 2024.

Here, it is imperative to understand that in our never-ending quest to achieve operational excellence, the selection of the right kind of machinery plays a crucial role.

Industry studies suggest that a machine that is in line with your manufacturing goals has the potential to increase productivity by 40% and enhance product aesthetics, thereby attracting customers automatically.

So, here is what you need to keep in mind before selecting a machine for your manufacturing unit:

• Safety: Since there will be multiple operations where human intervention will still be required, you cannot afford to go wrong in assessing a machine on different security parameters. The more the merrier.
• Technology: Spend lavishly on technology. Trust me, you won’t regret it. Invest in machines that can perform multiple operations at once. This will help you increase your unit’s productivity without relying much on human resources.
• Ease Of Machine Operation: Keep it simple. You are not going to get an award for operating a complicated piece of machinery. It will just kill your time and increase training hours. Just make sure that the interface of the machine that you are planning to buy is user-friendly.
• Capacity: One needs to opt for a machine that is optimised as per the latest trends. For instance, these days, general façade lengths are more than 3.8 metres. If one needs to make the system more productive, the right machine should be 9 metres.
• After-Sales Service: Remember that it is a machine that you are buying. And all machines develop glitches sooner or later. Join hands with a vendor that has an impeccable record of after-sales service. Search for a vendor who is passionate about their market credibility and product satisfaction among their users.

Above all, looking at the unbeatable demand for aluminium & uPVC doors and windows these days, manufacturing methodologies have been made more robust to achieve desired outputs. A major revolution in an organised sector is the LINE concept, wherein one or two machines make an entire line to eliminate setups of 7 or 8 individual machines. This saves on manpower costs and gives you an edge in differentiating in the market via quality outputs.