As ATS, we deal with maintenance, which covers all processes related to the technical infrastructure in production, such as machines and plants. We focus on ensuring proper operation through maintenance, repair and optimisation of production systems.
The increase in the availability of machinery and technical systems while maintaining, or even reducing, operating costs is receiving increasing attention. The effective management of preventive maintenance activities plays a key role in improvement methods in this respect.
“By implementing outsourcing, a company should achieve benefits that can be both quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative benefits include optimisation and cost reduction, while qualitative benefits are about increasing the level of availability of the equipment and improving occupational safety.”
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Advantages of outsourcing maintenance
Hybrid maintenance is an innovative service launched by our company. It combines service and maintenance responsibilities. The model enables our customers to benefit from opportunities such as reduced inspection times and downtimes, optimal use of staff resources, and financial savings. Our hybrid maintenance service can be used in a variety of industries and has the potential to grow. The process of establishing a relationship with customers consists in adapting to the nature of the production line and providing a high-quality service.
Advantages of hybrid maintenance
We introduced hybrid maintenance at a food company. Prior to hybrid maintenance, inspections took around 6–7 days and line downtimes were up to 48 hours. The hybrid model reduced the inspection time to 4 days and line downtime to 2–6 hours. Savings in time and money are measurable benefits for companies using hybrid maintenance. The benefit for one of our customers is that their employees do not have to leave their regular tasks. They are not assigned to perform an inspection so that they can deal with ongoing work, such as troubleshooting or line optimisation. This has contributed significantly to the company’s ongoing cooperation with ATS.
Another company that has implemented hybrid maintenance is an iron foundry from Germany. We were commissioned to provide preventive maintenance. A measurable benefit for the customer is that we work on weekends. The team is on site on Friday and we start work on Saturday. We provide a comprehensive service for the production line. Affordable weekend rates for maintenance are crucial here. Employing a company from Poland in Germany means 40% savings. In addition, our service is carried out when production is at a standstill so there is no need for additional line downtimes.
Does it matter what industry a company is in?
There is no clear-cut rule for what industries should choose hybrid maintenance. However, the more specialised the industry and machinery, the more reserved the approach to maintenance. The maintenance market has been heavily undermined by fraudulent companies for many years, resulting in distrust of outsourcing services. However, the pandemic has made it necessary for companies to open up to new solutions, such as hybrid maintenance, in order to maintain production continuity, even under difficult conditions.
These are currently some of the most common challenges faced by maintenance managers, says Wojciech Dudek, Machinery Service and Maintenance Manager at ATS. As someone with many years of experience in managing maintenance departments, I know and understand each of these challenges very well. Today, I can say with full responsibility that we have a solution.
The Lean Machine Maintenance (LMM)
strategy is successfully implemented at our customers and helps them overcome their daily challenges.
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Maintenance is the management of a facility’s technical infrastructure – machines, installations and production systems. ATS delivers the full scope: breakdown repairs, preventive inspections, condition monitoring, spare parts management in CMMS and implementation of a maintenance strategy.
The minimum guaranteed uptime is 99.50%. We achieve this through proactive inspection management and root cause analysis of failures – we act before problems occur.
We work with facilities across all major industrial sectors – food and beverage, automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical and paper. Our clients include Knorr, Polpharma, Rolls-Royce and Tymbark.
In most cases it is cheaper. It eliminates recruitment, training, absence and staff turnover costs. The client pays for the outcome – machine availability – not for maintaining an entire internal technical department.
We start with a technical audit – analysing machines, failure history and the specifics of the production line. We then develop a tailored inspection plan and schedule for the facility.
HUR is a model created by ATS in which the client retains day-to-day reactive activities, while ATS takes over the major quarterly, semi-annual and annual overhauls. It combines the advantages of outsourcing with the control of an internal team.
At a food industry client, inspection time was reduced from 6–7 days to 4 days, and line downtime from 48 hours to just 2–6 hours. At a cast iron foundry in Germany, the weekend model delivered 40% savings on servicing costs.
Yes, we deliver HUR services including in Germany. Weekend overhauls are carried out while the line is already stopped, with no additional production downtime, and Polish team rates are significantly lower than the local servicing market.
LMM is a strategy developed by ATS to address the three main maintenance department challenges: staff shortages, unplanned machine downtime and delayed preventive inspections. It standardises processes and builds a culture of proactive machine management.
Our technicians hold expert-level competence across more than 10 CNC systems. We carry out XYZ axis servicing, electrical and mechanical diagnostics, and CE certification of machines.
Yes. We provide support for clients requiring response outside standard working hours, including weekends – particularly within the HUR model, where overhauls are scheduled during planned production stops.
Call +48 533 449 668 or email handel@ats-service.pl. Quotes are free of charge.
