El Diario Vasco has published in its Sunday edition an interview with the general director of Indaux, Javier García. The publication reviews the trajectory and strategy of Indaux, its production model and the internal management of talent. In the interview, Javier García emphasizes the intention of the company to continue with the process of internationalization, but without forgetting that Indaux “must remain a reference company in the local area”.
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On 7 and 8 June, Indaux took part in the European Congress on DDMRP production planning technologies, held in Nice. The objectives of the meeting were to deepen knowledge of Demand Driven principles, discover best practices and listen to success stories analysed by the Demand Driven Institute. Indaux was one of the companies invited to describe the improvements obtained after its implementation, and those responsible for explaining it were Xabi Ruiz and Ander Etxeberria, members of the Operations department.
Indaux has now delivered the first orders for the Komplet full extension runner, a high-performance product that has already received a great reception at international exhibitions. The installation of this advanced manufacturing line was completed a few weeks ago as part of Indaux’s continuous reinvestment policy, to which 10% of its annual turnover is allocated. It is a completely automated high-efficiency production line which allows Indaux to manufacture the runner at a reduced cost keeping the high quality of the product.
The first orders for this drawer, in sizes 350 and 500 mm, have now departed to Korea, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, India as well as closer markets.
The Komplet full extension runner is designed to support loads up to 30 kg. The application of the latest version of the Indamatic soft-close device provides a very smooth and silent movement. This runner has been put onto the market with three adjustments: height; width and depth. The purpose of this product is to offer the market the potential to convert partial extraction furniture into full extraction at a reasonable cost.
Germany has always been a benchmark for the basque industry. Its industrial strength and its technology are an example to follow. But more and more are the gipuzkoan companies that sell and produce in that country. Indaux has been present on the German market since the 1960s. That is why, along with Mondragón Assembly, Lazpiur and Ibermática, the newspaper Diario Vasco dedicated an article to companies that have made a dent in the competitive German market.
The Diario Vasco report highlights the challenge for Indaux to sell hardware and components and introduce gipuzkoan technology in a market as demanding as German. Underscore the awards received by Indaux at Interzum and points out that, although Germany is not one of our main markets – since it represents only 6% of sales – it is important in other respects: from Germany are the main competitors of Indaux, the leaders in billing, which in some cases multiply by 30 the sales of Indaux. It can read the full article in this link.
Indaux introduced a new production and inventory planning system based on daily and real demand (DDMRP) at the beginning of the year, which allowed the company to increase the value of daily invoicing, optimize the level of customer service and Reduce the time spent making purchase decisions.
The DDMRP allows companies to integrate within the same tool the organization of production, the purchase of raw materials and the management of inventories, aligning production with real market demand and facilitates decision making, both at the level of Planning and implementation. The implementation started by the purchasing department, after the good results obtained, has been extended to the production plants. The Demand Based Management Resource Planning (DDMRP) tool has been imported from the United States and is already operational in other leading companies such as Nestlé or Michelin.
The initiative, coupled with the TPM continuous maintenance program, training for predictive maintenance, installation of Prisma software for optimization of machine maintenance and improvement of the organizational quality produced after the ERP update, are part of Indaux’s strategy to adapt its production model to the demands of a highly competitive sector and to the next industrial revolution, called Industry 4.0.
