The project is closely related to the national
priorities of mobility projects of 2006 and it
focuses on the training needs in the high tech metal
processing technologies, which cannot be presently
satisfied in Lithuania. 11 partners from the metal
processing field are taking part in the
project: 4 Lithuanian, 5 German, and 2 Swedish
companies. The project management will be undertaken
by Lithuanian and German company UAB STEVILA. Over
the nine years of its operation, the company has
become one of the metal processing leaders in
Lithuania. The strategy of successful STEVILA’s
operation is oriented towards the implementation of
cutting-edge technologies, machinery, and management
forms in the production process. The activities of
STEVILA’s partners, who are submitting the joint
tender, are very closely interrelated. ITMECHA
operates in the fields of implementation of
computer-aided production planning systems and
adaptation of the CNC software and operator training
systems. The main activities of Formosa CNC involve
introduction of new metalwork processes and
machinery in the Baltic States. UAB CNC SERVISAS
operates in the field of CNC metal processing
machinery maintenance and repair.
In 2005, STEVILA in cooperation with its partners
started a professional training centre that was
sited in the premises of the company. The main
objectives of the project include training of
diverse field practice-oriented proficient
specialists in professional consulting and training
at the professional training centre, improving the
skills and qualifications of the specialists in the
fields of metal processing technologies, advancing
the process of innovations at the enterprises, and
promoting continuous professional development of the
employees.
The project duration is one year: from 2006-06-01
through 2007-06-01. STEVILA’s and its partners’
employees will be trained in 5 modern German
companies: software providers R&B GmbH, MTS GmbH,
trade and logistics company BALTTECHNIK GmbH,
manufacturers BAT GmbH, and automation and planning
system company Siemens AG. In Sweden, the
participants of the project will improve their
skills and knowledge at CNC machinery control system
producers GE Fanuc Automation Nordic AB and
HEIDENHAIN Scandinavia AB.
In the course of PHARE ESS Business Resource Development
Fund project "Modernisation of company STEVILA
involved in mechanics", the production planning
system of the company was updated. In order to achieve
the said objective the server and the user's operating
systems were upgraded, the existing computer-aided production
planning system FORB was optimised, the company acquired
two production shop terminals with additional software, while the administrative and production
staff were trained to operate the modified system.
The project provided the company with possibilities
to purchase a computerized milling and turning works
programming system CosCom; qualified external experts
helped to modernize the business activities of the company,
to introduce the quality management system and to get
it certified under LST EN ISO 9001:2001 standard.
The workforce of the mechanical tooling companies of
the region including Stevila lacked proper qualification,
which used to be a major impediment for the investment
development. In the course of PHARE 2000 project Stevila
allocated quite significant funds to the trainings of
the company staff abroad. The knowledge acquired during
the trainings was share with other employees of the
company. Moreover, the company developed a system of
staff qualification improvement. Baltec CNC Technologie
representatives consulted the company on the production
modernisation issues, organised trainings and seminars
for the company staff. The company set up the new training
room and bought all the necessary training equipment
at its own expense.
Lithuanian and German company Stevila communicated
the acquired experience and knowledge to other representatives
of the mechanical tooling companies and training institutions
of the region. This was done in the form of seminars,
publications, and consultations.
The key objective of the project, which was to increase
the productivity of company STEVILA, to reduce the time
required for fulfilling the orders and to increase their
volumes, to improve the quality of the production process
and to increase the company development rates, to improve
the qualification of the workforce and to increase their
number, was successfully achieved.
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