Customer Case - Jutex

Jutex

Jutex is a comprehensive sheet metal and wire product supplier with 14 employees in Hillerstorp, Sweden. Products like recycling solutions and specially adapted shop displays are manufactured in a modern, efficient machine park.

I didn't think a large global company like Bufab could be such a good solution for us.

Emil Kronholm, CEO and co-owner of Jutex AB

About our cooperation

It started with a press screw. Jutex was growing and needed 20,000 per week of the special screw for a new product but could only get it with impossible delivery times. Bufab flew home an initial volume from the UK that solved the need before they found an excellent long-term solution. Production was up and running in a couple of days.

Challenge

Jutex's growth also created other problems. The operator who took the last box would say more would be ordered, but it didn't always work. Sometimes, the same fastener was stored and used in several places, and shortages could occur even when we had volumes on the premises.

It was no longer convenient to order from time to time. What had been quick and easy instead created problems several times a month. We had production line stops with high unnecessary costs.

Approach

After Bufab solved the need for the press screw, they showed interest in supplying us with more fasteners. We still thought they were too big for us, but they didn't give up. Our businesses are situated close to each other, and after a few conversations, we agreed to visit Bufab in Värnamo, Sweden.

We were pleasantly surprised by the efficiency they delivered to both smaller and larger customers. When they showed us the proposed logistics solution with an RFID mat, the eyes of our production manager sparkled. We shall have that one!

Result

Bufab installed three rack units with an RFID mat on top of one. When a box is empty, it is placed on the RFID mat. An order is placed automatically, and the operator takes the product from the second bin in the two-bin system.

The solution is both simple and reduces administration. In addition, the problem of recurring shortages has disappeared. Today, Bufab not only supplies all fasteners but also other drawing-related details. We are really pleased!