IDEAL Dialog 01 2014 by IDEAL Germany

IN DIALOGUE

IDEAL Development Processes

INTERVIEW WITH

Holger Jenter

Before a product is ready for serial production and

process. This technique allows illustration of each

highlight for me. Inside this small switch is hidden a

also ready to be offered to the distribution partner

layer of a component by reference points. This again,

great deal of intelligence, which the operator does

as well as to the end user, a long and sometimes

is a direct product of CAD. Very precise metal

not actually see. Most recently, the EASY-CUT

arduous journey is concluded, and thus a lot of

components coming from our two dimensional

ignition for our paper cutters was of course also a

preliminary work and deliberation come to an end.

construction data can easily be produced with our

very thrilling project. This feature is intuitive,

IDEAL Dialog spoke with Holger Jenter about

in-house, ultra-modern metal laser unit. In the end

innovative, convenient and also very safe. Not to

ideas, backgrounds, innovations, constructions

we try to apply the modular principle to all our

forget EASY-TOUCH, the newly developed and user

and developments.

products, and thus to use as many standardised

friendly multifunctional switch lately introduced for

components as possible.

the smaller sized shredders. Again, a little switch

Mr. Jenter, for which divisions within Krug & Pries-

ensures intuitive control and high operational ease

ter are you responsible? And who is in your team?

How do you succeed in fulfilling the high

I take care of development, construction and

expectations attached to an IDEAL quality product

research within the Krug & Priester company.

“Made in Germany”, and at the same time,

What do you consider the biggest challenges within

Altogether, my team numbers 16 men and women.

developing a marketable product bearing in mind

your range of responsibilities?

There

the considerable production costs in Germany?

The challenge is to think on time about the right

Department, three technicians (female and male), as

A great deal of experience is required in the first

things by respecting any project and every team

well as three technical illustrators. My team also

place. And this experience is not gained within one

member

equally.

comprises an energy device electrician and a team

or two years, but over a far longer period of time. It

coaching

and

assistant. The engineers and technicians act as

is all about knowing and observing how our product

encouraging and motivating the entire team in order

responsible project managers, supported by the

“ticks”, what fits us, and it is about having the ability

to obtain the best results from everybody. Parallel to

technical

are

three

engineers

illustrators.

Within

the

Technical

during shredding.

This

support,

requires and

for

coordination, me

includes

Research

to fit the numerous complex work-flows into one hat.

this, the common thread has to be kept running. Of

Department, we have five colleagues, four of whom

Of course, the constant exchange of information with

course, good time management is essential as in,

are industrial mechanics and one is responsible for

the managers of other fields like Work Preparation,

for example, on time product presentations for

electronic information. The four mechanics are

Production, Purchasing, Service, Final Control, etc.

exhibitions have to be strictly respected by utilising

“company grown”, which means they started as

is very important in order to be in a position to take

the capacities of all team members simultaneously

trainees in Krug & Priester and have stayed with us

the right decisions. It is our declared aim to develop

and continuously. This can become difficult if

ever since.

an intelligent technology or an intelligent product, to

unforeseeable situations that no-one had on the list

optimise product features and to manufacture our

suddenly arise. This is when things get interesting.

Time considerations are most important when it

products in a sustainable manner. Our prices might

comes to developing products. What possibilities

be higher, but we cannot and also do not want to

What are your next projects?

do you have to shorten the development time of a

bring them to the level of many Far East producers.

There are numerous new and innovative products for

product before it is ready to go into serial produc-

End-users have very high expectations of our IDEAL

our present ranges on our agenda. But we are open

tion?

brand products and, we are determined to fulfill

for new products and new product fields, which calls

Most notably, the technical advances within the

these expectations, and possibly surpass them.

for looking beyond our immediate horizon.

Construction Department such as the use of CAD

Besides our promise of exceptional quality, it is also

(computer-aided design) for example, have improved

a fact that our products add real value to the services

Mr. Jenter, we thank you for this interesting

things very considerably. This complex computer

of our clients. These two factors provide confirmation

interview.

system used for establishing the blueprint and

that our brand products are worth spending a little

construction of a product is now available in 3D