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Manufacturing Facilities
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Three
leading edge manufacturing facilities
united by a common objective: Quality
Landini tractors are
produced at three manufacturing facilities located in the
province of Reggio Emilia where the keywords are
"rationalization" and "integration".
Despite the fact that they
specialize in various aspects of production, the three Landini
facilities are in fact organized to give maximum efficiency
to each manufacturing process with perfect integration between
the different stages.
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The facility in Fabbrico
produces the specialist ranges for vineyard and orchards, the
medium-power range with the Ghibli and Vision series and
the high-power range with the Legend series. The site covers an area of 43,000
square meters and is organized in such a way to allow the
facility to specialize in mechanical machining, with efficiency and quality the
principal aims.
The most complicated components on
the tractor are manufactured in Fabbrico, such as for example cast iron parts
requiring sophisticated machinery.
The decision to produce the most
complicated tractor components internally is confirmation of Landini's
commitment to reliability and safety.
From the moment a dealer makes an
order, a manufacturing record card is drafted for each tractor to
ensure that reliability and safety criteria are met. This record
card accompanies the machine throughout the entire assembly
process right up to dispatch. The card details production
information for that specific tractor including all the features
which must be fitted to it by the end of the assembly line, and
the tests that have been performed. The card is therefore a
further guarantee to ensure that the tractor conforms to the
order.
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The first step in the production
process is undoubtedly the most delicate because it involves
setting up the transmission system with the gearbox and cast iron
body. Once the system has been assembled it is tested on special
test benches. The transmission system is then transferred to the
painting department where an environment-friendly robotic system
treats the components with a layer of water-based two component
polyurethane paint. Tractor assembly then continues
with the fitting of the cabin, covers and all other components,
including any accessories. These accessories include the front
loading systems manufactured by Landini in Fabbrico.
The automated, distribution centre
is located next to the Fabbrico facility. Here the tractors are
packaged, stowed in containers and dispatched to the various
destinations.
Landini tracked, low-power and
compact tractors are manufactured at the modern facility in San
Martino in Rio, only a few miles from Fabbrico.
The production centre in San
Martino in Rio is characterised by an innovative layout designed
to ensure quality.
All activity at this facility is
planned with great precision according to a factory model where
order and cleanliness go hand in hand with latest generation
automation.
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example is fitted with a special line. Special carts, containing
all the assembly parts prepared in the subunit department, are
secured to the line. This means that during assembly
the operator has a cart with all the components to hand. This
enables personnel to concentrate on quality without being
distracted by the need to find specific components.
This
system is also used to handle components destined for assembly thus avoiding the
need to transfer material manually.
A common characteristic of the
Fabbrico and San Martino in Rio facilities is the attention given
to quality.
Landini has given increasing
importance
to quality, a very important factor for the product
throughout its entire lifecycle, from design to manufacture to post-sales service.
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The Landini facility in San Martino in
Rio with the San Martino 2 facility in
the foreground.
The new Landini spare parts centre
in San Martino in Rio. |
The company uses two direct total
control lines to achieve the quality objectives set.
The first
involves purchases and ensures the quality of materials on arrival.
The other is aimed at personnel who are responsible for quality
control checks throughout the entire production process.These mechanisms enable
that any problems of nonconformity to be prevented
and in the worst case scenario limited to a minimum. They are also used in conjunction with a quality
control plan drafted according to the characteristics of the tractor. The quality of the final product
is also ensured by the production process at the San Martino
in Rio 2 facility. It is here that all the gear components
required by the Landini group are manufactured. This facility is also used for mechanical
machining. The facility was constructed fairly recently and is used to machine
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The production technology used to manufacture the gears
has also been consolidated.
The main aim is to improve the
characteristics of the tractor using advanced mechanical
engineering distinguished by features making it as close to the
car manufacturing sector as possible. To achieve this result,
confirmed also by the large reduction in noise levels caused by
mechanical processes, the facility uses latest generation
production means.
These include lathes, three-dimensional control
machining centres
and equipment, gear grinding
machinery and sophisticated finishing systems, all finishing is
done by the company on site. |
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