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Machinery, equipment and appliances

Assembly knowledge kept at the workstation.

When products are built in high mix and some variants only a few times a year, the method cannot depend on memory. Arkite captures it once, guides every operator through it and validates each step.

  • High mix, low volume
  • Engineer-to-order
  • Knowledge retention
  • Standard work
  • Cable routing
  • Torque sequences
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Operator mounting a component on a DIN rail while a projected arrow shows the correct position
Sound familiar?

What we hear from machinery and equipment builders.

  • Some variants are built once a year, and nobody remembers the exact cable routing.

    Rare variants

  • Our most experienced people are retiring, and their knowledge goes with them.

    Knowledge retention

  • Under time pressure, torque sequences get shortened, and nobody sees it afterwards.

    Critical fastening

  • Errors show up at commissioning or at the customer, where they cost the most.

    Late detection

How Arkite solves it

Four challenges for machine builders, and what changes with Arkite.

  1. Projected instruction tells the operator to place the yellow clips
    01

    Know-how captured before experienced people leave.

    Today
    Process knowledge sits with experienced operators who are retiring or moving on.
    With Arkite
    Engineers capture the method in the no-code editor with text, images, video and projections, in any language. New operators are guided step by step.
  2. Operator scans a barcode to load the right job and variant
    02

    Rare variants built as reliably as common ones.

    Today
    When a variant is built once or twice a year, the details are forgotten.
    With Arkite
    A scan, the MES or the ERP sets the variant, so a rare configuration follows the same approved method as an everyday one.
  3. The reached torque value is projected next to the assembly after tightening with a connected smart tool
    03

    No shortcuts in fastening sequences.

    Today
    Sequences with several torque stages get skipped under time pressure.
    With Arkite
    Smart tools only work during the right step, and the torque is confirmed before the next one. A 3D sensor checks picks and actions.
  4. Production log in the Arkite software: jobs this shift, average and expected cycle time, and every step per serial number with duration, torque and result (illustrative data)
    04

    See where time and errors come from.

    Today
    It is unclear where operators lose time and which steps cause errors.
    With Arkite
    Cycle times, time per step and errors per job and variant show where to improve. Data exports to Power BI or other BI tools.
Key terms

The topics that matter, and what Arkite does for each.

  • High mix, low volumeHMLV

    One workstation for many products, with the job and variant loaded by scan or from the MES or ERP.

  • Engineer-to-orderETO and configure-to-order

    Job options combine into variants, so customer-specific configurations reuse the shared steps and add only what differs.

  • Knowledge retention

    The method of experienced operators is captured in a digital, maintained standard instead of in people.

  • Standard work

    One released, validated procedure for every operator and shift, the foundation for lean improvement.

  • Cable routing

    Projected routing per variant, step by step, with validation of each action by the 3D sensor.

  • Torque sequences

    Multi-stage fastening enforced in the right order, with each torque value confirmed and logged.

Proven in machinery and equipment

Machinery, equipment and appliance builders running Arkite.

  • Liebherr
  • Schindler
  • John Deere
  • CNH Industrial
  • Hilti
  • Danfoss
  • Electrolux
  • ATAG
  • VDL
  • Mettler Toledo

What Arkite did for them

Customer story · Agricultural machineryCNH Industrial: 72 screws, the right sequence, the right torque.Read the storyCustomer story · IndustrialMADE by Bosch Rexroth: complex valve assembly, guided step by step.Read the storyCustomer story · IndustrialGroupe Brandt: complex controller assembly, validated at every step.Read the storyCustomer story · Consumer productsDorel and Senzer: complex assembly made accessible to every operator.Read the storyCustomer story · IndustrialMETTLER TOLEDO: deployed across the factory, run by its own teams.Read the story
Typical applications

Where equipment builders use Arkite

Cabling and wiring

Cable routing and control panel wiring per variant.

Tightening

Critical screw sequences with multiple torque stages.

Sub-assembly

Guided sub-assemblies that feed the main line.

Packaging

Correct accessories and documents for every order.

Questions from equipment builders

Is Arkite worth it for low-volume production?

Low volume and high mix are where memory and paper instructions fail most often. Arkite manages variants through job options, so the effort goes into shared steps and the specific differences, not into separate instructions for every variant.

Do we need programmers to maintain the instructions?

No. Arkite is built on a no-code workflow engine. Process engineers can create and maintain projects independently after approximately two days of training.

How do we scale from one station to the plant?

Start with a pilot workstation. Because projects, users and data are managed on the central Arkite server, new workstations connect to the same server and proven jobs can be deployed to them directly.

Talk to an expert

Discuss your assembly process

Show us a station with rare variants or critical sequences. We will walk through how Arkite would capture, guide and validate it.

  • A specialist replies to you personally
  • We look at your process, products and systems
  • Together we define a first pilot workstation
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