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Optimized wire preparation and wiring ARKA Smart Parcel Lockers relies on automated solutions to speed up production. Together with Phoenix Contact, the company has optimized wire preparation and wiring. This has increased productivity by up to 50%.

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Customer profile ARKA Smart Parcel Lockers (Brașov, Romania)

ARKA Smart Parcel Lockers was founded in 2007 and is a Romanian technology company based in Brașov. The company has evolved from a supplier for the automotive and aviation industries to a developer of cutting-edge technologies for courier, postal, and retail companies. Today, ARKA Smart Parcel Lockers produces intelligent locker systems for international markets. Production is highly automated and comparable with Western European standards. ARKA Smart Parcel Lockers is continuously investing in technology to further increase capacity and ensure quality.

Smart parcel lockers in the mounting process

The challenge

Due to rapid expansion and urgent orders, ARKA Smart Parcel Lockers was faced with a major challenge: The wiring process was slow, manual, and error-prone. Electricians performed all the steps – cutting, stripping, crimping, and marking – manually. This took a lot of time and led to delivery delays. In addition, with no standardized wire identification in place, both mounting and on-site maintenance proved challenging.

The worker assistance system from Phoenix Contact has increased productivity significantly. One electrician now completes up to twelve lockers per shift instead of just eight, which was previously the case.
Alexandru Diaconu - ARKA Smart Parcel Lockers, Head of Engineering
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Two people at a presentation of clipx WIRE assist

The solution

Together with Phoenix Contact, ARKA Smart Parcel Lockers implemented a software-supported modular solution. The worker assistance system was adapted to the specific requirements and consists of the CUTFOX 10 automatic cutting device, the CF 3000 automatic stripping and crimping device, a THERMOMARK E SERIES thermal transfer printer, and worker assistance software. The solution facilitates digital, efficient, and semi-automated wire preparation:
• Software-supported and semi-automated wire preparation
• Direct device control for wire processing and identification
• Precise cutting, stripping, and crimping
• Automated error-free marking of cables
• Training provided by Phoenix Contact

50% increase in productivity in wire preparation and wiring

Summary Results of the implementation of clipx WIRE assist

The introduction of the new workstation has fundamentally modernized the wire preparation and wiring process at ARKA Smart Parcel Lockers. Standardized and automated processes ensure maximum efficiency, shorter production times, and virtually error-free results. Precise identification enables complete traceability during mounting and maintenance. This allows service work to be carried out quickly on site. The solution makes sure that market requirements are reliably met and supports the company in delivering to tight deadlines. It ensures high quality standards and offers flexibility for individual project adaptations. The result is a fast, reliable, and transparent production process.

Alexandru Diaconu and Mădălin Cojocaru during a tour of the ARKA factory
Close collaboration for higher production capacity
Smart parcel lockers in the mounting process
Smart parcel lockers in the mounting process
Two people at a presentation of clipx WIRE assist
Software-supported worker assistance system for wire preparation
Two people looking at a printed label
THERMOMARK E.SLEEVE for automated wire identification with shrink sleeve
Close-up of a wired TRIO DC UPS power supply
ARKA Smart Parcel Lockers relies on the TRIO DC UPS for uninterruptible power supply
Two people at a presentation of clipx WIRE assist
Detailed training for optimal familiarization
Workstation for wire preparation with a monitor, printing system, and automatic tools
Software-supported modular workstation for wire preparation

Products

Worker assistance system for efficient wire preparation
clipx WIRE assist
The worker assistance system for efficient wire preparation.
More about the worker assistance system
Automatic tools
Automatic tools
Save time and costs with semi-automated wire processing using our automatic tools for cutting, stripping, and crimping.
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THERMOMARK E SERIES
Automated identification
Print and apply in just one efficient process step with the THERMOMARK E SERIES.
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Optimized wire preparation and wiring
ARKA Smart Parcel Lockers increased productivity in wire preparation and wiring by up to 50% with a software-supported worker assistance system.
The solution: Optimized wire preparation and wiring