Discover how gear boxes, brakes, and motors become more flexible, faster, and cost-efficient through our modular system.
What is meant by a modular system in the context of industrial drive technology?
Ein modular system in drive technology, as offered by ATEK Drive Solutions, is a system of standardized but flexibly combinable components such as gear boxes, motors, and brakes. These modules can be configured into millions of different drive solutions to precisely meet specific customer requirements.
What specific advantages does the modular system from ATEK offer for my manufacturing company?
You benefit from high variability for tailored solutions, fast delivery times through optimized inventory management and standardized modules, as well as a very good price-performance ratio. Additionally, it enables the development of custom special solutions even in small series, which enhances your innovation capability.
How does ATEK achieve fast delivery times despite the millions of possible configurations?
This is achieved through a combination of a large inventory (almost 400,000-500,000 individual parts), standardized interfaces of the modules and a modern digital infrastructure including an online product configurator. This allows even complex solutions to be efficiently assembled and delivered.
Can I realize highly specific special solutions with the modular system from ATEK? Yes, absolutely. One of ATEK’s core strengths is the
Ja, absolut. Eine der Kernstärken von ATEK ist die development of custom special gear boxes and drive solutions. The modular system offers the flexibility to develop tailored solutions efficiently and timely, even for unique requirements and small series, often with zu entwickeln, oft mit up to 30% shorter planning times..
How does modularity help reduce development costs and shorten the time to market??
By the reuse of tested modules and standardized components, companies can reduce the number of component variants by up to 50%. This results in significantly lower development costs (up to 15-20%) and an acceleration of the time-to-market by up to 25-30%, as the wheel does not have to be reinvented each time.
What role do IT systems and configurators play in a modular system?
IT systems such as PDM/PLM software and online configurators are crucial for managing complexity. They enable an efficient variant management, ensure the compatibility of the modules, assist in selecting the right components, and automate parts of the engineering process, which reduces the likelihood of errors and increases speed.
Ein modular system enables companies like ATEK Drive Solutions to offer millions of drive configurations while at the same time achieve fast delivery times also realizing custom special solutions even in small series.
Through strategic modularization, companies can reduce their component variants by up to 50%, shorten development times by up to 30% und reduce development costs by about 15%, resulting in a significant increase in efficiency.
The implementation of a modular system is a strategic lever for mastering internal complexity, for the acceleration of innovations through the reuse of proven designs, and for strengthening the competitive position through agility and rapid adaptation to market changes.Learn how ATEK Drive Solutions implements individual drive solutions in record time with a modular system while reducing costs.
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Understand the modular system: More than just building blocks
Was verbirgt sich wirklich hinter Modularität?
Modularity reduces complexity in product development. An automotive supplier reduced component variants by 40%; the core is the reduction of internal variance while maximizing external diversity, which can improve business outcomes by up to 10%. The reuse of tested modules shortens development cycles: A machine builder reduced its time to market by 25%. Such modular systems are a competitive advantage for quick customer responses.
The core benefits at a glance
Modularization shortens development times and reduces costs. A packaging machine manufacturer reduced development costs by 15% through standardization and reuse. Modern drive technology benefits from more efficient fulfillment of complex requirements. Such modular systems offer flexibility for quick market adjustments; setup times for modular production lines decrease from days to hours, ensuring competitiveness.
More than efficiency: Securing future viability
Modular production systems are efficient and adaptable. Software companies continuously integrate new features using modular architectures. A well-thought-out modular system ensures agility, rapid response to technological changes, and investments. Information about our modular system.Utilize ATEK’s response: Millions of possibilities in the drive train
The complete drive train from a single source
ATEK implements millions of drive configurations with short delivery times. Our modular approach combines experience with servo motor expertise, supported by approximately 500,000 stock parts. As a solution provider we deliver complete system solutions, e.g., integrated servo motors with precision gear boxes and brakes. This system expertise, based on a modular principle, reduces interface problems and simplifies procurement processes.
- Realize millions of drive configurations with short delivery times
- Utilize a modular approach: experience, servo motor expertise, and approximately 500,000 stock parts
- Obtain complete system solutions (motor, gear box, brake) from a single source
- Reduce interface problems and simplify procurement processes
- Use an online product configurator for millions of gear box variants
- Achieve high variability even for special solutions in small series
- Quickly realize custom gear boxes (planning time up to 30% shorter)
Millions of configurations through modularity
Highly specific gear box solutions are quickly available. The online product configurator offers millions of options. Our modular system for gear boxes, brakes, and motors allows for high variability, also for special solutions in small series. Utilize our gear box configurator.
- Standardized interfaces
- Predefined modules
- High availability of stock
- Digital selection tools
Custom solutions as standard
ATEK develops custom special gear boxes thanks to modular flexibility. This can reduce planning times by up to 30% (cf. energy generation). Gear boxes with servo motors are an example. A customer received a prototype for a special gear box in four weeks. The quick realization of special requests is a core aspect of our approach, based on our well-thought-out modular system.Learn from the best: Modular systems in action
Volkswagen MQB: One platform, many faces
Volkswagen’s Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) serves as a basis for various vehicle types. This modularity, a prime example of a modular system in the automotive industry, allowed for the efficient production of over 32 million vehicles, reduced costs, and accelerated model development. Standardized components (motors, axles) lead to economies of scale and reduced complexity, with production rates of up to 60 vehicles per hour.
KLEUSBERG: Schools from the modular system
KLEUSBERG realizes school buildings ready for occupancy and sustainable within 12 weeks. Prefabricated modules and the modular principle enable quick, cost-efficient constructions with up to 90% wood content. System integration in the drive can achieve similar efficiency gains when based on a comparable module strategy. Flexibly automated steering systems
Lenkering: Flexible Automation im Minutentakt
operate production lines for small batch sizes and high variability profitably. Modular automation cells enable setup times of under 5 minutes (SMED principle),which increases manufacturing flexibility. Our gear box solutions are often part of such flexible, modular systems.Transform your business: The strategic revolution through modularity
Master complexity, offer diversity
The number of components can be reduced by approximately 50% while simultaneously increasing product diversity. A packaging machine manufacturer achieved this by decoupling product features and components using standardized interfaces – a core principle of the modular construction –, resulting in 37 ejection variants being reduced to 2. Modular industrial gear boxes from ATEK follow this principle. Reduced internal complexity through a modular system simplifies processes and becomes a competitive advantage.
- Reduce the number of components by up to 50% while increasing product diversity.
- Decouple product features from components through standardized interfaces.
- Halve development times and accelerate market entry.
- Focus engineering capacities on innovation through the reuse of proven designs.
- Reduce both direct and indirect costs through reduced component variants.
- Simplify internal processes and strengthen your competitive position.
- React more agilely to market trends and specific customer requirements.
Halve development times, be faster to market.
Engineers focus on innovation. In aviation, the development of design solutions has decreased from 55% to below 20%. Reuse of design solutions, an advantage of component-based development, accelerates the product process.
- Faster response to market trends
- Reduced development costs/variants
- Earlier market entry
- Focus on innovation
Reduce costs at all levels
Fewer component variants reduce costs. Direct (material, setup) and indirect costs (design, documentation) are proportional to the number of variants. This is an economic aspect of our modular system..Successfully implement: Your path to utilizing modular potentials
Mastering the challenge of interdependencies
Careful planning ensures the interaction of modules in a modular system. A robust technical information infrastructure and strict configuration management are essential; tools like CR-8000 or E3.series help. Universal gear motors benefit from clear system design. Clear interfaces (‘module interfaces’) are critical. ATEK has optimized this process.A well-thought-out module strategy prevents compatibility issues and reduces integration effort.
Adjust organization and processes
The implementation of modular systems requires organizational learning and process adjustments. ATEK supports with technical consulting. Information on modular bevel gear drives and their integration into your modular system is available.
IT systems as the backbone of modularity
Appropriate IT support is necessary for every modular system. Modern PDM/PLM and ERP systems, integrated with design tools and online configurators (e.g., from ATEK), are crucial for variant management and process automation. The digital infrastructure enables efficient change management. IT investments are the foundation for functioning modular systems.
