{"id":8346,"date":"2020-03-02T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T13:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advancedmanufacturingmadrid.com\/?p=8346"},"modified":"2025-06-13T14:44:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:44:56","slug":"with-composites-to-new-horizons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.advancedmanufacturingmadrid.com\/en\/2020\/03\/02\/with-composites-to-new-horizons\/","title":{"rendered":"With composites to new horizons"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8346\" class=\"elementor elementor-8346 elementor-8345\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32b84cc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32b84cc7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1da9e9f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1da9e9f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ec27e1d\" data-id=\"2ec27e1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176b3a8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"176b3a8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/sign.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8622\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/sign.png 300w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/sign-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17a4b73a\" data-id=\"17a4b73a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde0f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fde0f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With a weight of only 5 tons (11,000 lbs), the new Pilatus PC-24 business jet is light enough to take off and land on short, grassy runways. Its low weight stems from the use of components made of carbon and glass fiber. For processing these materials, Pilatus relies on state-of-the-art Z\u00fcnd cutting technology.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5375665 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5375665\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a79abe8\" data-id=\"a79abe8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-836cf44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"836cf44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t08:10 in Fano, Central Italy: a PC-24 prepares for landing at Aeroporto di Fano. The executive on board is scheduled to attend a meeting at 9 o&#8217;clock, just two kilometers away. It&#8217;s an unusual scenario, in that the aircraft is a brand-new business jet, a PC-24 manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft AG, and the runway is unpaved, bumpy, and measures a mere 1,300 meters. Typically, jets of this class land in Rimini, which after arrival would entail driving another 1.5 hours to the meeting location near Fano.\r\n\r\nLanding on short, unpaved grass and gravel runways was previously reserved for turboprop airplanes, but as of recently, this type of terrain is no longer off limits to the new PC-24. It can take off after just 890 meters and requires only 720 meters for landing. This is in part due to its base weight of only 5.3 tons (less than 12,000 lbs) brought about by the numerous carbon and glass-fiber components which make up the PC-24. For its cutting operations, Pilatus has for years relied on technology from the Rhein Valley in Switzerland. In 2018 Pilatus decided once again to opt for a highly automated Z\u00fcnd digital cutting system.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d226f11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d226f11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7416d2b\" data-id=\"7416d2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee6bf66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee6bf66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to build an airplane?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f5d1c33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f5d1c33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40d615e\" data-id=\"40d615e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621f2ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"621f2ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Patrick Rohrer, Pilatus&#8217; Project Manager System Procurement, knows what it takes to successfully build airplanes: &#8220;Commitment to production location and the &#8220;Swissness&#8221; that goes along with it are one thing; but at least as important are state-of-the-art production cells equipped with cutting-edge technology.&#8221; Key to this are permanent reduction of costs, productivity optimization, and the ability to implement modern production technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Things were different back in 1959. That&#8217;s when the PC-6 Porter took off for the very first time at Stans Airfield near Lucerne, Switzerland. It was a sturdy, all-metal universal aircraft that many would refer to as a &#8220;Jeep with wings&#8221; \u2013 a plane with the versatility of a Swiss Army Knife. The PC-6 were still assembled by hand, which necessitated an experienced workforce and tolerances that were much greater than they are today. The company&#8217;s latest aircraft type, the PC-24, consists of innumerable parts, many of them milled at tolerances in the M\u03bc range. Assembly is much faster now, made possible only because of the latest advances in production technologies.<\/p>\n<p>As of this year, the PC-6 is no longer being built, a success story that came to an end after a production run of 500 planes. Its successor, the PC-12, which has been sold globally more than 1,650 times since 1994, is the most popular single-engine turboprop aircraft on the market.<\/p>\n<p>Pilatus began using carbon fiber parts early on in its history of manufacturing airplanes. Already for the PC-6, first GFRP and CFRP components were laid up by hand, albeit still in limited quantities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff053ed\" data-id=\"ff053ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8eca8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8eca8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/Collecting_Kits-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8355\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/Collecting_Kits-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/Collecting_Kits-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/Collecting_Kits-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/Collecting_Kits.jpg 984w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad2a758 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad2a758\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aeffa4\" data-id=\"3aeffa4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b0e21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86b0e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/Z\u00fcndCutter-1024x663.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8360\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/Z\u00fcndCutter-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/Z\u00fcndCutter-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/Z\u00fcndCutter-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/Z\u00fcndCutter.jpg 1476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9b2894\" data-id=\"a9b2894\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcaeb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dcaeb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the aircraft industry, almost everything revolves around weight reduction. As a result, more and more parts are made from carbon and glass fiber. Major advantages of these materials are their high rigidity and toughness, as well as their wear resistance. The challenge, however, lies in balancing weight, stability, and cost. &#8220;In addition, there are factors such as payload and usable space that have to be maximized as much as possible.&#8221; At Pilatus no load-bearing parts are made of CFRP, but the company&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>R&amp;D is busy working on that. The PC-24 uses composites mainly for interior and exterior cladding. The engine casings and wingtips, too, are made of carbon fiber, as well as landing gear doors, air ducts, various pipes, covers, and trailing edges on wings.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30176b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30176b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21b90dd\" data-id=\"21b90dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8e4de9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8e4de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prepreg, the future of aircraft manufacturing<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bf130b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bf130b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b0ebfd\" data-id=\"4b0ebfd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b41ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0b41ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The starting point for these aircraft parts is prepreg, pre-impregnated carbon fiber. Endless, pre-impregnated fibers are consolidated through pressure and high temperature. These prepregs offer high durability and rigidity, are flame retardant, resistant to fatigue and wear as well environmental degradation.<\/p>\n<p>Prepreg is delivered in rolls by refrigerated trucks and stored in freezers at -19 degrees C (-2.2 F). To bring the material to room temperature for processing, it is taken out of the cooler the night before. It can remain at room temperature for 5 to 20 days before the resin begins to react and cure. Pilatus processes around five rolls of approx. 90 m<sup>2<\/sup> daily, or about 90&#8217;000 m<sup>2<\/sup> per year. And the rate of consumption is steadily increasing; today more than half of all CFRP and GFRP components produced in the company&#8217;s plastics department are installed in the new PC-24. For cutting prepreg, Pilatus has relied on Z\u00fcnd digital cutting for more than 15 years. The PN-series cutter purchased at the time continues to reliably perform its duties; however, increased demand for carbon fiber components began to exceed capacity, which led to the addition of a state-of-the-art Z\u00fcnd G3 L-2500 in 2019. The G3 system single-ply cuts materials for the respective components in a largely automated process and labels cut pieces with an integrated inkjet module.<\/p>\n<p>Once cutting is completed, the parts are kitted and put in cold storage until further processing. Depending on rigidity and strength requirements, a component can consist of up to 350 layers.<\/p>\n<p>If no DXF file is available for parts or their individual layers, a digitizer comes into play that allows for easy capture and digitization of part templates placed on the digitizing table. Even minor changes to components previously released by the engineering department can be easily carried out and digitized using this system.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-692ae4d\" data-id=\"692ae4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613f456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"613f456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/IMG_5491_unbearbeitet-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8358\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/IMG_5491_unbearbeitet-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/IMG_5491_unbearbeitet-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/IMG_5491_unbearbeitet-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/79\/2020\/03\/IMG_5491_unbearbeitet.jpg 984w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-587b56a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"587b56a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c6bbc0\" data-id=\"7c6bbc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f8430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44f8430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Material efficiency is always a concern<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-195bff9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"195bff9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f26644f\" data-id=\"f26644f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e6b58b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e6b58b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another factor in Pilatus&#8217; success has been the focus on implementing permanent productivity increases. Explains Patrick Rohrer: &#8220;When dealing with cost-intensive materials such as carbon or glass fiber, material efficiency and optimization are always a concern. We are constantly working to increase utilization and thereby reduce waste \u2014 particularly since we still have few options for recycling&#8221;. In the meantime, waste rates have been reduced from 30% to 20%. The highly efficient nesting features in Z\u00fcnd Cut Center &#8211; ZCC software play an important role in this. On one hand, the different plies of a part are statically nested, which means parts, or rather their individual layers, are nested to create a set layout used repeatedly to complete the entire job. &#8220;Dynamic nesting, meaning parts and layers from multiple jobs are nested and combined in a single cut file, is also used whenever it makes sense.&#8221; This further increases the degree of utilization of the raw material.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e55cf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e55cf9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef2a029\" data-id=\"ef2a029\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3327e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3327e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Z\u00fcnd's unique turnkey solution<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888aded elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"888aded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The fact that Z\u00fcnd was awarded the contract for updating the company&#8217;s plastics department is due in part to certain similarities between the two companies as well as to Z\u00fcnd&#8217;s ability to offer unique, modular, and comprehensive solutions, as Patrick Rohrer puts it. Like Pilatus, Z\u00fcnd is committed to Switzerland as production location. This is where Z\u00fcnd, with its highly qualified workforce and state-of-the-art technology, develops high-tech solutions for global distribution. So, the short distance that separates the two companies has also contributed significantly to the successful<\/p>\n<p>cooperation, concludes Rohrer. &#8220;The fact that we can look back on 15 years of experience with Z\u00fcnd cutting technology is important. Z\u00fcnd offers open and modular solutions with optional service contracts and extremely reliable software without short-lived updates. Exactly what we understand by real customer benefit.&#8221; And Z\u00fcnd attaches great importance to providing exemplary customer service \u2013 yet another trait the two companies have in common.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07e65a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07e65a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3415a88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3415a88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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