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Plant 3 is not just another of the company's production sites; it is also the birthplace of a product that has characterised workshops around the world. Anyone who sees a tool trolley in a workshop or other production facility today is looking back on an idea that has its roots in HAZET, among others. Inspired by serving trolleys from restaurants, HAZET revolutionised the workplace for tradesmen with the invention of the first extendible tool trolley 166N.
Over the years, HAZET has steadily expanded its product range, with every tool trolley and work bench under the “tool trolley “Assistent” brand name impressing with its outstanding quality, robust construction and “Made in Germany” manufacturing. Continuous development and adaptation to customers’ needs are what characterise the company’s innovative spirit. Currently, the market is demanding ever wider and deeper tool trolleys, a need that HAZET meets, e.g. with its flagship model, the Assistent 179NXXL-8D, and a 619-piece assortment.
Production at Plant 3 reflects the highest technological standards. With the aid of state-of-the-art machinery, such as the laser cutting system and punching and bending centres, the diverse product variants are manufactured with high precision. Fully automatic welding robots are used in this process – particularly for large production volumes. These weld components, such as rear and side panels, into stable, resilient units that set new standards in terms of robustness.
However, the technological sophistication of production at Plant 3 is particularly evident in the finishing process. Set within a spacious production area is the state-of-the-art powder coating plant, which constitutes a complete independent production line: from the 4-zone degreasing stage through to the coating process and finally curing at 200 °C.
The already high coating quality has been significantly improved once again thanks to this new, state-of-the-art technology. The paint thickness is regularly checked at up to 24 measuring points on the body. Any deviations are limited to just a few µm (micrometres). The technical highlight of the system is the fully automated powder coating booth, equipped with 28 powder guns and a powder coating robot. This robot follows the pre-programmed paths with precision, ensuring an even, reproducible coating on all components.
HAZET workshop trolleys have traditionally been available in a wide range of colours. The new system significantly increases this variety for customers once again: thanks to the semi-autonomous self-cleaning function of the powder coating booth, set-up times are extremely short and colour changes can be carried out quickly. This means that custom RAL colours can be produced much more quickly and efficiently. This flexibility even allows for bespoke production of individual workshop trolleys in close consultation with the customer. At the same time, HAZET is firmly committed to sustainability: the heat generated in the coating oven is recovered and used for pre-treatment and drying.
Once the products have been given their durable and hard-wearing coating, each workshop trolley is finally carefully assembled by hand in our factory. The result is not only functional work equipment, but genuine HAZET quality products, ready to perform reliably in workshops worldwide and to transport the valuable HAZET tools inside them safely and flexibly at all times.