Expansion Tobroco-Giant in Oisterwijk

Tobroco-Giant has grown rapidly in recent years. Due to the continuous demand for loaders, telehandlers and skid steers as well as the introduction of new models, the demand has exceeded GIANT’s expectations.

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For the coming years the expectations are that the demand will increase even further and therefore Tobroco-Giant will expand its current production facility in Oisterwijk.

First, Research & Development and the sales department move to a new and modern location in Oisterwijk. The newly built property will accommodate all the technical gadgets that are necessary to develop new and innovative products. Tobroco-Giant will invest in cleaner stage V diesel engines and electrically powered machines in the coming years. The current location where R & D and sales are located will be added to the production site, which will result in more capacity. 

Increased production area

The expansion of production at the current location will take place in different stages. In total, the production facility will be increased with 8,000 m2 and continues to be divided over two storeys to make optimal use of the available space. There will be the new production lines that run LEAN and also the "paperless" production will be implemented even further. In addition, more pre-assembly will take place and will be centralised . This improves lead times and components can be transported faster to the production lines. Automation is further balanced with various suppliers. Furthermore, Tobroco-Giant continues to invest in welding techniques such as the 2 newly installed welding robots, bending machines and spindle machines. This will help to increase production and the optimise the quality.

Smart storage and internal distribution

For the storage of parts, production and service, a high-rise warehouse of 16 meters high will be built. The warehouse will be driven completely automatically. Incoming goods for the warehouse will be received via several new loading docks. This ensures that the parts and finished products will not cross each other anymore. Roller banks are used to transport the incoming goods to the temporary storage location where various (quality) checks take place. Some of the goods then go directly to production and a part is stored in the warehouse. Just in time delivery and maintaining high quality are the "key words".

Om zeker te zijn van een efficiëntie aanvoer van onderdelen, is er reeds geïnvesteerd in een nieuw automatiseringssysteem. Een computersysteem stuurt het gehele logistieke proces aan en zorgt ervoor dat de juiste aantallen gepickt worden uit het magazijn. Elektrische trekkers zullen dagelijks diverse rondes maken en zorgen dat alles op de juiste plaats terecht komt. Bij de nieuwbouw wordt tevens rekening gehouden met de mogelijkheid tot het toepassen van aanvoerbanden in een later stadium.

In order to ensure an efficient supply of parts, there has already been an investment in a new automation system. A computer system controls the entire logistics process and ensures that the right quantities are picked up from the warehouse. Electric trolleys will make various rounds on a daily basis and ensure that everything will be in the right place. During the building process the possibility for adding conveyor belts at a later stage will be taken into account.