DÖRTH

Bigger, more cutting edge, more efficient

The production site in Dörth, which was opened in 2015, features maximum efficiency in all areas: in its connection to the transport network, its sophisticated logistics as well as its intelligent material flow based on an optimal overall layout.

Efficiency is further enhanced by the versatility of the machines and systems, which ensure the traditionally high level of vertical range of manufacture. This enables SCHOTTEL to produce all of the main parts of the propulsion systems itself. This is not only ensured by many years of expertise and high availability, but also consistently high quality.

Optimal Overall Layout

Intelligent material flow

Incoming Goods
  • Unloading station for incoming goods
  • Data entry into the inventory management system
  • Unpacking and visual check
Quality Check
  • Quality inspection before storage
  • Inspection of form and dimensional accuracy by using state-of-the-art measurement tools
Warehouse & Intralogistics
  • Central warehouse for production
  • Narrow aisle storage system
  • Vertical small parts storage
Steel Processing
  • Production for welded components
  • Plate forming 
  • Robot welding
  • Sandblasting for welded components
Mechanical Production
  • High depth of production
  • All machine tools CNC controlled and DNC supported
  • Direct data interchange for new and updated machine codes incl. tool setup data
  • Use of cutting-edge CAD/CAM and simulation technologies
Coating
  • Sandblaster 
  • Washing cabin 
  • Combined painting and drying cabins
  • Central mixing and dosing units for paint
  • Mobile platform for thruster transportation
Warehouse & Intralogistics
  • Central warehouse for production
  • Narrow aisle storage system
  • Vertical small parts storage
Gearbox Assembly
  • Shrinking with liquid nitrogen and inductive heating
Thruster Assembly
  • Assembly pit 
  • Places for
    • pre-assembly in front of the pit
    • mounting and test run preparation
Test Center
  • Indoor test basins for heat run tests
  • Removable sound protection hood
  • Waste heat from the water used to heat the office building
Coating
  • Sandblaster 
  • Washing cabin 
  • Combined painting and drying cabins
  • Central mixing and dosing units for paint
  • Mobile platform for thruster transportation
Hydraulic & Propeller Assembly
  • Mounting of hydraulic components
  • Hydraulic test equipment
  • Mounting of propeller and nozzle
Packaging & Dispatch
  • Packaging of thruster and equipment
  • Indoor truck loading
  • Dock leveler for container loading

ECO-CONSCIOUS

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY MANAGEMENT

The site also meets the latest requirements in the area of environmental protection: Photovoltaic systems supply the factory with environmentally friendly electricity, reducing the consumption of conventional power. The ventilation systems work with heat recovery; the heat from the compressors is additionally used to heat the painting and drying cabins. The warm water, which is heated by the test runs of the propulsion units and the resulting frictional energy, is also used by a heat pump to heat the offices.

2015
opened
24000
production area
4 halls
up to 270m long and 18m high