How it works
EasyScale is a combination of bins and scales calibrated to a certain weight. When the weight of a bin falls below an agreed reordering weight an order is generated to Bufab. The scales are available in sizes from a single bin to a EUR-pallet. EasyTrack™ shows the weight of each bin in real time, in that way you will know the exact stock around the clock. The solution is suitable for one bin systems and on sites where stock levels always need to be precise.
What you will get
How it works
All bins are equipped with unique tags and when a bin is scanned an order is generated. There are different scanners available to suit your needs and the solution is suitable for one or multiple bin systems.
What you will get
How it works
Vending machines can be an efficient tool for improving production and cutting costs. EasyVend allows you to distribute products such as tools, C-Parts, equipment etc. to your co-workers at your production site wih maximum cost efficiency. Misused or misplaced tools and products create considerable costs in every industry. Using a EasyVend allows you to better manage these critical inventories.
What you will get
How it works
By using EasyDrop you will have a very easy way to refill your bins. When the bin is empty, just drop it in the EasyDrop, your collective place for all your empty bins, and an order is transferred to Bufab.
What you will get
How it works
With EasyStack you get a very user-friendly and easy to use solution. When a bin is empty you stack them on the upper shelf with a rubber mat with a built-in antenna. When the bin is stacked on the rubber mat – a signal is sent out that the bin needs to be refilled.
What you will get
Since Bufab was founded back in 1977, our strength has been our flexibility and solutionoriented approach. Our awareness and curiosity are reflected in everything we do, and our focus is consistently on identifying improvements and ensuring they are implemented. With this fundamental philosophy as a benchmark, a carefully defined concept has taken shape. A concept that offers even smarter solutions. Bufab Creative Component Solutions™ – complexity made easy.
With Bufab Creative Component Solutions™ we offer adapted assembly arrangements for both basic and more complex components and fasteners – regardless of size, shape or quantity. We supply everything from the simplest subassemblies to the most intricate products, and in both small and large series. By outsourcing the assembly work, you can achieve the highest level of efficiency more easily.
Kitting is another part of Bufab Creative Component Solutions™. Improve the efficiency of your production process and avoid unnecessary bottlenecks by allowing us to handle the sorting and packing the parts. Together we can find flexible solutions and we can deliver directly to the end product.
EasyTrackTM is a cloud service that makes your C-Parts management smoother than ever. Orders are placed on demand and delivered to your point of use.
EasyTrackTM provides you with a transparent overview of your racks, bins, refilling, orders, drawings and more. You can create printable article lists, view different sites and make sure that the same articles are used globally. EasyTrackTM is connected to one or more on-site solutions and can be used through a laptop, tablet, smartphone or hand scanner.
When you and your company are looking for competitive competence in C-Parts, use Bufab Technology Academy, the collected technology training offered by Bufab.
This education will give you the knowledge to find the right C-Part for the right price.
In view of our in-house production and our collaboration with 3,000 skilled suppliers, it is not surprising that the BUFAB group has considerable expertise when it comes to C-Parts. The training we offer includes technical training on purchasing, designing and specifying your C-Parts as well as industry-specific training.
Bufab’s business is all about dedication, speed and trust. We deliver solutions, not products. We are a large family of strong and powerful entrepreneurs with big hearts, and we believe in taking personal initiative locally to drive the business forward. We are dedicated to always meeting our customers’ C-Parts needs, and we believe in global teamwork using Bufab Best Practice in order to provide our customers with the best solutions. Or, as we put it: We are Solutionists.Today, we are more than 1,200 team members in more than 27 countries. Our team members are what makes our success. We offer freedom, responsibility and development opportunities within a highly international and entrepreneurial company. At the same time, Bufab retains a lot of the down-to-earth and personable feeling that we’ve had since we were founded in 1977.
Whether you need design advice, help with choosing the right technology, or assistance in reviewing an existing design for cost efficiency and quality, Bufab has the solution for you. We base our solutions on decades of experience in C-Parts with very demanding customers as well as on our in-house staff of experts in manufacturing technology areas and product areas/materials.
Rather than promote a special technology or brand, we focus on what best suits your needs. We are confident in our technical advice, which is based on our own world-class, in-house manufacturing and our wide network of partners. As a result, we can help you bring down the total direct and indirect costs of your design. We do this not only as part of our everyday work with our customers, but also through the Bufab Design Advice Network and Bufab Quality Value Engineering.
Learn more about one of our six In-house production sites; Bufab Lann in the video.
EasyTrack™ is a cloud service that makes your C-Parts management smoother than ever. Orders are placed on demand and delivered to your point of use.
EasyTrack™ provides you with a transparent overview of your racks, bins, refilling, orders, drawings and more. You can create printable article lists, view different sites and make sure that the same articles are used globally. EasyTrack™ is connected to one or more on-site solutions and can be used through a laptop, tablet, smartphone or hand scanner.
For the Bufab Group sustainability is about balancing economic success, environmental management and social progress to benefit all our stakeholders.
Succeeding with this is particularly challenging for C-Parts. There are many items, with unique specifications and quality demands, that are ordered from many suppliers worldwide, and each item has a low value. It is therefore often difficult for our customers to guarantee that the entire supply chain has been handled in a way that is sustainable and ethically sound.
This is where Bufab comes in. As customers gradually increase demands on themselves and their suppliers, it will become more important to have a responsible partner supplying C-Parts. The sustainability perspective is therefore present in every aspect of Bufab’s operations – from how we formulate and conduct our business, to how we assess risks. But also in how we act in the communities where we operate and how we behave toward each other. We seek to maintain the health, security and safety of our employees, suppliers and others who are affected by our operations.
Bufab’s sustainability agenda is primarily governed by our Code of Conduct and our policies for employees, the environment, quality, and anti-corruption.
Bufab has signed the UN Global Compact and follows its principles.
By systematically improving sustainability in our business, we hope to become a more relevant partner for increasingly demanding customers. Commercial viability sense and sustainability are not, therefore, in conflict at Bufab. They support each other.
We have close to 300,000 unique parts, covering every conceivable C-Part, stretching from traditional fasteners to complicated processed and assembled components in a variety of materials.
Our range is continuously growing and the complexity increases, all after our customers’ need.
C-Parts usually accounts for a large number of all part numbers in a bill of material. They are details such as metal or plastic fasteners (screws, bolts, nuts, rivets, pins, washers, etc.), other small metal-, rubber- or plastic parts such as cables, springs and electronic fasteners.
What is significant about C-Parts?
– Lower unit cost
– Wide product variety
– Larger volumes
– Many suppliers within the segment
Volume vs Value
C-Parts are unique in that purchase price contributes only a small part of the total cost of a component, often as little as 20%. The remaining 80% of the total cost is made up of indirect costs in the form of:
– Logistics costs (forecasting, planning, ordering; incoming goods handling, inspection; warehousing, stock taking, stock control; internal transports and line feed; freight, especially express freight; capital costs, scrap and obsolescence).
– Sourcing costs (supplier sourcing, evaluation, verification; negotiation; supplier administration; parts administration; phase-out/phase-in costs).
– Quality costs (costs of preventive quality measures, such as SQA, and of corrective quality measures (scrap, rebuild), as well as indirect costs of quality such as line stops, rescheduling).
Through our Global Supplier Network we give you cost savings, assured quality, improved forecasting and, ultimately, higher productivity. We source parts from all over the world, drawing on our global network of more than 3,000 suppliers.
The suppliers are selected, evaluated and developed using Bufab’s global supplier process with the help of our global commodity managers and our purchasing offices. We want to build the world’s best supplier base and work with suppliers on a long-term basis by creating lasting relationships that contribute to our customer’s bottom-line.
Bufab has a long experience in EDI and implementing EDI at our customers, which will make the execution smooth.
EDI is a standardized method of transferring data between different computer systems. It is commonly used for sending orders/forecasts, tracking shipments, and creating invoices.
Take advantage of the benefits:
• Increased accuracy – reduces the risk of manual typing errors and delays in the supply chain
• Improved operational efficiency – reduces the amount of manual work and attention
• Enhanced visibility -> orders are registered instantly in Bufab’s ERP system
We always put quality and excellent customer relations first. Being a supplier to demanding customers worldwide calls for comprehensive quality procedures. The various Bufab companies have different quality assurance certificates, depending on the products supplied and clients served.
In addition to our own quality assurance procedures, our suppliers have the responsibility to fulfil our demanding quality standards.
Supplier Audits and Development
During the audit we assess manufacturing capabilities and quality assurance as well as sustainability aspects. We have high requirements on Code of Conduct and compliance to RoHS, REACh and Conflict Minerals.
Quality Labs in Centre of Excellence (CoE)
A our CoE’s we have the possibility to conduct various tests, such as;
• Tensile and Hardness test (micro-Vickers) and material preparation.
• Material Analysis (Optical Emission Spectrometer).
• Surface coating thickness X-ray and coordinate measuring machine, optical and tactile probe.
• Mitutoyo Measurlink statistical software. Complaint handling and inspection integrated in ERP.
EasyTrack™ is a cloud service that makes your C-Parts management smoother than ever. Orders are placed on demand and delivered to your point of use.
EasyTrack™ provides you with a transparent overview of your racks, bins, refilling, orders, drawings and more. You can create printable article lists, view different sites and make sure that the same articles are used globally. EasyTrack™ is connected to one or more on-site solutions and can be used through a laptop, tablet, smartphone or hand scanner.
Our management system Bufab Best Practice (BBP) is the platform that guides all companies to work in the most efficient way.
To assure that the Bufab Best Practice is used we have an ambitious internal audit and improvement program where all our companies are audited. We know that 1,200 people in more than 20 countries together are smarter than one. With our Bufab Best Practice management system, Code of Conduct and policies,
we are striving to create the best internal processes in our industry by 2020.
Considering each supplier requires negotiations, quality assurance actions, logistical handling, and separate handling of accounts payables, your best bet to cut costs is most likely to reduce the number of suppliers.
Even if the consolidation process requires some effort, you can rest assured that the money and time are being well invested. Depending on your goals and the scale and status of your operations, it is reasonable to expect a 20 percent reduction in the total cost of ownership.
The benefits of C-Parts Consolidation
In addition to on-time deliveries, the immediate benefits include more space and less tied-up capital – even if you buy monthly rather than yearly. Other positive side effects – like a single invoice, a single coordinated delivery, and a single speaking partner with regard to C-Part technical matters – come as a bonus. You can imagine what this means in terms of reduced handling and administration as well as much reduced overhead costs over the long term. We call this C-Parts Consolidation.
In addition to our great network of suppliers we have six in-house production plants that focus on meeting the very toughest customer requirements.
Bufab Lann AB
the leading manufacturer in Sweden of turned parts to demanding customers in several different industrial segments.
BUMAX AB
our own brand – the world’s strongest stainless bolt.
Apex Stainless
one of Europe’s leading specialist suppliers of Stainless Steel Fasteners with a worldwide reputation for its extensive and comprehensive range.
Rudhäll Group
a global manufacturer of components and systems for demanding industrial customers. The group consists of Rudhäll, Ejvo and Hallborn.
How it works
With EasyStack you get a very user-friendly and easy to use solution. When a bin is empty you stack them on the upper shelf with a rubber mat with a built-in antenna. When the bin is stacked on the rubber mat – a signal is sent out that the bin needs to be refilled.
What you will get
We have a wide range of specialised packing and kitting systems. Bufab’s state-of-the-art kitting solutions – developed in-house – are availbale to complement your production or to supply your end product.
Our systems are focused on serving the very toughest quality control standards, while providing efficiency, capable to handle the demand of tight production schedules.
The kits are controlled throughout the kitting process to ensure the correct parts are included and to the right quantity. Our kitting process has been designed to allow for the highest accuracy and productivity. Parts that are out of tolerance are rejected prior to entering the kitting flow.
We provide kits to the industry worldwide and our in-house production units are located in Sweden, Romania and in Poland.
Take advantage of the benefits:
At Bufab we offer adapted assembly arrangements for both basic and more complex components and fasteners – regardless of size, shape and quantity. We supply everything from the simplest subassemblies to the most intricate products in both small and large series. By outsourcing the assembly work, you can achieve the highest level of efficiency more easily.
Get to know one of our assembled products – the “Egg carrier” – provided to one of our customers in the Netherlands, one of the world’s largest producer of egg sorting. The product is a part of a sorting machine that can sort 216,000 eggs per hour!
EasyTrack™ is a cloud service that makes your C-Parts management smoother than ever. Orders are placed on demand and delivered to your point of use.
EasyTrack™ provides you with a transparent overview of your racks, bins, refilling, orders, drawings and more. You can create printable article lists, view different sites and make sure that the same articles are used globally. EasyTrack™ is connected to one or more on-site solutions and can be used through a laptop, tablet, smartphone or hand scanner.
How it works
Vending machines can be an efficient tool for improving production and cutting costs. EasyVend allows you to distribute products such as tools, C-Parts, equipment etc. to your co-workers at your production site wih maximum cost efficiency. Misused or misplaced tools and products create considerable costs in every industry. Using a EasyVend allows you to better manage these critical inventories.
What you will get
How it works
By using EasyDrop you will have a very easy way to refill your bins. When the bin is empty, just drop it in the EasyDrop, your collective place for all your empty bins, and an order is transferred to Bufab.
What you will get
How it works
With EasyStack you get a very user-friendly and easy to use solution. When a bin is empty you stack them on the upper shelf with a rubber mat with a built-in antenna. When the bin is stacked on the rubber mat – a signal is sent out that the bin needs to be refilled.
What you will get
We have a wide range of specialised packing and kitting systems. Bufab’s state-of-the-art kitting solutions – developed in-house – are availbale to complement your production or to supply your end product.
Our systems are focused on serving the very toughest quality control standards, while providing efficiency, capable to handle the demand of tight production schedules.
The kits are controlled throughout the kitting process to ensure the correct parts are included and to the right quantity. Our kitting process has been designed to allow for the highest accuracy and productivity. Parts that are out of tolerance are rejected prior to entering the kitting flow.
We provide kits to the industry worldwide and our in-house production units are located in Sweden, Romania and in Poland.
Take advantage of the benefits:
At Bufab we offer adapted assembly arrangements for both basic and more complex components and fasteners – regardless of size, shape and quantity. We supply everything from the simplest subassemblies to the most intricate products in both small and large series. By outsourcing the assembly work, you can achieve the highest level of efficiency more easily.
Get to know one of our assembled products – the “Egg carrier” – provided to one of our customers in the Netherlands, one of the world’s largest producer of egg sorting. The product is a part of a sorting machine that can sort 216,000 eggs per hour!
Would you like to know how we can improve the productivity and quality of your production? Step inside Bufab Virtual Factory – a 360° experience that helps you find new ways to a seamless and sustainable C-Parts Supply Chain. Discover our different solutions for logistics, quality, sourcing, assembly and much more. Start planning, upgrade your production, and make your C-Parts management easier and more profitable than ever.
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A supermarket is a location which often are used to keep standard inventory and to supply the manufacturing process in an easy way. At the supermarket you will find our different solutions that are suitable for that type of material handling, e.g our EasyScan and EasyScale.
Improve the efficiency of your production process and avoid unnecessary bottlenecks by allowing us to handle the assembly, sorting and packing of your parts. By the Assembly area you will find Bufab Creative Component Solutions as well as EasyDrop, EasyStack and EasyTrack.
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Discover how we put Quality as our top priority, how we work globally through Best Practice and how you can consolidate your C-Parts, through our solution Bufab C-Parts Consolidation.
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The basis for success in C-Parts management is to have a partner with the right range. We offer more than 300,000 different items, covering every conceivable C-Part. Discover how we work toward Sustainability Leadership, our EDI solutions and how you can receive cost savings, assured quality and higher productivity through our Global Supplier Network.
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Time is valid. We have solutions to make sure your assembly workers have their C-Parts as needed, at time and right at their workstation. At the Linedfeeding area you will find our solutions for kitting, subassemblies and our RFID solution EasyStack.
Whether you need design advice, help with choosing the right technology, or assistance in reviewing an existing design for cost efficiency and quality, Bufab has the solution for you. Find out more about our 1,200 Solutionists and how we transfer our knowledge and how you can obtain competitive competence regarding C-Parts, through Bufab Technology Academy.
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Learn more about our solutions EasyVend and EasyDrop and how our solutions can help you to tidy up your workspace.
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At the Final assembly area you will discover EasyTrack, a cloud service that makes your C-Parts management smoother than ever, giving you a transparent overview of your racks, bins, refilling, orders, drawings and more. You can also learn more about kitting and subassemblies and EasyStack.
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