Ligi 9 miljoni eurone rahasüst viib Sami Valga tehase uuele kasvulainele

Nearly €9 million injection puts Sami Valga plant on new growth track

Client

Sami

Made

2024

Location

Valga

Sami Production carried out a major modernisation project, investing nearly EUR 9 million Upgrading and expansion of the Valga plant. One of the key elements of this investment was New automatic powder coating line designed and installed by Elister, which played a key role in optimising the plant's production processes and increasing productivity.

Major investment and restructuring of production

The company's production facilities were previously located in both Saue, Otepää and Valga, but in order to improve production efficiency it was decided to Otepää factory to be closed and production to be concentrated in the town of Valga. This enabled investment in the expansion of the Valga plant and the introduction of modern technological solutions, including a new paint line.

The case was 4000 m² of new construction and a reconstructed area of the same size., which provided the opportunity to integrate state-of-the-art production solutions.

Coloring line - production bottleneck solved

The previous dye line was the "bottleneck" of production, as it did not allow for the dyeing of large products, which limited production capacity and efficiency.

New automatic powder coating line installed removed this obstacle by allowing:

Pre-washing and dyeing of large and complex products
Optimising the production process and increasing efficiency
More sustainable and environmentally friendly production

Why the powdered vinaigrette?

The choice of colour scheme was an important part of the project. Compared to traditional wet painting, powder painting offers several advantages:

A better result - stronger and more durable coating
Environmental friendliness - does not emit solvents or dangerous compounds
A process with lower paint consumption - powder coating is recyclable

The choice was also customer demand, as many customers, especially in Finland, prefer powder-coated products.

Environmental sustainability and energy efficiency

Our system not only improves production efficiency, but also reduces environmental impact.. An important part of the system is heat recovery, where the residual heat from the paint line furnace is not wasted, but is used to. for the heating of production halls and welding halls.

Advantages of the system:

High energy conservation - 35-40 MW of heat recovered in just a few months
Cleaner production - clean air is ensured in production through good ventilation and the elimination of solvents.
More efficient use of colour - The powdered paint sprayed alongside is recycled until it is reused. Only the discarded powder is sent to the "landfill".

Elister OÜ's broader role in the modernisation of Sami's production facilities

Our contribution was not limited to the installation of the paint line. We have previously also helped Sami Produce the development of welding ventilation, robotic welding and manual welding workstations in both Valga and Saue..

Some of the key projects:

One of the largest complete welding ventilation systems in Estonia at Saue factory - 30 manual welding stations and 7 welding robots
Ventilation systems with regard to workers - better air quality in production. Not only do we purify the air, but we also ensure the ventilation of the industrial building.
Three colour lines in Sami factories - The Valga colour line is the third solution we have installed.

💡 Elister - innovative industrial solutions to improve production efficiency and sustainability!

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Our cooperation has been good. When we have already installed two paint lines and everything has worked, there are clear reasons why we were delighted that the same partner won the contract for the third paint line.