Success Stories

Boge

The Böllhoff ECOTECH team optimises the fastening components in Boge compressors

Boge compressors

With more than 110 years of experience, Boge Kompressoren is one of the oldest manufacturers of compressors and compressed air systems in Germany. The company is one of the market leaders. The aim was to identify optimisation potential for the fastening technology in the compressors and to develop suitable solutions.

The Boge success story

Working together as partners, meeting as equals.

Initial situation

High assembly effort

Boge was looking for an alternative way to close the compressors and for ways to optimise the connections of the individual components. In particular, the use of split pin conntections and rivet nuts led to high assembly costs and was very time-consuming when manufacturing the compressors.

The Böllhoff ECOTECH application engineers analysed this application as part of a belt inspection. As a result, technical solutions were proposed and presented to Boge. In the end, the application engineers were able to present the DST quick connector as the optimum and more efficient solution for this application.

Solution

ECOTECH - Unique engineering service for optimised connection technology

As a leading expert in the field of connection technology, we are at your side with our ECOTECH consulting services to offer you customised solutions. Our in-depth expertise and many years of experience enable us to offer you the best possible support to optimise your connections and make your processes more profitable.

We noticeably reduce your production costs

Thanks to our technical expertise, our understanding of the industry and our proximity to the customer's problem, we determine the right solution for your application without forgetting the overall costs.
We shorten your time to market

Thanks to the early on-boarding of our application engineers, we support you in the development process and relieve you of essential verification and validation steps in the qualification of your fastening technology.
We operate sustainably

Both in the type of advice we provide and in terms of ecological and economic product specification, such as the selection of materials and manufacturing processes, our aim is to create a long-term relationship!

DST quick fastener - tool-free and in seconds

The DST quick fastener offers an innovative and high-strength quick fastening solution.

It works like a latch lock in house and room doors - when the DST fastener is pressed through a suitable installation opening, the bevelled edge of the clamping jaws pushes the snap element back into the guide channel like a latch. The spring is tensioned in the process. As soon as the height of the clamping jaws has been overcome during insertion, the tensioned spring pushes the snap elements out of the guide channel again - the result is a high-strength connection.

"Synergies are created that can be transferred to other customers and sectors. It is a win-win situation."

Olaf Hoppe Managing Director Boge compressors

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Result

Tool-free assembly thanks to snap technology

Thanks to ECOTECH's support, various areas of the BOGE compressor were ultimately optimised. The recommended fasteners led to improvements in terms of assembly time, error prevention and cost reduction by reducing the number of parts required.