Industry

Construction

The construction industry is evolving, and construction products like air ducts, water drainage systems, and ventilation components are manufactured in high volumes, in many variants, and to increasingly strict standards for energy efficiency and durability. The industry has moved from craft-based methods toward more industrialized production, and the demands on manufacturing equipment have followed. Precision, repeatability, and the ability to switch between product types quickly are now baseline expectations.

The challenge

Producing more, with less

Manufacturers of construction components face pressure from several directions at once: rising costs, labor shortages, and stricter requirements for energy efficiency and climate adaptation. At the same time, customers expect higher quality, shorter lead times, and the ability to switch between product variants quickly. Meeting these demands calls for a higher degree of automation and more industrialized production methods, supported by equipment that is built for the realities of this industry.

Efficiency

High output, optimized cycle times, and low energy consumption per part. When margins are tight and volumes are high, the efficiency of the production line makes a direct difference to your competitiveness.

Flexibility

The variety of parts in construction manufacturing is wide, and production volumes can shift quickly. Modular presses and automation make it possible to adapt to different components, materials, and batch sizes without rebuilding the line.

Long-term performance

Equipment that runs reliably year after year, with stable quality and high availability. A low total cost of ownership is partly about the purchase price, but even more about what the line costs to operate and maintain over its full lifetime.

Our solution

Dedicated solutions for construction manufacturing

With more than 600 tools and 100 production lines delivered for air duct parts alone since the 1960s, along with extensive experience in water drainage and other construction applications, we have a detailed understanding of what this industry requires. That knowledge, combined with expertise in presses, automation, tooling, and line integration, allows us to configure production lines that are well matched to your specific products and volumes.

Forming expertise

Whether the process involves cutting, draw, deep draw, bending, embossing, or folding, every line is configured for purposeful production. Servo press technology allows the tool to be designed for fewer operations, which reduces cost per part, lowers environmental footprint, and improves total cost of ownership

Flexible production

For small and medium-sized workshops producing a wide variety of parts, flexibility is essential. Transfer systems, pick-and-place automation, and various press-to-press feeding solutions can be combined to suit different parts, layouts, and production volumes, so the equipment adapts to your reality, rather than the other way around.

Unified system solutions

AP&T combines presses, automation, tooling, control systems, and material handling into one fully synchronized production solution. Built on proven modules and configured around the customer's products, volumes, and factory conditions, each line is optimized to deliver maximum performance, availability, and long-term value.

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