The four Heckert machining centres seem somehow smaller and more compact. At the request of the customer, Starrag built the machines 750 mm into the ground in order to simplify the ergonomics and handling through ground-level accessibility, which increases productivity. This lower-level installation is just one example of the many details that can be optimised. 

The skilled art of good industrial planning is evident not only in the construction of new plants (Greenfield), but above all in the modernisation of an existing plant (Brownfield). This task is made all the more difficult when the transition must take place with no downtime for ongoing operations. In 2015, this was exactly the mammoth task facing Max Weishaupt GmbH, based in Schwendi, Upper Swabia (south of Ulm): The task at hand was to upgrade the existing plant from 1992 with its five machining centres. The new production technology needed to be capable of machining the housing of the new WKmono 80 large burner; the old systems were not able to handle a burner of this size.