ABU's Modern Factory
Abu Garcia Factory Svangsta SWEDEN
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All Ambassadeurs
size 4000-6000 are made in Svängsta. About 570 000 made each
year!
We have 190 employees at this point. (Jan 06)
We are investing in
automation of assembly, and state of the art equipment to make
all our gears and all surface treatment.
We make all the
quality deciding parts in house and all parts in the reel is
surface treated at the facility in Svängsta. Of course we do all
assembly and quality control here. (we do this to have control
of everything that decides the quality of the reels.)
50% of our
production co-workers work in parts production and 50% in
assembly.
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We are making a lot
of progress in the plant.
In the past 4 years
we have:
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Improved
productivity by 60%
* Reduced inventory
from 32M to 8M Sek
* Reduced customer
claims by 60%
* Reduced scrap by
60%
*Improved delivery
performance to 95%
These are all great
accomplishments that will make sure the Ambassadeurs will be
made in Sweden for many years to come.
The Swedish made
Ambassadeurs are more healthy than ever.
The quality has never been better! Below samples of recent design/production
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So we can see by these details kindly provided by General Manager Jan Sjoblom of the Svangsta Abu Garcia Factory, that all is indeed well with the modern Ambassadeur and a new generation of fans will be well satisfied with current offerings.
I myself, whilst an oldie, brought up on the 60/70/80's reels, and who learned to appreciate the heritage of the Records, have Morrums in my collection and will soon move to add a few new Record Ambassadeurs into my collection also.