Preventing supply bottlenecks – and making more space for clean air

“New additions to our portfolio since the COVID-19 pandemic include mobile air purifiers for schools, conference rooms, etc.”, explains Jürgen Gießler from AFS Airfilter Systeme GmbH. “This is an area in which AFS can bring all its air purification expertise to bear and deliver one of the most efficient and quietest units available on the market”.

AFS are committed to quality, which it guarantees not only through ISO 9001 certification, but also through regular inspections by the TÜV and internal quality management systems. Customers appreciate this commitment. “Our order books are full, thanks to our expertise and customer-focused approach”, says Gießler. But the general market situation is posing challenges for the company. “Procurement issues resulting in extended delivery times as well as increased prices are causing us problems”, he continues.

Several years ago, the company built an extension and rented an additional building nearby in order to make it less vulnerable to disruptions in the supply chain yet still be able to meet customers’ requirements. “The market situation meant that the storage capacity limits of these spaces were also quickly reached however”, explains Gießler. It was clear to the company that it needed even more space. A new building was required. “But that would take time, and we needed the space immediately”, he continues. The company began looking at lightweight buildings as a way of creating more warehouse space quickly and flexibly. AFS Airfilter Systeme GmbH found Herchenbach online and quickly commissioned them to assemble the new building. “Delays on our side meant that the process from planning to implementation was somewhat longer than anticipated, while from Herchenbach’s side, things took about 3 months”, says Gießler. “We were very satisfied with this timescale. Herchenbach also kept to all the timings”.

AFS Airfilter Systeme GmbH decided on the Safe+, an unheated warehouse with high-quality roofing textile and trapezoidal sheet walls. It provides theft, condensation and weather protection for non-temperature-sensitive parts. “This unheated warehouse allowed us to store parts that are not in series production and thus relieve our actual production by creating space in this area again”, explains Gießler. “We use the building mainly as a warehouse. After commissioning, however, we were also able to accommodate a small section of our bulky goods production in the new building”.