Know-how Made in Germany
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Consulting Engineering
Know-how Made in Germany
Unabhängiges Management Consulting
Consulting Engineering
Vision – Design – Implementation
The quest for
the perfect casting mould.
If you want to cast a tool, do not assemble smiths and welders
to pour metals, create castings and delegate work,
but teach them about the quest for the perfect cast*.
Loca
tio
*adapted from Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Market concentration and global competition affect your company increasingly. This increases
your corporate responsibility. You must make decisions to save time resources and costs to
ensure stability, growth and additional success. To effectively optimise
your company results you require a partner, who makes the important
visible – look for specialists, who vision, design and implement
your casting and machining company.
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KW Consulting Group is the only independent, industry focused
consulting company with over 350 successful projects,
that also employs managers, merchants, architects, builders,
casters, oven engineers, accountants and quality assurance
staff. If you are thinking of changes or optimisation in your
company, or share your desire for the perfect cast, contact us
today to meet with our consultants.
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Vision – Design – Implementation
KW Consulting Group know-how includes all structures,
processes and technologies of a company; for mid-size
foundries as well as for national and international
metal industry companies. With this knowledge we
can look at customer requirements from different
perspectives and use synergies, to develop optimised
customer-specific solutions.
Consulting
Engineering
Management
Consulting
KW Consulting Group offers single source turnkey
management requirement solutions. Whether strategic
consultation, analysis of existing conditions and market,
potential audit to reduce costs, result improvement,
process, crisis and interims management or realisation of
green field foundries – KW Consulting Group creates
specialised consulting teams, that design and support projects
all the way for each individual task.
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Tastes are different –
quality is not.
For many things in life tastes are different. Even the own performance, market position
or future outlook are seen very often in a subjective manner. Experts look the same way at
a casting. Quality of parts is an exactly defined, traceable output number – just like the
consulting know-how of KW Consulting Group.
Consultants from KW Consulting Group operate with customers worldwide. They develop
strategic company concepts, support optimised company processes, analyse technical
innovations or other changes in markets. At headquarters in Augsburg, information from
40 industry focused and highly specialised consultants is recorded and documented in an
information pool. This worldwide unprecedented and independent network enables
KW Consulting Group to analyse and optimise all structures and processes of a foundry.
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Expert groups are formed based on specific customer requirements, leading projects with
serious consulting on the highest quality level. Special area knowledge enables the teams
to support each other during implementation. Questions around technology, market and
result situation are solved via the network. The KW Consulting Group follows with this a
60-year tradition and most consultants have been dedicated to this for more than 10 years.
KW Consulting Group’s quality motto is method spanning. Consultants from a total of six
consulting companies respond consequently on growing markets and concentrate on results
optimisation. Fees and service packages of the KW Consulting Group are orientated towards
the client’s economic benefits. You already know: Effectiveness and consulting performance
are as much a matter of taste as the quality of perfect castings.
Vision – Design – Implementation
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Apply tomorrow’s
requirements today.
The independent industry know-how and the serious consulting efforts of Krapohl-Wirth
Foundry Consulting GmbH targets economical process related objectives and optimises
customer-supplier relations in a systematic way. Therefore management consulting and consulting engineering tasks can be combined together. Only in this way is a qualitative efficient
consultation consistently possible on all business levels:
Your customers expect shortest turn-around times and increasing flexibility –
KW Consulting Group already has dynamic solutions for these requirements. Especially
· INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
- Green field
- Building renovation
- Turn-Key
· POTENTIAL-AUDIT
- Increasing results per head
- Technical optimisation
- Reject minimisation
the consulting modules of Krapohl-Wirth Foundry Consulting create the best requirements
for your company’s success for tomorrow, today.
· INTERIM MANAGEMENT
- Strategy/Projects/Turn arounds
- Process know-how/Re-engineering
START PROCESS OPTIMISATION IN YOUR COMPANY WITH THE
CONSULTING MODULES BY KRAPOHL-WIRTH FOUNDRY CONSULTING
TODAY – FOR TOMORROW’S DEMANDS.
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Aluminium
Cast iron
Copper
Vision – Design – Implementation
INTERIMS MANAGEMENT
POTENTIAL-AUDIT
Broad market penetration,
practical experience in the
methodology and a high level
of industry-specific specialist
know-how form the reliable
basis of a potential audit.
Based on deep impacting, a practical
experience on the target market,
Krapohl-Wirth interims management is able
to introduce improvements for the company
development in a very short time.
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Nothing is more constant than change –
but together we can adapt.
KW-International looks at your business as a whole – complete with all its networks in
the value creation chain and supports you, step-by-step, through the entire business process.
Our market knowledge as well as business experience makes us a contact for our clients
on “eye level”. Our consultation approach is based on complementing operative problems
with strategic thinking. This guarantees you optimal solutions which are tailor-made for your
business.
Management in industry are, meanwhile, perceiving the permanent changes in
their environment as a normal state. New competitors from the continually nearing
A demand for transparency over the own business is growing with the increasing complexity
of entrepreneurship across all levels. Suitable management tools and the pragmatic implementation of the necessary processes are the key for success.
“wide world”, company mergers and the highest demands on quality – all with
increasing productivity. We, too, are living in the ever-changing world of our clients.
Together with our consultants, you will be able to successfully adapt to this
complex “zig zag” of exciting challenges.
Worldwide partnerships and mergers are seen also in the foundry industry. Already for years,
our expertise has been helping our clients to prepare for co-operations, defend themselves
against unwanted takeover bids and develop opportunities and risks concerning mergers &
acquisitions.
Our client portfolio includes important OEM’s, TIER 1 and 2 as well as service companies in
Europe and Asia.
THE KNOWLEDGE ULTIMATELY REMAINS IN YOUR COMPANY.
YOUR TRUST IS OUR MOST IMPORTANT SUCCESS FACTOR.
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INTERNAL OPTIMISATION
DEVELOP EXISTING CLIENT PORTFOLIO
· Internationalisation
· New Branches
DEVELOP TURNOVER / CLIENT
· Organic growth from own strength
· Internal Optimisation
DEVELOP NEW BUSINESS FIELDS
· Company Acquisitions
· Partnerships
· Technology
· Distribution/Sales
· Organisation
INTERNATIONALISATION
· Production
· Market
· Acquisition
PRODUCT PORTFOLIO OPTIMISATION
· DB Analyses
· Value Creation
· Make or Buy
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Solutions from one hand
can not be counted on five fingers!
Industrial projects demand creativity coupled with a broad fundamental knowledge to do
justice to complex demands. Building and system planning incorporate technical building
fittings, infrastructure and maintenance – the range of services KW-Engineering offers
includes the complete engineering and technical development of a project. For this, factors
important for the client, such as economic factors, schedules and quality and environmental
standards, are taken into consideration.
There is usually little time between the product idea and it being ready to market.
To be successful in the competition, KW-Engineering develops suitable solutions from
one hand – one source – and implements product development in the planning
and realisation process. Complex solutions which can not be counted on five fingers.
Necessary for the highly complex production-technical and entrepreneurial project control
is the combination of know-how and “to do” – a basis for all successful partnerships.
Here the client always has the same contact person in all phases of the project. The project
related procedure guarantees cost effectiveness and that deadlines are met.
- Comprehensive planning of buildings and systems along with technical fitting as well as
coordination and inclusion of the specific production system data prevents any losses
at contact points.
- KW specific, complete, detailed planning of all buildings and systems parts at the same
time as the call to tender including assembly and installation plans, list of items etc.
- Detailed call to tender with bill of quantities of technical assembly sections for
optimal cost finding for the maintenance and waste management of systems for all
possible changes.
- Evaluation of offers, finding the ideal costs taking the skill of the provider into account.
IT CAN BE PROVEN THAT ALL RESPONSIBLY SUPPORTED PROJECTS
WERE COMPLETED WITHIN THE SET SCHEDULE AND BUDGET!
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DECISIVE FACTORS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND
INVESTMENT PROJECTS:
1. Feasibility study with investment estimate
2. Building and systems description
and ordering
3. Investment planning and control
4. Schedule planning and control
5. Determine quality standards
6. Examination and compliance
COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT
SERVICES:
Buildings and infrastructure
Systems and installation planning
Technical building equipment
Clean room technology
Conveying and storage technology
Fire protection and security
technology
Maintenance and waste management
Environmental technology
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Tendency
total investment
in Mio. e
As a consulting provider,
KW Consulting Group
is able to simulate a
complete foundry – incl.
infrastructure, new build
and system planning.
FULL SIZE SERVICE COMPANY
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Many ways lead to success –
we know them all.
Successful company managers have a vision for possibilities. The lived visionary force
first proves during implementation. For KW Consulting Group, the process
ICME supports companies during the complete strategic change process until results have
been achieved. Services cover the whole classic spectrum from strategy via processes/
organisation to management systems. Consulting in customer focused activities is a main
focal point to enable changes in your company (Management of customer value).
We form inter-disciplinary project teams with theme and industry specific competencies.
You decide where simple or already complex organisational structures need to be created.
You also shape the optimal framework – i.e. the road to success.
ICME knows solutions from about 2500 (!) projects as one of the first European company
consulting services, to manage the future “Complex-Change” tasks together with you.
and organisational unit level is backbone of the company to implement a vision
successfully. Consultants of ICME take responsibility for the development of
such business models.
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MANAGE COMPLEX TASKS WITH THE PROVEN
ICME THINK MODEL
Complete management systems, like the balanced
scorecard (BSC), must master the ever increasing
and more complex structures, which change on
a regular basis. ICME introduces a BSC system
to your company, enabling strategic objectives
along with a value chain in processes and
organisational units for the daily operation
of the company.
Vision – Design – Implementation
VISION
DEVELOPMENT/IMPLEMENTATION
OF STRATEGY
for various company levels
Market/Sales/Marketing
DESIGN
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Change Project Management
Strategy Project Management
IMPLEMENTATION
CONCEPT/DESIGN/INTRODUCTION
OF MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS
Controlling
Measures-Controlling
Strategy Check
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Commerical + Technical Due Diligence
Partner Search
Buyer/Seller
BENCHMARKING
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We do not like spanners
in the works.
Change-Management of InterQuality-Experts optimises company processes in industry and
service for over 20 years. Consultant in the US and Europe work of the realisation, that
individual, isolated changes are not able to secure long-term success. We generate complete
changes. For this, experienced teams integrate proven and new tools – custom made for the
customer situation.
Business processes usually slow down during change introduction. Just as if a spanner
is in the machine. People worry about negative effects. For improvements to pull
The InterQuality process convinces through its systematic approach. If you agree with
the following statements, the TQM mechanism will result in a quick direct advantage.
We should talk.
instantaneously, KW Consulting Group relies on intensive workshops of InterQuality, which
introduce the participants to the concept and tools for process optimisation.
Quality requirements are not fulfilled
Lack of machine availability
Costs of “non-quality” too high
Lack of motivation and team spirit
Waste in processes
Inefficient work groups
Throughput times too high
Result problems
High warranty costs
Many product claims and returns
Repeated product problems
Product development takes too long
Products do not fulfil customer requirements
Market trends are unpredictable
Require technologies one Step ahead of the crowd
Look for innovative solutions, quickly realisable
Your demands to TQM systems are our business. We want our products and methods that sand
is only used in casting moulds.
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Vision – Design – Implementation
SIX SIGMA
The systematic by Six Sigma enables you to gain improvements with an “Zero Fault” objective and process optimisation. This process improved results of many companies in a
very short time. Consultants from InterQuality train their
employees as “Green Belts” and “Black Belts” and support
their projects from the start phase to a successful result.
DESIGN FOR SIX SIGMA
DFSS is currently a very effective method to develop processes and products. Development processes are shortened
drastically while considering customer requirements.
“Putting out fires” in business life can be consequently
avoided. This development systematic will lead to extensive
improvements in your organisational structure.
TRIZ
The problem solving algorithm TRIZ, the Russian abbreviation for theory of innovative problem solving is a super
weapon in the fight against technological barriers and for
systematic development of your products and processes.
Your apparantly unsolvable problems will be cracked in no
time. InterQuality trains your employees into TRIZ specialists
and solves your problem in a very short time.
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Too many cooks
spoil the broth.
IWF stands for complete and total customer service, we do not accept partial success of
a realised solution. This results in many long-term and close relationships between the
companies. To be especially successful in HR development, this trust is a prerequisite for
the consulting service of IWF.
Increased market competition effect business units, departments and individual
This customer trust also documents our extensive knowledge. The combination of practical
experience with customer specific requirements create the best base for individual successoriented solutions.
employees of a company. To be able to act in little response time, KW Consulting Group
recommends to improve all requirement profiles on a continuously and
systematic level. Applicable projects for performance oriented employees motivation
and remuneration using quality characteristics are managed by consultants
· INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING/
CAPACITY PLANNING
- Capacity taking
- Multi moment-studies
- MTM-Analysis
- Weak point analysis
· WAGES AND REMUNERATION
SYSTEM
- System and work times
- Employee motivation
- Efficiency increase
of IWF-Industrieberatung Dr. Ing. H. Wegener GmbH.
· PLANNING AND CONTROL
- Reduction of storage time
- Scheduling
- Warehouse reduction
The know-how of IWF demands the full responsibility of each employee for his/her area of
work and his job. This will develop many small entrepreneurs in your company – leading to
optimised response in case of market changes.
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CONSULTING PORTFOLIO
Preliminary/Main analysis/Rough analysis
Report, Strategy/Rentability check
Detail check
Implementation
CONSULTING PHASE
Documenting the
ACTUAL conditions
Evaluation
Strengths weakness profile
Analysis of weak points
Solution suggestions, measures
Implementation
Compressed, part. plausibility test of company documents
Detailed, including comprehensive analysis
Self evaluation
Strengths weakness profile
Analysis with customer
Company extensive data collection
Company and /or industry comparison
Rough planning
Fine planning
Supported by responsible staff
Supported by management
Training
Integration on main topics
Complete performance delivery
Implementation responsibility
Limited line responsibility
Monitoring/periodical performance review
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Why try complicated,
if you can cast easy…?
The pouring of liquid metal into moulds is the most precise and reliable solution for the
realisation of constructive specifications. But the working steps to a perfect group are usually
more complex than expected. AJE Innovation & Engineering develops innovative solutions
for constructive requirements of a new group or optimises the existing ones. As a practical
partner the performance spectrum entails:
Many various component groups use precision parts worldwide.
Within their functional range they must transfer enormous forces or endure sudden
· TECHNICAL PROCESS OPTIMISATION
- Maintenance
- Improve effectiveness
force impacts. AJE innovation & Engineering takes over the required design tasks
to optimise a component group for KW Consulting Group.
· SERVICE
- CAD drawings
- 3D-design development
- 3D-design engineering
· ENGINEERING
- Optimisation of groups
Because of the excellent technical possibilities and the practical AJE experience, a question
is often asked at the end of the project: “Why were we thinking of such a complicated
process, if it can be so easy?”
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Limitless
know-how.
+HAGI+
Vision – Design – Implementation
The HAGI Team comprises of engineers, who worked previously at mid-size foundries and in
top management of larger groups. Their knowledge opens access to new markets and regions
in Eastern Europe. The respected knowledge of HAGI has no borders – just like the complex
requirements of potential customers. The HAGI portfolio enables to illustrate complex foundry
processes and technologies:
As international as the market penetration of the KW customer, the KW consultants
· CONSULTING/PLANNING/ENGINEERING
must act as well. Borders in Europe are long gone. KW Consultants have a
presence in all economical important regions of this planet. KW Consulting Group
especially works with HAGI for the development in the East.
· PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Foundry systems
- Finishing
- Processes
· EASTERN MARKET
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The KW Consulting Group belongs to the category
of professional consulting companies and this comes,
not least, from the company philosophy:
“Vision – Design – Implementation.”
The consulting group is led by four professionals
with a great passion for liquid metal:
Dr. Hans-Peter Krapohl
Wolfgang Wirth
Andreas Veigel
Michael Busekros
Dipl.-Ing.
Chief Executive Officer
Dipl.-Ing.
Executive Manager
Dipl.-Ing.
Executive Manager
Foreman
Executive Manager
His exceptional cost-orientated “Implementation” can be
seen in 15 built/renovated
foundries in ten years. These
include the most modern
aluminium and iron foundries
in Germany and Europe – for
OEM’s as well as for TIER 1’s
and also for non-automotive
customers. Andreas Veigel is
managing director in international companies. Responsible
for the realisation of industrial
parks in Europe, Asia and
America. He worked in
consultancy since 1996 and
became, in 2004, a partner
of the KW Consulting Group.
He specialises in foundries
with an average of 1.5
foundries p.a. worldwide.
Experienced specialist for both
sustained and pragmatical
“Instruction”. He is an allround talent focused on interim
managements, turnaround and
trouble shootings – in the
aluminium and heavy metal
cast area, as well as in other
production areas. Measures
implemented by him are to be
found both in the engineering
and within the pattern and
mould making sectors. Since
1992 – foundry plant manager,
production manager and
managing director in diverse
industrial companies; parallel,
he is active in the consulting
business. Since 2009 – executive manager/partner of the
KW Consulting Group.
Education: architectural
studies and civil engineering
studies at Kassel College.
Education: pattern locksmith,
foreman and REFA-specialist.
“Primus inter Pares”, CEO of
the group and managing
director of Krapohl-Wirth
Foundry Consulting GmbH, Dr.
Hans-Peter Krapohl represents
“Vision”. He has international
management experience from
more than 150 projects including 10 successful interim
management mandates and
various strategic re-orientations. Until 1996, he worked
in various international companies in management before
changing to consultancy.
In 2004 he was one of the
founders of the KW Consulting
Group.
Whether iron or aluminium –
his name represents high
quality “Design”. With his
practice orientation and
pronounced management
experience, he optimises
operative processes, key data,
budgets and times in order to
bring foundry businesses back
into the profit zone, economically and long-term, in the
shortest time possible. He has
been active in leading positions
at well known companies
in the industry since 1985.
Wolfgang Wirth has, since
2000, worked in consulting and
is one of the founders of the
KW Consulting Group. A polyglot
Education: Studies and
doer and global player who
doctorate in foundry studies
has worked in Europe, Latin
at RWTH Aachen. Research
America, Asia, Australia and
and development work are
evidence of his scientific skills. South Africa.
Studies in quality control and Education: model builder and
engineering studies in foundry
further training in Japan.
technology in Friedberg.
Vision – Design – Implementation
The KW Consulting Group GmbH & Co. KG is a privately managed company with an equity
ratio of 100%. The industry-focused consultancy company is independent with a pronounced
national and international market knowledge of the foundry industry.
Managing partner:
Authorised proxy:
General partner:
Dr. Hans-Peter Krapohl
Wolfgang Wirth
KW Consulting Group Verwaltungs GmbH
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