A sign of high quality and excellent workmanship is the continuation of Scott machinery 15 years on with the same cycle time exceeding production output. With the operation of the first automated rangehood system designed with the collaboration of Broan and built in our Christchurch facility in New Zealand, Scott Technology today can be proud of its success within the US market.

Broan, located in Hartford City, Wisconsin, USA continues to be the major rangehood manufacturer within the United States. Fifteen years ago they approached Scott Technology to build its first Overhead Rangehood system and in 2006 has since produced its 20 millionth product. The Scott system is today still operating at the original cycle time of 8 seconds.

Broan Project Statistics

• To operate in automatic mode producing one million parts a year at a cycle time of 8 seconds.
• To be capable of running half carbon steel and half stainless steel.
• Broan proved to be a first for a number of areas:
  • The first vertical power packs were designed and assembled and is used still today on projects.
  • The colour of the machinery was painted a light grey to fit in the modern design of the equipment.
  • This was the first line to use integrated bases and safety guards.
  • The project used commonality between systems to make good use of materials.
  • Aluminium beams were used throughout this project instead of steel beams maximising efficiencies to both customer and Scott.
  • The Broan project allowed Scott to apply methodology and consistency of materials and design in multiple lines, of which is still an integral philosophy today.

One of the challenges that faced Scott Technology facilities were the sizes of the lines and the timeframe they had to be built to. The capacity of the Christchurch facility meant that there had to be efficient build management of the lines using duplicate processes and materials to provide a smooth operation from start to finish. Size by no means ended up being an issue.