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More than half of the residential buildings built in 2021 in Germany are supplied by heat pumps. In the industry, heat pumps are also gaining importance. [...]

Social responsibility plays a major role at Dr. Schönheit + Partner. We are impressed by the extraordinary commitment of the "Initative Bauen Wohnen Arbeiten e.V." (Initiative Build Live Work) and are pleased to support this project. With the donation of a fully automatic coffee machine, we are laying the foundation for a cooperative partnership. [...]

From May 11 - 12, the renowned Aachen Machine Tool Colloquium (AWK) took place, where industry and science exchange information on the latest developments in production technology every year. This year's event stimulated the exchange on resilient and sustainable production of the future under the guiding theme "Empower Green Production". At the booth of Dr. Schönheit + Partner, participants learned how they can implement their "Green Factory" with professional support. [...]

LogiMAT, the leading international trade fair for intralogistics solutions and process management, took place in Stuttgart from April 25 - 27, 2023. Dr. Schönheit + Partner presented its solutions to current challenges in the logistics industry and introduced its concept around the Green Factory. [...]

From 7 - 8 March the 30th Münchner Management Colloquium took place in Munich. Dr. Schönheit + Partner was on the spot to put current developments in Operational Excellence to the test and to combine implementable approaches with our own innovative ideas: High Purpose Business Processes for the factories of tomorrow. [...]

Dr Schönheit + Partner is looking into the future as a family-run business and is pleased to welcome Enrico Schönheit as Director Business Development. In his role, Enrico will focus on developing operational excellence projects for new markets. [...]

This year's Tec.Meet.Ing. of the Cologne section of the German Engineers Association VDI took place on 19 January at the DHL Innovation Center in Troisdorf, Germany, and once again offered a special platform for exchange and inspiration. In addition to the presentation of the VDI sponsorship awards, the stands of partner and sponsoring companies, including Dr. Schönheit + Partner, offered a great opportunity for networking. [...]

We wish our customers, partners, friends and their families a happy festive season, all the best and health for the year rabbit. [...]

Urban production, integrated logistics services, research and development – a unique, sustainable and state-of-the-art combined industrial and logistics site with up to 2,000 new jobs will be built on an area of up to 550,000 m² in the north of Cologne, Germany, over the next few years. HGK has now presented the development concept drawn up with Dr. Schönheit + Partner to the public. [...]

Once again, Dr. Schönheit + Partner participated in the company contact fair. We are very pleased about the many exciting questions and inspiring contacts we received from students and graduates. [...]

After only 2 years of total construction time, the overall acceptance and handover of the Future Factory to PROBAT took place at their Emmerich site, Germany, at the end of August. During this time, a new building as well as the conversion of the existing area for production and logistics were realized, based on a future-oriented factory concept, which Dr. Schönheit + Partner’s in-house specialists developed and subsequently implemented for the world's leading manufacturer of coffee roasting machines and systems. [...]

Numerous satisfied customers worldwide are enthusiastic about our customized strategy consulting as well as the innovative and holistic planning of their future factory. What sets us apart: 25 years of experience and our unique team, which shapes the sustainable future of our customers with a huge know-how, creativity and innovative power. [...]

The topics of energy, sustainability, employee retention and working time models is on our mind more than ever. In the context of new production and logistics locations, defining the right strategy for the future is essential for long-term corporate success. With our recommendations, we, as an experienced partner for the holistic design of organizations, factories and systems, provide answers to the changes in framework conditions.[...]

LogiMAT, the leading international trade fair for intralogistics solutions and process management, took place in Stuttgart from May 31 - June 2, 2022. Dr. Schönheit + Partner presented its unique, holistic overall package "S + P Integrated" – from industrial architecture to lean management – for the successful planning, optimization and realization of sustainable and future-proof factories.[...]

Urban production, integrated logistics services, research and development – in the north of Cologne, Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG is pushing ahead with its plans for a highly modern combined industrial and logistics site. Dr. Schönheit + Partner is supporting the development and, together with HGK, has drawn up a master plan that focuses on the issue of sustainability and the goals of Cologne's 2030+ urban strategy.[...]

With the goal of increasing the number of bottlings by up to 60 % in 2040, Dr. Schönheit + Partner, together with the team from Adelholzener Alpenquellen, designed a future-proof, holistic factory concept for the approx. 225,000 m² site in Bad Adelholzen, Germany. A visionary redesign, from production through warehouse and logistics to administration and parking.[...]

Introducing new IT systems is a complex challenge for companies. We accompany you from system and vendor selection through a learning workshop to full implementation. So that your system becomes a holistic success story as well.[...]

How do you create a holistic factory concept in an interdisciplinary planning team? Students of architecture, mechanical engineering and civil engineering learned this in the course "Interdisciplinary Factory Planning" in the winter semester 2021/22 at RWTH Aachen University. For the first time this year, the factory planning task was to be worked on using the BIM method.[...]

Eliminating failures in their plant technology and reducing planned downtime to a necessary minimum is essential for manufacturing companies to ensure robust production processes. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) provides a proven concept to avoid breakdowns, as well as efficient processes for prevention and sustainable, permanent breakdown elimination.[...]

Key to ensure not getting lost within this complex environment is to act structured and goal-oriented to be able to develop sustainable solutions. With 25 years of experience, Dr. Schönheit + Partner supports companies of all sizes from a wide range of industries in the planning and optimization of their factories and industrial buildings worldwide.[...]

Graphic Recording adds a visual layer to meetings and events. Dr. Schönheit + Partner successfully uses this method in workshops with clients to make complex topics easier to understand for all participants. The graphic documentation of the discussion sparks creativity and promotes mutual understanding among the participants.[...]

Working with our established remote approach, Dr. Schönheit + Partner developed a state-of-the-art assembly concept to meet the rapid market development for a medical devices manufacturer in Latin America. Reduction of cycle times, improved operator efficiency, and increased output while reducing floorspace needs – convincing results to shape our customer’s future.[...]

Whether critical processes with a need for rapid improvement or time-critical projects – with our intensive workshops we put your selected process to the test within a very short time. With our solution ideas and an implementation roadmap, you can start lifting the identified potentials after just 4 weeks.[...]

The successful digital transformation of an organization does not necessarily require new systems. Often, the existing IT infrastructure offers opportunities for cost-effective further development. Dr. Schönheit + Partner supports you in identifying the basic systems and their targeted adaptation and develops solutions tailored to your company.[...]

A global acting manufacturer of electronic components assigned Dr. Schönheit + Partner to develop the master plan of a new factory on the south coast of England. The challenge was to ensure maximum growth potential considering the limited space available. The solution: a two-level factory building.[...]

The Lead to Lean^® Coach training enables a practical orientation already during studies. On December 6, all participating students successfully completed the training, which was offered for the first time in the winter semester 2021/2022. We congratulate warmly and wish them much fun and success in implementing the knowledge they have acquired.[...]

With the construction of the new factory building, bordbar design GmbH is not only expanding its production and logistics capacities. Concurrently, bordbar is implementing high energy efficiency standards to reduce its carbon footprint. Dr. Schönheit + Partner supports in the planning and realization of this unique project.[...]

A worldwide medical devices manufacturer based in the U.S. listed the services of Dr. Schönheit + Partner to provide an answer to the ambitious growth expectations for its production site in Latin America. For this, Dr. Schönheit + Partner developed and implemented a people- and value stream-driven master plan.[...]

Responding faster to customer needs, creating more resilient processes, making complexity manageable - digitalization opens up a wide range of new opportunities for companies. Together with you, we develop a strategy that is supported by the management and involves all levels of the company.[...]

For the sixth time Dr. Schönheit + Partner participated in the career fair. We are very pleased about the many exciting contacts we were able to make with students and graduates.[...]

SPEIRA GmbH is planning a consolidated, agile and future-oriented research and development center in Bonn. With the support of Dr. Schönheit + Partner, not only a pure "space planning" was created for this future project. In accordance with our holistic approach, the focus was also on organization, modern working methods, processes and potentials.[...]

With the dynamic simulation of Dr. Schönheit + Partner storage requirements can be better estimated and fluctuations in inventory across different product groups can be considered. It also balances production and brings it into flow. This raises enormous savings and optimization potentials in the dimensioning of storage and production.[...]

In April 2020, the planning of the new building for the final assembly with connected production-related administration and packaging for PROBAT, the world's leading manufacturer of coffee roasting machines, started in Emmerich, Germany. Now the official acceptance of the first construction phase took place.[...]

For its latest trolley _voyager, the furniture and design company bordbar received the renowned Red Dot Award. We congratulate warmly and look forward to the joint realization of the new factory in Cologne-Lövenich, Germany.[...]

On April 1, 2021, Dr. Schönheit + Partner will not only celebrate its 24th anniversary. We are continuously working on responding to the needs of our customers in the best possible way. From now on, S + P will therefore operate with an even more agile organization and even flatter internal structures. In the course of this, Tobias Kuhnert is appointed as Managing Director of Dr. Schönheit + P Consulting GmbH.[...]

Shaping the future in production and logistics and driving sustainable change - that's what our Lead to Lean^® Coach courses prepare you for. The next basic qualification (Bronze) and the extended qualification (Silver) will start in April.[...]

On February 2, the final seminar of the open Lead to Lean^®  Coach Silver course took place. We congratulate all participants on their successful completion and wish them much fun and success in implementing their acquired knowledge.[...]

Ensuring maximum plant availability with minimum maintenance effort – which manufacturing company does't dream about this? With a TPM system from S + P the dream becomes reality.[...]

After 25 years on the market and with more than 60 factories and 700 projects in around 20 countries, we know exactly how thoughts become real opportunities. For our numerous customers in the medical technology industry we have carried out extensive and forward-looking projects.[...]

Increasing efficiency and simplifying processes – that is the goal of digitalization initiatives in companies. But often the exact opposite is the case and complexity is even increased. S + P helps prevent this from happening and makes the most of the immense opportunities offered by digitalization.[...]

In recent years, S + P has been working on behalf of various companies throughout Germany on how to maintain production in the city. In the Rhineland, next to the companies Leybold und Romaco Kilian, the Deutsche Infineum and Steinert rely on Cologne as their production location.[...]

In the lecture "Methods for the Optimization of Production Systems" offered in each winter semester at the RFH University of Applied Science, Cologne students learn how they can design and optimize future-oriented production systems.[...]

The final seminar of the first open course for Lead to Lean^® Coach took place on September 17. We congratulate all participants on their successful completion and wish them much fun and success in implementing their acquired knowledge.[...]

Dr. Schönheit + Partner offers companies tailor-made creativity workshops, with which creativity is not only released with pleasure, but can also be used in the right place to create value.[...]

Within 15 months, the new factory building of the Hegwein GmbH was built at the new location in Korntal-Münchingen near Stuttgart, which houses  logistics and administration areas in addition to a value-stream-oriented production.[...]

Even in modern office structures, it is possible to work and hold meetings while observing distance rules and hygiene measures. Dr. Schönheit + Partner has developed a hygiene concept for this purpose, which can be easily implemented.[...]

The first open training course for Lead to Lean^® Coach began on June 18. Our blended learning approach enables a fast learning success with reduced financial expenditure.[...]

Put your construction project to the test with S + P. We analyze your planning contracts, your business needs planning, the architectural quality, the energy design, and show you potential for optimization and possible solutions.[...]

Dr. Schönheit + Partner developed for BARTEC an integrated production system, the BARTEC EXCELLENCE SYSTEM (BES), and introduced it simultaneously on six sites worldwide.[...]

The next training to become a Lead to Lean^® Coach starts in June. [...]

Qualification is a key success factor for successful change. Our Blended Learning approach combines practical training with the efficiency of digital learning - for quick learning success and at the same time reduced financial expenditure. For the first time, we are offering our Lead to Lean^® Coach training as an open course. [...]

The thought model of the opportunity makers from Cologne:
What will be different for production companies?
How do we reap benefits first or at least end up as a winner in the new way of things? [...]

The corona crisis has increased the already existing burden on medical staff in hospitals and brought to light the weaknesses of hospital operations. Simple, creative and flexible processes show a way out of the misery. We support your way to the hospital of the future with our know-how from medicine and technology. [...]

Put your production to the test with S + P. We compare your work and management system with more than 200 production plants worldwide and show you the possible optimization potential. [...]

Security precautions in the fight against the corona virus make us work more from home. Dr. Schönheit + Partner is well networked and offers many services online. [...]

Not only for S + P the health of customers and employees has top priority. The trade fair has now also been officially cancelled.  [...]

LogiMAT, the leading international trade fair for intralogistics solutions and process management, will take place in Stuttgart from 10 - 12 March 2020. [...]

For the fifth time Dr. Schönheit + Partner took part in the career networking fair. Again many interesting contacts to students and graduates could be made. [...]

Digitization, architecture, management culture and processes in the hospital of the future - in discussion with experts from research, production systems and clinical operations. [...]

10 years ago, Dr. Schönheit + Partner founded the expert forum "Innovation Transfer Operations System" (ITOS). The 20th meeting took place on 17 and 18 September 2019, this time on the subject of digital transformation in the industry. [...]

At the end of June 2019, the building application for the future-oriented project was signed in Stockstadt am Main, Germany.  [...]

H&H Gerätebau expands its production, storage and administration areas. Dr. Schönheit + Partner supports the company with the creation and implementation of a new, optimized production layout and an integrated central warehouse structure.  [...]

On 6 March 2019 the first stone laying for Hegwein’s factory of the future took place in Korntal-Münchingen near Stuttgart, Germany.  [...]

It is the fourth time that Dr. Schönheit + Partner participated in the career networking fair. Again, many interesting contacts with high potentials were made. [...]

Dr. Schönheit + Partner congratulates B. Braun on the opening of five new production facilities in Penang (Malaysia) in April 2018. B. Braun is one of the world’s leading producers of health solutions. The new state of the art manufacturing facilities on the campus Penang produce medical technologies and pharmaceutical products for regional and international markets.[...]

Dr. Schönheit + Partner has developed and implemented an operations system for the softliQ-assembly for Grünbeck Wasseraufbereitung GmbH in 2017. Production’s KPIs speak for themselves: Productivity was increased due to the new operations system. [...]

On 22^nd of May 2017, Jan O. Weisel – management member of Dr. Schönheit + Partner Engineering – lectured on the topic “Integrated: No end in itself but additional value for the customer” during a meeting of project leaders. The event was part of the research initiative ENERGIEWENDEBAUEN of the Federal Ministry for Economy and Energy and took place at the University of Lüneburg.[...]

The construction works for the new logistics centre of BRAND — producer of laboratory devices — in Wertheim were awarded last March. Only a month later the project managers, among them the team of Dr. Schönheit + Partner joined the official groundbreaking armed with helmet and spade. From December 2017 onwards the new logistics centre, which is 60 metres long and 20 metres high, will accommodate the complete storage of raw material and finished goods, commissioning and dispatch of the world market leader.[...]

Together with the magazine “industrieBau” Dr. Schönheit + Partner [...]

Once again S + P presented itself at the bonding company contact fair on 5^th of December, 2016 [...]

9^th of December, 2016 students of RFH Cologne met in the S + P Office [...]

On 22^nd and 23^th of September, 2016 S + P brought together the members of the ITOS [...]

BEKO TECHNOLOGIES celebrated the topping out ceremony on June, 30^th in Neuss [...]

Together with the management S + P developed a new logistics strategy [...]

To provide assistance to you we have developed an integrated system [...]

Further milestone with the inauguration of the Electric Mobility Lab on the 13^th of January 2016 [...]

The acquisition of the first BMW i3 fleet cars contributed to the CO2 target achievement [...]

In 2015 the signing of the building application took place in the premises of VACUUBRAND [...]

Dr. Schönheit opened the 2. day of the event with a lecture on “Industry 4.0 – Factory + Human Being“ [...]

CSCM of WHU in Vallendar contrived the 12^th Campus for SCM [...]

Book about B. Braun system factory “Avitum Village” [...]