Gillie

The new assembly line at Gilje is specially designed. This is where new windows are made, after steel deliveries and assembly from Nordic Steel.

Today's window is getting bigger and the requirements for quality are changing. When Gilje's assembly line for windows and doors is to meet the future, it will be done in collaboration with Nordic Steel.

- We have invested in new machines and a new plant. The windows people want today outgrew pallet size a long time ago. We now have equipment to raise the windows, it is important for a better and safer working environment and something we have high expectations for, says Tor Steinar Gilje in Gilje.

On rails throughout the factory

A new conveyor belt assembly line has been built in Gilje's production premises in Dirdal. Everything to do with the installation of glass is carried out here. The line is almost reminiscent of train tracks, with their own sidings, and different stations for the various work tasks - which is everything from installing glass, frames and fittings.

- It started with a desire to know what they should do in the factory to get a better assembly line. "We knew we couldn't use the ceiling to hang the equipment. So we designed and calculated an alternative with new columns throughout the building to support the system. We then manufactured everything in steel and our fitters carried out all the assembly," says Stig Laland, head of the sheet metal department at Nordic Steel.

Approximately 45 tonnes of steel have been delivered to Gilje, divided into columns, suspensions, load carriers, brackets, plate jacks, busbar suspensions and clamp fuses. Everything is delivered in carbon steel, either galvanized or painted.

Adapts the lifting of the window

- Throughout the project, Nordic Steel has adapted the equipment exactly as we need it. All parts for the windows are placed on this assembly line, so we also save a lot on internal transport, explains Tor Steinar Gilje.

The large load carriers mean that the windows can be adjusted up or down and moved around the room. They are used almost like train carriages across the entire line, through the entire factory.

Did not affect Gilje's production

Nordic Steel's assembly department measured and installed all equipment.

In order for Gilje's production to be carried out in a safe and efficient manner, all assembly was carried out at night when there was no work on the premises.

- The feedback from Gilje has been very positive and it has been greatly appreciated that we did not affect their daily production, points out Holmgard.