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ELBA S.A
Founded in Timişoara, Romania with a tradition of over 100 years, ELBA is the most important producer of lighting products and lighting systems in the country.
The well-earned prestige and solid reputation of our brand represent powerful drivers continually deliver quality products and satisfy our clients’ needs. ELBA actively participates at the everyday quality improvement, developing lighting solutions in accordance with the production regulations. These guarantee safety and quality through the use of ecological alternatives.
In 2010, a key milestone in our evolution took place – the inauguration of the new production site. This is a modern building with all the required amenities and facilities.
The adopted vision and concrete objectives prove once again that ELBA is an important producer which concentrates its interests and resources for the benefit of the client and the environment.
To address the complexities of lighting industry ELBA operates 4 major divisions. MOLDING, LIGHTING, AUTOMOTIVE and LABORATORIES. This structure allows ELBA to develop and manufacture specialized lighting products for all key areas. The end-to-end approach is the result of having all the required services and facilities in-house. The presence of MOLDING and LABORATORIES divisions on site puts ELBA in a very exclusive group of companies which can afford this type of operational flexibility.
Product range: headlights, rear lights, small car lamps, household lighting, industrial lighting, injection molds.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Our in house Research and Development department covers all the design and concept development activities. These meet the standards of the APQP procedures, based on the concept of project management. The employees are continously trained, and have modern methods of design at their disposal. Project development is done in accordance with the ISO/TS 16949 standard and the in-advance planning procedure of the quality of our products.
Software and IT tools:
- Hardware: graphic stations, PC for 3D & 2D design
- Software: CATIA V5, ProEngineer, AUTOCAD, MAYA – Rendering
- Lighting simulations with Lucidshape, rheological simulations with
- Rheological simulation with MoldFlow Insight,
- Thermal simulations with Ansys Fluent
- Secure data transmission via: FTP Odette protocol (supplier – Numlog France); KVS
Competencies – end to end development:
- Project management
- Optical design / simulation
- 3D design
- Prototype development and thermal analysis
- Rheological analysis
- Partnerships with third party companies for technological innovations
PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGIES
The production and technologies we employ focus on replacing the outdated, conventional lighting with modern and efficient products. The implementation of the production processes follows the current industrial trends.
The main production technologies:
- Molding injection
- Varnishing
- Aluminisation
- Assembly
Leading technology for automotive lighting:
- 3K injection
- System for headlight lens varnishing
- Automatic line for headlights welding / assembly
Implemented tehnologies:
- Centralised granules supply for the injection machines
- Operational automatisation of the injection machines
- Headlights varnishing with spraying & flow-coating
- Assembly through welding technologies based on vibrations and ultrasounds
- Modern solutions for interoperational storage, packaging and shipment of the final products
Equipment:
- Centralised granules supply systems for the injection machines
- Injection machines (monocoloured, bicoloured, tricoloured, BMC, with a closing force between 50tf and 1000tf)
- Varnishing systems with spraying
- Varnishing systems with flow-coating
- Aluminisation systems
- Automatic lines for headlight pasting