Stands are produced “in house.” So how does that work?
Head of Atelier Joris van Rixtel on the stages we go through from start to finish.
Getting started!”
“It all starts with a meeting between me and the work planner. I get to see a design of the stand. Through the calculation already made, it is then known what materials are needed. Much we have in stock, sometimes things still have to be ordered.” The work planner works out all the parts of the stand.
Joris: “I then make cutting lists of them. This means I determine the machining operations, for cutting and milling, for example. Then we instruct the painter. His work usually takes the longest. The other employees also now get to work in our production workshop.”
Preparing for transport
Various packages and parts now emerge. “After finishing and possible assembly, we pack everything properly. It goes without saying that we pay attention to the correct order when doing this. For example, the floor of the stand with the necessary cabling is unloaded first at the trade fair; after all, without a floor, the rest of the stand cannot be built. All components that we transport to the trade fair are laid out by the Expedition and Logistics Department. “Â The colleagues in this department ensure, among other things, that transport to the trade fair runs smoothly.
Expectations exceed
Joris concludes, “Once at the fair, the responsibility for assembly and disassembly passes to the contractor of the stand in question. Of course, he has already consulted closely with the work planner and me in the preliminary stages. It is always great to see how our clients react to their stand. An often-heard response? ‘You have exceeded our expectations.’ That’s what we do it for!”
