It’s not often we sell a CNC plasma machine to a husband-and-wife team, but Martin and Verena Egger in Tyrol, Austria invested in their machine to help grow ‘Martin Egger Metalldeko’, a metal decoration production company.
It is something they started together several years ago, using handheld plasma cutting methods and selling their wares at fairs in different parts of Austria, as well as fulfilling bespoke orders.
However, as their business grew and their reputation spread, cutting with a handheld plasma was slowing them down and it became obvious that they needed to find a way to speed up their processes.
Keeping it in the family, it was their son who came across Swift-Cut during an internet search. Initially reluctant to invest a large amount in a machine, they had the opportunity to visit a Swift Cut customer in Austria where they were given an introduction to the machine. Martin was impressed not only by the obvious value for money of the machine but by the service he received from Swift-Cut when he was in the decision stage. The prompt reaction times, and influx of info helped Martin make his choice.
Martin said, “The Swift Cut Pro 2500 WT is just the perfect size in our new workshop and the PMX45XP is sufficient to cut my decoration items as the max. material thickness we cut is 6 mm.”
Martin admits that he was suspicious when the Swift-Cut rep told him how easy it was to use, and he was concerned he would find it hard to pick up. The reality is, when he realised how intuitive the software is, he was cutting metal before they even had their training.
“The machine is super easy to use, it was easy to install, and I can get all my parts cut within minutes. As well as that, the support from the Swift-Cut guys in the Netherlands is great.”
Perhaps one of the biggest benefits of having in-house capabilities is the fact that the time they have saved has meant they can produce more. It only takes two days in the workshop to cut all the items they sell at the weekends. When they were cutting ‘by hand’ the same amount of products could take between two to three weeks.
“We purchased the machine about a year ago and since then our business has grown tremendously. It makes work so much easier, we have gained flexibility and we’re saving a lot of time. We believe we have doubled our turnover since the acquisition of the machine.”
“I would recommend Swift-Cut to any other company in the sheet metal processing industry.”
