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Scharnhausen Technology Plant: Learning as a matter of course
of tea on 250 work days for 200 employees, that can easily add up
Added to this is the longer waiting time for a full kettle and per-
haps also the water that is poured away Over and above this, peo-
ple are taught about potential savings when it comes to the every-
day use of compressed air The employees are aware how much
compressed air is lost when hoses are vented, meaning that they
develop an eye for the ideal hose length The practical exercise
completes the visualisation of the consumption examples: with the
aid of a Plexiglas box, employees learn how to clean metal chips
off components in an energy-saving way A higher pressure does
not always lead to a better cleaning result
Welcome
Around 400 employees start work at the Technology Plant every
year, whether they are on short- or long-term contracts, holiday
workers or engineers Every fourteen days, everyone starts
together in the Learning Factory with an introductory training ses-
sion lasting one and a half hours They are given an overview of
general topics such as quality, energy, safety, component sensitiv-
ity, factory standards and areas for taking breaks Attention is
drawn here to the Festo error culture: new employees are expected
to develop an openness with regard to errors in order to be able to
work in a motivated and independent manner
Training catalogue
As the Learning Factory is designed as a process companion to the
Technology Plant, managers and employees designate potential
learning topics once a year Learning objectives, the number of
persons, trainers, duration, repeat sessions and the required
methodology of a training course are summarised in individual fact
sheets The aim is a standardised but constantly updated training
catalogue So far, around 90 different training courses have been
defined. Reflection and questions as well as openness and curios-
ity are all part of the basics at Festo
01 Practical training courses take place
on-site within the Learning Factory
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The Learning Factory
• Short-time trainings for everyday
business
• Standardised and flexible trainings
• Learning stations with original
components
• Systematic training catalogue
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