NEWSLETTER No. 8/2019

FENIX newly in Poland!

We are very proud to inform you that since February 2019, Fenix Group a.s. incorporated a new member – Fenix Polska Sp.z.o.o (Former Luxbud Sp.z.o.o). It is our belief that this merger will not only bring to the market a significantly expanded product range but will result in increased confidence within the field of electrical heating.  

ISH 2019 - over 190 000 visitors from 161 countries

This year ISH 2019, the world’s leading trade fair for HVAC, took place on 11-15.3. in Frankfurt. We were extremely proud to be among 2 532 exhibitors from 57 countries presenting our new products to over 190 000 visitors from 161 countries. This year’s exhibition once again gave us possibility to meet on one and the same spot new customers, our long-term partners from all over the world we appreciate so much and colleagues we don’t see so often. As always it was valuable experience indeed. Thank you for being part of it with us!

New Product Catalogue – April 2019

New Product Catalogue valid since April 2019 you can download here.

Industry 4.0 is in full swing at Fenix

In the year 2018 we invested a lot in the automation and robotisation of ECOSUN infrared heating panel production, and we have also started working on the automation of ECOFLOOR heating cable and mat production. The lack of free labour on the labour market, the steady rise in the prices of raw materials as well as price pressure from competitors from the East makes us constantly look for ways to speed up, streamline and lower the cost of manufacturing. We are therefore continuously working to replace strenuous and repetitive human work with automatic machines and robots, and this year is no exception, with a lot of investment being allocated to such development. We have acquired a new fully automatic bending system from the renowned Italian manufacturer Salvagnini. This machine replaced three CNC press brakes. The bending system is supplemented by a handling robot which places semi-finished products on a pallet for storage or passes them on to a welding station as required. Our new Maqfort automatic welding machine is served by another new helper from the Japanese company Nachi. This includes checking the quality of the weld using a laser head. These new devices have not only sped up production, they have also made the manufacturing of metal components for ECOSUN radiant panels much more accurate. These components are now produced on a fully automated and robotized production line. We are also automating the production of ECOFLOOR heating cables and mats. September saw the launch of an automatic line for the manufacturing of heating cables. Working in automatic mode, the line unwinds cables from their spools, strips off their jackets and bundles them using binding strips. Setting and record-keeping takes place with the aid of bar codes. The production line includes a de-insulation and cutting device made by the Swiss company Schleuniger and a cable surface scanner from the proven British manufacturer Beta Lasermike. Line productivity is three times higher than before, when we used semi-automatic ringing machines.

The SAS newly installed at the pilot site

After very interesting results achieved at the OC Fenix administrative building, we have started a new pilot project of a large capacity storage system called "SAS". The main aim of a large-capacity battery storage systém is to smooth out consumption peaks and back up the operations of the Fenix Jeseník production plant. More information about our new pilot project, what is our plan and first results you can find in our detailed presentation.

Our new two-year project CAMEB

After building and successful 2-year monitoring of FENIX Office centre we refuse to stagnate and decided to take part in a next 2-year project CAMEB. Luckily actual trend of energy efficient and nZEB buildings massively improves operational energy demand, however material and energy intensity of construction grows highly. CAMEB so gathers partners with such competencies that will enable more efficient use of resources in construction by means of life cycle optimization through the principles of circular and knowledge economy. We are truly glad that even 2 of our companies are taking part in this project - FENIX as a producer of electric radiant heating and AERS as a battery storage system producer. And on 12.4. first meeting of the working group took place! More info here..

Czech TOP 100 awards

The end of the year 2018 brought to the companies of FENIX holding traditionally lot's of work but also several valuable recognitions. It's not only Fenix Trading s.r.o. represented by Managing Director Mrs. Katerina Jezerska, that got an award from Czech Top 100 in the area of construction and transportation, but also Ing. Cyril Svozil, CEO of Fenix Group, was awarded the title Gentleman Pro! At the same time our Slovakian company, Fenix Slovensko s.r.o., received 2nd place in the regional firm rankings. We truly consider these awards to be an evaluation of our many years of work in the field and would like to thank everyone for their contributions.