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Evidence from practice

Results we can show.

Anonymised mandates from interim management, audit support, chemical-technical projects and international supplier work — each documented to the same pattern.

How to read each case

01Starting pointThe situation in the company as we found it.
02MandateAssignment, goals and time frame — clearly defined before the start.
03MeasuresWhat was actually done, directly on the process, plant and system.
04ResultThe measurable state at handover to the in-house team.

Five mandates in detail

Interim management
  • Plastics processing
  • Injection moulding + extrusion
  • Mid-sized company · Lower Austria
  • 6 months

Interim plant management at an industrial plastics processor

After the plant manager's abrupt departure: operational plant management taken over ad interim — process windows fixed, set-up times cut with SMED, incoming goods inspection extended by rapid rheological tests.

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Result

Delivery capability 100 % stable from week two, scrap rate lowered for good, area handed over turnkey to the new in-house successor.

Management systems & audits
  • Speciality chemicals
  • ISO 9001 + 14001 IMS
  • SME
  • 9 months

Building an IMS to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 at a mid-sized chemical company

To be listed with international system customers: gap analysis, lean digital process documentation from raw material purchasing to release analytics, internal audits to ISO 19011 and a waste concept compliant with the Austrian Waste Management Act.

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Result

Certification at the first attempt without a single major nonconformity — management now uses the IMS as a direct steering tool.

Plastics, chemistry & laboratory
  • Speciality chemicals
  • Polymer coating
  • Scale-up laboratory → series
  • approx. 12 months

Scale-up and technology transfer of a modified polymer system

From the development laboratory to the large batch: critical process parameters analysed directly at the mixing plants, stirring geometries adapted, temperature control of the exothermic reaction phase redesigned and validated closely.

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Result

Process established on an industrial scale, viscosity tolerances reliably met, faulty batches eliminated entirely — handed over with complete documentation.

Waste management & waste law
  • Plastic injection moulding
  • Waste Management Act concept + incoming inspection
  • SME
  • 4 months

Waste management concept and incoming goods inspection at a plastics processor

Dual mandate: a legally sound waste management concept for submission to the authorities under ÖWAV guidelines, and in parallel a lean test routine for virgin and secondary polymers — melt flow rate, moisture and density per delivery.

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Result

Waste management concept accepted by the authority without further requests, complaint rate lowered significantly, inspection concept seamlessly integrated into the ISO 9001 system.

International
  • Plant engineering
  • Tool procurement in India
  • ISO 19011 audit + FAT
  • 3 on-site trips

Supplier qualification and FAT in India for an Austrian plant manufacturer

Before the contract was awarded: initial audits of two plants in the Delhi region directly on the line — machine capability, test equipment, the quality management system as practised. Then support for the factory acceptance tests with clear stage gates.

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Result

Both tools accepted in the first FAT run, commissioning in Austria on schedule — both suppliers have since become regular suppliers.

Confidentiality is a core value of every mandate: all cases are anonymised so that no conclusions can be drawn about internal matters. Specific references are named on request after express approval.

Typical warning signs

When an initial meeting is worthwhile.

These indicators often make an assignment worthwhile — if several apply, we are happy to compare your situation with our internal pool of mandates.

Rising complaint rate from existing customers without a clear cause
Upcoming audit or first certification, maturity of the system unclear
Sudden vacancy at managing director or plant manager level
Drop in production yield despite unchanged process parameters
Supplier in China or India repeatedly misses quality or deadlines
Official requirement for a waste management concept or an operating plant permit
Development department stuck in the transfer from laboratory to series

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Johann Spies