Precision work from a single pair of hands

The new appliance from V-ZUG, the CombiSteamer V6000 45M PowerSteam, requires some very specific know-how to assemble. The very small specialist team includes Adriano Pirisi as Head of Steamer Production and his colleague Stefan Budak. We paid them a visit.

These skills are brought to the table by V-ZUG employee Stefan Budak. As one of three qualified technicians, he is proficient in all the steps required to assemble the components that make this innovative V-ZUG product so unique. The CombiSteamer V6000 45M PowerSteam can bake, steam and also has a built-in microwave function. To be able to install all the necessary parts properly requires not only knowledge and experience, but also talent. Stefan Budak has been working for V-ZUG for over three years. “What I like at V-ZUG is the variety and the teamwork”, he explains. He adds: “The fact that here, with the PowerSteam, I can assemble an appliance from start to finish myself gives me a great deal of satisfaction, because then I see the end result straight away.” Budak has been working in V-ZUG’s steamer assembly area for quite some time already. The know-how and the manual skills he has thus accrued are things that he can naturally put to use in assembling the CombiSteamer V6000 45M PowerSteam. “All employees working here on the new appliance have come from the Steamer area”, explains Adriano Pirisi. They too can have a say in how the work process is organised. On this note, Pirisi says: “It is important to us that the employees feel comfortable.” And that is also how the U-shaped operations layout came about: at the beginning is the virtually bare muffle unit, at the end the gleaming, ready-to-use Excellence Line appliance. Once he is finished, Budak delivers the PowerSteam to the testing area. There, in a separate safety area, the appliances are thoroughly tested once again before they are packed and stored – on their way to kitchens to delight cooks and save time on cooking.

"The teamwork is exciting and varied." – Adriano Pirisi, Head of Steamer Production