Time for More Ambitious Tasks

WAGO’s tender was convincing. The designers at Gnuse, an engineering firm specializing in hospital technology, and at Röhe Elektrotechnik, the company assigned the electrical work, were especially interested in the time and design advantages. Pluggable WINSTA® cable assemblies save, according to WAGO’s calculations, up to 70 % of the time usually required for wiring and allow significantly more flexible personnel deployment. Frank Röhe, CEO at Röhe Elektrotechnik, confirms their suitability in practice: “We didn’t have to strip any cables during the initial assembly; wiring junction boxes, clamping units, and strain relief devices were unnecessary. So everything went much, much more quickly.” He doesn’t see this as devaluing their work as a specialized company: “Our well-trained employees don’t need as much time to set up cables, wire them and ensure that the wires are correctly connected. That saves us time for more ambitious tasks.”

Marco Neugebauer, project manager at Röhe Elektrotechnik, also mentions the lower rate of errors during cabling. In his experience, errors can never be completely avoided in conventional wiring on projects under great time pressure. The pluggable and pre-coded components, on the other hand, guarantee correct connection due to their predefined design. The color-coded networks can also be distinguished more easily. In addition, troubleshooting, which is often time-consuming, is now a thing of the past. The advantage also becomes clear when third-party companies have to be involved in the cabling. “During the final phase of a project, the time for electrical installation gets very tight. With pluggable cabling, final installation is easier, the wiring is easier to understand, the risk of confusion is reduced, and it’s more immediately obvious which tasks remain. Workers new to the construction site can be integrated faster to support the project,” adds Neugebauer, the project manager.