The search for perfection brings forth sometimes idiosyncratic forms. Especially if it is a perfection of aims, but the perfections: Every customer his own.
About the business philosophy of Martin Kyburz is outline, of the man, at the age of 54, has always something challenging in his gaze. Speaks a little slower than it used to, and thinks in return, a little faster, think very thoroughly and are very hardy. To perfection in their sometimes idiosyncratic Form of results.
For example, to be Elektrotöff, model DXP, Version Post Australia. A year and a half of these vehicles sinking in the Garage of the development Department of the company Kyburz in free-stone, the small village on the Rhine and the river Töss: red Chassis, light yellow storage space, wide rear tires, sun roof, two red visors. It is perfection, Version Post Australia, she looks about the same as the Name sounds Kyburz, when an Australian pronounces the first Time: Kaibörts, very slowly, Kaaiiböörts.
At the beginning of the Cheetah”
at the beginning of February “has communicated to the Kyburz AG is a big job: it delivers by the end of the year 1000 vehicles to Australia. “A milestone,” says Martin Kyburz. The chief sits at the large glass table in the old spinning mill, and told how it has come to this.
it all Started with the “Cheetah”, his “journeyman piece”: The part is at the bottom of the bearing, one of these 90s futurism Mobile. You think three engines instead of wheels, would go through “Cheetah” as a Ufo. With the Einplätzer Martin Kyburz took part in 1991 at the Tour de Sol. A top speed of 130 kilometers per hour, range of 150 kilometers. Far away from the perfection that was Kyburz clear, Puttering in the Garage of the father of his vehicles.
The vehicle looks about, as an Australian Kyburz would say: Kaibörts.
For the perfection it needs money. So, Martin Kyburz, seniors vehicles decided to build. They would have given him the kind of “beautiful KMÜli,” he says. This means that He had a capital that enabled him to further developments. This pattern repeated several times until today, every step of something bigger. Today, there are no longer seniors but especially Postman, which will enable him to continue his developments. The company plans to 2019, with a turnover of 44 million Swiss francs, in the operation of around 100 employees, 20 of whom work in the development, in addition to ten Vacancies are advertised currently.
Martin Kyburz built so seniors vehicles. Vespa three-Wheeler electric töffli with rain roof. Eventually, his letter complained of him to be sorry. The On – and off his Töffli, this rotational movement, each time the tedious-the stand-heave, which was poison to his back. “This made sense to me immediately. Not had the right tool.” Tool, the Kyburz often says: A vehicle is used, and you look at what it’s for.
The Post-family global
Kyburz presented the product at the Post office, but waved her hand. Apparently, he was still too far from the post-perfection. He developed more clearly, until he had convinced the Post. In 2010, he delivered the first models, yellow Chassis, gray transport crates. The three wheels are now part of the road image of Switzerland as the expensive cars that in Zurich. The first series is coming back slowly after free – stone “at the right time,” says Kyburz. So that also has to do with growth. And with the order of Australia.
The Post office was operating as a global family, says Martin Kyburz. You know, a place to swap and meet at international trade fairs. And so it is that Kyburz today to Norway, Finland, Germany or Australia. You should think of it as exciting, with the Expansion to a new continent.
As only Skype-to-Skype calls are not in the middle of the night, there’s also quite a different challenge. About the strong sun, the strong rains, the bad roads or the Wide, insane distances. The Motorbikes need cushioned seats, wider rear tires, a reinforced front axle, a rear view camera. Since the two poles, the wishes of the Australian Post office, or the 360-Grand camera that is constantly recording.
seniors vehicles would have enabled him to be a “nice KMÜli,” says Martin Kyburz.
Kyburz must deliver, on time, in the required quality. This is the a side. The other is the Service: With the Motorbikes, the Swiss provide a System for Fleet Management. Thus, the key to know what state a vehicle is located, what it does and what problems can possibly occur. In Switzerland, a workshop in the vicinity is everywhere, not so in Australia.
This fleet management is one of the development projects, which will enable him to be a small part of the elderly and a large part of the Postman. In the Valais, Kyburz just won a tender of Around 50 snow plows to be equipped with the System, it’s all recorded. The number of kilometres driven, plowed kilometers, salted kilometers, amount of salt, diesel, fuel consumption – but not the wolf hit. The goal, explains Kyburz, the data say bodies with weather forecasts, and to salts, so in the future, more efficient, and paths. Or the company developed an Autonomous mailbox for the Post office in Norway. This is driving the Post independently in remote areas.
we moved
Back to the first Generation of post-töffli, which is straight and just replaced at a convenient time. Second Life is the name of the project and will soon be implemented there, where still today new vehicles are produced. Because of, or thanks to the Australia job Kyburz needs to relocate its production to Embrach. This is logistically adept, of the processes.
In the old spinning mill in the future, a refurbished old Motorbikes of the Post. Most of them need a new battery. The old recycled Kyburz then in the old Shedhallen. Of Hand. “Worth it,” says Kyburz, “and creates jobs.” And generates funds for other projects. “This is my Problem,” says Kyburz, almost apologetically, “I must always do something New.”
(editing Tamedia)
Created: 02.03.2019, 07:43 PM
