Quality Without Compromise: Häcker Küchen Relies on the HECHT 4i-Inline-Scanner
When hundreds of worktops are manufactured daily in custom sizes, every tenth of a millimeter of accuracy counts. To avoid errors and rework, Häcker Küchen completely modernised its final inspection for worktops at the Rödinghausen plant—and chose the HECHT 4i-Inline-Scanner. The result: greater process reliability, higher quality, and less scrap. Crucial to this renewed decision was the successful inline measurement at the Venne plant—clear proof that HECHT technology reliably delivers in ongoing operations.
The Customer: Häcker Küchen GmbH & Co. KG
With over 2,000 employees, Häcker Küchen produces high-quality fitted kitchens at several locations in Germany. The family-owned company stands for quality, reliability, and sustainability—recognised with the RAL quality mark “Golden M” from the German Quality Association for Furniture (Deutsche Gütegemeinschaft Möbel e.V.).*
These values also define their manufacturing: Precision and process reliability are central success factors.
The Challenge
In worktop production, Häcker has a clear demand: zero tolerance for errors. However, manually performed random checks quickly reach their limits with high product variety and increasing volumes. To ensure consistently high quality in the long term, Häcker sought a solution that fully automatically and in real-time checks every workpiece—directly in the line, without stopping production.
The Solution: HECHT 4i-Inline-Scanner
The HECHT 4i enables 100% inline control—every part is geometrically measured as it passes through and compared with the CAD target values. The system immediately detects deviations and delivers precise data to the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and ERP. This allows error sources to be identified early, rework to be avoided, and process data to be used specifically for optimisations.
Advantages for Häcker Küchen:
Highest quality assurance through fully automatic dimensional inspection
Less scrap and less rework
Precise data basis for process analyses
Greater efficiency through real-time validation
The Application in Practice
In the final inspection, the worktops run centrally through the scanner. The MES system automatically transfers the barcode and all relevant data. The scanner uses this to create the measurement job and checks the part during the run. The operator sees the results immediately:
All green? → Panel is packaged.
Anomaly detected? → Panel can be repaired, released, or marked for remanufacturing.
This ensures maximum transparency and immediate reaction capabilities during ongoing operation.
"Since we started using the HECHT 4i-Inline-Scanner, our final inspection has been significantly more stable. Errors are detected immediately—that saves time and noticeably reduces rework. At the same time, operation is simple and reliable for our employees."
Sascha Hilgenberg Responsible Production Manager, Häcker Küchen GmbH & Co. KG
The Result
By implementing the two HECHT 4i Inline-Scanners, Häcker Küchen achieved automated quality assurance while simultaneously ensuring significantly higher line efficiency. This reduces the proportion of faulty panels, strengthens assembly and delivery quality, lowers scrap and rework, and creates a solid data foundation for process optimisations.
Specifically, this means:
More stable production and assembly quality
Less scrap and rework
Improved process data for continuous optimisation
In this way, Häcker Küchen strengthens not only process reliability but also its own quality promise: Kitchens in perfection—made in Germany.
Conclusion
The deployment of the two HECHT 4i Inline-Scanners was a clear step towards the future for Häcker Küchen. The combination of automated quality inspection, precise geometry acquisition, and direct integration into production control boosts efficiency, quality, and transparency—a measurable gain for manufacturing and the brand alike.
