Pronorm's reasons for switching to a different drawer system were varied - and correspondingly demanding. Daniel Schwarz, Head of Product Development at pronorm, explains the reasons: "The zeitgeist and market requirements have changed. We were therefore looking for a drawer system with a particularly slim, linear design that was also suitable for industrial production. It should also offer us the possibility to map all our product lines with different design variants in one single system." The requirements came at exactly the right time, because Hettich has developed a drawer system specifically for automated production processes, which can be integrated into almost any setup, regardless of the machinery used.

Successful development partnership
pronorm and Hettich have a long and successful partnership. "We quickly realised that the ExeoTech drawer system from Hettich offered the perfect basis for an exclusive adaptation to our needs," says Daniel Schwarz. "Firstly, we were impressed by the platform concept, which allows the Actro YOU runner, which we already use, to be combined with different ExeoTech drawers. Secondly, the well thought-out assembly of the drawer and the excellent storage options it enables. Despite the slim design, the stability is extremely high," he continues. After around 1.5 years of joint development, the market launch of proTech X is imminent. All kitchens in pronorm's showroom at the Vlotho site have already been reset for the new drawer system for the premiere at the Küchenmeile.

Design variants installed as a special show
pronorm presents the only drawer system with a side profile as slim as 11 mm in the colours anthracite and titanium, as well as in the variants proTech X pure as standard with closed drawer sides, proTech X glassCase with glass drawer side and proTech X pureMaxi with a drawer side height of 251 mm. For the special show in the pronorm in-house exhibition, Hettich designed an exhibit with specially manufactured cabinet bodies in the form of a carousel, presenting retailers with the full range of drawer design options and easy assembly.

Efficiency gains in production
Tests during the introductory phase have already shown that series production will run more efficiently later on. The practical experience gained from resetting the kitchens in the in-house exhibition for the trade fair is also very positive for pronorm. An additional efficiency gain for pronorm will be the elimination of duplicate stock control for two drawer systems. The great strengths of ExeoTech from Hettich are the drawer systems' high level of automation capability combined with sophisticated design and ease of assembly. This is currently unique on the market. pronorm has recognised this and secured the lead for itself.