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Interim project manager for machine and line investments
When nobody has the time to take a project from specification to handover to production, we manage it for you as interim project managers. We speak the language of design, production and purchasing.
Your project is led by Ladislav Janovec, Astratech's founder, who managed capital projects in the European plants of an international group.
Our founder's profile and career
Projects led by our founder
PLM roll-out in an international machinery group
Ongoing: requirements, vendor selection and worldwide PLM implementation across the group's subsidiaries.
Production hall extension and a new production line
Specification, tender documents, machine purchasing, installation of the line in the new hall and handover to production.
Satellite engineering office
Set-up and ramp-up of an engineering office outside headquarters, connected to the central design department.
Capital projects in European plants
Buildings, equipment, automation and Industry 4.0 from specification to handover, with teams across an international manufacturer's plants.
What we take on as interim project managers
- Capital projects: machines, lines, automation, Industry 4.0
- Specification, technical and tender documentation
- Supplier selection and delivery management
- Coordination across plants and suppliers
- Production start-up and handover
- Digitalisation of engineering: PDM and PLM
How we work
- Clear scope, schedule and responsibilities from day one
- Regular status, risk and cost reporting
- On site or remotely, in English and Czech, and German in writing
- Hourly or fixed project price
Who it is for
For manufacturers investing in machines, lines or a new hall who have no project manager to spare, or need someone who speaks the same language as design, production, purchasing and suppliers.
What you get
- Project plan, budget and risk register
- Specification and tender documents
- Bid evaluation and supplier recommendation
- Handover record and production documentation
On site in the Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland, otherwise remotely.
Frequently asked questions
How is an interim project manager billed?
Hourly or as a fixed project price. The scope, meaning how many days a week and for how long, is agreed per project.
How long can you stay on a project?
For the whole project or just part of it: specification, tender, delivery or handover to production. Duration and scope are confirmed in the quote.
Do you travel to customer sites?
Yes, wherever the project needs us. Most often the Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland; we have also worked in the US. Line analysis, measurement, commissioning.
Need someone to see the project through?
Describe the project, the deadline and what you already have. Within 2 working days you get a quote, or the questions we need answered to prepare one.
Other services
Mechanical design
A design engineer by the hour or per project, in your CAD and to your standards.
How our mechanical design service works
Product development
From concept through prototype to PPAP. Plastics, metals, machining, casting, moulding and 3D printing.
How we develop products
Special-purpose machines
Assembly and inspection stations, fixtures, manipulators, conveyors. Smaller ones built in-house, larger ones turnkey.
What machines we build
Engineering analysis
FEA and thermal analyses, shape optimisation, renders, animations and manuals.
What we calculate
Service apps
Apps for your machines: maintenance reminders, service history and inspections on mobile.
What apps we build