Manufacturing Due Diligence – Cable Production

Aventa is supporting a Technical Due Diligence (TDD) assessment of a new cable manufacturing facility in the Netherland. The assignment focuses on evaluating manufacturing maturity, process stability and operational readiness prior to stable serial production.

Role Objective

Conduct an independent, hands-on Technical Due Diligence assessment of a cable manufacturing plant, with focus on:

• Process robustness

• Long batch stability

• Scrap and downtime drivers

• Equipment reliability

• Staffing and operational readiness

• Deliver a structured, risk-based report including improvement roadmap.

The expert will evaluate:

• Critical Manufacturing Processes

• PE Filling

• Outer Sheath (Extrusion)

• Armouring

Including:

• Parameter control (temperature, pressure, flow, tension, speed)

• Stability over long runs

• Manual interventions

• Start-up scrap

• Rework %

• SPC implementation

• Calibration & maintenance practices

Manufacturing Stability:

• Scrap trends (last 3 months)

• Unplanned stops (frequency/duration/root causes)

• Changeover reproducibility

• OEE drivers

Logistics & Material Handling:

• Internal material flow

• Drum handling practices

• Bottlenecks and damage risks

Organisation & Maintenance:

• Staffing levels per shift

• Operator experience ratio

• Preventive maintenance programme

• Equipment criticality classification

• Power reliability impact

Quality & Data:

• QC plans

• Traceability

• MES/ERP data integrity

• Defect trend analysis

Deliverables:

• Risk register (severity-based)

• Process maturity scoring

• Gap analysis vs cable industry best practice

• Prioritized improvement roadmap

• Final Technical Due Diligence report

Experience required:

• Minimum 10–15 years in industrial manufacturing

• Strong experience in continuous production environments

• Ideally cable manufacturing (HV/MV preferred)

Technical Competencies:

• Deep understanding of extrusion processes

• Long-batch manufacturing stability

• SPC and process control systems

• OEE and downtime analysis

• Root cause analysis (RCA)

• Preventive maintenance systems

• Equipment reliability assessment

Duration

1–2 weeks onsite + reporting phase (approx. 1–2 additional weeks remote)