X Platform employed to Unifarco SpA case: a controlled production chain, along with a focus on customers and optimized distribution, serve as the foundation for achieving success.
„The system gives a good view of the machines functionality, and its ease of use has given the possibility to the operators of the packaging part to be immediately familiar with the instrument. The support staff is certainly available and quick in answering."
– Technical Service Manager, Unifarco SpA
Unifarco's challenge: a product-service system
The objective of the digitization project is to make the production process more effective and efficient by applying integrated Lean methodology and the latest technologies in the field of Industry 4.0. The departments involved have primarily been bulk production and packaging.
The points of convergence with customer requirements, identified as potential areas for optimization and addressed through interventions, are primarily related to the operational functions of the machinery:
- Automatic acquisition of machine times and operational states of the production line
- Production digitization with management system integration
- Monitoring and data collection of the production process and subsequent archiving
- Line digitization: communication between operator, maintenance personnel, and production manager
- Elimination of paper and visualization of Lean process indicators
Unifarco's Solution: Digitization
Production lines real time control: ensuring accurate monitoring, adjustment, and optimization of process parameters and production line operations.
Data storage: establishing organized and secure storage locations for all types of information, enabling easy access.
Data collection for continuous improvement: enabling informed decision-making.
Smooth communication between departments: fostering seamless and effective information exchange between the various departments of the company.
Exor's Technology: X Platform
Gateway eXware703: Data analysis and acquisition at the edge · Transfer of revisions to HMI dashboard.
Accessory PLIO06/PLIO03: Optimization and expansion of gateway communication channels.
Runtime Software JMobile: License uploaded to eXware703.
Collect&Analyze and Flash Meeting by Digibelt:
- BackOffice control: Centralized configuration and monitoring
- Bidirectional communication between SAGE X3 and Digibelt systems for managing completed and incoming orders
- Visualization of KPIs on dedicated dashboards
- Suggestions for parameter adjustments to improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Results of the X Platform
99.8 % Paperless
> 30 % Productivity increase
+10 % OEE increase in percentage points
Text taken over from the original – EXOR International