UPGRADING OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS OF A PLASTIC COMPONENTS AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY

The Problem The company is a leader in the production of high-tech plastic components for the automotive and manufacturing industries. The extrusion unit is the heart of the plant and supplies all the other departments: the finished product warehouse, which then immediately ships to the customer; the unit where the pipes are made to measure, according to the specifications of the various customers; the departments where custom-shaped pipes are made by cold and hot pressing,…

Reorganization of an unmanaged medium sized pharmaceutical company

The Problem The company operates in the pharmaceutical industry and is part of a market-leading French multinational group operating in several countries around the world. The medium-sized company never achieved positive financial results, despite being recognized as a benchmark of excellence for quality and development. It operates in a fast-changing sector, mainly driven by the strategic choices of large pharmaceutical groups to outsource production activities. The crisis related to the recent pandemic (COVID 19) led…

Standardization and renewal of the Engineering, Technical Services and Maintenance Departments

Problem A multinational chemical company is facing a complex and challenging transformation of its business model following the adoption of new production technology. One of its plants, located in Northern Italy, has become strategic in this transition and needs to make drastic and urgent improvements to the quality of its production processes, with special focus on its Engineering, Technical Services and Maintenance Departments. These areas have built up a large backlog of maintenance operations, with…

Review of manufacturing and industrialization processes, and cost reduction

Problem The company is part of a diversified industrial group. It has been active for decades in the machine tools sector and has several plants in Italy and abroad. In the context of a rapidly changing market, the company has only partly managed to keep up with new technological needs. Despite their high technical performance, their machines are not competitive enough. Moreover, an old-fashioned organizational culture and obsolete procedures have had a negative impact on…

Start-up of new production lines and increase in efficiency

Problem The company is part of a multinational group operating in the medical field. Thanks in part to the Covid-19 pandemic, demand is growing rapidly. The company is making significant investments in its automated production lines for product assembly to meet its productivity and efficiency objectives. The working methods of the plant personnel need to be upgraded to keep up with technological changes, to cut costs and delivery times, and to increase capacity. Solution Contract…

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