The first step towards more digitalisation in production began with an analysis process to identify potential improvements in the production workflow. For this, design composite was able to make use of the “Coaching” funding from the state of Salzburg.
More Transparency through New Systems
Building on this, a custom production software tailored to in-house needs was developed in collaboration with a software partner, which was also integrated with a new ERP system. This now allows all production processes to be monitored in real time. All employees have access to all necessary information, such as production orders, plans, work instructions, etc., via tablets/PCs at any time. This has increased transparency and confirmed many positive effects: The effort and potential sources of error during handovers have been reduced, customers can receive information about the progress of orders at any time, and because processes were improved and problem areas verified, efficiency could be significantly increased and costs reduced. Lastly, real-time insight into material availability enabled digital production planning and thus increased production capacities.
The Right Funding
“Support from the consultants at Innovation Salzburg was extremely valuable for us in all these projects,” explains Johann Aster, Sales Manager at design composite. “This allowed us to apply for the right funding for every step of the process and thus jointly manage large investments.” This includes the resources needed for software, programming, human resources, and equipment, which were supported by the state funding Salzburg.Digital (specifically Digi-Invest) in this case.
About design composite
- Headquarters: Niedernsill
- 30 employees
- Manufacturing of composite panels for commercial vehicles, industry, and construction, as well as architectural panels as design elements
- www.design-composite.com
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