Valmet Automotive implemented AVEVA at its Think City electric car manufacturing facility. The solution delivers important production data which arms Valmet with valuable information to ensure optimal performance of the plant, driving overall company growth.
Goals
- The automotive manufacturer needed production data to be easily transferred between the automation and ERP systems
- The availability of electronic documents was necessary to more easily share the production information between departments and company executives
- Data generated from the new automation software system had to effectively manage bill of materials and track and trace data used in the production of the end-products
Challenges
- Due to growing demand for energy-efficient electric automobiles, the company was eager to have an MES solution installed quickly to enable the immediate ramp up of manufacturing
- It was important for the new software solution to easily integrate with existing software and hardware currently installed at the facility for quicker ROI
Solutions
Results
- The AVEVA solution was installed quickly enabling Valmet to bring manufacturing online in three months
- The software provided flexibility in the management of production data and bill of material documents
- With its web-based reporting capabilities, all necessary production managers and executives have immediate access to manufacturing data enabling more effective decision making
