CGI NETHERLANDS
perspective . We can really save huge amounts of money for our customers , and improve the quality of the process at the same time . If you automate processes , you automatically improve the safety .”
Manufacturing Execution Systems But how do you go about harvesting old data over multiple sites within wellestablished manufacturing operations dating back 50 years ?
“ Factories are being renewed at a completely different speed compared to IT systems . So , we are building platforms that can connect all the data sources in a factory to a platform regardless of age and technology . These then enable
“ Many customers have manufacturing sites that have been operating since the 70s or 80s and it ' s about bringing these in line with Industry 4.0 – a lifetime of data in a manufacturing company cannot be ignored ”
COEN HUESMANN VICE PRESIDENT MANUFACTURING , CGI
our customers to make well informed decisions ,” explained Huesmann .
“ Manufacturing Execution Systems ( MES ) and these data platforms combined are enabling our customers to not only harvest traditional information that was already connected , but also access and harvest information from pumps and vessels and all things in the factory that were previously never connected .”
124 April 2021