The advantage of digitizing processes in Mebra Plastik

The innovative wave of the fourth industrial revolution is a reality, and Mebra Plastik has embraced this wave of technology and innovation in a 4.0 key. Nicola Marchesin, our IT manager, says that "the first step towards this cutting-edge system was the acquisition of a logistics software (WMS) that allowed us to use handhelds for the operators involved, guiding them in the preparation of shipments. with a view to the shortest path. An IT framework which, in addition to significantly shortening the time required to complete an order, has also made it possible to reduce the time required for the insertion of the new workforce, bringing training, for example, to a warehouse worker , from 3-6 months previously to a maximum of 24 hours. An operator inserted in the morning, with the aid of this PDA, is already able to move around the warehouse in the afternoon, also bringing the margin of error in the procedure to verge zero. The next step in the transformation path was the acquisition of another software for the advancement of production. A double platform MES and APS that allows to direct the operator in the work he is carrying out. So scheduling, planning and manufacturing execution ".