MACHINERY [ Extrusion ]
Innovation , technology , mindset : the solution to the new global commercial asset . The partnerships established by FAE , Bandera and Siemens , based on close technological collaboration , is an example that looks to the future with a positive attitude in a new global context .
REMOTE COMMISSIONING
Italian technology plast / May 2021
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Due to the Covid19 pandemic , in recent times we have often heard people talking about social distancing to indicate the necessity to keep a safe distance between people in order to prevent contagion . However , the choice of these terms also entails the perception of an isolation , on a personal and corporate level , from which we dissociate ourselves . However , if we choose to look at the new global situation with a propositional approach , perspectives will change . That is what happened in the virtuous example that follows in which , also thanks to the collaboration among partners with a mindset projected into the future like FAE ( Siemens Solution Partner , Industrial Automation and System Integrator ), Costruzioni Meccaniche Luigi Bandera ( Blown & Flat Die Extrusion lines , Pelletizing and Recycling ) and Siemens , it was possible not only to complete delivery , installation and start-up of a plant for the extrusion of recycled plastic material on time , but it was also possible to implement new methods to do it . Easier , more performing , cheaper , in line with the current orientation of the Confindustria ’ s DIH Lombardia , with which FAE made the assessment to evaluate its own digital maturity .
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS POOLING TOGETHER FOR THE FUTURE The project started because a well-known company headquartered in the UK requested a production line of PET sheet for food packaging , in which it is specialized . With the advent of Covid problems , the start-up of the line at the customer ’ s premises was put at risk by the severe restrictions on the crossborder trips of technicians . The solution soon took shape : a fully-remote commissioning was carried out , within the envisaged time frame and thus allowing cost reduction . The remote commissioning was possible because the technology already installed on the plant , under the Siemens brand
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