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PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL Leveraging the enhancement of customer support , the Union Extrusion Life Run project will start in 2025 . This initiative involves the transfer of the best skills for the development of advanced line control systems that guarantee open interfacing , even to third-party systems , as well as the digitalisation of process data for uses aimed at ensuring the absolute efficiency of the assets supplied . Union Lean & Slim , on the other hand , identifies the production organisation that guarantees absolute quality control and quick reaction times along with maximum precision – ideal when critical decisions have to be taken . Finally , for years Union has been focusing on the development of technologies increasingly aimed to the intensive use of the latest recycled and / or biodegradable materials for the creation of highquality products in terms of performance , which is |
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guaranteeing Union certificates for engineers to operate on-site whenever remote assistance is not sufficient . Union promotes the application of best practices to improve the OEE of the lines supplied : it is a matter of sharing some process data generated by the line during operation in order to improve production efficiency and guarantee the necessary cyber-security .
FOCUSING ON CUSTOMERS As Rigliano underscores , customer care remains the main objective for Union well beyond the obvious steps of process consulting , installation or troubleshooting services . It is a corporate mindset that has proved essential and necessary to anticipate a market phase that
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emphasizes the importance of a constant connection between manufacturer and customer . Above all in a period when the concentration in large international groups and hefty investments demand a level of service well beyond the standard , in line with the performance of the machinery purchased . The goal of real-time monitoring of the performance and extended life cycle of assets can only be achieved by constantly verifying process data over time . The Union Zero Problems project was launched for formalising and making investments in this project which , through the Union Total Customer Care portal , aims not only to eliminate production waste but also to solve any type of problem that may affect production efficiency . |
now taking shape under the Union Direct & Smart Extrusion project concerning flat-head and blown film technologies dedicated among others to the packaging & converting industries . The main purpose is not only to reduce the weight and / or thickness of packaging films or sheets , but also to use extrusion equipment that are able to directly process flakes ( counter-rotating twinscrew extruders with forced degassing and filtration features ). Union has been a true forerunner in this topical issue , especially in light of the recent international regulations limiting the use of polymers , thanks to machinery capable of processing increasingly higher quantities of regenerated materials incorporated into plastic products , and above all thanks to a physical foaming technology geared to reduc- |
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