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The well-known Italian company is once again investing in new technologies market , places the company among the top innovators in the sector . “ Starting with a simple change of management system , the project has now expanded to integrate all departments and company processes into the ERP system : from the new CRM software to the PLM system for collecting metadata on the product life cycle ; from logistics , for real-time management of automated warehouses , to digitised production lines connected to the management system ,” explains Gianluca Daveri , IT Manager at AEC Illuminazione . A far-sighted project , and a new way of working that ensures advantages from all points of view , from the efficiency of processing times to the high level of traceability of individual components , from the acquisition of information for predictive maintenance and stock rationalisation , to optimal warehouse planning . Creating a “ digital twin ” has therefore enabled AEC Illuminazione to optimally manage the production of increasingly complex multi-physical systems , ensuring a reduction in the time required to handle customer requests .
AEC Illuminazione è una realtà altamente tecnologica , e con l ’ avvento dell ’ industria 4.0 l ’ azienda ha intensificato gli investimenti per convertire interamente i suoi processi ed essere oggi al 100 % una Smart Factory 4.0 sostenibile . Negli ultimi dieci anni sono stati fatti infatti importanti investimenti in nuovi macchinari , tra cui magazzini automatici , robot collaborativi , impianti automatizzati e tecnologie digitali di trasmissione dati , al fine di innovare continuamente i processi produttivi , garantendo così un ’ efficiente produzione e un ’ elevata competitività industriale / AEC Illuminazione is a hightech company , and with the advent of Industry 4.0 , the company has stepped up investments to fully convert its processes , and today is a 100 % sustainable Smart Factory 4.0 . In order to continuously innovate its production processes , over the last ten years , the company has made major investments in new machinery , including automated warehouses , collaborative robots , automated plants and digital data transmission technologies , thus ensuring efficient production and high industrial competitiveness

AEC Illuminazione . A 4.0 reality

The well-known Italian company is once again investing in new technologies market , places the company among the top innovators in the sector . “ Starting with a simple change of management system , the project has now expanded to integrate all departments and company processes into the ERP system : from the new CRM software to the PLM system for collecting metadata on the product life cycle ; from logistics , for real-time management of automated warehouses , to digitised production lines connected to the management system ,” explains Gianluca Daveri , IT Manager at AEC Illuminazione . A far-sighted project , and a new way of working that ensures advantages from all points of view , from the efficiency of processing times to the high level of traceability of individual components , from the acquisition of information for predictive maintenance and stock rationalisation , to optimal warehouse planning . Creating a “ digital twin ” has therefore enabled AEC Illuminazione to optimally manage the production of increasingly complex multi-physical systems , ensuring a reduction in the time required to handle customer requests .

A major example of entrepreneurship In a scenario unsettled by the thousands of uncertainties caused by the “ pandemic ”, the Horizon 360 project has been a great example of an entrepreneurial hub , a project that has seen AEC cooperate with its partners Infor , CDM and Siemens towards a single goal ; a case study now mentioned in industry conferences as “ an example of entrepreneurship and introduction of cutting-edge management systems .” A trademark , that of AEC , characterised by an entrepreneurial vision that is always ready to invest in progress , looking to the future with passion and keen enthusiasm .
The new ITC : Innovation Technological Center AEC Illuminazione never stops investing : from new processes to new structures . The new Innovation Technological Center is indeed a clear expression of this . A futuristic 3,000 square metre building with photometric laboratories certified by the ACCREDIA certification body to centralise all R & D activities and product testing in the Headquarters . A structure based on the dialogue between simple and pure forms , where sophisticated machinery and avant-garde technology are aligned with the company ’ s “ Total Quality System ” philosophy , which envisages the concentration of all the design and production phases in the Italian headquarters : from research and development to product design and industrialisation , right up to distribution . AEC ’ s new research centre is a place to learn skills and techniques , a laboratory for generating new ideas .

It spells AEC Illuminazione , but it also means innovation , design and avant-garde . The leading manufacturing company in the public and industrial lighting sector , which every night lights up Italy ’ s largest cities such as Milan and Turin , as well as foreign capitals such as Berlin , London , Oslo and Dubai , casts a new light on Made in Italy , embarking on a continual path of investment in advanced technologies that translates into continuous upgrading of structures , design and processes . Investing in new technologies and new production processes has always been the company ’ s core business , driven by a cutting-edge vision that translates data and information analysis into new opportunities to rewrite the future . For this reason ,

AEC Illuminazione has embarked on an end-to-end supply chain digitalisation process , with complete automation of the whole production chain guaranteed by the perfect integration between people , machines and IoT systems , enabling each company asset to be monitored 24 hours a day in compliance with the most advanced standards .
A digital twin project : Horizon 360 The company ’ s ambitious technological transformation project has been made possible by the integration of data into all stages of the production processes . This choice , prompted by the need to quickly adapt to a constantly evolving
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