The digital transformation in the glass industry is in full swing. The Digital Enterprise portfolio from Siemens encompasses integrated hardware, software and services for enterprises of all sizes, and allows companies across the glass industry to leverage the benefits of Industrie 4.0 already today. As part of a joint digitalisation consulting project, Siemens and Steklarna Hrastnik collaborated to create a detailed strategy for the glass manufacturer’s digital transformation over the next five years.
A customised digitalisation roadmap developed by Siemens in association with the renowned Slovenian glass manufacturer Steklarna Hrastnik was delivered to the company’s CEO Peter Cas today at the glasstec in Düsseldorf. Personally handing over the comprehensive digitalisation roadmap on behalf of Siemens at the Siemens booth in Hall 15 was Axel Lorenz, head of sales & Vertical / Solutions, Engineering & Consulting and head of Glass Business, Bernhard Saftig.
As part of a joint digitalisation consulting project, Siemens and Steklarna Hrastnik collaborated to create a detailed strategy for the glass manufacturer’s digital transformation over the next five years. It is already eight years since Steklarna Hrastnik first laid the foundation stone for its future digital transformation by a series of investments in automation. One of the aims behind the company’s transformation into a smart factory is to improve its niche position in the high-end sector.
“I’m delighted to be holding the digitalisation roadmap for our company in my hands. It’s the most valuable result to emerge from our consulting workshops with Siemens. It provides a concrete instruction manual for achieving digitalisation in our company. This customised implementation roadmap is tailored specifically to our needs, pointing us towards where, how and with which products, solutions and services we can complete each of the necessary digitalisation steps,” said Steklarna Hrastnik CEO Peter Cas.
“By implementing Industrie 4.0, we will additionally upgrade our ability to produce the most technically complex bottle shapes and achieve even greater precision in our production. This way, we’ll be able to further increase quality, productivity and efficiency, which will radically shorten the time from the order to its realisation. As a consequence, we plan to increase our market share in special glass bottles in the highest quality class,” continued Cas.
Head of Glass at Siemens Bernhard Saftig added: “Siemens firmly believes that a comprehensive approach to digitalization will exert a positive and sustainable impact on any company. This entails a comprehensive initial analysis like the one performed at Steklarna Hrastnik, which ensures that subsequent solutions are perfectly adjusted to the individual needs and scope of the company involved. What’s paramount here is to adopt an approach which is Siemens product neutral and customer focused.”
