Teconnex factory obtains live production reports using the solution implemented by KFactory
Teconnex Europe, a manufacturer of technical coupling solutions for the automotive industry, following the completion of a digital transformation project alongside Orange Business, can analyse real-time information related to the production flow through a solution delivered by a start-up grown in the Orange Fab incubator, a solution also used by dozens of other factories.
Context:
Teconnex Europe was founded six years ago and is part of a group of companies that has factories in seven countries. In Romania, the Teconnex Europe factory produces technical coupling solutions for the automotive industry and has over 230 employees, growing from the initial 40 employees when actual production began. Teconnex sought an experienced partner to immediately benefit from the efficiency of digital transformation by digitizing the traditionally manual production processes in the factory. Teconnex initially chose Orange Business for the implementation of infrastructure services – mobile phone services, fixed internet, structured cabling.
As development progressed, Teconnex’s needs grew, and Orange Business began delivering other services, such as managed Wi-Fi services in the production hall and offices, as well as presenting solutions to address real-time production analysis needs. One of these solutions, KFactory, was already „grown“ in the Orange Fab business incubator and perfectly suited Teconnex’s needs to monitor production, to see the rate of defective products or those requiring special attention. Orange Business, together with the start-up KFactory, created a long-term digital transformation plan, as a result of which Teconnex Europe will have complete visibility over all processes on the production line to intervene immediately in case of deviations from the production plan.
The solution chosen:
The solution selected was KFactory, an Industry 4.0 solution to automate data collection and analysis from industrial production equipment. The KFactory solution is part of the Orange Fab incubator, managed by Orange Business. It allows real-time analysis of data from industrial processes and provides live production reports so managers can easily identify areas where intervention is needed for efficiency.
Features of the chosen solution, good practices:
The implementation of the KFactory solution within Teconnex had several specificities related to factory operations and the need to ensure cybersecurity in the production flow alongside the digitization process.
„ In terms of specificities, because we are talking about something different from other customers, we had the opportunity to implement the solution in a spot-welding production flow, which we had never done before. A large part of Teconnex’s production flow consists of spot welding. This was a challenge for us – to come up with a different approach and ensure that our platform can be implemented on any type of equipment, on any type of production flow.“ Vlad Cazan, Co-founder of KFactory
„A very important aspect in implementation was cyber security. We took this global threat very seriously, which is why the solution implementation was done in parallel with securing all components by those involved in the project and with user training to reduce the risks of cyber-attacks.“ Ciprian Foghis, ICT Business Development Manager at Orange Business
Results for the Live Production Reports at Teconnex:
- 40% of employees, out of a total of 230, use the KFactory app as part of the production process. As a result of this process, monthly production has reached 280,000 units, marking a significant 12% increase compared to 2022.
- 4% increase in production efficiency, as a result of using the KFactory system.
„In addition to the results we see and feel, we also have positive feedback from employees who interact daily with this system.“ Ovidiu Gavriş, General Manager, Teconnex Europe
Implementing the industrial process data analysis system will enable Teconnex to leverage AI and machine learning for predictive maintenance and risk pattern recognition, helping managers foresee potential situations.
Benefits of Live Production Reports:
■ Access to real-time data.■ Rapid adoption of the system.
■ High level of user satisfaction.