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Interview

“We improve consistency and data transparency along the value added chain.“

Interview regarding control cabinet manufacturing with Simone Brinkmann-Tewes, manager of smartData Engineering at Wago Kontakttechnik

Ms. Brinkmann-Tewes, why should a control cabinet manufacturer whose order books are well filled be concerned about the topic of digitalization?

Efficient processing of individual orders is especially important when order books are well filled. There are still many manual processes that consume a great deal of time and are prone to error, but could be eliminated with sensible application of the possibilities digitalization offers. Also, it is important to prepare for the future and ready your production for long-term developments – to avoid being left behind competitors after the next ten years.

Many control cabinet manufacturers are hesitant to confront such a complex and at times, extremely abstract, topic as Industry 4.0 to find a starting point for implementing it in their companies. Do you have a tip on how to manage this?

Start Small – This Is My Motto. Companies need to examine their processes in detail, to identify the places they can start making processes more consistent. The important questions here, for example, are: When is the same data entered several times? How do my customers provide me with data – still analog by fax or PDF, or is it already entered electronically? How many internal systems are occupied in the entire process?

One example: Today, with a suitable interface, marking materials can be printed out directly from the planning software. This is much faster than manually entering the marking information in a yet another software. This also helps prevent errors. True, such measures do not completely digitalize the entire production, but this is a first step to getting there.

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