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ST Powder Coatings Uses Wonderware Software Solution to Connect ERP and Plant Systems and Fill Thousands of Customized Orders Every Day

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Customer Company Size
SME
Region
  • Europe
Country
  • Italy
Product
  • Wonderware Industrial Application Server
  • IndustrialSQL Server historian
  • ActiveFactory trending and analysis software
  • InTouch View clients
  • SCADAlarm alert management software
Tech Stack
  • ERP Systems
  • Industrial Automation
  • Information Software Architecture
Implementation Scale
  • Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries
  • Chemicals
Applicable Functions
  • Discrete Manufacturing
  • Quality Assurance
Use Cases
  • Manufacturing System Automation
  • Supply Chain Visibility
Services
  • Software Design & Engineering Services
  • System Integration
About The Customer
ST Powder Coatings is a producer of high-end, intricately customized thermosetting powder coatings. The company's products are based completely on ecological components and can be found on motorcycles, car accessories, outdoor fixtures, agricultural machinery and household appliances. Providing colors that meet its customers' specific requirements -- and using the best and most effective technology to do so -- is key to the company's business model. The company has used Wonderware software since before its first day in operation. In fact, the Wonderware Production and Performance Management system was up and running before construction of its headquarters and plant was complete.
The Challenge
ST Powder Coatings, a producer of high-end, intricately customized thermosetting powder coatings, needed a software solution that could integrate information between the plant and business systems, and enable them to keep production efficiency and product quality consistently high. The company had a requirement to get the plant up and running as quickly as possible. They needed a very short development time to start shipping product within 4 months. The integration of information between the business system and the plant was key to ST Powder Coatings' ability to accurately fill its customers unique and variant orders. The software also needed to assist ST Powder Coatings quickly identify the source of product variations when a color does not turn out precisely how the customer expected.
The Solution
ST Powder Coatings opted for a Wonderware Software Solution because it would enable the company to ramp up and begin fulfilling orders within 4 months. The company's system includes the Wonderware Industrial Application Server, IndustrialSQL Server historian, ActiveFactory trending and analysis software, InTouch View clients, and SCADAlarm alert management software. The Industrial Application Server's object-based approach to software development was integral to building the system at such an accelerated rate. The development approach enabled by the Industrial Application Server's underlying ArchestrA industrial automation and information software architecture saved AUTOWARE's and ST Powder Coatings' software engineers an incredible amount of time. The software's integration attributes enable ST Powder Coatings to focus on getting the most out of the factory.
Operational Impact
  • The software's integration attributes enable ST Powder Coatings to focus on getting the most out of the factory.
  • The software gives ST Powder Coatings the data they need to make corrections, therefore, in the long term, they save money.
  • The integrated nature of the Wonderware software helps the AUTOWARE and ST Powder Coatings personnel avoid duplication of effort.
Quantitative Benefit
  • Saved 30-to-35 percent in development time using Industrial Application Server.
  • Increased productivity by 30 percent.

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