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STEKLARNA HRASTNIK
Siemens helps build digital roadmap
lass manufacturer Steklarna Hrastnik is planning a series bm|o -11om| |_; ;bvঞm] -vv;|v -m7 ruof;1|v -Ѵu;-7 bm rѴ-1;ķ
Gof investments over the next few years to convert its because a facility might already have some pieces of the solu-
current its Hrastnik site into a smart factory by the year 2022. ঞom m7;u 7;;Ѵorl;m| ou _-; rѴ-mv |o bm;v|ĺ
To develop a roadmap for investments and developments, the ľ); Cm-ѴѴ -vv;vv _o ; 1omm;1| |_;v; m; voѴঞomv |o |_;
company sought out Siemens’ digital consultancy service for plant and how much it costs.”
glassmakers. In this instance, the client, Steklarna Hrastnik, is a glass pro-
"b;l;mv b]b|-Ѵb-ঞom omvѴঞm] head Steeve Baudry ex- 71;u 7;7b1-|;7 |o ]Ѵ-vv r-1h-]bm]ķ ]Ѵ-vv-u;ķ -m7 Ѵb]_ঞm]ķ
plains, “Due to the nature of our Process Industry and the life- although they also produce handmade glass items as well as
11Ѵ; o= |_; -vv;|vķ |_; 7b]b|-Ѵbv-ঞom uo-7l-r _-v |o |-h; bm|o o@;u l-m o|_;u v;ub1;vĺ $_; "Ѵo;mb-Ŋ0-v;7 1olr-m bv o;u
-11om| |_; ;bvঞm] -|ol-ঞom -m7 $ vv|;lvĺ 150 years old, but is guided by more modern and progressive
ľ"r;1bC1-ѴѴ _o |o bm|uo71; m; |;1_moѴo]b;v bm -m ;bvঞm] leadership ideals. It is perhaps this forward thinking mindset
;mbuoml;m|ķ _o |o 0;m;C| =uol |_; Ѵ-|;v| |;1_moѴo]b;v 0| that led the company to seek advice from Siemens
without changing everything, in other words how to include Turning to the topic of Steklarna Hrastnik General Manager
|_; m; |;1_moѴo]b;v bm|o |_; ;bvঞm] o$ Ѵ-m7v1-r;ĺ ;|;u ࢚vķ -7u 1omঞm;7ķ ľ uĺ ࢚v hm; _; _-7 |o 7o
ľ); =o1v om - uo-7l-r o;u |_; m;| C; ;-uvĺ $_bv ]b;v -m vol;|_bm]ķ _; -v --u; o= |_; 0;m;C|v o= 7b]b|-Ѵ 0| _; -m|-
-11;r|-0Ѵ; _oubom =ou bm;v|l;m| -m7 v-ঞv= |_; 1ol- ;7 vol; vrrou|ķ vol; ]b7;Ѵbm;vķ - =u-l;ouh -m7 ;r;uঞv;
munity while keeping the digital road at a manageable com- to proceed. Within a few weeks he had changed from digital
plexity level because such a roadmap involves many projects v;mvbঞ; |o 7b]b|-ѴѴ u;-7ĺ
that are technically interconnected. ľ u 1v|ol;uv hmo |_; _-; |o 7b]b|-Ѵbv; |_;bu vrrѴ 1_-bm
ľ$_bv bm1Ѵ7;v 10;u v;1ub| -m7 -|ol-ঞom m;|ouhvķ ou -m7 u;71; |_;bu ঞl; |o l-uh;|ķ 0| _o 7o |_; 7o |_-|ĵ
MES and Document Management systems for example. $_; -ѴѴ _-; ]oo7 b7;-v -0o| 7b]b|-Ѵbv-ঞom 0| |_; 7omĽ|
ľ ;;rbm] |_; uo-7l-r b|_bm - |_u;; |o C; ;-u _oubom u;- know where to start.
vѴ|v bm ruorov;7 |u-7bঞom-Ѵ lo7;umbv-ঞom ruof;1|vķ _bѴ; “The value we provide is to translate these strategic visions
looking at a 10-year roadmap will be more a ‘picture of the into an implementable roadmap where we tell them, okay,
future’ rather than a concrete roadmap. _;u;Ľv |_; l-bm ruof;1|vķ |_; blrѴ;l;m|-ঞom ঞl;Ѵbm; -m7 |_;
ľ$o ]-u-m|;; |_-| ; 7;Ѵb;uķ 1om1u;|; -m7 -1ঞom-0Ѵ; u;vѴ|vķ cost, and this in a vendor-neutral way.
we follow the same approach. ľ | |_; ;m7 o= |_-| 1omvѴঞm] ruof;1|ķ |_; _-; - 1om1u;|;
ľ); bm;vঞ]-|; b|_ 1v|ol;uv _-| |_; -m| |o -1_b;; roadmap, with a concrete investment plan with which they can
b|_ 7b]b|-Ѵbv-ঞom ŋ 7o |_; -m| |o -1_b;; blruo;7 ঞl; |o go directly on to the market and ask suppliers to give quota-
l-uh;|ķ blruo;7 t-Ѵb|ķ bm1u;-v;7 ;m;u] ;L1b;m1ĵ ঞomv =ou |_; ruof;1|v b|_ |_;v; vr;1bC1-ঞomvĺ
ľ$_;m ; bm;vঞ]-|; |_; ;bvঞm] vv|;lv |_-| -u; bm rѴ-1;ĺ ľ$_bv v;| rķ 1ol0bmbm] l;|_o7oѴo]ķ b|_ $ņ $ -m7 ]Ѵ-vv
o |_; _-; -m ! vv|;lķ _o bv |_; -|ol-ঞom Ѵ-;u ;r;uঞv;ķ bv mbt; -m7 -ѴѴo v |o ruob7; - 1om1u;|;ķ |-b-
7;;Ѵor;7ķ _o bv |_; -|ol-ঞom m;|ouh 1omm;1|;7ĵ )_-| lor made and immediately implementable roadmap. We have
bv b|v 10;uv;1ub| v|u-|;]ĵ m o|_;u ou7vķ ; |u |o u;1om- seen a lot of interest from customers because of that set up.”
1bѴb-|; |_; |orŊ7om -rruo-1_ b|_ |_; 0ool r b; =uol Projects such as these might last around four to six weeks, and
|_; C;Ѵ7ĺ o= |_-| ঞl; "b;l;mv bѴѴ |rb1-ѴѴ vr;m7 |_u;; ;;hv om vb|;
ľ m1; ; _-; - 1Ѵ;-u b; om |_; v|u-|;] -m7 |_; ;bvঞm] with the customer.
$ -m7 $ Ѵ-m7v1-r;ķ ; b7;mঞ= |_; lov| blrou|-m| ruof;1|v $_; bѴѴ Ѵ;-7 ouhv_orvķ bm|;ub; v|-@ķ bm;vঞ]-|; |_; l--
that need to be implemented. |ub| o= |_; vv|;lv -m7 |_;bu bm|;u1omm;1ঞomvķ 0bѴ7 - l-r
ľ); |_;m 1-Ѵ1Ѵ-|; |_; bm;v|l;m| =ou - vr;1bC1 rѴ-m|ķ |-hbm] o= |_; ruo1;vv -m7 o= |_;bu $ -m7 r;u-ঞom-Ѵ $;1_moѴo] Ő $ő
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