Volvo CE Delivers Its ‘Factory 4 Tomorrow’

Across 14 sites around the world, smart factory teams have been set up, tasked with looking for ways to innovate and impact the business.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is occurring at a speed that has never been seen before. It has the potential to change everything. For Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), it’s an opportunity not only for digital transformation, but to build a future that we all want to live and work in.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0 — which was first identified by Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum in his book of the same name — is revolutionizing the way companies manufacture, improve and distribute their products. Volvo CE is embracing the change and putting the power for innovation directly in the hands of its employees with a vision of the future it’s calling Factory 4 Tomorrow (F4T).

Explaining the company’s approach, Lina Stålberg, manufacturing technology development and governance at Volvo CE, said, “For us, Factory 4 Tomorrow is about far more than just introducing new technologies, there’s a far higher purpose behind it. It’s about building a world we want to live in and workplaces we want to work in.”

Across 14 sites around the world, smart factory teams have been set up, tasked with looking for ways to innovate and impact the business.

Working closely with others at the site, these teams are actively seeking ways to solve everyday business problems and challenges with the help of exciting new technologies, such as IoT, AI and machine learning. They will be experimenting and testing to generate new ideas and ways of working. It will be a complete overhaul of every production detail and the innovations that are explored could very well become a reality on the factory floor in the coming years.

Automation in the factories and offices, for example, will reduce the need for employees to engage in repetitive tasks, creating a safer and more ergonomic work environment.

Lina added: “To be successful, it’s critical to create the right culture for change. We want our people to be excited by the possibilities new technologies can deliver and the solutions they can provide to real problems they might face in their day-to-day jobs and lives. That’s why our approach is collaborative and very much bottom-up. We’re empowering our employees to help enact change.”

Brunno Muller, head of advanced manufacturing engineering and research at Volvo CE, said, “Our role is very much to facilitate good dialogue and collaboration and provide coaching and mentoring to help guide the site teams on their journeys. We hold the big picture, but it is up to the individual sites to identify areas for change. It’s very inspiring to see how engagement in Factory 4 Tomorrow is growing across the entire organization, from employees all the way up to leaders. And with it, we are all developing new skills and competencies.” As well as creating an attractive workplace, Factory 4 Tomorrow will transform manufacturing processes at

Volvo CE, delivering significant benefits for customers, many of whom are demanding more customization and more individualized products. Due to globalization and new technologies, flexibility and speed of change are becoming ever more important. A digital transformation will accelerate Volvo

CE’s lean journey towards operational excellence. Optimized manufacturing also will bring sustainability benefits, helping to reduce Volvo CE’s industrial footprint.

“At Volvo CE, our mindset is very much based on collaboration, both internally between teams and across sites, as well as externally with customers, suppliers and partners. We cannot build the future we want by ourselves. We need to step away from silo thinking and consider how we do this endto-end, joining forces with partners and sharing experiences,” Muller said.

For more information, visit www.volvoce.com. 

Factory 4 Tomorrow will explore new technologies and ways of working to make manufacturing more sustainable.

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AEM Lauds Surface Transportation Act

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) look forward to working with Democrats and Republicans in President Dennis Slater issued the following statement in the Senate and House of Representatives to get a bill to support of a bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization President’s desk as soon as possible.” bill that calls for a historic investment in U.S. roads, high- U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the ways and bridges. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

“The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (EPW); Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va), the committee’s reflects many of the policies that are vital to keeping equip- ranking member; Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chairman of the ment manufacturers competitive in the global economy and EPW Subcommittee on Transportation Infrastructure; and creating new jobs, new Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), the growth and new prosperity subcommittee’s ranking memfor all Americans. “We applaud Senators “This investment will also benefit ber, on May 22 announced the release of a bipartisan surface Carper, Capito, Cardin and Cramer’s leadership in securing this historic, U.S. equipment manufacturers and the 2.8 million men and women transportation reauthorization bill that will be marked up by the EPW Committee on May bipartisan agreement to fund America’s roads, highways and bridges. who build the equipment needed to make a 21st century infrastructure 26, 2021. The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 Their tireless leadership will ensure Americans system a reality.” sets a new baseline funding level at a historic high of have the safe, reliable, and $303.5 billion for Department modern surface transporta- Dennis Slater of Transportation programs for tion system our economy AEM President highways, roads and bridges. needs. This marks an increase of

“This investment will more than 34 percent from the also benefit U.S. equipment manufacturers and the 2.8 mil- last reauthorization to pass Congress, the FAST Act, in 2015. lion men and women who build the equipment needed to The prior authorization for surface transportation promake a 21st century infrastructure system a reality. This rep- grams expired in 2020; Congress passed a one-year extenresents an important step forward in advancing the ongoing sion that will expire on Sept. 30, 2021. national debate about the future of U.S. infrastructure and we For more information, visit www.aem.org. 

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Astec Industries Launches Rebrand to Simplify Business Model, Drive Growth

Astec Industries Inc. is launching a new modern look with a rebranding initiative to coincide with its business model. The rebrand includes a new logo, color palette and website.

The launch comes while the organization streamlines its internal structure and operations to improve efficiency and drive growth.

The organization’s former brands, including Astec Inc., Astec do Brasil, Astec Australia, BMH Systems, Breaker Technology, Carlson Paving, Con-E-Co, Heatec, KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens, Osborn, Peterson, RexCon, Roadtec and Telsmith, will no longer operate as separate subsidiary companies and will all take on the ASTEC name. The unification is a significant part of the company’s OneASTEC business model including its “Simplify, Focus and Grow” strategy.

“We made the decision to unify to make it easier for our dealers and customers to do business with us. By coming together as one organization, we can offer greater customer service and drive innovation,” said Barry Ruffalo, president and CEO of Astec Industries, Inc. “The rebrand enables us to build our strength together under one common name and purpose. We can better leverage our growth as one Astec team rather than individual brands.”

The logo represents the company’s purpose: ‘Built to Connect’ and vision to connect people, processes and products. The new website (www.astecindustries.com) replaces the previous subsidiary websites. Dealers, customers, suppliers and consumers will be able to find information about the company, its product offerings and other resources in one location. 

New Hires... Deutz Power Centers Hires Winkler, Payne as New Engine Sales Managers

Mike Winkler and Loewen Payne have joined Deutz Power Centers as new engine sales managers. Winkler will be working from the new Deutz Power Center Mid-America location in Mansfield, Texas, and Payne will be stationed at Deutz Power Center Great Lakes in Elgin, Ill.

In his new position, Winkler will be responsible for leading new engine sales efforts throughout the large Deutz Power Center Mid-America territory, which expands south from the Dallas area to Houston, Midland-Odessa and across the south central United States.

“We’re delighted to have Mike join our new team in the Dallas area,” said Dominick “Nick” Vermet, vice president of Power Center operations for DEUTZ Corporation.

“He has a long career of selling new diesel and natural gas engines in Texas and Oklahoma, including the many oil fields located in those areas. Mike has just the right skill set for this unique region, and we look forward to great things from him.”

Payne will have similar responsibilities as the new engine sales manager of Deutz Power Center Great Lakes. He will sell engines throughout that particular territory, which includes northern and east central Illinois and northern Indiana, as well as Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

“Deutz Power Center Great Lakes is expanding its focus on selling new Deutz engines to OEMs,” said Vermet. “Loewen comes to us with many years of territory equipment sales so he knows the value of equipment uptime that you get with Deutz engines. By hiring him, we’re demonstrating our commitment to this region, and we know he will be an excellent addition to our team there.”

Deutz Power Centers provide dedicated application engineering and technical sales resources for OEMs that utilize Deutz products. Manufacturers can receive custom, valueadded production and assembly services that result in the best possible Deutz solutions for their engine specification and configuration needs. Power Center customers also can purchase new Deutz engines powered by diesel fuel or natural gas, as well as Deutz Xchange remanufactured engines.

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