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Opening photo: Speroni, founded in 1946 as a manufacturer of small water handling equipment, is now a leader in the field of water pumps and electric pumps.
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A 4.0 Connection Point: Speroni’s Plant Choices Are Projected into the Future, but in the Name of Continuity Alessia Venturi ipcm®
O
ne-piece batches have been the
approach was regarded with fear by the
For large coating lines integrated in green
industrial trend of the last two years,
manufacturing industry, for which productivity
plants with a low environmental impact,
due to the marked, and sometimes
is everything. This changed with the advent
process choices are made today following
even extreme, product customisation
of the Industry 4.0, which makes it possible
the 4.0 automation principles, e.g. optimising
required by consumers that are addicted
to maintain productivity and efficiency while
processing costs, guaranteeing high product
to abundance and, therefore, constantly
manufacturing very small batches with a wide
quality levels, and optimising the cost per
search for unique purchases. This productive
variety of part shapes.
unit produced. An example is the recent
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