HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH
The Global Value Chain and the Importance of Measuring and Control Tools to Guarantee Product Quality Adriano Antonelli IBIX S.r.l. - TECNO SUPPLY DIVISION, Lugo di Romagna, (Ravenna), ITALY
adriano.antonelli@tecnosupply.com
Measurement and control instruments are fundamental to check that
the loss of know-how and production management capacity. In general,
the required coating layers have actually been applied and they can
we assumed that any component could be obtained quickly. However,
therefore guarantee adequate protection to the treated products.
we found out how weak and fragile the value chain actually is. Any
Automation Dr. Nix develops and manufactures its range of coating
health, financial, or economic crisis in a given area is enough to stop the
thickness gauges exclusively in Germany, in order to ensure maximum
construction of a complex machine.
quality throughout the entire production chain. Tecno Supply, a division
In these cases, how can a company reorganise its production chain to
of IBIX Srl, distributes its thickness gauges in Italy.
avoid production stoppages without affecting costs? How can it regain lost skills? Is it possible to have two separate supply channels to get all the necessary components? Currently, we can only answer these questions
L
ately, we have come to realise that the world production chain is very
with hypotheses. In this article, we would like focus on a company that
fragile. In fact, we have gone from a framework in which the industrial
decided to carry out its entire production process in-house: Automation
districts supporting global companies were geographically close enough
Dr. Nix develops and manufactures its range of coating thickness gauges
to be controlled, managed, and financed to a system composed of
exclusively in Germany, in order to ensure maximum quality throughout
vertically integrated districts where components come from multiple
the entire production chain. Tecno Supply, a division of IBIX Srl, distributes
areas of the world. The districts’ peculiarity and specialisation level has
its thickness gauges in Italy.
led to the reduction of costs on the one hand and, on the other hand, to
Measurement and control tools are crucial pieces of equipment for any
A QNix coating thickness gauge produced by German manufacturer Automation Dr. Nix and distributed in Italy by Tecno Supply, a division of IBIX Srl.
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