Ellistat, a publisher of production monitoring and control solutions, and Cetim, a Carnot-accredited mechanical engineering technological institute, have signed a memorandum of understanding at the Simodec international bar turning machine tool trade show, with a view to sharing information and expertise to offer mechanical engineering manufacturers optimized monitoring and control solutions dedicated to their metal machining production activities.
For an initial period of seven months, Cetim and Ellistat will put their complementary skills at the service of manufacturers, offering them process optimization, monitoring and control solutions, initially dedicated to their machining activities.
This synergy will enable both parties to share their respective know-how to optimize the integration of software solutions specific to each industrial issue. And this, thanks to support tailored to each production environment, with its business and human components, guaranteeing the implementation of new work habits that will contribute to greater competitiveness, in complete autonomy.
Numerous manufacturers will benefit from this merger, starting with those in the "series machining" sector, with whom Cetim is involved in R&D initiatives focused on continuous improvement and competitiveness, at a time when industrial sectors are in the midst of a post-Covid economic recovery.
The mechanical engineering SMEs supported by the regions in their ecological and energy transition will also be able to benefit from this rapprochement, through the contribution of new working methodologies in terms of monitoring and steering their machining production units.
Finally, mechanical engineering companies investing in their 4.0 transformation will use such industrial monitoring and control solutions to remain competitive.
A joint demonstrator is now operational at the ID Center (Cluses). It will be used to present and test the parameterization and operation of monitoring and control solutions. Integrated into a set of production resources, this demonstrator will have the following objectives:
- Make manufacturers aware of the benefits of such a solution in a production environment,
- Carry out specific feasibility tests, in terms of interfaces and machine connections, to validate architectures that can be transposed to industrial customers.
Pilot projects will be carried out with requesting manufacturers, enabling the installation and integration of a specific solution, together with an evaluation.
"We chose to work with Ellistat because of the performance of their solutions, which are particularly innovative and interesting for mechanical engineering manufacturers. It seemed obvious to us to pool our expertise and knowledge in the field," says Olivier Burel, Cetim, director of the Cluses site.
"The objective of Ellistat, whose solutions are unique on the market, is to become the leader in the management of machining activities in an industrial context undergoing 4.0 transformation," stresses Davy Pillet, Ellistat's President. This agreement with Cetim will enable us to draw on the Centre's recognized expertise in machining and its reputation among manufacturers."
Together at the bar turning and precision mechanical manufacturing show, Cetim's experts welcome manufacturers to conferences on employment, sustainable development and innovation, on the ID Center partners' stand (Stand n°M13, Hall B1) until March 11, 2022.
The complete program of conferences and workshops is available on :
www.salon-simodec.com