The manufacturing industry is in full transformation. Are you turning this challenge into an opportunity and wanting to work on key breakthrough areas? Through this #ManufacturingCommunity you will learn all about the various building blocks, the ones that you have already preceded and the ecosystem to which you have access.
- Vandemoortele Factory of the Future: “Major employee involvement “
Izegem, in West Flanders, is the site of the oldest and largest factory operated by Vandemoortele, the European leader in bakery products, margarines, cooking oils and fats. Although its origins date back to 1899, it was this cradle of industry that won a Factory of the Future award in 2020. “We owe this nice award to ... Read more
- Transformation Eco-factory: A sustainability vision often delivers just as much innovation as sustainability
Agoria advises and guides companies in their transformation into the factory of the future. This series of articles will help you to gain a better understanding of each of the 7 transformation domains that play a crucial role. One of the increasingly more important transformations is the ‘Eco-factory’. In this article we delve deeper into ... Read more
- Van Hoecke: the art of innovation for better entrepreneurship
Van Hoecke has obtained its new Factory of the Future certification. As a supplier of furniture fittings and manufacturer of drawer systems, Van Hoecke has been working for years with a mass customisation system. This is the story of a pioneer whose successful transformation started more than 20 years ago. How did this happen? By ... Read more
- Industry 4.0 in the time of Covid-19… and what’s next?
What will be the impact of the covid-19 crisis in the context of Industry 4.0? The manufacturing industry will certainly not emerge unchanged from a crisis as severe and global as the one we have just gone through. Will the Factory of the Future transformation be slowed down or, on the contrary, will it be ... Read more
- Discover JUMO, Factory of the Future 2020: Optimal balance between the human being and the digital world
JUMO Automation is one of the 4 winners of the Factory of the Future 2020 award in Wallonia. Not having been able to applaud the winners in person at a live ceremony, Motion Control conducted a (remote) interview with Bruno Radermacher, Managing Director of JUMO Automation. JUMO was founded in Fulda, Germany, in 1948. It initially ... Read more