TRUMPF embraces industry 4.0

 

The TRUMPF Group is a global leader in the manufacture and provision of high-technology machine tools and has engaged with GFT since 2017.  Following a number of successful collaborative projects TRUMPF asked GFT to help improve its business process knowledge with indoor tracking information.

 

 As an advanced practitioner of just-in-time management, TRUMPF wished to harness the power and immediacy of the Internet of Things (IoT) to implement a real-time ecosystem that could track workflow within factories. GFT would help in the areas of systems development lifecycle management, project governance, DevOps, Agile methods, artificial intelligence and cloud.

 

Specific project requirements included:

 

GFT was engaged to help create a strategic solution that embraced a continuous delivery process and automated testing. Using a dedicated nearshore team, GFT managed the project from design to implementation. At the outset it was realised that a successful solution would require a tailored operating system best created using an Ubuntu stock ISO.

 

The scope of the project included the design and implementation of DevOps and best practice procedures to:

 

The successful project has delivered a step-change improvement in efficiency and control. TRUMPF has a real-time view of business workflow and can harness the power of its data to boost efficiency. New IoT devices can be set-up easily and quickly so TRUMPF can benefit rapidly. The robust, secure infrastructure delivers quantifiable benefits that include: