Castolin Eutectic chooses Kinaxis and Aeonvis for successful growth
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Aeonvis accompanied Castolin Eutectic in the Kinaxis Maestro platform implementation project, launched to streamline production planning.
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Castolin Eutectic accelerates on supply chain management with Kinaxis and Aeonvis: integrated planning, synchronized departments, and business management with what-if scenarios
THE CLIENT
Castolin Eutectic: global excellence in metal repair and protection
Castolin Eutectic was founded in 1906 in Lausanne, Switzerland. After discovering a revolutionary new process for repairing industrial equipment and protecting metals from wear, fluxes, brazing alloys, and coating and soldering equipment and consumables were developed.
The company, a leader in its field, has subsidiaries in more than 100 countries on all five continents.
With its 1,600 employees, it produces a full range of materials used in maintenance and repair work by more than 40,000 customers, served through six production plants and more than 40 offices worldwide.
Headquarters are in Kriftel, Germany.
THE CHALLENGE
Integrating manufacturing processes with Kinaxis Maestro
With production facilities spread around the world, the company was facing increasingly complex challenges related to the integration and optimization of production planning processes, which were inefficient prior to the implementation of the Kinaxis Maestro project.
The company has therefore chosen to adopt a system that allows a single, integrated view of production planning, optimizing time and resources.
THE SOLUTION
Choosing the Maestro platform from Kinaxis and the support of Aeonvis to implement the project has enabled the company to radically and digitally transform its
INTEGRATION AND HOMOGENIZATION
- Integration of all 6 plants into a single planning system, ensuring a continuous and consistent flow of information between all locations
- Reducing interplant disconnects and improving global process visibility
OPTIMIZATION OF PLANNING PROCESSES
- Dynamic and adaptive planning that aligns with changing market conditions and production needs
- Accurate forecasts that help improve efficiency in materials and resource management
- Optimization of production lines, with better alignment between supply and demand
INCREASED EFFICIENCY AND REDUCED COSTS
- Reduction in waste through more precise management of inventory and production time
- Greater control over production costs, with the ability to monitor performance in real time and make timely corrective actions
IMPROVEMENT OF TIME-TO-MARKET
- Ability to adapt quickly to market changes, reducing time-to-market and improving responsiveness to customer needs
- Logistics optimization and downtime reduction through efficient planning
SCALABILITY AND ADAPTABILITY
- the application is highly scalable, which means it can grow with the business as it expands or adapts to new production needs
- Customization to meet the specific needs of Castolin Eutectic and its various plants
THE RESULT
The transformation of production planning with Kinaxis Maestro and Aeonvis
With Kinaxis Maestro, Castolin Eutectic can meet the challenges of production planning more efficiently, optimizing resources and reducing operating costs, overcoming aspects of data management complexity introduced by the growth path of integrating diverse realities with challenging timelines. The solution provides an integrated, real-time view of production processes, enhancing the company’s ability to respond quickly to market fluctuations.
Aeonvis accompanied Castolin Eutectis on this journey toward innovation and efficiency, with partner Kinaxis alongside as a strategic ally.
