Entente digital: Vero Software boost Georges Pernoud’s Industry 4.0 CAD processes
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Phillippe Pernoud (l); Gilles Pernoud (r). |
A French family-run mould maker had a custom IT system built by Vero Software to integrate its Industry 4.0 readiness.
Georges Pernoud, a mould making company based in Oyonnax, in the Jura Mountains of Eastern France, prioritised preparation for Industry 4.0 to the extent it had CAD/CAM provider Vero Software provide end-to-end digital processing for its manufacturing process.
The move cut time spent on non-value-added CAD tasks by 35 per cent.
Gilles Pernoud, CEO, said: “We rely on innovation and productivity, and started digitising our systems in 2000. At that time, we were looking for a 25 per cent reduction in the price of our tooling equipment to remain competitive.
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“The CAD digitisation] led to Vero Software integrating the VISI CAD solution for 3D tool design. We reorganised our processes to digitise each phase, and, above all, link them by eliminating any discontinuity in the digital workflow. This enabled us to remain competitive, and sustain design and technical engineering in France, while continuing to sell our moulds at the same time.”
Vero Software, based in Cheltenham, England, has provided IT services to Georges Pernoud for 17 years. The latest system it designed allows Georges Pernoud staff to access data from any of the company’s sites in France, Slovakia and America. It continues to manage the security and backup for Georges Pernoud’s database.
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VISI Open Mould. |
Gilles Pernoud believes that incorporating VISI into the IT system has enhanced the company’s reputation, as it enables their prime contractors to access up-to-date technical elements of projects on its FTP site.
Vero Software’s Sales Manager for France, Antonio Parisse, says: “We’ve established a fully collaborative relationship with the Pernoud company. We consolidated everything for efficient communication between the engineering department and the workshop, and later with production control allowing us to adapt each of the different software solutions to meet their specific requirements and ensure full interoperability.”
