ST-One had the privilege of participating, as one of the speakers, in the event “The place of the human in the industry of the future” that took place in Curitiba, during the 13th, 14th and 15th of March. The meeting between leaders was provided by EBDI, promoter of events and business opportunities relevant to the Brazilian industrial scenario.
The theme of the event is comprehensive and touches on several topics: in addition to the role that humans have within the factory environment, how much they are prepared to encourage and boost people to have a strategic role.
To summarize, the contents presented surrounded the following topics:
- Challenges and opportunities of Industry 4.0 in Brazil
- New industrial era: people at the center of business
- Technologies that drive industry 4.0
- The industry of the future
The topics were addressed from different perspectives, by companies such as PEPSICO, DEXCO, RENAULT, GRENDENE, M. DIAS BRANCO, BUNGE and KLABIN.
ST-One Contribution to the Future of Industries
ST-One entered the discussion with co-founder, Tiago Machado, illustrating how “Exploring factories with data” changes not only the routine of an industry, but also its main indicators.
Through cases, Tiago navigated common problems, which can happen in any manufacturing plant, and how solutions were found. The answer was, in fact, in the questions. Knowing how to ask the right questions is what leads a circumstance to actually be understood and then resolved.
In the speech, 3 phrases stood out – these are imminent for the human and technological future that awaits industries: “Stories are given with soul” (Brené Brown), “Culture is a set of habits”, “What moves the world are not the answers, but the questions” (Albert Einstein).
If absorbed, these 3 concepts have a power of transformation as great as the most advanced technology. People, employees, driven by questions, with the appropriate resource to explore and create the habit of supporting their decisions in data are the ones who will build (are already building) the history of the industry of the future.
The cases brought emphasized the above theory in practice, and took place in one of the largest food industries in the world. The partnership between the industry that dominates 90% of American refrigerators and ST-One began in 2023, and in a few months it has become a relationship between numerous plants, spread across 3 countries.
ST-One Cases & Food Industry
Two cases were presented, the first on waste of resources and the second on performance increase. Both in the case that generated savings and in the one that increased the production index, the solution was only possible from the exploration and detailed observation of the history of data that was collected from the respective machines.
Even so, to arrive at the right data to be observed and compared, it was necessary to work in partnership – on one end there was market expertise, and on the other the scientists and intelligence that classified and created the formulas from the variables collected on the factory floor. (Read about how to find the right data for your industry here).
In short, the assertive analysis of the data allowed, in the first case, a significant reduction in the volume of wasted brine, and in the second case the investigation led to a 12% increase in the productivity of one of the machines in the cream cheese manufacturing park. Discover and Explore ST-One cases here.
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