Remoska launches a revolution in manufacturing with modern IT systems from Soitron
Petr Vaněček, CEO and Managing Director
Background
The traditional Czech brand Remoska needed to build a new greenfield plant to expand their capacity and maintain competitiveness. The intention of the company’s management was to use cutting-edge technologies for industrial automation, robotization and digitalization in the new factory. Remoska decided to select through a selection procedure a technological partner for the architectural design, project management, and the implementation of information, communication, and software technologies. Strong security was one of the key requirements.
Project implementation
Soitron experts designed a modern and secure technology architecture to keep costs under control, including virtualization, the use of existing servers, and the integration of Software as a Service (SaaS) services, such as Microsoft 365.
The digitalization included building a network communication infrastructure, establishing an on-premise data centre with cloud integration, deployment of energy monitoring (IoT), implementation of cyber security measures, implementation of IP telephony, coordination and integration of systems such as ERP, MES (Manufacturing Execution System), warehouse management, and attendance.
Results and benefits
increasing competitiveness, sustaining production in Europe
process improvement, better production planning and streamlining
high security and minimization of downtime risks
energy consumption optimisation
Soitron was responsible for integrating and aligning all systems and technologies
Customer profile
Remoska s.r.o. is a traditional Czech producer of quality kitchenware with more than 65 years of tradition. It produced its first baking pan as early as 1957. Later, production expanded to include a new line of pots, pans, kitchen accessories, stainless steel cookware and electrical dishes. Today, Remoska is a renowned brand that offers new trends in modern cooking. In Kopřivnica, it built a new production plant with top technology. A new division of the company – EFC Design, dealing with OEM production, was also created. They organize their own cooking school in the professionally equipped culinary centre.
Technologies used
Cisco HyperFlex, Cisco UCS, HyperFlex Data Platform, Cisco ISE, VMware vSphere, Microsoft 365, Azure AD Premium, LoRaWAN