Italian A.Piovan, a major producer of roller covering, has taken up the challenge of Industry 4.0. With increased focus on R&D, the company is set to fully accommodate customers’ existing and future requirements, as R&D Manager Laura Capovilla explained to Romana Moares.
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adova-based A.Piovan has produced roller, special seamless conveyor belts and sleeves in rubber, silicone and polyurethane for 40 years. The company is a prime partner to OEMs for the development for customised solutions. “Our experience in different field allows us to have a wide solution database,” says Ms Capovilla. “We are the only company in the European market to boast an internal fully-automated rubber compound production system with advanced traceability, historical memory of all compounds and full quality control.” 166 Industry Europe
“Over the last two years we have embraced the digital revolution accommodating the Industry 4.0 principles in order to further improve traceability, quality and delivery time in response to today’s customers’ needs,” she confirms. “Accordingly, we have invested in the latest technology and recently installed an automated rubber component dosing system in our rubber compound department. Furthermore we added two new grinding machine to reduce delivery time and improve product dimension tolerances to meet the increasingly stringent market needs.”
