About three years ago, the Variass in Veendam have moved their Innovation Center to the adjacent building to get even more focus on innovation. Four data innovators have contributed to the development of an enviable innovation: an IT architecture for the entire organization.
Data analysis used to be manual work. It took hours before an analysis was complete. Now, all data is accessed in real time and data analysis on the shop floor directly provides improvement potential. For example, based on data from the hand soldering process, Variass developed a cobot that can accurately solder components down to 0.1 millimeter. According to director and owner of Variss Henk Smid, he and his customers have the same common interest: making a product successful. ,,Cash used to be king, now data are king. And yes, the right data to optimize process, product and customer value.”
Super innovation
It turns out to be a super innovation preceded by years of vision development, research and partial testing. Variass believes it has taken the first step toward a digital backbone with this architecture. Moreover, the high-tech innovator shares its insights with other ICD companies, including Philips, ZiuZ and BD Kiestra. ,,In this way we can learn from each other and accelerate innovations,’ said Henk Smid.
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