Interview with the IT Manager

At Atlantem, a subsidiary of the Herige Industries group, the integration of the Reeverse Systems solution into the IS environment represented a structuring project, with several technical challenges to overcome. Find out more from the IS manager, who looks back on the integration choices made, the points of vigilance encountered, and the advice he would give to those still hesitating to take the plunge ⬇️

From the point of view of your IS environment, how does Reeverse Systems fit in, and what technical challenges have you encountered?

"TheReeverse Systems solution integrates directly into our industrial environment, from sales to scheduling. It provides a common bar setting and nesting calculation for all our machines, in order to optimize the use of our materials, particularly those from second life.

The main challenge was that we already had a nesting system in place. In plants where this was not the case, deployment was straightforward: all we had to do was send the data and integrate it into our IS.

On the other hand, replacing an existing system with Reeverse Systems required more attention, as our environment was already highly computerized and optimized. We therefore had to manage the impact perfectly to ensure a smooth transition, which we succeeded in doing with the support of Reeverse Systems.

What were your requirements in terms of technical testing, and how did Reeverse Systems meet them?

"We set up a complete test environment: one side at Reeverse, one side at us, in order to unroll the entire flow: supply, batching, parameterization... The aim was to verify perfect consistency between the Reeverse screens and the machine files. The aim was also to check that the quantities of profiles to be prepared or consumed were in phase.

This involved numerous checks and validations. Reeverse Systems managed this phase perfectly, with great rigor and real responsiveness, guaranteeing a smooth and successful production start-up."

If you had to repeat this project, what technical advice would you give to other IS teams?

"First of all, I'd advise them to have recent test production data, with a representative test set that is sufficiently close to reality in the field. If this data isn't correct, everything else won't be either.

It's also important to identify any bottlenecks and constraints upstream, particularly in terms of supply, storage and scrap management, so as to anticipate any impact on the IS."

What is your feedback on the solution?

Originally, our main objective was to optimize materials. We had several bottlenecks: a heterogeneous machine park, with some modern, digitalized machines, and others older, with more limited interfaces. We knew that these constraints prevented us from effectively managing second-life materials.

In concrete terms, either we changed the machines, or we found a solution like the one offered by Reeverse Systems. The challenge was to ensure that operators didn't waste any time: we needed a simple, intuitive interface, with a minimum of clicks.

From that point of view, it's a success. The Reeverse Systems teams were very responsive and attentive, which greatly facilitated the project. So yes, I definitely recommend the solution!

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