NORBEC 

The Norbec experience

in numbers

18 months

since the beginning of the first audit

1 audit and 3 projects

 completed, and a 4th one ongoing

More than 1100 hours per year

 saved in engineering (recurring)

Less than a year

for a return on investment for each project

 Norbec initially decided to work with Ingeniu to have an external perspective on the digital action plan that had been developed internally before investing further in its implementation. Therefore, Ingeniu's first mandate was to conduct an engineering and Industry 4.0 production audit. This teamwork was productive and allowed for questioning certain elements of the initial action plan and enhancing it by leveraging both Norbec's knowledge and expertise and Ingeniu's.

First Project

In the past, Norbec had experienced negative experiences with subcontractors specializing in digital transformation and software development. A first project with a limited scope was identified from the action plan and entrusted to Ingeniu.

«In a few months, Ingeniu was able to develop the turnkey project and help us implement it within budget," explains Frédéric Tanguay-Moncion, Director of Technology at Norbec.»

«We were thus able to automate part of the drawing task, saving 600 hours per year for the engineering team.»

Building on this initial success, analysis of a second project from the action plan was initiated. As the project had deeper implications for Norbec's technologies and processes, the analysis task became more complex due to diverging orientations among Norbec teams.

Ingeniu still managed to steer the ship in the right direction by listening to the various stakeholders and adjusting the initial directions to better meet their needs. Ultimately, two strategic projects were delivered following this analysis.

« These two projects were complex in terms of technical aspects and algorithms. It would have been difficult to accomplish them internally," adds Mr. Tanguay-Moncion. "Ingeniu succeeded in delivering them brilliantly. Implemented and deployed one after the other, they have freed up more than 15 weeks of work per year in engineering. »