NORBEC
Norbec is a North American leader in the manufacturing of cold rooms, freezers, prefabricated doors, as well as insulated metal panels for building envelopes.
Norbec is a North American leader in the manufacturing of cold rooms, freezers, prefabricated doors, as well as insulated metal panels for building envelopes.
since the beginning of the first audit
completed, and a 4th one ongoing
saved in engineering (recurring)
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.
The result: A concrete digital action plan for engineering and production.
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.»
Saving 600 hours per year in engineering with the first project.
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. »
Saving 15 weeks of work per year in engineering.
« We have already started another strategic project with Ingeniu to improve Norbec's processes from bidding to engineering and have several other projects for the future »
« Autonomy! The management overhead we have to provide on projects is very low. Projects go straight to the point, are simple and easy to implement, and keep the focus on the value each project brings to Norbec. »
«The Ingeniu team is very strong technically in software development (architecture, cloud, algorithms, web, CAD APIs, etc.), and their understanding of the engineering and production world brings a lot of value to our teams. »