Needs keep accumulating
Each department suggests a tool, but there is no shared view.
Industrial consultancy
Industrial consultancy: decide what to improve before choosing software
Industrial consultancy is an external service that analyses a factory’s processes, systems and data to decide where to start and what to solve before choosing software. At CAPTIA, the result is a current situation map, prioritised needs, a solution proposal and a phased plan for your digitalisation project.
Engineering and software connected to your operation.
What industrial consultancy is and when you need it
An industrial engineering consultancy provides the external point of view that day-to-day work in the factory does not allow. It is usually needed when one of these situations arises:
You do not know which data you can use
Information is stored in different places with varying quality.
Investment is difficult to define
Without a clear scope, proposals are difficult to compare and implementation is hard to plan.
Like a mirror, consultancy shows the strengths and areas for improvement that are hard to see from the inside. Our industrial consultants assess your factory with technical and strategic criteria, and the consultancy report sets out specific actions to increase productivity, from concept to final logistics.
Industrial engineering services covered by the consultancy
CAPTIA’s industrial engineering consultancy reviews the factory on four fronts:
Process analysis and improvement
Points out areas for improvement in production processes and proposes how to address them.
Productivity
Identifies mistakes to fix and strengths to build on so you can produce more with the same resources.
Regulatory compliance
Detects processes that may not comply with a regulation before an inspection does.
Industrial digitalisation and automation
Assesses which systems and data the factory has, what is worth digitalising or automating, and in what order.
What we address
What you receive at the end of the consultancy
The assessment turns observations into priorities and an understandable scope. These are the four deliverables, specified in the proposal:
Current situation map
Describes the factory’s relevant processes, systems and data as they work today.
Prioritised needs
Ranks the problems worth addressing and shows what depends on what.
Solution proposal
Sets out the alternatives for each need and the scope to assess.
Phased plan
Sets the sequence of action and the requirements of each phase so the investment can be planned.
Some examples of improvements you can find in our industrial consultancy report
Saving energy on a machine by replacing one of the gears that is eroded, which has an impact on the final output.
Shifting several left-handed operators because their handling is more efficient if they are on the other side of the mechanical conveyor belt.
To get to know a new material or raw material that you did not know before, that solves problems that could not be solved with your current production.
To come up with new sales strategies, to open new distribution channels, to help you calibrate the communications of your promotional materials?
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How we work: from diagnosis to the next step
We listen
We interviewed you and the key operators/technicians in the factory.
We analyse
We collect relevant data for the consultancy, starting from the most basic SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.
We prioritise
We produced a first preliminary consultancy report.
We test it by simulations with our own software.
We define the next step
We present the consultancy report to you and monitor the results with you.
Related solutions
From consultancy to implementation: MES, CMMS and data
Each phase of the plan becomes a specific project that CAPTIA can implement: a MES system to control production, a CMMS for industrial maintenance, a SCADA to supervise the plant or business intelligence to make use of the data you already have.
Before we start
Frequently asked questions about industrial consultancy
Does consultancy require purchasing implementation?
The relationship between diagnosis and implementation must be defined in the commercial proposal. Diagnosis aims to help you make an informed decision.
Who should participate?
It depends on the process. In general, involve those who manage it, those who carry it out and those who know the systems and data.
Does the project include training?
We include training for shop-floor staff unless it is determined to be unnecessary. If you need additional training, we can arrange it around your team’s needs.
Do you offer support and maintenance?
We offer a priority support and maintenance service when you need it. We agree the service model, scope and terms with you to suit your operation.
Where do you carry out projects?
We currently work in Spain. We can also undertake projects in Portugal, other European Union countries and beyond, agreeing the scope and working arrangements with you.
Industrial consultancy
Request an industrial consultancy diagnosis
We analyse processes, systems and data to define where to start and what your digitalisation project needs to solve.
- Which difficulties and priorities your operation has.
- Which processes, systems and people are involved.
- Which decisions you need to make before investing.
Tell us where you are starting. Together we will define the next step.