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“You have a delay in executing today’s production plan. You have an unplanned machine shutdown for maintenance reasons. Productivity is below the average of the last 30 days. How is my production line performing now? What can I do to
One-IT, in partnership with KFactory and Microsoft, organised an innovative event dedicated to the manufacturing industry: “Automation with AI in Manufacturing”. It took place on 20 June at Hotel Magus, Baia Mare and brought together more than 40 manufacturing managers
One-IT joins the KFactory’s Partener Program– to promote digital solutions for production automation in Romania. KFactory is a company specialized in the development of Industry 4.0 digital solutions that vertically integrate into production activities. Through this partnership, One-IT brings closer
Factories will benefit from up to 50% lower operating costs Bucharest, 28 March 2023 – Romanian company Aliant, an IT integrator and provider of digital business transformation services, has partnered with KFactory, a start-up specialized in the development and commercialization
Compania românească Aliant, integrator IT și furnizor de servicii de transformare digitală a afacerilor, a încheiat un parteneriat cu KFactory, startup specializat în dezvoltarea și comercializarea de soluții digitale Industry 4.0 pentru verticala de producție. În cadrul acestei colaborări, Aliant
Our industrial partner MUSA will implement the KFactory platform in order to: – MUSA will implement the KFactory platform in order to boost efficiency; – eliminate manual data gathering; – Determine a direct relationship between production and energy use in
UPGRADE 100 in partnership with BCR has launched an education project in the Digital IQ series to support SMEs who need additional information about the next steps in digitalisation. There will be 347.5 million – EU money for nonIT SMEs
Vlad Cazan, co-founder KFactory, a participat la episodul 4 al podcastului Digital Romania, unde a discutat despre digitalizarea fabricilor și a proceselor din producție. Poți urmări materialul integral aici Episodul 4 – Digitalizarea fabricilor și a proceselor din producție
Adrian Dima, the co-founder of KFactory, was the subject of the last ITKeyMedia podcast interview of the year on December 31. Alex Morari and he talked about how the Industry 4.0 platform automates the collection of data from machines, how our
SMOK Venures’ Borys Musielak’s posts – one AI-generated and one handwritten – have caused a discussion about certain practices in the CEE startup ecosystem Naturally, both VCs and founders may have unpleasant experiences from time to time and are
Innovation and sustainability, the topics of discussion of RFI Romania’s Essential. Also, why and how virtual engineers are fighting food waste. Guests were: ▶ Sînziana Perțea, representative of Bonapp.eco, an app that helps reduce food waste ▶ Vlad Cazan, co-founder
Platforma KFactory cuprinde o gama de servicii software care pot fi folosite de companiile de producție în diverse arii funcționale.
Compania este primul start-up Industry 4.0 finanțat în România și singurul finanțat deja cu o a doua rundă, ca o confirmare a rezultatelor obținute pe parcurs. … Read More
În ultimii ani, companiile cu istoric în România au înțeles că o oportunitate pentru a se digitaliza e să lucreze cu startup-uri locale. Așa a făcut și Rombat, unul dintre cei mai importanți jucători industriali din România, care și-a digitalizat
KFactory este un startup de Industry 4.0 care digitalizează simplu companii de producție. Într-un dialog cu fondatorii săi, Adrian Dima și Vlad Cazan am discutat despre planurile de viitor pentru acest startup care a fost finanțat deja, primul din România în care a investit inclusiv
Mit einem Investment von 600.000 Euro expandiert das KI-Startup KFactory nun auf dem DACH-Markt. Die Digitalisierung und Modernisierung der Fertigung sind wahrscheinlich zwei der größten Herausforderungen, vor denen produzierende Unternehmen stehen. Ein rumänisches Startup bietet jedoch die Lösung, wie man
The digitalization and modernization of the manufacturing are probably two of the biggest challenges for the production companies, and ones that require lots of time and effort. However, one Romanian startup has a solution on how to expedite this process,
KFactory, startup Industry 4.0 din România, anunță că ridică 600.000 de euro într-o rundă seed pentru a-și accelera creșterea pe piața DACH (Germania, Austria, Elveția), pentru a investi în rețeaua de parteneri și integrări, respectiv pentru a extinde capacitățile platformei
Startup-ul românesc KFactory, care oferă o soluție pentru creșterea performanței operaționale a companiilor de producție, obține o finanțare de 600.000 de euro într-o rundă de investiții condusă de fondul clujean Fortech Investments. Citeste mai mult: https://economie.hotnews.ro/stiri-it-25339166-finantare-600-000-euro-pentru-kfactory-startup-romanesc.htm
KFactory, the Bucharest-based Industry 4.0 SaaS automation platform, has raised €600K in a round led by Fortech Investments, a Cluj-based CVC, joined by SIF Transilvania, a closed-end financial investment company, and early-stage VC Sparking Capital. This news comes after the startup raised over
KFactory, startup Industry 4.0 din România, ridică 600.000 de euro într-o rundă seed pentru a-și accelera creșterea pe piața DACH (Germania, Austria, Elveția), pentru a investi în rețeaua de parteneri și integrări, respectiv pentru a extinde capacitățile platformei sale, cu
KFactory, startup Industry 4.0 din România, anunță că ridică 600.000 de euro într-o rundă seed pentru a-și accelera creșterea pe piața DACH (Germania, Austria, Elveția), pentru a investi în rețeaua de parteneri și integrări, respectiv pentru a extinde capacitățile platformei
KFactory ridică 600.000 euro într-o rundă seed. Primul startup Industry 4.0 din România își accelerează astfel creșterea pe piața DACH (Germania, Austria, Elveția) și va investi în rețeaua de parteneri și integrări. Citeste mai mult: https://www.intermodal-logistics.ro/kfactory-runda-de-investitii-de-600-000-euro-pentru-extinderea-pe-pietele-dach
Startup-ul românesc KFactory, care oferă o soluție pentru creșterea performanței operaționale a companiilor de producție, obține o finanțare de 600.000 de euro într-o rundă de investiții condusă de fondul clujean Fortech Investments. Citește mai mult: https://www.startupcafe.ro/idei-antreprenori/finantare-600-mii-euro-kfactory-startup-it-romanesc.htm
Read more: https://www.romaniajournal.ro/business/kfactory-the-industry-4-0-startup-raises-eur-600000-to-expand-on-international-markets/
KFactory, startup Industry 4.0 din România, anunță că ridică 600.000 de euro într-o rundă seed pentru a-și accelera creșterea pe piața DACH (Germania, Austria, Elveția), pentru a investi în rețeaua de parteneri și integrări, respectiv pentru a extinde capacitățile platformei
KFactory, startup Industry 4.0 din România, anunță că ridică 600.000 de euro într-o rundă seed pentru a-și accelera creșterea pe piața DACH (Germania, Austria, Elveția), pentru a investi în rețeaua de parteneri și integrări, respectiv pentru a extinde capacitățile platformei
„Vrem să demonstrăm că şi un start-up din România şi într-o zonă frumoasă, dar grea, cum e industry 4.0, are valoare la nivel internaţional“ Vezi mai mult: https://www.zf.ro/zf-it-generation/zf-it-generation-start-up-update-vlad-cazan-adrian-dima-fondatori-20497817?fbclid=IwAR1n0bWQAtGxFO3Vm9FB_VnkHxUs7lhcDqH5pF2-vQKvHdJefHonHNNRuSc
KFactory, care a dezvoltat soluţii de automatizare a proceselor de business pentru industria producătoare şi se defineşte astfel ca un startup Industry 4.0, a obţinut o finanţare de 600.000 de euro într-o rundă seed pentru a-şi accelera creşterea pe piaţa
KFactory, startup Industry 4.0 din România, anunță că ridică 600.000 de euro într-o rundă seed pentru a-și accelera creșterea pe piața DACH (Germania, Austria, Elveția), pentru a investi în rețeaua de parteneri și integrări, respectiv pentru a extinde capacitățile platformei
Startup-ul de tehnologie a încheiat recent a doua rundă de finanțare, de 600.000 de euro, condusă de Fortech Investments, la care a participat și SIF Transilvania și Sparking Capital, printr-o rundă de tip follow-up. Finanțarea totală atrasă de KFactory până
KFactory, platformă digitală, anunță că ridică 600.000 de euro într-o rundă seed pentru a-și accelera creșterea pe piața DACH (Germania, Austria, Elveția), pentru a investi în rețeaua de parteneri și integrări, respectiv pentru a extinde capacitățile platformei sale. Citește mai
KFactory, a Romanian Industry 4.0 solution provider, raises EUR 600K in Seed The round is shared by Romanian funds Fortech Investments (lead), Sparking Capital (the startup’s long-time supporter), and SIF Transilvania The company plans to expand to the DACH market
KFactory is raising 600.000 euro to expand on international markets KFactory, the leading Industry 4.0 startup from Romania, is announcing it raised 600,000 euro in seed round to accelerate its growth on DACH market (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), invest in its
Reducing carbon emissions is a major global concern Bucharest, August 17th, 2021 – KFactory is the first startup Industry 4.0 financed in Romania, which aims to innovate the operational processes in the manufacturing companies by understanding how the resources
Bucharest, March 3, 2021 – Two entrepreneurial Romanian companies Dendrio, specialized in IT&C solutions integration and KFactory, a start-up specialized in automation of traditional manufacturing and industrial practices, join forces with ProCredit Bank to digitalize Romanian factories. The three
București, 3 martie 2021 – Două companii antreprenoriale românești – Dendrio, specializată în integrarea soluțiilor IT&C și KFactory, start-up specializat în automatizarea practicilor tradiționale de producție și industriale, își unesc forțele cu ProCredit Bank pentru a digitaliza fabricile din România.
Deși a fost un an complicat pentru o bună parte din afacerile din România, și nu numai, 2020 s-a dovedit a fi un an foarte bun pentru startup-uri, mai ales după ce investitorii au trecut de momentele inițiale de incertitudine
KFactory vrea să ajute companiile din zona de producţie să-şi crească performanța utilajelor industriale și a operatorilor. Tehonologia creată de startup-ul românesc are la bază conceptele de Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) și Machine Learning. Platforma monitorizează și învață felul
Beneficiind de suportul tehnologiilor asociative și cognitive ale platformei Qlik Sense, și de suportul tehnic QQinfo, KFactory oferă deja clienților săi primele analize vizuale, intuitive și interactive, de ultimă generație, care pot evidenția imediat performanța, excepțiile, productivitatea și randamentul proceselor
“Criza sanitară a accelerat dezvoltarea ecosistemului de startup-uri tech, reprezentând o oportunitate pentru antreprenorii inovativi să scoată pe piaţă diverse soluţii tech care să răspundă noilor nevoi născute în ultimele luni.” https://www.zf.ro/business-hi-tech/videoconferinta-zf-it-generation-anul-2020-ecosistemul-local-start-19762795
“KFactory este primul startup Industry 4.0 finanțat din Romania care își propune să inoveze întregul proces de producție prin înțelegerea modului în care toate variabilele implicate influențează performanța acestuia.” https://itchannel.ro/startup-ul-romanesc-kfactory-aduce-inteligenta-artificiala-in-productie-prin-lansarea-primei-echipe-de-ingineri-virtuali/
“KFactory is the first Industry 4.0 startup funded in Romania, which aims to innovate the entire production process by understanding how all the variables involved influence its performance.”
KFactory, prima platformă digitală orientată către creșterea performanței și productivității companiilor de producție, dezvoltată de un startup românesc, va primi o finanțare de 215.000 de euro pentru dezvoltarea și implementarea planului de afaceri pe urmatorii ani. https://start-up.ro/kfactory-investitie-de-215-000-de-eur-de-la-sparking-capital-si-seedblink/
În plină pandemie de coronavirus este mai important ca oricând să ne arătăm optimismul, reziliența și mindsetul de antreprenor. Am vorbit cu Vlad Cazan, cofondator KFactory, despre ce face startup-ul KFactory, cum influențează activitatea situația actuală și care sunt oportunitățile.
KFactory vine în întâmpinarea companiilor de producție ce doresc să crească performanța utilajelor industriale și a operatorilor, toate acestea având ca rezultat creșterea profitabilității. Având la bază conceptele de Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) și Machine Learning, cumulate cu experiența
„Am pornit cu industria auto pentru un mare furnizor pentru Dacia-Renault. Stăm aproape de industria auto pentru că e clar că acolo există o nevoie clară pentru soluţia pe care am dezvoltat-o. Ne-am adresat de asemenea şi unui producător de
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From tech trainings to increased revenue potential, there are many reasons to consider joining us. In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, staying competitive means embracing the latest technology and innovation. For manufacturing companies, this means adopting automation and digitalization to
In the world of industrial and manufacturing operations, things change quickly. Therefore it’s becoming more important to bridge the gap between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). The traditional style of working in islands may lead to inefficiencies, and
When examining the need for digital transformation, one of the first things that we think is how much it would cost. Instead, we should learn to ask how much money we lose every day when we delay making a choice.
In accordance with the climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement, the European Union has an ambitious goal. This is transforming Europe into the world’s first carbon-neutral continent by the year 2050. On the 12th of December 2019, the European
Why should manufacturing companies digitize their shop-floor process by using SaaS products? There are a lot of different products that exist to make it easier for companies to operate. This is where SaaS products come into play as they are
Overall equipment effectiveness monitoring leads to a clearer image of company performance. Every investment must have a return into the company revenue, being the propeller that gives trust to the business. Besides the human capital, the most important investment of
Smart Factory is based on the direct communication of production equipment with each other and with a central system. Smart Factory is a concept until recently considered futuristic, but now translated into reality by the existing technologies on the market. Relying
Your organization is ready to make a big step in digital transformation, but there are many question marks rised by the members of the management board. Beside those regarding the impact over the overall performance of the company, there is
TRACKING PRODUCTIVITY IN REAL TIME Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is an efficient tool for every manager. Every investment must have a return into the company revenue, being the propeller that gives trust to the business. Besides the human capital, the
Higher level of digital education of employees is a big must in small and medium factories. Author: Adrian DIMA When Industry 4.0 was first announced, the early adopters were the companies which afforded to invest and had the human
Manufacturing managers using OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) have quickly become convinced that this system has a significant impact on their production performance. OEE is not only a metric, but it also provides a framework to improve the production process. How
In recent years, there is an increasingly obvious difference between the vision of classic IT products and those that incorporate new technologies and implicitly innovation. The computer is no longer just an assistant, but a colleague Somehow it’s normal: until
The general perception about the role of manufacturing engineers was altered in the last decade. This due to the wide spreading of the technology in the office environment, but mainly in the field. Most of activities engineers do on a dailybasis can fall into
Autor: Adrian Dima În ultimii ani apare o diferență din ce în ce mai evidentă între viziunea produselor clasice IT și a celor care înglobează noi tehnologii și implicit inovație. Cumva e normal: până recent, tehnologiile permiteau cu predilecție colectarea
Author: Adrian DIMA I was recently asked what I think about applications written and used internally by customers from the non-IT industries. From the start, I exclude from this category large non-IT companies, which have invested in dedicated IT centres,
The digital transformation of companies, of their internal processes and the relationship with suppliers and their customers is not only a trend, but it is the way forward for manufacturing companies that strive to gain the best possible position in
Higher level of digital education of employees is a big must in small and medium factories Author: Adrian DIMA When Industry 4.0 was first announced, the early adopters were the companies which afforded to invest and had the human resources to handle
Author: Adrian Dima Producing various objects is old as mankind. Basically, every product realized by individuals or groups can be assimilated with a basic manufacturing process. During times, humans managed to manufacture objects for their own usage or for commercial purposes,
Smart Factory initiatives – main driver of manufacturing competitiveness Smart Factory is a concept until recently considered futuristic, but now translated into reality by the existing technologies on the market. Relying on cybernetic systems that communicate with each other, Smart Factory is
How digitalization aligns with the management vision and drive the future growth of business Factories now have a range of IT technologies and tools at their disposal that make a direct contribution to increasing overall business performance, monitoring equipment utilization
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Industria auto este cel mai puternic sector economic al României, generând 14% din PIB (25,6 miliarde EURO in 2020) și peste 27% din exporturile naționale. Totodată, avem o bază importantă de furnizori și servicii care produc peste 70% din cifra
Un nou episod Industry4cast, primul podcast românesc dedicat digitalizării în companiile de producție. Astăzi puteți asculta perspectiva unui manager din producție asupra transformării digitale din fabrică: Bogdan Ungureanu, Director General Gic Nosag Metal, unul din cei mai importanți furnizori Dacia
Mihai este antreprenor IT și președinte ANIS (Asociatia Patronala a Industriei de Software și Servicii IT), dar și un avocat al digitalizarii in Romania.Discuția s-a concentrat pe gradul de digitalizare în sectoarele privat și public, pe lipsa din ce în
Am stat de vorba cu Vlad Andriescu, redactor-șef al platformei start-up.ro, platformă care implineste 6 ani în Septembrie. Vlad este parte activă a ecosistemului de startup-uri in ultimii ani, a urmărit cum s-a dezvoltat incepand cu Radu Georgescu si Vladimir
Am vorbit despre educația digitală în companiile de producție cu Decebal Marin. Chiar dacă digitalizarea este dorită de management, de multe ori organizația nu este pregătită pentru implementare.Decebal este specialist în transformare digitală prin instruirea angajatilor din fabrici, iar în
Relația dintre tehnologie si fabrici e veche, iar in ultimii ani, odată cu apariția conceptului de Industry 4.0, a devenit si complicata. Se face mult zgomot in jurul digitalizării companiilor de producție : evenimente, webinarii, social media – toate lauda
Mihai Lazaroae este un specialist cu experiență bogată în managementul executiv al companiilor de producție. Am discutat despre schimbările produse de digitalizare în companiile de producție. O bună parte din companiile pentru care a lucrat sunt listate la BVB, așa că
Am discutat despre investitii in tehnologie, cu Cristian Negrutiu. Cristian este investitor si partener Sparking Capital, cu o experienta mare in B2B, in special in zona de supply chain. Am discutat cu el despre subiecte din ce in ce mai
Colaborarea dintre companii și startup-uri. Este unul dintre subiectele discuției cu Monica Obogeanu. Monica este unul din cei mai activi susținători ai ecosistemului de startup-uri din România. In ultimii ani a fost responsabila de programe care au ajutat multe din
Episodul de azi îl are ca invitat pe Adrian Vasile, partener Black Sea Fund, companie specializata in investitii de tip private equity.Adrian ne-a vorbit despre domeniile preferate pentru investiții, despre cum evalueaza un investitor o companie și care sunt avantajele
Rui is an experienced Portuguese IT entrepreneur, having more than 20 years experience in industry. Also he is professor and startup mentor at IPS (Instituto Politecnico Setubal) business accelerator. He told us more about Portugal technology landscape, startups, students and initiatives
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Advanced manufacturing is the use of innovative technology to improve products or processes, with the relevant technology being described as “advanced,” “innovative,” or “cutting edge.” Advanced manufacturing industries “increasingly integrate new innovative technologies in both products and processes. The rate of technology
Batch production is a method of manufacturing where the products are made as specified groups or amounts, within a time frame. A batch can go through a series of steps in a large manufacturing process to make the final desired product.[1][2] Batch
Big data analytics is the often-complex process of examining big data to uncover information — such as hidden patterns, correlations, market trends and customer preferences — that can help organizations make informed business decisions. On a broad scale, data analytics technologies and techniques give
Cloud manufacturing (CMfg) is a new manufacturing paradigm developed from existing advanced manufacturing models (e.g., ASP, AM, NM, MGrid) and enterprise information technologies under the support of cloud computing, Internet of Things(IoT), virtualization and service-oriented technologies, and advanced computing technologies. It transforms manufacturing resources and
Computer vision is an interdisciplinary field that deals with how computers can be made to gain high-level understanding from digital images or videos. From the perspective of engineering, it seeks to automate tasks that the human visual system can do. “Computer vision is concerned with the automatic extraction, analysis
Continuous production is a flow production method used to manufacture, produce, or process materials without interruption. It is called a continuous process or a continuous flow process because the materials, either dry bulk or fluids that are being processed are continuously in motion, undergoing chemical reactions or
Cycle time is the actual time spent working on producing an item or providing a service, measured from the start of the first task to the end of the last task. Cycle time includes both value-added time as well as
A digital factory uses digital technology for modeling, communications and to operate the manufacturing process. This arrangement of technology allows managers to configure, model, simulate, assess and evaluate items, procedures and system before the factory is constructed. The digital factory gives answers
Digital manufacturing is an integrated approach to manufacturing that is centered around a computer system.[1][citation needed]The transition to digital manufacturing has become more popular with the rise in the quantity and quality of computer systems in manufacturing plants. As more automated
Digitization[1] is the process of converting information into a digital (i.e. computer-readable) format.[2] The result is the representation of an object, image, sound, document or signal (usually an analog signal) obtained by generating a series of numbers that describe a discrete set of points or samples. The result is called digital representation or, more specifically,
Manufacturing downtime is any period of time during which facility output is stopped. Manufacturing downtime includes planned downtime for scheduled asset maintenance. It may also include unplanned downtime due to equipment failure and other events. It may also include stoppages due
First pass yield (FPY), also known as throughput yield (TPY), is defined as the number of units coming out of a process divided by the number of units going into that process over a specified period of time. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_pass_yield
A Human-Machine Interface (HMI) is a user interface or dashboard that connects a person to a machine, system, or device. While the term can technically be applied to any screen that allows a user to interact with a device, HMI
The industrial internet of things (IIoT) refers to interconnected sensors, instruments, and other devices networked together with computers’ industrial applications, including manufacturing and energy management. This connectivity allows for data collection, exchange, and analysis, potentially facilitating improvements in productivity and efficiency as well
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, 4IR, or Industry 4.0,[1] conceptualizes rapid change to technology, industries, and societal patterns and processes in the 21st century due to increasing interconnectivity and smart automation. The term has been used widely in scientific literature,[2] and in 2015 was popularized by Klaus Schwab, the World Economic
Lean manufacturing is a production method aimed primarily at reducing times within the production system as well as response times from suppliers and to customers. It is closely related to another concept called Just-in-time manufacturing(JIT manufacturing in short). Just-in-time manufacturing tries to match production to demand by only supplying goods which have been
In Lean manufacturing, “waste” is commonly defined as any action that does not add value to the customer. Essentially, waste is any unnecessary step in a manufacturing process that does not benefit the customer, therefore, the customer does not want to
Machine monitoring is the process of extracting, storing, and displaying machine data in an industrial context. It’s a fast, scalable technique for turning manufacturing machine data into real-time insights. Machine monitoring works equally well in discrete and process industries.
Manufacturing analytics is the use of machine, operational, and system data to manage and optimize production, including key functions such as maintenance, quality, and planning. With accurate and real-time data, manufacturers can make better, faster decisions.
Pattern recognition is a data analysis method that uses ML (machine learning) algorithms to automatically recognize patterns and regularities in data. This data can be anything from text and images to sounds or other definable qualities. Pattern recognition systems can
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