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Are you planning a new build?
Make it smart.
Recent construction projects show how digitalization can improve factory operations. When planning to build a new factory or expand an existing one, you should keep a few things in mind to make the most of your investment.
Higher profitability
Aligning processes, IT, and automation at an early stage reduces follow-up costs
More flexibility
Extensible structures support growth
Improved performance
Efficient processes improve factory performance
A smart factory begins with the right design
Planning a new build or extension is the best time to begin the digital transformation of your production operations. By taking a holistic view of processes, resources, and information flows from the outset, you can improve process efficiency and management information while reducing costs over the long term.
CSB brings experience from the development of more than 500 new builds and expansions to your project.
Frequently asked questions about Factory Design
Future-ready factory design combines building design, production processes, material flows, IT infrastructure, and automation into a holistic concept. It takes into account not only today’s requirements but also future growth, new technologies, and changing production conditions.
Every modern factory is also an IT project. Planning the ERP system, machine integration, data capture, and control systems from the outset prevents disruptions to the flow of information and ensures a consistent, digital representation of all processes. This lays a solid foundation for transparent, efficient, and controllable operations.
Integrated planning is crucial to ensuring an uninterrupted flow of goods, information, and process data across goods receiving, production, inventory, picking, and shipping. Suitable labeling and identification technologies, together with the integration of your ERP with machinery and automation solutions, provide the necessary transparency.
Production programs, sales markets, and technologies are constantly evolving. You should therefore aim for a flexible layout of production and logistics spaces, storage areas, and picking zones, while allowing for optional extensions in early planning stages. This will make subsequent adaptations easier and protect your investment over the long term.
Holistic factory planning ensures greater process efficiency, higher system availability, and better utilization of staff, materials, and space. Drawing on up-to-date metrics and consistent data, companies can respond more quickly, control costs, and lay the foundation for further automation and future technologies.
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