Southeast Asia’s biggest packing manufacturer upgrades to latest version of X-Trim and opt-Studio

Siam Kraft Industry Co., Ltd. (SKIC) has appointed Greycon to update its scheduling and slitting optimisation in its three mills in Thailand.

SKIC is the biggest manufacturer in Southeast Asia with a production of 2.3 million tons of packaging paper annually.  Greycon first got involved with SKIC in 2006 when it was contracted to provide scheduling and slitting optimisation in it mills in Thailand.  Because of the benefits SKIC has achieved in improved trim, scheduling and machine utilization, visibility, delivery time of orders and supply chain optimisation, SKIC included two new sites to the original project scope. The system is integrated fully with SAP.

Jakkrit Supawatanakul, CEO of Greycon’s Partner in Thailand, Forward Consulting said:  “We have enjoyed a long and successful relationship with Greycon.  In order to be the leading manufacturer in Southeast Asia, as well as continue to contribute to sustainable progress, SKIC needs to ensure its mills are equipped with the latest technology providing innovative solutions enabling them to maximise efficiencies wherever possible.  Due to results and benefits Greycon’s solutions have provided over the years, it is important they remain up-to-date.”

During the upgrade, Greycon installed its new version of X-Trim rewritten in .Net and its new generation of scheduling software, opt-Studio, substituting the old S-Plan installation.

The new version of the software provides:

  • Better and faster slitter optimisation with X-Trim state of the art algorithms; and
  • Faster and more user-friendly scheduling functionality which comes with opt-Studio.

Andres Bonelli, Project Manager at Greycon said: “Having been part of the original project back in 2006, it was exciting to roll out the upgrades and experience first-hand how SKIC’s business has grown and evolved over the years.”

About Siam Kraft

Packaging Paper Business in SCG Packaging is the first manufacturer of high-quality packaging paper in Thailand and the biggest manufacturer in Southeast Asia, with Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines as its manufacturing bases. Equipped with as many as 15 machines, its production capacity produces 2.3 million tons of packaging paper annually.  Its quality-control process is in line with international standards.

http://www.siamkraft.com/about/

 

 

DIAXON, producer of polypropylene film (BOPP) in Greece, has appointed Greycon to implement its Supply Chain software solutions to improve customer service, production efficiencies and reduce waste.

The project will include the installation of Greycon’s trimming (X-Trim), planning and optimisation (opt-Studio) as well as GreyconMill, its Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software.

Ioannis Papantoniou, Plant Manager at DIAXON said: “DIAXON is highly focussed on producing high quality products and serving its customers with efficiency and innovation. Having been in operation since 2000, and grown substantially, we needed to automate our systems further to improve customer service, reduce costs and time lost through downtime and switchovers, as well as achieve real-time transparency on raw materials, customer stock levels and traceability through the manufacturing process.

“By installing Greycon’s software, we will be able to improve our customer service and on-time delivery, optimise our planning and stock levels, as well as minimise our waste levels. Our target Go Live date is February 2019.”

Constantine Goulimis, CEO at Greycon said:  “Following a successful pre-implementation study, DIAXON has decided to implement Greycon’s software solutions in its plant in Komotini, Greece.  The project will take us 10 months to implement and will provide DIAXON with the following improvements:

  • Improved customer service through improves on-time delivery
  • Improved efficiency through reduction of costs, downtimes, switchovers
  • Minimisation of trim waste
  • Increased transparency of raw and packaging materials consumption as well as improved purchase order planning to allow less stock outs
  • Better inventory management to ensure materials will be ready to deliver to customers even on urgent situations
  • Transparent traceability from Finished Good to Raw Materials for root-cause quality analysis
  • Available To Promise (ATP)/ Capable To Promise (CTP) functionality to guarantee correct timelines are communicated to customers without over promising plant’s capacity

About DIAXON
DIAXON is a 100% subsidiary of Hellenic Petroleum SA and producer of polypropylene film (BOPP) in Greece. Hellenic Petroleum Group has a strong presence in the Greek petrochemical sector and significant export activities. These activities are driven by the Petrochemicals production units, which are located in the Industrial Complex of Thessaloniki and at DIAXON’s plant in Komotini’s industrial park. The modern facilities, the quality of products and the fulfilment of various market requirements, have established the company’s competitiveness and leadership in the Mediterranean region. The sales and transport of both Petrochemicals and BOPP film activities are coordinated and performed by Hellenic Petroleum’s commercial team.

http://www.diaxon.gr/