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How our clients are using NATC solutions to improve their business

References

  • AS Hellas
  • Feltex Carpets
  • Shaw Industries Inc
  • Hoplite Business Solutions
  • PROMPT Industries

Consultancy work provided was always of the highest quality and produced great results for the food, dairy and beverages industries .

George Petrakis, Director of AS Automation System Hellas

Clients

  • Vikos Water
  • KRI KRI Dairy Plant
  • Belas Foods Dairy Plant
  • Koukaki Farm
  • Bizios Cheese

Product

  • Siemens - S7-300, S7-200, LOGO, SIMATIC software, STEP 7, SIMOVIS
  • AS Automation System Hellas - CENTRASIP - Cleaning in Place
  • AS Automation System Hellas - CIPLAS - Cleaning in Place
  • AS Automation System Hellas - REPORTAS Production Reporting Software
  • AS Automation System Hellas - Prefabricated Ice Water Bank

Value

  • Complete automated "turnkey" industrial installations for dairy and cheese production lines.
  • Successful implementation of ready tested automated prefabricated units with short delivery times and easy installations.
  • Customised CIP piping network installation systems
  • Overall reduced delivery time and investment costs.

Engineering expertise was instrumental in helping our manufacturing process transformation.

Neville Giles, General Manager at Feltex Australia

Challenge

  • Work included upgrading equipment, introduction of many innovations into the Australian operations, which pursued a rationalisation which led to the closure of two sites whilst growing productivity and output at the same time. This had a significant impact on propelling Feltex Carpets towards its goals of being a world competitive.
  • Optimisation operation activities undertaken include: nylon yarn processing, tufting, continuous dyeing, backcoating, wool fibre dyeing and blending, woollen yarn spinning, sampling processing, printing line upgrade, latex tank recirculation processing, measuring and cutting machine installation and extrusion of polypropylene carpet yarns.

Product

  • Rockwell - Micrologix, Contrologix, PanelView Plus, Encoders, Servomotor, RSLogix, PanelBuilder, Factory Talk, RSLinx
  • Kepware - KEPServerEx, OPC Quick Client
  • OMRON - Light Curtains, Controllers, CX-Programmer, NS-Designer
  • Siemens - S7-300, S7-200, LOGO, SIMATIC software, STEP 7, SIMOVIS
  • MainPlan - Preventative Maintenance software

Value

  • Improved production process lines to meet production order demands.
  • Improvements to the carpet drying process.
  • Replacement of obsolete PLC's with advanced and more reliable Micrologix technology.
  • Optimisation of the Winders Heatset, Sampling Press, Backing Rollup Station, Latex Tanks and Back Coating department and improved overall performance and productivity.
  • Improvements with the Measuring System (improvements in the accuracy of the cutting system) producing huge annual savings.
  • Developed design solutions for OH&S lifting device and installed at the front of all winders in the Heatset Department. Alleviated workplace manual handling issues and risks in the department.

Committed and versed in engineering solutions that produce great results.

Harry Kremers, Engineering/Maintenance Manager at Shaws Industries Inc

Challenge

  • Shaw Industries Inc a large producer of woollen, nylon, and mixed carpets and carpet tiles initiated a significant structure change of the Australian carpet industry by injecting and introducing at the time technological and operational changes. With the investment of new technologies came the amalgamation of three large manufacturers (Pacific/Redbook Carpets, Minster Carpets and Invicta Carpets), the subsequent elimination of duplicated resources, and created a business of size and flexibility.
  • Upgrade and optimise the wool scouring plant which is an important step in the wool processing train and growing concerns for the environment has led to increased demands on the scouring process. The most important objective is freedom from entanglement or felting and removal of dirt and grease. Felting results in fibre breakage during carding, gilling, and combing and has the bad effects of reducing the mean fibre length in the resultant top and decreases the combing tear.
  • Upgrade and optimise the processes of the spinning mill department. Improvements to the compressed air system to enhance air quality, improve machinery functionality and prolong machinery life. Development of preventive maintenance plan to avoid machinery failures and breakdowns.
  • Upgrade and automate the chemical dosing system for improvements in the printing line. The automated process control system guarantees high precision operation corresponding with high accuracy in dyeing carpet process.
  • Automate and optimise the measuring carpet machine at the national distribution centre.

Product

  • Rockwell - Micrologix, Contrologix, PanelView Plus, Encoders, Servomotor, RSLogix, PanelBuilder, RSView SE, RSLinx
  • Kepware - KEPServerEx, OPC Quick Client
  • OMRON - Controllers, CX-Programmer, NS-Designer
  • Siemens - S7-300, S7-200, LOGO, SIMATIC software, STEP 7, SIMOVIS

Value

  • Improvements to the technology have reduced costs, effluent production and energy use and led to scouring a much higher proportion of the wool produced, significantly enhancing the properties of wool.
  • Increased efficiencies that reduce cost and invest in advanced technologies to increase production volumes and quality, finding and resolving problems in production in a timely manner.

This partnership brings value to both companies.

Socrates Papafotiou, Director of HOPLITE Business Systems

Collaboration

  • Hoplite's project collaboration with NATC/IT for various client's website design and development offers exceptional UX design and conversion rates. Guaranteed that your company can perform at the highest level and earn a significant return on its digital investment through improved internet visibility.
  • NATC/IT offers responsive and usable presentation to create first-class user experience. An attractive, useable website design will attract new visitors, convert them to customers, and encourage them to return again. With the assistance from NATC/IT consultancy, you will receive in-depth research, NATC/IT can help you identify what you really want from your website.
  • In our increasingly mobile world, a wholly responsive website is essential to business success.

Services

  • Offering a Digital Strategy; User Experience, Social Media, Mobile, Content Strategy, and Brand Strategy. The internet offers an array of marketing opportunities. NATC/IT help you select the right ones for your brand and target market is the first step towards success. Their in-depth research will identify the ones that provide the most effective digital activity for your goals and devise an integrated campaign that promotes a consistent message across these platforms. They'll work with you to set clear goals and development paths, ensuring that all the elements and stakeholders in your campaign are working smoothly towards the same objectives. They will establish a digital strategy that is a long-term, sustainable plan that will build and strengthen connections between you and your clients, increasing quality traffic to your website and improving your conversion rate. Once in place, they continually review your campaign using accurate, informative reporting to ensure it's operating at its full potential. You'll be able to see the direct impact of the digital campaign on your leads, sales, and ROI.

Value

  • With NATC/IT the link between attractive, functional website design and business success in undeniable. The world's top brands and companies all combine beautiful presentation with outstanding usability to create a unique user experience.

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Excellent customer service and engineering project management supporting many of our clients.

Graeme Davis, Director of PROMPT Engineering

Clients

  • Day to day maintenance and preventative maintenance.
  • Upgrades and optimisation for VISY Recycling.
  • GHA Australia
  • DASMA Recycling
  • Encore Tissue
  • Metroll
  • OLEX Cables

Product

  • Kepware - KEPServerEx, OPC Quick Client
  • OMRON - Controllers, CX-Programmer, NS-Designer
  • Siemens - S7-300, S7-200, LOGO, SIMATIC software, STEP 7, SIMOVIS
  • Rockwell - Micrologix, Contrologix, Compactlogix, PanelView Plus, Encoders, Servomotor, RSLogix, PanelBuilder, Factory Talk, RSLinx
  • Automation Direct - DirectSOFT5 Programming software

Value

  • Successful project management of various initiatives, solution engineering, estimating, resourcing, scheduling, tracking all project dependency plans.
  • Troubleshooting existing production problems and provided reliable solutions within budget.
  • Proposed solutions improved processes and maximized production.
  • Adherence to all safety measures at plant sites during project implementations.

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