PSI to Supply Manufacturing System for Villares Metals SA
07/08/2008 - PSI will supply its PSImetals manufacturing execution system to Villares Metals SA for its plant in Sumaré.
PSI has been contracted by Villares Metals SA, Brazil, to deliver the PSImetals manufacturing execution system (MES) for the company’s plant in Sumaré.
Villares Metals will employ the PSI’s production execution system (PES) and advanced line sequencing (ALS) components to optimize process efficiency and product quality.
"Attaching great importance to quality aspects in production is a main competitive advantage of our company.” explains Bruno Ramos, General Manager Meltshop at Villares Metals. “We selected PSI and PSImetals to standardize the production of each steel grade and to ensure quality by higher automated processes. We have been convinced by PSI’s strong experience in the area of ensuring quality in steel making and their PSImetals solution as well as highly pleased customers."
The start of operations is planned for mid-2009.
Villares Metals is the largest Latin American producer of non-flat highly alloyed specialty steels.
PSI AG develops and integrates individual solutions, on the basis of its own software, for the management of energy networks (electricity, gas, oil, water, heat), cross-company production management (steel, mechanical engineering, automotive, logistics) and infrastructure management for telecommunications, transport and safety. PSI was founded in 1969 and currently employs more than 1000 persons in the group.