Headquartered in Sint-Truiden, Belgium, with production lines in Germany, Mexico, China and Romania, VCST is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers for the automotive industry. It is part of the Belgian BMT Group, with business in various industries, in all corners of the world.

itsme Technical Support is there for all your questions about industrial automation. Product specialists look into the problem along with the customer and share their thoughts with them; be it at the head office in the Netherlands or at the offices abroad. Feel free to call it a challenge in this rapidly changing world to have all the knowledge at the ready, but that’s what it is all about for his team, says itsme’s William van Heel.

Automation is comprised of a collection of technological elements that have brought various benefits to the industry, making it key to improving the efficiency of production processes. This is not just achieved through machinery, but also through a qualified human team that decides which machines to use and how to do it.

The project that Marius Nodiș, cobot specialist at ES Elektro Romania, is currently working on, is likely to become the missing link between the manufacturers of collaborative robots and their end beneficiaries. When an industrial company buys one, or 10, or 100 collaborative robots, it receives an instruction manual for each of them.

Imagine how valuable it would be if what you learned fits seamlessly into your every day practice – and when you are able to apply that new knowledge directly to your own projects. At Selo in Hengelo they can tell you all about it.

A company that is one of the oldest in its sector must be able to prove its flexibility on an ongoing basis. In the example of Chemiewerk Bad Koestritz this is guaranteed through the interplay of research and development with flexible plant engineering and automation, as well as through the consistent use of professional development opportunities.

A few years ago, CSi decided to make the switch to stockless production in order to increase its Return on Investment. CSi can realise this with the help of the Integrated Logistic Supplier project, which consists of four focus areas: • appoint a Key Supplier; • apply product alignment; • automate data traffic; • set up a VMI system.

Verstegen has laid down its sustainability goals in the Sustainable Values. The goal is for all internal processes to be CO2 neutral by 2020. Verstegen starts with matters such as the use of second-hand office furniture and reusing office materials for example. Circular purchasing on a technical level has proven to be more challenging than expected.

Working with live animals requires special skills. While the industry in a plant standstill "only" loses a lot of money, a failure of technology in a large aquarium, in the truest sense of the word, is life-threatening. The engineers of it'sme Schultz Erbse have successfully completed a particularly tricky project.

Efficiency comes with insight. The Compost Bag Company also knows that from the Belgian city of Herent, where it supplies the world with compostable foils and bags. Together with Breemes, the company selected for two of its own production lines for the latest control technology from Siemens. And so it benefits from real-time monitoring, the right decision time and time again.

Welcome to Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate’s spare parts warehouse in Deventer. Once a squash centre but now a place where countless items are kept in stock in a well-organised manner. itsme helped with the layout and setup so everything is ready when necessary. The impact of a malfunction is increasingly smaller while the degree of certainty and peace of mind is growing.

Belgium-based DSG is considered an all-round service provider in industrial electricity. The company offers tailored services to its customers, while relying on the availability and timely delivery of parts to meet this objective. Difficult? Not if you keep focusing on your strengths and outsource the search for products in the long tail to a partner like Breemes. The result is a considerable time gain.

Emerson is a technology and engineering company that creates innovative solutions for its customers, with a major impact on critical areas of life such as fighting food waste, housing comfort, IIoT: Industrial Internet of Things, renewable energy and efficient use of natural resources.

The meat industry accounts for approximately 2.1% of GDP and is the fourth largest motor driving the Spanish economy. Its strategic position and changing consumer habits mean the industry must carry out digital transformation in order to optimize its production model and respond to current demands for healthier value-added products.

We automate your success, that is the slogan of Manders Automation. And that is exactly what the specialist builder from Venray does. The company makes unique installations as a solution for specific applications at the customer. It is almost a specialty in itself, that special construction. Also supported by a long-standing cooperation with itsme.

Our customer moved the technical warehouse. We helped and took stock of the entire article file. Curious how that worked out? And how can you also improve your logistics processes with us? Continue reading on the other side.

Countless meters of cultivation gutters. Formed from strip steel and made directly on location. Growers in Ethiopia have to wait a while, but then a special custom machine comes their way. Cornelis Verhoeven from Dutch Machine Factory came up with and created ‘m. And relied on cooperation with itsme for the bearings and drives.

Nothing, but nothing, is as important to Yokogawa as safety. Also for our own employees, who go out and about for Yokogawa's solutions for process automation. You bet the people are well equipped. With the required knowledge. The right tools. And also all necessary personal protective equipment supplied by itsme.

Every buyer knows the problem: In order to keep internal efforts in the procurement area under control, various options such as the standardisation of products, manufacturers, and ultimately suppliers are available. However, if the component selection is too severely reduced the specialist departments complain. The special machine builder ruhlamat has therefore, in partnership with itsme Schultz+Erbse, decided to go their own way.

itsme Industrial Automation has been around for 30 years. Where it once started with just support, the team of application engineers and product specialists now offers much more than that. Webinars, e-learning and training courses: itsme Industrial Automation specifically supports every customer with targeted information. And that from an international perspective, crossing over national borders.

Why wouldn't you take the step into the unknown? Even if you do not have the required knowledge, there is always a partner who does. At Van Rijnsbergen Elektrotechniek and PureBlue Water, they know what good collaboration leads to. Both companies relied on itsme Industrial Automation, with a successful solution as a result. They are can-do people at Van Rijnsbergen Electrical Engineering in Nieuw-Lekkerland. What do you expect?

Get to know AASYS. An industrial automation supplier from Hoogstraten, Belgium, with a wide range of services. Extensive knowledge has taken the company far, and furthermore the basic conditions for success are in order. Because, the guaranteed delivery times of components and the associated advice? These are also met thanks to a strong collaboration with Breemes.

The Romanian E-Commerce industry has been growing at a very fast rate in recent years. According to a report made by the GPEC organisation, an organisation that specialises in E-Commerce events and Online Marketing, the value of online shopping in Romania increased by around 30% in 2018 compared to the previous year, reaching the threshold of €3.5 billion.

VCST’s philosophy is to be as close to the end user as possible, so it can best meet the needs of the local customer: Global Presence, Local Excellence. This is why VCST started building a new production location in Romania in 2012. In order to guarantee quality and production efficiency, VCST wishes to receive the same service– and knowledge level in Romania as it does in Belgium.

Johnson&Johnson puts the environment first in their Healthy Future 2015 program. itsme Lighting Technology supports the realisation of concrete targets in the fields of CO2 redustion, energy saving and personal safety. itsme Lighting Technology developed a lighting plan and set up a demo for both buidling, as well as outdoor lighting.