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Making manufacturing extra environment friendly and thus making ready to grab that market restoration that «will definitely come, even when the occasions are unsure: I consider we must wait till 2025», explains Andrea Gulinucci, CEO of Ceramica Globo, a Viterbo firm specialised in manufacturing of sanitary ware and loo furnishings, with a turnover of roughly 45 million euros, 35% of which is achieved overseas.
The restoration of the market
«Investments in merchandise and processes are fixed – specifies Gulinucci -. Of course, the market is presently in a reflective part, in 2023 revenues fell by 5%, however we had been coming off a two-year interval of extraordinary development, so it was predictable. At the second 2024 is according to final 12 months, so we anticipate stability. I consider that the actual restoration will solely come subsequent 12 months. And we have to be prepared.”
The restyling of the second manufacturing plant
In reality, the renovation of the second manufacturing plant in Fabrica di Roma shall be accomplished in September, costing round 1 million euros, which the CEO defines as “a big step ahead within the strategy of renewing your complete manufacturing website”. Not solely has the aesthetic look of the constructing been improved, however the administration of the areas has additionally been optimised, to encourage better effectivity within the manufacturing space. «This intervention displays Globo’s dedication to repeatedly enhancing its constructions, as a way to assure more and more larger high quality requirements and a cushty and trendy working surroundings, confirming and rising the employees construction in some departments», provides Gulinucci. Which underlines the significance, for a Made in Italy and design firm, of getting workplaces that aren’t solely environment friendly and productive, but additionally lovely from an aesthetic perspective, able to expressing that high quality and uniqueness that makes the Italian manufacturers.
Investments in sustainability
Also on the sustainable growth entrance, and specifically the advance of power effectivity, Ceramica Globo has undertaken a path of investments for a couple of years to implement an power administration system, which has made it attainable to observe and enhance the effectivity of firm power consumption. Two interminable ovens have been put in, which might be turned off when not in use, alongside the standard steady cycle ones. In current years, all departments in each manufacturing crops have been geared up with real-time electrical energy meters. «This permits us to fastidiously monitor every manufacturing course of and every system put in, permitting us to intervene promptly on methods or equipment with excessive power consumption – says Gulinucci -. We have additionally applied an power effectivity challenge for thermal power, which is key in our manufacturing course of for drying manufactured items. This consists of recovering warmth from our ovens and optimizing power effectivity by putting in a brand new air flow system.” A challenge that the corporate would now prefer to additional implement and construction via Industry 5.0 funds.
Furthermore, vital investments had been made on the photovoltaic entrance, reaching 50% of the roofs of the 2 factories: «An funding of three tranches of 500 thousand euros every which we made for a sustainability alternative, however which proved to be strategic additionally from an financial perspective and actually it has already paid for itself – explains the CEO -: 30-35% of the power we eat is self-produced. The system put in on the second manufacturing plant has an influence of 500 kW/h and got here into operation in January 2023. During 2023, 460 thousand kWh of power produced had been used, of which roughly 80% was used contained in the manufacturing course of, comparable to 370 thousand kWh.