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KFactory Purchasing Planning AI Agent

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KFactory Customer Collaboration AI Agent

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AI specialists that work alongside your teams - as many as you need

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KFactory Generative Scheduling Agent

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This is the KFactory way

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KFactory's Green Virtual Engineer, your VOC emissions expert!

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The KFactory Partner Program brings digitalisation closer to the factories!

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Digitalization meets tradition, CAT Group becomes the factory of the future

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Press · ZF IT Generation

ZF IT Generation: 30% growth, three product pillars, and a UK push

Vlad Cazan and Adrian Dima on KFactory's 2025 results, the new modular three-product platform (Plan, Control, Intelligence), and the UK as a launchpad into US markets.

News · May 2026 3 min read
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Product Launch · AI Agents

KFactory2 with AI Agent Systems - Automating Routine Tasks to Empower Humans

The new version of the KFactory platform natively embeds advanced AI agent systems within Microsoft Teams to autonomously manage workflows and deliver complex insights.

News · May 2025 4 min read
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Membership · UK Manufacturing

KFactory has become a member of Made in the Midlands

KFactory joined the Made in the Midlands network, reinforcing its commitment to UK manufacturing and Industry 4.0 transformation with agile, sustainable, data-driven solutions.

News · April 2025 3 min read
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Partnership · Romanian Manufacturing

DEKRA & KFactory announce strategic partnership

A unique combination of consultancy and digitalization for Romanian manufacturing - covering Processes, People and Technology, with quotes from Vlad Cazan and Cornel Iacob.

News · November 2024 4 min read
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Interview · Funding & UK Expansion

ZF Tech Day: KFactory founders target €2M for UK expansion

Vlad Cazan and Adrian Dima share plans for a €2-2.5M funding round, expansion in the UK automotive market, and a new AI-first version of the KFactory platform.

News · November 2024 4 min read
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Interview · Industry 4.0

"Manufacturing is one of the most undigitalized industries"

Vlad Cazan on Profit.ro: whoever has the openness to move to Industry 4.0 and to a digitised factory will gain a lot - and how KFactory enables that shift.

News · April 2024 2 min read
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Recognition · Documentary

KFactory among the Roaring Tigers of Europe

KFactory featured alongside Bitdefender, Gecad Ventures, Kinderpedia and HyperHuman in the first documentary about Romanian startups, by start-up.ro.

News · January 2024 2 min read
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In the press · Manufacturing

Ziarul Financiar features Teconnex revolutionised by KFactory

An exclusive Ziarul Financiar interview with Teconnex, KFactory and Orange Business on how smart technology has optimised processes for Romanian manufacturing.

News · December 2023 2 min read
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Award · Franco-Romanian

KFactory wins CCIFER "Inspirer la Reussite" Award

KFactory recognised at the CCIFER Business Awards in Bucharest - celebrating excellence, innovation and sustainability in the Franco-Romanian business community.

News · December 2023 2 min read
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Product · AI

Meet the Virtual Engineer

Vlad Cazan introduces the Virtual Engineer on Republica.ro - an AI assistant for the shop floor that answers the operational questions production managers ask every day.

News · August 2023 3 min read
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Event · Industry 4.0

AI automation in manufacturing - a step into the future

One-IT, KFactory and Microsoft co-hosted "Automation with AI in Manufacturing" in Baia Mare - 40+ managers explored Industry 4.0, virtual engineers and modern-workplace solutions.

News · June 2023 2 min read
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Partnership · Romania

One-IT joins the KFactory Partner Program

One-IT brings KFactory's digital solutions for production automation to Romanian manufacturers - covering KFactory Core, Analytics, Knowledge and the Team of Virtual Engineers.

News · April 2023 3 min read
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Partnership · Hyper-automation

Aliant partners with KFactory for hyper-automation

Romanian IT integrator Aliant embeds KFactory's Industry 4.0 platform - up to 90% lower IT integration costs, 25% higher OEE, and 95% less time on manual data collection.

News · March 2023 3 min read
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EU funding · Horizon 2020

KFactory wins MIND4MACHINES funding with MUSA

Sole winning Romanian startup in the Horizon 2020 INNOSUP-01 open call. With industrial partner MUSA, KFactory will eliminate manual data gathering and link production to energy use to cut carbon emissions.

News · February 2023 2 min read
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Broadcast · SME digitalisation

Vlad Cazan on IQ Digital: EUR 347.5M for SME digitalisation

KFactory cofounder joins UPGRADE 100 x BCR education series to walk Romanian SMEs through EUR 347.5 million in EU PNRR funding for digital transformation.

News · February 2023 3 min read
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Podcast · Industry 4.0

Vlad Cazan on Digital Romania Podcast (Ep. 4)

KFactory cofounder joins episode 4 of the Digital Romania podcast - a conversation on factory digitalisation and the next generation of production processes.

News · February 2023 2 min read
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Podcast · Industry 4.0

Adrian Dima on ITKeyMedia Podcast

KFactory cofounder joins Alex Morari for the final ITKeyMedia podcast of 2022 - automating machine data, real-time production insights, and team collaboration.

News · December 2022 2 min read
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Op-ed · Startups

The idyllic CEE startup ecosystem

Adrian Dima counters the idea that investors matter more than customers - the customers are the only thing that really matters for a startup. Published in ITKey Media.

News · December 2022 3 min read
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Sustainability · RFI Romania

Engineers fighting food waste

Vlad Cazan and Bonapp.eco's Sinziana Pertea on RFI Romania's Essential - innovation, sustainability and the role of virtual engineers.

News · November 2022 2 min read
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Interview · Industry 4.0

Adrian Dima in Easy Engineering Magazine

Co-founder Adrian Dima on KFactory's AI, IoT, RPA and analytics products - and being the first Industry 4.0 startup funded twice in Romania.

News · October 2022 4 min read
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Customer story · Automotive

How Rombat uses KFactory to optimise production

One of Romania's largest battery manufacturers (40+ years on the market) deployed KFactory across a complex multi-equipment line in 8 weeks - moving from post-facto analysis to real-time intelligence.

News · May 2022 3 min read
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Founders · Industry 4.0

How heavy industry can be reborn through digitalisation

KFactory founders Adrian Dima and Vlad Cazan on simplifying digitalisation for the world's least-digitalised sector - and on becoming the first Romanian Industry 4.0 startup backed by a SIF.

News · May 2022 2 min read
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In the press · The Recursive

KFactory - modernising manufacturing

The Recursive on the Romanian startup expediting the digital transformation of production companies - using fewer resources to achieve more.

News · April 2022 2 min read
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Funding · DACH expansion

KFactory raises EUR 600,000 to expand into DACH

EUR 600,000 seed round to accelerate growth in Germany, Austria and Switzerland - and extend the platform across operational performance, sustainability and digital knowledge.

News · March 2022 2 min read
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Funding · Fortech Investments

EUR 600,000 for KFactory - Fortech Investments leads

Cluj-based Fortech Investments leads KFactory's EUR 600,000 round - covered by Startupcafe and HotNews.

News · March 2022 2 min read
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Funding · Sustainability

KFactory raises EUR 600K for DACH sustainability

The Recursive on the EUR 600K round - led by Fortech Investments, with SIF Transilvania and Sparking Capital - to scale the Green Virtual Engineer to DACH.

News · March 2022 2 min read
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Press coverage · clubitc.ro

KFactory seeks expansion into international markets

clubitc.ro on the EUR 600,000 seed round and KFactory's path to DACH - operational performance, sustainability and digital knowledge at the factory level.

News · March 2022 2 min read
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Press coverage · itchannel.ro

KFactory raises EUR 600,000 - itchannel.ro

itchannel.ro on the EUR 600,000 seed round, the partner network and accelerated product development.

News · March 2022 2 min read
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Press coverage · intermodal-logistics.ro

KFactory investment round for DACH expansion

intermodal-logistics.ro on the EUR 600,000 round and "Romania's first Industry 4.0 startup" accelerating its growth on the DACH market.

News · March 2022 2 min read
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Press coverage · startupcafe.ro

EUR 600,000 funding for KFactory - startupcafe.ro

startupcafe.ro on the EUR 600,000 round led by Cluj-based Fortech Investments.

News · March 2022 2 min read
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Press coverage · Romania Journal

KFactory raises EUR 600,000 - Romania Journal

Romania Journal (English) on the EUR 600,000 round and KFactory's expansion into international markets.

News · March 2022 2 min read
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Funding · DACH

KFactory raises EUR 600,000 for DACH growth

KFactory's own statement on the EUR 600,000 seed round - DACH expansion, partner network and product development.

News · March 2022 2 min read
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Funding · SIF Transilvania

EUR 600,000 with SIF Transilvania participating

KFactory's EUR 600,000 round - SIF Transilvania participates in the financing alongside lead investor Fortech Investments.

News · March 2022 2 min read
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Press coverage · ZF IT Generation

Vlad Cazan & Adrian Dima on ZF IT Generation

ZF IT Generation interview: KFactory founders on the EUR 0.6M round and the valuation it brought.

News · March 2022 2 min read
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Press coverage · start-up.ro

KFactory completes EUR 600,000 round - start-up.ro

start-up.ro on KFactory finalising its EUR 600,000 round for international expansion and product development.

News · March 2022 2 min read
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Press coverage · Profit News TV

Profit News TV: 2023 round, then US entry

Profit News TV: KFactory plans another round in 2023 and a US-market entry after the third round.

News · March 2022 2 min read
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Press coverage · SIF Transilvania

KFactory raises EUR 600,000 - SIF Transilvania invests

Romanian press: KFactory's digital platform raises EUR 600,000 - SIF Transilvania participates in the round.

News · March 2022 2 min read
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Strategy · DACH

KFactory plans DACH expansion

KFactory's plan to expand into DACH supported by a new round of investors.

News · February 2022 2 min read
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Funding · International

KFactory raising EUR 600,000

Early-February 2022 announcement: KFactory raising EUR 600,000 to expand on international markets.

News · February 2022 2 min read
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Industry4cast · January 2022

Costin Lianu on clusters

Industry4cast: Costin Lianu (Clustero) on how the 47-cluster network accelerates Romanian company development.

Podcast · January 2022 3 min read
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Industry4cast · January 2022

Cornel Borza on Kaizen

Industry4cast: Cornel Borza, Kaizen expert, on the link between continuous improvement and digital transformation.

Podcast · January 2022 3 min read
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Industry4cast · December 2021

Rui Alves on Industry4cast

IT entrepreneur and startup mentor Rui Alves on helping students and startups structure their ideas and grow.

Podcast · December 2021 3 min read
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Industry4cast · November 2021

Mihai Matei: every child in school

Industry4cast: ANIS President Mihai Matei on why education is the precondition for any meaningful digitalisation.

Podcast · November 2021 3 min read
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Industry4cast · July 2021

Adrian Vasile (Black Sea Fund) on PE

Industry4cast: Adrian Vasile, Partner at Black Sea Fund, on the advantages of private equity and how investors evaluate companies.

Podcast · July 2021 3 min read
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Industry4cast · July 2021

Monica Obogeanu on corporate + startup collaboration

Industry4cast: Monica Obogeanu on what makes collaboration between large companies and B2B startups actually work.

Podcast · July 2021 3 min read
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Industry4cast · June 2021

Mihai Lazaroae on digitalisation changes

Industry4cast: Mihai Lazaroae on the operational changes digitalisation brings to a production plant.

Podcast · June 2021 3 min read
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Industry4cast · June 2021

Vlad Andriescu on the startup ecosystem

Industry4cast: start-up.ro editor-in-chief Vlad Andriescu on the evolution of the Romanian startup ecosystem.

Podcast · June 2021 3 min read
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Industry4cast · June 2021

Decebal Marin on digital education

Industry4cast: Decebal Marin on digital education in production companies and what training the workforce actually involves.

Podcast · June 2021 3 min read
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Industry4cast · May 2021

Adrian Sandu on auto-industry digitalisation

Industry4cast: Adrian Sandu on Romania's auto industry - 14% of GDP, 27% of exports - moving from manual lathes to fully automated equipment.

Podcast · May 2021 3 min read
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Industry4cast · May 2021

Cristian Negrutiu on tech investments

Industry4cast: Cristian Negrutiu (Sparking Capital) on technology investments and investor interest in Industry 4.0.

Podcast · May 2021 3 min read
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Industry4cast · May 2021

Bogdan Ungureanu on factory managers

Industry4cast: Bogdan Ungureanu on the role of factory managers in digitalisation - 'a one-way street. There's no turning back.'

Podcast · May 2021 3 min read
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Industry4cast · May 2021

Industry4cast launch - Cristian Herghelegiu

Industry4cast launch episode: Cristian Herghelegiu on the Industry 4.0 ecosystem in Romania.

Podcast · May 2021 3 min read
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Industry4cast · April 2021

Industry4cast launch episode

Industry4cast launch: KFactory co-founders Adrian Dima and Vlad Cazan introduce the first Romanian podcast dedicated to manufacturing digitalisation.

Podcast · April 2021 3 min read
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Product · Sustainability

KFactory launches Green Virtual Engineer

Green Virtual Engineer: AI-based product that helps manufacturers reduce carbon emissions by linking production to energy and materials.

News · August 2021 2 min read
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Partnership · Banking

Dendrio + KFactory + ProCredit Bank partnership

Dendrio and KFactory team up with ProCredit Bank to digitalise Romanian factories - tying platform deployment to manufacturing financing.

News · March 2021 2 min read
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Partnership · Banking (RO)

Dendrio + KFactory + ProCredit Bank - Romanian press

Romanian press on the Dendrio + KFactory + ProCredit Bank partnership to digitalise Romanian factories.

News · March 2021 2 min read
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Press coverage · start-up.ro

Romanian startups to watch in 2021

start-up.ro 2021 watchlist features KFactory among the most promising Romanian startups to follow over the year.

News · January 2021 2 min read
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Press coverage · Year-end watchlist

10 Romanian startups to watch in 2021

Year-end Romanian press: 10 startups to watch in 2021 - KFactory included for its work on equipment performance.

News · December 2020 2 min read
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Partnership · Analytics

KFactory partners with QQinfo for Qlik Sense

KFactory + QQinfo partnership for Qlik Sense integration on top of the shop-floor data layer.

News · December 2020 2 min read
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Press coverage · ZF IT Generation

ZF IT Generation 2020 videoconference

ZF IT Generation 2020: tech startups attract investors across every sector - KFactory featured.

News · December 2020 2 min read
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Product · AI

First Team of Virtual Engineers launch (RO)

Romanian press on KFactory launching the first Team of Virtual Engineers - AI assistants for the shop floor.

News · October 2020 2 min read
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Product · AI

Virtual Engineers launch (EN)

Romanian startup KFactory launches the first Team of Virtual Engineers - AI assistants for production.

News · October 2020 2 min read
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Funding · First round

EUR 215,000 from Sparking Capital + SeedBlink

KFactory's first investment round: EUR 215,000 from Sparking Capital and SeedBlink.

News · June 2020 2 min read
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Press coverage · start-up.ro

Breathing life into paralysed industries

start-up.ro: KFactory - the Romanian startup breathing life into industries paralysed in the past.

News · May 2020 2 min read
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Funding · Early stage

KFactory receives EUR 215,000 (RO press)

Romanian press: the KFactory platform receives EUR 215,000 in financing - early-2020 announcement.

News · January 2020 2 min read
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Press coverage · ZF IT Generation

ZF IT Generation 2019: Vlad Cazan

ZF IT Generation 2019: Vlad Cazan says KFactory needs ~EUR 250,000 to develop the solution and the business over the next year.

News · December 2019 2 min read
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Manufacturing · Automotive

SILDVB: 10% Productivity Boost Through Smart Digitalisation

How a Dacia–Renault automotive supplier automated data collection across 9 stamping presses and unlocked measurable performance improvements.

Case Study · 8 pages 6 min read
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Manufacturing · Automotive

GIC Nosag Metal: AI-Powered Supply Chain Optimization on the Production Line

How a 24/7 automotive manufacturer automated real-time monitoring of raw materials and finished products using KFactory's computer vision.

Case Study · 6 pages 5 min read
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Automotive · Electric Motors · Mercedes-Benz

YASA: Accelerating Digital Transformation in E-Motor Development

How KFactory deployed its Industry 4.0 platform at YASA, a Mercedes-Benz subsidiary, to enhance quality analytics and uncover critical production parameter correlations.

Case Study · 5 pages 4 min read
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Manufacturing · Precision Engineering

Sauter: Full Visibility of Operational Data with 5% OEE Increase

How a European leader in precision mechanical processing moved from manual data collection to an automated platform, achieving measurable gains in the first months.

Case Study · 5 pages 4 min read
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Compressor Manufacturing · Bauer Group · Production Optimization

Bauer Kompressoren: 100% ROI in 24 Months with KFactory

Bauer Kompressoren is the local subsidiary of Bauer Kompressoren GmbH, the world's leading manufacturer of medium and high pressure compressors up to 500 bar. The Bauer Group is recognised for its innovations in the field of compressors, offering solutions for a wide range of industries such as industrial, medical, defence, and civil protection. The Romanian plant plays a crucial role in the global Bauer network, contributing significantly to the production and distribution of compressor solutions worldwide.

Case Study · 5 pages 5 min read
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Steel Manufacturing · Akçelik Group · Digital Transformation

Tristar Steel: 20% Efficiency Gain in 3 Months with KFactory

Tristar Steel, part of the Akçelik Group, has chosen the KFactory® platform to digitalize its production processes, overcoming previous challenges in data collection and analysis that impacted operational efficiency and decision-making.

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Manufacturing · Automotive · Orange Business

Teconnex Europe: Live Production Reports with 4% Efficiency Boost

How a technical coupling solutions manufacturer achieved real-time production visibility through KFactory and Orange Business, including a first-ever spot-welding integration.

Case Study · 6 pages 5 min read
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Sustainability · MUSA · EU Horizon 2020 · Carbon Emissions

Between Production and Pollution: How Much Is Your Factory’s Carbon Footprint?

Understanding how much pollution a factory produces is crucial today. Everyone’s talking about being green, but figuring out the real impact of a factory can be tricky. While many companies say they know their carbon emissions, most are just giving a rough guess.

Case Study · 4 pages 4 min read
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Electrical Engineering · Computer Vision · AI · Microsoft Azure

Improving Manual Assembly Lines Efficiency and Quality Control with Computer Vision

The customer is a successful German business operating in the electrical engineering industry, specializing in the creation and distribution of aesthetic and functional connection points, connector strips, power distribution options, and high-performance power distribution units for various applications.

Case Study · 5 pages 5 min read
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Automotive · Foam & Felt Manufacturing · Advantech · IoT

Real-Time Data Analysis for Manufacturer of Foam and Felt for the Automotive Industry

Advantech and KFactory partnered to provide Masterfoam with significant improvements in its production processes through IoT data collection and real-time business intelligence.

Case Study · 6 pages 6 min read
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Automotive Parts · CAT Group · Digital Transformation

Digitalization Meets Tradition: CAT Group Becomes the Factory of the Future

Componente Auto S.A. Topoloveni (CAT Group) is an auto parts manufacturer with over forty years of experience in serving the global automotive producers, design, development and production of auto components and assemblies.

Case Study · 5 pages 5 min read