Plataine, an AI-based and IIoT (Industrial IoT) solution provider and Eastman Machine, a leading cutting machine manufacturer, announce a partnership agreement. This partnership offers significant benefits to industrial manufacturers, including reduced material waste, improved manufacturing efficiency and quality control on the production floor.
Plataine and Eastman’s collaboration enables to deliver the best innovative solutions to the market, bringing manufacturing efficiencies to a new level as well as operational efficiency. This synergy will enable industrial manufacturers to put in action Plataine’s Digital Assistants, delivering real-time proactive recommendations to that can impact the bottom line of the business. In addition, automation leads to a paperless production environment. Plataine’s AI-based Digital Assistants help shop floor production workers dynamically optimize operations and eliminate delays during the manufacturing process by delivering predictive alerts, actionable insights, and real-time recommendations.
The combination of increased process automation and improved human-machine collaboration streamlines production, ensures higher quality, reduces the risk of human error, and minimizes re-work and scrap. Additionally, real-time asset tracking further reduces material waste and human error, as well as eliminating production delays. The system automatically generates a complete Digital Thread – a comprehensive record of all stages of production – giving full traceability from raw material to end-product. The Digital Thread delivers radically improved quality control and ensures that the customers are always audit-ready.
Eastman Machine Company designs custom cutting solutions for elite manufacturers around the world. In collaboration with world-renowned material producers and industrial manufacturers, Eastman engineers are continuously innovating and expanding product offerings. Automated cutting systems, engineered for single to high- ply requirements, reduce labor while maximizing quality and material utilization on even the most demanding material composition. Eastman machinery is proven to be simpler to operate and less expensive to maintain, boosting productivity and efficiency. When working with advanced materials, unreliable cutting solutions can severely impact production and profit. Eastman’s high-quality machines, paired with its comprehensive software suite, deliver accurate cuts and clean edges, even after hours of run time.
Trevor Stevenson, Vice President of Eastman, says: “Eastman offers the industry’s widest range of fabric cutting machines, as well as a comprehensive line of fully automated spreading and material handling systems. Now, working with Plataine, we have future-proofed our offering to our customers, ensuring that they leverage the tangible manufacturing optimization benefits of the latest AI-based and IIoT technology today, and also ensuring that they are ready for the challenges tomorrow will bring.”
Avner Ben-Bassat, CEO and President at Plataine, adds: “Eastman’s engineering capabilities are world class. I am excited about our partnership with Eastman, that will enable our joint customers to leverage the benefits of the AI- based and IIoT technologies, drive reduction in production costs and bring manufacturing efficiency to a new level.”
