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Production Monitoring and Optimization with GRAFiT 4.0

Production Monitoring and Optimization with GRAFiT 4.0

Industry 4.0
GRAFiT 4.0 is an elaborate system that was perfected in cooperation with customers of Starlinger. Detecting machine downtimes before they happen: sounds like science-fiction. But this has long been possible with GRAFiT 4.0, a complete software solution for central production monitoring and digital process optimization. The software is used on Starlinger machinery and allows the operator to centrally monitor the complete machine park in real time – be it on a computer, via the smartView app, or on a monitor in the production hall. Digitization, product tracking, iOT, artificial intelligence: in production, this involves using machine data to optimize and automate processes. Modern software solutions such as GRAFiT 4.0 present the data of all connected machines in a clear, accessible f
Austrian Quality Manufactured in China

Austrian Quality Manufactured in China

Weaving
Starlinger built 10,000 circular looms in China. The Chinese branch of the Austrian Starlinger Group has been producing circular looms for plastic fabrics since 2006. In autumn 2018, Starlinger Taicang reached a milestone with the 10,000th circular loom. Starlinger Plastics Machinery Taicang currently has a workforce of around 75 employees at the 9,400 m² plant in the Chinese province Jiangsu near Shanghai. The factory is a local branch of the Austrian Starlinger Group, which early on recognized the potential of the Chinese market and the importance of a global presence. Already in 2006 – one year after its foundation – Starlinger Taicang took up production of circular looms; today, these looms are in use in large parts of the world. With more and more machines being manufacture