Production process
We constantly optimise the digitisation of the production process to offer the best solutions to our customers. This approach allows us to optimise efficiency by reducing low value-added activities and focusing our resources on the research and development of innovative technologies.
At VHIT, we see technological evolution as an ongoing journey of innovation. From the very beginning, we have focused on innovation to build a future where the next generations can overcome the challenges of today.
This is why we have developed an integrated ecosystem that embraces the most advanced technologies: robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive maintenance, extended reality and automation. Technologies that enhance human value and enable us to lead change in the mobility of the future.
Starting from our core business in the Automotive and mechatronics sector, we have expanded our offering with advanced solutions for the Off Road market and Aftermarket sector.
We continue to innovate with a strong commitment to people, the planet, and the creation of value for our partners.
where ideas run
The digitalisation of production processes is a key factor in evolving alongside a market undergoing profound transformation. We reduce low value-added activities at every stage, allowing us to focus our resources on challenging goals, product innovation, and solutions that anticipate our customers’ needs.
Our aim is to become a true Data Driven Company, where every decision is guided by data and knowledge.
At our Offanengo plant, we have digitalised the entire production chain: from procurement flows to manufacturing and outbound management. Thanks to the integration of digital enablers across all phases, our process is now connected, streamlined, and oriented towards creating tangible value. This makes us more responsive, efficient, and ready for the challenges of future mobility.
Warehouse feeding system:
less waste, more efficiency
Warehouse management at our Offanengo plant has been fully digitalised through an advanced RFID system. This approach allows us to operate on a just-in-time basis, monitoring stock levels in real time and automatically generating procurement requirements when minimum thresholds are reached. By eliminating manual warehouse management, we have reduced resource usage and significantly improved operational efficiency. The incoming goods process has also been optimised: each product is digitally and automatically registered upon arrival, ensuring traceability, accuracy, and timeliness throughout the entire logistics chain.
Digital planning:
prudent resource management
Order and production planning follow a pull logic, driven by actual customer demand. Thanks to the digitalisation of the production process and the integration of management systems, we can precisely plan the intake of materials and the use of resources based directly on the received orders.
This approach allows us to optimise the entire production process, improving responsiveness, reducing waste, and ensuring a lean, sustainable, and efficient value stream. The result is a more agile internal management system and a customer experience aligned with market expectations in terms of quality and punctuality.
Highly automated production: less low value-added work
At VHIT, production processes are highly automated, thanks to the use of both traditional robots and collaborative robots (cobots). Cobots work side by side with operators, without the need for separate spaces or safety barriers, performing tasks such as visual inspection with high precision. This collaboration significantly reduces errors associated with manual inspection and increases production efficiency, while freeing human resources to focus on higher value-added activities, creating an increasingly optimised production flow.
Production data analysis:
a paperless and efficient process
Production data recording is fully automated, freeing human resources from manual and repetitive tasks. Thanks to connected machines and the use of artificial intelligence, we collect and analyse large volumes of process data in real time. These analyses allow us to reduce waste and defects, increase production line efficiency, and anticipate interventions through predictive maintenance. The result? Orders fulfilled faster and increasingly satisfied customers!
Artificial Intelligence:
beyond production data analysis
At VHIT, artificial intelligence is a strategic pillar spanning multiple areas, combining market solutions with internally developed technologies. AI supports key processes such as scrap evaluation during assembly, automatic detection of packaging errors, prediction of machinery service life, and in-depth analysis of customer needs. Thanks to these advanced applications, we can optimise quality, reduce machine downtime, support maintenance in problem-solving, and deliver increasingly personalised and innovative solutions.
AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle):
a support for logistics
Our Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) optimises logistics flows within the plant by automatically transporting products from the production area to the finished goods warehouse. Connected in real time to the management system, the AGV autonomously handles material picking and the return of empty containers, ensuring efficient, uninterrupted material handling.
Continuous improvement:
our goal
We adopt a structured approach to continuous improvement, integrating the Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) at every stage of production. Through cross-functional projects, we aim to optimise operational efficiency, increase productivity, and reduce waste. Every six months, we conduct System CIP analyses, examining critical processes to identify improvement opportunities and implementing targeted actions. The goal is clear: to build a more agile, efficient, and excellence-oriented production system every day.
innovation and digitisation
Innovation and digitalisation of the production process are strategic levers to create a lean, efficient, and sustainable value flow. Reducing low-value activities translates into resource savings, which we reinvest in the development of innovative and competitive solutions. This approach allows us to respond swiftly to market changes, seize new opportunities, and offer our customers advanced, technologically sophisticated, and future-oriented products.