Telefónica’s digital transformation subsidiary has created a warehouse management system at an industrial machinery and vehicle refurbishment plant in Spain. The Reviver plant in Northern Spain belongs to GAM, whose core business is acquiring, repairing and renting heavy equipment and vehicles. To improve the plant’s operational efficiency, minimise waste and increase sustainability, the firm turned […]
Telefónica’s digital transformation subsidiary has created a warehouse management system at an industrial machinery and vehicle refurbishment plant in Spain.
The Reviver plant in Northern Spain belongs to GAM, whose core business is acquiring, repairing and renting heavy equipment and vehicles.
To improve the plant’s operational efficiency, minimise waste and increase sustainability, the firm turned to Telefónica Tech, the Spanish telco’s digital transformation arm, to produce a solution.
The project — which also involves providing cybersecurity and hybrid cloud architecture in the facility — was conducted through Telefónica Tech’s 4.0 subsidiary Geprom, which specialises in industrial automation and digital transformation.
According to a press release by Telefónica, the project’s goals include enabling end-to-end traceability of industrial machines and components and improved stock management of incoming and outgoing goods.
The transformation also hopes to streamline operations by enabling the planning, monitoring and control of factory production processes.
75% reduction in emissions target
GAM’s Reviver facility, located in Villacé and covering an area of 200,000 m², is in the process of retrofitting the company’s fleet of forklift trucks to operate on electricity.
Once fully operational, the facility will be capable of remodelling 3,000 units each year, allowing the company to achieve up to a 75% reduction in emissions.
The move is also expected to allow the company to reduce the CapEx on its fleet by 40%. The plan is to expand the retrofitting to areas such as aerial lifting equipment.
Julio Caamaño, director of the Reviver plant, said that the project with Telefónica was a “decisive step” towards optimising the hire firm’s industrial processes — not only improving operational efficiency, but also contributing “significantly” to sustainability.
He added: “With full traceability of every component and machine, we ensure that each piece of equipment receives a second life, minimising waste and reinforcing our commitment to the circular economy and the environment.”
Dario Cesena, CEO of Geprom, added: “The digitisation of the GAM plant is yet another example of how technology contributes to the circular economy, in this case, giving industrial machines a second chance.
“The implementation of the production and warehouse management systems will allow GAM to gain in efficiency and competitiveness by having all the elements of the factory registered in real-time and having complete traceability of the production process.”
