Production and sale of sporting weapons
https://www.chiappafirearms.com/Needs
Have the possibility of having a reliable and comprehensive information picture of the general progress of the contract
Replace manual accounting with automatic
Handling the huge amount of components processed
Implementation
The agreed time has been respected, in fact steps were planned for the entire implementation and I must say that the progress of the works was consistent with the agreed roadmap.
The integration with Metronomo.Net has solved the problems related to the complexity of the integration related to the tax discourse for the traceability of the serial number and the many completely different orders that are produced simultaneously, Working on five production lines simultaneously.
Results
Have more reliable and complete certifications
Exact time data for people and machine times
Real-time monitoring of production
Optimisation of production
Elimination of production gaps and inefficiencies
Interview with Nicola Bertelli - Production and planning manager
Dear Mr. Bertelli, what are the particularities and complexity of your type of production?
The main difficulties are related to the huge amount of components contained in every single weapon made, and the wide range of types of products we have. Our catalogue in fact has about 700 product types, with an average of 80 components for each single article. Our production takes place entirely within our. factory, from turning to final assembly.
What needs have prompted you to consider adopting a MES software?
As far as I am concerned, the decisive factor was having the possibility of possessing a reliable and comprehensive information picture of the general development of the contract, and the real added value that Metronomo.Net gave was to have much more reliable and complete costings, before MecMatica management software everything was entrusted to a manual accounting.
How long did the Selection software on Suppliers last?
About six months, during which we realized that Metronomo.Net was the most suitable solution to manage our production.
What are the reasons for your choices?
We have chosen Mecmatica for the professionalism of the figures met and for its availability in putting itself at the service of the Client and the project. Thanks to MecMatica is the management software that adapts to us, and not vice versa.
Once the project has been confirmed to the Supplier, was the deadline met?
Yes, the agreed time was respected, in fact steps were planned for the entire implementation and I must say that the progress of the works has been consistent with the agreed roadmap.
How did you manage the integration with the already existing administrative part?
The integration with Metronomo.Net was perfect. The complexity of the integration was related to the fiscal discourse for the traceability of the serial number. Just think that we have to handle more than 200,000 rounds per year for an annual production of 70,000 weapons (we use two rounds for semi-finished products and one for the finished product). The complexity is also given by the many completely different orders that are produced simultaneously, working on 5 production lines at the same time.
How many people are involved in the project within your plant?
Mainly the project was followed in first person by me, as head of planning and production, and by our Administrator, Mr. Rino Chiappa who wanted to participate actively in various technical commercial phases.
How many employees does the Vs. Company have?
Approximately 50 employees, the number varies according to production peaks during the year.
How were the relations with MecMatica both on the commercial and technical side?
The availability found in MecMatica staff was for us a source of great satisfaction. As already mentioned, it was MecMatica to put itself in the position of meeting our needs. needs and to adapt the Metronome product according to the Ns. reality.
With Metronomo.Net what significant differences did you see?
Our paper cycles were not accurate in time, but now we have exact data on both man and machine times, and this helps the business competition and factory cost formation.
Also thanks to Metronomo.Net I can see what we are producing in real time, and every single order is monitored at every step of both automatic and manual production. Today I can always optimize the production of the company without leaving anything to chance, I have eliminated many productive holes and inefficiencies in 5 departments/ lines completely different for type of processing.
Metronomo.Net is very user-friendly even for our non-Italian operators, who despite having difficulties with the language, use it every day in production, this is a strong point, having international employees.
Are further developments planned with the Supplier?
The next step is to refine the already excellent information that we receive from the Metronomo.Net management system. These are improvements that really depend mainly on us and the type of data we want to have, and will be integrated by MecMatica Srl.
We work on the sold, and as soon as we receive a minimum economic lot we start production. The types of batches are so different from each other, that you do not have practically 2 identical pieces for every single weapon. Unlike other manufacturers we have not focused on just one type of weapon, but we have a totally diversified range in our catalog.
You can therefore imagine the enormous amount of data we have, having initially chosen to break down in detail each production record or cycle. The next step will therefore be to analyse only priority or strategic data, streamlining the whole work.
In the light of Vs. first-hand experience, would you recommend MecMatica as a MES system provider?
Absolutely yes, we have already recommended you to other suppliers. Mr. Rino Chiappa is very satisfied with the system and speaks well of it, because in our specific production sector we know each other and we also value different companies.
