Kontrol Energy receives smart factory order from Toyota Tsucho Canada

Smart factory projects are rarely greenfield builds

Canadian company Kontrol Energy Corp. announced its first smart factory order from Toyota Tsusho Canada (TTCI).

Kontrol
Energy said that the order is for an Ontario automotive manufacturing plant.

Following a detailed review of the plant and its operations, Kontrol and TTCI formulated an approximately $850,000 retrofit and upgrade program.

The Canadian firm said that the plant’s management has selected to begin with an initial smart factory upgrade of approximately $180,000 as part of its capital budget for 2019.

“We are
pleased to receive our first smart factory order and excited about the
potential opportunity in both Canada and the United States,” said Paul Ghezzi,
CEO of Kontrol. “As we anticipated, operating plants in the automotive sector
typically have defined annual capital expenditure budgets and our smart factory
solutions will fit into those budgets accordingly. Initial orders are anticipated
to have follow-up orders and repeat business.”

For
the first order, the plant will receive an upgrade to its HVAC systems, a
real-time water management system for its paint process, real-time vibration
sensors on various equipment and real-time management of all upgrades through
the Kontrol Energy SmartMax Gateway and SmartSite software.

“We
are impressed with Kontrol Energy’s demonstrated ability to use its software
technology and solutions to provide data collection and analytics so that each
improvement within a plant can be monitored and adjusted in real-time. We look
forward to expanding our strategic alliance with Kontrol Energy across Canada,
and also into the United States market to help our customers improve operating
efficiencies and increase cost savings,” said Yuji Shibano, General Manager of
TTCI’s Energy Solutions Group. 

Following the initial order Kontrol and TTCI are focused on expanding the SmartFactory solution across more than 200 automotive plants across North America.

Kontrol Energy focuses energy efficiency projects through IoT, Cloud and SaaS technology.

TTCI
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho America.  The ultimate parent company of TTCI is Toyota
Tsusho Corporation, the trading affiliate of the Toyota Group of Companies.

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