IDM ¦ Technology/IT
Minebea Intec
Support in maintaining the supply chain
The outbreak of the coronavirus is restricting our
world. The pandemic is causing supply bottlenecks
worldwide due to increased demands for goods, limited
production capacities and local import and export
restrictions. Like any other company, producers
of food, beverages or pharmaceuticals must face the COVID-19
risk. At the same time, they play an important role in supplying
the population with essential goods. The global manufacturer
of industrial weighing and inspection technologies, Minebea
Intec, is aware of the urgency of an uninterrupted supply chain
and offers its customers exceptional support and special measures
as immediate counteractions against the coronavirus.
In times of crisis, the supply of the population with essential
goods is a highly sensitive issue. This is among other
things shown by the countless worldwide reports of hoarding
purchases in recent weeks. To maintain the supply chains is
therefore all the more important in this period. According to
Minebea Intec, this includes above all secure operations in mass
production for vital goods. "Many of our customers come from
the who’s who of the major global manufacturers. At the same
time, we are supplying small and medium-size companies that
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Empty supermarket shelves lead to uncertainty among the
population worldwide (photo: Wesley Tingey on Unsplash)
produce vital goods for the daily demand of end consumers.
If production comes to a standstill here, the basic supply is
quickly endangered. We at Minebea Intec see our mission at
this moment particularly as providing producers with solutions
that secure their operations," explains Willy-Sebastian
Metzger, Director Marketing, Strategy and Business Development
at Minebea Intec. "A good example is our remote service
tool miRemote, which can help companies that have imposed
access barriers for external parties. The tool uses Augmented
Reality and works intuitively via smartphone or tablet. It offers
comprehensive service without the risk of infection. User and
technician are able to work as if they were sitting next to each
other. In this way, the Minebea Intec service technician can
provide first aid, analyse the situation and directly order the
spare part to save time.” However, miRemote is only one of
many products and solutions that the company uses to keep
its customers’ backs free in these extremely challenging times.
Immunising production processes
Minebea Intec products and solutions are already contributing
to safe and efficient production processes. The company
provides an agile product portfolio consisting of high-resolution
platform scales, load cells, vessel and silo scales, checkweighers,
metal detectors, X-ray inspection systems and in-
All over the world premium Minebea Intec weighing and
inspection technologies like the weighing module Novego
support producers with reliable measuring results (photo:
Minebea Intec)
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