Case study

From dispersed data to consistent system communication

Industry
Manufacturing
Cooperation period
2024 – present
Pracownik przemysłowy w kasku i okularach ochronnych, ubrany w niebieski kombinezon, stoi w hali produkcyjnej i trzyma tablet, patrząc przed siebie.

About client

Sanok Rubber Company is a European leader in the production of modern rubber, rubber-metal, and composite products. For nearly a century, it has been delivering solutions that drive the development of key industrial sectors worldwide.

The company has been present on the market for over 90 years and currently operates globally across 10 countries.

About project

The client approached us with the challenge of a complex data integration between their ERP system (SAP), MES and APS systems, and a number of other (including internal) applications.

The existing data exchange architecture was dispersed, difficult to maintain, lacked monitoring, and was prone to errors resulting from manual handling.

Solution

The 3Soft team built a data integration bus that frees Sanok Rubber Company from dependence on external vendors’ systems, eliminating vendor lock-in risk and ensuring greater flexibility for future development.

The solution automates the flow of data related to production orders and operational processes between key systems.

Additionally, the integration bus consolidates several extensive data sources in real time, enabling continuous process monitoring and rapid response to operational changes.

As a result, all systems communicate seamlessly, and manual operations – previously burdened with the risk of errors and delays – have been virtually eliminated.

Implementation and development

As part of the project, the 3Soft team focused on organizing and standardizing communication between systems from various vendors, which previously required building and maintaining multiple different interfaces.

A key area of work was eliminating inefficiencies and errors caused by manual handling and the absence of unified monitoring.

System integration diagram showing data flows between MES, TETA HR, CMMS, QAPS, and SAP systems, coordinated by an ESB (NiFi) layer. The ESB manages message routing and timing between systems. MES provides production reporting, production order updates, and current plan execution status. TETA HR supplies information on available employee competencies. CMMS delivers workstations and routings, including alternatives. QAPS exchanges production and planned orders. SAP provides material availability and the production plan. Arrows indicate bidirectional data exchange between systems via the ESB.
How does it work?

Results

Real-time integration of multiple data sources made it possible to build a complete inventory of interfaces and create a solid foundation for future business-driven initiatives—especially in the area of advanced analytics and machine learning (Artificial Intelligence).

The implementation of the integration bus enabled:

  • significant increase in system stability,
  • automation of real-time data flows,
  • continuous supervision of all interfaces.

“The project at Sanok Rubber Company demonstrated how much business value comes from a well-organized and stable integration architecture. Thanks to close cooperation with the client, we were able to create a solution that not only automates key processes but, above all, increases the transparency and reliability of data exchange across the entire organization.”

Wojciech Tokarz

Project Manager, 3Soft

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