The strategic agreement between the two companies aims to offer complementary solutions to bring the benefits of automated and intelligent systems to SMEs in the manufacturing sector, simplifying digital transformation processes
Ally Consulting, a leading IT consultancy company that supports discrete manufacturing companies, and FasThink, a system integrator specialized in innovative technologies for improving processes in logistics and manufacturing, have signed a strategic partnership aimed at integrating their solutions for the management and collection of data from production and storage plants.
With constant attention to innovation, for over ten years FasThink has been designing, manufacturing and marketing systems and components dedicated to automatic identification, traceability and industrial automation, supporting companies with analysis, design consultancy and integration services using RFID technologies and systems, Mobile computing, Augmented Reality, Wireless networking and Localisation. Ally Consulting, an IT consultancy company that supports SMEs in the discrete manufacturing sector, has always been a Gold Partner of Infor and boasts in-depth knowledge of the Infor CloudSuite Industrial ERP solution, confirming itself as the ideal partner to integrate and maximize the value of the solutions offered by FasThink.
The partnership between the two companies is based on the integration between Infor's ERP management system, proposed by Ally, with a series of cutting-edge technologies for data collection developed by FasThink through the CONNECT middleware platform, which guarantees the monitoring and exchange of data and information between machines and the ERP system, allowing the management of all information related to production and logistics. The data distributed and cataloged in the ERP system can be those relating to design, storage up to data collected during the production phase through RFID, Barcode, Pick TO Light or eKanban sensor components and systems, as well as innovative technologies such as Augmented Reality and mobile robots.
CONNECT reduces integration times and costs because it does not require structural software changes to the management system already in use, but only a shared data exchange, mainly in web Service, Table (DBMS) or File System mode. Furthermore, the system can be certified to ensure data protection to avoid cyber intrusions and protect sensitive data (cybersecurity). CONNECT boasts numerous installation references in industrial processes at prestigious companies in Italy and abroad with clear evidence of reliability, efficiency and an advantageous ROI (Return on Investment) profitability index.
"The union between our companies is perfect because it allows us to expand the concept of the ERP management system, which today is considered 'only' an information repository, thanks to the use of smart technologies capable of simplifying and automating all information collection processes. Our process skills specifically linked to Infor CloudSuite Industrial - underlines Paolo Aversa, Managing Director of Ally Consulting – added to the smart technologies implemented by FasThink, they are an extraordinary growth opportunity for both teams, which can operate jointly on the market, offering companies an innovative consultancy offer combined with cutting-edge technologies for data collection.”
"We decided to collaborate with Ally because we appreciate their consultancy approach. We share the idea of a business development that allows us to propose complementary solutions to make the factory increasingly smart" - highlights Marco Marella, General Manager di FasThink.
For Ally Consulting and FasThink this collaboration has developed as a result of years of consolidated experience by both companies in the ERP sector and in the development and integration of innovative technologies. The partnership is perfectly in line with the strategies of Ally Consulting which continuously continues its scouting activities on the market to expand the network of reliable partners dedicated to innovation, with the aim of being able to jointly offer a range of solutions that perfectly meet the needs of SMEs in the manufacturing sector.
