Lantek is collaborating with Balliu, a Belgian manufacturer of laser cutting machines for sheet metal, to provide its customers with management and process digitalization solutions (Industry 4.0). The objective is to help them on their path towards digital transformation to evolve technologically towards advanced manufacturing.
The sheet metal sector is going through a stage of great changes, which is driving companies to interconnect machines, processes and plants globally using digital technologies. A high level of connectivity and integration provides a large amount of data and allows manufacturers to see production needs in real time, as well as to anticipate possible errors and carry out more efficient maintenance. The tangible benefits of having connected factories include a decrease in costs and an increase in productivity and efficiency. Companies that do not go digital in the next 3-5 years are likely to be shut out of the market.
Lantek’s mission is to promote and help the digital transformation of companies in our sector, accompanying them in this transition and adapting to their different states of digital maturity. The specific advanced manufacturing solutions developed by Lantek are exclusive for the sheet metal sector.
About Balliu
Balliu is a multinational company that develops and manufactures machines that use laser technology for all types of applications—such as cutting, welding or cladding—and materials. Founded in 1894 in Ghent, Belgium, Balliu has a 10,000 m² production facility in Lokeren and has an extensive sales- and service organization.
More information in: www.balliu.be.
About Lantek
Lantek is a multinational company which is leading the digital transformation of companies in the sheet metal and metal industrial sector. It offers its own proprietary software solutions in business manufacturing intelligence which enables the connecting of factories thereby converting them into Smart Factories. It rounds off its service offering with the development of CAD/CAM/MES/ERP solutions for companies that manufacture metal parts from sheet metal, tubes and profiles with any cutting technology (laser, plasma, oxycut, waterjet, shearing and punching).
Founded in 1986 in one of the main European centers of machine-tool development, in the Basque Country (Spain), it enables the integration of sheet and metal processing technologies with the most advanced manufacturing management software. The company is currently the outstanding leader in its sector thanks to its capacity for innovation and commitment to internationalization. With more than 20,000 customers in over 100 countries and its 20 own offices in 14 countries, it has an extensive network of distributors with a worldwide presence. In 2017, its international business contributed to 86% of its revenue.
