The company signs an agreement to acquire 51% of the share capital of PPI-Multitask and begins to offer increasingly complete software solutions for Industry 4.0
WEG has announced an agreement to acquire control of the PPI-Multitask group, specialized in Integration of Industrial Automation Systems, MES (Manufacturing Execution System), IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) and software for industry. Thus, WEG will have 51% of the share capital of PPI-Multitask, with the possibility of increasing its participation in the future. Founded in 1992 in São Paulo, PPI-Multitask has a long experience in the integration of automation systems for the control of machines and industrial processes, having one of the most respected MES software developed in Brazil.
Its solutions make the automation of data collection and online monitoring of the production plant connect with other company management systems and prepare the industrial park to meet the new demands of Industry 4.0. According to Carlos José Bastos Grillo, WEG's Digital Business Director, with the acquisition the company begins to offer its clients MES software, which is the backbone of Industry 4.0. “Connected to a MES management system, we will be able to provide accurate production and machine information in real time, synchronizing the production plant with sales, supply and inventory requests, ensuring the accuracy of inventories, industrial costs and, above all, allowing greater productivity”, explains Grillo.
Associated with WEG's traditional automation and motor products, the PPI software will bring the possibility of integrating equipment performance monitoring, including electric motors with the use of WEG's Motor Scan sensor, to the execution management system of manufacturing in real time, ensuring the online visualization of the plant and mainly allowing the management of productivity and the increase of OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness). In June 2019, WEG announced the creation of a new digital business framework to accelerate the development of software solutions, integrated or external, to the company's traditional products, as well as to transform its manufacturing and process management system into real time.
