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                                                                                         maintain a process that is
                                                               change are those of the ex-  standard for us.
                                     sion to move to industry   pansion of the production
            was not an easy one, as it   production was made to   area to include a new semi-  GTI: How has the market
            involved the opening of a   improve the production   automatic and automatic   for grinding wheels chang-
            new factory, where some   quality, ensuring high per-  line, using Industry 4.0   es in these last few years?
            parts of the production   formance, long working   software on an everyday   Marco Moreschi: Market
            were moved, including the   life, for all tools and equip-  basis. Control of raw ma-  changes in the last 3-5
            shipping department, while   ment of the company. This   terials are standard, using   years have seen important
            the head office remains at   means having standards to   the same methods that the   evolutions with regards to
            the main factory.        follow and work on as per   company has always had,
                                     the needs and demands of   with the addition of a
            THE HIGHEST              glassworks, according to   specific Quality Man-
            QUALITY                  the type of glass to be pro-  agement Control Sys-
            AS STANDARD
                                     cessed.                   tem for all products,
            Marco Moreschi: The com-  Commercializing a product   where any anomalies
            pany started its activities   is not the action of selling,   are identified before
            about 100 years ago, with   it also involves providing   the product leaves the
            an artisan-based produc-  information regarding the   company.
            tion, and now has more   use of the product and    Mole Moreschi has now
            than 75,000 different items   advice on how to apply   35 employees working
            in its product range     the same product. In fact,   on two shifts, the pro-
                                     machinery manufacturers   duction quality has been
            Glass-Technology Interna-  nowadays, are facing with   certified by Cermet, and
            tional (GTI): What can you   ever more specific difficul-  the employees attend
            tell us about the move from   ties for which a ‘standard’   regular in-house training
            artisan to industrial pro-  product is no longer the   courses at all levels.
            duction?                 answer.                   These aspects are fun-
            Marco Moreschi: The deci-  Other aspects of this   damental to have and to





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